In the Kitchen

I mentioned that my husband and Evan were on an adventure last week. That usually means I'm not in the kitchen much.

Last week was the exception. I had large blocks of uninterrupted time which I used to make some freezer meals for Marc's new baby family. I got quite a bit done and I know they'll be put to good use.

I tried this instant pot spaghetti again and it was just as good as it was the first time around. And I used this marinara for it.

I also tried these things. I made a batch of raspberry/blackberry yogurt in my instant pot so I could made these DIY Gogurts, or they could also be frozen and eaten like Otter Pops. I'll admit that it took me 3 or 4 to figure out the best way to fill the bags since the funnel included with the bags is very soft silicone and collapses pretty easily while you're trying to fill them. It was a little bit fiddly, but I eventually got a system going.

Do you know what this is? It's the last mostly useable garden onion. There are 4 or 5 still out in the bin, but they are soft, sprouted monsters. The remaining 3 or 4 heads of garlic are the same way. It's a sad day when I have to start buying garlic and onions.

I have to say that this slow cooker salsa verde pork made the house smell really great, but I didn't take the picture to show the meal necessarily. It was for those "bear claw" meat shredders. They really do a quick and easy job of it.

But why do I have 6 pineapples sitting in my kitchen? Well first off, one of the stores in my area is having a killer sale on whole pineapple, but that's not why I bought so many. I saw a gal on my Instagram feed bottle fresh pineapple and I want to give it a try. I know. I'm a little strange, but my curiosity was piqued similar to the recent Instant Pot adventures, and I want to see if it works, but first I need to locate one of those handy-dandy pineapple corer/slicer things. I'll report back.

Comments

[Rachelle]

So excited to see how the pineapple turns out!

[AP Man]

Whoa, homemade gogurt. Revolutionary! No more Disney themed dixie cups with the crooked popsicle stick in it?