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I got my first digital pressure cooker this year and I haven’t stopped cooking with it. I love the fact that I could have beans (black-eyed peas) from my kitchen to the table in 20 minutes (10 minutes active cooking time). Cooking this hearty easy loaded potato soup in the electric pressure cooker was a breeze in the pack. potato soup is one of the easy pressure cooker soup recipes you can whip up as this was all done in 10 minutes excluding the time it took for the pressure to build up inside the pot....

Pressure Cooker Shredded Chicken This shredded chicken was one of the first meat I cooked in my electric pressure cooker and it was perfect. In fact, I made it twice in one week for barbequed shredded chicken and chicken stir fry. I was totally swooned and I haven’t looked back since. It is handy to have shredded chicken in the fridge or freezer as it is easy and quick to put together for weeknight dinner and lunch....

Herby whole chicken roasted in a dutch oven over a bed of veggies until the skin is crispy and the meat tender and flavourful to the bones. The potatoes and carrots are tender, tasty, and lemony. An irresistible one-pan meal the whole family would enjoy. Dutch oven whole chicken recipe Cooking a whole chicken in a cast iron dutch oven is an amazing way to achieve a moist and flavorful chicken....

Learn to cook chicken breast in air fryer I am opening the year 2021 with this super easy healthy air fryer chicken recipe. At this time of the year, everybody wants to jump on the healthy wagon. well, I am! I love how simple it is to make this chicken, it is versatile yet simple. It is great with salad, sandwich filling, tossed in curries and perfect with rice or pasta....

Make this a complete meal and serve with this delicious, creamy Boursin mashed potatoes or pink sauce pasta and cucumber salad. How to store meatloaf Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container or in an aluminum foil in the fridge for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 2 months. I already have an instant pot meatloaf recipe on the blog but ever since I made it in the air fryer, I haven’t looked back....

While this recipe can be eaten as it is, you can also serve it with vegetables for a well-balanced meal. Creamy bacon pasta recipe This pasta dish is another of my kitchen sink recipe just like my vegetable pasta. I had bacon and heavy cream that needed using and I couldn’t let them go to waste so I made this easy recipe. The other ingredients I could have added or I’ll normally use but I did not on the day I made this recipe is fresh tomatoes....

You can serve it with everything and anything, it is a perfect side dish and a great option for a quick weeknight dinner for when time is of the essence. Spinach Rice Recipe (Spanakorizo) My version of spinach rice is a little bit different from the classic recipe because I didn’t cook the rice from raw, I used leftover cooked rice. I love the original version and make it once in a while, but today’s recipe is the way I use up leftover white rice and baby spinach lying in my fridge waiting to be used....

Cold tea recipe and why you need to make yours at home Cold brew is the way if you want more from your iced tea, you are guaranteed a flavoursome tea that is fresh, smooth, robust and refreshing. It is a perfect refreshing drink on hot summer days, cold brew tea is not bitter or acidic as it would if you used hot water. However, you can sweeten your cold brew with any sweetener of choice, sugar, stevia, honey, maple syrup, coconut sugar and more....

Easy Oven Roasted Frozen Broccoli Recipe I went grocery shopping recently and I was forced to buy frozen broccoli because the shop ran out of fresh ones. Well, I must say, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Firstly, it is inexpensive and you’ll get double for the price you would pay for two broccoli heads. Frozen broccoli are blanched before they are frozen and that is what makes them extremely convenient to cook....

I believe they are essential commodities every kitchen should have. That being said, I have found myself calling up friends for salt before on a Sunday morning… not ideal at all but hey, I am only human. Pantry essentials When stockpiling, you might want to stock up for what will last you for up to a week or two weeks at least. While you are at it, consider the old, disabled, the weak and people that can’t afford to bulk buy....

Bacon with Brussels sprout while Brussels sprouts have a love and hate reputation just like marmite, it is definitely a classic addition to your thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter or dinner table. The only time my husband would bring back Brussels sprout from the shop is only around Christmas time. He is one of those people who sees the vegetable like marmite spread. You’re either a fan of it or not, he is the latter....

This recipe ticks all boxes for what you would call DELICIOUS! Homemade creamy pasta recipe with restaurants quality. Serve with some homemade garlic bread. Why this creamy mushroom pasta Recipe is so good This is a quick dinner recipe and it takes 20 minutes to come together from start to finish. It is simple, easy and utterly delicious The mushroom is perfectly sautéed and it remained crunchy even after cooking in the creamy garlic sauce for some few minutes....

Easy scalloped potatoes recipe Thanksgiving and Christmas are around the corner and despite all that is going on in the world today, there is something to be thankful for. We are going through lockdown 2.0 here in the UK but it is not stopping us from looking forward to a great Christmas with our nuclear families. While the possibility of a big Christmas party may be out of the window, we are all going to do whatever it takes to make it special for us and our loved ones....

My homemade creamy gnocchi gorgonzola with spinach will take your taste buds on a blissful journey. Today’s recipe post is making my mouth water. I’ve never been as excited to share a dish as I am now, nothing beats the mouthful experience of the pillowy potato dumpling nicely coated with gorgonzola creamy sauce. It is that good! For a start, you will never catch me dead eating gorgonzola cheese on its own and I am sure I am not alone on this....

What is spatchcock chicken In case you are wondering, spatchcocking also means butterfly(ing) and it is a simple process of removing the backbone of a bird and flattening it by breaking its breastbone to form a butterfly. With a good sharp knife or kitchen shear. This process can be achieved in about 20 mins The urge of having a whole chicken or even turkey on your dinner or thanksgiving table can be appealing but think about the time it takes to roast them....

Pasta with Bacon and Peas Recipe Bacon peas pasta recipe is a dinner recipe you make when you need to clear your fridge or are unsure what to make for dinner. Like me, you may have bacon and cream cheese in your fridge and are not quite sure what to do with them. You could make cream cheese pasta or this creamy bacon and peas pasta. This recipe comes together so quickly and it’s about to be a favorite amongst the family....

Baked Mississippi chicken breast recipe Lazy chicken dinner recipe using packet ingredients and one pan, why not. Life gets in the way sometimes and all you want is something you can just throw in the oven without the fuss. This recipe is so easy a child could make (under supervision of course) All you are doing is mixing au jus mix with ranch seasoning mix, you reduce the seasoning mix before adding it to the chicken breast because it can make the dish salty....

When was the last time you turned on your oven broiler? A little confession here, ever since I started using the air fryer, I could count how many times, on one hand, I’ve used my oven broiler. It’s just so much easier to set the air fryer timer and forget about it until it beeps. But sometimes, you just can’t beat the flavor of chicken that has been cooked under a flame....

Easy coffee smoothie Recipe Hey lovelies, today I am showing you how to make the best coffee smoothie that is perfect for any time of the day just like this iced coffee. I prefer drinking it in the morning for breakfast, it is a good pick me up to face the day ahead. I like to add coffee ice cubes to my coffee smoothie as it gives the smoothie a better texture and taste as opposed to using cold coffee....

Frozen chicken breast in the air fryer Have you been wondering if you can cook frozen chicken breast in the air fryer? The simple is yes and you will not be disappointed once you tried it. Simply amazing!! Why you will love this recipe Tender, juicy, flavourful, and delicious chicken breast promised every time It is super convenient especially if you forgot to defrost your chicken and you can also use it in a variety of dishes such as my homemade crustless chicken pot pie....