Recipes

Instant Pot Apple Cider Country Style Ribs

Country Style Ribs are definitely a family favorite. Who can resist moist shredded tender pork cook in an apple cider apple sauce glaze. The Instant Pot makes cooking Cider Apple Country Style Ribs quick and easy. Pork ribs take anywhere from 5 to 8 hours in a slow cooker using a homemade BBQ sauce. The […]

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Make your Own DIY Velveeta Cheese

Why not Make your Own Velveeta Cheese Velveeta doesn’t taste like I remember! Looking for options, I set out to make my own so you can use your favorite cheese blend. We always had Velveeta cheese in our house. A fan of the cheese I was not, my family ate the plastic-like cheese by the

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Instant Pot Galumpkis Conversion Tips Recipes

As a child, our father loved stuffed cabbage, called galumpkis. As an adult, I tried to make these myself and struggled with preparing the cabbage leaves. My issue was trying to remove the leaves before they were cooked, which rips them to shreds. After that ordeal galumpkis were for dining out as I gave up

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Choose my plate carbohydrate energy baking substitutions

Quick Easy Baking Substitutions

I’ve stumbled upon a great list of baking substitutions accumulated from King Arthur Flour.  I’m saving them here for my next emergency when, in the middle of a recipe, I realize I’m missing a key ingredient. Yes you can Substituting bread flour for all purpose flour according the King Arthur Flour. The link details the

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Don’t Scorch the Potatoes

As we plan for hosting Thanksgiving Thursday, I’m hoping that I can pull off the food prep timing. This year I will have another pair of hands to help, and eyes, so we don’t Scorch the potatoes. Not that we’ve ever had that happen before, (insert eye roll here) or had to cook another batch

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Mom never made Celery Relish

At some point in my teens I hand copied my mother’s recipe box, the internet made cards almost obsolete. My recipe box still sits on the shelf in plain sight, I’m slowing digitizing family favorites. During my childhood, fall’s overabundance of produce would be sealed in a brine for use during the long winter. Cucumbers

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5 Instant Pot Baking Recipes to WOW your friends

Instant Pot Baking – Recipes We’ve had our Instant pot for a few months now. While looking for recipes, I was surprised to learn of all the things which can be baked with a pressure cooker. Once again I find myself saving recipes for: cheesecake, zucchini bread, creme brulee, flan, and bread pudding. Instant Pot

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Instant Pot Stredded Chicken Empanadas

Instant Pot shredded Chicken Empanadas We love Instant Pot shredded chicken; it typically is on hand for a quick meal. I’ve made pulled beef empanadas from beef and root vegetable Instant Pot stew with success. The chicken is an easy swap for the chicken in this recipe. (photos pending after lunch) Instant Pot Stredded Chicken

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Hearty Tomato Meat Sauce adapted for Instant Pot

Tomato Meat Sauce Our family has enjoyed this hearty tomato meat sauce for many years. The original recipe typically cooks in 4 hours, the Instant Pot significantly changes the cook time. This recipe is very adaptable; add more tomato if you like it saucier or run through a food processor if you like the meat

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Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Walnut Cookies

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Walnut Cookies

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Nut Cookies I wanted to cheer up my husband after his favorite team lost on the road to the NCAA championship. Cookies seem to do the trick, I pulled out a few of our family favorites and couldn’t decide which I wanted; the oatmeal variety or standard tollhouse variety. In the end

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