The "I Love My Instant Pot®" Anti-Inflammatory Diet Recipe Book: From Orange Ginger Salmon to Apple Crisp, 175 Easy and Delicious Recipes That Reduce Inflammation

by Maryea Flaherty

Officially authorized by Instant Pot!​

175 anti-inflammatory diet recipes to make for the hottest kitchen appliance—the Instant Pot for those who want fast, delicious meals the whole family will love.

Chronic inflammation is a major health risk and can wreak havoc on your body, contributing to many types of diseases. But preventing and/or reducing inflammation doesn’t have to be an overwhelming challenge. Diet—particularly one high in processed, fatty, and sugary foods—is one of the main causes of chronic inflammation, but by introducing anti-inflammatory meals into your diet, you can reduce inflammation and enjoy a healthier lifestyle.

The Instant Pot can be used to create healthy anti-inflammatory meals that are quick, easy, and most importantly delicious. With 175 recipes and photographs throughout, this cookbook is perfect for those who follow an anti-inflammatory diet. Whether you are new to the Instant Pot or an expert, this easy-to-understand cookbook takes you step-by-step through exactly how the Instant Pot works and offers simple recipes that anyone can follow.

The “I Love My Instant Pot®” Anti-Inflammatory Diet Recipe Book shows you how to make satisfying, whole-food dishes from breakfast to dinner and from snacks to dessert. Discover how quick and easy it is to follow the anti-inflammatory diet using everyone’s favorite cooking appliance. This cookbook makes creating healthy recipes in your Instant Pot easier than ever!

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2019

Reviews

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

While there’s nothing revolutionary about this cookbook, it’s convenient and everyone will find at least one recipe to try. The tips and tricks are useful. Not necessarily for me but I know this will work for others. Thank you to the publisher for the advance reader in exchange for my honest review.

[Kari Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I tried 3 recipes from this cookbook: Avocado Deviled Eggs, Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal and Jasmine Rice with Mushrooms. Overall, I think this was easy to read and had a variety of recipes to try from breakfast to dessert. So, the first recipe I will review is the Jasmine Rice with Mushrooms. Easy recipe to pull together I personally found a little bland, but I think it is a good base recipe that I could build which is sometimes better. On to the Avocado Deviled Eggs, I now know how to make hard boiled eggs with a pressure cooker. In all fairness I am super picky about deviled eggs, nobody makes them like Grandma. I was not fond of this recipe, but I think I will use avocados in the future when I make my Grandma’s deviled eggs. Lastly the recipe I had the biggest issue with, the Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal. This recipe called for date syrup. I don’t live in a food desert and I have a food co-op with obscure items and date syrup was not there. If a recipe calls for something that specific have substitutions available in the recipe. I don’t want to have research substitutions for a new recipe or order something from Amazon to try a recipe. This really dragged down any appeal of this book because I have no desire to look at other recipes because if I cannot readily get ingredients this cookbook is not worth it. Three stars because I think there are some interesting recipes, but that date syrup really frustrated me.

Thank you to NetGally, Maryea Flaherty and Adams Media for the free copy. This was an honest review.

[Aprilleigh · Rating 3 out of 5]

The recipes include some nutrition information, but it's only the basics (calories, fat, protein, sodium, fiber, carbs, sugar). They also include some minimal information about prep and cook time, but that clearly doesn't include the time it takes the Instant Pot to build pressure, or the release time if any. The hands-on time seems overly optimistic, too. For example, the cinnamon applesauce says 10 minutes, but it requires 4 lbs of cored apples chopped into pieces. Good luck with that.

Some of these recipes will require modification before I can use them because the author seems to be a fan of every sweetener in the cupboard (except sucrose, of course). Too much sugar leads to inflammation, sure, but the solution isn't to load up with every other sweetener in existence. Who wants to keep four different sugar substitutes stocked (seven if you include the maple syrup, date syrup, and molasses) when it's significantly easier just to limit portions of foods with added sugar?

The other problem I have with it is easier to ignore if you're not counting on the book to teach you about inflammatory and anti-inflammatory foods. The author states that nightshade foods, including tomatoes, are inflammatory and should be avoided. Harvard Medical School disagrees, specifically stating that tomatoes should be included in an anti-inflammatory diet, and I think I'll take their word for it over a food blogger. On top of that, the nightshade plants include all peppers (including paprika, ground cayenne, pepper flakes, chili powder, etc.) which she conveniently doesn't mention, probably because she uses them liberally in the recipes. In fact, she uses tomatoes and other nightshades in quite a few of these recipes - almost 1/4.

Some of the recipes include the kind of ingredients you find mostly in vegan and vegetarian cooking. I'll have to modify these to eliminate the ingredients I won't use, but I encourage you to try at least a few of them as written the first time. You might like something I never acquired a taste for when I was a practicing vegetarian.

