Subj : Re: Books
To   : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Fri Aug 02 2024 06:29:00

-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 RH> A Reader's Digest condensation of Hawaii got me intrigued, Centennial
 RH> got me hooked. (G)

 DD> Centennial was very good also. Looking at the bibliography I did not
 DD> realise that he had written so many novels

 RH> I've got a good number of them, mostly in paperback as they were
 RH> accumulated while Steve was in the Army. Found Alaska on the free table
 RH> at ReStore. Nook abridges them so I'm keeping my hard copy collection.

So does Reader's Digress. AFAIK Kindle doesn't do that unless it tells 
you up front.

 DD>      8<----- NIP ----->8

 DD>       Title: Buttermilk Fried Chicken
 DD>  Categories: Poultry, Vegetables, Dairy, Chilies, Herbs
 DD>       Yield: 4 servings

 RH> That looks good but the way we do it keeps the kitchen cleaner and
 RH> cooler. (G)

 DD> My stove is well enough insulated that using the oven does not heat the
 DD> house substantially. Although when my furnase quit last winter setting
 DD> the thermostat to 350.F and leaving the door of the oven ajar while
 DD> the fan on the air handler was set to "RUN" kept it liveable if not
 DD> toasty.

 RH> Ours is fairly well insulated and we have central a/c but the kitchen
 RH> does get on the warm side. We use the toaster oven for small bake jobs,
 RH> like the chicken casserole I made last night or the raspberry scones
 RH> Steve made earlier in the week (from a mix).

 DD> Toaster ovens are nice. In addition to my convection toaster oven I
 DD> have an air-fryer that I bought in a weak moment (succumbed to the
 DD> hype).

 RH> We've not bought one of those yet, intrigued, but not interested enough
 RH> to buy one. Plus, there's the storage space issue; I'd have to give up
 RH> something else and don't want to do that.

Swap out your current toaster oven for a convection toaaster oven and
put it in the same cunter space. Then send the old unit to your chruch's 
or Habitat's op-shop. But, be warned, there is a learning curve on 
air-frying.  Bv)=

Late edit - disregard that paragraph. I see feom the following post that
your toaster over in a convection/air fryer already. Still good advice.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Air Fryer Sweet Potato Tots
 Categories: Five, Potatoes, Vegetables
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      2 sm Sweet potatoes; peeled,
           - 14 oz. total
      1 tb Potato starch
    1/8 ts Garlic powder
  1 1/4 ts Kosher salt; divided
    3/4 c  Ketchup or Ketchup-Rooster
           - Sauce mix
           Cooking spray
 
  Bring a medium pot of water to a boil over high heat.
  Add potatoes, and cook until just fork tender, about 15
  minutes. Transfer potatoes to a plate to cool, about 15
  minutes.
  
  Working over a medium bowl, grate potatoes using the
  large holes of a box grater. Gently toss with potato
  starch, garlic powder and 1 teaspoon salt.
  
  Shape mixture into about 24 (1") tot-shaped cylinders.
  
  Lightly coat air fryer basket with cooking spray. Place
  1/2 of tots (about 12) in single layer in the basket,
  and spray with cooking spray. Cook at 400°F/205°C until
  lightly browned, 12 to 14 minutes, turning tots halfway
  through cook time. Remove from fry basket and sprinkle
  with 1/8 teaspoon salt. Repeat with remaining tots and
  salt.
  
  Serve immediately with ketchup.
  
  Serves 4 (serving size: about 6 tots)
  
  By: Paige Grandjean
  
  RECIPE FROM: http://www.recipesource.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
 
MMMMM

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