For many years I’ve been making vegetarian chili in my crock pot. It’s a pretty easy recipe – just dump in the ingredients, set the time, and go do something else while the chili is cooking. And then I got…

For many years I’ve been making vegetarian chili in my crock pot. It’s a pretty easy recipe – just dump in the ingredients, set the time, and go do something else while the chili is cooking. And then I got…
I cook up chickpeas, aka garbanzo beans, in my Instant Pot at least once a week. Mainly I use them in my spinach salad. Other times I use chick peas to make veggie burgers, bean salad, or bake in the…
If you’ve never had a chick pea sandwich before (also known as garbanzo beans), and if you like egg salad sandwiches, you’re in for a treat because they taste very much the same. Here’s how to make a chick pea…
Ever since I discovered I can make applesauce in my Instant Pot, I’ve been going at it! I’ve tried a few variations: cinnamon applesauce, blueberry applesauce, and cranberry applesauce. Once you’ve found out how easy it is to make applesauce…
Today I’m sharing a recipe for a low cost shepherd’s pie that’s vegetarian. Saying the title of this post is harder than putting together the easy vegetarian Mexican shepherd’s pie! The ingredients are low cost and many of them should…
Here’s an affordable, easy recipe to make baked beans in tomato sauce using either a crock pot or an Instant Pot. Haven’t jumped on the Instant Pot bandwagon yet? The photo below is the one I use. (Disclosure: I’m an…
There seems to be a myth floating around that it’s expensive to be a vegetarian, and that only the rich and privileged can afford a vegetarian diet. Untrue. I’ve been living paycheck to paycheck for most of my life, and…
I like poached eggs. I’ll order poached eggs in a restaurant, but I rarely make them at home. I used to make poached eggs by cracking eggs directly into boiling water for a few minutes. I’d let the water drain…
Popcorn is fun! Right? Who doesn’t love waiting for the first kernel to pop and then a few seconds later listening to all those little kernels go on a frenzied popping spree. I think most of us know that popcorn…