Instant Pot! Creamy-Dreamy Black Beans.

by Kittee Berns | May 8, 2018 | Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker, Nut-Free, Protein, Refined Sugar-Free, Slow Cooker, Soy-Free

Whole beans have their time and place for sure, but creamy, saucy beans are where it’s at! I learned how to make beans in this style while living in New Orleans; notorious Crescent City red beans are always cooked down for hours and hours until they cream and...

Peanut Butter BBQ Tofu! Air Fried or Oven Baked.

by Kittee Berns | Feb 7, 2018 | Air Fryer, Protein, Refined Sugar-Free

My favorite holiday, Mardi Gras, is coming next week! This time of year, I crave all of my New Orleans favorites, which is basically lots and lots of southern sides with a really solid protein. A million year ago, before I went gluten-free, my favorite thing to make...

Instant Pot! Double Pea Soup with Pickled Beets.

by Kittee Berns | Jan 30, 2018 | Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker, Nut-Free, Protein, Refined Sugar-Free, Soy-Free

Most winters in Portland, our city experiences a brief weather change lovingly known as “February Fakeout.” It’s a tiny, fleeting taste of spring, usually around this time of year, that makes us hopeful that winter is almost over. The rain stops for...

Instant Pot Lentil-Vegetable Soup

by Kittee Berns | Oct 22, 2017 | Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker, Nut-Free, Protein, Refined Sugar-Free, Soy-Free

I’ve been craving soup like whoa, and this recipe has been satisfying my cravings. I’ve made it thrice in the last two weeks; I hope you get as much mileage out of it as I have! I love the flavor of liquid smoke in this soup, but if you don’t have...

Instant Pot! New Orleans Red Beans

by Kittee Berns | Aug 2, 2017 | Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker, Nut-Free, Protein, Refined Sugar-Free, Soy-Free

Kittee today! One of the biggest reasons I bought an Instant Pot, was because I’d fallen off of my bean game. We love beans around here, but when we moved to Portland from New Orleans, I gave away our crock pot and never replaced it. We like beans the way...