My family’s traditional, New Year’s Day Meal for Good Luck is Pork and Kraut (aka Pork Roast and Sauerkraut with Hot Dogs and Kielbasa served with copious piles of creamy Mashed Potatoes, if I were to be more specific). When I first met my husband and learned that his family shared the same tradition as mine,…
I gotta admit, trying to photograph cooked white rice is definitely a challenge to my growing photography skills and I was so hesitant to even post’em because I’m totally not satisfied with how they look BUT I know you all really need to have this recipe – despite my horrible photography slump! While we don’t eat grains often,…
This delicious {Pressure Cooker} Lima Bean & Ham Soup combines my 2 favorite foods; Soup and Lima Beans.  Growing up I hated soup. While I wasn’t a typical picky eater, I would turn my nose up at even the idea of eating SOUP for dinner. My poor mother. I’m sure when she hears me now say…
Pressure Cooking has made a resurgence in popularity (with many of you begging for more PC recipes) and as someone who’s been using a pressure cooker for all of my cooking-life, I’m more than excited to share my delicious pressure cooker creations. Click HERE to get my pressure cooker recipes I know many of you…
Prized for their meaty flesh, Hatch Chili Peppers are named after the original growing area in Hatch, New Mexico. There, the intense sun by day and the cool nights conspire to yield a flavorful, mildly-hot chile beloved in rellenos, chile verde, soups or in anything that could use a green chile boost. Recently, Hatch Chilie Peppers…
This morning, while searching the freezer for some bones for my Roasted Tomato Meat Sauce that we’re making today (fingers crossed that it’s the last batch of the season, I’m totally OVER tomatoes) while digging to the bottom of the deep freezer, I came across some forgotten Canadian bacon…. I was craving a comforting, creamy soup…
I guess you could say that I’m a pressure cooker addict. I’m just like everyone other busy person, I’m always looking for fast and delicious dishes, and pressure cooking is the most supreme way to get a hot meal on the table in the least amount of time. I’ve been using a pressure cooker in…
I know you probably think that I’m super organized and I’m always prepared for meal times since I work from home, however nothing could be further from the truth! Even when I post pics of delicious looking meals like my Low Carb Pressure Cooker Pork Roast with Mushroom Gravy, I’m just like you and although I…
While in college I began cooking for myself and almost immediately I was creating delicious dishes. One of the first things I created was Black Beans and Rice…. of course I took short cuts like boil in bag rice and store bought salsa but none-the-less it was yummy. And surprisingly, when I was home from…
The first time I had Braised Short Ribs, it was with my friend and boss at the time, Megan O., Â at some super chic LA restaurant (back when I actually got dressed and left the house to work in retail fashion buying). The short ribs were amazingly tender and had such an abundance of favor….
Rice is one of the few grains that I indulge in as an occasional treat, since I don’t have a negative reaction when I eat it. And since I came up with this amazing  Fool-Proof Pressure Cooker Rice Pilaf Recipe, I’ve made it at least once a week. sometimes (I’m embarrassed to say) more than…
In just 10 minutes you can make my Lemon Olive Chicken in your pressure cooker! This recipe calls for boneless chicken breasts, fresh squeezed lemon, olives, and a winning combination of flavorful spices. Lemon Olive Chicken has a nice, robust lemon flavor that blends well with the olives for a vibrant dish that will have…