Recipes from the July 2004 Newsletter

Summer vacation is here again. Tasty snacks for hungry kids are a must. With a little planning you can stock your kitchen with foods both you and your kids will love. Here are some healthy McDougall-approved snacks.

Featured RecipesChile RellenosSeveral years ago John and I had dinner at a restaurant called Los Adobes in Todos Santos, Mexico. Meals are served in a beautiful garden setting with meandering walkways lined with cactus plants. They specialize in using poblano chilies and although most of their dishes contain meat, seafood or cheese, their vegetarian Chile Relleno was stuffed with mashed potatoes and covered with a bean sauce. I had an interesting conversation with the chef in my limited Spanish.

I imagine many of you received an InstantPot for the Holidays and are wondering where to start. I received one last year and I'm still discovering the things that it can do. To be honest, the buttons I use most are [Manual] and [–] or [+], and you can tell by how worn they are, but that's ok, it gets the job done. I've included a couple of my very simple, almost daily recipes for this amazing appliance to get you started. I think one of the nicest things about the InstantPot, is that you can j