This 10 Minute Tomato Egg Stir Fry is dedicated to my son who LOVES eggs. It’s his favorite food in the entire world. He will also inhale a bowl of quick and easy steamed eggs any day of the week. And lucky me. Because eggs are one of the easier things to cook, with no …
Easy Instant Pot Red Bean Soup (Dessert!)
This simple Instant Pot Red Bean Soup is perfect for warming the soul during cold winter months. For something savory from the same pot, try instant pot butternut squash congee. No need to stand over the stove top and stir; let the Instant Pot do all the work. Lightly sweetened, less than 5 minutes of …
25 Minute Moist Air Fryer Swedish Meatballs
You don’t need to go to IKEA just to eat swedish meatballs anymore! This Air Fryer Swedish Meatballs produces the softest, moistest meatballs ever. The 30 minute state fair air fryer turkey legs are the other thing my air fryer gets used for on repeat. I plan on changing all my meatball recipes to follow …
10 Minute Five Ingredient Easy Gravy
Gravy tops off so many yummy comfort food, from mashed potatoes to Swedish meatballs to biscuits. A lot of recipes require meat drippings, but where will you get the drippings on a normal weeknight? This simple recipe will get you the gravy in less time than you can believe, without the drippings. TIPS I oftentimes …
20 Minute Light Fluffy Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
This simple Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes is the perfect recipe for a chaotic Thanksgiving day. There is no easier or faster way to make mashed potatoes! TIPS The secret ingredient is baking powder! It creates little air bubbles in the mashed potatoes to make them extra fluffy. Mashed potatoes need gravy. Try this gravy that …
90 Minute Crispy Tender Spatchcock Turkey
Thanksgiving is a-coming and what better way to cook turkey than a Spatchcock Turkey! Crispy skin, tender breast meat, all in an hour and a half! This is my family’s go-to method for cooking turkey. Actually I’ve never tried cooking turkeys any other way. So please, enlighten me if you have a faster/easier way! What …
Soft as a Pillow White Bread
Upon hearing that we were out of whole wheat flour, my husband and kids were elated. They started chanting “white bread” at the top of their lungs. How can white bread bring so much joy? Does whole wheat bread taste that bad? Of course not! Especially when you can make soft one rise whole wheat …
30 Minute State Fair Air Fryer Turkey Legs
Growing up in Texas, we didn’t have changing of leaves to remind us that it’s fall. If you want more air fryer poultry, my air fryer chicken wings are the thing my kids ask for most. Instead, we had the State Fair! Every year, kids would get one free State Fair ticket from the schools. …
3 Minute Instant Pot Mac and Cheese in 3 Steps
This Instant Pot Mac and Cheese is a kid favorite! In fact, it is so easy that my 6 year old can do it on his own. There’s no water boiling over. There’s no stirring of the pasta while it cooks. Just delicious creamy cheesy mac and cheese awaiting. TIPS Any cheese can be used! …
Light Fluffy Butterfly Chinese Bakery Cake with Hint of Sweetness
I’ve been making Betty Crocker (BC) cakes the last few years for my kids’ birthdays. I’m ready to take the next step and graduate to Chinese Bakery Cake! We love cakes from Chinese bakeries. They’re light, fluffy, and have just the right hint of sweetness. The cakes are made the same way as sponge and …








