I was sitting with a group of my friends one night and they were laughing that I needed a car decal for how much I loved and recommended my Instant Pot. The same week a different friend sent a plea for help with her new electric pressure cooker because it terrified her. Between friends, family,…
My husband loves curry… in all it’s lovely and vibrant but odorous glory. But it makes our instant pot sealing ring stink. And sometimes BBQ leaves this weird lingering smell that I can’t handle. Or that time my husband asked me what was on fire. “Oh, nothing, just the smell of the Instant Pot ring after cooking…
In college, I took an Italian language course taught by my lovely professor, Dr. Love. She was vivacious, she was interesting, and she was a storyteller. And she almost ruined tortellini for me. For years I had loved to make and eat tortellini. Yet, one day Dr. Love told us a story about how my…
The pings of popcorn popping in a covered cast iron skillet rang through the room as we gathered blankets, bundled ourselves in cozy winter pajamas, and picked out movies. You see, for the first time ever, we didn’t live near family and didn’t have plans to go anywhere for Christmas or New Year’s Eve celebrations. And…
Jenn started kindergarten. (Cue the emotions). However, instead of thinking “I am going to miss her so much,” I was thinking something more like “I sure am going to miss her, but I need to figure out a lunch plan for nutrient-packed, whole food meals that are still easy to make.” And somewhere along the…
In a last ditch effort to find a way to get dinner on the table while working from home and going crazy trying to “do it all” I bought my first Instant Pot. Which quickly turned to collecting all the accessories and even buying a second, larger pot for our family. Learn more about your…
I remember the first time someone told me they made their own chicken stock. This blew my mind and elicited my staccato response, “What?! Wait. How? Why?” For them, they wanted to know all the ingredients in the food they were serving their family. Similarly, I also desire confidence to know the food I feed…
“Ay um sum tuuu” Em, my two-year-old, squealed as I furiously sliced sweet potatoes this morning. That can be translated as “I want some too” and was in reference to the butternut squash and sweet potato hash recipe I was cooking up in our instant pot. I was on a mission to find a yummy,…
“EWWWW! What IS that mom?” Jenn exclaimed when I picked up a package of pre-cooked organic beets while shopping. To her, these veggies of dripping with nutrition were yucky, bloody balls of “don’t eat it”. But I had a plan up my sleeve to make a hidden vegetable smoothie she would love. And guess what?…
On a cold and wet winter day, there are few foods better than a rich and wholesome soup. With rain tapping on the window and kiddos bundled under blankets in the living room, I pulled all of our seasonal winter veggies out of the fridge and pantry to make a nutritious butternut squash and cauliflower…
School mornings are just busy. That’s all there is to it. Here at tiny tummy tales headquarters (aka-my kitchen), one school goer is joined at the table by 2 hungry right now little brothers. Easy make and plan ahead breakfasts for kids To begin with, school mornings can be a scramble of gathering last minute…
Are you on a special Gluten Free diet and are always looking for great recipes that are actually good? Or are you wanting to delve into Gluten Free recipes to try before jumping in? Either way, this is a simple and delicious chocolate cupcake recipe to try. Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe Prep time: 20…