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...

Fast n Yummy Tofu Scramble Blueprint Recipe

by Kittee Berns | Mar 1, 2018 | Blueprint, Nut-Free, Protein, Refined Sugar-Free

We have two basic requirements for tofu scramble at our house. It’s gotta be somewhat plain to make DZ happy, and it’s gotta be noochy to please me. So here ya go–my go-to scramble method! This is a true staple recipe, and even though it’s fast...

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...

Quick Instant Pot Lentil Taco Filling

by Kittee Berns | Dec 20, 2017 | Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker, Nut-Free, Protein, Refined Sugar-Free, Soy-Free

Taco Greetings! Today I bring you a super fast and super yummy pantry-friendly lentil taco filling. This filling can be made pretty quickly on the stove top, but it’s super simple and licket-y split fast in the good ol’ Instant Pot — especially if...

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...