I love using my Instant Pot to cook food hands off, and one of my favorite things to make in there is soup. And really, as long as you have enough liquid to pressurize, and you don't overfill the thing, soup is pretty hard to mess up. I like to just keep adding things I think will taste good, and see how many veggies I can sneak in there for my family to eat. This soup was born from one of those times when I just kept adding things, then closed the lid and waited to see how it would turn … [Read more...]

Sometimes it's hard to convince kids to eat vegetables.  Actually, sometimes it's hard to convince adults that they want to eat vegetables!  But I always feel a little leery about hiding vegetables in food, since I want to teach my kids to appreciate how vegetables taste and what they do for our bodies.  Hiding them just seems to defeat the purpose. That being said, I also want to occasionally eat a meal that no one whines about.  And I knew that I could potentially get that with spaghetti.  … [Read more...]

Chicken Cacciatore is one of those things that I didn't know was a thing until our Whole 30.  And then we tried a recipe for it, and it was delicious!  But it was also kind of a lot of work: chop up all the veggies, make the sauce on the stovetop, combine with chicken, cook for a long time in the oven...if you've been here for even a little while, you know I like my meals quick and simple. So I changed it. This recipe is based on the Chicken Cacciatore from Sarah Fragoso's Everyday … [Read more...]

I like squash.  I like bacon.  And I like a little bit of sweet with my savory.  So this recipe was a natural combination of all of those.  And the fact that we have oodles of pears.  But really? This is just easy and yummy. Also, totally a side note, but this works for breakfast, or for dinner, or if you're Whole 30-ing but want something that you can eat with or without eggs.  Because I totally get if you're on day 19 and you're sick of eggs. Unstuffed Squash with Bacon and … [Read more...]