Italian Vegetable Soup (Instant Pot)

Instant Pot (IP) vs Slow Cooker. For me, it seems to have a similar outcome but at a quicker pace. There are probably some recipes that are still best suited for a slow cooker, but soups are an instant winner for the Instant Pot. I have so many cookbooks and cooking isn’t something I do…

Elderberry Syrup

There is a cold going around our area and it has come home to our house.  I’m not feeling it yet but the other half of the grove is under the weather.  Stuffy, sneezing, and all-around miserable feeling.  The modern routine of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines are being used but I thought I’d try adding a…

Black-Eyed Peas – Instant Pot

Happy New Year from The Alder Grove with a large pot of black-eyed peas! Our traditional lunch meal on the first day of the year here in central Alabama always includes black-eyed peas, greens, and corn pone (aka cornbread for my Northern friends). Greens are usually turnip greens or collard greens. Last year was collard…

Homemade Greek Yogurt

This weekend I decided to try out the yogurt button on the Instant Pot.  Fast forward 24 hours and we had a tasty treat for breakfast!  Making yogurt in the IP was easy.  Add 1/2  gallon 2% milk to the inner container.  Put the lid on and lock.  Press the Yogurt button twice until Boil…