The recipes themselves are varied and some of them sound quite good (can't wait to try the sweet potato hummus or the curried mustard greens), but some of them are a bit of a stretch. Instructions for steaming cauliflower or broccoli, or cooking plain chickpeas is stretching the definition of "recipe" to the breaking point. You won't find any red meat recipes, which makes sense given the focus, but there are three different chili recipes (turkey, chicken, and vegan), as well as a nice variety of chicken and seafood options. My favorite section will probably be the vegetarian main dishes, however. I may not be vegetarian any longer, but I still love including vegetarian dishes in family meals. Those and some of the side dishes were why I bought the book even though I won't be able to directly use many of the recipes.

[Deanne Patterson · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Chronic inflammation is a major health risk and can wreak havoc on your body, contributing to many types of diseases. But preventing and/or reducing inflammation doesn’t have to be an overwhelming challenge. Diet—particularly one high in processed, fatty, and sugary foods—is one of the main causes of chronic inflammation, but by introducing anti-inflammatory meals into your diet, you can reduce inflammation and enjoy a healthier lifestyle."

Delicious,satisfying whole foods recipes that are easy to make, just put them in the instant pot and let it do the work for you.
The anti-inflammatory diet is just what your health needs.

Pub Date 01 Oct 2019
I was given a complimentary copy of this book. Thank you.
All opinions expressed are my own.

[Twinkletoes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Most of the recipes were quite good. I just wish it had more pictures. It's hard to want to cook a recipe from text alone.

[Kaye · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm gonna suggest that this book will be very useful for people who are either new to the Instant Pot or are just experimenting with an anti-inflammatory diet. It is well-written, well-organized and easy to understand. I especially appreciated the introduction to electric pressure cooking.

For someone who has had a particular anti-inflammatory program (such as the Whole 30 or any number of variants) prescribed or recommended, the book may be more frustrating. Most of them ask us to avoid grains and legumes. I think I counted 40 recipes that call for erythritol, a low-calorie sugar substitute that is now widely available.

I'm sure that erytritol is a godsend to many people, but it is created when a type of yeast ferments glucose from corn or wheat starch. Most anti-inflammatory programs prohibit yeast, wheat and corn.

This book will help a lot of people learn how to cook more healthfully -- and more conveniently! The instruction is straightforward. It just shows that there's no one-size-fits-all when it comes to our diets.

Thanks to NetGalley for an advance readers copy.

[Asha Butterflys · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having arthritis in my body and possibly be diagnosed with lupus in the future I am trying to take care my health now as much as I can. I am trying to limit the foods I intake to decrease the foods I eat that will increase my anti inflammatory markers. I can tell when I have a bad day with red knuckles but trying out this book I have had more good days then bad.

[Annie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.

The "I Love My Instant Pot" Anti-Inflammatory Diet Recipe Book is a tutorial and recipe reference specifically aimed at an anti-inflammatory diet. Released 1st Oct 2019 by Simon & Schuster on their Adams imprint, it's 224 pages and available in paperback and ebook formats.

This book is a wonderful resource, especially for family dinners where one (or more) members are trying to adhere to a special diet, in this case inflammatory conditions or auto immune diseases. The instant pot adds convenience and speed to the equation along with -normal- tasting family friendly meal options.

The book has a nice, easy to follow layout. The introductory chapter and how-to tutorial (~7% of the content) cover the basic hows and whys of using the instant pot. The following chapters cover the standards: breakfast, soups/stews/chili, snacks/appetizers, beans/rice/whole grains, side dishes, poultry, seafood/fish, vegetarian, and dessert.

Each of the recipes includes an introductory description, ingredients listed in a bullet point sidebar (US measurements only, though there's a conversion chart in the back of the book), step by step instructions, as well a footer with nutritional info. I would estimate roughly 10% of the recipes are accompanied by photographs. The photos provided are high quality and clear.

The recipe ingredients themselves are easily sourced and will be available at most well stocked grocery stores. There are a very few ingredients which might be a little more difficult to source (frozen edamame pods and erythritol, for example), but definitely nothing that is 'way out there'.

We tried three tester recipes and all of them were well written without any measurement or cooking time errors and produced food which was enthusiastically eaten by my family. Lemon Garlic Chicken Thighs (p.130) produced a beautiful main dish in less than half an hour total at a budget friendly total cost. Coconut Curry Sweet Potato Soup (p. 47) was a huge hit and we've made it twice since our first try. We did adjust the original recipe on the other tries to make it a little zippier. The original recipe calls for 2 tablespoons of mild curry powder.. so we added half of a Moroccan curry powder (ras el hanout). The last one we tried was Sweet Potato Hummus (p. 72). our regular basic hummus (sans sweet potato) is quick and easy... but this was an interesting twist with the addition of sweet potato. The texture was a little different and the reception was mixed. It's tasty...but we're big fans of basic hummus; it's going to take some experimentation to see if we'll add the sweet potato on a regular basis.

