Love brown rice, but not the long cooking and watching time? Instant Pot to the rescue, and you can enjoy a vegetarian (and vegan) friendly dish of black bean spanish rice with walk-away ease. Instant Pot Black Bean Spanish Rice Ingredients: 2 cups long-grain brown rice, rinsed and drained 3 cups vegetable broth 15.5-ounce can… Continue reading Instant Pot Black Bean Spanish Rice
Cornmeal Waffles
Taking the time to beat the egg whites, and mixed into the batter, gives a light, airy and crunchy waffle. Be sure to use a normal cornmeal, rather than stone ground. The stone ground will lead to crunchy waffles, which still taste good, but might be too textural for most people. We used the recipe… Continue reading Cornmeal Waffles
Strawberry Thumbprint Cookies
These strawberry thumbprint cookies are soft and fluffy in texture, and can be changed up with whatever jam you prefer. For best results, use parchment paper to line the trays with. The jam will bubble during the baking, and will stick to the trays otherwise. Strawberry Thumbprint Cookies Ingredients: 1¾ cups all-purpose flour ½ tsp… Continue reading Strawberry Thumbprint Cookies
Hummus
About 6 years ago I was convinced at a Costco road show to buy a Vitamix 5200 high-speed blender. It wasn’t a cheap purchase, but I can say that of the few expensive kitchen tools I own, I have never regretted buying it. For certain things, nothing touches it ability to pulverize food. It makes some… Continue reading Hummus