5 Pressure-Cooker Recipes for a Super-Fast Dinner — Menus from The Kitchn

Electric pressure cookers have quickly become popular, taking over the niche that stovetop pressure cookers once held. That’s because, even though they’re less powerful and durable, electric pressure cookers are more convenient to use and can replace multiple appliances. In addition to pressure-cooking, the electric cookers brown the food directly in the bowl (unlike slow cookers) and make rice, too. Some electric pressure cookers will also slow-cook, make yogurt, delay cooking for hours (or just until you get home), and keep dinner warm until everyone makes it to the table.

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4 Breads to Make This Easter — Holidays at The Kitchn

Looking back over this week’s content, we seem to be having something of an Oprah moment. It’s bread for days at The Kitchn — specifically Easter bread. Of course we have other ideas, too (you have to try this honey-glazed pork tenderloin, for starters), but bread is stealing the show. We’ve got buns aplenty, including traditional hot cross buns, sweet potato-rosemary buns, and the cutest bunny buns you ever did see, plus a German loaf that’s studded with sugar cubes, dried fruit, and nuts.

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5 Useful Things to Know About Ground Meat — Tips from The Kitchn

Whether you grind it yourself, or let your butcher or grocer do the heavy lifting for you, ground meat is quite possibly one the most useful and versatile ingredients in the kitchen. It’s a relatively inexpensive cut that works as the backbone to a laundry list of recipes, and just a little bit can stretch a meal a long way.

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5 Ways to Snack on Nut and Seed Butters — Snack Ideas from The Kitchn

The only nut butter I had growing up was good ol’ Skippy peanut butter. While I still dearly love conventional peanut butter, I’ve discovered so many other options out there, including seed butters that are safe to serve and consume in nut-free environments like my daughter’s school. Seed and nut butters also contain a good dose of protein, making them perfect for snacking on. Here are five fun ways to use them!

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