My friend keeps sending me photos of bread he has made in his airfryer… I’m sure he’s proud of it, but I’m not quite sure why he’s sent me eight??? Pictures of it.. It’s getting to be like manna from heaven. Maybe I should get the recipe?
Bread
Tag: Food
Burglar
Red haired, wearing a striped coat. Creeps in when I’m not looking, steals food and plays with my fur babies toys.
Very vocal when challenged, shouts and screams, but calms down when spoken to quietly. Believed to be a local resident but I don’t know their address and no identification produced when challenged.
May be trying to be a squatter?
Splodge
I don’t often photograph my food and this would never be published in a magazine, but it was tasty…this was my tea a few days ago.
I’ve started eating baked sweet potatoes as they have less carbohydrates than normal potatoes. I added a bit of cheese, some baked beans and shredded iceberg lettuce.
It was messy and tasty. Now I’m hungry.
My friends air fryer
He’s got an airfryer this weekend.
Never used one before. I’ve only used mine for a few months. I got a bit motherly, trying to explain how it works, that it’s not a deep fat fryer.
When you get something new it’s not always simple to understand. Which buttons do you press? What’s suitable for cooking in it? What are the hazards, risks.
But the good thing is it seems more economical than a full sized oven. They need regular cleaning and drying or food can bubble up and stick on surfaces
You can get charts to tell you cooking times and heats.
I once used a greaseproof paper sheet and managed to char it’s edges. An airfryer is not a microwave. It gets very hot, and removing food from the baskets can be… Ouch… Hot.
Still I would recommend this piece of technology for cooking. I just want one big enough to roast a chicken.
Always alert
What did he hear?
Ears pricked, sitting up
Staring into the kitchen.
Another cat
Staring back
Looking at him, waiting
Eating the food
I put down for mine
Cheeky puss cat
Grinning!
Chips
I fancy fish fingers and chips for tea. After a week of being ill I’m ready to start eating properly again. The problem is my fridge and freezer are almost empty. I haven’t been well enough to wash or clean up for days and I’ve done no shopping. If I don’t cook tonight I will be so hungry.
Then I thought, this is a first world problem. I can go shopping tomorrow, I can eat a bowl of soup and I have bread. I could just make toast or make some porridge. Or I could send out for a pizza or something else.
I don’t live in a war zone. I’m not being bombarded with drones or missiles. I am not being threatened by violence. My human rights are not being violated. I don’t live in a dictatorship.
So
Moaning about being hungry is NOT something I should do. I should try and help others instead of complaining.
Hugs.
I could just eat a crumpet…
Holey wonderful food. Bubbles rise through doughy flesh. Toast on both sides. The bottom is solid, the top is covered in tiny holes that look like the streams of bubbles that rise up in champagne or lemonade.
Make sure you get them nice and hot and spread butter on the top so it drizzle through, forming puddles on your plate. People eat them with jam or marmite hazelnut spread, cheese, honey… But I prefer just butter. Sometimes it drips down your sleeve!
Homemade Broccoli and Stilton soup.
Just made from scratch. No recipe.
I used
A tablespoon full of olive oil
Half a small red onion, chopped
Half a courgette, grated (zucchini)
A teaspoon of lazy garlic
About a third of a head of Brocolli, chopped finely
A heaped teaspoon of flour
About a 1/4 pint of cream
About a 1/4 pint of water
About 1/4 pint of milk
About 1/2 to 2/3 of a cup of crumbled Stilton.
A slice of brown bread.
Salt and pepper to taste
Prep time and cooking took 25 to 30 minutes.
Makes enough for a large bowl of soup.
Method
Put the oil in pan on low heat. Add the lazy garlic and chopped onion.
Cook on a low heat to soften the onions. Stir gently to stop anything sticking or burning.
Add the grated courgette and simmer for a bit while stirring until the mixture cooks. When the courgette softens add the Brocolli and about 1/4 pint of water to cover the contents.
Continue to simmer on a low heat while the vegetables cook.
Meanwhile mix about a teaspoon of flour and 1/4 pint of milk and 1/4 pint of double cream into a paste. Pour off some of the liquid from the pan into a cup and let it cool slightly.
At this stage add the Stilton to the pan and allow it to melt gently.
Then slowly add the the liquid to the flour mix. Once it’s mixed and is a smooth liquid you can pour it into the pan of cooked veg and Stilton.
Simmer till the soup thickens and looks creamy. Add salt and pepper at this stage. It means it’s flavoured without getting absorbed into the veg so is healthier, less sodium.
Serve in a large bowl with a slice of brown bread or whatever you prefer.
It was tasty and warm. Just right for a tasty meal on a cold evening. The cream makes it smooth and works well with the Stilton without it splitting. I enjoyed it.
Christmas dinner on boxing day.
Just started cooking at midnight, so Christmas day is over. Felt a bit weepy. The sweet potato and sprouts are on. I’ve got some pigs in blankets, a few stuffing balls and some potato fritters in the airfryer. I’m going to do a chicken thigh that’s already cooked in the microwave along with some swede mash. And gravy. It sounds like a lot but I’m only doing small portions.
Might save it for tomorrow (today).
Little old cat
Little cat
On the mat,
slept for 5
Then off he went
Off to get
A bit of food
Because his mood
Is hungry.
Not a good poem
But it’s nice to see him so relaxed.
Mallaband-Brown 