Simple Airfryer Chicken
/a very simple recipe we tried last night. Chicken came out moist and juicy. Definitely a keeper when you don't want to turn on the oven or grill.
2 medium size skinless, boneless chicken breasts.
Spray with Olive Oil, season to taste (I used season salt, garlic salt and onion salt).
Cook at 365 degrees for approx 20 minutes, turning halfway.
A Toddler Tune
/Avery has started to learn to sing π€. Here she is singing the opening of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.I love when she realizes she is being recorded at the very end.
AirFryer Panko Pork Chops
/I have been looking at Air Fryers for well over a year but wouldn't pull out the cash until I saw a really good deal as I personally think the regular prices are way too high. When I saw that Amazon Prime Day's had a special on the GoWise Fryer I went ahead and ordered it.
I am usually not intimidated by kitchen appliances but for some reason this one I was/am so it actually sat unopened for over a week until this past weekend when I seasoned it and tried frozen french fries in it. They were very hot and very crunchy, not anywhere as good as what comes out of the oven, but we rarely eat them so that was not a great test of the fryer. Last night was :) I had seen the recipe below in a FB Airfryer group and decided this would be a great test. I can never seem to get dredged meats to look all brown, crispy an appealing like I see others post (thus the reason I don't ever make Fried Chicken).
The recipe was simple
2 thick boneless porkchops
1-2 cups of seasoned Panko crumbs
1-2 eggs
Salt and pepper to taste
Olive Oil (in a spray or mister)
Rinse each pork chop in water, then cover in egg bath, dredge in Panko crumbs, repeat egg bath and crumbs.
place on plate in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, longer is better. This firms up the egg/panko mixture.
Turn air fryer on, setting it at 400 degrees
Place pork chops in basket, salt and pepper to taste and spray will olive oil.
Cook 12-20 minutes (depends on thickness) turning over at the half way point, spraying the flip side with olive oil as well.
My chops were very thick and took about 30 minutes actually. I added a bit more salt and pepper to my serving as did Guy.
These were cooked better than anytime I have ever cooked pork chops. Crunchy outside, moist and perfectly cooked inside. We will definitely be cooking them this way for now on.
Boating Along the Destin Coast
/One of my favorite things we did last week while on vacation in Destin was to spend the day on my brother's boat. He has it at a marina just outside Destin so we headed over mid morning, fired it up and off we went. We explored the entire coast of Destin and Sandestin including the bayou and Choctawatchee Bay. Finally saw what he meant about the craziness of Crab Island over the July 4th week. Too many boats, people and beer for me these days but in my 20's I would have loved it ha ha.We didn't see any dolphins but lots of my favorite pelicans. I took a lot of video while we were out on the water and decided to attempt to merge it all together and make a movie. I hadn't done that in years. Here is the final result.
Guy is introduced to Publix
/I am so excited that Publix is coming to Richmond and that they will be building one near our home. When we were in Destin I took Guy and introduced him.Yup I made him stop for a photo πππI don't think he really gets why I am so happy to never have to go to Kroger again once it opens but then he doesn't do the big shopping trips either π π