FISH BATTERS

https://www.whats4eats.com/blogs/chefbrad/five-basic-fried-fish-batters


https://healthyrecipesblogs.com/low-carb-fried-fish/

I ended up not liking the egg recipes
I used just milk and almond flour.
It was good, but not crispy.

Perhaps I'll try just egg whites.

ROMERTOPF CHICKEN

I don't think I'll do this again soon.  It did not seem to produce a meal that was any different than the Instapot, and it was not as good.

a dozen thin sliced breasts of chicken
French cut green beans
Carrots
Spiced were garlic, pepper, and smoked Paprika
Put in a cold over.  Set it to 480 and cook about a half hour

Fun to try the old technique, but I think it is past its due.

ALMOND BREAD MACHINE

https://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/low-carb-almond-bread-machine-bread-503112

CHANA DAL IN INSTAPOT

MAY 9 2029

I overcooked the Chana Dal today.  5 cups seemed to call for a lot of water.  Too much.  Cooking time of 12 minutes was good long especially since I let the steam escape over time.  Clearly, however, no soaking is needed in the Instapot.  These were well cooked.

I read through recipes, but chose the wrong advice.

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Here is what I did before in the Instapot.  It is very close to what I did this time.  Perhaps I just put in too much water.

Friday, May 11, 2018

Chana Dal in instapot

2 cup water
a few cloves of garlic chopped
black pepper
turmeric
2 cups chana dal. ( no soaking needed)

cook manual for 12 minutes.  Let stand until all the steam releases itself.

Worked great.
Good for diabetics
https://www.healthcentral.com/article/the-secret-carb-that-doesnt-spike-your-blood-sugar
https://www.healthcentral.com/article/the-secret-carb-that-doesnt-spike-your-blood-sugar

fEBRUARY 2021

Same, but let all the steam come off at the end.

The beans came out a bit crunchy.  I like them, but I'll add a bit more water next time.  Spices were turmeric, black pepper, paprika, tarragon.

no Benson's this time.  No ginger.  Dribbled a bit of worchestershire sauce over the finished product after dishing it up.

FOREMAN GRILL

PORK CHOPS

Here is what I read

Ingredients:

• 2 center cut boneless pork chops (1/2″ – 3/4″ thick)
• Kosher salt to taste
• Fresh ground pepper to taste
• 1 tsp olive oil

Total time: 17 min – Prep time: 10 min – Cook time: 7 min

Directions:

Brush pork chops with olive oil and season to taste with salt and pepper. Additional seasonings of your choice can be added at this point.

Preheat your George Foreman Grill for at least 5 minutes on high. Grill pork chops for 6-8 minutes (internal temperature of 145 F cooked to medium). When done, they should be slightly pink in the center.

However, they took much longer to cook, more like 20 minutes.  Of course, I am using parchment paper.  That may be the issue.

KETO PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 egg (or flax egg)
• 1 cup natural smooth peanut butter
• 1/2 teaspoon pure stevia extract (please note that if using any kind of "truvia" or "stevia for baking" you'll need about 1/2 cup)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS:

• Preheat oven to 350F
• In a bowl, whisk the egg. Add in the stevia and vanilla, and whisk again
• Stir in the peanut butter, stirring well. That's it! That's the dough! You can add anything else at this point (chocolate chips would be DIVINE) if you'd like
• Measure out 1  tablespoon of cookie dough, and roll into a ball. Place onto a greased cookie sheet, and create a crosshatch pattern with the back of a fork. Repeat for the entire batch of dough
• Bake for 12-13 minutes. They will be slightly underdone when coming out of the oven, but will harden up.
• Serve with a scoop of Vanilla Bean Wink!

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:

Serving size: 1 cookie with 1 scoop Vanilla Bean Wink. Recipe makes 12 servings

Calories - 158

Fat -10.4g

Carbs - 8.4g

Fiber - 5.0g

Sugar - 2.0g

BATTERED AND DEEP FRIED FISH

I like baked and microwaved fish,  but I'm hungry for some deep fried bits.
I bought some haddock.

At first I thought I might be able to use this left over beer, but to do that I need to buy non alcoholic beer.  In spite of the myths, alcohol does not go away when cooked, even when set on fire.

So, I'll use my almond milk, almond flour and perhaps some corn meal.
Here are some suggested spice.

For fish:

• 3/4 lb cod (white fish)
• Oil for frying
• 1/2 cup almond flour
• 1/4 tsp Onion Powder
• 1/2 tsp paprika powder
• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese grated
• 1 egg
• salt and pepper to taste

But I think I'll skip the cheese and use perhaps the no salt Magic spice.  I'm liking smoked paprika now too.  And I'll use garlic powder...  However, although I don't use egg usually,  I will this time.