Picture this. It’s been a long day. You forgot to prep anything easy for dinner. The kids are crabby and you’re too tired to put much effort in to making something. Enter these super easy tuna rice bowls! So easy, and filling, and customizable to your family’s individual tastes. It’s the perfect weeknight meal, and Read more
Anyone else go through applesauce like crazy? At our house with two kiddos, 5 and under, we can’t keep enough on the shelves. And store bought is fine, but there is something about home cooked applesauce that just cannot be beat. Gone are the days of nursing those fresh apples over the stove for ages Read more
This one is a game changer guys! Steel cut oats, IN THE INSTANT POT! I’m not sure I could rave enough about how great these are. They have become our breakfast of choice this summer and there are so many delicious ways to prepare them. Now first of all I just need to say that Read more
Is your family fans of chili? My immediate family is starting to be, but I wasn’t growing up. I sure am now though. And, when I can make a homemade batch of chili in about an hour in the Instant Pot pressure cooker, that’s a win for me. I think my love of chili develeoped Read more
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
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