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Save the Juice when your done and any leftover clams for Clam Chowder
Do not eat UNOPENED cooked CLAMS . Just saying.
5 lbs Fresh Farmed Live Littleneck Clams (we called them Steamers or Butter Clams)
6-8 Cloves Garlic Minced
1 Tbsp Costco’s Better than Bullion Chicken
1/2 c water
1 small single bottle Sutter Home Sauvignon Blanc, White wine, Or Champaign (About a cup)
2-3 Tbsp Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice or real Lemon ?
1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp Old Bay seasoning
1 stick Butter
1 Tbsp EVOO
Optional : 3-4 Campari Tomatoes quartered
Rinse Clams and put it them in a steam basket.
Add everything else to the pot. Turn it to Saute, let it come to a boil and boil for a couple min then carefully add the Clams. Cover with a clear glass lid. Or just set the lid on..You don’t want them to come to Pressure at all. You want to stay close, because you have to check on them. Watch for them to come to a boil and then it will only take a few min to pop them open. (5 ish min). Turn the pot off and serve immediately. Get some of the liquor. Serve with bread for sopping.
1 Pie Crust Rolled any way to cover your dish. Recipe in files (I used half butter and half frozen Beef fat from Pot Roast skimmings and mixed in 1 good pinch of dried Rosemary and Rubbed Sage)
1/2 c Celery
1/2 c Onion
1/2 c Carrots
1 c frozen Mixed Veggies
1 clove Garlic Minced
1/2 tsp Italian Seasoning
1/2 tsp Rubbed Sage
1/2 tsp dry Rosemary crushed
5 heaping Tbsp Flour (about 1/3 c. Use 1 heaping Tbsp per cup)
3 c Turkey Broth
2 Tbsp Butter
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Pepper
Preheat Oven 375°
Either make your Crust first or use premade.
In a frying pan, heated to Medium, Drop the Butter in and sauté the Onion, Carrot, Celery and garlic, add the seasonings. Sauté for a minute. Taste it. Remember your seasonings will flavor your gravy. Sprinkle the Flour over the veggies and sauté for another minute, add the broth and turn the heat up to Med High so that the Broth thickens. Taste it. Turn the heat off and add the Frozen Mixed Veggies and chopped Turkey. Stir and pour into a cassarole dish … mine is the Black one.. 3” x 8”x 11”. Cut the Crust to fit and set it on top of the filling. [For the Breville smart Oven, set the rack to the Pizza setting].
Bake at 375 for 30 min. Turn oven down to 350° check for Bubbles around the edges. When it’s nice and Bubbly, see if the top is brown, if not turn the oven to Broil for about 3-4 min. Don’t leave at this stage, watch for doneness. Remove from Oven and let cool for 10-15 min before serving, this allows the gravy to set a bit.
INGREDIENTS: 1-3 Lb Butterball Turkey Breast or White and Dark meat Roast (or equivalent) 2 c Chicken Broth. 1 Tbsp Mrs Dash Onion and Herb seasoning. 2 tsp Johnnies Seasoning Salt or equivilent. 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning. 1/2 tsp Rubbed Sage. 1/4 tsp Thyme. 1/4 tsp Rosemary
INGREDIENTS FOR THE SLURRY: 3-4 Tbsp Flour 1/4 c Half n Half 1/4 c water Mix together and set aside, Use most of it to thicken the Broth for Gravy. Use all if you decide to use the gravy package.
Make sure that your Keep Warm feature on the IP is turned ON. Remove Breast/Roast from package but leave the net on. If you can’t remove the Gravy packet, Run that part, just the Gravy packet under hot Water, just until you can get it off. (Just an FYI here.. not like I’m gonna do this but… I spoke to Butterball, and they say that if by chance you do forget, or just can’t remove it, then it is food safe so it can be cooked along with the Roast, in the Oven anyway.) Spritz the outside of the Roast with the EVOO. Sprinkle with Seasonings. Add the Chicken Broth to the Pot and put the trivet in. Add the Breast/Roast to the Pot. Put the lid on and set to sealing. Set the time for 37 min, and allow 30min NPR. (pin will probably drop around 17-18 min in to the NPR, Don’t open the Lid yet.) When the NPR time is up, remove the Turkey and the trivet. At this point, I always check the temp… 165 is the done temp so I look for 155 or higher… so remove the net, cut through the Roast in half and check for doneness. If it isn’t quite there yet, dont Worry…..No need to Pressure up again in fact that is not good for the Roast. Remember that the liquid is almost boiling hot, so put both pieces, flat side down into the Broth, put the Lid on and let it set for a few min. Turn the Pot Off and then back ON to Sauté for about 2 min… (but DONT Forget it☺️) let it barely come to a simmer and turn the Pot Off again and back on to Keep Warm. Prepare to make Gravy in the mean time. Remove the Turkey to a warmed plate and keep Warm. If you want to make Gravy with the packet, turn the Pot off and onto Sauté Hi, then simply follow directions on the packet. Sometimes I use the Packet and add about 3 Tbsp of Flour, 1/4 c half n half and about 1/4 c water to make the Slurry. Add the Slurry to the hot Broth and stir with a whisk until it thickens well. Let the Gravy boil for a Minute after it thickens to cook thoroughly. *Another way to make a good, more Clear Slurry is to use 1 Tbsp Potato Starch to every cup of Broth. Stir with 1-2 Tbsp Water and Mix into the Broth… this one thickens on contact and doesn’t need to be cooked in. just heat it up enough to bring it back to HOT and serve .
