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Instant Pot Chipotle Black Bean Soup

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Instant Pot Chipotle Black Bean Soup

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!…

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Good Food Reads || 03.31.17

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Good Food ReadsI’m going to be very honest with you. There is no real theme for this week’s Good Food Reads. And I’m 100 percent ok with that. What we do have is a collection of really good recipes from around the blogging world to hopefully fill your kitchens this weekend. I’m gearing up for a busy work weekend so I’ve selfishly included a number of easily portable, healthy salads. Similarly, I am planning to reinstate meatless Monday at my house and so I’ve dug up a tasty looking vegetarian soup recipe that I’m excited to try. What are you cooking this weekend? Here’s my wish list:

Because every Friday needs Jalapeño Queso Dip with Homemade Spiced Chips.

It’s asparagus season!!! Otherwise known as the time of year my husband will actually eat vegetables. So, these gorgeous Pesto and Ricotta Filled Asparagus and Radish Tarts are happening in my house ASAP….

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Good Food Reads || 02.10.17

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Good Food Reads

How on earth is it already Friday and time for another Good Food Reads? I don’t know about all of you, but I am soooooo ready for this thing we call a weekend! My son recently turned four and we are celebrating his birthday with his first more-than-just-family birthday party. He is so excited and I am so tired. Lane is also having a birthday party this weekend and I know that we are both appreciating easy, comforting foods this weekend. I’m personally going to be trying a new Winter Lasagna with butternut squash and brussels sprouts tonight and making a double batch of chili and Jalapeño Cornbread for tomorrow night after the party! We are supposed to have beautiful weather all weekend – 45 degrees in Minnesota in February!! – so I think I’ll come up with something for my hubby to grill on Sunday. Can’t wait. What are you all cooking this weekend? Need some inspiration? Check out this week’s Good Food Reads…

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Chicken Tortilla Soup

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Chicken Tortilla Soup

Yep, still winter here in Minneapolis.  Although we don’t have much snow and our temperatures are well above zero (which is actually balmy for this time of year) it is definitely still winter.  And this is the time of winter that I start going just a little crazy, dreaming about sunshine and warmer weather.  I do have a vacation coming up pretty soon, but in the meantime I’m just going to have make do with this Chicken Tortilla Soup.  Light yet packed with flavor, this soup will bring you just a little piece of summer….

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Good Food Reads || 01.27.17

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Good Food Reads

First things first: Thank you so much for all the support on our big announcement! We are so excited about the changes coming to the blog and we think you will really love them, too. As Lane said, we will definitely have new content and recipes up on the blog while we transition to our new format so don’t forget to check back, but we have moved to our new, twice weekly posting schedule already! And that, dear friends, is why we have our Good Food Reads appearing on Friday! …

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Good Food Reads | 01.11.17

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Good Food Reads

I woke up early this morning to the most beautiful of winter snowfalls. Big, fluffy flakes falling softly and covering the still dark streets in a blanket of white. Days like this make me crave comfort foods like soups and stews and rich desserts even more than I usually do and have certainly inspired my picks for this week’s Good Food Reads.

Herby Lentil and Sausage Soup from Cooking Light is on the menu for tomorrow night. I’m hopeful that this one will even get the thumbs up from my preschooler! I’m also looking to try out this other recipe from CL for Hearty Tortellini Soup. 

Speaking of my preschooler…are you guys familiar with Weelicious? It’s a great website for anyone with kids who loves food and wants to feed their kids real food that adults will love as well. This week, I’m loving their 15 Hacks for Store Bought Rotisserie Chicken and can’t wait to try out the California Style Cauliflower Rice and Beans as well.

Like many others this time of year, I’m trying to reset a little in my diet after a season of pure indulgence. I’ve always found that when I eat a hearty, healthy breakfast, I tend to snack less throughout the day and generally make better choices. These Fruit, Nut, and Brown Sugar Freezer Oatmeal Cups will be perfect for days when I want a great breakfast but don’t really want to cook! (via Better Homes and Gardens)

And for those days when I want a really comforting breakfast but don’t care about calories (i.e. just about every Sunday!), I give you: Blood Orange and Cardamom French Toast (Spoon Fork Bacon).

I bought a large chunk of feta cheese last week for an appetizer I was making and have quite a bit left that needs to be put to use ASAP! I think these Feta Stuffed Chicken Breasts should do the trick (via Better Homes and Gardens).

And finally, an easy dessert sure to please just about everyone from Kelsey Nixon of Cooking Channel fame: Caramelitas. 

Friends, those are your Good Food Reads for the week. If you have recommendations for recipes, helpful cooking websites, or cookbooks to feature on GFR, let us know! We’d love to share the love.

Until next week…

 

Sausage and Tortellini Soup

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Here comes 2017 and I honestly cannot be more excited.  And whether you like it or not the new year is going to bring Ch-ch-changes!  Some are worrisome, some are a long time in coming and hopefully some of them are going to surprise us in good and productive ways. I’m going to share you with you a few changes I’m going to be making and it starts with Sausage and Tortellini Soup.  …

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Slow Cooker African Peanut Stew

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Slow Cooker African Peanut Stew

It is officially winter here in Minneapolis.  It was well below zero when I drove home from work last night and it has just warmed up to zero as I am writing this now!  We have entered the deep freeze and as the temperatures drop, we are all looking for warmth.  This Slow Cooker African Peanut Stew will warm you from the inside out!  Easily made vegetarian and even vegan, this is hearty soup everyone will love!…

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Good Food Reads

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Good Food Reads

Hey friends! Welcome to Good Food Reads for this last day of November. It seems no matter my intentions and planning, the holiday season is inevitably one of the busiest times of the year. I mean, I feel like I was just writing about surviving the Thanksgiving craziness and now we are about to pull out the advent calendars, hang the stockings, and trim those trees. …

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