Hi Mel, mentioning Company's Coming cookbooks put a smile on my face. I lived the first 27 yrs of my life in the Edm area -- drove by the original location of the Company's Coming facility many times on the south side of Edmonton. My mother used to love these cookbooks, she collected them until they started coming out with too many. By coincidence I see Jean Paré passed 3 days before my Ma did late 2022. I still have some of the cookbooks kicking around.
I love when I get up in the am and make my coffee and your video pops up. I have to say everything looked good today. That orzo chicken yum yum 🤤 And the pancakes I would have never thought of using squash with it. But here I am thinking I need to get a squash and try it. I was always curious about the Maria Calendar and finally I got to see what it looked like. And that looked good too. Great video,great meals. Thanks for sharing. Have a great weekend. ❤❤
@@NattyHomeMaker The orzo chicken was excellent. We both liked it and would recommend it. I love pumpkin/squash pancakes so much. With the cinnamon and the nutmeg, ohhhh, that taste of pumpkin spice. ❤️❤️❤️
Hi Melanie 🤗 Nothing better than a golden and gooey grilled cheese 😋 I love those squinch-ey noodle sounds when you were stirring the melting cheese slices. I totally remember those Company's Coming cookbooks! I see the theme for this week is CHEESE!! LOL The Chicken Orzo recipe looked amazing!! Yum Have a wonderful week and hope you have a good time away even though it's for work!LOL
@@cyclingonplants7444 HA. Oh my gosh, I've just been going cheese crazy. I looked back at the pictures and thought maybe I should cool out a bit on the cheese. It's so hard. We have so many different options right now. I've never put cheese on top of goulash before, ever. When you've got a drawer full of cheese, it just seems like such a good idea. Ha. The chicken orzo was actually quite a highlight of the week. It was dead easy to make. I'm already thinking how else to include it in recipes. Company's Coming Light Casseroles was the first cookbook I ever purchased. I got it at Zellers. ❤️
I love older cookbooks. I read them. lol. I still have a few of the Company’s Coming cookbooks (squares and cookies) and Best of Bridge. Makes me feel old that they are now “vintage”. Your meals look yummy. I’d say that’s barley in your soup. Yummm. Take care and I’ll meet you here on Monday!
@@darleneprice6467 Company's Coming Light Casseroles was the first cookbook I ever purchased. They had these little racks on the end of aisles at Zellers just specifically for Company's Coming. ❤️ Please search me out on Monday.
Lots of great ideas for meals. Thanks I view from The Great State of Maine and am a huge fan. My own $35/ week grocery challenge is going well and I owe it to your channel. I am going to continue doing this in February
The lemon chicken orzo look SO good! I'm a BIG fan of soup, stew and stoup. I make oat rolls, and cornbread muffins in batches to freeze and always have with it. Have you tried winter squash soup? Mine is just caramelized onions, apples and squash (acorn, butternut , pumpkin), nutmeg and a little butter. It can be puree, topping for noddles, pasta or rice. Freezes beautifully. 😋 I rescued a blender and will attemp to make smoothies! How much milk? ❤💛😊❄️
@pennynickels5216 I just pour in enough to ensure it blends smooth. I prefer mine thinner but the handsome likes his thick like a milkshake. If you have juice, that can work as well. When it goes on sale cheaper than milk. Awesome job on the rescue!
I was pretty lazy this week, too, but with bronchitis I was not going to push it. Easy crockpot meals was the name of the game for me until last night when I cut sausage, onions, and peppers in the oven and baked some potatoes in the Instant Pot. Still lazy except the cutting up veggies part. And I did extra onions and peppers so I wouldn't have to do them later this week. And one night my husband made chili out of cans and toasted cheese sandwiches and it doesn't get much simpler than that.
