As a side note I do prefer how the chicken turns out in the Instant Pot. If you do not like chicken cooked in the crock pot you can always boil it and add it later, use rotisserie chicken, or toss in chicken you’ve made for another dish. To make a 6-minute egg you just […]
31 Days of Living Well Spending Less – Pantry Inventory
Well looking through the #31daysLWSZ hashtag was motivating so I set to my pantry inventory. Realizing as I went that I’m in kind of a strange spot. I just moved into a home that belongs to my grandparents (in-law) while we await a new home. I inherited quite a few pantry items. This is great […]
Black Bean Soup for my Soul
Cooking… is always salve for my soul. Cooking… is always an adventure. Cooking… is always rewarding, even a flop teaches me something. Cooking… SOMETIMES is best done from a tried and true recipe. Soup is yet to be something I am just innately good at cooking. I can’t just toss together a soup. Luckily my […]
Who's Chopped? Ben – The Birthday Boy
Chopped Jacobson Style For Ben’s 21st birthday we hosted a “Chopped” competition. A cook off where someone teamed with Ben against another couple of chefs. Five courses, ten amazing dishes, with MANY secret ingredients it was a night full of food and fun. Ben has a new found love for the food channel. Especially the […]