Trying Recipes From The Great Depression || Meals For Hard Times
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Clara's Pasta with Escarole
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1 head of escarole, diced small
16 oz of small pasta, she said pastina
Pecorino Romano Cheese (I used Parm)
salt n pepper to taste
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup reserved escarole water
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First of all, Miss Clara will always be AWESOME!! Second of all, I have learned, a little bit of stronger cheese goes A LONG way!
I used to watch Clair’s videos when she was alive. What a treasure she was, so happy her son? Or whoever it was that encouraged her to make the videos/cook book. ❤️😁🌹
same. I never knew she had a cookbook.
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Thank you! Getting divorced after 30 years! It’s now just me and my 24 year old son… we are on a budget.. you are a blessing and a savior! Love your channel! Have a wonderful night!🌟💫🌙🌒
😢sorry to hear that ma'me...that is alot of years. God Bless you and you son
Sorry for your heartbreak. You found the right channel ❤
God Bless You ❤
You got this!
May God Bless you in every way. This is a wonderful channel. Brooke will take you step by step thru all of her recipes. Know that others are pulling for you. We're a team here!. Love 💕 from Debbie 🙋 and Dexter-Dog 🐕 my sweet tiny rescued Chihuahua companion 🐶 living a quiet crafty life 🏠 in southern California. 🙋🐕🐾🌄🙏🧑🦽🦴💞✝️
I’m Italian and my Mom made escarole and pasta but she sautéed the escarole in garlic and olive oil. Then she adds cannellini beans and pasta. I guess it’s just another peasant variation.
Yes, that's how my grandmother always made it.
I'm still walking to get my groceries, get my laundry done, and to my Dr's appointments, and 3x a week I have to walk to get my prescriptions, I'm bless everyday cause my Lord is always here with me, so I don't sweat it....I @ times wash my laundry in the bath tub, is amazing!!!
Love this series about Clara.
"Oh god does he have the Rona". I feel like this is SUCH a reflex response now! And I love how your sons are so supportive and complimentary!
Hi Brooke! I love Clara too. I just want to say that even though that was labeled as escarole, it wasn’t escarole. I think someone in the store messed up. Escarole leaves are loose and wavy and much greener. I live in an area of the country with a large Italian population so it’s an item that is readily available here. Maybe you can get some seeds and grow a few in your garden this year as an experiment. ❤
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@denisechristiansen4633... I agree. I was a cashier for a very long time and noticed that right away. It's romaine lettuce put in the wrong spot I believe? Oh well...
I was talking to her while watching, I'm like nooooo that's not escarole. It's a shame because she was so excited.
I agree that sure doesn’t look like escarole to me. But if miss clara taught us anything it’s use what you have
True, because I use it in homemade minestrone soup.
Your baby isn't a baby anymore! Your boys have gotten so big! Thanks for all the great ideas! Keep them coming!
They have! I could cry lol
Clara was the first youtube series I followed. Loved her!!! You are the best!
Hey Brooke. Love what you do to show how to make cheap but tasty meals on a budget. Especially in these days. Love you, Dusty, and your handsome sons. Please keep sharing with us. You are a sweetheart and a cutie pie. No kidding. God Bless. 👍❤
Ky, good job trying the new recipe. Not easy trying different, unfamiliar foods. You’re getting very brave.
This is very similar to haluski. My mom saved bacon grease and would season it with bacon grease when we couldn’t afford the bacon. It was my favorite comfort meal.
The great thing about a mildly flavored dish is you can put your own spin on it and it will be palatable by the majority. Thinking about the Great Depression, they didn’t have the commodities to add so they did what they could with what they had. I agree that would be great with chicken, or even sliced sausage, or bacon crumbles, any diced meats left over from another meal. I really need to buy her cook book! Thanks Brooke for supporting Clara’s efforts!
I went to the library and borrowed her book 😊 read it cover to cover marking the recipes I wanted to try. Wrote down the ones I liked most 😊free enjoyment of her book and recipes. I might go an check it out again for fun ❤
I love the honesty. ❤
Miss Clair was a peach. Love the except you read from her book too.
Escarole is tougher, and very dark green, but any greens will work. Love that you are featuring Clara! I have that book!
Your recipes are very interesting and I love that they are always budget minded. Yes- try one of Miss Clair's desserts next. :))
Brooke, plzzzzz do more campfire meals. Campfire meals segment plzzzzz!!!!!
