- Leave skin on, scrub the outside clean
- Cut potatoes into 1/4 inch fries
- Soak and wash until water runs clear
- Dry fries as much as possible
- Drizzle with oil to coat
- Add a pinch or two of salt per potato depending on size and taste
- mix well with hands to coat all fries
- Place enough into air fryer to coat the bottom in a single layer
- Set to 400 for 12 mins
- Put paper in a large bowl, empty cooked fries onto paper
- While still hot, sprinkle salt, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, black pepper, parsley to taste
- Toss in bowl until evenly coated
- Let cool, and they'll firm up a bit
Sunday, November 13, 2022
Air Fryer Fries
Friday, October 21, 2022
Air fried eggs
- Small Metal tin, bowl or plate to go into air fryer
- Oil it
- Lump of butter
- Egg
- Salt, pepper
- 4 mins at 400
- place on toast
Sunday, September 18, 2022
Meat Sauce-No Tomato
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef, 15% fat
- 1 medium onion, Carrot, celery finely diced
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tsp granulated sugar
- 12 oz spaghetti, to serve
- Sliced mushrooms
Instructions
- Heat Oil, Add chopped onion,carrot, celery, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp ground cumin 1/4 tsp pepper and sautee until onions are soft.
- Place a pot or dutch oven over medium heat, add 1 lb ground beef and sautee, breaking it up with a spatula until no longer pink (5 minutes).
- Add mushrooms, garlic and sautee another 1-2 minutes until fragrant . Simmer until liquid is almost gone. Optional, fold in cream at the end
- Meanwhile, cook 12 oz of spaghetti in salted water to desired doneness according to package instructions then drain. Serve sauce with cooked pasta.
Thursday, September 1, 2022
My Chicken Soup
1 tablespoon avocado oil or olive oil
6 cloves of garlic, minced
1 yellow onion, diced
2 large carrots, thinly sliced
2 celery stalks, roughly chopped
1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger
1 tablespoon fresh grated turmeric (or 1 teaspoon ground turmeric)
6 cups low sodium chicken broth
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast or thighs
1 teaspoon freshly chopped rosemary
1 teaspoon freshly chopped thyme, stems removed
½ teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 cup pearl or Israeli couscous
2/3 cup frozen peas (optional, but recommended)
Boil everyting 20-25 mins
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
Cheese Paste
- 250g block of cheddar cheese, grated
- 1/2 small onion
- 1 pimento pepper or 1/4 red bell pepper
- 1/4 medium carrot
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 1 tablespoon green seasoning
- 4-5 tablespoons mayonaise
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
Grate on fine side
Mix all together
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Grilled Chicken
- Use ziploc bag, pound chicken 1/2 in flat
- 1.5 tsp Salt, 1/2 tsp Pepper, Garlic ( clove per piece) , Olive Oil (6 tblsp, enough to cover chicken)
- Put all in bag, let marinate for 4 hrs
- Heat pan, pan fry/grill on each side 3-mins, covered
- After cooling, can freeze for storage
Monday, July 4, 2022
Sunday, May 1, 2022
Bok Choy
- Mince garlic and ginger
- Heat two tablespoons of oil in a wok or sauté pan
- Add the minced garlic and ginger and stir for 30 seconds
- Add the bok choy and use tongs to toss and stir-fry for 2 minutes
- Pour two tablespoons of water (or broth) into the pan, cover with a lid and cook for 2 minutes more
- Turn off the heat, sprinkle a little sea salt and black pepper, stir and serve!
- Cook until bright green, do not cook for more than 2 mins
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Cole Slaw
Ingredients
- 3 cups green cabbage finely shredded
- 2 cups purple cabbage finely shredded
- 1 cup carrot finely shredded
Dressing
- ½ cup mayonnaise/dressing
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- ½ tablespoon cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- ½ teaspoon celery seeds
- salt & pepper to taste
Monday, April 18, 2022
Oven Burgers
- Frozen patty - season salt and pepper both sides
- Place on top of thick Onion slice
- 2 cloves garlic
- Set oven to 375
- Bake for 25 mins
- broil on max for 3 mins
OR
Broil on max first for 5 mins
Then bake at 375 for 15 mins
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Weekly Food Menu
- Sat
- Oven burgers, fries
- Go out - Pizza, Chicken
- Sun
- Spaghetti & Meat Sauce\Balls
- Mon
- Cheese & Crackers \ Cheese paste sandwich
- Rice, Cole Slaw (Cucumber, cabbage) & Rotisserie Chicken
- Tue
- Mashed Potatoes & nuggets
- Ramen & Pakchoy
- Wed
- Cream cheese & Jam Sandwich
- Hot dogs
- Thur
- Scrambled\Fried egg sandwich
- Beef or Chicken Fried Rice
- Fri
- Ham\Turkey\Random Meat & Cheese Sandwich
- Mushroom pasta \ Pasta salad \ Rotisserie chicken
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Tuna Salad
- Tuna in water or oil
- Onions, tomatoes, pimentoes, salt, pepper, 3tsp mayonnaise (to desired taste or consistency), lime,
- Optional - celery, pickles
- Drain Tuna, add all ingredients, mix
- can use cucumber instead of pickles or celery
Saturday, April 2, 2022
my Sunny Side up eggs
- Brown butter on low heat
- Crack egg directly into pan, do not touch
- Add a pinch of salt, pepper
- leave for 100 seconds
- turn off fire
- use silicone spatula to carefully get under yolk and move to plate without breaking
Oven Bacon
- Set oven to 425
- Open, thaw and dry bacon by wiping
- line pan with foil
- place each strip in contact with the foil
- cook for 15 mins
- flip
- cook for 15 mins
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Pan seared oven roasted pork loin
- Dry pork loin thoroughly
- Dry rub season garlic, pepper, salt, thyme, rosemary, onion powder
- Put some oil in pan enough to cover base
- Pan sear on both sides, 2min each
- Place in oven at 375 for 20mins
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Oven Baked Pork
- Pork chops
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Soy Sauce
- Salt
- Pepper
- Sesame Oil
- Mince garlic and ginger
- Cover pork well with garlic, teaspoon of soy sauce, teaspoon sesame oil, ginger, pinch of salt, pepper to taste
- Dry skin with paper towel as much as possible
- Oil pan
- Place pork on pan in preheated oven 450
- Cook for 45 mins
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