Quick and easy recipes for all
This recipe is one of my default go-to recipes when 1) I don’t know what to cook 2) I’m feeling lazy 3) I’m cooking for others 4) I forgot to defrost meat. 5) Just because. It is super simple and delicious. Pesto Pasta with Beans and Sausages is a family favorite that will get dinner …
My family knows that I constantly try to sneak in little tidbits of nutrition whenever I can. From adding chia seeds in yogurt to putting flaxseed in their muffins, this is another recipe I keep in my back pocket to sneak in extra fiber and use up that leftover spaghetti sauce. This Instant Pot Brown …
Have you ever tried to make something in the Instant Pot and get the Burn message? I’ve had this happen twice in the 4 months I’ve owned the Instant Pot Duo Evo Plus. With my 2013 Instant Pot LUX-50, I never had burn issues in the 7 years of using it! The older Instant Pot …
Imagine you’re lying in bed. The smell of something cooking emanates from the kitchen and gently wakes you up. You think, is today my birthday? Nope. Is it my anniversary? Nah. Is it Mother’s Day? No. Am I dreaming? Heck no, it’s just a plain ole boring weekday morning. And creamy Instant Pot Oatmeal is …
Homemade Pizza Sauce is super easy to make! Just throw all the ingredients into a blender and blend for 30 seconds to a minute and you’ve got yourself pizza sauce! I usually either have some sort of spaghetti sauce or tomatoes on hand. Just thicken spaghetti sauce with tomato paste. Season fresh tomatoes with spices …
While we were dating, my husband surprised me with a dinner date, where he made pizza. He used a pre-made Boboli crust and topped it with pizza sauce, pepperoni, and shredded cheese. After we got married, it became a tradition to make pizza on our wedding anniversary. Our pizza recipe has come a long way …
I’ve forgotten to defrost something from the freezer for dinner more times than I can remember. On those days, we’ve had to resort to our emergency reserve of frozen chicken nuggets. Now with this Instant Pot Frozen Ground Beef Spaghetti, I can still make a meal in half an hour! We can save those emergency …
Here’s another dish that utilizes the quick batter – shallow fry that we discussed in a previous post 10 Minute No Dredging Skillet Chicken Nuggets. You can easily make this Crispy Skillet Sweet and Sour Chicken in 15 minutes. Why bother with Panda Express? Adapted from Omnivore’s Cookbook Sweet and Sour Chicken
I can’t count the number of times that I’ve been foiled by the foil, where yummy deliciousness is stuck to the foil making it inaccessible to my taste buds. When will I learn my lesson? Foil is NOT non-stick. In my younger days, I recall putting foil on cookie sheets when baking biscuits from a …
The first time I had quinoa was in Peru, while hiking Machu Picchu. I really liked the light, fluffy texture and the nutty taste of quinoa. A year ago, I bought a bag of 4.5 pound bag of quinoa from Costco, thinking it could replace the nutrition-less white rice that my family loves. I was …