Looks so good! I would add some shredded cooked carrots for color and a sweeter taste !
You have the best meals thank you
Yes it would be great for a dessert
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I had to walk to the grocery store and get groceries to feed my family of 4, I learned the hard way to make meals that had leftovers,as much as I possibly could carry without killing me.Getting home and feeling like you just want to fall in the bed, but can't because I had to feed my family,the grocery store was probably 3 miles but walking there and back with a load of groceries, really wears you out.I was so happy when we were able to buy a vehicle.
Looks nice. The pastini is great in chicken broth with vegetables as a soup.
Hi Brooke. My hubby walks 11 kilometers to and from work everyday. We don't have transport, busy saving. He is so fit and has lost weight😂. Been walking 3 years now I love watching your channel, you are always so upbeat, you make my day brighter
I applaud your husband for doing what he has to do. God Bless You ❤
@@sonyafox3271 You either?!😢
When I was a kid in the 1950's, we had two grocery stores (one large, one literally mom and pop) within 3 blocks of my home. The closest nowdays is close to a mile away.
I have always added salt to the water when boiling my pasta.Italians always say the water should taste like the sea. Without salt in the water, the pasta tastes rather flat.
Wow Brooke you know your moving up when you get sponsors!!❤️❤️
I think she mentioned the sponsors money for her charity in honor of her sister Nikki- feeding others of course
I’d like to see you do desserts.👍👍👍👍
Most escarole is called endive in stores now days. It's from the chicory family. Its a bitter green. Great video
I think Kylen did a good job trying the escarole and pasta. Proud of him. I think it would be good with the chicken bouillon in it. 😊
My favorite series that you do, thank you!
To amp up the escarole
Brown some pork neck bones, onions, Italian sausage broke up out of the casing and let brown then once cooked well add chicken stock and let cook for about 2 hours Cut up the escarole in smaller pieces and add a can of cannellini or northern Illinois beans This is a great soup for when it’s cold
Escarole and beans
Yes, please do the custard pudding yummy 😋
Hi Brooke😊 you should try making your own laundry detergent. It’s really easy and saves so much money. I put baking soda in the oven or wood stove on low for a few hours to cook the moisture out. It makes washing soda. Then grate up your favorite bar soap. It’s 2 parts washing soda to 1 part grated soap. Use 2-3 tablespoons per load. I’ve been doing this for years and it works as well as any store bought hyper allergenic laundry soap. Try it. You won’t regret it.
PS.I use dove soap. We have very sensitive skin and a septic system so it works great.
She actually has a video on her making laundry detergent
I have tried to cook the past few years with zero waste: there are always a few outside lettuce leaves that get a bit wilted (romaine, curly, etc)...if I cannot revive them for salad, instead of throwing them away, I wash them, chop them up and add them to whatever hot plate I am cooking (stew, soup, pasta, eggs, etc)...they are just a cooked green veggie and tasty and it does not matter that they were wilted before they were cooked...this way, I have less waste and I eat more greens...dts/usa
Sorry that's not escarole, that's romaine hearts, escarole when it's fluffed out looks like a green tarantula with thick legs, curly endive(Not Belgian Endive!) looks like green tarantula with thinner legs with numbies( unshaved legs?) I will try to find pics of the real deal! My grandparents grew and sold produce for almost 70 years in "The Olde North Market" in downtown Columbus Ohio, Spinach would be the closest in taste. If you've ever had Italian Wedding Soup( Chicken Soup with small meatballs in it and Acini De Pepe`( little dots pasta) or pastina( tiny dots pasta), uses escarole, curly endive or spinach as the greens in it. It's basically Italian chicken noodle soup with greens and meatballs in it. It's called wedding soup because it's normally served at large Italian Weddings, but mostly because as it cooks the flavors"marry" each other& it usually has Pecorino Romano Cheese in the broth, also egg in the broth makes it a very rich broth( you have to temper" the eggs into the broth, you don't want scrambled eggs to n the broth. I'm Italian and I also sold produce with our family for about 22 years. I'm hoping I can find pictures to show you what they each look like! ( But I'm tech challenged so may not be able to put on here!) 😉🥰
Thanks, Brooke and Clara! Love your shirt. Is it a new design? That looks gooood! Have a fabulous day and be blessed, my Southerland Squad! xoxo
A nice friend sent the shirt to me as a gift!
