Whats Cooking!!!!

 I finally gave in to the craze of instant pot and honestly it has been a life saver. I am not saying its going to replace all of the cooking utensils that you have collected over the years or the food taste much better when cooked in this. But what I can say is its a life saver for all you crazy busy people who would prefer to have a home cooked meal without having to baby sit the pan or even a traditional pressure cooker. That said, I have been experimenting a lot with some amazing successes and some not so amazing ones :)  There are so many versions of Instant pot and each one has its own set of buttons and settings.  What I have ?  I have  Instant Pot 6qt Duo Gourmet Multi-Use Pressure Cooker.  I am far from mastering all the tips and tricks of cooking in it but decided to share the success with you. Ingredients:  Olive oil : 2 to 3 tablespoons( you can choose to use coconut oil for more flavor) Yellow onion :  1 medium,  diced ...

With holidays around the corner lets prepare some cocktails :)  Ingredients Hendrick's Gin : 2 oz  ruby red grapefruit juice: 1 oz  lemon juice: 1 oz  rose simple syrup: 1/2 oz  Peychaud's Bitters: 2 dashes  cardamom pod: 1 (if you want to intensify the flavor, toast in a dry pan for a couple of minutes) Instructions Put the cardamom pod in a cocktail shaker and gently muddle, or crush, it.  Give it just enough pressure to crack the pod and a few of the inner seeds. Add the rest of the ingredients and then shake well with ice. Strain over ice into an old fashioned glass and garnish with a rose petal. Substitutes: I could not find rose simple syrup so I used rose water and grenadine syrup mixed together. Try experimenting with other alcohols like Tequila / Vodka. I have tried Tequila and it was good. Give it a try and do let me know. Till then happy blogging  Rakhee