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…
How to Cook Chickpeas in your Instant Pot
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…
How to make a Chick Pea Sandwich
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…
Super Easy Instant Pot Vegetable Barley Soup
This hearty soup might be titled Super Easy Instant Pot Vegetable Barley Soup, but it could just as easily be called Whatever You Have On Hand Soup. First off, you need an Instant Pot. If you don’t have one, I…
Easy Instant Pot Spicy Cranberry Applesauce
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…
Easy Vegetarian Mexican Shepherd’s Pie
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…
Baked Beans in Tomato Soup Sauce
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…
10 Easy Ways to Save Cash on a Vegetarian Diet
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…
How to make Poached Eggs in the Instant Pot
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…
Fun with Popcorn
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…
