HOW I ATE ON ONLY 5$ WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE AND IN MY EARLY 20s( MY MARCH BIRTHDAY MONTH FAVORITES)

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  • @duffkw
    @duffkw 3 роки тому +23

    I love it too, if only the kids of today knew what we went through to make happen for them. I used to cook a whole chicken, eat off of it for several days, roast or slow cook the bones for stock, make a pot of rice and was in HOG HEAVEN because I had something to eat. A pound of bean, some meat if I could afford it and had a meal, simple beans and cornbread made me happy. God Bless Chef, thank you for sharing your thoughts with us, I admire people like yourself, never to proud and always willing to share. Have a wonderful day Sir.

  • @rubytaylor4566
    @rubytaylor4566 2 роки тому +2

    Yummy! I still like Hamburger Helper Every once in a while!
    Miss Ruby

  • @lizazimring3999
    @lizazimring3999 2 роки тому +1

    Boy this brings me back… When I first got married I was barely 18 years old and of course my husband was way older than me but he was a schoolteacher and we had so little money and we had a baby on the way and we had so little money and I had to make due by making everything from scratch and I could make everything from 1 pound of ground beef! Porcupine meatballs hamburger pie barley burger stew… those were the good all days to this day my son still loves all those meals they fill you up they’re hearty they’re like a hug from your mother. Xoxoxo thank you for sharing. Thank you for encouraging people to help others Jeffrey I have been doing it for years and do it every day of my life. I always have a kind word of encouragement to everybody I meet. I volunteered for the homeless cutting hair for almost 12 years and it was an absolute joy spreading the love that’s what I call it because there’s always more love to give….#help somebody old school soul food

  • @lirazel6414
    @lirazel6414 3 роки тому +26

    I think struggling is important -- it builds self-respect, but also empathy. You can feel more for the workers in the back if you're not only eating in the front.
    I was a nurse's aide in a nursing home all through high school, but I started out washing dishes in the kitchen there. Never will forget it.

    • @MrCJ-qz9dl
      @MrCJ-qz9dl 3 роки тому +2

      Amen to that sister. Hard times build character. The characters of some in this generation spells it all.

    • @ursulawatley7047
      @ursulawatley7047 3 роки тому +1

      And do this to this day aonepotmealisalwayshowkeepfoodonmytablenowthatiminmyownhome

    • @ursulawatley7047
      @ursulawatley7047 3 роки тому

      Or I'll use egg noodles and the sauce packets for added ingredients

    • @MrCJ-qz9dl
      @MrCJ-qz9dl 3 роки тому +1

      @@ursulawatley7047 thatstrueallyoureallyneedisonepottomakeafullcoursemeal.

  • @jacque2679
    @jacque2679 3 роки тому +2

    I made this tonight. It is really good! Very tasty. Thanks Old School!

  • @virginiajohnson9914
    @virginiajohnson9914 3 роки тому +2

    So nice of you to share your experience from college. Looks good 👍 chef.

  • @nicholasbernard8077
    @nicholasbernard8077 3 роки тому +1

    Best wishes from Lafayette, Louisiana!! Love your channel Chef.. 🙏🏽

  • @vaquero1117
    @vaquero1117 3 роки тому +1

    With simple inexpensive meals such as this one our children never were hungry. Thank you for the trip down memory lane🤗

  • @lindaleggett5932
    @lindaleggett5932 3 роки тому +2

    Absolutely yummy 😋 go chef

  • @ericseagroves
    @ericseagroves 3 роки тому +1

    Loving the old school foods!!!!!!

  • @johnb.7596
    @johnb.7596 3 роки тому +1

    I still enjoy these one-pot hitter quitter meals, thanks for sharing Chef, and keep them coming.

  • @moniquemosley2122
    @moniquemosley2122 3 роки тому +1

    Happy Birthday, Chef Jeff!

  • @shimonhawkins13
    @shimonhawkins13 3 роки тому +2

    😆😆😆 remembering the struggle with a chuckle is one of the simple pleasures of aging. The most selflessly generous people I've met had humble or even harsh backgrounds. Most get crushed or disillusioned by these conditions, but it also produces some the most beautiful diamonds 💎

  • @virginiabound2954
    @virginiabound2954 3 роки тому +1

    I like his recipes..nice and simple!, well done chef

  • @GrandmamaCherylyn
    @GrandmamaCherylyn 3 роки тому +1

    Brings back memories

  • @laurasheffey143
    @laurasheffey143 3 роки тому +1

    I know what we are having for our evening meal saturday, yummy, thank you!

