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Instant Pot Classic Beef and Vegetable Soup

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Beef and Vegetable soup was one of my favorite childhood soups made by mother with great patience and love. She always slow simmered her soups for hours so the meat was perfectly tender and the vegetables and broth partnered together to create a symphony of flavor that made this soup Tre Magnifique! Things have changed since my childhood. Our lives …

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Russian Beef Stroganov with Italian Tagliatelle – Instant Pot Recipe

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Russian beef Stroganov with Italian Tagliatelle is an Instant Pot Recipe I created using basic ingredients from my refrigerator and pantry. This dish is everything you want a down-home comfort food meal to taste like.  And best of all, it’s a hardy meal that feeds 4-6 people and is ready in just over an hour.  To me, that’s the perfect …

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Instant Pot White Chicken Chili with Turmeric and Barberry Sour Cream

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Fall is one of my favorite season of the year, especially in Minnesota where colder weather means it’s time to pull out those big cozy sweaters and create some of my favorite comfort foods like this warm Chicken Chili with Turmeric and Barberry infused sour cream. If you haven’t guessed by now, I’m a huge fan of international cuisine. I …

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Lubia polow – Persian Rice with Beans

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Lubia polow is a traditional rice dish made with green beans, beef, tomatoes, and aromatic spices. This one-pot meal offers the perfect portion of tender meat, healthy vegetables, and rice for a satisfying meal your entire family will love. In Iranian cooking, polow is rice cooked with meat, vegetables, herbs and/or spices. Persian cuisine offers many wonderful varieties of polow …

Spicy Indian Lentil with Spinach and Tomato

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I absolutely adore Indian cuisine. The rich exotic flavors created through a combination of meats, vegetables, herbs and spices continue to define the culinary uniqueness of this vibrant culture. One ingredient widely used in Indian cooking is called Dal, better recognized for most of us as lentils or pigeon peas. There are eight different lentils that make up the foundation …

Italian Baked Cheesy Lasagna

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When I hear the words Italian Lasagna, it reminds me of my favorite dish my mother used to make.   My father was 100% Italian and my mother was 100% German but my mom had mastered the art of lasagna making, “Lorraine style.” For those food critiques who insist upon the extensive labor of homemade noodles and an herb tomato sauce …

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Russian Stuffed Peppers Recipe

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Print Recipe Russian Stuffed Peppers Recipe Yum A hearty one pot meal using sweet bell peppers, packed with your favorite ground meat, and baked to perfection. Serve this dish with a side of Sweet Milaya Rice and simple green salad for the perfect family meal. Course Dinner, Entrees Cuisine European Prep Time 30 minutes Cook Time 45 minutes Servings people …