I’m finding more and more recipes that I love the Instant Pot for.  It’s certainly stellar for some one-pot dinner meals (and I’ll be sharing more and more of those as I get them just as I want them).  But I’ve also started using it for side dishes. We’ve had an increase in our activity Read more

Not every one loves casseroles, but I do.  Dishes that are a complete meal in 1 dish make dinner even easier.  I do usually add another vegetable or two in terms of a salad or more steamed veggies, but I feel like that is just icing on the cake.  Going the extra mile. That’s why Read more

Disclosure: Contains affiliate links. Full disclosure policy here. I’ve already talked about how I like to make a whole roasted chicken.  It’s just delicious!  But I like to do it for more than just the meat.  I also like it because I use the chicken bones to make homemade chicken broth!  You can even do this Read more

After a wet rainy day outside, nothing sounds more amazing than curling up under a blanket with some yummy comfort food. Since getting my Instant Pot I have not stopped using it! It’s seriously the greatest invention ever! I love that I can cook food quickly and it’s so easy to clean. If you are Read more

Disclosure: Contains affiliate link. I’ve made a few different soups with my Instant Pot (I have this one).  There have been some definite misses.  I’ll keep working on those.  But there has also been some hits.  This started off somewhere in the middle – it was just okay.  But a few tweaks later and I love Read more

I received an Instant Pot last Christmas and it was not love at first sight. In fact, it took me almost a month to bust it out the box and read over the manual. I guess I was still scared of the old timer stories of exploding pressure cookers. But, today’s electric versions have many Read more

Sloppy joes are such a common meal.  It’s inexpensive.  It’s quick.  It’s easy to serve.  It’s liked by so many.  It’s especially easy and quick to make if you like the sauce mixes from the store.  But I haven’t met one of those mixes that I love nearly as much as my homemade recipe.  Once Read more

Have you read the story about the gal who lost 125 pounds by using the Instant Pot?  Now, she did a lot of other stuff too – it wasn’t ONLY about the Instant Pot, but the main takeaway is that the Instant Pot made it significantly easier for her to cook at home instead of Read more

Maybe it’s just me, but I am constantly craving some good Chinese takeout! I could easily order it once a week if my husband let me. Chinese takeout is full of sodium and packed full of calories and carbs. If you want to make your own version that is much healthier, you are going to Read more