I created chaosinthekitchen four years ago to chronicle my personal recipe box for family and friends.  Its popularity over the years with people I’ve never had the pleasure to meet in person has been a tremendous, humbling surprise.  I am forever grateful to all of you who have read and shared and participated on this site.  Since changing my work schedule to a traditional Monday through Friday, 8 to 5 shift, the quick favorites in the recipe box have become even bigger players in our lives.  I have also come to terms with the idea that we eat breakfast for dinner, jarred spaghetti sauce, and macaroni and cheese (still homemade at least) much more frequently these days.

I’ve never posted many side dishes on this site because we primarily eat steamed broccoli or some other simple vegetable with our meals.  These sweet potatoes are an example.  Simply scrubbed and popped in the microwave for 8 minutes, perfectly “baked” sweet potatoes ready while the table is being set.  I hadn’t shared them with you before because its not really a recipe, but as it’s a side we’ve been enjoying a lot more often lately-with a chicken breast, piece of fish, or small steak and the ever present steamed broccoli-I thought you might enjoy it as well. (...)
Click here for the recipe Chipotle and Brown Sugar Baked Sweet Potatoes

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This wonderful rice casserole is one of my mother-in-law’s holiday side dishes but it is delicious and comforting with any meal.  It bakes in the oven leaving you time to worry about your other dishes.  Her original recipe calls for a can of sliced mushrooms and a can of condensed french onion soup but the french onion soup has gotten difficult to find so this year we fancied it up with fresh sliced mushrooms, sauteed onions, and beef stock.  (...)
Click here for the recipe Oven-Baked Mushroom Rice Pilaf

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So this spring, chaos in the kitchen will be four years old! And after three official Thanksgiving dinners I have never posted a recipe for mashed potatoes.  Wonder why?  I suck at mashed potatoes.  I make the worst mashed potatoes you’ve ever had.  Without fail.  It’s OK.  I am at peace with my failures.  My mom makes great potatoes and so does my best friend.  So I get to enjoy good mashed potatoes on a regular basis and pretty much quit trying.  Except this year I got a new stove.  This year, I am going to cook Thanksgiving dinner.  So this year I figured I better try again.

Here is my problem and the way you can avoid it:  I don’t cook my potatoes long enough.  Every recipe you’ve read says to cook the stupid potatoes until you can pierce them with a fork.  Yeah well, then cook them some more.  Because if you stop at I-can-pierce-them-with-a-fork-so-they-must-be-done you are gonna have some lumpy potatoes.  Trust me.  (...)
Click here for the recipe Mashed Potatoes with Homemade Gravy

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There is a small cafe on the college campus near work that I love.  They have a large assortment of salads, and the food is always fresh and house-made.  This artichoke salad is one of the dishes they serve and it is such a nice accompaniment to their hearty main dishes.

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Click here for the recipe Marinated Artichoke Salad

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I think my favorite seasons are Fall and Grilling.  Luckily in Texas grilling season lasts for most of spring, summer, and fall.  Jelly?  You should be.

This is a great marinade for grilled vegetables.  I had a whole bunch of zucchini that needed to be eaten but this marinade would be wonderful on any summer vegetables you feel like throwing on the grill.  Just double or triple as needed to coat your veggies well.  Served alongside our famous fajitas and grilled corn.    (...)
Click here for the recipe Spicy Orange and Cilantro Grilled Zucchini

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