I love how relatable and professional she is. She balances teaching without being condescending and makes everything look pretty achievable for anyone. This is content that needs to make money on UA-cam 🙂
I go backpacking on the Appalachian Trail, and many times, the only resupply in small towns is a Dollar Store. If you get the "Just Add Water" Pancake Mix, and use a 50/50 combination of Flour & Pancake Mix, some Salt, and enough water to form a thick batter, you can make skillet biscuits.
Thank you for sharing a week's worth of food with us. I like how you make your flatbread tortillas I Eat lot of these myself for my breakfast lunch or dinner the tortillas flatbread. I I like to eat my tortillas with the little cheese and I grill them on the stove. I'm going to try your recipe for the noodles I've never made noodles before so this will be very interesting for me to try.
I lived on black beans and rice with salsa during a rough patch in 2014 and it was so filling and delicious. Once in a while I threw in little addition of vegetable or wieners as I could afford. Watching your videos is a trip down memory lane and a reminder that somehow we can always manage.🍀
I love these cheap dinners! Walmart has a 1 lb. tube of frozen ground turkey (less than $2) - comes in Italian, Taco, & Plain flavors. Its really good too. I also buy their beef liver (less than $3). Maybe cheap Walmart dinners now & again would be interesting too? BTW, your soothing voice, coupled with a relaxed friendly demeanor & intelligent speaking makes your videos a joy to watch.😀👍👍
In Korea, there’s a soup called Sujebi - which translates to dough flake or hand torn noodles. The dough is so simple to make with only flour, salt, water, and a little oil. You could easily make a dough like your flatbread dough and pull apart into noodles and cook straight in broth and veggies from the Dollar Tree. Simple yet comforting and hearty! (look up maangchi’s recipe on UA-cam)
I host a frugal Facebook group and suggested this video to my group. I told them even if they hesitate to purchase food items from Dollar Tree or feel a $10.00 menu plan is not for them, videos such as yours can spark ideas and information that can help them reduce their food costs, inspire new ,and varied meals So thank you for posting this. Lastly, when I have fresh fruit that is close to spoiling I cut it up into small pieces without sugar and just a tiny bit of water so it doesn't burn and then put it in the microwave one to two minutes to soften it stir and enjoy in Oatmeal, on Toast, Crackers this version of a Fruit Spread is the same as yours and is delicious, inexpensive, and healthy
This girl is amazing. Even though I wouldn't be a fan of every single dish, the thought and the prep, plus the info she shares, wow. What a gifted creator. So glad I found this.
Oh my goodness you had plenty of variety. I'm thinking if trying this challenge myself. My problem is that I have to have a lot of protein in my diet. The beans are definitely a good choice for that. The beans are a mainstay of my diet now. I had the Gastric Bypass a year ago and I'm down 127 pounds.
That is amazing! Congratulations. Sometime with $10 it is mostly carbs and processed food in this video. However I like some of her other videos it’s more variety....It includes protein, veggies and some complex carbs.
@@SandyArmyCat2005 thank you! I definitely watch her other videos. I make my own bone broth and now use the vegetable scraps in the carcasses or bones.
Hi! You inspired me to make ravioli with your last video. It was delicious and my children gobbled them down! Thank you for these “frugal” menu videos. I get a lot of good ideas from them.
Your videos are the best!! I would love to know more about you, like what kind of work you do and hobbies and some of your favorite things! You have such a lovely personality and are so sweet. Keep doing what you are doing xo
@Aldi's, for 80 cents each, you can buy a dozen eggs with limit of 6. I've been known to boil at least 1 dozen to keep in the fridge for impromptu snacks or single breakfasts. My Mom is Diabetic and I'm fighting this as well as a benign brain tumor. I don't want to get this illness too! I told Mom I want to eat protein, fruit and veggies. 😀
I really enjoy watching your videos. You are so creative in your cooking. You're helping so many people, people who don't know what to buy or how to use the items that they have purchased. God bless you😌😌
My dollar tree doesn't have a frozen section, but the ones in the town where I work do. I went this week and the freezer section of the one I visited was 2/3 empty. So this was very good timing in case the freezer sections are sparse. And you know we LOVE bonus kitty footage 😍
I’m so happy you make these videos. Although I’m pretty well off now, I grew up scraping change together to go to the dollar store. Food insecurity/accessibility is such an issue for so many, and these videos can really help people meet their needs. Please keep making them-so many people find them crucial!! Also, reducing the peaches sounds so good-going to try it with my oatmeal!!
These are honestly great videos for people who live in food deserts. You had a decently balanced meal everyday, with almost the 2k recommended calories daily. Thanks for these!
