Store It Foods

In America today, more and more people are living on a shoestring budget. That doesn’t mean we have to sacrifice quality food for junk, however. It can be tempting to take a wayward turn down the frozen food aisle, but there’s no need. It’s infinitely healthier – and practically as easy – to make a home-cooked meal from scratch.

Countertop ovens provide a smart alternative to the old-fashioned microwave. For anyone renting an unfurnished apartment, it can save both space and money. Countertop ovens make for a sound investment, especially when compared to a new microwave and a bulky single-function toaster.

Here’s a tantalizing recipe for vegetable soup that can be ready in less than half an hour! It’s a great meal for an evening if you’re short on time, and depending on the size of your family, makes enough to reheat for the rest of the week! In addition to the ingredients, you’ll need one of your Presto pressure cookers.

Ingredients:

6 cups diced potatoes
3 cups carrot rounds
2 cups sliced onions
2 cups sliced celery
3 tbsp. minced garlic
12 oz. tomato paste
2 tbsp. oregano
2 tbsp. parsley
¼ cup olive oil
6 cups water (more if desired)
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Chop all your ingredients and add them to your pressure cooker, then add the spices, water, and oil.  Make sure you have enough water to cook the veggies!  Fasten your pressure cooker lid, and place the rocker on top.  Set your stovetop burner to high heat, wait until the cooker is rocking and steaming.  Once the pressure cooker is rocking, let it cook for about 15 minutes, then cut the heat and let it cool down.  After the pressure cooker has decompressed, simply open and enjoy!

Delicate garden salads and other light cuisine are well-suited for the dog days of summer, but now that the November chill is well on its way in many parts of America, diners are clamoring for something a bit more substantial. I like to wait for an especially cold night to make the following pot roast recipe. It’s a rib-sticking meal that will satisfy even the hungriest members of the family.

Ingredients:
2 pounds sirloin tip roast
3 Tsp. Worcestershire sauce
4 large potatoes
carrots, chopped into manageable pieces
½ yellow onion, diced
3 cups water
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
1. Season roast with salt and pepper. Put oil in Presto pressure cookers and warm it over medium heat. Brown roast on both sides and remove from heat.
2. Pour Worcestershire sauce over the top, put onions on top and add other veggies. Cover roast with water.
3. Heat pressure cooker on high with lid on. Don’t be alarmed if rocker jiggles slightly. Bring heat down to low and cook for about 50 minutes. Check periodically and serve.

When you come home at the end of the day, you want to be able to enjoy a great meal.  But sometimes, you don’t have the time to prepare anything and will just pop a frozen meal in the microwave.  But you can enjoy real meals in just a few minutes with pressure cookers.It is very easy and convenient to use a pressure cooker.  And you can preserve the flavors and nutrients in pressure cooking.  You can also save on your electricity bills since they cook the food very quickly.  There are different sizes of pressure cookers so you can get the right one for your family size.  Coming home for dinner will now be an easy task.