The Instant Pot has almost certainly saved us its price in takeout at this point.
Mal: Then I call it a win. What's the problem? Inara: Should I start with the part where you're stranded in the middle of nowhere, or the part where you have no clothes?
'Trash'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
P.M. Marc - Apr 06, 2019 6:29:01 pm PDT #6688 of 30019
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
WindSparrow - Apr 06, 2019 8:01:27 pm PDT #6689 of 30019
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Laura, I'm sorryfor your loss.
Laura - Apr 07, 2019 3:04:01 am PDT #6690 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Oh man you guys. Now I have to buy an Instant Pot for sure. Mmmm, gadgets.
Laura - Apr 07, 2019 3:45:37 am PDT #6691 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
oatmeal with apple and cinnamon:
And I just bought the IP! It only cost me $4 because I applied cash back points from my Amazon credit card. I try and use that card bunches so I have the points sitting there for impulse buys.
Whee! New recipes and gadgets!
Theodosia - Apr 07, 2019 4:09:34 am PDT #6692 of 30019
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
If you have pizza dough on hand, it takes less than a half hour (half to heat up the oven to 400F) to make your own customized personal pizza. Faster than most deliveries, and tastier than frozen.
Jessica - Apr 07, 2019 6:08:05 am PDT #6693 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
For folks who want Instant Pots but can wait - the 6-qt Duo model has gone on sale for $59 on Prime Day for the past two years.
I haven't used my crock pot at all since I got mine last summer. It does everything the crock pot did, but better because it can be programmed more precisely. (Chicken in the crock pot was always a problem because it was basically impossible to not overcook it. If you have a fancier crock pot with better program/timer settings this may not be an issue.)
Indian food is probably the biggest selling point - every single recipe in Maddhur Jaffrey's "Quick and Easy Indian Cooking" requires a pressure cooker. And this butter chicken recipe is just about the most delicious thing ever.
Last night we saw 2Cellos in concert at Radio City Music Hall - they're a rock cello duo from Croatia, and they are AMAZING. D plays cello in the school orchestra and one of his friends introduced him to their YouTube channel, so we got tickets for the whole family + D's friend.
Today is all about house-cleaning even though officially it's National No Housework Day. But we have guests coming next weekend, so it must be done.
Jessica - Apr 07, 2019 6:11:59 am PDT #6694 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Homemade pizza - this is the easiest pizza dough. You don't have to be nearly as finicky with the measurements as Serious Eats says you should, and it pretty much makes itself.
Atropa - Apr 07, 2019 9:30:28 am PDT #6695 of 30019
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I'd use my InstaPot more if I could find a lot of low-carb recipes that don't involve tomato. Mr. Loomy is allergic to nightshades. But I am going to try making yogurt, and I just found a recipe for clotted cream (!!!).
Laura - Apr 07, 2019 9:44:57 am PDT #6696 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
I've only looked at one yogurt recipe and it seemed complex.
Tom Scola - Apr 07, 2019 9:52:46 am PDT #6697 of 30019
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I, sadly, did housework today, too. I actually found myself with some motivation, and that's such a rare occurrence, I figured I better use it while I had it.