I am always excited when you upload. Your ideas are the most creative, compared to other this type videos. By the way, your hair is gorgeous! 💚 I love the positive vibe and positive comments on your channel
Our Dollar Tree doesn't have a freezer section here in Macomb, Illinois. And since my husband and I are retired now, with the price of groceries now, we might be having to trim the grocery budget and buy very cheap items. Thanks for showing us how to make meals with limited items.
Some great ideas. Have you thought of doing a week of cooking from what you have in the pantry/fridge? I think it would help a lot of people who say “I don’t have anything to eat in the house”. When often they could eat at least a week or two with the stuff they have.
I'm not sure how I stumbled upon your channel but I just wanted to say thank you. You are so creative and resourceful and have taught me so much about how to eat well and smartly on a budget. About the oatmeal - sometimes I get tired of eating something sweet so I like to eat it savory (kinda like treating it like rice) by adding a boiled egg or sausage and it's warm and filling and hits the spot xoxo
I need more of your stuff to watch. I love how it’s like a friend I’m watching. I’ve rewatched these all many many times and other UA-camrs just aren’t you to watch 😕
That's so nice of you to say 💙💙💙 I'm trying to get better about consistently putting out videos so hopefully there won't be such a big gap between content again 😊
Honestly the amount of variety you squeezed into this is awesome. I think variety is the key to nutritional balance so good job to get so much in there! I’m in Canada, so everything at our dollar stores is like $4.99 lol but I love learning how to eat well and inexpensively! Also totally here for the kitty cuteness ❤️
Lisa. Now that the Dollar Tree is raising their prices, could you do videos on dollar tree weekly challenges with the increased prices? These will help us who are already on a stupid tight budget but now have this price increase to consider. Love your videos. Thank you!!! 😊💸💸
What a great video! When I first saw your items I was all set to suggest swapping for perhaps for shelf-stable milk and some baking powder so that you could make more with the flour. Ya. This is why your videos are such a wealth of info. I do appreciate that you said how long it took you to make the noodles and the flatbreads. I have to say I thought they would take a lot longer. But what do I know I thought you needed baking powder and shelf-stable milk to make anything out of flour! LOL
I thought you challenged yourself before, but you really out did yourself on this one! You rock! Great job! Love all your videos. Glad to be seeing you more. Your cat is so sweet 💞 .
I love cheap meal videos and I never feel like they actually cover breakfast lunch and dinner. This is hands down the best representation of eating for very little I’ve ever seen. On top of that your meals actually looked delicious and I loved your use of flour. Amazing!!
I love your channel! You've given me a lot of inspiration to cut down my grocery bill, and I've been eating a lot more refried beans since I started watching lol.
The only thing I might have done differently would be put some banana chips in the oatmeal. I also always have cinnamon in my pantry, so some of that as well. Great video.
Agree. I can’t eat plain oatmeal. I have to doctor it up. I usually add cinnamon, maybe some fruit and nuts. A little French vanilla coffee creamer to give it a creamy consistency and extra flavor.
You'd have to boil those chips for awhile, the oatmeal was quick cooking. As for me I'd just a little butter and salt the way the Scots do. Tastes good that way. Oatmeal doesn't need sugar to be good.
I am so happy for these videos. I look at my pantry and the 11 bucks in my purse. I could figure this out if it wasn't so upsetting. It will be better in a couple weeks but for now I'm glad your in charge of my kitchen.
Great job. I love these kind of videos. I'm in my 60s and I've never made flat bread. I will try it. Can you do a video on how to use lentils as meat to help save money? Blessings!!
Just discover your channel and I’ve watched so many videos! You have such a beautiful way of speaking - very warm and welcoming. I have already learned so much from watching you cook! I also love that you cook like me - without recipes and on “well loved” cookware. Your channel is awesome and I’m lucky to have “met” you today.
All of my local Dollar Tree’s have a fridge/freezer section. I just LOVE their bags of frozen veggies! I found a Southwestern corn/black bean/pepper/onion mix and made a chicken chili with some rotisserie chicken, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes with chilies, chili spices, salt and pepper. I added shredded cheese on top. My husband ate EVERY bite. I also used the same rotisserie chicken and made cream of chicken soup in the crockpot. With 2 large cans of cream of chicken soup, 2 TBs of butter, a carton of chicken broth, a cup of milk, carrots, celery, salt, pepper, a little garlic powder and shell shaped noodles. It turns out really thick like a stew. We eat it for days on end because it’s just SO good! Could you make some rotisserie chicken recipes?? I just LOVE how versatile they are. I bring them home, immediately take off all the meat, shred it up good and freeze it in portions for meals. You can literally make anything with them! I’d love to see how you’d work your magic!!
