We made another batch of roasted vegetables yesterday, using a parsnip — un panais [pah-NAY] — and a big turnip un navet [nah-VAY] — left over from the first roasted vegetables we made a few days ago. This time I used the air fryer to cook the vegetables and I think they were better than the batch I made in the oven. Those were delicious, though, and the leftovers from them went into a delicious soup a couple of days ago.
This morning when I got up and went downstairs to the kitchen to make a pot of tea, look what I saw on the wall over the stove (below).
Morning Ken, looks like you have someone trying to sell you small arms!!
ReplyDeleteYour spider looks like a male Giant House Spider [Tegenaria sp. (most probably T.gigantea)]
Keeping your pests under control.... although he will have a very small web somewhere, he is a wandering hunter.
A very attractively marked one....
And I do love roast veg, especially parsnips, carrots and beetroot... those look very appetising, I might even eat some turnip [not a fave veg!]
What you call House Spiders in Britain go by the name "barn funnel weavers" in North America. according to Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tegenaria_domestica
DeleteI need to try the air fryer for veggies soon. I will look for a rutabaga.
ReplyDeleteI went shopping yesterday and bought a rutabaga, which I'll cook in the air-fryer this week.
DeleteWhat a lovely spider, and the vegetables look good too. Glad to see you here. -- Chrissoup
ReplyDeleteOh my!
ReplyDeleteSo, what is the timing difference for roasting the root veggies in the air fryer, rather than the oven? And what air fryer temp do you use for that? I'm thinking of doing this, but I'm not sure about if it would be 15 minutes or 45 minutes, or what. Merci d'avance :)
I think the vegetables were in the air fryer at 400F for a little less than 30 minutes. I tossed them in a little olive oil before cooking them.
DeleteOooh, pretty spider. Delicious looking veggies.
ReplyDeleteBettyAnn
Thank you for reinforcing and phonetically mentioning the veggie names. French language support when I'm in a sea of Anglais.
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