One afternoon we were trying to find a recipe that we had both liked and our search skills were failing us. We couldn’t find the recipe at all! So what did we do? We decided that making this recipe site would be a great way to keep track of the recipes which we enjoy, as well as share them with friends. Hopefully you’ll enjoy our “cookbook” recipe blog.

This is a work in progress… It we apologize if things are perfect. I know we need to add more pictures.
Let us know if you try a recipe, love it or hate it, and if you have any customizations you did that made it even better. 

American Asparagus Bacon BBQ Beets Biscuits Bok Choy Brussel Sprouts Butternut Squash Cabbage Cheese Chicken Corn Curry Dry Rub Eggplant Eggs Garlic Green Beans Ground Beef Instant Pot Jackfruit Kale Keto Lemon Lentil Mexican Miso Mushroom Pasta Penne pasta Potatoes Pot Roast Quinoa Salad Sauce Slow Cooker Soup Stir-fry Sweet Potato Syrup Thyme Tomato Vegetables Vegetarian

• Children’s Sensory Activities
  Here is a collection of recipes to have some fun and interactive sensory play with your child. I got these from my mother who used to be a preschool teacher.… Read more: Children’s Sensory Activities
• Asparagus Gruyere Tart
  We love asparagus! It doesn’t really matter how it’s made, we’re going to eat it. Even our little one loves to eat them as fast as we’ll give them to… Read more: Asparagus Gruyere Tart
• Citrus Beet Salad
  I get it… Not everyone likes beets. If you’re one of those odd folks that don’t, well go ahead and skip over to the next recipe. If you are like… Read more: Citrus Beet Salad
• Beer Bottle Label Glue
  One aspect of homebrewing that I always found fun was designing bottle labels for what I had brewed. However getting my custom paper label to stick to the bottle, and… Read more: Beer Bottle Label Glue
• Instant Pot Hamburger & Cabbage Soup
  We had a produce box that was given to us and we wanted to find a way to use as much of as we could. The box was packed with… Read more: Instant Pot Hamburger & Cabbage Soup
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  Red Lentil Sweet Potato Soup
  I was looking for some easy, tasty soups to meal prep that were also hearty enough for a breast feeding mom. This recipe stood out as I had just bought… Read more: Red Lentil Sweet Potato Soup
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  Instant Pot Spaghetti
  So for no reason what-so-ever I waited a long time before I made spaghetti in my Instant Pot. However, that has changed… and I’m going to be making it much… Read more: Instant Pot Spaghetti
• Instant Pot Crack Chicken
  This is the only type of crack that we approve of and that is Crack Chicken. LOL. I’m sure most of you have had it before, whether or not you… Read more: Instant Pot Crack Chicken
• Instant Pot Velvet Beet Soup
  This was a recipe that when I first found it, I knew that I had to give it a try and make a batch of it. It sounds so good… Read more: Instant Pot Velvet Beet Soup
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  Instant Pot Fresh Corn Risotto
  This was one of those “what do we have in the house to use up” nights. We have had fresh corn sitting in the fridge for a few days and… Read more: Instant Pot Fresh Corn Risotto
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  Instant Pot Chicken Veggie Pasta
  This was a simple recipe that was really quick and easy to make. With Traci being pregnant, we’ve been looking for more nutrient-full meals that don’t go heavy on spice-flavors… Read more: Instant Pot Chicken Veggie Pasta
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  Garlic and Bacon Green Beans
  Here’s another great dinner side dish that Traci dug up during our Corona virus quarantine. It was super quick and easy to make. As you can imagine, anything with garlic… Read more: Garlic and Bacon Green Beans
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  Penne with Brussels Sprouts and Bacon
  I purchased brussel sprouts on a whim while out grocery shopping. We both enjoy eating them, and for whatever reason they looked really tasty when i had walked past them… Read more: Penne with Brussels Sprouts and Bacon
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  Chicken & Asparagus Stir-fry
  We’re doing lots of cooking at home amid this Corona virus pandemic. We have ordered some pickup weekly to support local restuarants. But we spent a small fortune on groceries… Read more: Chicken & Asparagus Stir-fry
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  Simple Coleslaw
  This is a very simple, four ingredient, coleslaw recipe. It can be a solid base recipe if you want to doctor it up to you own liking, check out some… Read more: Simple Coleslaw
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  Ground Beef Stroganoff
  We’re doing a lot of cooking at home during this COVID pandemic. Last night Traci whipped together this fantastic beef stroganoff. It was quick and easy to make. And it… Read more: Ground Beef Stroganoff
• Instant Pot Perfectly Hard Boiled Eggs
