whipped cream

Whipped Cream

Homemade Whipped Cream. It’s easier, cheaper, and oh so yummier than store-bought, promise!!!

Only 3 ingredients!!! and a simple kitchen tool and you’ve got homemade whipped cream!

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Freezer cooking in the summer - Loveandscribbles.com

Freezer Cooking for the Summer

It’s almost summer and around here that means we’ll be out at the BBQ a lot more often! But you better believe we will still be Freezer Cooking for the Summer!

Once A Month Meals is amazing! It’s easy to use and implement no matter your eating or cooking style! I normally use mostly Instant Pot recipes from my Once A Month Meals Membership (and we love them) But there are all kinds of recipes available. Stove, Oven, No Cook, Easy assembly, crockpot, griddle, and grill!!

For the Grill!! I cannot tell you how many times we have been sitting around and think, oh man, the weather will be perfect for bbqing tomorrow.. but we don’t have anything in the freezer or fridge to grill!

Freezer Cooking for the Summer to the rescue!

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Instant pot creamy Italian Chicken and noodles

Instant Pot Creamy Italian Chicken and Noodles

Instant pot creamy Italian Chicken and noodles

Today I’m going to share with you a very special recipe. This recipe has made me famous! Bet you didn’t know I’m a little bit famous huh? Well, to 5 little people that call me Auntie I am, and mostly thanks to this yummy chicken dinner! All because I made it, once upon a time when they (there was only 4 of them at the time) came to spend the night. The result was they loved it and went home telling my sister that she HAD to make aunties chicken!

It use to be done in the crockpot and take 6 hours. But, we don’t settle for that anymore around here, do we? let me share with you my simple, yet amazing recipe for

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Instant pot brown rice

Instant Pot Brown Rice

Every one seems to make their Instant Pot brown Rice a little different. But, this is how I do it and it comes our perfectly fluffy every time!

Start with a cup of water at the bottom of the instant pot and the metal trivet. Instant pot brown rice

Next in oven safe bowl. ( That fits inside the Instant pot) place your water, rice, and butter.  stir.

I love this Pyrex one!

Mine is a 6 cup!  instant pot side dishes

Then place bowl on top of trivet inside the Instant Pot. Close lid, make sure valve is set to seal.

Instant Pot Brown Rice

Set Manual for 19 minutes.

I usually let it Naturally Pressure Release a little bit, mostly because I get busy doing other things. But, if you are in a hurry you can manually release the pressure when it stops cooking.

Fluff with a fork, add salt to taste (and I usually add more butter too!)

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This is how I make our brown rice and it comes out fluffy and delicious every time.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 19 minutes
Passive Time 10 minutes
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  • 1 cup water for bottom of Instant Pot
  • 1 1/2 cups Brown rice Uncle Ben's
  • 3 1/3 cups water or you could use chicken broth
  • 1 T Butter plus more for serving
  • Salt to taste
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 19 minutes
Passive Time 10 minutes
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servings
Ingredients
  • 1 cup water for bottom of Instant Pot
  • 1 1/2 cups Brown rice Uncle Ben's
  • 3 1/3 cups water or you could use chicken broth
  • 1 T Butter plus more for serving
  • Salt to taste
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  1. Place 1 cup of water in bottom of Instant Pot insert with a metal trivet.
  2. In an oven safe bowl (be sure it fits inside your IP) place the rice, water, butter and mix together. Place bowl on top of trivet inside IP.
  3. Lock lid onto Instant Pot. Set valve to seal. Set on Manual (High Pressure) for 19 minutes
  4. You can let it Naturally pressure release for 5 minutes if you'd like. or if you are in a hurry, go ahead and open it.
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instant pot cranberry sauce

Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce

Are you looking at how you can use the Instant Pot to help with your feast during these Holidays! One easy dish is our instant pot cranberry sauce.

Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce

Cranberry sauce is one of my favorite sides, one of those things that completes that traditional Thanksgiving meal!  It seems like a necessity to me, in order to have that perfect bite with a little turkey, a little gravy, cranberry sauce. yuumm!!

 

Another great idea with this cranberry sauce is an appetizer!

Place a block of cream cheese on a tray (softened) and pour this cranberry sauce over it. serve with crackers or even graham crackers.

Its sure to be a favorite and you can rest easy because the instant pot has done the work for you!

 

Also, take a look at our Instant pot Mashed potatoes recipe

https://www.loveandscribbles.com/recipe/easy-instant-pot-creamy-mashed-potatoes-that-melts-in-your-mouth/

 

What is your favorite side during the holiday meals?

Happy Instant potting

Deanna Grace

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Instant pot Cranberry sauce. Perfect Thanksgiving side dish or appetizer any time of the year!
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  1. Add the berries and the water. close lid and set valve to seal. cook for 1 minute.
  2. NPR for 7 minutes then Manually release the remaining pressure.
  3. Set to Saute mode and add the sweetener, vanilla and orange zest and Juice.
  4. Stir well, saute for 2-3 minutes as sauce thickens.
  5. It will continue to thicken as it cools. Pour into a dish or on top of cream cheese.
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Dinner help for back to school

Help With Dinner Time For Back To School Days!

Summer went by soooo quickly this year! It’s so crazy that it’s September already!
I know a lot of kids are back to school already, I’m avoiding it a little bit longer over here. 😉 But, the schedules are already filling up for fall time!

Most of us are looking for help with dinner time for these back to school days.

And these are the crazy days I’m so thankful to have dinner packed away in the freezer. I mean seriously, with piano lessons and Lego class (my guy is super excited about that one), homeschooling, and chasing around our 1-year-old.  Rushing us all off to Awana classes and MomStrong Bible Study… The last thing I can do is spend loads of time prepping and cooking dinner every single night!!!

So, in case dinner time is crazy for you too, I thought I’d share how we use our membership with Once A Month Meals to help!

Here’s how it we use it to Help with dinner time for back to school

I love love love using my Instant Pot with my freezer meals.. guys, you don’t even have to remember to thaw your dinner!!!!! If you use your crock pot as much as I use to, you know that it’s a super bummer when you forget to get out your meat or whatever for your crock pot to be able to cook it all day long for you…. so in comes the joy of the Instant pot! Seriously, from the freezer.. some of my meals are as quick as 20 minutes from freezer to table! I’m not even kidding! This has been a game. changer. over. here. 🙂

So, Here’s what I do.

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Strawberry Chicken Salad

Strawberry Chicken Salad

We love eating this Strawberry Chicken Salad all summer long! A little crusty bread is all you need for a complete, refreshing meal!

 

Strawberry Chicken Salad

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you are anything like us, you have been filling these “last days of summer” with as much sun and fun as you possibly can. Or perhaps you are amoung the many who have already started school and all sorts of busy activities. Either way, You should add this refreshing salad to your regular menu, especially while the days are still so warm!

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