Good morning! I’ve been getting up early with my cat as per vet instructions for an issue he has and I was so glad this morning knowing I had your video to watch as I sat here watching the day break. ❤ well that was barley indeed in your soup from the soup mix. Meals looked great. I haven’t had orzo in years. But that meal looked delicious. Interesting how you got the cheese slices melted in to the macaroni. Great idea. Oh those company’s coming books! Yes I have several . I’m 65 I don’t need them but I do take them out and use them from time to time to get ideas and especially the appetizer one I use to make various things up to freeze. Especially good at Christmas time . I love cookbooks. I look on internet now too but wouldn’t want to rely on just it. So for next week do what ever makes sense to you. But asking what to buy? Hmm . Well white flour. Yeast, but a bag of navy beans for baking. Buy a soup mix blend at giant tiger they are cheap. You need boullion. You need frozen fruit. So just think of restocking what you normally use . It will add up quickly. Have a safe and enjoyable time next week. Look forward to the handsome ones pictures. Lol 😆
@deedream10 I had the Company's Coming Light Casseroles and one about squares. Thirty years ago and my tastes haven't changed much. I still like casseroles and I definitely still like squares. Lol
@ I’ve got a casserole one and one called main dishes and Mom had the squares one and a few others I inherited. Ive tried a few who doesn’t love s good square. Yeah I got mine mostly 80’s and 90’s my sister and Mom and I would gift them to one another mostly. I’ve got one called salads and don’t think I’ve made one. I mean I really don’t need salad recipes. Lol maybe I do but that’s not high on my list. Haha. There are some casseroles from my book I still make. At least I get my creative juices flowing if I look at a few recipes. Lol
Just to let everyone know in the Sobeys Ontario flyer members save 15% off pork even works on reduced pork. The 15% was taken off first and then the markdown.
That goulash does look great, one of my fav comfort foods! And I do remember the company’s coming cookbooks for sure, one of the reasons I love to cook, I gave mine all away, great for newbie cooks. And have burned a grilled cheese a time or two. Nice looking food, right there hon. Love to watch your videos. 🤗
My mom had so many of those Company’s Coming cookbooks when I was growing up. Such good memories. I saw some at Dollarama a few years ago but they didn’t feel the same somehow. I don’t know why
@kathleenchambers6485 I am pretty excited about the Epicure. The mix and match will give us an opportunity to try some meal solutions we haven't had before and then maybe a couple favourites. For certain we are choosing Guacamole!
I love the Company’s Coming cookbooks as well. I thought I read the author’s granddaughter took over. Years ago I phoned the number to ask about a recipe, and the person that answered said she had to go ask her grandmother for me. I see they still have a website and are still publishing new recipes, at least as long as the federal government continues to fund them.
@@leeanne8651 I loved looking at the Company's Coming cookbooks in the racks in Zellers. I was so thoughtful over which one would be my first purchase. Light Casseroles for the win!
Great meals ! I think it is barley, and yes barley does taste great. For your orzo meal. I would have just cooked the meat, removed the bones, and continued cooking in the same pan, because all those tasty drippings are there. I assume your meals are provided while away at work? If so, enjoy the 'not cooking vacation'
That's a good idea about the drippings and then using the same pan. I like it! Yes, for this work the majority of the meals will be provided. I really won't have to worry about any of that. It will be a true vacation from meal prep and cooking!
I’m not sure if you’ll see this comment but there’s a lady who has a channel Gardening in Canada. Check it out because she has a video about using black buckets inside of your container to increase root heat. Very interesting for us container gardeners. Also, lots of tomato plant tricks.
I’m still at the opening adverts but can I just say how delicious looking that thumbnail is? I’m looking forward to seeing what else you ate. Yay, you! PS I love grilled cheese enough, I will even eat it “Cajun style” (blackened) 😂 and I do still have some company’s coming cookbooks. They were great. I’m thinking 1980s-1990s? Is making homemade bread more economical than store bought? How many loaves would it take to pay back the investment in a machine? Often soup blends contain barley.
@tenthousanddaysofgratitude You can bet your bottom dollar, if I end up with a Cajun style grilled cheese, I fix it right up with a little bit of ketchup. Ha. I was out on my own probably around 1995ish. Those cookbooks were everywhere. Jean Pare was famous!
@frugallydelicious No. I did have a ring light but it was damaged in the move. Now I just hold the camera. I have hope the handsome one will be able to fix my ring light. I should get it out again.
