Other products by Presto Ratting 4.5 Out of 5.0 Special Offer Total New 33 Total Use 3 Read More From Here Now Amazon.com ReviewCooks lighter meals, healthier, fast and easy. 3 to 10 times faster than ordinary methods - faster than a microwave. Chicken, fish, vegetables and more cook to perfection in minutes. Tenderizes leaner cuts of beef and pork. Quick steam release. Stainless steel steamer basket. Pressure cookers have experienced renewed popularity over the last several years because... Read Full Story
For a few years now, I've been a fan of sweet potatoes. In fact, nearly two years ago I made the bold statement that Sweet Potatoes are the New Potatoes , in a BlogHer post outlining why sweet potatoes are a better choice than white fleshed potatoes. Since that time, my love for sweet potatoes has stayed strong, and in fact I keep coming across more new ways to use them. If your exposure to sweet potatoes has mostly been the brown-sugar and marshmallow type some people cook for Thanksgiving... Read Full Story
This Sunday, Dustin and I were trying come up with a list of dishes that we haven’t eaten in a long time, since we’ve been relying on old standards lately. Our list is our menu for this week – Roast Pork with Brussel Sprouts, Pesto Chicken Pasta (to use up the 4 pounds of basil still in the garden), a Squash Souffle (from this month’s Gourmet), Risotto with Raddichio, and finally, our Sunday night Supper – Chilaquiles.
If you’ve never had Chilaquiles before, and have been turned off by... Read Full Story
Here’s a dish for iconoclasts: tagliatelle with tunafish simmered in butter, cream and parmesan cheese—a dish that violates one of the cardinal rules of Italian cooking: never mix fish and aged cheese. But this may be one of those exceptions that prove the rule, as the result is really very good.
Sauté a can of good quality tuna packed in olive oil, together with a minced anchovy fillet, in some sweet butter, mixing well and shredding the tuna with a wooden spoon as you stir. Add... Read Full Story
(about 8 side dish servings)
Ingredients:
1 ½ cups brown rice
3 cups water
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
1 (15oz) can pumpkin
2 large carrots, peeled and finely grated
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp ground cloves
Instructions:
Place water and brown rice into a saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 45 to 50 minutes or until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed.
In the meantime, heat oil in a skillet and cook... Read Full Story
For those of you who have not worked with celery root, I encourage you to try it. Most grocery stores carry it. It’s the large root that the stalks of celery grow out of. It has a stronger flavor than the stalks. Just ask someone in the produce section for help.
Even those of you who don’t like celery, I think you will like this soup.It tastes creamy and rich but is really low-fat.
3 T. butter
1 cup sliced leeks
1/2 cup shallots
4 cups, chopped , peeled celeriac (2 medium)
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Stir-fried Broccoli Recipe
Introduction:
When I first came across broccoli, I thought it was green cauliflower. Don’t laugh at me. Don’t you think they resemble each other?
Broccoli is beautiful though. Many cooks use them as decorations in dishes. They are often placed at the edge of the plate surrounding the main dish.
However, they can not only be used for decoration, but also be cooked as the main dish. They taste different from the cauliflower in a good way.
As far as the... Read Full Story
This is an amazingly flavorful crock pot ancho chili with black beans and red beans. Ancho chilies are dried pablono chilies, and can be found whole in the Hispanic section of your grocery store. They have little heat, but are full of flavor. Ancho chilies are the sweetest of the dried chili peppers, and have a sweet hot complex flavor which makes an amazing chili. I came up with this chili so that my toddler would be able to enjoy chili night too. I use to make chili so full of heat, that... Read Full Story
I never really loved Thanksgiving turkey. I loved the things that went with it: fat-laden casseroles masquerading as vegetables, Uncle Dave drinking a little too much whiskey and rolling around on the living room floor with seven kids on his back, spending the whole morning in the kitchen cooking with Mom with the Macy’s Day parade in the background, that amazing dressing that was only cooked on this one day during the year, tabletops filled with pies and cakes and everyone piled up like... Read Full Story
Honey is a natural “humectant” which means it attracts and retains moisture. Honey has the natural ability to attract and retain moisture Honey can be a great beauty product, especially when used for a facial mask. Stir 1 teaspoon honey into 4 cups (1 quart) warm water. Blondes may wish to add a squeeze of lemon. After shampooing, pour mixture through hair. Facial Toner-In blender, puree 1 Tablespoon honey with a peeled, cored apple. Smooth over face; leave on 15 minutes. Rinse with cool... Read Full Story
