I originally wrote this post a number of years ago but the information on the Instant Pot still rings true but some of the facts don’t: I have been using the Instant Pot for more than a decade now. It’s a wonderful electric pressure cooker. You can create beautiful dishes like this one for black beans in almost no time. How about 6 minutes at
Healthy Living at the Library – Roseland, Santa Rosa, CA
Learn healthy cooking at the library at Roseland in Santa Rosa.
Millet on My Mind: Use the Pressure Cooker
A few years back, this post appeared on my pressure cooking blog which will go away one day. Back then, in the olden days, I was the guest chef at VegNews magazine for their special Cafe VegNews lunch. I made my prize-winning recipe for Spicy African Sweet Potato and Ground Nut Stew which wasn’t very spicy that day. What goes along with it is millet.
Instant Pot and Pressure Cooking 101 Redux
After my first class at Gualala Arts at the end of January 2019 which was sold out, we decided to offer another class. While the basics will be the same, the menu will most likely be different as March is a different season than January, and I have a library of more than 400 recipes from which to choose. So come join me at Gualala
“Perfect” Brown Rice in the Instant Pot
If you eat brown rice one of the biggest, and perhaps, most important Instant Pot questions is “how to get brown rice just like you want it”? After reading hundreds of answers to posts about brown rice, I am convinced that there are multiple issues involved when cooking brown rice so that it’s “perfect”. First, it seems like we don’t all like our brown rice
Cooking Under Pressure – SRJC Community Education
This is a long afternoon hands-on class offered through Santa Rosa Junior College Community Education. Pre-registration is required. This is a beginner level class. You are welcome to attend if you don’t have a pressure cooker but if you do, you are encouraged to bring it with you. It’s a full afternoon of cooking with others. You will get to eat what you make, and
Instant Pot Giveaway Celebration for Vegan Under Pressure
I am thrilled to be celebrating that it has been a year since my latest cookbook Vegan Under Pressure was released. I honestly think that it’s selling better now than it was a year ago since so many more people have learned about the Instant Pot. To honor this occasion, with Instant Pot sponsoring this, I am giving away an Instant Pot DUO to one lucky
Belton TX: Mother Earth News Fair
Jill will be doing a workshop at the Mother Earth News Fair in Belton TX on February 19th from 9:30 – 10:30am at the Real Foods stage. Jill’s workshop: Sustainable Eating with a Pressure Cooker for Personal and Planetary Health. Jill will show you how quickly and easily you can cook food with the modern pressure cooker. You save time, money, and energy (both yours and the planet’s).
Cooking Under Pressure: The New Plant-Based Fast Food
SOLD OUT Come spend a wonderful afternoon cooking under pressure with Jill. This class is hands-on. You will sample everything that is cooked. You’ll receive cooking charts and recipes for at least 5 different dishes that will be prepared in class. February 25th 12 to 5 pm Cost $119
Garlic Parsley Mashed Potatoes – Vegan Under Pressure
Thank you Kim Hoffman from The Healthy Hoff for reviewing Vegan Under Pressure and featuring my Garlic Parsley Mashed Potatoes recipe. This recipe can be found below and on page 217 of Vegan Under Pressure. Pressure cooking potatoes means that making real mashed potatoes takes just minutes. Make them as lumpy or smooth as you like.