When I wrote my pressure cooking cookbook The New Fast Food: The Veggie Queen Pressure Cooks Whole Food Meals in Less than 30 Minutes there weren’t very many electric pressure cookers out in the world, and there certainly weren’t any that got my attention. Many of them had nonstick inner pots and that holds very little appeal for me. Then someone told me about the
Pressure Cooker Soup Stock
If you found a new pressure cooker waiting for you under your Christmas tree or Hanukkah bush, then I can help you so that you take it out of the box and use it. My story is that the first pressure cooker I bought in 1986 came home and sat, waiting for me to use it. On Day 13 of a 14 day return policy,
Pressure Cooker Excitement or Fear? You Choose…
Pressure Cooker Friend or Foe? I just told the proprietor of a cooking store that if I had one dollar for each person who told me that they are afraid of the pressure cooker, that I would likely be retired and sitting on the beach somewhere. Even after teaching pressure cooking for more than 15 years, I still have a tough time convincing some people
Pressure Cooker Brown Rice and Lentils
I recently spoke to a group of vegans, vegetarians and those who want to eat more vegetarian food at Osmosis Day Spa and Sanctuary. I had a great time and got such wonderful questions. One of them was, “Why should I cook my rice (or maybe anything else) in a pressure cooker when I already know how to cook it on the stove top and
Are You Afraid of the Pressure Cooker?
Do you have questions about pressure cooking? My soon-to-be-released ebook, The New Fast Food: The Veggie Queen Pressure Cooks Whole Food Meals in Less than 30 Minutes, will likely answer your questions. Until then, though, here are some recent questions and answers about pressure cooking.