Want more with Brussels sprouts? See all our favorite Brussels Sprouts Recipes. So when Alex decided we needed an Instant Pot version, I was a little wary. Turns out, Instant Pot Brussels are delicious too! They come out crisp tender and mixed with butter, chives, and Parmesan cheese, they’re super flavorful. Not soggy or bitter at all. Keep reading for how to do it. How to make Instant Pot Brussels sprouts (a tutorial) Instant Pot Brussels sprouts are some of the easiest vegetables to cook in a pressure cooker....

Can you make Instant Pot sweet potatoes? When we first got a pressure cooker, we wondered whether our favorite root vegetable would work in this contraption. We threw in the raw veggie…and poof! Out came perfectly moist sweet potatoes with little effort and faster than an oven! The pressure cooker is now our go to method for cooking whole sweet potatoes. Here’s how to make Instant Pot sweet potatoes (scroll down for the recipe)....

Looking for more Asian keto dinner recipes? Try my keto egg roll in a bowl, keto ramen, and keto stir fry next. I typically cook at least one stir fry a week for my family, and my keto broccoli and beef recipe is always highly requested. They love it because it’s flavorful and doesn’t taste low-carb. I love it because the prep time is practically non-existent and gives Chinese takeout a run for its money!...

Keto Eton Mess When it comes to classic keto dessert recipes, I love whipping up some custard, shortbread, and this easy Eton mess! It’s no secret that growing up, chocolate desserts were VERY rare. I’m not sure if my mom had a vendetta against chocolate or she assumed it was the food of the devil, but it was pretty much non-existent. That’s not to say that she didn’t make desserts though- quite the contrary!...

Keto Nachos When it comes to keto comfort food, my favorite recipes to make are lasagna, pasta, and these keto nachos. If there is one cuisine I could eat for the rest of my life, it would be Mexican food. Growing up, my mom used to make Mexican food at least once a week. It was quick to prepare and relatively healthy, and something the entire family loved. While she typically made tacos or quesadillas, on occasion, she’d make a huge tray of nachos....

Happy New Year everyone! Hope you all had a fantastic, joyful and exciting start to 2016. I love cooking with seasonal ingredients. I just can’t say no to the wonderful produce that nature brings each and every season. I always think of cherries as beautiful fruits that make summer and Christmas all the more special. What am I talking about? Summer. Christmas. We are in the middle of summer in Australia right now....

What’s better than the combination of zingy lemon and pure sweet blueberry? These Lemon Blueberry Muffins are the epitome of the pairing, with a bright citrusy kick from the lemon and studded with pops of purple berries. Heighten the flavor with a lemon drizzle, which takes these muffins from good to wow. This spin on our classic blueberry muffins is a new favorite over here. Here’s how it’s done!...

There’s nothing like relaxing with a comforting dinner at the end of a long day. Fortunately, whipping up a delicious meal for your loved ones doesn’t need to be time consuming. How about an easy to cook meal that starts with simmering over the stove top and finishes in the oven? A simple recipe highlighting fresh seasonal flavors that’s guaranteed to blow your mind. Lemon butter chicken. Simple succulent chicken in lip-smacking lemon butter sauce....

Looking for an easy weeknight meal? Enter: lemon dill salmon. It’s fast, it’s easy, and it’s even fancy enough for a dinner party. Now: Alex and I are all about whole food plant based meals. But the way we eat is better described as the Mediterranean diet. It’s plant based most of the time, but seafood every once in a while. When we do eat seafood, this is the recipe we go to!...

Need more easy bagel recipes? Try my keto bagels, air fryer bagels, 2 ingredient bagels, or protein bagels next! I genuinely love bagels, but I rarely eat them because they have so many calories, carbs, and, is it me, or do they seem to be getting smaller? Well, lately, I’ve been craving a bagel like no other, so I devised a low-calorie option that uses my Greek yogurt dough as the base....

