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How to Boil Eggs

February 10, 2020 by Anna 7 Comments

A complete step by step guide to learn how to boil eggs to make them perfectly soft-boiled, medium or hard-boiled. These eggs are very easy to peel too!

You can serve them for breakfast or brunch, use to make deviled eggs, a cobb salad or an egg salad.

Learning how to perfectly boil eggs is a kitchen basic, that everyone should know. Today I am sharing my tips for cooking the best boiled eggs. This fail-proof method lets you make perfect soft-boiled, medium or hard-boiled eggs. The addition of salt and the ice water bath makes them very easy to peel. I use them for salads, on sandwiches, as a snack.

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Instant Pot Burn Message

January 9, 2019 by Anna 51 Comments

Instant Pot Burn Message – what happens when your IP displays “burn”, what is the cause, how to fix it and how to prevent it in the first place.

Seeing the burn message on your Instant Pot, can lead to a slight panic moment but remember: this is a smart appliance and it’s just telling you that the temperature at the bottom it too high and it turned off the heating element. It gives you a chance to fix the issue.

INSTANT POT BURN MESSAGE

Chances are that while cooking pasta dishes or chili in your Instant Pot, you saw the “burn” message on the display. The most common dishes that will cause that are pasta dishes and chili because of the thick sauce. If you read my Instant Pot Guide for Beginners, you know that the Instant Pot needs a thin liquid to come to pressure so a thick tomato based sauce is not ideal and it will cause the dish to burn on the bottom.

How To Create a Welcome Basket for Guests

December 4, 2017 by Anna 42 Comments

Simple tips to creating a sweet basket of goodies to make your guests feel right at home.

Holiday season is here! It’s everyone’s favorite time of the year. Not only because we get to enjoy our favorite holiday dishes but because we get to spend time with friends and family. Many of us will be traveling to do that and many of us will be hosting guests. One of the easiest ways to welcome guests into our homes is to create a simple but thoughtful Welcome Basket.

I am partnering with GODIVA to share with you about their Godiva Masterpieces, a line of individually wrapped chocolates that are simply perfect for a welcome basket for guests.