🥓 Elle's Fall-Off-The-Bone Instant Pot Pork Ribs

 The bane of every carnivore (or even keto-vore) is having good, cooked meat ready to go. We want to stick to our way of eating — but life gets busy! Well, here’s a simple and incredibly delicious way to make sure you’ve always got scrumptious meat on hand in the fridge. Any way you eat it, this is fabulous but I love the crispy air fryer method.

This takes just a few minutes of prep, and the Instant Pot does all the work while you go on with your
day.

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🥓 Elle's Fall-Off-The-Bone Instant Pot Pork Ribs

🛒 Ingredients:

• Pork ribs (as many racks as will fit in your Instant Pot)

• Garlic salt

• Onion powder

• Salt & pepper

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👩‍🍳 Directions:

1. Prep Your Ribs
   If needed, cut your pork ribs into smaller racks so they fit nicely into the Instant Pot.

2. Season Generously
   Coat both sides of the ribs with a mix of garlic salt, onion powder, salt, and pepper.

3. Pressure Cook Like a Pro
   Place the ribs on a trivet inside your Instant Pot. Set to High Pressure for 60 minutes — yes, a full hour! That's the secret to fall-off-the-bone perfection. Do a quick release.

4. Remove the Meat
   Carefully pull out the ribs and remove meat from the bones. It will practically slide off.

5. Choose Your Finish

   • Fridge-Ready: Place your ribs in a glass container and chill. The fat will crystalize into these crunchy, savory bites that taste like cracklin'. (You're welcome!)

   • Crispy Treat: Toss the rib meat in the air fryer with a little extra garlic salt. Cook at 400°F for about 8–10 minutes until crispy.

6. Eat Any Time!

   • Straight out of the fridge (don't knock it till you try it — cold rib fat is next-level good)

   • Quickly microwaved

   • Or heated up in a skillet or oven

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These ribs make a perfect high-fat, protein-rich breakfast with eggs, or a no-fuss savory dinner. Great for meal prep, carnivore snacking, and staying on track — without sacrificing flavor. 🙌🔥

This recipe is the perfect mix of comfort and convenience — ideal for meal prep, savory snacks, or impressing guests with minimal effort. Enjoy!

🌿 Elle's Fresh & Light Cottage Cheese Tuna Salad

If you want a tuna salad that’s creamy without the heaviness of mayonnaise, this is the perfect recipe. I love swapping mayo for cottage cheese because most store-bought mayonnaise is made with seed oils—and cottage cheese not only avoids that, but it also adds more protein, keeps you fuller longer, and tastes unbelievably fresh.

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✨ Why This Tuna Salad Is So Good

• Fresh, crisp flavors

• Protein-rich and filling

• Creamy without using mayonnaise

• Zero seed oils

• Perfect for lunch or a quick snack

Simple, wholesome, and delicious—enjoy!

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🥗 Ingredients

• 1 can tuna, drained

• 1/4 to 1/2 apple, chopped (or sub with celery or cucumber for a more classic crunch)

• 1 Tbsp red onion, finely chopped

• 3 heaping Tbsp cottage cheese

  • (add more or less depending on how creamy you like it)

• 2–3 Tbsp cheese of choice

  • (colby jack, Swiss, mozzarella—whatever you have on hand)

• 1 Tbsp chopped parsley

• Salt & pepper, to taste

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👩‍🍳 Steps

1. Add all ingredients to a bowl.

2. Mix until creamy and well combined.

3. Serve however you love it:

• In a wrap

• On toast for an amazing sandwich

• Or—my personal favorite—right out of the bowl with a fork 😄

This tuna salad is bright, crunchy, creamy, and so satisfying. The perfect quick lunch!

Baby Blanket Pattern

Cluster stitch: insert hook into the ch 1 space, pull up loop. YO and into same ch space, pull up a loop. There will be four loops on hook. YO and pull through all four loops.

I used an H/5mm crochet hook but this pattern is very forgiving. 

Cast on an odd number of stitches as long as desired

Row 1 Cluster stitch into the 3rd ch from hook *ch 1, skip a stitch* work cluster in next ch1
space. Repeat across ending with a cluster stitch in the last chain. Chain 2, turn.

Row 2 Cluster stitch ch 1 in each ch1 space across. Chain 2. 

Repeat Row 2 until desired length.

🌿 Elle’s Creamy Chicken & Feta Pesto Salad 🥗

Wow, wow, WOW! 😍 This was so amazing I had to jump on here and type it up right away — not only to share with you but so I don’t forget it myself!

This Chicken Feta Salad is creamy, flavorful, and fresh — the kind of dish that feels like sunshine in a bowl ☀️. You can enjoy it in so many ways: piled high on a crusty slice of bread 🥖, spooned over a bed of greens 🥬, or (if you’re like me) straight from the bowl with a fork. YUM! 😋

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🌿 Elle’s Creamy Chicken & Feta Pesto Salad 🥗

📝 Ingredients

• 1 cooked chicken breast, chopped (I did 2 breasts in the Instant Pot for 8 minutes)

• 2 heaping Tbsp full-fat cottage cheese

• ¾ oz feta cheese, crumbled
  

• 2 to 3 tsp pesto 🌿

• Chopped red onion (to taste)

• ¼ tsp garlic

• 1 to 2 Tbsp fresh basil, chopped

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🥄 Directions

1. In a medium bowl, combine your chopped chicken, cottage cheese, and feta.

2. Stir in the pesto, red onion, garlic, and fresh basil.

3. Mix until creamy and well combined.

4. Taste and adjust — add a little more pesto or basil if you want an extra flavor punch! 💥

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💪 Health Benefits

This simple recipe is packed with protein, healthy fats, and gut-friendly goodness — everything your body loves! 🥰

• Chicken gives you a lean source of protein to keep you full and energized.