INGREDIENTS: 1 c Beef Broth (Perfect use for leftover Pot Roast juice, in my case I used Braised Short rib juice). 1 lb Chuck Roast cut into 1/2” cubes. 3-4 cups home cooked Beans and Juice. 1 Onion chopped. 1/2 c dehydrated peppers (Or 1 green pepper and 1 red Bell) 6 cloves Garlic. 1 Aneheim. 1/2- 1 Serrano. 2 Tbsp Chili Powder. 1 Tbsp Cumin. 1 tsp Oregano if you are not using homemade beans. 1/4 c Tomato Powder Plus 1/2 c water. … or 1/2 c Tomato Paste. 1 tsp Salt. 1 Tbsp Sugar. 2 Tbsp EVOO.
GARNISH: Scallions, Cheese. Sour Cream
DIRECTIONS: Turn the Instant Pot to Saute and heat up for a minute. Brown meat in EVOO, add Onion Garlic and Fresh Peppers. Sauté for a minute and toss in the Dehydrated Peppers, Water and Broth. And then the rest of the ingredients, Beans last, don’t stir. Set the time for 4 min and then let it set to NPR for 30 min. Taste the Chili and add more seasoning if needed. If it’s a bit thin for your taste, then just turn the pot off and back on to Sauté, and reduce it down for a few min.
Serve with grated Cheese, Scallions, and Sour Cream.
I use the 8 q Duo Crisp. You can use the IP to Sear the meat in prior to cooking, but I use a frying pan for better sear and control.
6 Large Short ribs. 1 Onion Sliced thin. 2 ribs Celery chopped. 2 large Carrots chopped into 2” pieces. 1 Roma Tomato quartered. 4-5 cloves Garlic only smashed or crushed. 2 c Chicken Broth. Montreal steak seasoning. Sprinkle all sides. 1/2-1 tsp Thyme. 1/2-1 tsp Rosemary. 1/4 tsp Fish Sauce. 1/2 of a Single serve sized bottle of Cab Sauv Red Wine. 2 Tbsp Evoo
Flour and Water or Milk for a slurry for the Gravy if you want Gravy
Take the Ribs out of their package and bring to room temperature, about an hour.
Season the Ribs on all sides with the Montreal or just course Salt and Pepper. Using a large Frying Pan set to Med Hi, pour the EVOO in and add the Garlic to heat with the oil. Let it sizzle but don’t let it burn, then remove it from the Pan before it browns, and add it to the Veggies when you put them in the Pot. Set 4 of the Ribs in the Pan carefully and sear all sides well. Remove them as they finish up. Add the last two as the others finish up searing.
While the Meat is searing, add the Chicken Broth to the Inner pot. Chop and add the Veggies and all other Ingredients to the Inner Pot. When the Ribs are done searing nestle them down into the Veggies and Broth the best you can. At this point, I add potatoes to the top if I want them.
Put the lid on and set to Sealing. Set the time for 30 min, and then let it NPR for 30 min. Turn the Pot off and back to Sauté Hi for the Gravy. Remove the Ribs to a Plate and set aside to keep warm. Remove Veggies to a Bowl. Make the Gravy by making a slurry of 1 Tbsp flour per each Cup of Broth For the amount of Gravy that you want. If you don’t want a bucket of Gravy, then just pour off all of the Broth that you Dont want into a container to save for the next Pot Roast Broth or Soup and freeze that.. Say you want to Keep 3 c for Gravy.. leave 3 c in the Pot. Use a small bowl to mix 3 Tbsp Flour and 1/2 c water or milk if you prefer, stir well and then drizzle that into the Broth while stirring the gravy with a Whisk. Let it come to a boil for a couple min to get the gravy cooked well. ..
