Friday Things #419
1. Yesterday was the last day of 3’s preschool for Dominic! I am so proud of this guy; he loved school, loved his teacher, and learned so much. And he looks so grown up compared to that first day in September ❤️️
2. Isabelle has been using the potty this past week!! We are not at full potty-trained status yet, but she’s asking to go, she actually does go, and oh boy, we are VERY excited at the prospect of finishing our 6+ year non-stop stretch of diapers very soon 💃
3. All of the kids have been so loving and wonderful with the dogs, which makes my heart so happy. Joseph has been sitting on the couch and petting Judith for the longest time and he always looks so completely relaxed.
4. Talk to me about air fryers… I’ve had multiple people ask me about creating air fryer recipes, but I don’t have one. Are they worth it?
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5. The Best Pizzas in Every State… do you have a favorite??
6. If you need some dessert ideas for Mother’s Day, these are a few of my favorites for springtime special occasions >> Hummingbird Cake / Carrot Cake / No-Bake Banana Split Dessert / Angel Food Cake / Cream Cheese Pound Cake / New York Crumb Cake
7. I love following Clean Mama and she started a new series on her blog called “Simple Shortcuts”; I’ve really enjoyed her posts on meal prepping and morning routines!
8. Is anyone else getting excited to watch the Olympics? Give me all the gymnastics and swimming!
9. What have you been watching? We tried another show after we caught up on Yellowstone but lost interest pretty quickly, so now we’re back to catching up on seasons of Doc Martin on AcornTV.
10. TGIF! Judith wishes she could snuggle with everyone!
Aren’t you just dying to see what happens next on Yellowstone????
We have the Ninja (Air Crisp, Roast, Bake, Grill), in December the Ninja with pressure cooker and a whole lot of other features was on sale so we have that one too. Last summer our house burned down with all of our stuff in it so we bought a Ninja Air Fryer. We cooked in it all last summer and now at least three times per week. In the big machine we have successfully roasted full chickens and turkey breast. Made really good yogurt and with the dehydration feature made jerky. We love both of them and would recommend the Ninja brand because last summer/fall we used the small one every single day, twice a day. It was our only appliance for about 4 months; it is still going strong.
It is so sweet to see your children share your love of your furry friends. If we could all be like our dogs the world would be such a better place.
Just finished Endeavour on Prime last night. Loved it. Season 8 is currently being filmed in the UK. Great character development, lots of twists and turns…I’m a sucker for a British cop show! The episodes are 90 mins long which is the perfect length for us in the evening.
We have one of those older big black bulbous air fryers that works great but doesn’t cook much at a time and is a pain to store. Our current toaster oven has an air fryer setting but doesn’t produce nearly as good results. If I was to buy another, I would probably go for the Ninja 8in1 from Costco so that I could ditch the crock pot and Instant Pot.
Hiii, we have owned an airfryer for some years now and use it on a weekly basis. We love it to heat up fries or cook them in their. It’s awesome for sausages … we often bake a Brie in it for brunch. Chicken wings come out nice and crisp. To sum it up: we love our airfryer and will be upgrading it soon.
Thank you for all the amazing recipes you share with us. Love from Atlanta, anja
We just finished the 7th season of Endeavour (Masterpiece Theater) on Prime. Loved, loved, loved it! Great characters and lots and lots of moving parts and pieces and twists and turns. The episodes are 90 minutes each which is the perfect length for us in the evening. Season 8 is currently being filmed. I’m a sucker for a British cop show!
We have an air fryer, one of the older big black bulbous ones that doesn’t cook much at a time…so it doesn’t get used much. I will say that our current toaster oven has an air fry setting and it is NOTHING like the air fryer. Making “fried” fish in the air fryer is delish…in the toaster oven on air fry setting it is blah and doesn’t crisp up like the air fryer.