• Cottage cheese adds probiotics for gut health and creaminess without the guilt.

• Feta brings calcium and a delicious tangy kick.

• Pesto & fresh basil are loaded with antioxidants and healthy fats that support heart and brain health.

It’s a quick, nourishing meal that feels like comfort food but fuels your body beautifully. 🌸

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I might just do this one on repeat with my second chicken breast… it’s that good. 🐔💚

Quick & Easy Baked Sausage Casserole

While my classic sausage balls will always hold a special place in my heart, let’s be honest—they can be a bit time-consuming, especially if you’re making multiple batches in the air fryer. That’s why I love this quick and easy baked sausage casserole—it comes in a close second for flavor but saves you so much time!

All you need to do is mix the ingredients (only four ingredients are really required), pop them into an oven-safe casserole dish, bake, and voilà—deliciousness ready to go.

Elle's Quick & Easy Baked Sausage Casserole

Ingredients:

• 2 oz cream cheese, softened (microwave for 15 seconds)

• 1 lb sausage (country, Italian, hot, or a mix—my favorite is Italian!)

• 1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese (or cheddar, Swiss, or your favorite cheese)

• 1 large egg

• Diced red or white onion (optional, but really adds something special!)

• Optional add-ins: bacon, green pepper, spinach, or whatever you like

Instructions:

1. Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).

2. In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients until well blended.

3. Transfer the mixture to a greased oven-safe casserole dish.

4. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 165°F.

5. Remove from the oven and let it cool slightly before serving.

Depending on your casserole dish, this recipe makes about 9 servings. It’s perfect for breakfast or brunch, and leftovers reheat beautifully in the microwave alongside eggs.

Quick, easy, and packed with flavor—this baked sausage casserole is your new go-to for busy mornings or when you just want something hearty without the fuss. Enjoy!

Instant Pot Sesame Chicken - 10 minutes!

Once you prep all the ingredients, this takes less than 10 minutes till it is on the table! Tasty, fast and easy! Gotta love that.

Instant Pot Sesame Chicken - 10 minutes!

Ingredients

2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into approximately 1 inch pieces
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/2 cup soy sauce reduced sodium is best
3 Tbsp ketchup
1 tsp sriracha sauce
3 cloves garlic minced
2 tsp grated fresh ginger or 1/2 tsp ginger powder
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1 Tbsp toasted sesame oil
1 Tbsp rice vinegar
2 Tbsp cornstarch
2 Tbsp water
GARNISHES:
1 Tbsp sesame seeds
sliced green onions
 
Broccoli, cooked in microwave
Rice

Steps

Cook rice in instant pot. Remove and clean to proceed with chicken.
Add cubed chicken, salt, pepper, soy sauce, ketchup, garlic, ginger and sriracha to the Instant Pot. Stir to combine in instant pot
PRESSURE COOK:
Secure lid, making sure the valve is set to “sealing”. Select manual or pressure cook and use the +/- buttons to set it to 3 minutes.
Once pressure cooking is finished, turn the valve to “venting” to perform a quick pressure release.
THICKEN SAUCE:
Open lid and select “saute”. Add brown sugar, sesame oil, and rice vinegar. Stir to combine.
In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the cornstarch and water until smooth. Stir into chicken and sauce. Continue cooking, stirring with a wooden spoon until sauce is thickened to your liking. This usually takes me about 2-3 minutes.
Serve over rice or cooked cabbage with broccoli on the side.

 Daniel 1:17 

To these four young men God gave knowledge

and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. 

And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds. 

Daniel 2:17-18 

Then Daniel went home and told his friends Hananiah, 

Mishael, and Azariah what had happened. 

He told them to pray to the God of heaven for mercy 

and to ask him to explain the mystery to them so that 

they would not be killed along with the other 

advisers in Babylon.  

Mark 2:3-5

Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, 

carried by four of them. Since they could not get him 

to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening 

in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then 

lowered the mat the man was lying on. 

When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, 

“Son, your sins are forgiven.”

Proverbs 27:17  

As iron sharpens iron, 

    so one person sharpens another. 

Proverbs 13:20  

“Walk with the wise and become wise…” 

1 Corinthians 15:33 

“Bad company corrupts good character.” 

 Proverbs 22:2425 

“Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, 

do not associate with one easily angered, or you may 

learn their ways and get yourself ensnared.” 

Proverbs 12:26 

“The righteous choose their friends carefully, 

but the way of the wicked leads them astray.” 

1 Thessalonians 5:11 

“Therefore encourage one another and 

build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” 

 Proverbs 27:17 

“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” 

Galatians 6:2  

“Carry each other’s burdens.” 

Ecclesiastes 4:912  

“Two are better than one… if one falls, the other lifts him up.” 

Ruth 1:1617 

“Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. 

Your people will be my people and your God my God.”