Happy Friday everyone (and we won't mention the other word that goes with Friday this week anymore!)

For those of you celebrating Thanksgiving yesterday, I hope your day went well, in whatever way that looked like for you - we don't have a tradition of thanksgiving in the UK but I do think it's good to pause a moment and think about what we're thankful for. So easy to forget the good stuff sometimes. I'm grateful for all of you here, for one - your emails with such interesting thoughts and ideas always cheer up my busy weeks. It's good to know there are so many people around the world also navigating the challenges life throws at us and getting creative about cooking in between all of the madness 🙃

It's still all go here with 2 weeks (we hope) now until our big home move. I'm so looking forward to switching off all the spreadsheets, project plans and plumbing paraphernalia and just sit down and rest a while over the holidays. It's been quite a year again.

It's been so busy that I actually emptied my 'prepped and ready' freezer drawer this week so I got up early this morning and put an 8 portion recipe of bolognese sauce into that Instant Pot Mini - the recipe was right up to that max line but the Mini handled it with aplomb! I do like this little friendly faced Instant Pot. And yes, I'm grateful for the that little bulbous one too.

I've just finished my 3 part YouTube video series on the Mini and so many of you have been asking for Mini recipes so I'm going to plan some of those next. Hopefully they'll help along you new Mini owners.

If you're still deciding on buying an Instant Pot, this week's video compares the new Mini 4Qt with the Duo Plus Whisper Quiet 6Qt. They're both great Instant Pots and I've tried to highlight some of the key differences that might tip you towards one or the other. From the size, the sound, the control panel and the functions, there's often something that can be a dealbreaker or a dealmaker for your style of cooking - hopefully I've caught most of them and I can help reduce that decision fatigue 😊

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And now ...on to the recipes

3 Recipes for Turkey Leftovers

🍲 Leftover Turkey Bone Broth by Sweet Peas and Saffron (Instant Pot, Slow Cooker or stovetop)

🍚 Aromatic Spiced Turkey Curry. If you're sinking under a mountain of leftover turkey, why not try my Instant Pot Spiced Turkey Curry with Rice. This is a super light and aromatic recipe you can make all in one pot. Just perfect after an indulgent few days. You can watch how I do the rice and curry using the pot in pot method below. The ingredients are in the description but feel free to change them up.(this one is good for leftover chicken too)

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🥣 Southwest Turkey Soup by a Mind Full Mom (Instant Pot, Slow Cooker or stovetop)

2 Cooking Tips for new Instant Pot Users

📖 If you've just got an Instant Pot and are feeling completely lost, first know that you are not alone, and second, take a look at this page from the US Instant Pot Site - it can help you get an idea on cooking times.

As you get more experienced, you will likely change some of these to your own taste but as you're learning, lists like this can make a really good starting point as you try out these new ways of cooking.

​https://instantpot.com/pages/cooking-time-tables​

📙 If you're looking for some Instant Pot recipes to browse, Instant Pot Official sites often release downloadable e-books. Here's one from the US site that's free to download. Just scroll down on this link until you see this pic and click away for your free e-book

​https://instantpot.com/blogs/recipes​

1 Moment of Calm

With lots of kindness, gratitude and well wishes across the miles to you.

Have a lovely weekend!

warm wishes, Susan

PS: If you want to know more about my go-to kitchen gear and the Black Friday deals I've spotted so far, you can check out my favourites on my Amazon Storefront #commission earned

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Susan Kelly Consulting, Suite 3, 10c Ridge Way, Dalgety Bay, Fife KY11 9JN
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