Sorry to say, but this site has been so depressing for a few days. I thought I'd ask an average, everyday question....to make us all feel a little more normal today.
I made Eggplant Lasagna, and my BIL and SIL are coming for dinner. They leave for Cali tomorrow to see their beautiful grand daughter.
Sorry, sometimes we just need some REGULAR conversation.......or at least THIS caregiver does.
I cook almost everything in my air-fryer.
Steaks are definitely wonderful in it, as are burgers and chicken
I've cooked frozen mixed veggies in it and got the veggies slightly crispy
(instead of the soggy mess of microwaves) then added some seared beef and
a sauce to make a quick "stir fry".
I've made muffins in it, because it is just me now and I don't need a full batch. So a couple of them at a time. I do put a bit of water in the air fryer when baking to aid the moisture level and it improves the texture.
Reheating is a wonderful.
It's an all around tool that I am enjoying because it's just a compact convection oven that uses a lot less electricity than a regular stove. and it doesn't heat up the house.
If I'm really craving a steak I can always haul out my charcoal grill.
I was a daddy’s girl and I thought that he was eating steak. I didn’t want to miss out on trying steak!
She let me believe it was steak in order to get me to try it. I almost threw up when I discovered how gross 🤮 it was!
It took me awhile to forgive my mom for that trick! We laughed about it later on but I wasn’t laughing when it happened.
My daughter loves her air fryer. She asked me if I wanted to borrow it and try it out. I might take her up on it, just to see if it is worth buying one.
How often do you use yours and what do you cook in it that you find comes out better than cooking it using other methods?
I find that cooking my steak in my air fryer is a game changer!
And the clean up is super simple.
Today I am cooking a tri-tip
Step 1: Pour boiling water all over the liver… that gets rid of the first layer of texture..
then you put it in you cast iron pan olive oil.. chopped onions… salt pepper.. you csn also add peppers, cooked bacon…
and back in the day it was healthy… lots of nutrients as I remember.. but in todays world… who knows…
Liver was the cure back when for iron deficiency…
Texture … pour boiling water over it to get that slime off.
After that coat it with flour then grill it…
Filet mignon.?? Well if I recall correctly 3 minutes on each side and throw the pan into oven???
Oh wait… I took cooking lessons from my mom… 🥰
I am trying to remember the kind of grills that I bought for my daughters as gifts.
I think they were Cuisinart. They had one side that was a grill, the other side was smooth. So, they made grilled sandwiches with the flat side and chicken, fish, shrimp, meat and veggies on the grilled side.
I too like a hot sear on a steak! Rare in the center!
What about the indoor type grills?
And it seems silly to buy a new outdoor grill/bbq just so I can cook on it half a dozen times a year...
I then throw everything, bones, skin, other parts in a pot of water, add apple cider vinegar, salt and whole peppercorns and simmer for 2 days, homemade bone broth to use as a super nutritious ingredient for anything requiring liquid.
I had the best steak ever, cooking over a white hot campfire, in the dark. We couldn't see anything but, boy that steak changed how I cook steaks. I had to laugh at your experience, love those kinds of surprises. :-)
However, it does not freeze well because the texture changes.
You are basically freezing a leftover already cooked food.
The chicken will only last 3-4 days (recommended) in the fridge.
I have enjoyed a quick chicken soup by cooking everything, adding chicken stock, and adding the chicken without the skin at the end as if reheating it. Good, but not grandma's excellent chicken soup because you can't squeeze any fat or get much flavor from the skin already seasoned by the store.
Next, I am going to find a whole chicken and start fromm scratch boiling it for soup, like you all have done. Adding fresh parsley to the celery, carrots, onions. I have done this before, it's really easy, but cleanup is harder than the rotisserie chickens. A benefit is you have made your own chicken broth.
I still love the broth in the boxes.
To quote an older movie line in Must Love Dogs: "I often eat alone at the kitchen sink, and just don't want all that chicken hanging around".
It is getting to be a challenge finding what to do with all that rotisserie chicken, and there are two of us.
Today is the last viable day to eat that chicken, so what to do if we just don't want chicken today? (Rhetorical question). After 3 days of chicken, chicken,
chicken.
I'll take a burned steak anyday. Med-rare is preferred.
Will proceed today with healthy lunch and dinner. 🥺
Cutting out junk food, sugar and anger. 🥺
Will cut out auger also, just in case. 🥺
The steak was burning on the stove. 🥩
Best steak in a long time!
Funny story!😁
we lived in an apartment. One day when I got home from school, i opened the door and was greeted a a huge plume of smoke.. I dipped back outside, caught my breath, and turned off the electric stove. Ran out to the balcony to catch my breath.. doing so, I see a car drive by staring at me in disbelief.
I went back in, found the cat and out her in the car. I then write mom a note that I was taking the cat for a drive..
PS.. I think the chicken soup is done..
she started the soup,and put it on high for a few moments (?) had a hair appointment, and forgot to turn off the stove.. we laughed about that fir a long time.. she melted the aluminum pot! We had s chunk of it for a long time.. over the years it disappeared..
we were very lucky no damage was done..except the soup was burnt along with the pot.
memories… :)
I am going to try making my own stock.
I like those boxes of broth too, I always keep a few in my pantry.
When you boil the bones, what else do you do? Do you add seasoning, onions, garlic, bell pepper and celery?
I generally use good quality box stock but when I roast a chicken I save the drippings to use.
In that broth I pressure cooked some beans, barley and lentils. When that was done I added frozen mixed veg, onion, garlic, celery, a can of diced tomatoes, and seasoned it all with chili powder. Leftover chicken breast and a cup full of diced peppers went in just before it was ready to eat.
That’s why I love cooking a whole chicken or buying a rotisserie chicken. We can get several meals from one chicken too.
🥺
Italians are such great cooks! I am going to see if I can find a recipe online for it. It sounds good.
I have watched Sound of Music a million times! Loved it since childhood. I learned every single song in my music class at my Catholic school. Great memories!
We had a mini schnauzer. She was really cute. My oldest daughter named her after the oldest daughter in Sound of Music. Liesl lived to be 13.
Your post made me smile 😊.