Halloween candy apples may be a popular seasonal treat, but that certainly doesn’t make them healthy.
All that red candied sugar covering a 95-calorie green apple turns what started as a healthy fruit into a 300-calorie liability. Not good for your weight, but also unhealthy for your teeth! […]
For a more formal dinner, think light starter such as a Cream of Carrot Soup, a mix of Roasted Pear and Acorn Squash, or perhaps Butternut Squash and Apples – all of which marry well with exotic spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, ground cloves and allspice. Or just go for a satisfying bowl of New England Clam Chowder.
For Game Day, our One-Pot Beer Cheese Soup is a no brainer: a blend of beer, goat and cheddar cheeses, Dijon mustard and Worcestershire sauce can’t be beat. Better use a large cooker if you want any chance of leftovers! Oh, and one more tip: blending with an immersion blender is a whole lot faster and easier… […]
Nothing is more welcoming than comforting fall dishes redolent of the rich flavors and aromas associated with autumn. With days getting colder and summer activities less attractive, more time gets spent indoors where a cornucopia of seasonal fare beckons – time for some serious home cooking! […]
Our easy one dish meals are sure to come in handy, whether you have a family to feed or are looking for great meal ideas for one. Not only do they save you time, but each recipe also provides multiple servings – and let’s not forget the added bonus: less dishes to clean…!
The more often you cook these dishes, the more comfortable you will feel substituting ingredients and creating unique versions out of each of these meals. […]
Fixing Instant Pot one pot meals such as soups and stews is so easy that this electric pot is quickly becoming the appliance of choice to prepare all sorts of healthy lunches without breaking a sweat.
Not only can you use an Instant Pot as a rice cooker, but it’s also perfect for making pasta- and bean-based dishes that form the perfect foundation for midday meals, such as the ever popular Mac ‘n Cheese and Chili con Carne. Want something lighter? Try boiling eggs to complement a nice salad, or make a batch of potato salad from start to finish. […]
No matter what your taste in food or personal dietary goals, there are so many different types of smoothies you can make that you are guaranteed never to get bored. Nutritious, easy to digest, and a perfect fit to a busy schedule, smoothie meals make ideal meal replacements or supplementation. Clearly a win-win-win solution!
Most will agree that weekday mornings are usually nothing short of a demented rush. Between trying to get ready for work and making sure the kids hop onto the school bus, who has time or energy to prepare a nourishing breakfast for everyone to start the day on the right foot? […]
For a burst of energy that is truly addictive, our easy green smoothie recipes provide fast healthy drinks packed with nutritional value and easy to digest. And because very little energy is required for digestion, they are also an ideal meal replacement when recuperating from an illness.
Looking for vegan green smoothie recipes? Not to worry, you will find that most of the following will meet your standards! […]
Tropical smoothie recipes have become all the rage. No surprise there – who doesn’t dream of a tropical island vacation, specially when the tempo turns to hectic.
Switch your fruit smoothie ingredients up a notch or add a touch of tropical fruit to your green smoothie, and prepare to be amazed! There’s something about tropical fruit that simple elevates the experience. […]
Our fruit and veggie smoothie recipes offer blended drinks that are neither too sweet nor too bitter. Their well-balanced flavors are certain to please even the most demanding, as the sweetness of the fruit helps make some vegetables more palatable and kid friendly.
Here you will find some of the best smoothie combinations sure to please the most finicky palates – without the unhealthy sugar rush. […]
Making fruit smoothies is the perfect way to incorporate fresh fruit in your diet quickly and easily. They can easily be used for meal replacement or snacking because they are portable. Real fruit smoothies are packed with flavor and popular with adults and kids alike, which makes them the perfect starting point for a healthier lifestyle.
Simple fruit smoothies such as a grape smoothie or a strawberry fruit smoothie can be made quickly by adding a little yogurt or milk for a delicious breakfast substitute. […]
Instant Pot beef recipes use pressure cooking in order to maximize the flavor of the ingredients. From tender pot roast to juicy Swiss steak to tantalizing hot beef sandwich, it’s easy to find dishes that will appeal to the most finicky eaters.
