Here’s a recipe where I took what I would have done on the stove and adapted it for the instant pot. I LOVE that I can saute, pressure cook and then saute again all in the same pot. One pot equals less work equals happy family. Let’s Get Crafty! Turn the instant pot to saute…
Author: melissabigler
One Pot Sausage and Pasta
Well… it could be one pot. But I was trying to bust it out faster and sometimes having the veggies cook with the turkey sausage takes longer… So tonight this was a two pot meal. Let’s Get Crafty! Saute together until softened: 1 tablespoon butter 1 onion, diced (I used half of an onion because…
Turkey Fun!
Are you still looking for something to take or add to your Thanksgiving celebration? It doesn’t get much more fun or festive than making this little guy. This picture is a couple years old… but I just love it and had to share. My nieces and parents put this together. No fancy recipe here! Just…
French Toast Casserole
Here’s a fun recipe to jump start the holiday season for a morning where you want to sit and enjoy sipping your coffee and playing with the kids while breakfast is baking away in the oven. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I love that it’s all about food with family and friends. I must admit…
Texas Ranch Chicken Casserole
This is an oldie but goodie from the Six Sisters’ Stuff blog. This recipe was made on a night where we were running behind and kept running into obstacles getting dinner on the table. This recipe is pretty close to theirs with some small adjustments. Emily and I went to the grocery store after work…
Shredded Beef for Tacos
Beef roasts were on sale and I wanted to mix it up with something different, since we recently had beef stew. Here’s a quick and easy crock-pot recipe that I threw together in 5 minutes. I actually very gently threw it together because Emily was taking her nap after church and needed a good one…
Quick Chicken Cacciatore
This was a quick and easy recipe that had the kids eating in just over 30 minutes. The secret trick here is using frozen chicken nuggets. This recipe is based on the Pampered Chef recipe in the Main Dishes book. It falls under the Weekly Express menu on page 21. Rather than using pasta for…
Beef Stew Hot from the Oven
I usually make beef stew in the Crock-Pot and wanted to make it using a Crock-Pot cast iron dutch oven that my husband got me for Mother’s Day. I’ve actually been wanting to try this for a while and was excited to have a Sunday afternoon at home to do it. Every good stew needs…
Beef & Spinach Lo Mein
This recipe comes from the Spring 2015 Taste of Home magazine Quick and Light. I don’t cook fresh spinach very often and I was excited the kids both gobbled it right up along with the meat and other bright veggies. Let’s Get Crafty! Getting the meat in some marinade: 1/4 cup hoisin sauce (this is…
We've Been Boo-ed!
Happy Halloween! I was able to sneak in some quick crafting on morning Sunday to get our neighbor surprises put together. This went into little fun baskets of Halloween goodies for two of our neighbors. It makes my heart happy to see how excited my son gets while trying to be sneaky during delivery. This…
My Crafty Corner 