Beef Stew in the Instant Pot ( or use a pot because the taste of this stew is sooo good)

Winter is a perfect time for Beef Stew & making it in the Instant Pot is great. Of course you can make this in a to on the stove or even in the oven if you do not have an Instant Pot. The recipe is delicious!

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Dinner This Week November 3-7 2025

I was deciding to make a Dinner plan this week so I thought I would share it with you! Of course it won’t matter what order you or I make these dishes in but I am going to make these 5 dinners this week!

I have put the recipes in the order that I am going to make them!

Monday– Stew in the Instant Pot

Tuesday– Vegetarian Chili

Wednesday – Fish Tacos at Home

Thursday – One Pot Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes

Friday – Simple Roast Chicken

Vegetarian Chili

It is getting really cold here so it is time for Chili & this Vegetarian Chili is a fav of ours I posted this in January 2017. I have updated that original post   I love a thick delicious chili. Most often, we eat it with ground beef but I do really like a vegetarian…

Fish Tacos at Home

I love fish tacos!  They  are so easy & quick to make at home & any fish can be used which makes this dish so versatile! You can even use a frozen breaded fish fillet if you want to! I have been known to do that when I can’t find any fresh fish that I…

One Pot Pasta With Fresh Tomatoes

This one pot pasta is really quick & a perfect solution for dinner if you just don’t know what to have, you are starving & want to eat soon!!! This really does not take long from start to finish! This recipe is from Martha Stewart . All of the ingredients for this dish go in…

Simple Roast Chicken

I  just think that sometimes a Simple Roast Chicken is one of the most delicious ways to eat chicken! This is a one pan dinner! The chicken is roasted with potatoes & vegetables! The smell of the roasting chicken fills the house up and whenever I make this, my family walks in and always comments…

It is Fall and I bring out my Instant Pot now!

I do not use it very much in the summer but I LOVE to use it in the fall and winter!

There are more recipes on this blog so you can do a search ‘Instant Pot’ and they should show up!

Here are a few Instant Pot recipes! If you do not have an Instant Pot, try these recipes cooking them in the traditional way! Soups in a soup pot! Other recipes in the oven!

Instant Pot Minestrone Soup..Vegan & Easy…

I’m running around today doing all kinds of errands, so making soup in the Instant Pot is perfect for today! So simple & I can just put it on & go! I just got home & tasted the soup. It was great…it needed some salt so I just seasoned the soup with some & promptly…

Chicken Soup in the Instant Pot *updated Sept/25

Well, I decided to make a chicken soup in the Instant Pot. Usually I cook my soup for hours & hours on the stove & then some more! Lots of skimming & skimming…this is how my grandmother made her chicken soup & my mom & my sisters… but I have found a new way for…

Instant Pot Chicken & Rice

This is a recipe for the Instant Pot but  you can cook it on the stove if you don’t have an Instant Pot. And if you follow this blog…it seems that I go through a lot of coconut milk…so stock up! I am loving my Instant Pot. ..this dinner came together so quickly. The flavour…

Pot Roast in the Instant Pot

Another Instant Pot recipe that you can make in the oven if you do not have an Instant Pot! This pot roast recipe is from the Tasting Table Test Kitchen. It is very different from the usual pot roast recipe that I make so a really nice change for Murray!!! A few points about making…

Middle Eastern flavoured Lentils & Rice … in the Instant Pot

This recipe for Middle Eastern flavoured Lentils & Rice made in the Instant Pot is great but I know you could make it in a regular pot if you don’t have an Instant Pot! But if you do… this is quick & delicious If you have not really tried this Lentil & Rice dish you…

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What to eat with those Latkes!

I love Latkes so many ways! One of my fav is to spoon some delicious pan juices on the Latkes from a roast!

Here are a few recipes that work perfectly for this!

Slow Roasted Pot Roast

I published this post last year & thought I would make this roast today so I am sharing the post again! I have a lot of time today at home, so I decided to make a pot roast in the oven…slow roasted until it is tender & the juices run thick My mom used to…

Roasted Chuck Steak …. delish!!!!!

One of my favourite winter suppers… a soft, flavourful, delish slow roasted chuck steak When I was a kid my mom used to make this all the time. A chuck steak is easy to cook for a busy household… it can be made the night before ready to eat the next day. Quite a tough…

Apricot Tzimmes Brisket

My friend Nora gave me this recipe for Apricot Tzimmes Brisket, It is sweet & delicious… cooked to tender perfection it is a wonderful fall/winter main course to make I had to change the recipe a bit for 2 reasons! One… my brisket was small, the original recipe calls for a 4 lb brisket, mine…

Wine-Braised Brisket

My wonderful daughter-in-law bought me this fabulous cookbook, THE GEFILTE MANEFESTO by JEFFREY YOSKOWITZ & LIZ ALPERN. I plan on trying to make as much of these recipes as I can. They all look very interesting and delicious. The first one I have tried is the WINE-BRAISED BRISKET WITH BUTTERNUT SQUASH. It uses a whole…

Simple Roast Chicken

I  just think that sometimes a Simple Roast Chicken is one of the most delicious ways to eat chicken! This is a one pan dinner! The chicken is roasted with potatoes & vegetables! The smell of the roasting chicken fills the house up and whenever I make this, my family walks in and always comments…

And here is my favourite recipe for Pureed Potato Latkes

Ingredients

4 potates, peeled & cut into chunks

1 onion, peeled 7 cut in chunks

2 eggs

1/3 cup flour

1 tsp baking powder

3/4 tsp salt

pepper

oil for frying

Method.. this is made in a food processor

  1. Put the potaotes & onion in the bowl of the food processor. Puree..until there are no chunks left
  2. Add the eggs & mix a few seconds until the eggs are mixed in with the potaotes & onion
  3. Add the flour, baking powder, salt & pepper to the bowl & process until it is well blended
  4. Heat oil in a frying pan
  5. Using a spoon, gently put the potato mixture into the hot oil. *** As this mixture sits, it gets watery, so I switch to a slotted spoon so that the latkes are not full of the water..or add a bit of flour & mix it in well…
  6. Fry on one side until golden brown, then carefully turn over & continue frying until that side is brown. ***I use a spatual & a knife to turn my latkes…so lift the latke with the spatula & use the knife to help turn it over gently… the oil will splatter if you turn them over too fast… so be careful…if you want to see how the spatula/knife work let me know & maybe I can add a little video….
  7. Put on paper towel to drain the oil off

Enjoy!!!

Beef Stew in the Instant Pot ( or use a saucepan ….the taste of this stew is sooo good)

Beef Stew in the Instant Pot is great. Of course you can make this in a to on the stove or even in the oven if you do not have an Instant Pot. The recipe is delicious!

Continue reading “Beef Stew in the Instant Pot ( or use a saucepan ….the taste of this stew is sooo good)”

Beef Stew in the Instant Pot ( or use a pot because the taste of this stew is sooo good)

Winter is a perfect time for Beef Stew & making it in the Instant Pot is great. Of course you can make this in a to on the stove or even in the oven if you do not have an Instant Pot. The recipe is delicious!

Continue reading “Beef Stew in the Instant Pot ( or use a pot because the taste of this stew is sooo good)”