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Good Food Reads: September Friday Five

September 14, 2018 By Lane 9 Comments

Hey all! We’re deep in the heart of September and starting to settle into a routine. The kids are back in school, lessons have started up in earnest and my daughter is planning for both the upcoming Homecoming Dance AND taking her first (and hopefully only) driver’s license test. So many exciting things happening in my house right now! Join me below for the Good Food Reads: September Friday Five; a quick run down of the five things that are working well (and keeping me sane) in my house right now!

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Instant Pot Black Bean Tacos with Avocado Crema

April 3, 2018 By Lane 13 Comments

Without further ado, here is the recipe for the Instant Pot Black Bean Tacos with Avocado Crema that I had promised you all! (and for extra yum, they contain butternut squash as well!)

I recently hosted one of my book clubs and decided the theme should be tacos. The book was “Americanah”, and if you’ve ever read this book you’re wondering right now where I got the idea for a taco theme. Spoiler alert, my mind works in mysterious ways. I can’t explain it. I won’t even try. But for some reason, this book made me decide to create a recipe for Instant Pot Black Bean Tacos with Avocado Crema and I’m sure glad it did. …

Instant Pot Chipotle Black Bean Soup

April 4, 2017 By Lane 54 Comments

The Instant Pot. It’s all you hear about these days. But a pressure cooker? I wasn’t sold. And my husband was threatening me if I bought ONE. MORE. KITCHEN. GADGET. But, me, being me, went ahead and got an Instant Pot (read further for my marriage saving advice). And when I finally took my Instant Pot out of the box I found I just cannot stop using it. This gadget is magical! Pure magic! If you don’t have one, it’s definitely time to go get one. In fact, I like mine so much, I shipped one to my in-laws, just so I could keep cooking with it when we visited on Spring Break!

So, like any discerning person, I bet you are asking yourself-sure it’s great, but what are you actually making in it? Well, this Instant Pot Chipotle Black Bean Soup for one. You haven’t heard about the Instant Pot? Read further for some great information and this fabulous recipe!…