Sashi Made A Purchase: Cookbooks and Mini Rice Cooker

This past week I received some Amazon gift cards and rather than using them for things we need, like new steak knives, I indulged myself by getting some new cookbooks. I received them yesterday and have already gone through the 2 air fryer ones and highly recommend them both, especially  "The Essential Vegetarian Air Fryer Cookbook!" I'm not vegetarian but I try to eat meatless a few times a week. I've even gotten Andy on board with some meatless dinners! I've copied several over into my "Recipes To Try" notebook and can't wait to try them. 🙂

I plan to go through the InstantPot book tonight! (Edited to add: I went through the book and it was really, really bad. So bad. Worse than my beloved church community cookbooks that I covet which are delightfully bad with a few hidden gems.  I'm not sure if the author has ever read a recipe or even eaten one. Please see some bad editing highlights at the end of the post.)

I also got a mini rice cooker. You see, I have a problem.  I am not good at cooking rice on the stovetop.  It turns out okay but not great so I usually end up making it in the InstantPot. The problem is that makes too much for a single serving. I don't actually care much for rice but Andy loves it so I make that for him when dinner calls for it. The fact that I rarely eat rice is probably why I suck at making it. Lol 

Isn't this cute??

I'm excited to give this little bugger a whirl! It makes up to 2 cups of rice but I can also use it to make quinoa which is something I've discovered I really enjoy. 

If you're interested in any of these, the links are below. They are NOT affiliated with me or I with them at all. I just like to share. 😊

Mini Rice Cooker

The Essential Vegetarian Air Fryer Cookbook

The Essential Air Fryer Cookbook for Two

The Ultimate Instant Pot Cookbook - I removed this link because the book is so baaaaaaaaad. Here are some highlights of the also awesome editing. 😂

Sashi Made A Recipe: InstantPot Lentil Sloppy Joes

I don't always eat vegetarian but when I do, it needs to be filling and comforting. These definitely fit the bill! My husband even requests these! 😯

InstantPot Lentil Sloppy Joes
 

• 1 c no salt added tomato sauce
• 1/4 c tomato paste
• 1 Tbsp chili powder
• 1 tsp sugar (white or brown)
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 3/4 tsp paprika
• 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1 Tbsp yellow mustard
• 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 1/2 c no sodium broth, divided (I use 2 packets of Herb-ox)
• 2 bell peppers, diced small
• 1/2 c chopped celery
• 1/2 c chopped carrot
• 1 Tbsp jarred minced garlic
• Pinch kosher salt
• 3/4 c dried green lentils

1. In a small bowl, mix together the tomato sauce, tomato paste, chili powder, sugar, salt, paprika, pepper, mustard, Worcestershire, and lemon juice. Mix well and set aside.
2. Turn the InstantPot on to the Saute setting on high and add 1/4 cup of the broth, reserving the rest. Once the broth starts to bubble, add the garlic, peppers, celery, carrots, and a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring frequently, for ~5 minutes until the peppers start to soften3. Stir in the sauce, lentils, and remaining broth. Turn off the saute setting.
3. Pressure cook on HIGH for 16 minutes then use the natural release. Give the lentil joes a stir and taste for seasoning levels before serving.

Makes 8 ~ 1/4 cup servings

On WW Blue 💙: 1pt per serving