February 15th, 2020 at 11:58 am » Comments (0) Frugal Beginner’s Tiplet: Meal Planning
McCormick Spice has always been a decent brand and has a pretty good newsletter. This week , their topic is Meal Prepping The kind that helps you eat healthier and less expensively with home cooked meals inside of picking up Drive thru on the way home.
This article is very basic but may help those new to “Frugal Living” get started. This is a recipe from their website that could easily be prepped ready to slide into my Ninja Foodie Oven – It was not needed to make any significant changes, to take advantage of the Ninja Foodi Digital Oven’s capabilities. I tend to follow the concept presented by Janet Zimmerman to leave temperatures the same but start checking for “desired degree of doneness” at about 3/4 the time suggested by the recipe.

Speaking of Janet Zimmerman concepts, another of my favorites is that the “rule of thumb of reducing temp by 25 degrees F should be replaced by using a percentage.
It has been my experience that 15% works for me and still following the check for doneness beginning at 3/4 the suggested time.
Sheet Pan Chili Chicken Tacos | French’s

updated 2020-April-5

February 11th, 2020 at 10:24 am » Comments (0)

Yes, this is an affiliate link, so if you buy something I might get something,
but mostly this is about how I use/value Kindle Unlimited.

Yesterday I came across ratings for Tablets recommended “for the kitchen”
and was somewhat surprised to find the 8 & 10 inch Kindle Fire to be often high on the list in terms of Price/Value.

It seems like many of the new cookbooks sponsored by a particular brand (including Ninja Foodi) offer Kindle Unlimited members the chance to read the book for free. Often these books are available this way long before my local library has them available.

There are many other books available and I find that is a good way to “try out” an author unfamiliar to me/

April 24th, 2019 at 07:20 am » Comments (1)

April 24 – National Pigs-In-A-Blanket Day

When you are allerigic to fish,
you need an All-American hors d’oeuvres

Cut hot dogs into 1.5 inch pieces
optional: Pan or TenderCrisp for crispy edges

PreHeat Oven to 375°F.
OR Ninja Foodi Bake 350°F

while preheating …
Unroll dough = separate into triangles.
Cut each triangle lengthwise
Roll each piece Dog
Optional – cut slivers of cheese and lay on dough before rolling

Ninja Foodi
lay pieces in Tendercrisp Basket
Bake 8-12 mins = check at 10 mins

Or
Oven Bake:
lay pieces on lined baking sheet with room between
Bake 12 to 15 mins (check for golden brown at 12

Serve with spice condiments of your choice for dipping

April 21st, 2019 at 10:25 am » Comments (0)

Ninja Foodi ™
aka/ “Foodi” is a countertop kitchen appliance that combines the functions of an (EPC) Electric Pressure Cooker and (AF) AirFryer

Shark/Ninja describes its TenderCrisp(tm) “most” AF functions that are preceded by use of the (PC) Pressure Cook functionality

The ability to go from PC to AF for TenderCrisp(tm) is one of the best features of the Ninja Foodi (or at least in my opinion)

draft posted 20-Apr-2019

April 20th, 2019 at 09:30 am » Comments (0)

US = OP300 vs UK = OP300UK
The Ninja Foodi has been available in the US for some months longer than in the UK. It is my understanding that its availability in the UK is rather recent.

There are a few difference between the US OP300 & UK’s OP300UK version. Notably Temp is Centigrade – most recipes I have seen are listed in Fahrenheit owners guide – and the interface reflects that.

The other potentially confusing thing I noticed in a quick stare & compare was the use of the term Grill in the UK – The US models use “Broil”

It may be (but I do not know) that the included recipe book may have been edited to Brit/Metric terminology – giving quanity in grams instead of ounces – perhaps you can confirm that for this inquiring mind.

Since it is a OP300 version, the Dehydrate function is not offered.
It also seems that the “unique to Ninja Foodi Accessories” are not yet offered in the UK as yet

Although “rumor has it” that Shark/ninja will be offering several on Amazon in both the US and the UK sometime soon (today is April 2019)

Many, if not most of the accessories we discuss are often found on Amazon so that is one place my Brit friends have been successful in finding useful pots, pans etc. MANY of the accessories for Corsori, Instant Pot and many Air Fryers can be used in the Foodi – just watch the height carefully. Foodi’s pot is slighter wider and not as tall (based on manufacturer’s published specifications.

drafted updated 20-April-2019