Normally, I just rinse, drain, de-stem and cut up my Berries, sprinkle them with Sugar, add a dash of salt that brings the flavor out, then taste them and add more sugar if needed…and let them set for a couple of hours. Then I make homemade Biscuits. When they are done and still Hot, I split a one open and lay them, Open faced, butter both sides, and then spoon a couple spoonfuls of the macerated Berries with the juice over the Biscuits. Serve with Homemade Whipped Cream. It is always Best to start with Good Berries but not all of us are Blessed with the sweet luscious Pacific Nortwest Strawberry’s that are that beautiful red all the way through. This recipe is good for all year around. I love homemade Biscuits and fresh Whipped Cream. Not always available… use the spray canned “Real Whipped Cream.”
*How to make Nasty Strawberries into Really Good Shortcake! Serves 2. Homemade Biscuits of course…good foundation. Recipe in the Files…these were Sourdough Biscuits but I have recipes for Both in the files. Or click here. Biscuits
Take your Horrid, hard, dry, tasteless , white inside Strawberries…slice them up to make about 1 1/2- 2 cups of Berries in a Bowl. Add a couple of rounded Tablespoons of Good organic Strawberry Jam, and a few shakes of Salt, (Don’t skip this! The Salt wilts the Berries and draws the juice from them to macerate in their juices) stir it up, and let the Berry’s set out covered for about 3 hours. Either Make fresh or use Leftover ones. Break 2 Leftover Biscuits in half and heat them up in the toaster oven, (Breville) Heat the Buscuits at 350° for about 10 min. Butter both half’s and Spoon the Berry’s with Juice over the two Half’s, and top with Whip Cream. Repeat for 2.. buuuuuaahhhhaahhha! ?
Serves 2-4. Double it for a full package (16 oz ) Pasta
I have a Costco bag of Hemp hearts and recently figured out that they taste and have the texture of Pine nuts, So they go great in pasta dishes and Pestos etc…
I’m only using 6oz Pasta. But you can do more. (4 oz Pasta to 1 c Water or liquid) If you use a full 16 oz package of Pasta then use 4 c Water)
6 oz Bucatini Pasta (it has a hole down the middle)
1 1/2 c water
1 tsp oil.
For the noodles, you can cook last if you want them really hot, because adding the raw Tomatoes and Mozzerella, and pesto, this dish won’t be hot. For the Instant Pot, break the noodles in half and add the water. Put the lid on and seal. Set the time for 4 min QR. Set cooked Pasta aside. Keep warm
1 1/2 c Cherry Tomatoes Quartered
1/2 c Parmasean
1/4 c Hemp Hearts
1/4 c Pine nuts
4 oz Mozzerella or Oaxaca Cheese chopped into 1/2”-3/4” chunks.
2 Tbsp EVOO
2 Tbsp minced fresh Basil (1/4 c Or a bit more)
3 -4 cloves Garlic
In a food Processor, put the Garlic, Parmesean Cheese and Pine Nuts, and process until it’s fine crumbs. Pour out into small mixing bowl. Add the Evoo and Basil and stir just to mix. Only assemble just before serving.
When dinner is ready, quickly add the Tomato chunks, Mozzerella Cheese and the Pine Nut, Parmesan mixture and just toss lightly to mix. Add Salt and Pepper to taste. Add more Evoo if desired.
These work best using a Silicone pad to roll out pie dough on see pics below.
2 c Flour
1 c Masa Harina
1 1/3 c HOT water
2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking Powder
1/3 c Lard.
In the Kitchen Aid add the dry ingredients to the bowl, and stir them together for a few seconds. Add the Lard and blend for about seconds to a minute. Add all the HOT hot water at once, then turn on the machine to speed 4 for a minute. Switch to the dough hook and gradually turn the speed up to just below full speed and mix for 3 min. Stop and divide the dough up and roll into balls. I do 6 small and 6 bigger, for burrito size too.
Cover with plastic wrap for 15-30 min to rest.
Press and roll out to nice and thin try not to over handle, dough should be soft but not sticky.
Preheat your Comal or Griddle to Medium heat.
Using a silicone pad, roll out as thin and as evenly as you can, rolling all the way over the edge. Notice in pic that you can see through them.