All in all, -very- well written, beautifully presented food, made from (mostly) unprocessed raw ingredients which are easily sourced and taste good.

Five stars, we'll be revisiting this cookbook often.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

[Witch-at-Heart · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like this cookbook. It's full of great recipes. I have tried several and they are delicious and easy. There are no complicated hard to find ingredients.

I am reviewing the kindle version of the book so it may differ from a printed copy (not sure).
I have read through this entire cookbook but I have not attempted to make all the recipes just a select handful.

The information is well written and easy to understand. The recipes all sound very good and most of them are things I would eat. I am definitely going to be trying most of them.

I agree with other reviewers and wish it include more photos I fibd it helpful to see if a meal look's appetizing in the photo. Not a deal breaker or anything but I feel it is helpful to see the pictures. (it is on occasion the reason I read them).

I do see one issue with the book. I applaud the author for trying to think of innovative ideas on how to use the instapot. It has opened my eyes to new possiblties. However, some of these recipes are not worth the added trouble involved and are easier to cook using standard methods. For instance the cocolate chip fat bombs and the almond butter fat bombs (the only thing you do in the instant pot is melt coconut oil) a pan or the microwave would be easier and quicker. The chocolate mousse recipe doesn’t even use the instant pot so I'm unsure why that recipe is included. There are a few other recipes along that line. I dont feel the need to point them all out by name and it really is a personal cooking choice on what works best for the person making the dish.

There are also several recipes that leave it to your previous cooking knowledge because steps have been left out (or it is unclear when to add the ingredients). For example, the Lemon Poppyseed Cake recipe talks about lemon zest but the recipe doesn't include lemon zest in the list of ingredients. The Cauliflower Breakfast Casserole instructions tell you to steam 1/2 head of cauliflower and set it aside. It never mentions the cauliflower again, so you have to guess when to add it back. These are just few examples of poor or unclear directions on a few recipes.

The directions in the use of the Instant Pot are also not clear but models vary and I don't necessarily feel that's a deterant. I believe a little blurb about seeing specific instructions for your model of instapot would be sufficient to correct that issue. Overall I really like the cookbook and I would recommend giving it a try.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

The "I Love My Instant Pot®" Anti-Inflammatory Diet Recipe Book by Maryea Flaherty is a well stocked cookbook full of recipes in many categories for your Instant Pot. The author has taken the time to include recipes from the very basic (hard boiled eggs) to the more complex (Creamy Coconut Lime Chicken Bowl with Cauliflower and Spinach). Several recipes include pictures, but not all. The words Anti-Inflammatory caught my eye and I requested this cookbook as an advanced reading copy as I have been cutting down inflammatory foods from my diet for many reasons. Unfortunately, I couldn't utilize many of the recipes in this book as that means no sugars for me in a more low carb, keto lifestyle. Many of the recipes contain grains, fruits and legumes, all foods that cause inflammation for me. However, the author does a good job of steering the reader away from processed foods, refined carbs and dairy and sticks to real, whole and unprocessed foods to build the recipes included. Many thanks to Adams Media and Netgalley for the opportunity to review this book.

[Denice Langley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book for several different reasons.
1. I have yet to meet anyone who has been able to say they use their Instant Pot for more than just a few recipes. Most say..."I don't have time to experiment". With this book, there is no experimentation needed. The work is already done.
2. As the population has aged, our stressed out life styles and prior bad eating habits have left many of us with specific dietary needs that go past mashed potatoes with no butter or cream or plain oatmeal. This book has so many wonderful recipes....I've tried at least 20 in the last two weeks...that make it easy to meet those dietary restrictions and still enjoy what is on our plate.
3. The recipes not only are tasty and nutritious, they are very clearly set out and easy to follow. You will get great results the first time out and that's hard to say on a lot of cooking issues.

there are more reasons, but it would be best if you found them for yourself. you already LOVE your instant pot, now you can love your gut too.

[Jo Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This cookbook has many useful Instant Pot instructions as well as many delicious sounding recipes. The cookbook calls for a number of ingredients that I am not, personally, familiar with using, such as erythritol, nutritional yeast and coconut aminos, I will have to look into availability of these ingredients before trying those recipes. The recipes are step to step easy to follow and I look forward to trying them. All categories are covered, from Breakfasts to Appetizers to Meals and deserts. Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to view this ARC for my honest opinion.

[Finley Farmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This cookbook has very interesting and unique recipes in it. I would love to try many of them, for example, the buffalo cauliflower bites caught my eye. Many of these recipes while Anti-Inflammatory are not recipes I can eat because of other dietary issues, so I may not be able to try many of them. I think anyone who can eat a variety of foods but needs to adhere to an anti-inflammatory diet would really enjoy the variety this book has to offer.

