Wondering how long to cook rice, quinoa, farro, and a host of other grains in the Instant Pot? This temperature chart provides all the info you need!
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Simply Recipes
Slow Cooker Chicken and Rice Soup
Savory mushrooms, a hearty wild rice blend and a bit of herbes de Provence make this Chicken and Rice Soup special. Grab your slow cooker to have it waiting for you at dinnertime—it’s ready in 3 hours.
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Tasty Recipes for Busy Weeknights
Put your mind at ease by following this week’s meal plan, we did the hard thinking for you! Enjoy Cauliflower Rice Bowl with Garlic Shrimp for a quick dinner and bake up Molasses Spice Cookies for a special weekend dessert.
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The Best Non-Alcoholic Spirits for Building a Sober Bar
Enjoy your Friday night cocktails on Tuesday with these deliciously complex, booze-free spirits.
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5 Favorite Non-Alcoholic Wines
Curious about the world of NA wine? Here are five bottles to try!
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5 Flavorful Non-Alcoholic Beers
These alcohol-free stouts, lagers, and IPAs taste just like the real thing. Try one or all of them, especially if you’re partaking in Dry January.
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One Simply Terrific Thing: Earlywood’s Tera Scraper
Who knew that a simple slab of wood would become a favorite cooking tool? Earlywood’s Tera scraper is the best non-metal utensil for nonstick pots and pans.
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Slow Cooker Pork Loin with Balsamic Honey Glaze
The season of the slow cooker has arrived, and this slow cooker Balsamic Honey Pork Loin is a must-make recipe! Eat it sliced with cooking liquid spooned over the top or reduce the liquid to make a scrumptious pan sauce. It’s a bit of a flavor twist, but you will love it and keep coming back for more!
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7 Layer Bean Dip
It’s not a party without 7 Layer Dip! We make it with hot refried beans and topped with cheddar cheese, chilies, tomatoes, avocados, sour cream, and sliced black olives. It’s an essential Game Day appetizer.
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One Simply Terrific Thing: Wüsthof Kitchen Shears
Wüsthof kitchen shears are sharp, long-lasting, incredibly useful, and well worth keeping in your kitchen drawer!
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An Encouraging Guide to Eating Less Meat
You don’t have to go full-on vegetarian to reap the benefits of a plant-based diet. Here are a few tips to help you eat a little less meat overall, from daily habits to easy ingredient swaps.
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Easy Overnight Oats
Overnight oats are the easiest breakfast ever. Just combine oats and water in a jar, then microwave the next day. Make a whole week of breakfast in about five minutes.
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How to Steam Broccoli Perfectly Every Time
Delicious basic steamed broccoli recipe! How to steam broccoli so that it stays vibrant green. The easiest way to cook this wonderful vegetable.
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5 Fresh and Healthy Recipes to Launch into the New Year
Start January 2021 with healthy and fresh dinners that the whole family will love. Plus, whip up nutrient-packed Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Energy Balls for an easy weekend baking treat!
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Our Team’s Favorite Healthy Swaps
Looking for some simple ways to feel healthier and more energized for the year ahead? We’ve got you covered with these five ingredient swaps our team swears by.
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How to Cook Instant Pot Rice
Rice in the pressure cooker? Yes, it works! This is the most reliable, foolproof way to make fluffy rice that we know.
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How to Cook Chicken in the Instant Pot
Need chicken fast? The pressure cooker is the way to go! This method is fast, simple, and foolproof. Keep the seasoning simple or mix it up depending on how you’re serving the chicken.
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Easy Stuffed Stromboli
This meat and cheese-stuffed stromboli will feed a crowd! Homemade stromboli with ham, salami, provolone, and mozzarella rolled up in pizza dough. Easy to make, easy to share.
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Chicken Tortilla Soup
This is truly the best chicken tortilla soup! This classic Mexican soup is made a tomato based soup topped with crispy fried tortillas soup, avocado, Jack cheese, cilantro, and lime.
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Finish 2020 with 5 Tasty Weeknight Meals
Let’s end 2020 with comfort food like chicken noodle casserole, a healthy and fresh vegetable soup made with Freekah, and Hoppin’ John for good fortune.
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Prime Rib
Prime rib recipe, how to cook to perfection a standing rib beef roast, step-by-step instructions and photos. Perfect for Christmas and the holiday season.
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Instant Pot Pot Roast with Balsamic and Rosemary
Instant Pot Pot Roast shaves some time off oven-cooked and slow cooker methods. You can also cook the veggies right in the pot, making it an easy one-pot meal.
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Old Fashioned Cocktail
An Old Fashioned is a true classic. Made with whiskey, sugar, Angostura bitters, and an orange peel (or cherry) for garnish, it’s a cocktail made for whiskey lovers!
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Easy Panna Cotta
Panna cotta is such an easy and elegant make-ahead dessert for any special occasion, from Christmas dinner to the Fourth of July! Serve with a quick fruit sauce and summer berries.
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Classic Stuffed Mushrooms
These classic stuffed mushrooms are loaded with shallots, garlic, walnuts, breadcrumbs, and chopped mushroom stems. Sprinkle with Parmesan, pop them in the oven, and you’ve got a great appetizer for the holidays.
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Best Holiday Fruitcake
This easy fruitcake is perfect for the holidays. It’s light, tender, and full of dried fruits and nuts. Sprinkle the loaf with brandy, or leave it out! Either way, this fruit cake is a welcome addition to the holiday table.