Hey check out the nutritional on the back of that maria calllenders the sodium is awful.. they taste good but I had 1 that was 49% daily value of sodium I was shocked
@katrinaschuster6341 I'll be honest. I don't buy a lot of processed food in real life. I got 2 of those Marie Callendar meals at the beginning of the challenge because the price fit the teeny budget in the beginning. The first one really upset my stomach. I kept delaying cooking the 2nd and told the handsome one, it had to be as a side with other food. On a bad note, the handsome one loved them. I'm glad they are both gone now.
That soup was darn good. I actually put barley in soup sometimes. I just didn't realize that pea and lentil mix had barley in it. That was a good mix. Bulk Barn for the win!
Hi Mel, mentioning Company's Coming cookbooks put a smile on my face. I lived the first 27 yrs of my life in the Edm area -- drove by the original location of the Company's Coming facility many times on the south side of Edmonton. My mother used to love these cookbooks, she collected them until they started coming out with too many. By coincidence I see Jean Paré passed 3 days before my Ma did late 2022. I still have some of the cookbooks kicking around.
@@dsc1970 It's funny, I hadn't thought of those cookbooks in years. It was a good memory.
I like to chop spinach up so it’s easier to stir into a skillet and put on a fork/spoon. Great job! 👏 ❤
@shaunaleessnackidies That's a good idea. I was also thinking frozen spinach, the little pucks, would work really well.
I love when I get up in the am and make my coffee and your video pops up. I have to say everything looked good today. That orzo chicken yum yum 🤤 And the pancakes I would have never thought of using squash with it. But here I am thinking I need to get a squash and try it. I was always curious about the Maria Calendar and finally I got to see what it looked like. And that looked good too. Great video,great meals. Thanks for sharing. Have a great weekend. ❤❤
@@NattyHomeMaker The orzo chicken was excellent. We both liked it and would recommend it. I love pumpkin/squash pancakes so much. With the cinnamon and the nutmeg, ohhhh, that taste of pumpkin spice. ❤️❤️❤️
Hi Melanie 🤗 Nothing better than a golden and gooey grilled cheese 😋 I love those squinch-ey noodle sounds when you were stirring the melting cheese slices. I totally remember those Company's Coming cookbooks! I see the theme for this week is CHEESE!! LOL The Chicken Orzo recipe looked amazing!! Yum Have a wonderful week and hope you have a good time away even though it's for work!LOL
@@cyclingonplants7444 HA. Oh my gosh, I've just been going cheese crazy. I looked back at the pictures and thought maybe I should cool out a bit on the cheese. It's so hard. We have so many different options right now. I've never put cheese on top of goulash before, ever. When you've got a drawer full of cheese, it just seems like such a good idea. Ha.
The chicken orzo was actually quite a highlight of the week. It was dead easy to make. I'm already thinking how else to include it in recipes.
Company's Coming Light Casseroles was the first cookbook I ever purchased. I got it at Zellers. ❤️
I love older cookbooks. I read them. lol. I still have a few of the Company’s Coming cookbooks (squares and cookies) and Best of Bridge. Makes me feel old that they are now “vintage”. Your meals look yummy. I’d say that’s barley in your soup. Yummm. Take care and I’ll meet you here on Monday!
@@darleneprice6467 Company's Coming Light Casseroles was the first cookbook I ever purchased. They had these little racks on the end of aisles at Zellers just specifically for Company's Coming. ❤️ Please search me out on Monday.
Lots of great ideas for meals. Thanks
I view from The Great State of Maine and am a huge fan. My own $35/ week grocery challenge is going well and I owe it to your channel. I am going to continue doing this in February
@@jillgott6567 Awesome, Jill. I'm glad yours is going well. What was your most exciting deal since you've been on your challenge.
The lemon chicken orzo look SO good! I'm a BIG fan of soup, stew and stoup. I make oat rolls, and cornbread muffins in batches to freeze and always have with it.
Have you tried winter squash soup? Mine is just caramelized onions, apples and squash (acorn, butternut , pumpkin), nutmeg and a little butter. It can be puree, topping for noddles, pasta or rice. Freezes beautifully. 😋
I rescued a blender and will attemp to make smoothies! How much milk? ❤💛😊❄️
@pennynickels5216 I just pour in enough to ensure it blends smooth. I prefer mine thinner but the handsome likes his thick like a milkshake. If you have juice, that can work as well. When it goes on sale cheaper than milk.
