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Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore

Chicken Cacciatore made in an Instant Pot produces tender, juicy, fall-apart chicken. This recipe is easy, simple and rustic Italian comfort food at its best. With the Instant Pot, you get a plate of Chicken Cacciatore in just about 40 minutes compared to a bake cacciatore in under 1.5 hours. Cacciatore means “hunter” in Italian. […]

Banana Bread with a Banana Coconut Frosting

According to King Arthur’s Baking the most sought-after bread recipe across America is banana bread. Banana bread first became a standard feature of American cookbooks with the popularization of baking soda and baking powder in the 1930s. This moist deliciously yummy banana bread is baked to a golden brown on the outside and deliciously sweet […]

Instant Pot Garlic Lemon Chicken Thighs

Chicken thighs are one of the most flavorful part of a cooked chicken. So flavorful, that when cooked in the Instant Pot they come out tender, juicy, and so deliciously yummy. We love Sweet & Spicy Bacon Wrapped Chicken Thighs, but these lemon garlic chicken thighs get thumbs up as well. And the recipe is […]

Chocolate English Toffee Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

In the United States a cookie described as a thin, sweet, usually small cake. In England and Australia their called biscuits and in Spain and Mexico their called galletas. The name cookie is derived from the Dutch word koekje, meaning “small or little cake.” According to culinary historians, the first historic record of cookies was […]

Lo Mein Noodles & Beef Stir-Fry

Lo mein is a Chinese noodle dish made from boiled wheat noodles which are tossed with stir fried meat, vegetables and a sauce. The word “mein” in Chinese means noodles, and “lo mein” means tossed noodles. This is how most lo mein dishes are made. After the stir-fry is done, the wheat noodles are put […]

Rotisserie Chicken Breast Topped With a Browned Butter Lemon Caper Sauce

When it comes to fast and delicious weeknight meals, it doesn’t get much easier than this. Just 4 ingredients brought together in under 30 minutes and you have yourself a plate of Rotisserie Chicken Breast Topped With A Browned Butter Lemon Caper Sauce. It is said that using a rotisserie chicken helps circumvent more complicated […]

Authentic Mexican Chilaquiles

Once you know how to make this Mexican breakfast dish, you’ll never throw away a stale tortilla again. Chilaquiles turns yesterday’s tortillas into a tasty base for an assortment of possible toppings. The word chilaquiles (pronunced: chee-lah-kee-lehs) is an ancient word from the Aztec Nahuatl language meaning “chilis and greens.” The Nahuatl language originated in […]

Sweet Dark Cherry Bourbon Croissant Pudding

Great things come from day-old bread. And bread pudding is one of them. Bread pudding is one of those favorite desserts we love to make. Bread pudding is not only a great use of leftover bread, it’s also deliciously satisfying, and a yummy comfort food. The juice from the cherries baking makes for a very […]

How To Pouch Chicken Thighs With Your Instant Pot

From Instant Pot, the Easy Zero-Minute Method to pouching chicken thighs. This is a versatile recipe that yields juicy & tender chicken thighs you can slice, shred, or dice for salads, sandwiches, wraps, and so much more. How To Pouch Chicken Thighs With Your Instant Pot 4 boneless skinless chicken thighs 4 cups cold water […]

Homemade Honey Barbecue Sauce

Author Harold McGee in his book, “On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen,” notes the combinations of sweet and sour within sauces used in cooking as early as 239 B.C. Barbecue sauce is a satisfying combination of complementary flavors that create the perfect addition to cooking pork, beef or chicken. The […]