Showcasing Recipes Create by Others I reached out to those in the food blogging community for recipes that use electric cooking appliances (such as the Instant Pot or other similar electric pressure/multi-function cookers), and got a great response! Today, I wanted to showcase 20 recipes that use the Instant Pot (or other electric pressure cookers)Read more
Planning The Week This week will be the American holiday of Independence Day (4th of July), and we are hosting a party for friends and family. The best way I have found to do this, is planning and trying to make some stuff ahead of time (and really lean on my pressure cookers). Here isRead more
Flavor Inspiration The combination of rosemary, olive oil and sea salt creates this mouth-watering pizza dough. This flavor combination was inspired by my favorite bagel, at a The Bagelry (located in Bellingham, WA). I can’t help but get hungry at the thought of them. This amazing combination of rosemary, sea salt and olive oil deservesRead more
Impress Your Friends and Family When having friends and family over for dinner, you can impress them with this Instant Pot Shrimp and Sausage Jambalaya recipe that uses traditional flavors. The vegetables, herbs and proteins really come together to make a comforting rice dish that keeps your family coming back for more. Finishing theRead more
Preparing Ahead of Time I love preparing as much of dinner ahead of time as I can, and want to get as much as I can out of my efforts. Tonight’s dinner of pork ribs, pinto beans, zucchini and corn on the cob is a good example of this. I used pressure cookers to cookRead more
Chicken Strips Our family’s favorite chicken strips are Air Fried Parmesan Chicken Strips. Between the parmesan and the air fryer the exterior is delicious, and the interior remains juicy. We use chicken tenders or chicken breast cut into strips. We have served these for dinner or as snacks for a party, either way they areRead more
White Chili By white chili, I mainly mean that the chili is made with white beans (in this case northern white beans) and poultry, rather than the more traditional red bean chili with beef. We had been making a stove-top version for years, based on a Taste of Home recipe, and this recipe is inspired byRead more
Red Curry Red Curry Chicken is a comforting dish that is easy to execute but still packs amazing flavor. The key is a good quality red curry paste, as it is the backbone to the flavor in this dish. I have used both Mae Ploy and also Aroy-D brand red curry paste, and both provideRead more
The Pressure Advantage Chili is better homemade, and it’s never been easier with the Instant Pot. By using pressure, you are able to dry cook beans quicker, without soaking them, and no better dish for that than chili. Since ground beef doesn’t need as much cooking, it get browned on the saute function before everythingRead more
Comfort in a Bowl There is something comforting about a nice bowl of soup, especially one packed full of vegetables and protein (lentils and other legumes have a lot of protein). Lentil and Sausage Soup has been a favorite in our household for while, and we had long ago made our changes (mainly theRead more