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Instant Pot Burn Message

January 9, 2019 by Anna 32 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.

1-Minute Instant Pot Quinoa Recipe

February 17, 2018 by Anna 8 Comments

1-Minute Instant Pot Quinoa Recipe – the fastest way to cook perfectly fluffy quinoa in your pressure cooker! A great time-saver for meal prep or busy weeknights.

Serve this quinoa with Roasted Sweet Potato Black Bean Quinoa Salad or use in any recipe in place of rice.

INSTANT POT QUINOA

I am so so excited to share this recipe (or how-to really) with you! It is a huge time-saver for me and I hope it will be for you too. You can cook perfectly fluffy quinoa in your pressure cooker without tending to it, stirring, watching it. Just set it and forget it! All thanks to the wonderful digital pressure cooker, my Instant Pot.

How To Create a Welcome Basket for Guests

December 4, 2017 by Anna 55 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.