Cream of Chicken & Wild Rice Soup. Otherwise known as The State Soup of Minnesota! Do they have things like State Soups as we do State Songs and State Birds? If not, we should. I’ve
Baked Ham with Chutney Glaze might be just the thing you need to round out this festive holiday season. The holidays have stretched out nicely for us this year. My family celebrated early, Jim and
Potato & Fennel Au Gratin. The folks at Google really need to get on with making some sort of smell-0-vision for the internet so you can get the full cheesy, creamy, potato-y glory in this
Pozole Verde! Mexican Stew with turkey or chicken and SO many other good things! It’s Pozole Week here at Idiot’s Kitchen! I bet you didn’t know you needed to celebrate Pozole Week, but trust me
Glazed Carrots might be the perfect, quick, last minute side dish that you need for Thanksgiving. These are easy and simple to make but so tasty. One of the great things about making these for
Thanksgiving Recipes – Everything you need to know! Last year, I put together a pretty comprehensive list of all the Idiot’s Kitchen Thanksgiving recipes: Click here for the link to “How to Have an Idiot-Proof
Caramel Apple Bars are wickedly good. If I was any kind of food photographer, you’d have a photo deserving of their awesomeness rather than 3 brown squares on a plate. However, 3 brown squares on
Brussels Sprouts tend to be an all or nothing, love or hate kind of vegetable. I’m willing to bet that if you fall into the nothing/hate category, these Braised Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta will turn
Cider Brined Pork Roast. Hello, the holidays are coming on fast. First Thanksgiving, then Christmas, then New Year’s Eve/Day. We’ve got some cooking to plan. Some serious eating to do! I was talking with my
Apple Crisp! Apples and oats and cinnamony goodness! This is really the crisp broken down to its most basic form. You can make crisps with just about any fruit – rhubarb and Peach Crisp are two of
Scalloped Corn – so creamy and delicious. I was not prepared to love it as much as I did. I like corn on the cob and in recipes like Corn Chowder. I even like canned cream
There is not much, in my opinion, that can be done to improve ham. I think that ham, like bacon, is pretty much perfect just as is. However, when the occasion arrises for a holiday
I’m just going to say it. These are the best dumplings I’ve ever made. These are also the only dumplings I’ve ever made. Why? Because dumplings are usually gloppy balls of flavorless dough and I
Pumpkin Pie is a must for Thanksgiving at my house. Pumpkin Pie is also a must for breakfast the day after Thanksgiving at my house. Let’s talk about pies. Do I make the world’s most
Let’s give thanks for a Thanksgiving that doesn’t need to totally stress us out. I love Thanksgiving dinner with the big bird and all the sides. It reminds me of going to my grandma’s house
