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Instant Pot Matzo Ball Soup

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These large, fluffy vegetarian matzo balls are  made  in an Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker . Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest .          With Passover approaching, here's an easy way to make matzo ball soup in your Instant Pot. One of the secrets of making great matzo balls is to never uncover the pot while they are cooking. Well, there's no chance of that happening while they are locked in a pressure cooker!  For this recipe, I'm using Manischewitz Matzo Meal, not a matzo ball mix. Matzo Ball Soup Vegetarian [makes 8 matzo balls/4 servings] Requirements Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker Ingredients For the Matzo Balls 1/2 cup Manischewitz Matzo Meal 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 2 teaspoons dried parsley 2 eggs from happy chickens 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons water For the Soup 8 cups water 2 stalks celery, small diced or thinly...

One Week Unplugged At Rancho La Puerta

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Can you unplug for a week? It's not easy. Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and  Pinterest . Just What the Doctor Ordered A few months ago my son Vaughn suggested that we do a little mother-son bonding at a in spa where we could get some rest and relaxation. He found a beautiful 3,000 acre property in Tecate, Mexico called Rancho La Puerta .  Vaughn had been working furiously at his job for a while and really needed some time away. I had been recovering from pneumonia and working hard on 10 different projects and badly needed to disconnect. My husband Doug needed a break too and joined us mid-week. This was the perfect place for us to enjoy each other while resetting our busy lives. Night Night Little iPhone The first thing they hand you is a little sleeping bag for your cell phone. There are no TV's in the rooms. On the entire 3,000 acres, there are only a few places to get a WIFI signal and a newspaper but they are not well advertised. So we were totally disconnected! ...