Lisa was sick...and so Tina and I got together for October's
Sister Day...with cornbread and beans and pumpkin desserts with caramel and cream cheese...and chat about life...politics...and love..and everything...she brought me one of her grown-on-the-farm pumpkins...and turned me on to this...
An air-fryer.
I LOVE deep fried foods...but am way too unsteady to use boiling oil anymore...enter a new way (for me) to get that deep fried taste, but much much safer!
We did the "test drive" with frozen Pumpkin Empanadas...in 10 minutes they were fully cooked...crisp and flaky with hot pumpkin filling.
From frozen uncooked dough!
IMPRESSIVE!!!
We drizzled plates with soft caramel and set them in the center
TAH DAH.
She gave me a cheat-sheet that showed what you could make....how it was to be prepped and how long at what temperature.
Later that evening, I would try potato wedges...which cooked to a crisp golden brown outside with light fluffy center in minutes.
Also realized how many things that can be made in an air-fryer...including potato chips!!!
Just like The Summer of Smoothies
...when I first got the Magic Bullet and blended all summer...
Now my shopping list criteria centers around what I can try to fix with an Air-Fryer.
Seriously, they ARE fairly amazing!
About the Smurf Crime Scene...
I blame Loretta.
...who, years ago, gave me matching fashion sense...which I had never had...
It all started with a turquoise blue turtleneck.
See that thumbnail which is exactly the same shade of polish as the shirt???
Yeah...that is how it all started...
In a rush to meet Kayleb for brunch...and running a bit behind (always)...I grabbed the recently purchased polish to match my sweater.
...actually I had bought three different shades/bottles to match a tan sweater...a red one and this blue one...
I had already tried both the tan and the red out, and they were quick drying...easy to remove...very nice.
I had failed to noticed that the blue was gel.
OMFG!!!
And I was in such a hurry...rushing around to get ready...that I didn't notice for a long time that I was leaving blue splotches pretty much everywhere in the bathroom...and my newly painted nails were a mess.
Then I saw the blue splatters...and smudges...
To make a long story short...it looked like I had murdered a Smurf in the bathroom with my bare hands.
Stopping to get the polish remover...clean up the mess...then wash it all down the drain...now, it looked like I was disposing of the evidence of fore-mentioned Smurf killing.
...sigh...
Repainted the nails...made our brunch meeting...and reflected on the fact that fashion is highly over-rated.
My feral turning domesticated, Finnegan, is becoming more and more relaxed with me.
...at this point he will put his front paws and head in my lap...or across the threshold of the patio door...so half of him is domesticated...while his back half remains quite feral...
It's a PROCESS.
We're getting there.
And there was Football!
Sunday, John and I, watched The Browns and The Colts...then Kansas and The Chargers...then Miami and The Eagles...
"Are you not entertained???"
The Colts Game was close...and good!
The Chiefs Game was not so close but very good...well...it would have been GREAT, but this
should have been the end of it.
But nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
...seriously...why did she have to start dating a guy on MY team???
Now, football has become Football and The Taylor Swift Show.
Look, I LOVE politics.
But not during my football.
I keep a pretty close eye on the Ukraine and Israel/Palestine Wars.
But not during my football, okay???
So every time Kelce moves...or coughs...or whatever...they have to immediately pan to Tay-Tay for her response.
Or now her BFF (Brittany Mahomes) who has made up a handshake with her...which they showed over and over and over...until you threw up.
And don't even get me started about the Swifties...who have now taken over the running football chat commentary with names like Twinkles16 and Rain and the like.
Gushing like fangirls...because...well..they are.
Honey...can we just skip ahead to the Break-Up Album???
And the late night game with Miami and The Eagles.
I get that you have to hire the handicap...but 10 penalties on Miami and ZERO on The Eagles????
Who ya gonna believe...us or your lying eyes?
The company and snacks were good, anyway.
Getting the new week started.
Love,
Carla and Finn