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Easy Breakfast Casserole
This easy breakfast casserole is adaptable to whatever ingredients you have on hand—cheese, veggies, meats—and can be assembled the night before and baked in the morning. Or eaten for dinner—your choice!
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One Simply Terrific Thing: Rubbermaid’s Commercial Silicone Spatula
This high heat, commercial silicone scraper from Rubbermaid is a heavy-duty rubber spatula that puts all others to shame.
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Vegan Gingerbread People
There’s a new gingerbread cookie in town! Warmly-spiced and made dairy-free thanks to a lovely, light olive oil. Decorate them simply and enjoy, or gift to friends and neighbors!
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2020 Home Cook’s Holiday Gift Guide: Last-Minute Online Gifts
Need last-minute gifts for the home cooks in your life? From modest to over-the-top, we have fun and tasty options.
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2020 Home Cook’s Holiday Gift Guide: Stocking Stuffers Under $25
The best budget gifts under $25! Our 10 favorite small stocking stuffers for home cooks, from a must-have fish spatula to a fantastic chili sauce.
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Brown Sugar Snickerdoodle Cookies
These brown sugar snickerdoodle cookies are crackled with cinnamon-sugar on the outside and chewy-soft on the inside. This recipe does not use cream of tartar, but adds cornstarch for extra tenderness.
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Hot Chocolate
Homemade hot chocolate is a dreamy treat on a cold day. Make it with real chocolate, whole milk, and vanilla, and top it with a dollop of whipped cream.
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Twice Baked Potatoes
When is the last time you had Twice Baked Potatoes?! Here are two variations on a classic recipe: one with a cheddar cheese and bacon, the other with a blue cheese and chives. These are such a good side dish to a holiday meal or Sunday supper.
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Beef Bourguignon
This version of Julia Child’s classic Beef Bourguignon (or Boeuf Bourguignon) is made by stewing beef with carrots and mushrooms until it’s fall-apart tender. The sauce is rich, hearty, and worth every minute of slow cooking. Serve for Christmas dinner or any special winter meal.
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Ahumado Hibisco Cocktail
Looking for a new seasonal cocktail that’s sure to wow, but only calls for three ingredients? This slightly spicy, smoky, sweet tea cocktail is just the thing! Perfect for the holiday season – and beyond.
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Christmas Cracker Candy
Who wants Christmas Cracker Candy?! Saltine crackers coated with caramel and chocolate make a salty, crunchy holiday treat. What’s not to love?
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Christmas Cookies
These Christmas Cookies are buttery, tender, and ready for icing. A tried-and-true family favorite, this is THE cookie that Santa wants on his cookie plate!
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Pecan Meringue Cookies
These light and sweet meringue cookies are made with just three ingredients: egg whites, sugar, and pecans. Great for Christmas or for a Passover or Easter treat! Start them the night before and let them cool slowly in the oven until morning.
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Ham and White Bean Soup
Hearty Ham and Bean Soup, perfect for cold winter days! White beans, ham shanks, onions, celery, carrots, garlic, Tabasco, and herbs make this delicious ham and bean soup a cool weather classic.
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Ginger Pennies
Move over gingerbread man; there’s a new cookie in town! These one-bite slice-and-bake spiced ginger and lemon cookies pack a flavorful punch. Be prepared—they are the first to go on any holiday cookie tray.
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Camembert-Stuffed Sausage Balls
We’re taking this beloved, retro recipe up a notch with Italian sausage, gooey Camembert cheese and fresh herbs. Meet your new favorite appetizer, or a mighty fine addition to family movie night!
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2020 Home Cook’s Holiday Gift Guide: For the Wine Drinker
A gift guide for wine lovers! From wine coolers to wine glasses and a wine pump that actually works, this is a go-to list of best gifts for those who enjoy their wine.
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Hungarian Butterhorn Cookies
If light buttery cookies with a nutty filling are on your holiday must-have list, this is the cookie for you. Rolled up, filled will a walnut meringue, and dressed in a snowy glaze, these cookies are perfect with tea, as an afternoon snack, or part of a holiday cookie exchange.
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Dinner Recipes to Make the Most of Holiday Leftovers
Holiday cooking means holiday leftovers! You could reheat the same ole same ole or you could reinvent them. Whip up these five easy dinners, including turkey sandwiches and pumpkin chili, to enjoy each night of the week.
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Turkey Chili (with Leftover Turkey)
This easy Turkey Chili is a great way to use up turkey leftovers from Thanksgiving and Christmas! Make it with shredded turkey (dark or white meat), kidney beans, onion, garlic, and tomatoes.
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Mom’s Roast Turkey
How to cook the best turkey for Thanksgiving? Roast it breast-side down! This is our tried-and-true method for Thanksgiving turkey and we share all the details. From defrosting to long to cook the turkey, we’ve got your Thanksgiving covered.
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Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
Make mashed potatoes in the Instant Pot or pressure cooker for Thanksgiving or just as an easy side dish! They’re ready in about 30 minutes, from start to finish and are perfect every time. Add garlic if you like.
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Lofthouse-Style Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies
If you’re a fan of soft and cakey Lofthouse-style sugar cookies, then this is the recipe for you! Add a generous layer of frosting and some rainbow sprinkles, and these cookies are ready for a party.
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English Toffee
Homemade English toffee! Top this crunchy, caramel toffee with dark chocolate and toasted nuts. It’s so easy to make and keeps for weeks. Ships well, too!
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