I Can Finally Cook a Pot Roast
When I was growing up, my mother regularly made pot roast because my father (a native Midwesterner) liked it. I liked the pot roast and the potatoes that were cooked with it, but I detested the carrots. I’ve written before about sitting at the dinner table for an hour after everyone else left because I […]
New Instant Pot: Lots of Room for Short Ribs
I wrote in January 2019 about my hesitation over my husband’s Christmas gift to me of an Instant Pot. I’ve also posted some Instant Pot recipes (see here and here), which I made after overcoming that hesitation, though I was still suspicious of a pressure cooker. Well, over the past three and a half years, […]
Black-Eyed Peas: An Instant Pot Recipe
I reported earlier in the month that my husband gave me an Instant Pot for Christmas. Although it wasn’t at the top of my wishlist (nor, indeed, anywhere on my wishlist), I have tried to give it a fair opportunity. Here is a recipe for one of my more successful attempts: Black-Eyed Peas 1/2 bag […]
My New Devices: Solutions in Search of Problems
My husband is of the belief that I like gadgets. Some gadgets I do like. Some have changed my life—for example, my first Nook Color ereader and its later replacements. Before that, my Palm Pilot converted me to electronic calendars. And I love my current 13-inch HP Spectre touchscreen laptop, which is small enough to […]