Awesome job on the rescue!
I was pretty lazy this week, too, but with bronchitis I was not going to push it. Easy crockpot meals was the name of the game for me until last night when I cut sausage, onions, and peppers in the oven and baked some potatoes in the Instant Pot. Still lazy except the cutting up veggies part. And I did extra onions and peppers so I wouldn't have to do them later this week. And one night my husband made chili out of cans and toasted cheese sandwiches and it doesn't get much simpler than that.
@@luckyrobinshomestead I had bronchitis once. It was really, really rough. I hope you feel better soon.
Bonjour melanie tout a lair delicieux oui jai encore Les livre de madame pare bonne journee❤
@@LindaB-i8e Salut, Linda. Merci.
❤@@adventuresingroceryland
Lazy cooking is perfect sometimes. We enjoy goulash and the chicken and pasta looked wonderful. Have a great week away, even it it's work.
I actually love my work and my colleagues. I'm excited to go. ❤️
Not cooking or prepping for awhile will be quite nice.
Hi Melanie from Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦 Thank you for this video. Those chilie cheese fries looked delicious ❤🎉😊
@@sandiedrew4086 The fries were so good! Excellent way to have a fun meal.
Good morning! I’ve been getting up early with my cat as per vet instructions for an issue he has and I was so glad this morning knowing I had your video to watch as I sat here watching the day break. ❤ well that was barley indeed in your soup from the soup mix. Meals looked great. I haven’t had orzo in years. But that meal looked delicious. Interesting how you got the cheese slices melted in to the macaroni. Great idea. Oh those company’s coming books! Yes I have several . I’m 65 I don’t need them but I do take them out and use them from time to time to get ideas and especially the appetizer one I use to make various things up to freeze. Especially good at Christmas time . I love cookbooks. I look on internet now too but wouldn’t want to rely on just it. So for next week do what ever makes sense to you. But asking what to buy? Hmm . Well white flour. Yeast, but a bag of navy beans for baking. Buy a soup mix blend at giant tiger they are cheap. You need boullion. You need frozen fruit. So just think of restocking what you normally use . It will add up quickly. Have a safe and enjoyable time next week. Look forward to the handsome ones pictures. Lol 😆
@deedream10 I had the Company's Coming Light Casseroles and one about squares. Thirty years ago and my tastes haven't changed much. I still like casseroles and I definitely still like squares. Lol
@ I’ve got a casserole one and one called main dishes and Mom had the squares one and a few others I inherited. Ive tried a few who doesn’t love s good square. Yeah I got mine mostly 80’s and 90’s my sister and Mom and I would gift them to one another mostly. I’ve got one called salads and don’t think I’ve made one. I mean I really don’t need salad recipes. Lol maybe I do but that’s not high on my list. Haha. There are some casseroles from my book I still make. At least I get my creative juices flowing if I look at a few recipes. Lol
Just to let everyone know in the Sobeys Ontario flyer members save 15% off pork even works on reduced pork. The 15% was taken off first and then the markdown.
@@wendysvintagefinds That's awesome! ❤️
I still have a few of those company’s coming cookbooks 😊 didn’t/don’t use them much but there were a few favourite recipes
It’s Barley - my favourite grain for chicken soup. 😊 We always had chicken veg barley soup as kids, never rice or noodles
Definitely a few favourites. And one of the best things about them, each recipe was written out Metric and Imperial.
I use barley in beef based soups, but really that probably because that's what I heard of before.
That goulash does look great, one of my fav comfort foods! And I do remember the company’s coming cookbooks for sure, one of the reasons I love to cook, I gave mine all away, great for newbie cooks. And have burned a grilled cheese a time or two. Nice looking food, right there hon. Love to watch your videos. 🤗
Thanks, Carol. I passed my cookbooks on over the years. Hopefully, someone else is still enjoying them now.
My mom had so many of those Company’s Coming cookbooks when I was growing up. Such good memories. I saw some at Dollarama a few years ago but they didn’t feel the same somehow. I don’t know why
I had 2 for sure, possibly 3. It's been quite a few years. Definitely, the Light Casseroles was my most used.
I think I have ten of the Company Coming cook books. Starting with the one on dainties. I believe that was her first one.