  Eggs are great! They are one of my favorites dishes. Really they are, I could them everyday. Hard boiled eggs are easy to enjoy by themselves as a meal or… Read more: Instant Pot Perfectly Hard Boiled Eggs
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  Easy Sweet Corn on the Cob
  There’s not much to this recipe, it’s just a pot of water and corn. I only added it on here because I can never remember if I’m supposed to boil… Read more: Easy Sweet Corn on the Cob
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  Instant Pot Potato Corn Chowder
  We’re currently adhering to a State of Hawaii and a City of Honolulu stay-at-home order to try to limit the spread the corona virus. That means it’s the perfect time… Read more: Instant Pot Potato Corn Chowder
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  Banana Bread
  Who doesn’t love banana bread? Especially when it is hot and fresh. With coffee or with ice cream, it’s one treat that is hard to say no to. With all… Read more: Banana Bread
• Lucky Charms Treats
  Most people enjoy Rice Krispies treats. That crunch of cereal and held together by deliciously sweet marshmallows… It’s enough to make you momentarily feel like a kid again for a… Read more: Lucky Charms Treats
• Pecan Pie Cupcakes
  Traci is an amazing baker. This year for Thanksgiving she made some pecan pie cupcakes to take to our friends’ house where we were celebrating, and they were awesome! They… Read more: Pecan Pie Cupcakes
• Instant Pot Keto Queso Chicken Soup
  It’s been a while since we made this, but I’m just getting around to posting it…. Just from the name alone you can tell that this is going to be… Read more: Instant Pot Keto Queso Chicken Soup
• Oven Bacon
  There are countless ways to cook bacon. I feel like I’ve tried most of them. One of the easiest methods is definitely cooking it in the oven. See below. Meal-prep… Read more: Oven Bacon
• Homemade Mayonnaise
  Okay, I know some of you out there despise mayonnaise. If you’re one of those people… Save yourself the time, go ahead and skip over to the next recipe now.… Read more: Homemade Mayonnaise
• Maple Bacon Brussels Sprouts
  These are fucking delicious! They are one of Traci’s favorite, and when ever I make them she reminds me about 20 times an hour about how much she likes them.… Read more: Maple Bacon Brussels Sprouts
• Tofu Tacos
  One of my vegetarian co-workers shared this recipe with me. I figure I’d give it a shot, and to be honest… It was really tasty! There is lots of flavor… Read more: Tofu Tacos
• “Instant” Roasted Garlic
  In an attempt to be more efficient with time, and not out of laziness, I tried taking a shortcut and making some roasted garlic in my instant pot. Okay, okay.… Read more: “Instant” Roasted Garlic
• Instant Pot Autumn Mash
  I love me some mashed potatoes. Those rich creamy carbs that just melt away on your tongue… You know what I’m talking about. Well I was excited when i came… Read more: Instant Pot Autumn Mash
• Miso Maple Roasted Veggies
  You are going to love these! The taste of miso and maple really bring out something special in the roast vegetables. These disappear fast in our house, we all go… Read more: Miso Maple Roasted Veggies
• Instant Pot Mexican Quinoa
  Our friend had gaven us their Costco size bag of quinoa, so I was tasked with finding tasty ways to use it up. After googling around for quinoa, and various… Read more: Instant Pot Mexican Quinoa
• Instant Pot Jackfruit Carnitas
  After the taste bud nirvana of making the BBQ jackfruit i was up for trying more jackfruit recipes. So, since I love mexican food, i figured that carnitas would be… Read more: Instant Pot Jackfruit Carnitas
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  Instant Pot BBQ Jackfruit
  Oh man! I was kinda hesitant to try this one at first. Jackfruit just wasn’t a fruit either of grew up around when we lived on the mainland. Since living… Read more: Instant Pot BBQ Jackfruit
• Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage
  This was our first Saint Patrick’s day with our Instant Pot, so you know exactly what we had to do… Corned Beef and Cabbage! Why don’t people make this more… Read more: Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage
• Instant Pot Golden Turmeric Lentil Soup
  We both really loved this soup. It had such a great flavor. The lentils dissolved away but added to this soup’s rich color. It didn’t hurt either that the weather… Read more: Instant Pot Golden Turmeric Lentil Soup
• Instant Pot Vegetarian Portabella Pot Roast
  So i originally had this as “portobello” but decied to cahnge it to “portabella”. Both are accepted, however, the Mushroom Council has adopted the two “a” version to establish some… Read more: Instant Pot Vegetarian Portabella Pot Roast
• Homemade Blueberry Syrup
  We bought a big bag of the Paleo pancake mix at Costco. If you shop there, then you have seen it or might already have a bag of it. We’ve… Read more: Homemade Blueberry Syrup
• Instant Pot Frozen Chicken Breast
  Okay I’ll be honest… I will often forget how long to throw chicken in for. So here’s my goto frozen chicken recipe for the Instant Pot.
