This post contains affiliate links. Like most people my age, I arrived late to the brussels sprouts fandom. While my absolute favorite way is roasted with bacon, I actually love them prepared almost any way, and this easy Instant Pot side dish with brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes is sure to make an appearance on […]
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Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings
This post contains affiliate links. I didn’t grow up eating chicken and dumplings, but I knew the first time I tried them that they would be a go-to comfort food for me. This Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings recipe couldn’t possibly be easier, and it’s the perfect meal for the cold fall and winter nights […]
Instant Pot Central
This post contains affiliate links, which means I may make a small commission if you buy through me. Hi there! You’ve probably landed here because you just got, or are thinking about getting, a new Instant Pot pressure cooker. Well, you’re in the right place! I love mine, and it’s changed my family’s mealtime life. […]
Instant Pot Basic Risotto Recipe
This post contains affiliate links. I think that simple risotto might be one of our favorite things to come out of the Instant Pot. It’s rich and creamy, and none of that standing over the stove stirring forever nonsense. Just set it and let it go. Like magic! I’ve got a basic risotto recipe for […]
Instant Pot Diaries: Once-a-Month Cooking
This post contains affiliate links. As you may know, I’m a little obsessed with my Instant Pot. It has changed our family’s eating habits and saved us thousands of dollars in the six months we’ve had it. We’ve gone from eating dinners out 4-5 nights a week to less than that many times in a […]
Instant Pot Sausage & Peppers Pasta
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #thetalkofthetable #CollectiveBias The following content is intended for readers who are 21 or older. We tend to have friends over for dinner a lot during this time of year; the approaching holidays make us want to spend time […]
Instant Pot Diaries: Month 1
This post contains affiliate links. Confession time, as I approach the 20th anniversary of having my own place, which means 20 years of having been 100% responsible for my own food. The confession? My longest record of cooking dinner for myself at home without resorting to the blue and yellow box? It was about 5 nights. […]
Harry Potter Scavenger Hunt
This post contains affiliate links. We’re planning to surprise Max with a trip to Universal Orlando, and because it’s pretty much all he’ll be getting for Christmas, we knew we wanted to figure out a way to make it more special than a simply wrapped box. We decided on a Harry Potter scavenger hunt As […]
Chicken and Roasted Vegetable Pot Pie
In a perfect world, I’d have fresh, antibiotic-free, locally raised chicken magically appear on my front step every time I wanted to make dinner. While this world isn’t a perfect one, I know I’m at least able to count on Foster Farms Simply Raised chicken to meet this criteria (aside from the magical appearance on […]
Pasta e Fagioli soup recipe (Olive Garden copycat)
This post contains affiliate links. Before we moved to our current town, we had an Olive Garden just down the street, so we would often go for their famous soup salad and breadsticks. I always got the Pasta e Fagioli soup, and Jamie would get the Zuppa Toscana. Since we don’t have a conveniently located […]
Pork Tenderloin + 5 Minute Applesauce
Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Smithfield® Marinated Fresh Pork. The opinions and text are all mine. I struggle with coming up with dinner ideas when it’s hot. There are tons of things I’d rather be doing when the weather is beautiful, and heating up the kitchen while slaving over the stove is […]
21 Simple Joys
This post contains affiliate links. In this crazy world, it can be so easy to get overwhelmed and dragged down by the bad stuff… sometimes, you just need to take a little time to really think about the good stuff on focus on it instead. We can’t all be outraged all the time; it’s bad […]
Sugar Cookie Steel Cut Oats
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #DelightfulMoments #CollectiveBias One of the best parts of the Instant Pot is its ability to make steel-cut oats in minutes; we make oatmeal several mornings a week during the cold winter months, and I love being able to […]
A Busy Mom’s Secret Weapon
This is a sponsored blog post; while the views expressed here were genuinely mine, consideration was paid to me by Tai Pei Food to review this product. When I get done after a long day at work, and spending nearly an hour in the car to get home, the last thing I want to do […]
Parenting on the Wilson Phillips Line
This post contains affiliate links. Parenting is a wild journey, I don’t have to tell you that, but parenting a tween is a creature until itself. “Take my hand, Mommy!” He steps carefully off the curb, the toes of his shoes scuffed from too many trip and falls. “Look both ways!” he reminds me, his […]