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Escarole is a very refined taste for a young child...
Thank you for reading part of Claire's Cookbook. I certainly enjoy her videos. She had stories which I so much enjoyed. I would absolutely love to have her cookbook ❤️
I LOVE miss Clara!! I have watched and rewatched her videos so many times!
I’m very about the fact that you bought this book because I wanted to but hesitate because it’s in English and I’m French sooo, can’t wait to see the next recipes. Thank you. 😊
you have to wait for the water to boil for the greens to go in bc you are just blanching them. You cooked all of the nutrients out by letting them sit in the hot water for so long bestie. xoxo
MISS CLARA!!!????? Rest in peace!! I love watching her videos! Thanks for making her stuff!
Could you do desserts from the Depression? Love your vlog!
Try adding chicken broth and chicken meatballs for wedding soup! Got recipe from orsara recipes on here a couple of years back. Love your channel!
I watched all her videos and was so hurt to find out she had passed. Her family and the rest of us are lucky to have her videos and stories from the Depression.
I use earth breeze, too. I still add baking soda to my wash to get rid of odors. I learned to add a 1/4 cup of baking soda to my laundry when my boys were little. It takes 'little boy smells' out of the laundry! 🙂🙂🙂
I have this cookbook. Love it
I love depression cooking as well! Let these themed videos comin' ❤I guess everyone needs cheap and filling recipes forever. And I also love weird not everyday recipes just like this one! It is interesting, but Pecorino Romano is cheaper here in Central Europe than Parmesan even though I live quite close to Italy. I always substitute Parmeggiano Reggiano with that, or Grana Padano is also good and even cheaper.
It's a similar dish to italian cucina povera (poor kitchen) in Bari (south) area. You blanche up brocollini leaves, then you add pasta (orechietti) to cook in that water together with brocollini, then you drain it and add it to pan where you melted 5 enchovies in heated olive oil. (It's just salty, you don't feel the fish.) Then you mix pasta to that and it is suppose to be soo good. I am pretty sure this recipe is the cousin. 😀
My mom made fried cucumbers every summer. Almost like fried green tomatoes, but better 😊. I’m not a fan of fried green tomatoes, but love fried cukes. We would have buttered white bread with them. They were so good. Good memories ❤️
Short for cucumbers 🥒 😊
Delicious! Fried cukes
I don't know if the book has the recipe for pasta and peas but she has a recipe for that too.
I'm 66, retired, and feel like we are in a depression. I have trouble spending less than $50 a week on groceries. The local Dollar Tree doesn't carry that much. Even Walmart is not cheap. The only other store is Harp's Grocery and they are really expensive. I live in Bentonville, AR., the corporate office of Walmart.
It is so interesting what used to be cheap depression food is now so expensive 😢
I have had that tiny pasta before. I did boil mine in chicken broth and put bits of chicken in it. It was quite tasty and like a comfort food. I may have also put tiny bits of cooked carrot and onion. ☺️
I know that was marked as escarole, but it sure did look like roman lettuce, escarole usually comes in a round head? Any way I also put pepperoni and garlic in it for flavor
It looks like endive to me
Still love watching Mrs. Clara.
Maybe a little garlic too? Sounds good. Thank you.
😊Brook, I have been watching you for a couple weeks now, binge watching, I am recovering from foot surgery. I love to cook, and try new things. Last night I made your chicken breast with mushroom soup and BBQ sauce. I was cooking for one and there was all that sauce, so I added a can of low sodium, drained and rinsed cannellini beans. I did mine in the crockpot, low and slow. It was awesome! Next time I make it, I will use Campbell’s Cream of bacon soup, and add a sliced onion for taste and texture. No beans this time, instead I will serve it over a baked potato. Have you tried Cream of Bacon soup yet? It adds another layer of taste! I have been using it in place of cream of mushroom in several recipes and it is GOOD! It is pricier but totally worth it. They had Campbell’s soups on sale for $1.29 so I bought several cans. I have tried it in several recipes and been really impressed with it. Your green bean casserole could have a debut with it. I have been so impressed with your family, especially the boys. It is such a pleasure to see them give you real honest and true feedback on your cooking. They are always polite and what a reflection of the person you and Dusty are. Good job parenting! I hope we will see them learning to cook more and more. Maybe once a month you will help them plan a meal, shop for what they need, and let them make it. If they have questions they can ask for help. I think it is an important skill many men don’t have. Love your show,
Love your family, and love you, a breath of fresh air!❤❤❤❤❤
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❤ love love, love your channel and love your respect for the elderly and past great cooks
My husband does that every day
I have this cookbook!