Hearty one pot beef meals such as Minestrone soup or Boeuf Bourguignon are quick to satisfy the appetite and keep those taste buds happy. Cover a beef stew with a simple phylo dough crust, and you have a beef pot pie you can be proud to offer your guests.
Entertaining is a breeze when you can make quick and easy Instant Pot dinners! […]
This medley of Instant Pot chicken recipes should keep you happy for a long time if you happen to be crazy about chicken – and who isn’t? Chicken being the crowd pleaser par excellence, you should find something to keep everyone happy no matter what mood they’re in for – from sandwiches to pizza to curry and more. You’ll even find a few easy leftover chicken recipes in the mix to help bring a little variety. […]
Making soup in the Instant Pot can be a lot of fun, so why not use these Instant Pot soup recipes as inspiration for your own concoctions, perhaps from leftovers you have in the fridge. You never know what brilliant combos you’ll end up with! While nothing can be as comforting as a big bowl of chicken soup when under the weather, you may astonish yourself with the ways you can marry flavors to create amazing starters. […]
Instant Pot one-pot recipes are the perfect solution to busy weekday dinners. Quick and easy one pot meals that include protein, vegetables and a starch will keep you going for a while, and who can complain about a one pot cleanup… But tasty one pot meals are also the perfect answer for stress free entertaining. Upgrade a few ingredients (such as replace green beans with artichokes in our one pot chicken dinner recipe below), add a little wine to the mix, and your guests will be singing your praise and looking forward to your next invitation. […]
Instant Pot One Pot pasta is a bit of a cop out in my humble opinion. I mean, who doesn’t just LOVE pasta to start with? But you know what, I’m not about to feel guilty about that. After all, who says you can’t take kudos for giving people exactly what they crave for in the first place?
Nothing answers comfort food cravings better than one pot pasta meals. Full-bodied flavors that have had time to develop, coupled with filling pasta – and so many combinations of sauces, herbs and spices that you never run out of options. Here are some one pot pasta recipes that are guaranteed to put a smile on everyone’s face – pronto! Just be prepared for second servings. […]
What better way to start a productive day than with a healthy, yummy Instant Pot breakfast that won’t leave you with a grumbling stomach an hour later?
It’s been drilled into us that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but it does come with its own challenges. Schedules vary and there never seems to be enough time to make a proper breakfast. So why not entrust your one pot cooker with the task and take the opportunity to sneak in some superfoods while you’re at it? […]
Here are three completely different Instant Pot dinner ideas that perfectly illustrate how one dish dinners are the ideal solution to eliminate the frantic pace of weeknight dinners. But dinner time is also when the Instant Pot’s versatility truly shines. It allows you to cook easy one pot dinners with minimal preparation and cleanup. Plus it offers a huge selection of main dishes you can prepare, from large roasts to a big batch of homemade pulled pork.
Side dishes are also no problem: rice and beans, mashed or scalloped potatoes, vegetables and so much more. Dessert? No problem. It just doesn’t get any better than that. […]
Finding ideas for easy weekday meals used to be the stuff of nightmares. Thankfully, an assortment of small appliances have been created to tackle the issue head on and have managed to do it rather successfully. Let’s face it, after a long day at work, no one wants to come home and spend a couple of hours cooking – and certainly not five evenings a week! One pot meals are becoming more and more popular as they allow a lot of flexibility with regards to ingredients and time spent on meal prep. […]
Using a slow cooker quickly became popular, as slow cooker pots offered a quick way of preparing a complete meal without a lot of hassle.
Everything could easily be prepped in the morning, get thrown into the pot all at once, and miraculously a warm, tasty dinner would appear on the table without anyone getting frazzled.
There are many reasons why slow cookers have kept gaining in popularity. The slow cooking process is ideal to tenderize normally tough cuts of meat, and these cooking pots do a marvelous job of bringing out the flavors of all the ingredients you include. […]
At this time of year, an easy Easter menu and recipes is like manna from heaven. We’re still struggling to shake off the winter doldrums, and all of a sudden there is Easter staring us in the face. Stress levels shoot up when it suddenly dawns that a whole lot of company is about to descend – and we’re nowhere near ready. An impromptu holiday somewhere exotic sounds just perfect…
And then we grab a hold of ourselves: time to face the music and dust off the slow cooker. Let it create some amazingly easy Easter meals this year! […]