I am a huge fan of Lundberg rice and Lundberg Family Farms. The Lundberg family takes rice seriously and their many rice products are delicous. Now that we do our rice-cooking in the Instant Pot, we take care to adjust the cooking time to the kind of rice in the … [Read more...]
Saucy Black Beans – Instant Pot
Some years ago we had Caroline’s high school graduation party at Chevy’s Fresh Mex in San Francisco. At that time it was a small chain of two or three restaurants in SF. We all loved watching the tortilla machine. When we have South of the Border Night at a family … [Read more...]
Uncle Ben's Rice – Instant Pot
For two people, our Aroma rice cooker does a great job with any kind of rice or grain. But when our family gets together, we need quantities of rice and the Instant Pot can deliver them. Uncle Ben's® Original Converted® Brand Rice has been a presence in kitchens … [Read more...]
Yellow-Eye Beans – Instant Pot
We love Rancho Gordo heirloom Yellow-Eye Beans that we learned about from Kathleen Purvis in the Charlotte Observer. We try to keep tasty cooked beans in our fridge at all times for the resident pescatarian who can only eat fish 3 times a week. Sometimes we cook beans in the slow … [Read more...]
Homemade Yogurt – Instant Pot
My fascination with fermentation led to making yogurt at home. I am not going to claim that homemade yogurt is far more delicious than storebought, but we do control the ingredients and processing. We used the Dash Greek Yogurt Maker with great success for a couple of … [Read more...]