Short on time and sleep? Need baby food in an instant? Try baby food in an Instant Pot! As a new mum, it’s not always easy to prepare nutritious homemade baby food quickly and easily. The Instant Pot can be life-changing in this respect. The most popular and bestselling kitchen appliance of the last several years, the Instant Pot will be a mother’s new best friend and new favourite kitchen sidekick because of how easily it can help to get healthy and delicious food into the mouths of little ones — even the picky ones. Bestselling author Marilyn Haugen and leading nutritionist Jennifer House have partnered together to answer the demand of new mums everywhere with tons of nutritional information and 125 balanced recipes for babies and toddlers at every age and stage of development. Recipes include 50 purées, 25 finger foods and 50 family-friendly recipes along with tips on storage times, serving fresh or freezing, and nutritional benefits of individual ingredients. Also included are 50 pages of nutritional information providing parents everything they need to know to ensure their baby’s nutrient needs, to prevent choking and handle picky eating, and to work with sample meal plans. The book even includes frequently-asked parent questions with answers from a paediatric dietician.

Preparing a foil packet meal is cooking at its simplest. For campers, backyard grillers, hosts of tailgate picnics and home cooks feeding a hungry family, these creative recipes for meals wrapped in foil packs are welcome additions to a cooking repertoire. For camping, the recipes are designed for a 4- to 7-day trip with fresh staples used first in multiple recipes, followed by canned or dry-packaged items. Minimal packing and easy storage are features of these great recipes: Hill Country Hash Brown Breakfast, Peach and Ginger Glazed Pork Chops, Candied Ham and Cranberry Sweet Potatoes and Salted Caramel Pears for dessert. For delicious and easy-to-prepare grilling and oven recipes, all are 'one pot' and need minimal clean up. Many of the recipes can be made ahead of time and refrigerated or frozen for a quick and easy weeknight meal, lunch or morning breakfast. All of these are perfect for the busy weeknight cook or the tailgate chef: Bacon, Onion and Ale Glazed Flank Steak, Belgian Style Marinated Chicken or Beef Tenderloin with Glazed Carrots and Parsnips. For convenience, these 150 recipes can be easily resized for one or two people.And versatility is the key to these recipes as they include breakfasts and lunches plus main courses, side dishes and desserts. Foil wrap cooking is ideal for so many occasions when minimal time and optimal convenience is prime.