Category: Recipes by Ingredients

Instant Pot Melted Chocolate or Candy Melts

Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate! Ok, now that I have your attention, lets talk about one of my favorite non-pressure cooker ways to use the Instant Pot……water bath. The Instant Pot is perfect for getting water hot enough to melt chocolate and then can be adjusted  down  in order to keep the chocolate warm as long as…

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Instant Pot Guava Swirled Cheesecake

You have probably noticed that I already have a Guava Cheesecake on my blog, which by the way, is pretty darn tasty. Guava and cream cheese is the Cuban equivalent of peanut butter and chocolate or strawberries and cream. This new cheesecake is pretty much the same basic recipe (I mean why fix it if…

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Instant Pot Vegetable Broth from Scraps

Some form of broth is used in cuisines from just about every culture around the world. In my family recipes I use broth or stock in everything from my Matzo Ball soup to my Chili. Usually the original recipes use cubitos (bouillon cubes) or store bought broth. I still like to use cubitos when I…

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Instant Pot Black and White Turkey Chili (Chili a la Santiago)

  Chili isn’t a Cuban dish. The closest dish would be picadillo, a ground beef dish cooked in a tomato base and served over rice. However, my father in law makes a really awesome chili using traditional Cuban flavors that we all love and my kids often beg me to make. So of course I…

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Instant Pot Cuban Black Beans and Rice (Moros y Cristianos)

Rule of thumb for Cuban food….the crazier the name, the more delicious the dish. Ropa Vieja (Old Clothes), delicious! Fufu (mashed plantains), fabulous! Rabo Encendido (Flaming Tail), heavenly! But my very favorite side dish not only has an insane name, but is probably one of the staples of Cuban cuisine. Moros y Cristianos which literally…

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