This book was provided to me through Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

[Lynda Birch · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed trying recipes from this cookbook. The instructions are clear and easy to follow. I tried a number of recipes and the results were perfect. The only criticism I have is that people who like their food spicy will find a number of the recipes bland. But that's easy to change. The fact that the book is authorized by Instant Pot is reassuring and the information provided for IP users is useful. The recipes aren't vegan but many can be easily adapted.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book.

[Sue Fernandez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you to Adams Media and Net Galley for an ARC of this title in exchange for my honest review. Due to some health conditions, our family has been trying to cook in a more anti-inflammatory manner, but with my love of cooking ahead or quickly, I was running into problems. This book came at the perfect time. The recipes are good, realistic, and perfectly adapted to the Instant Pot. Thank you for this book!

[Josianne Fitzgerald · Rating 3 out of 5]

For a book titled Anti-Inflammatory Diet which explains in the first few pages that nightshades vegetables cause inflammation, this book has a lot of nightshades and black pepper (also inflammatory) in is recipes. That's disappointing. Just another set of recipes I have to adapt when making. Thank goodness it came from the library and I didn't pay for it.

(Nightshades: tomatoes, potatoes, peppers and eggplant.)

[Cori · Rating 4 out of 5]

Let's do this. Another day. Another review. #instantpot #antiinflammatorydiet #netgalleyreview #netgalley #maryeaflaherty while this books had #tons of #recipes I must be honest and admit I am a #pickyeater. However. I am really excited about quite a few I discovered in this book and will be trying some out. #staytuned #lovemyinstantpot❤️ #arc #healthyeating

[jess ~has abandoned GR~ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am SO here for this book.

I've recently discovered the wonders of the Instant Pot, and honestly doesn't it seem like all of us women have some sort of auto-immune issue? *ugh*

I was very happy to find recipes inside that seemed less messy and more healthy than what I usually make. Looking forward to incorporating this into everyday life.

arc received from the publisher

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't need an anti-inflammatory diet book, but it was a cookbook at the library available for the instant pot, so I checked it out.

It was one of the better cookbooks- although I haven't tried any of the recipes yet (the instant pot will be a gift from my son for Xmas!), it had a lot of appealing looking recipes and I will give some of them a try.

[Barbara Lack · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved vet this cookbook! I suffer from a lot of inflammation and this is just the cook book I need. Lots of tasty and easy to use recipes! I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from Net Galley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

[Amy Bell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great Instant Pot cookbook dealing with anti-inflammatory foods. I look forward to trying lots of these recipes. They appear to be healthier than a lot of the recipes I have found for Instant Pot. Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to review this book for my honest opinion.

[Courtnee · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love my pressure cooker and enjoy discovering new ways to use it. These recipes look delicious and will also help with anti-inflammatory. Well designed and beautifully illustrated. Recipes are easy to read.

[Denise · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great selection of recipes and pictures! Many easy and delicious anti-inflammatory recipes for the instant pot! Highly recommend for everyone.

*I received an advanced reader’s copy of this book in exchange for my honest review

[Empress Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy to use and absolutely delicious recipes for anyone wanting to follow the antiInflammatory lifestyle.

[Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

Its a keeper! Love this book, definitely trying out some of the recipes.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This cookbook has a wide variety of healthy, easy recipes. I had checked the book out of the library and liked it so much I bought the Kindle version.

[Theresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely amazing book for instant pot lovers. I'm not particularly planning on following an anti inflammatory diet but thought that I might find some of the recipes in this book interesting anyway. The introduction about the health benefits of following an anti inflammatory diet did however pique my interest, it's never a bad thing to consider a healthier lifestyle is it.

Once I got to the recipes in the breakfast section of the book I found myself bookmarking lots of different recipes for oats because who doesn't like oats for breakfast? As I continued through the book I must have bookmarked at least 90% of the recipes in the entire book as they all looked and sounded so good and quite different to many other books I own. The ingredient lists are minimal and aside from monk fruit sugar (?!?!) everything seems quite easy to source. Being an Instant Pot book also means that everything is really easy to prepare.

I highly recommend the Carrot and Ginger Soup, so delicious and shamefully easy to make.

Fantastic book, highly recommended. Best instant pot book I have read.



Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for an advance copy of this title in exchange for an unbiased review.

[Tatiana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am buying the book for my cookbook shelf. That is exactly recipe collection that I need for me.

[Jen W · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was looking for a cookbook that gave me some quick and simple clean eating recipes that I could use on busy weeknights. Unfortunately, many of the recipes use grains so I’ll only be able to try a few. Also, several of the recipes were just instructions on how to cook 1 ingredient in the instant pot which I found rather odd as it’s really not a recipe rather cooking instructions and could have been done with a simple chart vs many pages.