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Healthy Instant Pot Chicken Piccata

Yum I have been working on converting our favorite recipes to the Instant Pot! My latest recipe for Healthy Instant Pot Chicken Piccata is my daughter’s favorite and in regular rotation in my house. This recipe is a healthier , lighted up version of what you typically get in piccata.  No flour, a tablespoon of […]

Healthy Instant Pot Chicken and Broccoli

Instant Pot Chinese Food? Yes, please! This Healthy Instant Pot Chicken and Broccoli is a delicious, healthier take on your favorite Chinese take out! The chicken is sautéed in your Instant Pot, not fried, and features my favorite healthy swap outs! And the best part….it was on the table in less than 30 minutes!  Weekdays […]

Instant Pot Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

    Making these Stuffed Cabbage Rolls in your Instant Pot means less stress over what’s for dinner! The Instant Pot was such a game changer for me and it will be for you too!  This recipe  for Instant Pot Stuffed Cabbage uses simple ingredients for a hearty, nutritious dinner that is perfect for either […]

Instant Pot Beef Barley Soup

Yum And, just like that, it’s soup season. The beauty of soup? You can really make a soup out of anything you have on hand. It’s a great way to clean out your refrigerator or pantry and to get more veggies into your kids. And it can be made ahead of time, or in your […]

Instant Pot Short Ribs

Fall cooking and Family Dinners…these are two of my favorite things. Short ribs are the ultimate comfort food, but they take a LONG time to cook. Cooking them in the traditional way can take up to 4 hours and I don’t often have that kind of time. Once again, the Instant Pot to the rescue! […]

Instant Pot Tortellini Soup

Day 44 -or 347,228 -of Quarantine Cooking. Can anyone else relate??  My Instant Pot  has gotten even more use than usual as I try to make cooking  multiple  meals a day as easy as possible. There are days when I want to sit and create elaborate meals, but more often I want them to be […]

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Slow Cooker Beef Stew

It’s been a cold, rainy, wintry week here in NYC.  I miss the summer, but as the weather turns colder, its the perfect time  to break out the slow cooker! I use my slow cooker year round, but I definitely use it more in the fall and winter. We love all kids of soups and […]

Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas

Yum This recipe for my Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas was inspired by my family’s  love of Mexican food. Some of our favorite vacations have been to Mexico. We love the people, the culture,  the beauty, and the FOOD.  If you’ve been following The Brooklyn Mom for a while, you know I love to create our […]

Slow Cooker Pork and Lentil Curry

My experimentation with reinventing take out at home- healthy and EASY- continues! I am especially obsessed with Indian food these days. Yesterday’s dreary cold weather here in Brooklyn was calling for me to break the slow cooker back out. I had boneless pork chops and wanted to do something different with them. Thursday is  a […]

Slow Cooker Gluten Free Chicken Soup

Is there anything like a delicious, hot soup on a freezing cold day? Better yet if you can dump it all in and let your slow cooker do all the work for youToday was one of those days calling for soup and the slow cooker. I’m always trying to think of new and creative recipes […]

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