Category: Blog Posts

TBT – Spicy Orange Beef

We’re doing another TBT – Throw Back Thursday this week because I’m seriously craving Spicy Orange Beef! If you’re new-ish here, you might have missed this easy and flavorful recipe from the first year of

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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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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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Out & About – Zoominations

We take a break from our regular scheduled food posts to go OUT & ABOUT on a little field trip to… ZOOMINATIONS! Zoominations is an Illuminated Chinese Lantern Festival currently taking place at Tampa’s own Lowry

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Pumpkin Madness

So, I’m having a little trouble getting into the autumnal spirit. Maybe it’s because we had 2 glorious days of what could be called fall weather down here only to have to turn the AC

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Out & About – NASA

I’ve been having an ongoing conversation with my friend Cody about how much non-cooking stuff should be featured here at Idiot’s Kitchen. This is, after all, a cooking website/blog. I’ve tried to keep most of the

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Favorites from Trader Joe’s

Trader Joe’s has just come to Tampa and it’s coming next month to Orlando. Lots of my friends there have asked me what I buy (I’ve been shopping at TJ’s in Minnesota for a couple

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A Sad Day

Hi Friends, I’m sorry to share some very sad news. My best kitchen helper Gus died very unexpectedly today. We’re not sure what happened but he had some sort of cardiac/breathing event after a very

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Zucchini Recipes!

It’s Zucchini Season! Sort of like bikini season but with more squash and less horror. Those of you with gardens and CSA boxes are probably scoffing at my photo of only 3 zucchinis when you

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