Weekly randoms 7/23-7/29

cas060

What have you nicknamed your baby?  Ours is "bunner", after a vegan bakeshop we use.

megpants209

@cass06_07 we call it Padawan. I love Star Wars and they’re Jedis in training. Granted they’re not babies but whatever. I’m kind of judging myself for this as I type 

okayestmom12

@kayjay44 - WHY YOU SO PERFECTTTT? And. I feel you girl. I’ve got a serious bump happening these days and it’s bananas to me (4th pregnancy & 3TM explains it... but still...). 

@cass06_07  - B3 (for baby 3) or treś. We’re pretty original. 

etnyah

@cass06_07 We call him/her baby. Super original and creative. 

madreofdragons

Uh, I haven’t even come up with anything more than “this one”. 

BourbonBiscuits

My husband is working a wine tasting right now and I’m literally salivating over the descriptions. I think I would chop off a finger, Handmaids Tale style, for a “crisp, refreshing Sauvignon Blanc with hints of pear and green apple”

cas060

We make jokes that its in there chillaxin on a hammock smoking a cigar feet crossed while in feeling like im about to barf.  We might be over the top 

okayestmom12

Who do need to blame for making the knock off Olive Garden 5 Cheese Ziti IP recipe? Is it you @kayjay44?! Just tossed it in the IP and I’m dying. 

And because I’m feeling like an overachiever tonight, I made a batch of homemade chicken cutlets. I CANNOT WAIT TO STUFF MY FACE! 

PurplePoppy424

@kayjay44 Same, girl. Same. 

becks_726

@kayjay44 and @PurplePoppy424 you're both so cute!! I hope I have a little more time as a ftm but I'm also super excited to show.

We found out when it was the size of a poppy seed and Poppy has stuck.

I'd do a lot for a nice beer or glass of wine, sitting on my porch... 

Venessa88

@kayjay44 I just made the creamy ziti IP recipe you shared and YUM! It seriously was delish!  Thanks for sharing. Everyone enjoyed it. 

okayestmom12

Venessa88 said:

@kayjay44 I just made the creamy ziti IP recipe you shared and YUM! It seriously was delish!  Thanks for sharing. Everyone enjoyed it. 

So it was @kayjay44!!! 

So goooooooooood. 

madreofdragons

God, I love my Instant Pot. 

allthingsgo

madreofdragons said:

God, I love my Instant Pot. 

Yes! Made deliciously tender pulled pork yesterday. It never fails to amaze me with its’ awesomeness. 

kayjay44

I’m glad you all liked it! I had a lake day with my colleagues and I’m fucking dead and sunburned. 

Venessa88

@kayjay44 Oh no!! Sorry about the sunburn. I literally get a sunburn every time I'm in the sun. I'd have to bathe in sunscreen to avoid it I think.  

notthecheat

Nothing says welcome back from vacation quite like a good morning barf and dry heave. -_-

cali1710

madreofdragons said:

Uh, I haven’t even come up with anything more than “this one”. 

I’m with you. I was calling it “it” for a while until we learned there are two, not its “these” ha.  Very creative over here. 

I realy have been contemplating buying an instapot. That ziti looks fucking delicious. All in all, is the instapot all its cracked up to be? Worth the money? I think Ill need something like it for when “these” come. 

kayjay44

@cali1710 - it’s amazing and better than my crockpot alone (which we got rid of). We don’t use it as much in the summer but use it constantly in the winter. 

cali1710

@kayjay44 does it really cook a nice tender roast in 30 min? 

bleucheeznwine

@notthecheat sorry about the barfing. How was vacation otherwise?

kayjay44

@cali1710 depends on the weight but yes. And a whole chicken in 22 minutes. 

cali1710

@kayjay44 sold. Thanks! 

okayestmom12

Another vote of HELL YES to the IP. We use it at least once a week. Knock off Chipotle rice is a fav. Love making big batches of hard boiled eggs. Taco chicken. Made a cobbler in it a few weeks ago. 

jessier19

Another vote in favor of the instant pot over here. I absolutely love mine. 

danixbanani24

Yup another vote for the IP - makes awesome HB eggs too lol

madreofdragons

A big roast takes more like an hour but it’s like butter, and I mean, an hour?! I use mine a lot. Even for little things like pasta for pasta salad. 3 minutes after it reaches pressure, don’t have to stir it. I do rice, beans, carnitas, riblets, soups and stews in the winter. There’s super easy macaroni and cheese that I think I’m making for lunch now..

sjnsjnsjn

I cook now basically because of the IP. I seriously basically never cooked before. I've done a whole "rotisserie" chicken.  I make Indian food that, to my Caucasian palate so ya know but still, tastes amazing.  We do most everything in there. We pressure cook instead of hard boil a dozen eggs a week which are the best textured "hard boiled" eggs i have ever eaten.  I am like an ad for that thing!

jessier19

I also really love the yogurt making function on my instant pot. I never ever had any interest in making my own yogurt before I got the IP. Actually, I never really liked yogurt before I got the IP. But the yogurt I make in the IP is soooo much better than what I can get in a store, for soooo much less money, and it's absurdly easy to make. I do it once or twice a week now. 

madreofdragons

Kid friendly mac and cheese. No neon orange. Pasta. Milk. Butter. Cheese. Mustard powder for tang. No roux, 5 minute cook time. 

BourbonBiscuits

Y’all have all but convinced me to get an IP. 

bleucheeznwine

I love my IP. We should have like a pinned post of tried and true favorite IP meals. As shit starts to get more real for all of us (read: stressful and hectic with 9,000 appointments and screaming demon children), it'd be nice to have a quick resource. I usually go to Pinterest, but I often don't know how the recipes turn out before I try them as I can't trust blogger types.

okayestmom12

I dig that idea, @bleucheeznwine. 

BourbonBiscuits

I swear to god the next person who buys my kid a vtech or leapfrog toy is getting karate chopped in the neck. I hate them so much. They’re all getting rounded up and taken straight to the dumpster tonight. 

cali1710

@madreofdragons so did you literally put everything in the pot together and turn it on? That looks fantastic. 

jessier19

Yeah @madreofdragons I’d love the recipe for that.

@bleucheeznwine I love the idea of a pinned post!

madreofdragons

No @cali1710 just pasta and water at first, then you mix the other ingredients in while it’s still hot. Pressure cooking milk curdles it. Still super easy! 

sjnsjnsjn

some recipes basically yeah. Ones with meat you brown in the pot and then add everything else and go. It's pretty wild.

sjnsjnsjn

madreofdragons said:

Kid friendly mac and cheese. No neon orange. Pasta. Milk. Butter. Cheese. Mustard powder for tang. No roux, 5 minute cook time. 

If you felt like sharing the deets on this recipe, I am all eyes!

madreofdragons

I always take recipes and play around a bit, this is what I based it from. https://www.sixsistersstuff.com/recipe/instant-pot-mac-and-cheese/