Table of Contents
Introduction 8
Waist Not, Want Not: My Wild Ride with Weight Loss 8
Living DEEPly 12
A Word on Nutrition Info 14
Your New Best Friends (or, Substitutions for Lighter Cooking) 15
How to Use Your Instant Pot, in a Nutshell 24
A Few Final Thoughts 33
Basics for Now & Later 34
Yogurt Two Ways 36
Ghee (Clarified Butter) 39
Roasted Garlic 42
Garlic Broth 44
Spectacular Salsa 46
Natural Applesauce 48
Steel-Cut Oats 50
Carrot Bacon Chips 52
General Cooking Charts 54
Soups & Stews 58
Magic Bean Soup 60
White Chicken Chili 62
Pork Pozole 65
Split Pea Soup 68
Turkey Taco Soup 70
Egg Drop Soup 72
Black & Blue Soup 74
Cream of Cauliflower 76
Butternut Squash Soup 78
Manhattan Clam Chowder 80
Mediterranean Chicken Stew 82
Roasted Garlic & Spinach Soup 84
Borscht 86
Pasta 88
Spinach, Garlic & Tomato Pasta 90
Linguine with Red Clam Sauce 92
Pesto Chicken Farfalle 94
Sun-Dried Tomato & Shallot Shells 96
Spicy Lemon Spaghetti 98
Tri-Color Rotini Primavera 100
Chicken Sausage & Peppers Pasta 102
Cacio e Pepe Spaghetti Squash 104
Tequila-Lime Shrimp Fettuccine 106
Balsamic Mushroom Orecchiette 108
Pasta Puttanesca 110
Rice & Grains 112
White or Brown Rice 114
Quintessential Quinoa 116
Carrot & Shallot "Fried" Rice 118
Chicken Congee 120
Greek Farro Feta Salad 122
Crispy Kale Rice 124
Cauliflower Rice & Broccoli Casserole 126
Sesame-Peanut Quinoa Salad 128
Cilantro-Lime Basmati Rice 130
Brussels Sprout Risotto 132
Eggplant Risotto 134
Poultry 136
Chicken Cacciatore 138
Herbaceous Roasted Chicken 141
Jeffrey's Favorite Chicken 145
Lemon Orzo Chicken 148
Carolina Pulled Chicken with Slaw 150
Creamy Avocado Chicken 152
Chicken with Chinese Black Bean Sauce 154
Dijon Dill Chicken 156
Chimichurri Chicken 158
Lemon Pepper Wings 160
Epic Balsamic Chicken 162
Bubbe's Jewish Chicken Pot 165
Chicken Fra Diavolo 168
Meat 170
French Onion Pot Roast 172
Stuffed Peppers 175
Beef & Broccoli 178
Crispy Carnitas 180
Beef Bourguignon 183
Salt & Vinegar Pork 186
Moroccan Beef Tagine 188
Chicago-Style Italian Beef 190
Cuban Picadillo Chili 193
Sriracha-Scallion Steak 196
Honey-Garlic Pork Tenderloin 198
Seafood 200
Bouillabaisse 202
Crab Legs with Garlic Ghee Sauce 204
Shrimp with Lobster Sauce 206
Pesto Salmon 208
Lobster Creole 210
Tilapia Piccata 213
Fish Tacos 216
Saffron Seafood Risotto 218
Mussels in Thai Coconut Curry 220
Vegetables & Sides 222
Tofu Tikka Masala 224
Acorn Squash Mash 226
Sloppy Josephines 228
Chana Saag (Spinach Chickpea Curry) 230
Mexican Street Corn (Elote) 232
Leeky Lemon Broccoli 234
Cauliflower Aligot 236
Collard Greens 238
Stuffed Artichokes 240
Zucchini Chips & Tzatziki Dip 243
Eggplant Tomato Dip 246
Blistered Shishito Peppers with Yogurt Curry Sauce 248
Dessert 250
Peaches & Cream 252
Mug Cakes in Mason Jars 254
Banana Bread 256
Lemon or Lime Curd 258
Baked Apples 260
Acknowledgments 262
Index 265