2:15 😂 You are the cutest!!! I’m going back in to finish watching. Just had to comment this 🤭
They can't all be winers,the honesty is appreciated . I learned something new and all though this wouldn't be for me (I'm not someone that enjoys butter noodles).I always and I mean always enjoy your videos. I really like this series too. When do you think you might do a food box restock video again? They're some of my favorite ones to watch. Those and the different budgets for a week really inspire me. Thank you for all your work and God bless each of you.
Amazon has La Moderna mini pastas for $0.48!
Brooke I recently found your channel and I LOVE LOVE your videos and you and your family. I’m watching a q and A with dusty right now and girl I can’t get enough of you two❤❤❤ you can tell he really loves you and yall seem so connected. I am a single mom and you’ve re inspired me to take control of my spending in a fun way. You are so precious and honest and real and such a delight to watch I really look forward to each video. Keep it up! I’m in Florida near Destin
How about the potatoes and peas from Miss Clara's recipes???😊
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I just made old fashioned chicken and dumplings on my channel. I will have to check out that book! She can give me some inspiration for the future! Thank you!
I use that laundry detergent it’s 👩🍳💋
I’m just now watching this 4 months later but congrats on getting sponsors 🎉🎉
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Thanks for sharing! I also love Claire and have her cookbook. I think the grocery messed up, that was not escarole. I often make Escarole and Mini Meatball soup. Google what escarole looks like. I am lucky and live in NY and escarole is always available. Ditalini would also work in your recipe. I would love to send you my recipe, let me know and I will send to you. It is yummy and easy.
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Escarole is a pretty big flavor, give Kylen a few years. He will come around.
Exactly what I was thinking. He’s pretty young, and his palate will mature. At least he tried it!
Loved it 😊 Gotta love Clara 🎉🎉🎉
Love her. I watched a lot of her videos. She was fabulous. ❤
Cook both in chicken broth to gather. When partial cook put canned chicken in it then finish with the cheese
Did your mamaw make haluska (butter noodles and cabbage)? Maybe that’s what it reminded you of?
For Clara’s recipe, I think I would add in some onion and garlic, myself, just for that something extra. Like others said, I think that veg was mislabelled. That looks like an endive (escarole is from the endive family but has looser, wavy leaves). If it was an endive, it’s close. 🤷♀️ I love Clara’s simple cooking. I don’t think the custard tarts will turn out quite as you expect. Milk was different back then - direct from the cow with cream on the top. Try a different desert and I think you will have more success.
I use tiny past "Ditalini Pasta" in cold salads like chicken and tuna salads, antipasto salad. 💙👍🏻
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Oh my god you should have gotten the cheese….another good one Parmesan Romano red container at Aldies
Clara has some great recipes and stories in that book. Another good one is: "Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression". Try the apple cake in Little Heathens-it is so good and so easy!
I just looked up that book (“Little Heathens”) and read an excerpt. Love it! And found it at a local library! I’ll be making a trip there very soon. Thank you for mentioning it!
As usual, I LOVE this series! I truly enjoy your content.
Id boil the noodles n escarole together with a chicken bouillon
Thanks Brooke I lived Clair an watch her videos still
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I made the last recipe ot was so good!
So fun! Simple and filling. Thank you
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I love Clara! I used to watch her channel on UA-cam all the time. O❤
Yes for the custard pudding! Yummy 😋
Isn't it funny how things that were cheap during the depression is more expensive now
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Hey hey sweet friend ❤. Loved Miss Clara ❤
Yay! Love these Clara videos! (What are eggs).
I had no idea she had a cook book
I’ve never seen nor have I used escargo. I always learn things from you every time I watch. So much love to you and your incredible family.
Love 💕 and Hugs. 💙💙💙
Uh...escarole is a lettuce type veg...however escargo (escargot) are snails...
@@sonyafox3271it's too bad that wasn't really escarole. It stinks supermarkets screw up and people are unfamiliar with what they are looking for.
@@sonyafox3271 I’m sorry. Thank you for sharing this with me.
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I love custard pudding- my great grandmother used to make it
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