My absolutely favorite thing in the kitchen (do you have one?)

I'm really, really bad at planning meals. Yes, I love cooking (most of the time), and yes, I adore eating (all of the time), but cranking out a home-cooked, healthy meal every day can feel like a real drag.

You know what I mean?

I've always admired and been a little jealous of the moms that make shopping lists and plan and pre-cook meals, but I'm just not wired that way.

Me? I'm busy all day, and then come 4 or 5 pm, I freak out about having to procure a nourishing meal for my family.

Sure, we have lots of home-raised meat in the freezer, but did I remember to defrost it? (The answer is: Nope.)

Enter the Instant Pot, my new absolutely favorite thing in the kitchen. I'm completely and utterly in love with it.

Here are some of the reasons:

~ You get butter-knife tender roasts in minutes. MINUTES!!!!

~ Hearty bean soups and chilli with no overnight soaking and a fraction of the traditional cooking time.

~ Creamy risottos without stirring.

~ Nourishing bone broth in 2 hours instead of 48 hours.

~ Dinner is done so much faster than usual (two to six times faster). 

~ It makes inexpensive cuts of meat tender and melt-in-your-mouth (and it cooks much faster!)

~ Food tastes amazing and is more nutritious, because the Instant Pot traps the flavors and nutrients inside the pot.

~ You put stuff in the pot and forget about it. No watching over or stirring at all!

Get your own:

Let me know if you have an Instant Pot already, or once you get one, what your favorite dish is!!!