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
Adjust Pressure Cooking Times When Doubling or Tripling a Recipe?
When timing in the pressure cooker, you do not need to adjust the time when doubling or tripling a recipe. The pressure cooker does that automatically.
Vaquero Bean Tempeh Chili
If you know me, you know that I am pretty crazy about beans of all kinds. So when Kathy Hester first told me about her bean book last year, I got excited. I am still excited because the book is out now and it covers everything that you need to know about beans, their choosing them and cooking them. Kathy is an incredible recipe developer
Pressure Cooker Curried Winter Pear and Squash Soup
I have been making this soup for a very long time. I used to make it without the pressure cooker, which is easy to do. When I did that, I would roast or bake the squash first and then scoop it out into the soup. With the pressure cooker, I can just cut the squash up and add it to the soup. Either way, it’s
You and Your Pressure Cooker: It’s a Relationship
Fellow Registered Dietitian, Dina Aronson, MS, RD, saw me this past summer at Vegetarian Summerfest in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. She walked up and said (and I am paraphrasing here), “I want to thank you for encouraging me to get a pressure cooker. It took me a little while to develop a relationship with it but now things are great. It has really changed my life.” I
Pressure Cooked Sweet Potatoes, Tempeh, and Kale
Simply pressure cooked vegetables are amazingly tasty, transforming just a few ingredients into a magical dish.
My First Date with the Fagor Chef Pressure Cooker
Those of you who know me and my cookbook The New Fast Food: The Veggie Queen Pressure Cooks Whole Food Meals in Less than 30 Minutes know that on page 12, I discuss my boyfriends: they are my pressure cookers. I show a photo of The Fagor Chef even though this particular pressure cooker just entered the world a short time ago (mid-May 2012). The