Tribe of Five

That last post got a little long, so I thought I'd put the mashed potatoes all on their own post! Mashed Potato Ingredients: -4-12 potatoes -1/2 cup butter -1 container of chive and onion cream cheese -1-3 garlic cloves -1.5 cups of water Seasoning Mix: -1 Teaspoon garlic salt -1 Teaspoon seasoning salt -1/2 Teaspoon Pepper Putting it all together:  1. Rinse Potatoes and place them inside the Instant Pot 2. Add 1.5 cups of water to the Instant Pot 3. Sprinkle Seasoning mix on top 4. Turn on Instant pot and press Manual, set timer for 20 minutes (If I'm doing more than 6 potatoes I bump my time up to 25-28 minutes depending on amount and size of potatoes) 5. Allow NPR (Natural Pressure release) for 5-10 minutes 6. Using hot mitts, remove inner pot and carefully dump water from Instant pot into the sink 7. Use a hand masher (no need for a blender unless you REALLY want one!) to mash potatoes 8. Dump in butter, garlic and cream cheese.  Replace IP lid and le...

INSTANT POT GROUND TURKEY STUFFED PEPPERS INGREDIENTS: Ground Turkey (or ground beef) Packet of Taco seasoning Garlic Salt 1/4-1/2 salsa 1/2 bread crumbs (italian or unseasoned) 1 White onion 1 bushel green onions 3-6 garlic cloves (to your liking) COOKING: 1. Set Trivet that came with your instant pot in the IP, add 1 cup of water 2. Mix Onion, Green onion, ground turkey, taco seasoning, garlic, garlic salt, salsa and bread crumbs in a separate dish. 3. Flip the bell peppers over and poke a hole in the bottom of each of them (I did all 4 "points") with a toothpick to allow for drainage of any fat. 4. Using a spoon or your hands, stuff the ground turkey mixture into the bellpeppers.  Leave a bit of room for expansion- More room if you want to add salsa and/or cheese 5. Once they are stuffed, set your bell peppers in the pot on the trivet.  I covered the top of each pepper with about 1-2 tablespoons of salsa 6. Set IP lid and seal (don't forge...

THE 8qt IS ON SALE!!!!!!!!!!!   THE 8qt IS ON SALE!!!!!!!!!!! Might want to snatch up one of these sale priced 8qt Instant Pots! First things first- I'll sheepishly admit that Instant Pot sat in the box, in my garage (although I glanced it's way thousands of times!) for the first 6 months that I owed it.  I was intimidated, I had NO idea how to truly use it and I was really confused about what I should make in it first.  So let me help you out, here is an AMAZING " first timer recipe " that is delicious and KID APPROVED!  (If you're a parent, that last part is pretty important). We use this chicken in our homemade tacos and in the summer, on those really hot days, it's an amazing protein addition to a summer salad. This Taco meat is baby approved!!!

I thought I'd just jump right into this blogging thing and really talk about a product I'm MADLY in love with.  So much so, that after I finally got the hang of how the heck this thing works, I purchased a second one.  I'm now the proud owner of both a 6qt instant pot and an 8qt Instant Pot . About a year ago I purchased an Instant Pot , I had no idea how to use it and I'll be honest, this sucker sat in the box for about 6 months.  I was intimidated and scared of it.  God bless my girlfriend who insisted on making a mom's date out of it, and came over to teach my mom and I how to use this fancy pancy thingy. Once I started using it, I simply could not stop. Things to know: 1. There IS a learning curve, but a few uses will render you a PRO! 2. Once you get the hang of it, the cooking for *most* meals is faster 3. The "set it and forget it" feature is priceless with ALL THE CHILDREN, NEEDING ALL THE THINGS which always happens the very MOM...