  • @pjjohnson1941
    @pjjohnson1941 3 роки тому +1

    This meal brings back memories of when we first got married! 💍 Hamburger Helper was on our meal rotaion! We'd have it with a Toss Salad, a slice of buttered bread, 🍞 and Koolade! Our meals included Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, 🍝 Cajun Stir Fry, 🥡 Tuna Helper, and fresh Fried Catfish whenever my husband caught some! 😋 To us, we were eating well at the time!
    We also had Ramen Noodles 🍜, Beans and Rice, and Manwich Sloppy Joe's!

  • @lisasuazo5455
    @lisasuazo5455 3 роки тому +1

    Good morning. Wow. That's amazing

  • @brendahenson211
    @brendahenson211 3 роки тому +1

    Hey Chef, how are you? Great I hope. Once again another wonderful video. I love hamburger helper. Thanks for showing us a new and better way to cook it. I will be trying this version soon.

  • @virginiabound2954
    @virginiabound2954 3 роки тому +1

    Nicely done!

  • @dshep7850
    @dshep7850 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks and have a great day

  • @lanitamccafferty2554
    @lanitamccafferty2554 3 роки тому +1

    Looks good - I’m going to have to try that 🤩

  • @genevievedarrett3163
    @genevievedarrett3163 3 роки тому +2

    Yes ,my children had all versions of Hamburger Helper,and they loved it ..lol..they all grown now !Thank you for the great memories of way back !!love it ..God bless!

  • @tamathamcmullin8823
    @tamathamcmullin8823 3 роки тому +1

    Now that is back in the day😊love hamburger helper and it most definitely will stretch a dollar!

  • @classiccuisine7001
    @classiccuisine7001 3 роки тому +1

    Nothing like a good inexpensive meal.

  • @lynnwatkins7731
    @lynnwatkins7731 3 роки тому +1

    This looks delicious I will definitely try this recipe quick and easy is my favorite recipes #HelpSomebodyOldSchoolSoulFood

  • @sheilaprice6192
    @sheilaprice6192 2 роки тому +2

    Well today is Saturday I made your hamburger helper meal👍👍👍, if it wasn’t so hot I’d make your pineapple cake, finally got pineapple extract. Maybe I’ll make it later when sun goes down.

  • @jacque2679
    @jacque2679 3 роки тому +1

    I am going to make this today. It looks good.

  • @pamelajohnson9810
    @pamelajohnson9810 2 роки тому +1

    Looks delicious Jeffery if we go through the Great Depression again these low costs meals will come in handy.My grandmother made this dish when she wanted something quick she was in the Ladies Auxiliary ministry at her church they had a supper club different ones had dinner at each other's houses.She did pot roast pork loin roasts hams Turkeys and whole Chickens to bake and she did spaghetti and meatballs and home made hamburger helper.But this meal you are making very quick she served it with cornbread salad and jello salads.I loved this meal then and now.You were a great creator coming up with nice recipes.I know you had lots of friends wanting to have dinner with you lol 🤭🤭🤭.It's looks very delicious.thanks for showing and sharing

  • @ldsaab
    @ldsaab 3 роки тому +1

    I love hamburger helper, it is a great quick meal.

  • @wandamcmorris4492
    @wandamcmorris4492 3 роки тому +8

    Now thats how u do Old School Style.Have a Blessed Day I'm hungry look so good

  • @nomoboots97
    @nomoboots97 3 роки тому +1

    Thank u for sharing. New to your channel. I am old school

  • @ThingsMadeEasyWithJeJe
    @ThingsMadeEasyWithJeJe 3 роки тому +2

    Now that's ole school

  • @marysloan3873
    @marysloan3873 3 роки тому +2

    Looks good I remember eating old 🏫 hamburger helper I will still eat it if I have to. I still eat the things we ate long time ago. Like that. Good old memories. Amen have good old 🏫 soul food day.😋😋😅

  • @jamesmoore1743
    @jamesmoore1743 3 роки тому +1

    I'm a new subscriber I read across your channel Not being able to sleep and I was just looking to UA-cam and I saw under the caption that read Ray Mack Kitchen & Grill is a subscriber to your channel; So I said Let me check them out. I like your concept. I like your honesty. I see that you 100% Real Old School So I will be showing my support. I can tell you one more thing. Am I struggling a day that couldn't even afford to Hamburger Helper? We did it all. By scratch on my mama taught me.

