I originally wrote this post a number of years ago but the information on the Instant Pot still rings true but some of the facts don’t: I have been using the Instant Pot for more than a decade now. It’s a wonderful electric pressure cooker. You can create beautiful dishes like this one for black beans in almost no time. How about 6 minutes at
Instant Pot Mixed Beans Italiano
Let’s look forward to 2020! Here are some of the events when you can find the Veggie Queen and a delicious recipe for Instant Pot Mixed Beans Italiano. Is it OK to still say Happy New Year? Can I please do it all of January without seeming silly or contrite? I hope so because while it’s the New Year, it’s the same me. I like
How to Sprout Beans in Vegan Under Pressure
Sprouting beans can make them more flavorful, nutritious and easier to digest. It’s rare that I spend time reading my own cookbook, except when I want to cook a recipe that I have not cooked in a while. Some of my recipes like Herbed Polenta, Creamy Dreamy Zucchini Chowder and Shane’s Fabulous Lentil Soup are committed to memory. Others less so. Recently, I was searching
The Simplest and Tastiest Instant Pot Vegan Chili
I know that I have a winning recipe when my husband takes the food on his own, eats it, proclaims it good and goes back for more. You see, my husband has not been a plant-eater for that long – only a few years. He still likes the more traditional and meatier-type things where I will go for the more vegetable heavy food. So when
Greek Stewed Lima Beans – Vegan Under Pressure
Thank you Zsu Dever, at Zsu’s Vegan Pantry for reviewing Vegan Under Pressure and featuring Greek Stewed Lima Beans with fennel and artichokes recipe on your blog along with a beautiful photo. This recipe can be found on page 109 of Vegan Under Pressure. Fennel and artichokes make a great pair and this brothy, springtime stew brings out the best in all of its vegetables.
Instant Pot and Other Electric Pressure Cooker Vegan Recipes with Videos
I love pressure cooking, whether it’s on the stove top or in the electric pressure cooker like the Instant Pot. Luckily Chelsea Elyse of Make Real Food loves her Instant Pot and really likes making videos. Her most recent vlog is for the Garlic Parsley Mashed Potatoes from my book The New Fast Food. Click here to watch the video of Chelsea in action and
Pressure Cooker Vegan Munggo
When my late dog Bear was alive, I used to cook him a brown rice and mung bean dish. One day after I accidentally overcooked the mung beans I posted on Facebook asking my friends for something to do with them. Luckily my sister’s childhood best friend, Lisa, responded that she would make a Filipino dish called Mungoo. She gave me rough directions and here’s
Jumpin’ John
I have heard that traditionally in the South, people eat black-eyed peas, rice and greens for good luck in the New Year. Many years ago, I started making my version of Hoppin’ John called Jumpin’ John because the traditional dish is made with a ham hock for flavor, and I obviously leave it out. I have made this in the pressure cooker and the peas
Researching Nutrition CHAMPS: The Five Most Important Concepts That Can Change Your Life
By Sara Turnasella, “virtual intern” While researching Nutrition CHAMPS: The Veggie Queen’s Guide to Eating and Cooking for Optimum Energy, Health, Happiness and Vitality cookbook , (CHAMPS stands for Crucifeous vegetables, Herbs and spices, Alliums, Mushrooms, Peas, beans and lentils and Seeds and nuts.) I’ve learned so much about the intricacies of these incredibly healthful foods through accredited articles and studies. Here are some of
Vaquero Bean Tempeh Chili
If you know me, you know that I am pretty crazy about beans of all kinds. So when Kathy Hester first told me about her bean book last year, I got excited. I am still excited because the book is out now and it covers everything that you need to know about beans, their choosing them and cooking them. Kathy is an incredible recipe developer