Category: Weeknight Wonders

Pimento Cheese Shrimp & Grits

Oh boy…I knew I loved Shrimp & Grits but didn’t know how much I loved it until I made Pimento Cheese Shrimp & Grits! Please tell me you eat Pimento Cheese! I know it’s an

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Stir Fried Shrimp & Bok Choy

Stir Fried Shrimp & Bok Choy has quickly become a new favorite at our house. The shrimp part is a no brainer – we love it and I always have good, flash frozen, wild-caught pink

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Korean Braised Pork

Friends…we need Smell-O-Vision in a big way for this recipe! Trust me when I tell you that you do not want to miss this one. Korean Braised Pork could not be easier, more tender, tastier

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Easy Broiled Fish

Hi Friends! Happy first day of fall! We’re back with a super simple, amazingly tasty, Easy Broiled Fish. I’m working in Minnesota this week (hello…fall? It’s 90 degrees here today. What?) and last night in

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Broiled Fish with Lemon Curry Butter

Broiled Fish with Lemon Curry Butter. So much to love about this recipe! It’s fast. It’s easy. It takes only a few ingredients that you will likely already have on hand. It’s delicious! I always

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The Best Baked Crab Cakes

Hi Friends! I figured I owed you a REALLY good recipe since I’ve been absent from Idiot’s Kitchen these past few months so get ready for a doozy! The Best Baked Crab Cakes! And to

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Maple-Roasted Carrot Salad

Maple-Roasted Carrot Salad – Hello, favorite new salad! I love roasted vegetables and especially love roasted carrots. Roasting concentrates the flavor of vegetables and in carrots makes them even sweeter and more delicious. I’ve made

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Easy & Juicy Pork Chops

Easy & Juicy Pork Chops! The key word here is JUICY! We’ve all had them…the leathery, pan cooked or grilled chops. We start with such good intentions and then no matter what we do, how

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Hearty Sausage & Pumpkin Pasta

Happy New Year! We’re back with what might seem like an odd combination – sausage & pumpkin, but one that has quickly become one of my favorite, easy pasta sauces:  Hearty Sausage & Pumpkin Pasta.

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How to Use a Potato Ricer

Just in time for Thanksgiving, I have a gadget that you need to know about… How to Use a Potato Ricer! I am something of a kitchen gadget queen, although with my limited storage, (no

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Honey Roasted Acorn Squash

Honey Roasted Acorn Squash! We have less than two weeks until Thanksgiving and something happened overnight with our weather and it’s finally fall in Florida. It always feels pretty weird to heat up the oven

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TBT – Chicken with Poblano Cream Sauce

Hi! Remember me, your long lost recipe posting friend? Sorry things have been rather light around here lately. The orchestra season started with a bang and everything seems to be happening all at once. But

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Quick Shrimp Scampi

Quick Shrimp Scampi! Definitely a Weeknight Wonder but why should Monday through Friday get all the buttery, garlic-y goodness? This is a super fast, super simple recipe – BIG flavors that you can have on

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