Love Texas de Brazil’s creamy, dreamy black beans? I got you! Whip these up in your Instant Pot or on the stove! You guys frequent Texas de Brazil? It’s a Brazilian steakhouse where their goal is to give you the meat sweats. There’s one down the street from me and while the plethora of meat is generally considered the highlight, it’s the black beans that’s served on their salad bar that makes me keep on…
Spicy red lentil soup is both hearty and healthy! I may have mentioned before, we have “days” here on our food schedule. Souper Sunday, Meatless Monday, Taco Tuesday, Wacky Wednesday, Thirsty Thursday, booze OK, (and quite possibly taco Thursday). Friday and Saturday are wild cards, which usually means I’m shooting a video so I’m cooking…
So, you finally got that Instant Pot you’ve been dreaming of! Now what to cook in this thing? Don’t panic, don’t freak out – I have some very basic, very beginner recipes perfect for the newbie Instant Pot owner. Basic yes, boring, no! They are full of flavor with no crazy cream of anythings or…
Ramja? Kidney bean dal? Never heard of it? Me either. But that’s what I was served for supper one night by Management. It was so good I wanted to share it with you. What is it rajma? According to my sources, rajma or kidney bean dal is a popular stew in North India. Rajma is…
Rigatoni and sausage and pasta and meatballs …. what’s the diff oh bearded one? Well, for one, one has spicy Italian sausage and the other has meatballs. (duh) Two, this rigatoni and sausage is a little more “grown up”. Pasta and meatballs in the pressure cooker is perfect for when you want a REALLY fast meal…
Mongolian beef – in your Instant Pot … I’m gonna show you how it’s done. My first thought about this was about a year ago when I made something very similar in a pan. Then … Well, honestly, I just forgot about it. The old man brain doesn’t work like it used to. But when…
Alabama sliders are here just in time. College football season has started and Nick Saban is already getting testy with reporters. All you need now is game day food. I got you! Roll Tide! Even if you’re not an Alabama fan, Roll Tide, you’re gonna be a fan of these sliders. I used my Alabama…
Finally, the Instant Pot ribs. I know, I know, it seems like I’m the last one on that bandwagon. But…but…I’m committed to my smoker, you guys know that. And I hate to keep on and on about it, but just as a reminder, it’s freaking hot. I can’t bear to go out there and fire…
The story behind salmon goes like this, in my younger whooper snapper years I hated salmon. In fact I hated most fish unless it was fried mullet. Don’t judge me I’m from Pensacola. Anyway, a friend of mine, Kevin, told me I should just give salmon a chance. He told me to drench the thing…
BBQ brisket. In the pressure cooker. I know, I know. It’s not low and slow, which is totally how I dig my brisket. But…It’s hot. And sometimes I just want a brisket – it’s a thing in our family. You fire the smoker up, you put a big ass brisket on early in the morning,…
