One Pot Tacos

One Pot Tacos

All, Beef & Veal, Mexican

One pot tacos? Cooking Dude’s latest invention! This will work with the Ninja Foodi and probably most air fryers. Sorry, Instant Pot can’t do this. The other night I wanted some homemade tacos, but it was only for me, and it seemed like a lot of work for only a couple...
Crispy Brussel Sprouts

Crispy Brussel Sprouts

All, Appetizers, Vegetables

1. Trim and slice the sprouts lengthwise and mix in a bowl with a drizzle of olive oil, salt, and pepper. 2. Dump in the air fryer,or, as shown, in the crisper basket of the Ninja Foodi. 3. Air fry at 390 or 400 degrees for six minutes, open up, toss and fry for...
Ninja Foodi makes Cooking Dude’s Meatloaf

Ninja Foodi makes Cooking Dude’s Meatloaf

All, Beef & Veal

I decided to use the Ninja Foodi’s Air Crisp (air fryer) feature to brown a meatloaf that had cooked in it in the Pressure Cooker mode. I figured it would take much less time than baking in an oven, would drain itself of the fat, and would make cleanup much easier. I...
Chocolate Cashew Candy

Chocolate Cashew Candy

All, Desserts

Chocolate Cashew candy shown in the photo above. Made by Mrs. Cooking Dude, by the way… She buys the microwave milk chocolate, and while it’s melting, scatters batches of cashews (or other nuts) on waxed paper. Then she pours the chocolate over the nuts and lets the...
Pinto Beans in One Hour

Pinto Beans in One Hour

All, Instant Pot

I don’t know how many times, usually on a Sunday morning, when I had planned to fix a mess of beans and then realized that I had forgotten to put them in to soak the night before. So now they have to cook half the day instead of just a few hours. And now that the...

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