Excuse me, but what happened to the month of October? I’m a little slow on my promise of beer inspired recipes for Oktoberfest. Sorry about that, but this beef and beer stew should do more
Trick or Treat! Treat! Treat! Treat! Especially if the treat is Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting. The trick is that these are incredibly easy to put together. Use a mixer if you have one,
Spicy Shrimp Tortilla Soup. Working my way through my stack of recipes from friends, I came across this amazing soup recipe courtesy of my friend and musical cohort, Julie Fox. She emailed this recipe to
One of the best things about having this website is that now when my friends cook something delicious, they send me the recipe. It’s great! Not only do I have my obscene ample cookbook collection,
Applesauce Spice Cookies warm from the oven. These cookies just say Autumn to me. If you’re lucky enough to be “up north” in a good apple producing region, you should get all over these cookies
White Bean Chicken Chili. Voted by the Friends of Idiot’s Kitchen over on Facebook over a recipe for cookies. Really? What’s wrong with you people? I kid, I kid. Honestly this chili is so good
Beer. Cheese. Bread. Hard to find much wrong with those three words. Combine them and you’ve got one serious loaf of awesomeness. What do you think about having our own little Oktoberfest here at Idiot’s
Psari Plaki. Fish baked Greek style in tomatoes and onions. SO good! SO easy! I love having friends who cook. My friend Cody sent me this recipe after I saw pictures that he posted on
Yes, you read that correctly. Garbage Plate. Breakfast in all its porky glory. My lovely brother-in-law Mike made this concoction after eating at Frank’s Diner near Milwaukee that was featured on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives
Can you handle one more recipe in our Fig-a-thon? How about chicken breasts, pounded thin, stuffed with creamy fontina cheese and dried figs, all rolled up and covered in a savory sauce? Yes, I thought
Tropical Quinoa Salad. The most difficult thing about cooking Quinoa is knowing how to pronounce it. Forget the Q, the U, and the O. It’s pronounced Keen-wah. Don’t ask. I have no idea why. I
I have a new favorite chicken dish. Baked Chicken with Poblano Cream Sauce. Once you taste this you’ll never believe that something so flavorful could be so easy to prepare. This is a simple and
Pasta Puttanesca! Do you know the rather colorful story about Pasta Puttanesca? The story goes that (ahem) ladies of the evening would make a large dish of this highly aromatic pasta and put it in
Oh boy, it’s Monday. Not quite 5:00 here, but I could sure use one of these. Margaritas don’t have to be filled with all those mixers from the store. Three simple ingredients — 4 if
Remember our friends the figs? The Secret Ingredient for our fabulous Fig & Rosemary Pork Tenderloin? Well, these fantastic funky fruits are only available in their fresh form for a very limited time. So while
