Brazilian Black Bean Soup

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, 

Instant Pot Bolognese Sauce

Instant Pot Bolognese Sauce

Bolognese sauce can be sublime. Real Bolognese sauce is creamy from the addition of milk and has depth from wine. Originally, I made the Marcella Hazan recipe as my go to. But, her recipe takes about 4 hours. I don’t have the ability to keep 

Split Pea Soup

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 Mac and Cheese

Instant Pot Mac and Cheese

Oh mac and cheese, even when I made you out of a box, I still had to drain you. I knew there had to be a better way. After a lot of internet searching and trying out different recipes, I found that I didn’t have 

Instant Pot Buttered Garlic Cabbage

Instant Pot Buttered Garlic Cabbage

My whole family loves cabbage. They don’t just like it, they love it. Once when my oldest daughter was young, we went to a restaurant where you can choose 2 or 3 sides from a long list to go with whatever you choose as your