aKathy's What's for Dinner 6/22

Good morning. Very happy to hear about scrapmaven.
I bought an IP and returned it without ever using it. I just didn’t want to deal with another appliance. My dd has one and loves it though and bought one for her sister for Christmas since she loves it so much. I think that dd has only used it twice though. I do have an airfryer but I don’t use it much. It’s ok for fries and I’ve made good wings in it. I made chicken breast that was dry and terrible. I need to try and use it more since people seem to love them.

Dinner tonight is some type of salad. Dh asked if we could have salad a couple times this week and it’s so quick and easy and I love salad so of course.

Good morning! So glad to hear Scrapmaven is doing well, continue with the healing sister!

Last night DD and I went to see Downton Abbey at the movies. OMG so sweet, go see it if you liked the series, you won't be disappointed!

I have an IP and a Ninja Foodie with is an airfryer and a pressure cooker in one. I've used my Instant Pot heavily over the years and its dinged up and well loved.

I make: chuck roasts in the pressure cooker. Bean soups, chicken dishes but thighs only. I've made meat sauce. Steam veggies

in the air fryer I: roast chiles and tomatoes for my salsa, all manner of frozen dishes like tots french fries and onion rings.

The ninja is nice because I'll two step cook things like chicken adobo, pressure cook them first and finish off with the air fryer lid to crisp and brown the skin. I make a whole cauliflower head by steaming first and then air frying the top. The recipe I use I cross cut halfway through the crown and pour in some EVOO, crushed garlic, parmesan, capers and some red chili flakes. Its amazing. I got the recipe from the Ninja cookbook and its my favorite recipe. The Ninja also makes a great roast chicken. Roast it first (I have the 8 quart) and then finish with the air fryer lid to crisp and brown.

I love that I don't have to heat the kitchen with the full oven this time of year so it gets used heavily.

The only thing I won't cook in it is chicken breasts, as paget experienced, its too easy to dry them out in the pc so I don't bother. Thighs come out great because they are fattier.

Dinner tonight is going to be low carb, I'm thinking salad based bowls. I've got romaine and Costco roast chicken that I need to break down today. OH, thought of another favorite use for the PC. I like to take the cold CC roast chicken out of the fridge and put it in the Instant Pot on the trivet with some water at the bottom and hit the 'steam' button. It revives the chicken again like I just bought it. Then I take it out and let it cool enough to easily break it all down to portion it in vacuum freezer bags.

Good evening.

Our interview last night went well and we ill hear about whether we get the apartment by the weekend. From the conversation we had, I think there are a couple of things that are in our favour, but maybe also some that work against us.

I have neither an air fryer or an IP, and I don't really have the bench or cupboard space for many appliances. That may change in our next apartment, but I am mainly looking at getting a rice cooker if I get anything. I might get a multi-function one though.

Dinner tonight is just me - DH is out for a farewell for a work colleague. I went into the city this morning looking for a couple of things, and stopped at a favourite deli and bought a slice of zucchini and goat's cheese quiche which will be my dinner.

Delta Dawn has been on a keto diet and she cooks fabulous, so maybe she will have some ideas for you.

prayers for scrapmaven

no IP but I do have an air fryer - I bought when we were still at the other house without a stove/oven and it did give me more options then. Here? We don't use it as much - it's great for re-heating leftovers - better than the microwave for stuff like pizza or onion rings. I love it for sausages and hot dogs (but we don't grill). I wouldn't buy it again today but it was worth the expense when we bought it.

dinner tonight is hot dogs and baked beans

I LOVE my Air Fryer especially in the summer. I use to to warm up pizza and wings (well not now since I can't eat them). I have cooked baked potatoes in it too,along with frozen fries/tater tots

Hi everyone! I hope you are all having splendid days! So far things here are good.

Dinner tonight could be anything. Last night’s chicken was amazing. I could not believe it was keto.

Tonight I would like steak and Caesar salad but Father is home and he will veto that I am sure.

I use my air fryer all the time and love it!

Hi Everyone,

scrapmaven I am sending healing thoughts and prayers to you, my dear friend!

cadoodlebug Your dinner sounds delicious. I love the meme. 

I have both an IP and AF. I love the IP to make chicken that I can shred for tacos, burritos or salads. My YDS uses the AF all the time for fries, chicken wings, reheating egg rolls, it makes them crunchy.

jeremysgirl Happy Anniversary!

oh yvonne I am so glad that you and your beautiful daughter enjoyed the movie.

PolarGreen12 That is hot! I love watermelon and sweet tea. 

sueg I am really hoping that you get the apartment. How soon would you move? 

bklyngal62 What is in the ground beef and green bean skillet dish? 

Delta Dawn I hope that your Dad lets you make what you want for dinner.

scrappert I am intrigued about the hard boiled eggs. What setting do you put it on? 


Today has been a busy day for me. I went to the gym and met with a trainer to get started on my workout on the machines. I took a stretching class. Then I went to the grocery store to pick up a birthday cake for my little neighbor who turned 85 yesterday for tonight. Next was off to the chiropractor. 

Tonight I am going out to dinner and then playing Mexican train with my friends. The guys are on their own for dinner. 

I hope that all of you have a peaceful day! 

bc2ca I am sorry for the loss of your DH’s former boss/friend. Please accept my deepest sympathies. 

Happy Anniversary! Watch out for spiders! 😉🤣🕷✨💗🎂

Jeremy always said he would never get married again. And I was totally shocked when he did propose. But when he asked he picked a very specific date into the distant future. So I figured it would be a long engagement if we ended up married at all. But we had this trip to Vegas planned before we were engaged. He asked me about a week before we went if we could just get married while we were there. I took a few days and considered whether I wanted a Vegas wedding and I decided to go for it. I had four days to plan. But at this point I was completely knocked off balance that he gotten engaged and then was rushing the wedding when he had made it clear to me that he was never getting married again.

So while we are standing there with the reverend during the ceremony, he gets this weird look on his face. And all I could think was OMG he's totally having second thoughts. He's decided he doesn't want to get married after all. Turns out he had a spider on his neck. Haha! I did not know that until the conclusion of our 6 minute ceremony. I just assumed he was having a what the hell am I doing moment.

bc2ca thank you for letting me know about Whole30.

@happy Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. jeremysgirl

destined2bmom it's a simple dish my aunt used to make all the time. She browned ground beef and added spices. She then added either tomato sauce or diced tomatoes and a can of green beans. It was easy and delicious.