  • @sheilawilson8735
    @sheilawilson8735 3 роки тому +1

    Love I!!❤️

  • @melesai
    @melesai 3 роки тому +1

    Even cheper if you used a pound bag of pasta garlic onion tomatoe sauce and your own seasoning. My family loved hamburger helper but I would have to make 4-5 boxes at a time and it wasnt cheap then! Love the taco one! Thanks for sharing! Truth~

  • @jspyski4500
    @jspyski4500 3 роки тому +1

    Looks good! I think all pasta dishes taste better the next day. #helpsomebodyoldschoolsoulfood

  • @debbievanzant3551
    @debbievanzant3551 3 роки тому +2

    I absolutely will try this easy one pot meal, thank you for sharing, have a wonderfully blessed day!

  • @christyinthecarolinas
    @christyinthecarolinas 3 роки тому +14

    There's no shame in some good ole hamburger helper! When I was a single mom raising 4 kids, my kids loved cheeseburger mac. I never made it by the box either. It's still one of their favorites.

  • @songs5583
    @songs5583 3 роки тому +1

    looks good

  • @carlapatterson6840
    @carlapatterson6840 3 роки тому +1

    I love this recipe, I love hamburger helper. Thank you for sharing this recipe.

  • @mamasharon9193
    @mamasharon9193 3 роки тому +1

    New subbie here! 💗🙏🏿

  • @BeatriceHobson12
    @BeatriceHobson12 3 роки тому +2

    Yum! I did something similar back in the day too! That sure takes me back ---off to the store to get a box for today!! (smiles)

  • @dorothygaskill8339
    @dorothygaskill8339 3 роки тому +2

    Awesome, yes I used to make the cheeseburger hamburger helper, and the lasagna one, thanks for showing old school is still good school.....

  • @A.Sagittarius
    @A.Sagittarius 3 роки тому +2

    Can definitely relate to eating on a budget back in the day!! One pot fill you up meals...Stay blessed!!!

  • @Newjackcitygrand
    @Newjackcitygrand 3 роки тому +1

    Good afternoon Chef..my is Saturday

  • @jaip6655
    @jaip6655 3 роки тому +3

    Yessss...I fed myself in college on meals like this and making Ramen noodles stretch too! My my two kids came along I made it for them too! Got us thru some tight spots 🤗🙏🏽

  • @tink1964
    @tink1964 22 дні тому +1

    I heard dishes like that called "struggle meals" i think they are thankful meals, thankful you have food to eat.

  • @duckie48
    @duckie48 3 роки тому +3

    That looks like a good meal for so little. Nothing wrong with hamburger helper. We're in some hard times now what with people going to food banks and all, so this is a great time to show some good meals that can stretch the $$$$.

  • @frosinefilidis3875
    @frosinefilidis3875 3 роки тому +2

    Chef Jeff, I love hamburger helper! I know we ate it in a pinch .I am going to try your recipe, looks delicious 😋Everything you make looks delicious!!Stay safe, and thank you for sharing with us all!God bless 🙏🏼💜

  • @bonitab7881
    @bonitab7881 2 роки тому +1

    Hey, I was happy when hamburger helper came along since I didn't like cooking 🙄. I still eat it to this day. Matter of fact I have a few boxes on hand now. When funds are skimpy it's like having a holiday meal 🤭😉. I can remember having to eat Cush Cush and milk for supper when we were kids by the light from a kerosene lamp. We had some hard times back then, but that's life for a lot of people. You do what you gotta do and keep moving....🥴

  • @scottlane151
    @scottlane151 3 роки тому +1

    My ex old lady love it boss👊🏽

  • @beautyqueendennis6393
    @beautyqueendennis6393 3 роки тому +2

    Yessss looks amazing. I made that a few days ago for the family and they loved it

  • @vhf2582
    @vhf2582 3 роки тому +1

    Could you show us how to make some homemade Old School Barbecue sauce?

  • @kimberlylawson468
    @kimberlylawson468 3 роки тому +1

    Old school meal that is still in today. Great morning

  • @pamelajohnson6498
    @pamelajohnson6498 3 роки тому +1

    Looks so good and yummy 😋 add Texas Toast 👍 will be trying 🙏 for sharing and take care

  • @deborachatman9009
    @deborachatman9009 3 роки тому +3

    Thanks for sharing. Yeah, many of us had to make it on very little funds during our younger years. Food was so much cheaper back then. Wish that those prices were back. It definitely made you creative on figuring how to stretch what you could. The good old days.

