Miss Vickie's Guide To Modern Pressure Cookery My 10th Anniversary on the Internet Last month marked my 10th anniversity on the Web! It still amazes me to see how many people are interested in pressure cookery. Over 39,000 visitors a month come from more than 50 countries around the world to browse through my website. Surprizingly, almost as many men as women. More than 6,500 of you have signed up for my newsletter, and over 1500 websites and blogs link to my articles. A total of 819,122 people have viewed the Forum, and over 2 million visitors have found the website. I would be remiss in not thanking all of you, my Readers, for your help in keeping the website ,and my new cookbook, so popular. Please use this month's Bonus Recipe passwords to Login and download my 10th Anniversry Special Recipe Booklet, "Frijoles Refritos". Its my little gift of appreciation to, and contains 5 new pressure cooker recipes featuring Pinto Beans for you to try: Smoky Pork Broth Rich Vegetable Broth Pinto Bean Soup Refried Beans Tostadas Blog Update! Advanced Techniques In my new cookbook, I describe many different kinds of pressure cooking techniques that you might not know about. I have uploaded a Pictorial How-To using the Tiered Cooking Technique to show you the way to cook two NEW recipes at the same time: Savory, Three Grain Herbed Pilaf Lentil and Arugula Salad I'll show you how to save time cook both of these PIP recipes at the same time. Read the whole article... Take a Look Inside My cookbook, Miss Vickie's Big Book of Pressure Cooker Recipes, is in bookstores everywhere, but I think the best price (plus NO tax or shipping with a $25 order) can be found on Amazon. Click on the book cover at Amazon to activate the Search Inside feature. From there, you can browse through the Table of Contents, the all important Index, and see Excerpts of some inside selections, and even view a couple of recipe pages. Let's Go Green! You don't need to make a radical change to start going green in your kitchen. Even a small change, like shifting more of your day to day cooking to the pressure cooker can show tangible results in saving energy, and that translates into real money savings for you. Using a pressure cooker is a very green option because they are an extremely energy efficient way to cook. Read the whole article... Why Do I have to Soak Beans? A lot of people have misconceptions about soaking beans. Do you think the main reason to soak beans is to minimize gas? Well, that's partly true, but that's not the most important reason to soak those beans. Read the whole article... Watch Out For The Dust! I'm slowly rearranging the website, so some links may not be working as they should until after the dust settles and I have everything back where it should be. Order My New Cookbook NOW! I'm thrilled to announce that my new cookbook, Miss Vickie's BIG BOOK of Pressure Cooker Recipes, is in bookstores nationwide, and its available from Amazon right NOW! Attention Amazon shoppers: you may find my book offered at a lower price by third party sellers, but you'll end up paying a lot more for shipping and handling fees. Rather than waste your money, spend that $10 at Amazon and get FREE shipping. Bonus Recipes Enjoy two brand new Bonus Recipes featuring Garbanzo Beans. Login to download Greek Inspired Garbanzo Bean Salad Garbanzo Beans With Pasta To download the Bonus Recipes, you must be a subscriber to my newsletter. Its FREE, sign up now and get instant access to this month's recipes and the previous selection too.