Do you remember them in little racks on the end of aisles in Zellers?
@ I still see them at our local coop grocery store. I dont remember them in Zellers but then I’m old. LOL.
@donnacameron4515 Those books were everywhere back in the day. ❤️
Meals are looking great! I haven’t had chilli in a while, may have to add that to next week’s menu. Excellent job 😊
@@fromthehutt9508 The chili fries were so good. And just being g able to take the bag out of the freezer made it a really easy prep!
Lucky you, epicure is great. ❤
@kathleenchambers6485 I am pretty excited about the Epicure. The mix and match will give us an opportunity to try some meal solutions we haven't had before and then maybe a couple favourites. For certain we are choosing Guacamole!
I love the Company’s Coming cookbooks as well. I thought I read the author’s granddaughter took over. Years ago I phoned the number to ask about a recipe, and the person that answered said she had to go ask her grandmother for me. I see they still have a website and are still publishing new recipes, at least as long as the federal government continues to fund them.
@@leeanne8651 I loved looking at the Company's Coming cookbooks in the racks in Zellers. I was so thoughtful over which one would be my first purchase. Light Casseroles for the win!
Yummy food!! ❤
@@michellesmith9662 Thanks, Michelle.
Great meals ! I think it is barley, and yes barley does taste great. For your orzo meal. I would have just cooked the meat, removed the bones, and continued cooking in the same pan, because all those tasty drippings are there. I assume your meals are provided while away at work? If so, enjoy the 'not cooking vacation'
That's a good idea about the drippings and then using the same pan. I like it!
Yes, for this work the majority of the meals will be provided. I really won't have to worry about any of that. It will be a true vacation from meal prep and cooking!
Lol, i still have my company's coming casserole cookbook.
@@TammyMcLennon ❤️ It was a good memory. Now I'm wishing I still had mine.
I’m not sure if you’ll see this comment but there’s a lady who has a channel Gardening in Canada. Check it out because she has a video about using black buckets inside of your container to increase root heat. Very interesting for us container gardeners. Also, lots of tomato plant tricks.
@@kathleenchambers6485 I'll definitely check it out.
Hi. It’s pearl barley and would have been in the soup mix x
@tanyaleonard4934 I do love barley. I didn't realize that was in the soup mix. The soup was so delicious.
I’m still at the opening adverts but can I just say how delicious looking that thumbnail is? I’m looking forward to seeing what else you ate. Yay, you!
PS I love grilled cheese enough, I will even eat it “Cajun style” (blackened) 😂 and I do still have some company’s coming cookbooks. They were great. I’m thinking 1980s-1990s?
Is making homemade bread more economical than store bought? How many loaves would it take to pay back the investment in a machine?
Often soup blends contain barley.
@tenthousanddaysofgratitude You can bet your bottom dollar, if I end up with a Cajun style grilled cheese, I fix it right up with a little bit of ketchup. Ha. I was out on my own probably around 1995ish. Those cookbooks were everywhere. Jean Pare was famous!
Just curious, do you film with a Gimbal? I film with my phone sometimes but it's all Shakey. Your filming is very smooth!
@frugallydelicious No. I did have a ring light but it was damaged in the move. Now I just hold the camera. I have hope the handsome one will be able to fix my ring light. I should get it out again.
I want to eat at your house!
@@barbaragilmer9731 Ha Ha Ha. It is a yummy house to eat in.
Hey check out the nutritional on the back of that maria calllenders the sodium is awful.. they taste good but I had 1 that was 49% daily value of sodium I was shocked
@katrinaschuster6341 I'll be honest. I don't buy a lot of processed food in real life. I got 2 of those Marie Callendar meals at the beginning of the challenge because the price fit the teeny budget in the beginning. The first one really upset my stomach. I kept delaying cooking the 2nd and told the handsome one, it had to be as a side with other food. On a bad note, the handsome one loved them. I'm glad they are both gone now.
Soup mix has barley in it…more nutrition. 😊
That soup was darn good. I actually put barley in soup sometimes. I just didn't realize that pea and lentil mix had barley in it. That was a good mix. Bulk Barn for the win!
That is barley so not a good idea for celiacs to use or people with gluten sensitivities.
@@SaywardTowers Yes, I never thought about that.