  • @karenwright2845
    @karenwright2845 3 роки тому +1

    I like hamburger helper I am learning how to cook and hamburger helper is one of the things I can say I know how to cook now.

  • @MsUnik44
    @MsUnik44 3 роки тому +4

    LOL! Chef, like you say, survival! I remember those day with fondness. Heck, I was feeding a family of four with this same meal even when I was 40, and it was satisfyingly. Since that time I've made it from scratch over the years. Taught the grands how to put this together while in collage. Although, it seems they prefer Raman Noodles...LOL!

  • @tamekiavann6832
    @tamekiavann6832 3 роки тому +1

    I just made a pot of that for my grandson 😀 he's only three but he love it 💖💖💖💕💕💕

  • @gladyssimmons8358
    @gladyssimmons8358 3 роки тому +1

    Chef Jeffrey, wow that is a meal with garlic toast. Yes, Hamburger Helper helped to sustain my family for years. I am going to try your Hamburger Helper Hack, it looks delicious. Stay safe.

  • @worldbfreee
    @worldbfreee 3 роки тому +1

    Another great quick meal, and I still eat that stuff with my kids.✌

  • @mariamaldonado9679
    @mariamaldonado9679 3 роки тому +2

    Well... I guess I'm going to the store today hahaha! Ty!🤤😅

  • @timburton1812
    @timburton1812 3 роки тому +2

    Hamburger Helper has been around a long time! It IS old school! We still make it for our two grandsons. They love it.

  • @Youtuber-xi6qo
    @Youtuber-xi6qo 3 роки тому +2

    Hey Chef Jeff! I am very familiar with Hamburger Helper meals. We ate it maybe 2 or 3 times a week. You have brought back memories...

  • @jasonvickers2265
    @jasonvickers2265 3 роки тому +4

    When you don't have much money growing up you learned to be creative with your food. Some hamburger meat, a can of cream of mushroom soup, mashed potatoes if you was luckily.. if not spread over a couple slices of bread..... Looks great Chef.

  • @colleenmurphy8298
    @colleenmurphy8298 3 роки тому +1

    Sometimes you have to do what you got.

  • @bigt518
    @bigt518 3 роки тому +1

    I grew up on that also

  • @ayronsmama05
    @ayronsmama05 3 роки тому +5

    I love hamburger helper. My go to was the strogonoff one. And the leftovers I always ate cold. But when I was younger it only lasted 2 meals, maybe that's why I ended up having gastric bypass, lol. Blessings y'all!

  • @dorispowell5258
    @dorispowell5258 3 роки тому +4

    In the 70s hamburger was 39 cents a pound, mom made hamburger steaks, hamburger gravy, tacos and hamburger helper...

  • @mzmaryd6452
    @mzmaryd6452 3 роки тому +3

    That’s what you fix when I had 4 kids single parent raising nieces and nephews. They testifies all the time how they never missed a meal and they never knew what Ramen noodles was until they was adults. Well that’s because I made a package and it was nasty to me so I never fixed. But Hamburger Helper adding extra ingredients like ranch style beans, onions, corn and cheese would make a great meal for a family of 5. ❤️
    #helpsomebodyoldschoolsoulfood

  • @luke5767
    @luke5767 3 роки тому +1

    I make something very similar....... and then smother it with tabasco! mmmmm

  • @MrCJ-qz9dl
    @MrCJ-qz9dl 3 роки тому +5

    From one bachelor to another l would say that God helped you survive too. He helps those who help themselves. I've been there. And still there during COVID-19.

  • @theresatarver526
    @theresatarver526 3 роки тому +1

    I don't think they had the lasagna flavor back then😊. I loved hamburger helper as a go to poor man's meal. Helped me feed my children on plenty of days😊

  • @jacquelinecoleman-brown1512
    @jacquelinecoleman-brown1512 3 роки тому +1

    I always boil my noodles separate

  • @AllieDale
    @AllieDale 3 роки тому +1

    Brought back memories. This was dinner many a day. We all have that pot we have kept for years

  • @chrisestes5870
    @chrisestes5870 Рік тому +2

    Oh my, l rember Hamburger Helper. Being married to a air force enlisted man with 3 kids l had to stretch the money.

  • @cattalks5214
    @cattalks5214 3 роки тому +1

    I swear I eat the best meals when my funds are limited, when you have to dig off in that freezer lol!

