The grills have come out of the barn, been dusted off, and are ready for use. This will likely be the last Instant Pot recipe of this season. I’ll still be using it for beans, artichokes, and white asparagus, but summer cooking is outdoor cooking – and I get a break. After the success of the Teriyaki Chicken & Rice I was ready to try another, similar idea. This is … Continue reading →
This was another learning experience with my Instant Pot. I was skeptical of leaving skin on the chicken. We both love crispy chicken skin and both hate limp chicken skin. I always skin the thighs when I cook them in the slow cooker but never when they are done in the oven or on the barbecue. My concern about the Instant Pot was that the steam built up during the … Continue reading →
This is a Cottage Pie rather than a Shepherd’s Pie because it’s made with beef, not lamb. It’s made in the Instant Pot with shredded potatoes rather than the oven with mashed potatoes because…. Well, why not? I made this on one of those rare nights when I really needed something quick and was not in the mood to cook. We had spent a long day running errands, which is … Continue reading →
I love cabbage of all colors but I particularly love red cabbage. It’s sweet and sour flavor goes well with assertive meats like duck, goose or venison; and with bland meats like chicken breasts. Toss it with pasta, eat it over potatoes, add it to sandwiches….. When one is cooking for two and cooking something the size of a cabbage it’s important that the result be flexible. We like it … Continue reading →
One of the things I like best about learning to use new toys is clear, concise, consistent directions. It would appear that such directions are not available for the Instant Pot. I would attribute the lack to the fact that most recipes seem to be created on the fly by amateur cooks and not rigorously tested like in the cook books of old. Or they’re tested but no thought is … Continue reading →
The Instant Pot and I are becoming friends. To be honest, some of my hesitancy in using it to prepare dinner main courses (rather than beans or soups or certain vegetables) is that it doesn’t seem to be quicker. In fact, in some cases it takes longer to make something in the Instant Pot than it does in a skillet. I’m not interested in a lot of recipes in the … Continue reading →
I have been somewhat hesitant about using my Instant Pot for cooking dinner. I have happily used it to cook spaghetti squash and apple sauce and all sorts of dried beans. I’m using it 2 or 3 times a week for those things. But I seem to be avoiding making a main course for dinner. It could be because if I screw it up we’d end up having omelets. I … Continue reading →
