Georgievski - Air Fryer Express: 60 Delicious Recipes for Dinners, Snacks and School Lunches

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This book is for my beautiful mum and my sister, Suzy, who both helped inspire a lot of these recipes, and for my very missed dad, who inspires our lives.

George Georgievski delicious recipes for dinners , snacks & school lunches

Introduction

Incidentals

Howdy! Thank you for picking up my book. Youll have a laugh and might just pick up some tips and tricks, too. My name is George, and Im also known as the School Lunchbox Dad Google it! My rst book, Lunchbox Express , was pretty good. Good enough for my publisher to say to me Hey George, we know how much you love your air fryer and how popular your recipes are we think its time you created your own George-style air fryer book. And so here we are. For those who dont know me yet, Im a dad from Geelong, Victoria, who loves rocking out to Pearl Jam,* writing my own music and poetry, and also having fun in the kitchen. I love creating healthy and creative meals for my daughters, Anela and Kiara, and Im a very hands-on dad. Ive been married for almost 20 years to a complete stunner named Marina. I took over cooking and lunch-making duties for my girls a few years ago and ever since I have been looking for ways to make lunches fun, healthy, simple and quick! When I rst started making school lunches, I would re up the oven each morning just to bake a few pastries or scrolls. The girls loved the food I was making, but I had to look for a faster solution. Then, there it was, like a shining light from the heavens the air fryer! It was a lot more economical, required no preheating and cooked food in half the time. I was instantly inspired when I unwrapped my rst air fryer. It was so easy! Just plug in and play. It was a revelation when I discovered how much time I could save in the mornings using the air fryer. Pizza scrolls only took 8 minutes to cook compared to 25 minutes in the oven (including preheating time). Thats a 17-minute difference! I could have my breakfast and espresso, as well as make my wife a single-origin ltered coffee in the time I had saved. When you are a busy parent or carer, time is of the essence. The air fryer also gave me the opportunity to recreate some classic dishes that would usually take hours to cook in a regular oven. For example, when I was growing up, my mum would make baklava and it would take the whole day. Now I can make it in a fraction of that time (see page ). My wife and I both work full time, so we need to save as much time as possible. I think of air fryers as smart devices. Like smart phones, they make life easier and help us to get things done quickly. 8 Introduction

A lot of the recipes in this book are very important to me. For example, the gevrek recipe on page was my grandfathers special recipe. He was a baker (maybe thats where I get my passion for cooking ? ) and the recipe was sent to me from my aunties in Macedonia. I used to eat many of these dishes as a kid and they ll my soul. My mum got more satisfaction from my sister and me eating her food than anything else and thats exactly how it is for me today with my girls. I get to express my love for them in the form of a beautiful dinner or a colourful and healthy school lunchbox. Im so excited to share this book with you because I have worked really hard developing recipes that I know you are going to absolutely love. In the following pages youll nd my air fryer 101 to help you get the most out of your air fryer, 60 insanely good air fryer recipes, as well as 30 pages of lunchbox inspiration (because many of these air fryer recipes also work brilliantly in the school or work lunchbox). Im no chef, Im just a hard-working dad with a passion for creating simple and healthy food and a mission to inspire people everywhere to make life a little more magical for their kids. With this book, I hope to make it easy for you to use your air fryer to whip up delicious, creative food for your family. Follow these recipes and youll be a kitchen rock star with loads more spare time to spend with the ones you love! George *Not just Pearl Jam (although I hope I meet Eddie Vedder one day). I also love NIN, Rage Against the Machine, Nirvana, 90s hip hop and basically any music that comes out of Seattle. Introduction 9

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Getting started If youre reading this book, its most likely because youve recently bought an air fryer and youre looking for recipe inspiration and tips to help get you started. Or perhaps you bought my rst book, Lunchbox Express , and loved it so much you just had to buy this one ? ! Yeah, thats probably why youre here lets go with that. Whatever your reason for picking up this book, there are a few things Id love to share with you to help you get the most out of your air fryer. In the coming pages, I explain why I think the air fryer is the best thing since the toaster (I was going to say sliced bread, but we all know that the toaster is responsible for making sliced bread even tastier). I also offer some advice on choosing the right air fryer, let you in on my favourite equipment to make your life easier and offer some general tips so you can wow your friends and family with super simple and delicious recipes. If youre brand new to air fryers, let me tell you a little more about them. Essentially they are like small benchtop convection ovens with powerful fans. They are multi-functional, in that they can bake, roast and fry. They get hotter than convection ovens, though, as they are very small and so can make food that is almost as crispy as when you deep-fry without the need for a whole lot of oil. They also have an inbuilt basket with holes in it, which allows the air to circulate around the food for even and quick cooking. Alright, now that you know the basics of how air fryers work, lets look at why they rock, how to choose one and my top tips for getting the most out of them. 12 The Basics