I am a very busy person. I am an orchestra teacher by day, and a whatever I can get my hands into person by night. Be it dance lessons with my husband, playing with my dogs Treble and Mozart, running/walking with the Hogwarts Running Club, playing with essential oils, cleaning, dancing to Hamilton, or playing
Easy and Delicious Instant Pot Macaroni and Cheese
Instant Pot macaroni and cheese. There’s just something about the rich cheeseyness that makes mac and cheese the ultimate comfort food. I’m entirely guilty of comforting myself with an entire box of spiral Kraft Macaroni and Cheese (because let’s be real – the spirals DO taste different), but it lacks that ooey, gooey delightfulness that
Danielle’s Family Minions Story
Minions. I love minions. My Instant Pot has minions on it, my house is full of them, and I’m often wearing them. So what’s the deal? The deal is that minions = family for me. I see them and I think of my family. To better understand, let’s time travel back to 2007 (I don’t
Instant Pot Popcorn 2.0 – The Great Popcorn Experiment
I love popcorn, and I still love Instant Pot popcorn 🙂 After writing the entry about making Instant Pot popcorn, I had been contacted by several people regarding other oils, successes, failures, and everything in between. It got my wheels a-turning, and I set out on an adventure! Cue The Great Popcorn Experiment! This journey
The Instant Pot Warranty and You
You’ve got a shiny new Instant Pot – isn’t it just fabulous? What could possibly go wrong? In the event that you need to use your Instant Pot Warranty (covers all defects for 1 year from purchase), or that for some reason there is a recall, you’re going to be glad you registered it.
Instant Pot Homemade Pure Vanilla Extract Review
Homemade vanilla extract? In an Instant Pot? In just one day? YES!! I have been wanting to try this recipe since the day I saw it. I LOVE vanilla, and I love vanilla beans. Not only do I use them with cooking, but I use them in homemade face oils and lotions (I love
Easy Instant Pot Lasagna – Nom nom nom!
 Lasagna. Ooey-gooey cheesiness with that perfect tomato pizzazz…in the Instant Pot! I made this Instant Pot lasagna a few times before finally settling in on this one. I have to admit – I didn’t measure out the spices exactly, but I was very generous in the amounts of oregano and garlic and wine seasoning. The Garlic and
No Pressure Maple Bacon Sausages
♫ It’s the most, wonderful timmmmmeeeee, of the year ♫ . . . and it can also be one of the most stressful! There are so many places to be, so many events to attend, and so many dishes to pass! My go-to used to be a package of cookies or a veggie tray
Instant Pot Must Have Beginning Accessories – Our Top Three!
You’ve received your Instant Pot, opened it up, maybe have even cooked a little, and now you’re overwhelmed at the recipe possibilities and accessories you may or may not need. While we recommend cooking with it a little to see what extras you may need, I personally use 3 consistently every week – my extra silicone ring, spring
Instant Pot Cyber Monday Sale – woohoo!
This news is just too exciting not to give it its own post! 🙂 Instant Pot recently stated that the Black Friday deal would never be repeated….well….guess what!?!? It’s being repeated for Cyber Monday!!! 🙂 Not only is the pricing exciting ($68.95 – that’s 45% off the retail price!), but it’s for the 6 quart