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Instant Pot Sloppy Top Round Sandwiches with Certified Angus Beef® Brand

Instant Pot Sloppy Top Round Sandwiches Photo courtesy of Certified Angus Beef® Brand Instant Pot Sloppy Top Round Sandwiches. Recipe created for the Certified Angus Beef® Brand. Check them out at hashtag #BestAngusBeef and #SteakLover for more beef recipes, or join them in the Certified Angus Beef Kitchen group on Facebook. Sloppy Joes? Shredded beef? Why not both? My friends at Certified Angus Beef®...

August 16, 2018

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Pressure cooker, Sponsored, Weeknight dinner

Instant Pot Flageolet Beans with Lamb

by Mike Vrobel

Instant Pot Flageolet Beans with Lamb I got a bag of flageolet beans in my Rancho Gordo bean box and immediately thought of France. Instant Pot Flageolet Beans with Lamb, here we come! This recipe is in memory of Peter Mayle, author of A Year in Provence. He is a large part of why I’m writing this blog; I vicariously visited the south of...

August 14, 2018

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Pressure cooker, Sunday dinner

Do Not Wash Chicken Before Cooking!

by Mike Vrobel

A question from a reader: Marinating chicken…contained in a bag, in a baking dish to catch any drips Is it best to wash the chicken off after removing from package or not? I hear conflicting advice on this. Some say to wash off any germs from packing and some say it’s doesn’t matter b/c the germs are cooked off. Should I wash chicken? No!...

August 9, 2018

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Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice

by Mike Vrobel

Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice This recipe for Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice came from my kids’ love of Chipotle burritos. I knew I could make them at home, but the kids didn’t believe me. And…ahem…they were right. Until I got the rice right, they kept saying “these are good…but can we go to Chipotle now?” Now they ask “can you make burritos for...

August 7, 2018

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Pressure cooker, Side dish, Weeknight dinner

PicOfTheWeek: Happy Rice!

by Mike Vrobel

Happy Rice! Happy Rice! From Italy! One of the leftovers from my trip to Riseria Ferron in the Veneto is the bag of Risotto Felice. I couldn’t pass up the bag with the happy grain of rice “for the kids!” Because what do kids love more than rice with dried vegetables already mixed in? It was great – but the kids wouldn’t touch it....

August 5, 2018

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Throwback Thursday: Paella!

by Mike Vrobel

My family demanded paella. Demanded, I tell you! I was packing for my family vacation at our cottage on Lake Erie, and Diane asked if I was bringing my paella pan. When we got there, my brother asked if I brought my pan, and my Dad asked if he could buy the seafood. Paella? of course…once I run back home for the pan, which...

August 2, 2018

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Throwback