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Instant Pot Kalua Pork

January 26, 2017 By Aly 7 Comments

Instant Pot Kalua Pork is ready in under 2 hours and is packed with flavor – perfect for your game day parties!

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Kalua Pork is one of those recipes that is always a favorite with my friends and family. Kalua pork takes a bit of planning, however, because it takes a full day of cooking in the slow cooker so when I finally succumbed and bought my Instant Pot, Instant Pot Kalua Pork was the perfect recipe to make.

I must confess – I was clearly skeptical because kalua pork ready in under 2 hours – ummmm… that seemed impossible. Now when I make it in the slow cooker or oven, it also takes quite a bit of time. Now, when some of my friends make kalua pork – they have an emu oven in their backyard so it is almost a full day to make it there. But 90 minutes in a pressure cooker – well, let’s see what the Instant Pot has can do….

Refried Black Beans Made Easy

January 23, 2017 By Aly 2 Comments

Homemade Refried Black Beans are so easy to make and are a favorite side dish for taco night. Forget the canned version, these easy Refried Black Beans are packed with flavor!

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Whenever I’m serving tacos, I often keep refried black beans in the pantry. They are perfect as a delicious side, as a must have ingredient in 7 layer dip or as the main ingredient in a veggie taco loaded with fresh toppings and cheese. As I’m trying to make more items from scratch this year, homemade refried beans was one of those recipes I wanted to try to make. I love Ellie Krieger’s healthy recipes and her refried beans recipe was a great starting point for me to play with making my own easy refried beans from scratch….

Blueberry Studded Boo Berry Cereal Treats

November 7, 2016 By Aly 1 Comment

Blueberry Studded Boo Berry Cereal Treats are whimsical sweet cereal bars drizzled with vanilla glaze and a bit of sparkle!

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Since I was a child, I had a thing for blueberry anything and Boo Berry Cereal from my childhood has always been a favorite. I buy a box or two once a year when it’s out around Halloween as a bit of a birthday guilty pleasure. I happened to spot boxes of this childhood favorite at my local grocery store and, like a lightbulb moment, I thought “CEREAL TREATS”. A couple boxes went into the grocery cart for “research purposes” and it was time to whip up some Blueberry Studded Boo Berry Cereal Treats….

Honey Glazed Carrots

September 13, 2016 By Aly 2 Comments

These Honey Glazed Carrots will be a family favorite for dinner – even your little ones will adore this side dish!

This recipe originally appeared on Cooking In Stilettos in April of 2012. The recipe has been updated with new photos and any recipe changes that I have incorporated over the years.

Growing up, if you had told me that I would become a fan of carrots and channel my inner Bugs Bunny, I probably would have laughed and told you that you were beyond crazy. Carrots and I are definitely not mixy things – or so I thought until an Easter holiday….

Southern Meatballs aka Grape Jelly Meatballs

September 1, 2016 By Aly 18 Comments

A classic retro appetizer – Southern Meatballs aka “Grape Jelly Meatballs” Just a few ingredients simmer in the slow cooker for delicious bites that your family and friends won’t be able to resist!

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links of products that I adore and trust in my kitchen. Thank you for supporting Cooking In Stilettos. This recipe originally appeared on Cooking In Stilettos in August of 2011. The recipe has been updated with new photos and any recipe changes that I have incorporated over the years.

There’s something to be said about retro. Retro is comforting, brings warm and fuzzy memories of simpler times where we weren’t freaking out about “Is my cell on? How many calories are in that? What the heck – I have 20bizillion things on my to-do list! Where the heck is my Starbucks?!?” and so on.

We’ve had a bit of an 80s revival here in Philly – with the Dancin’ On Air marathon and other things that are being buzzed about – and, let me tell you, the kids notice. My dear friend Heather, who we called Pickles way before Snooki from Jersey Shore tried to brand that, recently had a birthday party for her daughter Felicitie. Felicitie is a great kid, super smart and definitely a mini-Pickles. Plus, she’s quite the chef in training. I wouldn’t be surprised if she puts some of the Food Network peeps on notice and takes over their shows. Well, Felicitie isn’t one to just have any ol’ birthday party – she wanted it “80’s Themed” and the kids were to be decked out in their 80s best. I saw more neon and high hair that immediately made us flash back to our days on set, Aquanet and all.

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