P'let's Instant Pot and Cooking Adventures

 So today I made French Onion Soup, using this recipe: French Onion Soup A friend posted a variation of it. So I went with that. This afternoon I decided I wanted bread.  So I decided to make some. Baguette recipe: 1000g bread flour  9g active dry yeast 40g warm (110F) water 560g water 20g salt That's my base.  I also add 60g of sugar.  And today I used 850g AP flour and 150g rye flour, instead of the 1000g of bread flour.   It's done using a straight dough method.   I started by activating my yeast in the 40g of the warm water.   Then put the flour, salt, sugar and rest of the water into a bowl.  Mixed it just a bit and added the yeast.   Turn it onto a floured surface and knead it until it's a smooth dough.   Put the dough into a lightly oiled bowl to rise.   Punch it down then separate it into whatever size you want.  Let them rise. Bake at 400F until done.  It's always variable for my loaves, since they aren't made following the recipe instructions as such. Basi

 Gonna start with the salad. Broccoli Dill A package of Broccoli Woccli (Or similar size) Dill weed Sliced green olives A hard boiled egg mayonnaise bacon bits *note everything is to taste.  If you don't like bacon bits, leave 'em out! Chop the heads off the broccoli stems.  Place them into a bowl.  Shake a goodly amount of dill.   dice up the egg, add it to the bowl.  add in the olives and some of the brine. If you want bacon bits or other small meaty things, add them now.   Add in enough to mayo to make everything come together.  As much or as little as you want.  Mix it up.  Touch up seasoning if you want it different.   Potato Wedge Dip 2 parts Mayo 1 part ketchup dash of garlic powder dash of chipotle powder. mix Bonus: Potato Wedges: Wedge potatoes toss in olive oil seasoned however you like.  I like the Fleet Farm Rotisserie Chicken Seasoning. Pop into air fryer at 425F for about 20ish minutes. I use 425 since my air fryer is set at that (it's part of the toaster o

 So, in food adventures.. I LOVE LOVE LOVE having an air fryer. Potato wedges are my new favorite things.  A bit of olive oil, some rotisserie chicken seasoning, and 25 minutes in the air fryer.  Ambrosia. There's also some crinkly cut french fries from some company that has Idaho in the name.  The bag is kinda burlap colored.  So good in the air fryer. I've been making a variant of the 'fry sauce' that came in the recipe booklet from the air fryer (which is a toaster oven with an air fryer function). Roughly 2:1 mayo:ketchup, then salt and pepper and chipotle powder.  So good. chicken strips, excellent in the fryer, too. I think the one we have is a black and decker one.  I think it's this one.   https://www.walmart.com/ip/BLACK-DECKER-Crisp-N-Bake-Air-Fry-Toaster-Oven-TO3217SS/853320457 So simple.  Only drawback is that ALL air frying is 425 degrees.  no adjusting that.  So i have to modify any instructions knowing that it's that temp.

 The newest yum in the fish dish category!  Mackerel cakes.   So yummy.  I just ate them plain.  I think John ate his with his normal tartar sauce.   https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e3NW_r5jRKgj0s1XW1LKQmtO9QdilygcR4fxq2RmbKg/edit?usp=sharing That's the recipe, as I wrote it up.   Here's the original. https://cooktoria.com/mackerel-patties Just some wording variance.