Notes about Recipes in this book

• Bone broth

  • Pandan on June 27, 2024

    Made this with only about half of the chicken bones from two roasted chickens, but the same amount of water. Colour and taste wise it turned out nice, also it was the first time my bone broth turned out completely gelatinised!

  • hbakke on January 05, 2025

    Great broth recipe. I would leave out the rosemary next time and modify the herbs for a more neutral tasting broth, but this was very good. Will repeat.

• Mac & cheese

  • sophia_csi5ki on January 26, 2026

    The Boursan cheese makes this a little over the top in my opinion - a little too intense. To the point of needing some acid to cut it. Skip that, and it’d be perfect, or add it with some BBQ pork with sauce, and it’s tasty.

• Quick quinoa salad

  • hbakke on November 29, 2021

    I used this recipe as a template for cooking quinoa in the pressure cooker and it turned out great. The resulting quinoa was fluffy and perfectly cooked. No more gloopy, wet quinoa from the stovetop. Edit: I finally made the actual recipe and it was pretty good as written. The only change I made was to reduce the quinoa by half because 2 cups uncooked quinoa is too much for 4 servings in my opinion.

• Jeffrey's blue ribbon chili

  • angrygreycat on February 04, 2023

    Kind of boring, would not make again

  • sheila_4posgp on April 18, 2026

    My husband typically doesn’t like chili, nonetheless never made it, but scored 2nd place in a chili cook off at work.

• Cream of mushroom soup

  • angrygreycat on October 17, 2023

    Very nice tasting mushroom soup. Not super thick. I substituted Vegetable broth and some water from soaking dried shitakes for the mushroom broth. Would make again.

• Hot & sour soup

  • BrendaD1962 on October 03, 2023

    Fantastic! We would have liked a bit more more “sour”, but this was still a delicious soup. I made just a couple substitutions based on what I had. I used cremini mushrooms instead of baby bella, gochujang in place of chili-garlic sauce, water chestnuts in place of bamboo shoots and I left out the tofu as we’re not fans of tofu. My husband had three helpings the first night, it’s that good. It would be a great soup if you had a cold as it’s spicy (but not too spicy). Great soup, will definitely be making again.

• New England clam chowder

  • BrendaD1962 on October 21, 2023

    Very good! The only change I would make next time is to add cooked crumbled bacon for some salty flavour. We enjoyed this chowder with BLT sandwiches. Delicious!

• Grandma Lil's unstuffed cabbage stew

  • gptoth on January 03, 2022

    I have cooked this on a number of occasions.

• Beef & barley soup

  • southerncooker on January 26, 2022

    This was good but after suggested time, beef was a little tough and barley chewy so I pressure cooked 8 more minutes.

• Rigatoni Bolognese

  • BrendaD1962 on December 02, 2025

    Very good! I only made one slight change to the recipe which was using 1 lb. each of ground beef and veal (instead of a total of 1 1/2 lbs of meat) and I would do that again. The sauce was silky (from the cream) and delicious. We loved it and I imagine leftovers tomorrow will be even better.

• Asian garlic noodles

  • BrendaD1962 on August 09, 2023

    So delicious! I used bucatini for the pasta. Loads of flavour and super easy. My husband and I ate most of it in one sitting. I’ll definitely make this again.

  • M3industries on September 12, 2023

    I thought it was a bit sweet and boring, though it was easy to make and the instant pot times were perfect. I used regular spaghetti and it was perfectly cooked.

• Mushroom risotto

  • adrienneyoung on March 04, 2026

    Works beautifully. Given the ease and the speed, a keeper!

• Jambalaya

  • Icecream2 on February 17, 2026

    Salty. Don’t add seasoned salt. Good with two sausages and shrimp. Liked the rice.

• Chicken & dumplings

  • GretchenHicks on April 26, 2022

    This was good but not good enough for me to repeat. The dumplings aren’t fluffy and what I was looking for. Making them from scratch was kind of fun though.

  • F00dfan on December 04, 2022

    This is my kids' favorite. However, I need to double the dumpling recipe.

• Mall food court bourbon chicken

  • CindyinOttawa on December 06, 2022

    Yum!! I made this in my 3-qt Instant pot, following the recipe exactly. It was perfect with lots of sauce (thickish, just like I wanted). Perfect over rice. Quite a few ingredients, but I had almost all because I do a fair amount of Asian cooking. Just had to pick up bourbon. Really good, and I will definitely make again

  • CindyinOttawa on May 01, 2023

    Yum!! I made this in my 3-qt Instant pot, following the recipe exactly. It was perfect with lots of sauce (thickish, just like I wanted). Perfect over rice. Quite a few ingredients, but I had almost all because I do a fair amount of Asian cooking. Just had to pick up bourbon. Really good, and I will definitely make it again.

  • mamacrumbcake on December 29, 2024

    This is easy but much too sweet. When I think of bourbon chicken, I think of chicken pieces that are seared and have a glaze clinging to it. This was so brothy as to be almost like a stew. To improve the experience of eating this, I recommend a lot of chopped, fresh scallion when serving, and maybe some heat, like chili peppers and maybe a little more acid.

  • KarenPR on April 14, 2026

    This was so delish. I added broccoli before the last step. This one’s a keeper!

• Best ever pot roast

  • angrygreycat on November 03, 2022

    Good potroast subbed parsnips for potatoes due to daughter's nightshade intolerances.

• Beef Stroganoff

  • Sparkles75 on September 25, 2021

    Delicious! Was surprised by how good this was and will be repeated. Only addition I made was a 1 tsp smoked paprika.

  • GretchenHicks on April 26, 2022

    This was amazing. Beef stroganoff is a family favorite and this is better and easier. Whole family LOVED it.

• Swedish meatballs

  • brenda_bv2nm8 on March 11, 2026

    Delicious! On the salty side, so next time I may cut back on the seasoned salt or try a reduced sodium gravy mix.

• Hungarian goulash

  • BrendaD1962 on November 29, 2025

    This dish was absolutely delicious. I followed the recipe exactly except used 2 1/2 lbs of boneless stew beef and used 1/4 cup of sweet Hungarian paprika instead of 2 T. I also served it over mashed potatoes as we’re not fans of egg noodles,with peas on the side (I love peas). Everything was cooked perfectly and the flavour was SO good. This will definitely be a repeat.

• Maple balsamic Brussels sprouts

  • BrendaD1962 on October 29, 2025

    This is a great side dish, fast and easy. I make these often but leave out the almonds and dried cranberries (just personal preference) and I don’t crisp them.

• Premium potato salad

  • BrendaD1962 on May 15, 2024

    Our favourite potato salad! I make half the recipe (2 lbs. of potatoes and 3 eggs and I halved the remaining ingredients). I followed the recipe, except left out the Thousand Island/Russian dressing (didn’t have) and substituted finely chopped red onion for the scallions. I also added a rib of celery (optional), bacon bits (also optional) and left out the optional cheese. Absolutely delicious. The only potato salad I make now.

• Apple crumble cobbler

  • brenda_bv2nm8 on March 23, 2026

    Delicious. Obviously not browned and crispy but you still get a nice chew from the oatmeal. I didn't have caramel sauce so I added an extra Tbsp of maple syrup. Will definitely make again.