The "grains" are springy, the zucchini...
Pressure cooker recipes featuring ingredients that are only available in the spring.
The "grains" are springy, the zucchini...
Although rice is usually soaked, the pressure cooker hurries the process along so that you can get in 1 minute what would ordinarily take 8 hours. This drink is refreshing, lightly sweetened with...
Jill Nussinow (aka The Veggie Queen) shares her hip strategies for preparing a satisfying vegan one pot meal, along with a recipe from her latest cookbook: Vegan Under Pressure - Perfect...
This pressure cooker conversion of a classic Italian pasta dish promises creamy broccoli, crispy sausage and al dente pasta. This dish is a flavorful one pot meal that...
When researching Posole it became pretty clear that, although this dish is not complicated, it requires lots of steps (and cleanup). I removed all of the extra pots and making this recipe not only faster but easier, too!
Asparagus is nature's welcome mat to spring vegetables. They're nutty, greeny, nutritions and require very little prep.
Personally, my family adores the wild asparagus but it's very hard...
Kamut has a long, varied and mostly forgotten past. Theories of its origins boil down to two: an Egyptian staple in ancient times or, as it is still used today in Iran, camel feed. Since my...
This is a roast that will turn heads and delight taste buds. The ingredient list is very short and there is very little prep, too!
I took my cue for this recipe from the popular hasselback...
This artichoke dip is unique in several ways - beyond being pressure cooked! It's made with fresh artichokes, not marinated hearts, and does not contain a single drop of mayonnaise or cream. ...
Chicory, also known as Italian Dandelion, is a tricky green to cook - there are many ways to do it wrong and serve-up a dish of in-edible bitter and twiggy greens. <span aria-label="Continue...
Margherita is my Southern Italian mother-in-law who, in typical fashion, took over our kitchen during her recent visit. She made Lucanian specialties from the little-known Italian...
This strawberry jam is not the same red-hot pectin-thickened sugar-filled jam you find in the grocery store. It's better. It's dark, tangy, sweet and intoxicatingly floral. These are...
Spring is almost here and I just can't wait. In giddy anticipation here's another one pot meal that is low prep, fast and...
..dare I say it?!? Healthy.
We used a very lean cut of pork,...
When fava beans are freshly picked, you can eat the whole bean (no peeling the skin around the bean) - if you picked them within a few days you can even pop freshly shelled favas in your...
Fresh beets are two vegetables in one. Delicious greens and earthy tuber. You can pressure cook the beet and then wilt the greens using the residual heat from the cooker. Sauteing them...
The luxurious and silky Carbonara sauce, dotted with smoky pancetta, helps the artichoke's naturally nutty and sweet flavor bloom.
Carbonara is a fairly new traditional dish in Italy -...
When I brought home this cabbage, I remembered the Austrian farmer's market from a few years ago behind Graz's Opera House at this time of year.
The ground was not yet covered with snow,...
This pressure cooker recipe marks the end of all other tomato soups!
Although tomato soup is American, I made a version that exemplifies Italian cookery: Exalting one ingredient and making it...
Super easy and fast to make, pressure steaming the prosciutto and the asparagus together give each a more intense flavor! Though asparagus should usually be cooked at low pressure, a quick burst...
A unique appetizer that continues cooking right in front of you! The mussels are steamed for one minute in the pressure cooker and served on a bed of radicchio and spinach that wilts in the...
This deceivingly simple recipe traveled through three countries to get here.
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I swear I made these before seeing Julia Robert's new movie, "Cook, Eat, Pray" "Eat, Pray, Love" - which is full of beautiful food shots when she is in Rome, not far from my house!...
This side dish will brighten up your winter table. When my husband tasted it his eye-brows hit the ceiling. The spicy citrus vinaigrette gives this steamed vegetable side dish bim, bam and boom!...
With just enough fennel to add a little liquorish flavor without overpowering the whole soup! Making creamy, thick, soups takes just minutes of cooking under pressure. With just 5 minutes of...
Stewed peas are "out" because no one cooks a vegetable until it's brown, mushy and almost irecognizable anymore. We want green, al dente and delicious veggies! Stewing them in beer...
Spring is already coming here, outside of Rome, so why not forage in the wilds of your backyard or nearby woods for Nettles to make a creamy soup? It's my recipe for a guest post on...
Artichokes are the darlings of the pressure cooker's repertoire - tough, fibrous and tricky to get perfectly tender - the pressure cooker turns this seemingly un-approachable vegetable into a...