All posts filed under: Ramblings

A red bowl of potato salad, on a wooden table, in front of a bowl of cherry tomatoes and a watermelon.

Throwback Thursday: Pressure Cooked Potato Salad

Published by Mike Vrobel

Throwback to pressure cooked potato salad.

A bowl of turkey and small red bean chili, with minced green onions, tortilla chips, and an Instant Pot in the background.

Throwback Thursday: Turkey Chili

Published by Mike Vrobel

Throwback to ground turkey with beans

Pressure Cooker Beef Brisket Enchiladas | DadCooksDinner.com

Throwback Thursday: Brisket Enchiladas, Pressure Cooked and Oven Baked

Published by Mike Vrobel

Throwback to beef brisket enchiladas, from my Instant Pot and my oven.

Throwback Thursday: Pressure Cooker Beef Shanks

Published by Mike Vrobel

Throwback to pressure cooker osso bucco – Italian beef shanks.

A red plate of bright yellow risotto Milanese sprinkled with grated cheese, with a napkin, spoon, and instant pot in the background

Throwback: Risotto from Milan

Published by Mike Vrobel

Throwback to Risotto Milanese

A teal bowl of cooked flageolet beans with chunks of lamb and carrot and a sprinkling of thyme leaves on top from the recipe Instant Pot Flageolet Beans with Lamb

Throwback: Flageolet Beans

Published by Mike Vrobel

Throwback to Flageolet beans with lamb

Throwback Thursday: Brown and Wild Rice Pilaf

Published by Mike Vrobel

It’s brown. It’s wild. It’s a throwback to Brown and Wild Rice Pilaf!

Orange mandoline on a black surface with dramatic lighting

My Mandoline Tried To Kill Me…Again

Published by Mike Vrobel

My mandoline waits…lurking…for a chance to strike!

A yellow bowl of massaman chicken curry with a serving of rice, on a gray table with basil, cilantro, and an Instant Pot visible in the background

@InstantPotOfficial is teaming up with @SaveTheChildren to donate Instant Pots to families in need. Share your Instant Pot meal on Instagram with the hashtag #InstantPotChallenge and Instant Pot will donate a pot. Here’s my entry: View this post on Instagram For the #InstantPotChallenge I’m making my kid’s favorite – Instant Pot Chicken Massaman Curry. @InstantPotOfficial is teaming up with @SaveTheChildren to donate Instant Pots to families in need. Share your Instant Pot meal with the hashtag #InstantPotChallenge and Instant Pot will donate a pot! I’m challenging @mexicoinmykitchen, @lori_lemons , @gavincpinto @fitfortheroad.co and @perchja What can you make for the #InstantPotChallenge? @savethechildren @instantpotoffical #HomeCookOff #YesInstantPot A post shared by Mike Vrobel – Food Blogger (@dadcooksdinner) on May 2, 2020 at 8:38am PDT And here’s the recipe – I’m actually making it for tonight’s dinner: Recipe: Instant Pot Massaman Chicken Curry Link: Instant Pot Massaman Chicken Curry Instant Pot asked me to participate in their #InstantPotChallenge. This isn’t exactly a sponsored post, but it is at their request. It’s for a good cause, so if you’re an Instagram kind of person, please …

A plate of fettuccine alfredo, sprinkled with red pepper flakes

Throwback: Chicken Alfredo

Published by Mike Vrobel

Throwback to Instant Pot Fettuccine Chicken Alfredo – a quick, one-pot pasta.

Q&A: Aren’t Rancho Gordo Beans Expensive?

Published by Mike Vrobel

Why am I willing to pay so much for Rancho Gordo beans?

Pressure Cooker Cochinita Pibil - Yucatecan Pit Cooked Pork | DadCooksDinner.com

Throwback Thursday: Cochinita Pibil

Published by Mike Vrobel

Throwback to pit cooked pork, pressure cooker style

A plate of cooked potatoes, sprinkled with garlic and herbs, on a blue and yellow napkin with a pressure cooker, herbs, and a lemon in the background

Throwback Thursday: Greek Potatoes

Published by Mike Vrobel

Throbwack: A quick side dish of baby potatoes, with garlic, lemon, and herbs

A bowl of uncooked yellow eye beans on a slate table

Outbreak AMA

Published by Mike Vrobel

Quarantine Q&A time. Have any cooking questions? Leave them in the comments.

A green bowl full of beef stew with potatoes, carrots and barley; sprinkled with parsley and thyme leaves, with a glass of stout and a bowl of thyme in the background

St. Patrick’s Day Recipes 2020

Published by Mike Vrobel

Some recipes for St. Patrick’s Day. May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night, and a smooth road all the way to your door.