Want a fabulous, but simple and gourmet-like dinner...for this summer that won't heat up your kitchen too much??? I love skillet meals in the summer and I especially love those meals with powerful and well-combined flavors...like mushrooms and pearled onions! Toss in a few Italian herbs and you've got the taste of Tuscany happening on your dinner table. Just close your eyes … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Santa Fe Beef
The green and the red collide in this amazing beef roast that's cooked in the Instant Pot. I've made the 'what chili should I pick decision' for you easy by using both green chilies and red salsa (not red chilies) in this great and simple beef roast meal. (Your chili preference is a THING in New Mexico!) When you cook this beef roast in the Instant Pot (I recommend this … [Read more...]
Cashew & Curry Chicken Wraps
This flavorful chicken not only taste fantastical, it's super healthful too! With these wraps, you could use tortillas, whole wheat tortillas or lettuce cups. (I recently noticed my grocery store had new 'lettuce wrap' lettuce available...already pulled apart and neatly nested together for you.) This recipe calls for rotisserie chicken, but you could use slow cooked, … [Read more...]
Grilled Balsamic Chicken Salad
This might be the very best grilled chicken I've ever made. Why? Because of the balsamic vinegar marinade AND the balsamic glaze that I brushed on. I've found that when you grill chicken (and other meats) that the marinade soaks into the meat but then drips down into the grill. This does NOT happen with this glaze!! We do soak the chicken in a marinade, so the meat … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Herbed Pork Tenderloin
I adore the way that the instant pot cooks a pork tenderloin. Adore. (I'm working on a bacon wrapped pork tenderloin in the Instant Pot...once I have it tweaked just right, I'll share it!) If you've ever looked at recipes for pork tenderloin or other thicker meats, you'll find a wide range of cook times. After making several different types and kinds of roasts in the … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Shredded Italian Beef Hoagies
LOVE THESE SANDWICHES SO MUCH. Sorry, sometimes I just get really excited about delicious food. Especially when it's super easy to prep (with ingredients that are normal and you probably already have in your pantry.) Like this one... Beef roast with tomatoes, balsamic vinegar and seasonings... Slow cooking the day away, then shred and assemble sandwiches. SUCH AN … [Read more...]
How the Instant Pot Fits into Your Cooking M.O.
What is "my cooking M.O."? Your cooking m.o. is how you operate in the kitchen. "M.O." is a new buzzy abbreviation-word-phrase that's being thrown around for 'modus operandi' or 'how you operate.' So your cooking m.o. is basically how you work and operate in the kitchen and it encompasses: your attitude toward cooking, your gratitude towards food, how you prep food, how you … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Taco Soup Recipe
Here it is...our fabulous instant pot taco soup!!! I love making this soup in the slow cooker and on the stovetop. I have made it many-many-many times over the years. But I have to tell you...I like the Instant Pot version the best. Why? Because of the way that an electric pressure cooker heats and pressurizes the food, it does a better job of infusing flavor. Yes, … [Read more...]
Garlic Lime Chicken
I love how chicken is like a blank slate or empty canvas...and that you can give it so many different wonderful flavors with different sauces and marinades. This particular marinade is super simple and is perfect for chicken that you plan to freeze, say...when you buy extra from a great sale or deal at your grocery store?! The chicken is frozen with the marinade, then when … [Read more...]
25 Instant Pot Dinner Recipes
A fabulous list of Instant Pot (electric pressure cooker) recipes for you... (And if you don't have one yet and want to start using it, I highly recommend this one.) Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Wings - Mom’s Noms Instant Pot Beef Stew Scraps & Parsley Dumplings - Recipe This Instant Pot BBQ Chicken - Wonder Mom Wannabe Macaroni & Cheese in the Pressure … [Read more...]