Low calorie candy When it comes to low calorie desserts, my favorite recipes to make are chocolate cake, lava cakes, and this low calorie candy. It’s no secret that I have a raging sweet tooth, so I’ve been making smarter choices. My downfall has always been candy- hard candy, soft candy, gummy candy. You name it, I love it. Recently, I’ve been wanting to make my own homemade candy, but with a healthy spin....

Our Classic Margarita is the most popular cocktail recipe that we make for friends and family. But if you’re entertaining around a bowl of guacamole, you don’t want to have to stop every 5 minutes to squeeze and shake a new drink. (We know from experience.) The solution: a Margarita pitcher recipe. This one makes 8 drinks so you don’t have to stop the party. It’s based on our classic margarita, so it’s got no added sugar!...

Here’s a fun variation on the classic Irish coffee: try Mexican Coffee! This spiked coffee cocktail stars two Mexican liquors, tequila and Kahlua, plus a little Triple Sec for good measure. Top with cinnamon and a layer of fluffy whipped cream, and it’s an irresistibly delicious spin on spiked coffee. (Looking for a morning brew of Mexican spiced coffee instead? Go to this traditional Café de Olla recipe.) Ingredients in Mexican coffee This Mexican coffee recipe is one of many spins on the classic Irish coffee....

We use the microwave a lot in my house. Between microwave brownies, mug cakes, and English muffins, it’s probably the most useful cooking method we have. Now, the idea of making an English muffin in the microwave may sound odd, but I promise, once you give this recipe a try, you’ll be amazed at how satisfying it is! Why this recipe works Ready in under 2 minutes. Yes, that’s right, you can have one fresh, warm, bouncy English muffin on the table in 90 seconds (like my low calorie English muffin)....

Step 1: Soaking the Chana To begin, soak the chana (chickpeas) for about 4 hours. This soaking step is important as it softens the chana, making it easier to turn into a paste later on. Patience is key here, as giving the chana enough time to soak will make the entire process smoother. So, just let them soak and you’re on your way to making a fantastic dish! Step 2: Grinding the Chana Paste Once your chickpeas have soaked, grind them up with ginger and green chili....

Step 1: Preparation of Ingredients: Begin by gathering all the necessary ingredients for making Moong Dal with Spinach. Rinse the moong dal under cold water and soak it for about 30 minutes to soften. Meanwhile, wash the spinach leaves thoroughly and chop them finely. tomatoes and ginger to prepare the flavor base for the dal. Having all the ingredients prepped and ready will streamline the cooking process. Step 2: Cooking the Moong Dal: In a pressure cooker or a pot, add the soaked moong dal along with water, turmeric, and salt....

There is this restaurant near my home that we visit quite often, whenever we crave Indian food. They serve fabulous food, you’ve to see the rush there. And there’s one dish we order each and every time. It’s this chicken tikka. Chicken marinated in a special masala mix and cooked in a tandoor. Yum. Yum. My version of chicken tikka is cooked in the oven instead of tandoor. But still it tastes super delicious....

Call it Singaporean, Malaysian, or Middle Eastern, Murtabak has become an absolute favorite in my home. It is basically paper thin flat bread or roti with meat or vegetarian filling. There are tons of variations for this recipe – adding more veggies into the filling like carrot or green peas, using a veggie mixture instead of meat etc. In fact, this dish just makes our humble flat bread a bit more appealing....

There’s nothing quite like the sweet, tropical flavor of mango. As you might expect, this sunny fruit is perfect for adding pizzazz to cocktails! Mango gives a complex, fruity essence to classic cocktails and takes them to a new level. In fact, we’ve got mango variations on three of our favorite classic cocktails! The mango cocktails below show a few different ways to incorporate this fruit in cocktails, like:...

Summer. The perfect season to grow your own vegetables. Sowing seeds, waiting for the tiny sprouts, watching them grow into big plants, harvesting. There’s something really special about all those little wonders of nature. We’d so much fun sowing some okra seeds last spring. Fast forward three months, and voila, we’re blessed with okras – plenty of them – big and small. Thanks to my little ones who never forgot to water them....