• Instant Pot Green Curry
  Traci has been all about getting more and more veggies in. This was a delicious and fun way to pack all of our veggies into one delicious and easy to… Read more: Instant Pot Green Curry
• Instant Pot Creamy Red Lentil Soup
  This soup was fast and easy to make in the instant pot. Leaving the dairy out made it even lighter tasting. It is packed with lots great vegetables. Such a… Read more: Instant Pot Creamy Red Lentil Soup
• Instant Pot Mushroom Soup
  I haven’t always liked mushrooms, but over the years I’ve gotten to like them. This recipe is pretty good. It’s packed with lots and lots and lots of mushrooms!
• Instant Pot Creamy Tortellini, Spinach, and Chicken soup
  A.K.A. – Upvote soup. This soup can be found all over the internet and is most commonly referred to as “Up Vote Soup”. Aside from being a very photogenic, it… Read more: Instant Pot Creamy Tortellini, Spinach, and Chicken soup
• Instant Pot Summer Vegetable Soup
  This soup was so good. So filling and so many vegetables.
• Instant Pot Creamy Butternut Squash Soup
  This is a great soup. Especially when you can find the tubs of pre-cut squash at Costco.
• 10 Minute Tomato Sauce
  Sure, Sure… This might not be a true Italian sauce. But it does make a decent substitute when you don’t have all day to simmer your ‘real’ sauce. We have… Read more: 10 Minute Tomato Sauce
• Lemon And Thyme Chicken Recipe
  Lemon and thyme are two flavors that just go really well together. They also go really well with white meat, like chicken. Here’s another easy lemon and thyme chicken recipe. … Read more: Lemon And Thyme Chicken Recipe
• Lemon Thyme Chicken Tenders
  This was a simple recipe that was quick and easy to make. The brightness from the lemon and savory from the thyme, make them a quick hit at the table.… Read more: Lemon Thyme Chicken Tenders
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Quinoa Balls
  So this is one of Traci’s recipes for a healthy snack. I’ll let her tell you more about them later. 
• Furikake Salmon with Winter Soba
  I don’t typically like “fishy” fish. So salmon, for me, can be pretty hit or miss depending on how it is done. This recipe is a winner for salmon in… Read more: Furikake Salmon with Winter Soba
• Roast Chicken Over Curry Quinoa Salad
  This recipe was another great find from the FreshBox meal service. We enjoy it so much that we decided to hang on to it. 
• Caramelized Tomato Tarte Tatin
  This is one hell of a treat! Traci has made this a few times, and it’s quite delicious. A caramelized tomato has such a neat savory flavor.  If you want… Read more: Caramelized Tomato Tarte Tatin
• Garlic Roasted Broccoli
  How can anyone hate broccoli? I think it’s really tasty and that fact that it is such healthy vegetable makes it even better. The easiest way to bring out the… Read more: Garlic Roasted Broccoli
• Oatmeal Protein Bites
  These are one of Traci’s go to recipes for easy meal prepping. They make up a bunch of bites that store well. A few bites for breakfast, or one to… Read more: Oatmeal Protein Bites
• Super Kale Salad
  Here’s our Super Kale Salad.
• Tri-Tip Over Eggplant Ragout
  Tri-tip has got to be my favorite cut of beef. We got lucky and found this recipe in a pre-prepped, cook it yourself, dinner-in-a-box service called, Hi FreshBox. It was… Read more: Tri-Tip Over Eggplant Ragout
• Black Bean Sweet Potato Chili
  This is our favorite hearty chili, that is also healthy and vegetarian friendly. I can’t believe that we haven’t posted it to the site until today.  
• Tomato, Kale, and Quinoa Soup
  In an attempt to eat less red meat, we tried to searched for some hearty soups. I was on a kick to find a slow cooker recipe which is how… Read more: Tomato, Kale, and Quinoa Soup
• Honey Roasted Butternut Squash
  This was a great recipe. Costco sells containers of cubed butternut squash which makes this recipe so easy.  Definitely one that is easy and really tasty!
• Mississippi Chicken
  We loved the Mississippi pot roast a lot, but sometimes it just felt heavy after eating it for a few days (meal prepping).  So we talked about trying the same… Read more: Mississippi Chicken
• Chocolate & Coffee Dry Rub and BBQ Sauce
  One weekend in April 2016 we had a cookoff with our friends. The theme was “coffee”. We brought our top game, we had some seriously tough competition, and we won.… Read more: Chocolate & Coffee Dry Rub and BBQ Sauce