We had our first cup of coffee and at 6:30 Dean was ready to walk. It was a little cooler this morning than when we've left the last few days. We managed 2.75 miles today. Tomorrow we might make it to 3! That's the goal.
Our days are so routine anymore I don't have much to post, but after breakfast and the normal cleaning up routine each morning - washing dishes, making the bed, etc., I washed a load of clothes.
I spent most of the morning bringing the blog up to date. My plan is to get back to daily posts beginning with this one.
We had the leftover hamburgers from a couple of days ago for lunch. They were just as good as the first time around.
When we were at Cindy and Elmer's yesterday they gave us some fresh tomatoes, a fairly good sized zucchini, and some fresh green beans. I ran across this recipe for the Instapot. I'll include a link if you want to check it out. This is what I'm making for dinner tonight. I bought 6 chicken legs at Harter House on Monday and I have one russet potato on hand so hopefully this will work well with the green beans they gave me. Of course, I'll slice a couple of tomatoes to go with it as well.
Since this was on Facebook there was not really a link to the recipe, so I copied the entire recipe from this lady's Facebook page, as I want to be sure and give her the credit.
Complete meal made in the instant pot!
About 35 minutes total time.
-Layered cubed red potatoes, 1 cup chicken broth, salt, pepper and 1/2 stick butter on the bottom. (I would have added some garlic but we were out)
-Then layer on chicken legs, fresh green beans, salt, pepper and the rest of the stick of butter.
- cook on “poultry” setting (15 mins high pressure) I think 10 would actually be enough. And quick release when done.
- remove chicken, place in baking dish, cover with BBQ sauce and broil 5 min (to caramelize sauce)
Delicious, quick, easy clean up and the oven didn’t heat up the kitchen!
I used a russet potato because that is all I had. I think if I had cooked it the 10 minutes it would have been a little better - as well as using red potatoes. I cooked it 13 and it was still too long. I did add the garlic. Dean grilled the chicken for about 8 minutes or so, but did not add BBQ sauce. Next time I'll have him add it for me, he doesn't care for it. I also might add a little seasoning salt, and maybe just a dash of rosemary and thyme in the broth to bring out a little more flavor. Overall the meal was wonderful and I will use it again.
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This afternoon we had to make a quick Walmart run for a couple of items and I decided to return the turquoise/brown washcloths I bought at the Kitchen Store. On our way to the Kitchen Store, we noticed the Coleman store was having an outdoor tent sale, so we stopped to take a look. We bought a small cooler that we will use for packing our lunch when we are traveling. We had one but it's at least 15+ years old and has started leaking. This one has a hard container that sits down inside of it and I think it will serve us well for quite awhile.
It's after 8:00 and I'm ready to begin winding down, so I will close here.
If anyone has commented and not received a response from me I would like to know. You can email me at cpeine9@gmail.com. Thank you.
I'd much rather read a daily blog than a weekly one.
ReplyDeleteMe too Jan, and I'd much rather write one daily too. It's great hearing from you!!!
DeleteThank you Connie! I appreciate your kind words!
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