  • @ginafriend1690
    @ginafriend1690 3 роки тому +1

    #helpsomebodyoldschoolsoulfood

  • @MsUnik44
    @MsUnik44 3 роки тому +1

    Hey Chef, do you have a recipe for Pig Picking Cake?

  • @luvangel-s4q
    @luvangel-s4q 3 роки тому +1

    🤣❤️👏🏾Loved this memory, Chef and thank you! Back in the day, my mom would fix hamburger helper with corn or green beans on the side and a salad. It was a highlight meal for me! I thought it was something fancy!🤣🤣Much luv to you , Chef🙏🏽🖤

  • @ebfromwyoming4118
    @ebfromwyoming4118 3 роки тому +1

    thk u sir

  • @MsBflat
    @MsBflat 2 роки тому +1

    I ate on $5.00 a week when I was in college back in the '70's---that also included my incidentals.....

  • @theathompson9363
    @theathompson9363 3 роки тому +2

    Chef, you took alot of us back with this one. Shoot we all ate this, lol... looks good and I like how you added your own lil twist to it. TFS!!!
    #helpsomebodyoldschoolsoulfood

  • @colleenmurphy8298
    @colleenmurphy8298 3 роки тому +1

    Sometimes you have to do whatever you have. Just fake it till you make it.

  • @vernonbrown4889
    @vernonbrown4889 3 роки тому +1

    I wish I had this in college!

  • @andreawilliams8342
    @andreawilliams8342 3 роки тому +1

    Surviving off a GOODNESS!! I WISH I had that one, back in the day, whatever it was I ate was sooo pasty.LOL #HELPSOMEBODYOLDSCHOOLSOULFOOD

  • @colleenmurphy8298
    @colleenmurphy8298 3 роки тому +1

    Mine is on the 17th.

  • @melanieharris5595
    @melanieharris5595 3 роки тому +1

    Yep, I remember living off of ramen noodles, hamburger helper, and rice with change$$$ left over😂
    #helpsomebodyoldschoolsoulfood❤️

  • @lifewithbigpoppie6386
    @lifewithbigpoppie6386 3 роки тому +2

    Yeah that was my lick to back in the 70s yeah me and my boys roommates we ate a lot of that stuff Thanks brother brought back memories

  • @pamstewart6711
    @pamstewart6711 3 роки тому +1

    They call this a setup in prison 😂 good eating

  • @ursulawatley7047
    @ursulawatley7047 3 роки тому +1

    Yes sir this is was a meal and that's how my moma keep me full and feed days after school

  • @susieangelo6410
    @susieangelo6410 3 роки тому +2

    Hi Chef Jeffrey, this video brings me back to my big sister's favorite "to go meal" whenever we showed up at her front door, without prior warning to her dinnertime! LOL! #Helpsomebodyoldschoolsoulfood

  • @lulamcrae2851
    @lulamcrae2851 3 роки тому +1

    Good morning Chef Jeffrey, That looks good, I am going to put that in my meal plan,this week.#Old School Help Somebody, 2021.Love you ,be blessed, stay safe &enjoy your day. Love from Lula mae&Family. 💞💞💞💞💞💟💞💞💞💞💞!!!

  • @karenarkadie8313
    @karenarkadie8313 3 роки тому +2

    My mother invented Hamburger Helper! She was making it from scratch! Chili Mac, Cheeseburger Macaroni, and Spaghetti! But she doctored it up! She put onion and garlic, sometimes celery depending on which one she was making at the time! She would make Chili Mac one day and the next day it would be Cheeseburger so on and so forth! She included tomato paste and tomato sauce, along with govt. cheese! But remember this was from scratch! She was trying to feed 5 people on a budget! You said.you couldn't afford milk, my mother kept Pet milk in the house always! A can of Pet Milk was about 25 cents back in the day! I'm a few years older than you, but I remember those days very well!

  • @deborahboulware8678
    @deborahboulware8678 3 роки тому +1

    Hi Chef, when is your birthday?
    I like the Lasagna helper show me how to beef it up!!!lol

  • @stanzantjackson4403
    @stanzantjackson4403 3 роки тому +1

    Old School know about that meal. STILL know about that process

  • @myrianmeadows6807
    @myrianmeadows6807 3 роки тому +1

    Ima make this tomorrow

  • @sharonwinfield7591
    @sharonwinfield7591 3 роки тому +1

    No diced onions Jeffrey? Were they expensive?

    • @OLDSCHOOLSOULFOOD
      @OLDSCHOOLSOULFOOD  3 роки тому +1

      No. Just saving every penny back then and something quick