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Leftover Yakisoba noodles. I mowed the backyard but will have to lower the mower and do it again…grass is tall and soppy wet.

The beef, veggie, noodle soup came out really good. The only side was Premium whole grain crackers and butter. I don't have a written recipe for the soup. I added a couple of new ingredients yesterday. A lump of tomato paste from the freezer and twigs of fresh thyme. DH got all the stems in his first bowl. LOL.

Tonight may be spinach/cheese ravioli from Costco and a veggie. Decision to be made on the sauce for the ravioli.

Wally, good idea with the potatoes. Microwave and air fryer.

Wally, Good to hear your DH has finished rads. My neighbor just blew 6” of snow off our driveway With another 4 inches falling tomorrow afternoon there would be some left for you to shovel, lol.

Carole, Beef, veggie noodle soup sounds perfect for a snowy night (or a winter night in the South.)

Rhonda, Enjoy baking and reading as you watch snow flurries fall.

Dinner tonight was shrimp in a creamy fire roasted tomato sauce on rice.

Leftover salmon for dinner last night. I think tonight will be yakisoba noodles with cut up costco hotdogs as the meat.

My oven also has convection and I've never used it, LOL. For the reason Carole mentioned, I like that the air fryer corrals the grease splatter. If I plan to "air fry" a big quantity, I do it in the oven (I'll have to try convection). I will say that doing those duck breasts in the air fryer was magical. I'll never do it any other way. I've taken frozen bacon, still frozen, tossed it in there and it was great…That does need tending so you can keep moving the pieces around. I microwave potatoes, let them cool, then cut them and oil them/season and put them in the air fryer, and that is a huge win. I've also make "crunchy" tofu, which was tasty but not crunchy. I've made roasted broccoli, which I loved but DH, not so much.

DH's treatment ended yesterday. They sent him home with the "mask" they make to hold his head steady. He joked it would be great for a halloween costume (think hannibal lechter). Sadly, his PSA is going up….whack-a-mole.

Minus, glad to hear you are feeling better.

Rhonda, I also love red lentils. They cook up fast, make a thick "sauce/soup/etc.) and for people who do not like the "earthy" taste of lentils, these are winners.

Sadly, I will be mowing the lawn this week….SO wish I were shoveling.

I don't "love" my air fryer. I actually love my skillet. I'm using the air fryer to cut down on calories and try a different method of cooking that may be healthier. I bought it when air fryers were all the rage and used it a while. One plus is no grease spatter on the stove top from pan frying. And you don't have to stand by the air fryer and "tend" it. Oven frying is very similar. Wally, maybe you could give your thoughts on this subject. And anyone else who uses an air fryer. My oven has an air fryer function, which means convection oven function. High heat and a fan equals air fryer.

With all that said, I "air fried" two breaded catfish fillets last night for our dinner. The side was supposed to be broccoli but was box mac and cheese. I assigned dh the job of making the mac and cheese. He got a little flustered but did a good job. Catfish has a big water content. They were quite a bit smaller by the time they were brown and crispy.

I'm thinking I'll make soup today. Maybe beef and veggie with noodles, using cubed beef in the freezer.

Last night was red lentil and vegetable soup with home made crotons lol.. any excuse to bake more ! Keep snacking on them throughput the day.