Monthly Archives: May 2017

Instant Pot Bone Broth

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I have been making bone broth for a few years now, but I had only used my IP as a slow cooker and that took 16 hours (some recipes call for 24). This was my first attempt at adding this much liquid to my IP, but I trust Michelle at Nom Nom Paleo, (she hasn’t steered me wrong yet). I read through the recipe, and you can cook this at high pressure for 30 to 120 minutes. I decided to try 90 minutes, and it is the best bone broth I have ever made. I have made what I thought was bone broth several times, but it didn’t quite gel as much as this version. I was really pleased with the clean, rich flavor! The Instant Pot proves its value every time I use it. Thanks for reading, enjoy!

Instant Pot Bone Broth – adapted from Nom Nom Paleo

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  • 2.5 pounds bones – I used chicken
  • 2 medium leeks, cleaned and cut crosswise, and rinsed well
  • 1 medium carrot, cleaned and cut
  • 8 cups of filtered water (I use my Berkey for this)
  • 2 TBSP fish sauce

Directions –

Rinse the layers out
All the grit

**Be sure to clean the leeks well – there is grit trapped in the layers.

  1. Toss the veg and the bones into the pressure cooker, (mine were frozen). Pour in filtered water and fish sauce. Cover and lock the lid and cook for 30-120 minutes at high pressure.
After some fridge time, it’s perfectly gelled

2. Once the cooking time is up, let the pressure release naturally for 10-15 minutes, then manually release the remaining pressure. Carefully remove lid, and let cool. Strain and store in the refrigerator or the freezer.

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Blueberry Crumb Muffins

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It’s blueberry season over here and I received another pint of fresh, local blueberries from the farm! Thanks for reading, enjoy!

Blueberry Crumb Muffins – adapted from Little Sweet Baker

  • 2 & ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled – *put 2 tsp aside for the topping*
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup milk (any kind, whole or buttermilk is best)
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1 & ½ cups blueberries (fresh or frozen)

Topping –

  • 1  tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp unsalted butter, melted
  • ⅛ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup sugar
Directions –
Preheat oven to 425F and spray or line a 12 cup muffin baking pan. Prepare the streusel topping by mixing all the ingredients together in a small bowl.
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In a large bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder and salt together. Set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk the melted butter with the sugar, add the eggs, mix, then add the milk and vanilla, mix again.
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Add the wet ingredients to the dry and gently combine using a rubber spatula until moistened. Fold in the blueberries until just incorporated.
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Divide the batter into the 12 muffin cups, top with streusel and bake for 5 minutes at 425F, then keeping the muffins in the oven, reduce the heat to 375F and bake for another 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.