One of the many reasons the Instant Pot is an essential kitchen appliance is because it is great at making a sophisticated last-minute meal. One recent afternoon, Erin asked if there was a way I could make a dinner out of a 3-pound chuck roast. Normally I would need to start this early in the…
I love pizza so I wanted to make my own. My dad has done it before, so I asked him to show me how to do it. This is a guide from a 12-year old to making your own homemade NY-style pizza. Go To Recipe Overview The first step is making the dough. This is…
My favorite type of pizza is New York style thin crust pizza. This is actually a pizza you can make at home because you don’t need the 700-degree plus temperatures required by Neapolitan pizzas. This is the recipe for New York Style Pizza Dough. Go To Recipe This recipe came pretty much direct from the…
Fun Diego Family loves pizza. We are even crazy enough to try cooking pizza at home. We have developed a couple of different pizza sauces over the years. This homemade pizza sauce recipe is for a cooked tomato sauce. This is one of our homemade pizza sauce recipes. This is the sauce we use to…
Chicken Tinga is a common filling in Mexican cooking. It is savory shredded chicken that has been cooked in a smoky chipotle sauce. I have developed my own version of Instant Pot Chicken Tinga that can be prepared in an hour. Go To Recipe Chicken Tinga is surprisingly easy to make. The Instant Pot can…
Mexican Shredded Beef is a staple filling for tacos and burritos. The restaurant chain Chipotle took this style of beef to the masses under the name Barbacoa. This is our recipe for Instant Pot Mexican Shredded Beef. Go To Recipe We first came across the term Barbacoa in our Sunset Mexican Cookbook dated 1991. This…
Making your own homemade tamales can be a great deal of fun. When our children were young, they loved vegetable tamales with a corn/cheese and pepper filling. This is our home version of Vegetarian Tamales. Go To Recipe My first note is that our tamale dough is not vegetarian because it uses lard. If you…
Tamales are one of those Mexican dishes you don’t find in many restaurants. This is because they are labor intensive. However, with proper planning, you can make your own tamales that are better than most any you can buy commercially. This is our guide to Instant Pot Tamales. Overview The good news is that by…
Making your own tamales at home can be a fun family project. Of course, the first step is making the masa dough. This is our recipe for the tamale dough we use in our Instant Pot Tamale Project. Go To Recipe This dough is easy to make. That being said, making tamales is a time-consuming…
Indian cuisine is not my specialty. However, I really like many Indian dishes I have tried. An interesting dish at many Indian restaurants is the fairly spicy vindaloo. In most cases, it is made with chicken. Thus, I was surprised to find that vindaloo is originally a pork dish. With some research, I have developed…