Instant Pot Potato Soup
In the cold weather we eat a lot of soup. Soup is warm and filling and easy for me to make. Once in a while, when I haven’t planned a dinner and feel like making something, I have a few recipes I can turn to. …
Recipes modified for people with mobility challenges or just general lack of cooking motivation!
Soups and Stews
Beef, Barley, and Vegetable Soup
What is my most popular wintertime dish with both friends and family? I’m always surprised it is not something more exotic, but even I love this one. Almost everyone raves about this soup. I have brought this soup as a housewarming gift, and also to …
Brazilian Black Bean Soup
Instant Pot Version I try to add vegetarian dinners to our dinner lineup. We definitely love meat in this house. We eat meat or seafood for most dinners. Why do I try to add at least one vegetarian dinner a week to our menu? Well, …
West African Peanut Soup
Cold weather is here, and my family is all very happy because cold weather means soup. I am happy because most soups and stews are one pot meals. If they are not, I try to simplify them to have the least steps possible. This is …
Split Pea Soup
Whose kids like split pea soup? The color is a yucky green. The gloopy texture can be off putting to a lot of people and the name is not a favorite among many. Peas are often the butt of childhood vegetable jokes. So why did …
Instant Pot Swiss Steak
Getting beef right now is hard. When my last grocery shopper couldn’t find sirloin, they asked if I wanted something as a substitute. I wanted to know what was available and inexpensive. Her answer was… cube steak. I thought, “what the heck, throw it in”, …
Squash Soup
There are a few recipes that are usually fast and easy. However, a pandemic and a few shortages of ingredients have made these recipes a bit more complicated for me. Squash soup is one of these. Because the weather is getting cooler earlier this year, …