I have been using an electric pressure cooker for a number of years now and feel quite comfortable doing so. With Instant Pot now selling about one-quarter of a million pressure cookers a year and 214,000 of them for Amazon Prime Day, I am sure that many of you might need some extra help stepping into the world of pressure cooking. I can help you
Pressure Cooker White Winter Vegetable Stew
I am leaving for Rancho La Puerta to work as the visiting chef at their cooking school, La Cocina Que Canta, in just a few days. Don’t have a pity party for me as the place is just amazing. I am also doing 2 nutrition talks this time. (Maybe you’ll think about joining me there on my next visit the week of October 22nd.) In
Black Eyed Pea Soup for the New Year
Each year I like to start off with black eyed peas and greens, they are supposed to bring you good luck. No matter what I know that it brings good eating which can lead to good health. I find that if I am healthy I am happy. See, it all works together – for good. Try this hearty black eyed pea soup, made in 10 minutes in
Pressure Cooked Pumpkin Spice Steel Cut Oats – Recipe and Video
Pressure Cooked Pumpkin Pie-Spiced Steel Cut Oats from Vegan Under Pressure It was just over a year ago that we did the photo shoot for my next book Vegan Under Pressure in a very frigid New York City. These Pumpkin Spice Steel Cut Oats made a wonderful breakfast for those in attendance, which included me. Adding the spices gives the steel cut oats an even
Thick and Creamy Potato Leek Soup Recipe Correction
Writing a book is a lot like having a child except that as mistakes pop up, you can sometimes correct them more easily with a book than you can with a child. Other times, as with your child, it takes a while for them to surface. (Believe me, the book still is a lot easier to deal with – most of the time.) Literally the
Best Vegan Pressure Cooker Timing Charts Now Available
I get irritated when people describe their pressure cooker cooking failures. I wonder why that happens. So, after spending time in a Facebook group and hearing about poor results and “bad food” from using incorrect timing, I decided that offering my pressure cooking timing charts was important. I cannot figure out why people would only want the charts instead of buying the entire cookbook The
Instant Pot and Other Electric Pressure Cooker Vegan Recipes with Videos
I love pressure cooking, whether it’s on the stove top or in the electric pressure cooker like the Instant Pot. Luckily Chelsea Elyse of Make Real Food loves her Instant Pot and really likes making videos. Her most recent vlog is for the Garlic Parsley Mashed Potatoes from my book The New Fast Food. Click here to watch the video of Chelsea in action and
Pressure Cooker Vegan Munggo
When my late dog Bear was alive, I used to cook him a brown rice and mung bean dish. One day after I accidentally overcooked the mung beans I posted on Facebook asking my friends for something to do with them. Luckily my sister’s childhood best friend, Lisa, responded that she would make a Filipino dish called Mungoo. She gave me rough directions and here’s
Instant Pot Newbies – Gagoots
By Sara Turnasella, “virtual intern” As someone who is new to pressure cooking, I must say I feel like I’ve been in the dark for a very long time. I’d heard of the pressure cooker before, but never realized the effect it would have on my diet. Having the ability to cook veggies, grains, and beans quicker than I ever thought possible has been nothing
Jumpin’ John
I have heard that traditionally in the South, people eat black-eyed peas, rice and greens for good luck in the New Year. Many years ago, I started making my version of Hoppin’ John called Jumpin’ John because the traditional dish is made with a ham hock for flavor, and I obviously leave it out. I have made this in the pressure cooker and the peas