Rotisserie chickens are such a good value. I got 2 for $10.00 a few weeks ago, and after stripping them down, I made bone broth with the bones, skin and bits of meat that stuck to the bones. I added water, an onion, garlic, celery, tomatoes, a carrot, pepper corns and a bay leaf as well as salt and simmered it all for a couple hours. I also added a little wine. I strained it in a dish towel, and the result was a lovely broth.
I love peanut butter! The peanut sauce was interesting to see with the noodles! Might have to try. Thank you for sharing all your meal ideas. I'd LOVE to see a video filled with egg. Different ways to use eggs.
We have poundland & poundshops here in uk equivalent to yr dollar tree stores! I don't know if you find this but I can find stuff much cheaper elsewhere! For example our co op has a value range that are under £1! Pasta 20p Tin of beans 20p, beans & sausages 50p, tomato soup 50p, peas 35p, carrots 35p, creamed rice & custard 30p and peaches 30p per tin! I found a lot of things in our pound shops that you can get much cheaper elsewhere. So it's always worth looking around! These videos are really great because lots of people struggle and go without and seeing what you can make out of 10 items is fantastic! X
There are a lot of places in the USA where grocery stores aren't available. So you may have only one store for a top up. Most people go to a regular grocery store with great prices for food.
@@iana6713 yeah I think most of the big supermarkets have price matched aldi and lidl aswell so most of them are now selling things thats are way cheaper!
For sure, these Dollar Tree budget videos are more about accessibility and how to be adaptive and creative when you have limited options. If you have the options and the ability to do so, shopping around will almost always yield the best savings and deals 😀
Thank you for another great video and in the Davenport Iowa area I'm Lucky, my Dollar Tree has freezer sections. I love showing my cat your cat at the end!! 😻😻
You can use the water from cooking beans as a egg substitute when making pasta (Aquafaba). I have done it a few times with pinto bean water and it made good flavored pasta.
I don’t know if anyone else made this suggestion but you could have turned the peanut sauce into a Thai peanut sauce by adding some of the hot sauce, soy sauce, and garlic powder. I think I would have opted for another can of veggies instead of the Vienna bites. The veggies would have gone well with the noodles in peanut sauce. Plus you had complete protein in the dish with the Vienna bites from the combination of beans and rice. I think the inclusion of the flour was a great idea so you could have the bread and pasta options in you menu. Great job!
You Are Really GOOD. I just love your channel and your creativity. Thank you so much for such awesome content. I can make noodles from scratch now. You make everything so down to earth and doable.
I'm always impressed with your creativity when doing these challenges. Really good hearty meals and a good amount of food. I was thinking because you said you didn't love the oatmeal instead you could have made baked oats with the peaches added. It would have been nice with the baking giving it a deeper flavour and baked peaches are lovely, and you could have then baked a big tray of it and vcut it up into squares for the week. :)
My grandmother made "slick" dumplings for chicken and pastry just like you made your noodles! Well, not just like because she cut them into rectangles. They were sooo 👍
THIS MAKES ME EXCITED OMG....my.food stamps got cut by 100 dollars when I renewed to only 57 a month as a single household because I'm making an extra dollar from my new job and work constantly but they didn't take into account my loans....its frustrating but videos like these are really helping me out
You have creativity, unfortunately we do not have a freezer section, actually we just got a dollar tree about 2-3 months ago. Hope to see you soon, P.S. love your BIG cat 🐈⬛ 😊
I just had to move away from a DT now I'm closer to a DG; They have cut up bell peppers mixed with onions that I can mix into other foods like frozen corn, or make a casserole if I add chicken to it as well.
Hey, I just wanted to tell you that I really enjoy your videos! You’re down to earth and frugal and I appreciate the information you give out. It’s useful for anyone. If someone is not in the situation where they NEED to shop & cook this way, they should still watch, so they will have the knowledge when they could be. It’s kind of like depression cooking, which is what I grew up with and still retain to this day. Creamed peas on toast, from that era, is still a favorite and a comfort food at our house. So thanks for the lessons you’re teaching all of us! Great content!
Thank you so much for making this kind of content. It inspires me to use what I have on hand. So many people struggle with food insecurity. I have had to rely on food pantries in the past.
The main problem with food pantry food, as I see it, is lack of variety, and depending on what is received, lack of vitamins/micronutrients. But with just a few additions, (mainly veggies), I've been able to make two week's meals for five people (two different pantries). I had to make sure to switch up the pantry staples so we didn't have pasta every night. 😁
My Dollar Tree has very little frozen or refrigerated food. I live in Southeast Kansas and we also have no food banks or similar resources. The nearest foodbank is three hours away. in Wichita, Kansas.
Depends on which Dollar Tree I decide to go to. There are 4 of them within 30 minutes of my house. Two of them have a frozen section. I'm from an economically depressed area in Southern California. It's been that way for-EVER, even before Covid...Love your extreme budget videos!
