Thinking ahead to Fall!

Today, I was out running errands and came across a yard sale. Woot Woot.  My first yard sale in over 2 years!!! When we lived in Cranberry Twp. there were community yard sales every week from May to August! I had to turn around and go check it out. She had some really nice things,…

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How to Freeze Green Beans using the Instant Pot

Our garden did really well this year, and it’s so nice to go out and pick a fresh tomato or cucumber for lunch or dinner.  We planted lots of tomatoes this year because the last two years I haven’t been able to can any at all. They either had the blight or didn’t produce enough…

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Instant Pot Cucumber Raisin Bread

Usually we have an abundance of zucchini in our garden, but this year my husband planted these climbing English Cucumbers. Everyday he’s bringing me 4 or 5 of these long beauties.  I have cucumbers coming out of my ears!! lol I’ve already made bread and butter pickles and today I’m making refrigerator pickles. What else…

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Strawberry Cheesecake

Instant Pot Strawberry Cheesecake

Whew baby…it’s hot outside!!  Temperatures running in the high 90’s with a heat index in the 100’s! and I live in Pennsylvania ! It’s been a while since I’ve seen temperatures that hot!   So happy I can use my Instant Pot on days like this! I love that it doesn’t heat up the kitchen, that…

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No Knead Skillet Rolls

Today was one of those rainy, dreary days and temperatures only went to the mid 60’s, even though it’s the second day of summer!  I made some ham and beans in my Instant Pot today and when I make ham and beans, I always make homemade bread, but today decided to make these quick and…

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Instant Pot Creamy Chicken Marsala with Bow Tie Pasta

It was a beautiful, blue sky kind of day today! I had my morning coffee (well, my second cup of coffee) out on the front stoop of our “small” porch! How I would love to have a big front porch, but maybe one of these days, I will.  Our stone chimney is in the way…

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Instant Pot Crack Chicken

Today is June 2, this year is just flying by so fast! It’s my little brothers birthday…he turned 61 today.  I told him, “we are getting old”.  I mean, talk about the years flying by, where has the last decade gone? I spent my morning cleaning the kitchen and then decided to make this Instant…

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Instant Pot No Ricotta Cheese Lasagna

The other day my hubby said he was hungry for lasagna!  With temperatures in the mid 80’s today, I sure didn’t want to turn the oven on for an hour to make it.  Besides, I haven’t used the oven in months since getting my Instant Pot.  So, today I decided to give the Instant Pot…

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Instant Pot Creamy Chicken & Mushroom Stew

Hi, just popping in real quick to post a recipe I made today.  I needed to use up some button mushrooms, but I also picked up a pack of baby portobello’s today when I bought the boneless chicken thighs for this recipe. What you will need: Usually, I show you step by step how I…

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Instant Pot Tenderized Steaks with Gravy

Sunday dinners are usually big meals for us. We typically eat around 12:30 and that’s our big meal for the day.  Since I started using my Instant Pot, I don’t have to wake up early to get our dinner started before we go to church.  Today, I made tenderized steaks (we get them local but…

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