Adventures in Instant Pot Cooking

Instant Pot Beet Salad with Arugula, Goat Cheese, Walnuts

June 23, 2017 Leave a Comment

Instant Pot Beet Salad L3 - Paint the Kitchen Red

This beautiful and tasty Instant Pot beet salad with arugula, goat cheese and candied walnuts has a delightful balsamic vinaigrette dressing and is perfect as a side salad or as a standalone lunch salad. It seems as though every restaurant I go to these days has some kind of beet salad. Beets have become really popular in recent years; you can find beets in everything from hummus and salads to drinks and even cakes. I love beets and their distinct, earthy flavor but I don't cook them ...

Instant Pot Vegetarian Pasta | Rigatoni Bolognese

June 13, 2017 1 Comment

Instant Pot Vegetarian Pasta L2 - Paint the Kitchen Red

Instant Pot Vegetarian Pasta - Rigatoni Bolognese - is a healthy, filling pasta dish that's worthy to be in your regular meal rotation, and you won't miss the meat! Although I love traditional spaghetti bolognese with meat, a few years ago I found a Giada De Laurentiis recipe for a vegetarian rigatoni bolognese and adapted it to make a pasta dish that's perfect for vegetarian meals and meatless Mondays. For the version of my recipe, I cook the pasta and sauce together, to make yet ...

Thai Instant Pot Massaman Curry with Beef

May 22, 2017 11 Comments

Instant Pot Beef Massaman Curry L4- Paint the Kitchen Red

Fragrant and Flavorful Thai Instant Pot Massaman Curry with Beef has creamy coconut, tender beef, potatoes and crunchy peanuts that combine to make this a highly satisfying dish that can be put together quickly for a delicious weeknight meal. Have I already mentioned how much I love Thai food? I especially love Thai coconut curries! One of my favorite Thai curries is Massaman (pronounced muss-uh-maan) curry, which is a mild curry and doesn't taste as spicy as a red, green or panang ...

How to Make Instant Pot Tamarind Paste

May 13, 2017 4 Comments

Instant Pot Tamarind Paste L2 - Paint the Kitchen Red

Tamarind paste or tamarind sauce is used to add a unique and delicious sweet and tangy flavor to Thai and Indian dishes. Learn how to make easy homemade tamarind paste with this Instant Pot Tamarind Paste recipe. An essential ingredient in authentic pad thai and massaman curry, tamarind paste (or sauce) is also used in many other Asian dishes including Indian recipes. In India it's also called 'imli' and is used as an ingredient in condiments, sauces, lentil dishes and curries. ...