Cooking Thursday

Last week, in the middle of the big storm, I had to come up with something for supper as we were supposed to go out, but that wasn't happening. I found a recipe for steak bites and had a steak in the freezer, so I made that.  It was soooo good! (and easy too)  If you have an air fryer, you need to try this.  It's going to be a regular at our house.

Air Fryer Butter Steak Bites

1 large steak of your choice, trimmed of visible fat and cubed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
2 teaspoons olive oil
2 tablespoons salted butter

Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees.
Place salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder in a large plastic bag and shake to mix. Add olive oil and mix. Then add the steak cubes and toss until evenly coated.
Arrange the steak cubes on the grill plate in the air fryer. Air fry for 4 minutes, then flip them and air fry for another 3 minutes.
Take the cooked pieces out of the fryer and remove the grill plate, leaving juices in the bottom of the basket.
Place the cooked steak bites back into the air fryer, along with the 2 tablespoons of salted butter, thinly sliced.  Air fry for another 1-2 minutes allowing the steak bites to absorb the flavors.
Season with additional salt and pepper as desired and serve with your favorite side dish.

Wordless Wednesday

 

A Day in my Life - February

We've made it to February!  The groundhog saw his shadow and we're in for more winter.  We're actually under another winter storm advisory here with more snow and icy roads.  But, I'm here to share the 1st day of the month with you.  Here's how February 1 went for me.

I was up early, went downstairs and was on the treadmill for 40 minutes.

Then I came upstairs and got things going in the crockpot so dinner would be ready when we came home from church. The bigger crockpot has grilled chicken breasts in it, the little one has green beans.

After that I got ready and had a boiled egg for breakfast.

Here we are, driving to church.  The roads are still snow covered, but the sky is blue.

Look at this, on the dashboard of Bob's truck.  The temperature was negative 8 degrees!

The frosty branches and the sun were beautiful though.

We got to church about 8:45. We have Sunday School before the service and that starts at 9.   I'm doing a class on Genesis, which Bob happens to be teaching.  This was before class, waiting for everyone to arrive.

That class gets done about 10, then our regular service starts at 10:15.
We had communion and a very good message from Romans 15.

We did some talking after church and didn't get home till about 12:15, and then enjoyed that meal from the crock pots.

 

 

After cleaning up lunch I did a little more walking.  I try to get about 14,000 steps in daily and I don't like to do it all on the treadmill.  I'll be so glad when it's nice and I can walk outside again.  For now, I do laps in the storage area in the basement - not pretty but it works!

Bob and I both took a short nap in the afternoon.  That's so nice!

The sun continued to shine.  I took this off our porch. You can see how the snow is hanging off the roof!

This is in the back yard. Bob had cleared the snow off the deck on Saturday, and the sun was helping it dry.

We had sloppy joes for supper.  We like the with American cheese added.

Then we had a quiet, relaxing evening!  We love British Crime shows and have recently started watching this one - Grantchester.
We also watched 'The Repair Shop' which I've shared before. (We learned about it from blog friend Terri of Your Friend from Florida.) It's also from England and is a show where people bring in cherished items that need repair.  It will make you feel good to watch it! The last show we watched was from France and is called The Beau Chateau.  Season 1 is on HGTV and we hear season 2 will be starting but right now we watch it on Youtube.  It's about a young couple that inherited a beautiful chateau and they are restoring it.  

Yes, it was a lovely day!  It was cold, but the sunshine was a treat, and we always enjoy seeing our church family.