Lift Tortilla off with the rolling pan, and carefully lay onto the griddle. They will break loose after a few seconds which makes them easy to move around. Cook about a minute, and flip, then repeat, until they just start to brown and dry enough to stack. Cook just enough so they won’t stick together as you stack them. As they are done, stack, but cover with plastic until the next one is done. Cool the stack enough to put into a plastic bag while they are still a bit warm. Too hot and they will be soggy. Store in the produce sized plastic baggie.
I made my Tortillas, (recipe in General Recipes) file), but we don’t like the carbs so I only made 6 large ones from the filling but you can make 12 using Smaller tortillas and less filling in each. Pulled Pork Recipe in Files. Serve with Plain or Refried Beans, and Spanish Rice, (Recipes in the General Recipe and Instant Pot Files). You can also use cooked hamburger or shredded chicken for these.
1 1/2 lbs Pulled Pork chopped ( 3-4 cups)
1 lg 28 oz can Enchilada Sauce divided
6 large Tortillas (Corn and Flour Blend) Lightly fried in oil they need to stay soft. Not crispy. Do this ahead, and stack on a plate. Set aside.
1 c shredded cheese or chopped Mexican cheese (Oaxaca )
2 cups Mexican Blend Cheese
1/2 onion (1 c) chopped
4 cloves Garlic, minced
1 Aneheim pepper finely diced
1 c chopped CIlantro
1 Tbsp Cumin
1- 1 1/2 tsp Chili Powder
1 tsp Oregano
Salt and Pepper to taste
1/4 c oil for sautéing and more for frying the tortillas.
In the same frying pan that you fried the tortillas in, add 2 Tbsp oil, and the Onion, Garlic, and Anaheim and sauté until onions and Aneheim are softer. Remove from heat. Add the spices, Meat and Cheese and 3/4 – 1 c Enchilada Sauce. Just to flavor It.
Preheat Oven to 350°
In a Casserole pan pour about 1 c Enchilada Sauce. Take all the tortillas off the plate and put them on a paper towel on the counter next to the pan, then one by one dip them quickly in the Sauce, lightly coating both sides, then transfer them to the plate so they are ready to fill. Make sure to reserve at least 1 c Sauce for the Pouring over the Enchiladas before baking.
Fill each Tortilla with 1/6 of the filling and roll up . Lay them in the Casserole pan, repeat filling them all, laying them side by side in the Casserole pan. Pour the rest of the Sauce over the tops of the Enchiladas Sprinkle with 1 c shredded Cheese down the center of them.
Cover with Foil and Bake for 15 Min. Remove from Oven and Remove Foil and sprinkle 1 more c Cheese along the tops of Enchiladas. Return to the Oven for 10-15 min until Cheese is Golden Brown, and Enchiladas are bubbling and heated through.
Suggested sides: Beans, (Plain or refried) Spanish Rice (recipe in files), Lettuce..etc.
This recipe uses Frozen Chicken thighs, if you want to use Fresh Then you will only Set the time for 6 min and allow for 20 min NPR.
3 c Asparagus broken into 1” pieces
1 small Onion rough Chopped
3 cups ish Fresh spinach
4 oz sliced Crimini Mushrooms
4 frozen Chicken Thighs, bone in skin on.
1 Tbsp Costco’s Better than Bullion Chicken
1/2 Tbsp Johnnies Seasoning Salt or equivelent
2 c water
2 Tbsp Butter
1 c Cream
Salt and Pepper to taste.
Optional* dash of Nutmeg,
Garnish if desired, with Parmesean, scallions or even an oven roasted spear of Asparagus.
Your choice here, you can add the cream to the pot or do it after. I chose to do it after because I wanted less liquid in the bot when I blended it up. Put the Veggies in the bottom of the Pot. Add the Water and Butter, then add the frozen Thighs, spread them out evenly on top of the Veggies. Sprinkle with the Johnnies. Add the the Bullion on top . Put the lid on and set the time for 20 Min. Allow 30 min NPR. (Again, if you are using fresh chicken set the time for 6 min and allow a 20 min NPR).
Remove the thighs. Cool slightly and take the Meat off the bones. Don’t worry if the chicken isn’t quit done all the way, it will finish up when you return it to the pot. Either discard the Skin or chop it fine. Chop up the chicken. Set aside.
Using an Immersion stick Blender, blend up the Veggies until smooth or some smaller chunks remain. You can also pour the soup into a Vitamix for really smooth blending. Add the Cream, and Chicken, heat until hot. Don’t boil at this point. Season with Salt and Pepper.