Delicious Under Pressure: Over 100 Pressure Cooker and Instant Pot ™ Recipes (The Blue Jean Chef)

I've had Meredith Laurence's latest cookbook, Delicious Under Pressure (from her Blue Jean Chef series) for just over a week. I've made several recipes that were well received by my husband and teenage son, and after making several recipes and reading through the book several times (yes, I "read" cookbooks) I am quite sure this will be a cookbook I will use with my Instant Pot DUO and Smart model electric pressure multi-cookers over and over.Just like Laurence's earlier Comfortable Under Pressure cookbook that I have used many times every week for over a year, Delicious Under Pressure is extremely well organized and easy-to-read while browsing and more importantly, while cooking.Symbols in the Table of Contents and on the recipe pages denote which recipes are author favorites (BJC FAV), Vegetarian, and/or Super Easy.Pasta seems to be a big favorite in the Instant Pot community on Facebook; while I don't make pasta very often, there is a entire chapter for pressure cooker pasta recipes.My family loves meat, poultry and seafood, which have their own chapters, but the many vegetarian recipes in the non-meat chapters appeal to me as well; there is also a chapter for Vegetarian Main dishes, as well as one for vegetable side dishes.The first recipe I made was a side vegetable dish, Cumin Carrots with Kale. The recipe photo of diagonally sliced bright orange carrots tossed with contrasting green chopped kale was riveting; the preparation was a breeze (I subbed grassfed ghee for the olive oil). My family thought it was delicious. They usually eat kale without much comment, but they don't ever go back for seconds, nor do they often describe anything that includes kale as delicious, but both occurred with that recipe.The pages are liberally sprinkled with great tips and suggestions (and variations) in the sidebars and margins near relevant recipes (yet they don't crowd the recipe text). 120+ recipes include a nice variety of recipes for every meal of the day, ranging from updated American and Canadian classics to streamlined international dishes, busy day meals-in-a-hurry to impressive looking special occasion meals, all with mouthwatering photographs.A few ingredients for a handful of recipes might not be staple items in everyone's pantry, but I don't recall seeing ingredients so exotic that they aren't likely to be available in reasonably well stocked supermarkets (such as quinoa, whole cumin seeds, shiitake mushrooms, etc.). In remote areas with limited shopping options, some recipes might require some substitutions, or ordering non-perishable ingredients online (for instance, farro, an heirloom grain used in Ancient Rome). But mostly the ingredients in the recipes are either quite mainstream or increasing in popularity with Americans and Canadians and similar populations.Cooking timetable charts for commonly cooked single foods/ingredients are quick and easy to reference on the last page and inside the back cover.Nearly all the recipes are written for 6QT electric pressure cookers, so current Instant Pot 6 QT models are perfectly suited for these recipes without any need to adjust the times or steps. A few recipes are written for 8QT electric pressure cookers, but Laurence provides suggestions if using a smaller than specified cooker.The soft cover of the book is durable enough to withstand typical kitchen messes and the thick pages seem sturdy, too. The book stays open reasonably well. I use the flaps on the covers for bookmarks when going back and forth between two recipes I'm preparing at the same time.Cooks who already have the standard recipes for everyone's well-worn pressure cooker favorites (pot roast, whole chicken, pork chops, beef stew, chili, bean /lentil soup, applesauce, rice, beans, oatmeal, etc.), and are looking for added recipe and flavor variety, inspiration, and more ways to use a pressure cooker to its full potential every day, all year long, will find this new cookbook very appealing.

and they were all the same recipes. I wanted one for my IP and one for my new air fryer. Everyone raved about her so I got her basic cooking book.All of them have the same recipes. It was very disappointing. I fell like you do when you get a book with a different cover but the same recipes.

Since I'm not new to the kitchen I can honestly say I will enjoy cooking some recipes from this book. I always love cooking with my pressure cooking. I've been using pressure cookers since the early 80's on the stove top. I still have a 10Qt stove top pressure cooker but the newer models are quiet, safe and easy to operate. Having a good cook book will make pressure cooking easier and eliminates guessing. Not to mention that I have seen Meredith on TV and I like how she presents herself.So if you are new to pressure cooking or just feel the need like I did, to have some help with newer recipes, get this book. Read through it before you plug in your pressure cooker. I think you'll be happy with the results.

Great introduction for electric pressure cookers. A very thorough understanding of how the machine works. But the recipes leave me undecided. I was looking for normal regular food like baked beans and stuffed cabbage. Most of the recipes have too many different ingredients for my liking.

This is her best book. It has more of basic recipes and gives easy instructions. It's a good first book with lots of added information. It's my go to book for easy basic ingredients recipes. I use my cooker 2x a week so she has plenty of recipes for me so far and ones that I will make again. Couple recipes were just okay to us but majority of the book is great.

I ordered this cookbook along with her Comfortable Under Pressure. I had just bought a Cuisanart Power Pressure Cooker. I had a few recipes from my old Mirro Pressure Cooker but wanted more. I found some good recipes (sounded good) but I've only tried the Chuck Roast recipe so far. It was delicious. I found many of the recipes requiring a lot of ingredients and I like simpler, easier recipes. I found another cookbook called The Best Pressure Cooker Cookbook (500 recipes) to be better. There are no pictures with this cookbook but the ingredients are ones you'd have in your home.

I love absolutely everything about this book! So many home cooks are pushing out instant pot books, be wary of those. Meredith is an actual chef and her recipes are delicious and easy to make. The book includes incredibly helpful information for the novice and experienced user. A must have if you enjoy pressure cooking.

Having seen the presentations of pressure cookers done by Ms Laurence and the various hosts on QVC (most of the time David Venable), I succumbed and purchased both a 6qt and an 8qt pressure cooker (and if they ever come out with an oval 10qt (especially in purple) I will probably buy one of those too) - but I digress. With my new pressure cooker purchases, I needed a cookbook or two on using them. While I have been in the restaurant business for many,many, years, I still love to experiment in the kitchen. This cookbook makes using a pressure cooker easy to use and understand. The recipes are delicious! You don't have to be a professional chef, but with these recipes people will think you are one (I know that sounds a little corny - but it's true). Who knew you could make a cheesecake(my Kryptonite) in a pressure cooker?The book covers the full gamut of possibilities - from Beef to Desserts and everything in between. Easy to read and every recipe has a full color picture. If you have a pressure cooker, I highly recommend this cookbook by Ms Laurence (and her other pressure cooker cookbook Comfortable Under Pressure). You can't go wrong.

Delcious recipes mouth watering.

Does what it says

Some good recipes

Mittlerweile besitze ich 3 Kochbücher dieser Autorin und kann sie alle uneingeschränkt empfehlen.Einfache, leicht nach zu kochenden Rezepte mit frischen Zutaten.Keine Fertigprodukte, wie Dosensuppen oder TK-Fleisch.Toll für alle die einen elektrischen Schnellkochtopf besitzen und nach neuer Inspiration für Gerichte suchen.Alles wird abgedeckt: Suppen, Nudelgerichte, Fleischgerichte, Stews, Saucen, Nachtisch und Kuchen.Auch wenn das Buch in Englisch geschrieben ist, lassen sich die Rezepte ganz leicht mit einem Übersetzer (z.B. Leo.org) übersetzen.Von mir 5***** und Daumen hoch

I am new to using an instant Pot. Her recipes are delicious with great instructions and a lot of variety.