Wow, this blog is still a thing!

It has been more than 10 years since I've posted to this blog, and in that time, I have done a lot of cooking, just not a lot of blogging. I've created some YouTube videos, mostly focused on how to use an Instant Pot pressure cooker, a kitchen gadget that I don't think existed 10 years ago. Check out all my videos here. My video on how to cook pulled pork has garnered more than 100,000 views, much to my surprise. Here's how to do it, and it is delicious:

Cut a 3-to-4-pound pork butt roast into four pieces. Prepare a rub of two tablespoons brown sugar, a tablespoon of cumin, a tablespoon of chili powder, salt and pepper to taste, and two teaspoons smoked paprika. Rub that mixture evenly over the meat pieces. Heat two tablespoons canola oil in the Instant Pot on SAUTE mode, then brown the meat on all sides for about five minutes. Turn off the Instant Pot, and add a 16-ounce bottle of your favorite barbecue sauce and 1/2 cup apple juice (for a total of about 2 and a half cups liquid). Set lid to SEALING and secure the lid. Set Instant Pot to Manual (or Pressure Cook, High) to pressure cook for 45 minutes. When pressure cooking is complete, allow a natural release for 15 minutes. Remove the meat from the pot, let the sauce thicken up on SAUTE mode for about 10 minutes. Pull the meat apart with a fork and then pour about a cup of the sauce over the meat. Serve on soft white bread (King's Hawaiian rolls are perfect!) Serves 4-6. Yum!

Instant Pots are available at great prices now. If you haven't jumped onto this bandwagon yet, now's a good time!