Carrot Coconut Curry Soup

Carrot Coconut Curry Soup might not be the recipe you were expecting to see the week of Christmas, but it might be the recipe you need. When life gets busy and crazy, I tend to

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Baked Pork Chops with Cranberries

Baked Pork Chops with Cranberries is the perfect recipe if you’re looking for something a little different to add to your holiday lineup. It’s simple to put together and the cranberries add a nice festive

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2015 Holiday Gift Guide

Are you the kind of person who does all your holiday gift shopping super early? That organized person who has everything wrapped and ready to go the day the Christmas tree goes up? Or are

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Miso Braised Pork

I know we are racing right from Thanksgiving up to Christmas, Hanukkah, and then (eek) the New Year, but I want to take a short pause in the holiday hoopla to bring you pulled pork

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Last Minute Thanksgiving Suggestions

I’ve done a few of these Thanksgiving round up posts in the past and was going to skip it this year until I found myself googling “slow cooker Thanksgiving side dishes” last night. Jim has

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How to Spatchcock a Turkey

It’s finally happened. We’ve lost our ever-loving spatchcocking minds and have flattened Thanksgiving dinner! If you’ve been around this website for awhile, this should come as no big surprise. Remember last fall when we were

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Chicken á la Crème

  Chicken á la Crème or Poulet á la Crème, as Jacques calls it, is the first recipe I’ve tried from my wonderful new Jacques Pepin Cookbook. It is beyond delicious! My friend Cody gave

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Baked Winter Squash

Yesterday my friend Larry was telling me about a group of people out in North Dakota or someplace who sit around and make up those “national days” of the year then put them on Twitter. 

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Corn, Zucchini & Spinach Gratin

Last week when I posted the recipe for Braised Pork Chops with Carrots I gave you just a little sneak peak at what turned out to be my favorite part of the meal… Corn, Zucchini & Spinach

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Crockpot Beef Stew

Sorry that posting here at Idiot’s Kitchen has been a bit light lately. I have a couple of times in the orchestra season where my schedule gets completely crazy. This is one of those times.

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Braised Pork Chops with Carrots

Braised Pork Chops with Carrots is one of my favorite recipes from my dad. Both of my parents are good cooks and, aside from scarring me for life by refusing to buy me an Easy

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Easy Carrot Salad

Easy Carrot Salad! My mom used to make this when I was a kid and it was my job to grate the carrots. I never minded because whoever did the grating got to eat the

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African Beef Stew

It’s too bad you have to rely on a picture and not on aroma for your introduction to African Beef Stew. Stew (and brown foods in general) rarely take a pretty picture. But the smell!!!

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Quick Spiced Shrimp

Quick Spiced Shrimp is a new recipe that resulted from writing this website and my love of (addiction to) cookbooks. Obviously to keep a cooking website going, I have to try new recipes several days

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