My doctor put me on a low-carb diet because I’m unbelievably hefty. Like, a charging hippopotamus would bounce off me and go crying to his mama. Like, Moby Dick would bitch-slap me and dislocate his tail. Like, if the Earth’s gravity ever failed, nobody would…

So I made tamales in my Instant Pot. Oh, yes, I did! See, I went to our second-favorite Mexican restaurant (that we know about) in our little town, and I got carnitas, as usual, and had a bunch left over. So I made tamales. So…

I love my Instant Pot, oh, yes, I do. Mom would say, “Why don’t you marry it, then?” Well, that’s just silly. Because I’m already married, that’s why! ANYWAY, I made bean soup in my beloved Instant Pot. Out of dried beans. And it took…