The first dish I made with the Instant Pot was pork and beans, a staple in our home.

Under pressure: Cooking with the Instant Pot

Safety concerns dimmed the pressure cooker’s star until the Instant Pot came on the scene

In “Under Pressure,” Queen’s Freddie Mercury teams up with David Bowie to sing that “love dares you to change our way of caring about ourselves.” Changing is a challenge, even when I might care for myself and my family more efficiently by adopting something new. Two weeks ago I recounted my experience with a new […] Read more

The shape of the instrument has changed, but the air fryer uses old cooking methods.

Cooking with hot air

I am a purist. I like classic methods and techniques with proven results. And I love knowing that what I am doing in my Prairie farm kitchen has been done for centuries by others in kitchens far different from mine. There are only so many ways of transforming raw food into a meal. Regardless of […] Read more