Category: Chicken & Poultry

Orchard Chicken Salad

Chicken Salad with all the goodies from the orchard — apples, grapes and walnuts. Well, I suppose walnuts are really from a grove, but let’s not quibble about something so tasty. The options for chicken

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Chicken Curry

Delicious Chicken Curry with peas and peppers. Coconut Milk, peanut butter and curry paste make the sauce. Yes please! This is a recipe that I unabashedly stole from my friend Jen in Minneapolis. Remember Jen

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Italian Wedding Soup

Italian Wedding Soup. A perfect marriage of meatballs, broth and green veggies. Did you know that the name Italian Wedding Soup came about as a mistake in translation? Me neither…but those smarties over at Wikipedia

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Homemade Chicken Stock

Hey Hey! Step right up! It’s two for one day here at Idiot’s Kitchen! Two delicious recipes for the low, low price (free!) of one. Homemade chicken stock NOW and LATER…..THIS! Yes, those are meatballs.

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Turkey Chili

It’s January. Football season is winding down. Only a few more weeks until National Chili Sunday. Not familiar with National Chili Sunday? They also play a football game called the Super Bowl on that day.

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Chicken Tetrazzini

At some point in life everyone needs a good casserole. Chicken Tetrazzini. Fun to say…be sure to roll your “r”…tasty to eat. Chicken and noodles and cheese and some veggies and creamy sauce and cheese

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Chicken Cacciatore

Chicken Cacciatore! Have you had this before? It’s completely fabulous! Just look at all the peppers and tomatoes and capers and juices and deliciousness. Chicken Cacciatore is one of those rustic, peasant style dishes —

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Turkey Wild Rice Soup

So, do you still have one of these leftover from Thanksgiving? You were supposed to save it after all the carnage of the Thanksgiving Feast. Maybe it’s in your freezer. Go ahead and check….I’ll wait…..(humming

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Good Gravy!

So, a few days ago, we had pictures of this lovely turkey straight out of the oven. But what you couldn’t see were all the  juices and broth lurking in the bottom of the pan.

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Idiot-Proof Turkey

Thanksgiving Turkey. Does it have you freaking out? Fear not! Here at Idiot’s Kitchen we have the one and only Idiot-Proof Turkey Method. No fussing. No basting. Just put it in the oven and come

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Roast Chicken Dinner

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

Vegetarians — look away. Today we’re getting up close and personal — very personal,  with the chicken. Mmmmmm…..roasty, herby and delicious chicken. Roast chicken is one of the easiest dinners to make. Everything (except the

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