Summer Corn, Bean & Carrot Salad

According to the calendar, tomorrow is the first day of Autumn. According to my thermometer, it’s still grossly hot where I live. Even if you’re lucky enough to get fall weather, chances are you still

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Chicken Milanese

I can’t believe that in the 5 years I’ve had this website, I haven’t posted this recipe for Chicken Milanese. It’s one of my favorite dishes and certainly in the top 5 chicken dishes that

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Cream Cheese Bacon Poppers

Cream Cheese Bacon Poppers! Easy appetizer. Perfect tailgating treat. Tapas night tidbit. Saturday afternoon snack! These little nuggets of goodness have it ALL going on. I have never been one to deep fry things at

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Salmon Roasted in Butter & Herbs

Salmon Roasted in Butter & Herbs is a perfect weeknight meal. You might be thinking it’s too complicated to make dinner like this when you’ve had a busy day on the go, but in this

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Rosemary Lemon Zucchini Bread

Rosemary Lemon Zucchini Bread is the recipe for those of you in the grips of summer Zucchini Mania! My yard is too shady for a garden so it’s particularly annoying to me to have to

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Roasted Potato & Asparagus Salad

Roasted Potato & Asparagus Salad. We’re roasting potatoes for a salad! What a great idea. Wish I’d thought of it. I’m a huge fan of roasted potatoes (especially Smoky Roasted Potatoes) so when I saw a

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Easy Chicken Fajitas

I love Mexican Food. Authentic, Tex-Mex, fast(ish) food, tacos made at home by someone with red hair, freckles & zero Latin/Hispanic heritage…I’m not picky. I love it all. If it has beans, salsa, and chilis,

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Roasted Carrots with Mint

Roasted Carrots with Mint have quickly become my favorite vegetable. I don’t know why it never occurred to me to put mint on roasted vegetables before, but it is a heavenly idea. And if you’ve

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Shrimp with Green Herbs

Shrimp with Green Herbs is a great weeknight meal.  Shrimp are often my go to ingredient on weeknights because they cook so quickly.  This recipe is even easier than most because once you’ve combined the

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Pork Chops with Tomatoes & Sage

Five years ago today I started Idiot’s Kitchen with this recipe. It’s easily the recipe that I’ve given out the most: Easy enough to explain it to the person sitting next to you on an

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Greek Green Bean Salad

My love for Funky Salads is well documented here at Idiot’s Kitchen and Greek Green Bean Salad has quickly shot to the top of that list. Fresh green beans are the star of the show

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Chicken Shawarma

Chicken Shawarma is a popular restaurant dish that I never thought I would cook at home. Like gyros, Chicken Shawarma is usually prepared on a big rotisserie with the meat shaved off in thin slices

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Cucumber & Mango Salad

Almost everyone I know is having a hot summer right now. Even my friends up north, many who don’t have AC, are having temps well into the 90s.  That’s when it’s time to break out

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Baked Salmon with Blueberries

Baked Salmon with Blueberries is a recipe you need to make right now. Sockeye Salmon is in season. Fresh blueberries are in season. It’s meant to be! You might be thinking, “Blueberries? On fish?” The

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Warm Mushroom & Arugula Salad

Warm Mushroom & Arugula Salad! We love having big salads for dinner so I’m always on the lookout for new recipes and ideas other than the standard grilled chicken chopped up over greens. Boy was

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