Have you discovered the Instant Pot? Throw away your crock pot, pressure cooker and rice cooker! This amazing machine does it all. Here's a simple, tasty recipe to get you started. Adapted from KitchenStewardship.com.

Ingredients

• 1 cup lentils
• 1/2 cup brown rice
• 4 cups water
• 2 tsp. Herbamare, season salt or bouillon powder
• 2 Tbsp. Mexican seasoning (mine didn't have salt in it)
• 1/2 tsp. salt (adjust downward if your Mexican seasoning has salt)
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper powder
• 1 large onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 bell pepper
• 1-2 carrots
• 1 can organic tomato paste
• OPTIONAL TOPPINGS: sliced olives, chopped avocados, shredded cheese, salsa, crumbled tortilla chips.

Directions

1. Chop onion, garlic, bell pepper and carrots.
2. Add chopped vegetables and remaining ingredients to the Instant Pot and stir.
3. Secure lid on pot, making sure valve is closed.
4. Set to pressure cook for 25 minutes and either quick release or natural release, according to the pot's instruction manual.
5. Serve with optional toppings.

Here's a simple cookie recipe that can double for a meal replacer. The name comes from the chapter in the Bible where Jacob sent his sons back to Egypt for food for a second time. Honey, spices (cinnamin?), pistachios and almonds were the gift of choice back then, and they are the bulk of the ingredients in these cookies.

No matter how “healthy” some foods seem to be, most processed foods aren’t. Store-bought mayonnaise usually contains genetically modified ingredients, but mayo is a key ingredient in my Ranch Dressing (from the What the Bible Says about Healthy Living Cookbook), which my hubby eats with lunch daily. Here's a simple, tasty recipe for making your own.

Is wheat our friend or foe? A diet aid or mealtime nemesis? A blessing from above or a curse from below? Is all wheat the same? Join me as I interview Sue Becker of the Bread Beckers on this controversial topic. You'll be surprised as Sue exposes major flaws in the Wheat Belly book, debunks the myth that wheat makes you fat, and explains the difference between hybridization and genetic modification. Leaning on both science and Scripture, this crucial teaching is for anyone interested in wheat-free diets, gluten-free diets, the Wheat Belly book, or wheat in general.