Spaghetti with meat sauce, ground beef or turkey, in the Instant Pot ~ delicious and quick weeknight dinner on the table in 30 minutes.

Baby carrots cooked on the stovetop in butter, honey and brown sugar until tender and glazed, finished off with a sprinkling of fresh thyme.

Warm chicken curry with potatoes, classic Japanese comfort food.

Homemade tomato soup using fresh roasted seasonal tomatoes and fresh garden basil, finished off with a little cream.

Pho Ga, Vietnamese chicken noodle soup, made easy in the pressure cooker. Authentic pho as good as your favorite restaurant.

Pumpkin sheet cake with cream cheese frosting, a blue ribbon Minnesota state fair winner.

Country-style green beans, potatoes and ham in the Instant Pot ~ tender vegetables, smoky ham and flavorful broth in under an hour.

Brats on the grill, cooked in beer, butter, onions and sauerkraut. All in one disposable pan, serve with a swipe of Dusseldorf mustard.

Summertime minestrone soup with seasonal local tomatoes, zucchini, new potatoes and sweet corn ~ tastes like summer in a bowl.

Farmstand blackberries and peaches together in a cobbler ~ juicy, sweet fruit topped with biscuit-like crust. Best warm with ice cream.

Patriotic fruit pizza squares with fresh summer berries on an almond cream cheese crust.

Highly additive rendition of Chinese cold noodles tossed in toasted sesame and peanut butter sauce, with crunchy vegetables.

Easy ribs in the pressure cooker with apple juice, onion and fresh sage ~ finished off on the grill with BBQ sauce ~ in under an hour!

Brined and grilled shrimp skewers served with garden-fresh Chimichurri sauce.

Traditional warm German potato salad with bacon, onion, hardboiled eggs and tossed in a sweet and tangy dressing

Sour cream coffee cake with pecan~cinnamon~brown sugar filling and topping, a Sunday morning treat.