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This delicious and hearty Instant Pot Bolognese cooks up in under an hour and has the complex flavors of a bolognese that has been simmering all day! Say hello to your favorite new meat sauce! As a bonus, learn the restaurant secret that makes all restaurant bolognese so velvety!

How to Make Instant Pot Bolognese

These ricotta meatballs are tender, light and incredibly delicious and are what meatball dreams are made of! They take no time to prepare but are fancy enough for a Saturday night dinner! Say hello to your new favorite meatball recipe.

Ricotta Meatballs

This ridiculously tender Instant Pot Pot Roast is made with only 3 ingredients but is loaded with flavor! Tender meat is surrounded by a luxurious sauce! Perfect for a Sunday dinner but easy and fast enough for Monday nights!

3 Ingredient Instant Pot Pot Roast

My Asian Style Grilled and Marinated Flank Steak is full of flavor, texture and that mmmmmm savory umami balance on your palate that makes you beg for more and more.

Asian Style Grilled and Marinated Flank Steak

Plov is the ultimate Russian comfort food. It's a one pot chicken and rice recipe that is packed with flavors and spices and just takes a few steps to reach ultimate rice perfection. Perfect rice and tender chicken that beg you for just another bite. Plus it's SUPER freezer friendly! How awesome is that!

Russian Plov…A One Pot Chicken and Rice Recipe

These perfectly charred Baja Style Mexican Hot Dogs are ideal for any summer cookout rain or shine! Learn my trick to getting the most tender and juicy dogs without sacrificing on the char factor! Topped with a gorgeously bright cucumber salsa and a spicy mustard aioli, these hot dogs are perfect for a summer BBQ crowd!

Baja Style Mexican Hot Dogs

This super simple recipe for how to make Instapot short ribs will save your life! Super tender short ribs with a delicious red wine and balsamic sauce will steal the show at any dinner table yet they are simple enough to make for a Monday dinner!

How to Make Instant Pot Short Ribs

Braised Short Ribs with Creamy Parmesan Polenta. girlandthekitchen.com

Braised Short Ribs with Creamy Parmesan Polenta

Meet your new weeknight dinner best friend! This Instapot brisket is done in one hour, including a heavenly sauce loaded with savory flavors! Forget the 6 hours of cooking time and enjoy a tender and juicy brisket on any weeknight!

Red Wine Braised Instant Pot Brisket

These one pan Balsamic Glazed Italian Sausage and Onions are an elegant twist on an Italian classic. Perfectly tender and gorgeously glossed this one pan meal will make you shine this holiday season! Plus, as with all great holiday must haves, these are make ahead friendly.

Balsamic Glazed Italian Sausage and Onions…One Pan Meal

My take on the classic beef stroganoff is deliciously juicy and is created in 30 minutes. Learn my simple tips and techniques to creating the juiciest and most flavorful beef stroganoff yet!

Classic and Easy Beef Stroganoff (30 Minute Meal)

When a wild mushroom stew meets puff pastry the most incredible and scrumptious crockpot beef pot pie is born. The stew is incredibly flavorful and ridiculously simple. Cooking it in the crockpot makes this a perfect make ahead, minimal effort entree that will blow everyone at your dinner table away.

Crockpot Beef Pot Pies

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I have to admit everywhere I go I always try and t

I have to admit everywhere I go I always try and take that perfect Instagram photo. The city of Austin is incredible for that there’s lots of cute little places in murals where you can take amazing photos.❤️
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However you wanna know my dirty little secret! I actually am not the best at capturing these kinds of moments 🤦‍♀️it takes me several shots in several different poses until I look what I consider Instagram worthy.
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However The most important thing is capturing the moment in it’s true honesty. And not having it be too contrived! That is Instagram magic🌟🌟🌟.
.I’m just happy that so many incredible influencers are coming out with the truth about taking photos and how many of them are contrived.
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My friend @jogrange completely changed my outlook on being comfortable with yourself by being yourself! Thanks @jogrange for inspiring us other Instagram Peeps to feel normal when our photos aren’t 100%❤️oh also the biggest coincidence this wall is in front of the Austin famous @joscoffee 😃
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See this glorious photo it only took eight shots to get it that’s good because my husband kept moving to different positions😁😁😁 Scroll through the other photos to see the mini other tries that we had of this photo until we finally landed on this one.
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Sometimes... I need a cookie. It doesn’t happen

Sometimes... I need a cookie. It doesn’t happen very often. But when it does these gooey chocolate chip cookies are IT!❤️❤️❤️
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Here is WHY these cookies are the ultimate chocolate chip cookie.
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✅the flour... or rather the amount of flour is the key here!
✅salt: I add a good amount of salt to really bring out the flavor of these gloriously sexy cookies
✅butter (duh): there are 2 kinds of butter here and they are both super important
✅the chocolate: bittersweet and in chunks for the ultimate gourmet bakery feel
✅espresso to really bring out that flavor
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Want the whole recipe? Head on to my story and swipe up!
Want the RECIPE AND AN AWESOME HOW TO VIDEO? DM about the chance to join my awesome on demand cooking course ❤️

I may have been slightly MIA... but part of my “

I may have been slightly MIA... but part of my “job” is to eat and travel and I take that quite seriously!!! 😉
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For hubby’s bday this year... I decided to surprise him with a trip to awesome Austin!
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✅We ate... A LOT
✅We Walked ... A LOT
✅We rented motorcycles and bicycles
✅And we are a lot 😹😹😹
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Over the next few days I will be sharing some of our favorite meal experiences :) and I promise they aren’t the Uber fancy kind ❤️
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Comment below and Let me know what you want to know about my trip🌟🌟🌟

✋ATTENTION DROOL WORTHY POST!✋ . Craving Baja

✋ATTENTION DROOL WORTHY
POST!✋
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Craving Baja fish tacos all day every day!!!! Baja fish tacos are actually super easy to make even at home!!!! There are a few tips to follow but these beer battered fish tacos have crunch, flavor and they are incredibly moist!
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✅get the right fish! Choices like cod, mahi or even catfish work beautifully!
✅you gotta beer batter them! That beer batter just gives it that unique texture and flavor!!!
✅deep frying is the only way to achieve a good crunch factor! And super easy to do at home as by long as you follow my simple instructions!
✅and you gotta have the slaw! It add more crunch and a delicious flavor!
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I’ll be linking the recipe in my instastories so head over there and make sure swipe up to get all the nitty gritty recipe deets!

Soooo for my fellow Russian speakers... this morni

Soooo for my fellow Russian speakers... this morning I was supposed to have a call with the famous babushka fira to talk about our collaboration with @rjd_juf FOR a Passover cooking competition this Sunday at 7:00 CST. But... her daughter picked up the phone instead ❤️ hilarity ensued !
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✅Go to my story and click the link to join in on the fun this Sunday!
✅check out @rjd_juf for more details
✅head on over to @gariksuharik for more babafira and company funnies

So I’m sick as a dog with strept. What adult get

So I’m sick as a dog with strept. What adult gets strept ✋ this one!
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So instead I’m leaving you with this photo in hopes that once again I will gaze at my oven lovingly with a scotch in my hand😂. Until then I’ll clutch my tea and antibiotics 😆.
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Happy weekend everyone!
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And a very special thank you to my beautiful and talented friend @theandrearappaport for making me look this good❤️

So it’s international women’s day!❤️❤️

So it’s international women’s day!❤️❤️❤️
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Wishing all my favorite ladies, love, health, happiness and May all the food we eat today cause us no weight gain! 😜😜😜
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Love big! Think big! Laugh big! 👊👊👊👊

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