Again, you are a treasure. Thank you for these terrific videos, I take a lot away from them even though I've been cooking for many years. xoxox from Ohio, where some Dollar Trees have frozen and some don't
Great ideas.. 🤗 when we have lots of left overs we add the left over into a tortilla and make a burrito out of it and freeze it . Then when ever no one cooks or running low on grocerys you pull them out and pop them on the stove or in the microwave . We call them suprise burritos lol . Never know what youll get in your burrito ..lol
MIddle Georgia here. Our DT's have freezer sections but they are usually very small and haven't had much selection this past year. Mostly the very basics like ice creams and sandwich meat.
i go to Dollar Tree every week, ive been cooking over 30 years, and they have good stuff there, that oatmeal with apples is amazing, and ill tell you why, that kind and the gingerbread kind arent made here so they have MUCH LESS SUGAR. theyre from Canada, much healthier too. yum.
I think you did a great job.The only things I might have done a little differently is swapped out the mixed veggies for a can of corn with peppers and tomatoes to make like a burrito bowl with the rice,beans,corn and I would have made a peanut sauce with soy sauce,pb and a little syrup.I love that you used a can of stew over rice.
I've seen some jalapeno cheese dip at my Dollar tree and I spread of that on the black bean flatbreads would have been so good. And you could have used a little bit of that over pasta to change it out. I would have used the viennas on flatbread with some of the cheese dip also. Everything looked great you do a fantastic job!
I so appreciate you! If you have the means, for the oat meal, you can get chia seeds, flax seeds, and oat bran, pan toast them a little and they do add a little sumpin, sumpin to the porridge. I prefer a savory porridge with some fruit and maple syrup added. But as with anything else, it is a matter of of personal preference.
Love your videos! People need to realize these videos are made as examples and are made to be adapted and used as examples, not followed exactly! Your ideas are wonderful and I enjoy them! Thank you, Lisa Dawn! 😍
Hey I love your vids! Good information for people . Can I give you a little bit of advice? Add a pinch of salt and just a tiny bit of fat or oil to your flat bread and you'll thank me lol also if you make the dough just a little bit wetter and then wrap them in a towel to "steam" it's will make them softer.
My grandma always made the softest tortillas and I never knew the steam towel trick!!! Gonna try!!! Thanks both of you for the tips, and the awesome ideas! To be honest, I had never tried any of the food options at dollar tree even after shopping there for years. Now I save soOo much because of these vids!
LOL @ the comment about dropping the phone in the beans, and wearing black. I love to laugh because you are so real like we all are. It is fun to watch you and I learn so much! Thank you for another wonderful video!
Thank you for sharing this budget friendly recipe. Budgeting better with my groceries has been on my mind with the rising prices. This kind of video is very helpful for me and I am sure many other people right now. I try to budget best I can but I know I can always learn. I make cooking videos too so you know I’m making lots of food so every penny I can save on groceries counts. I hope that we can continue to learn from each other. Never stop learning and growing!
I love how relatable and professional she is. She balances teaching without being condescending and makes everything look pretty achievable for anyone. This is content that needs to make money on UA-cam 🙂
I agree
Exactly. So many others try too hard. Lisa is like a friend teaching you.
Needs to be on PBS........she is the Bob Ross of frugal cooking.
Totally agree! 🙌
This comment is the best! I wholeheartedly agree. I just found her channel today and I’m 5 videos in already😊
You are a remarkable young lady. I bet your mom is proud!
Thank you! And my mom tells me all the time that she is 😀💙
@@ThatLisaDawn I would be proud of you too if you were my daughter. 👍
I go backpacking on the Appalachian Trail, and many times, the only resupply in small towns is a Dollar Store. If you get the "Just Add Water" Pancake Mix, and use a 50/50 combination of Flour & Pancake Mix, some Salt, and enough water to form a thick batter, you can make skillet biscuits.
That sounds really good! 👍
Thank you for sharing a week's worth of food with us. I like how you make your flatbread tortillas I Eat lot of these myself for my breakfast lunch or dinner the tortillas flatbread. I I like to eat my tortillas with the little cheese and I grill them on the stove. I'm going to try your recipe for the noodles I've never made noodles before so this will be very interesting for me to try.
With food prices skyrocketing, more people need to see these videos and learn how to eat delicious meals on a budget!
I lived on black beans and rice with salsa during a rough patch in 2014 and it was so filling and delicious. Once in a while I threw in little addition of vegetable or wieners as I could afford. Watching your videos is a trip down memory lane and a reminder that somehow we can always manage.🍀
I’m happy your putting out more videos. Times are hard for everyone and videos like this that can help our essential and great watch
I love these cheap dinners! Walmart has a 1 lb. tube of frozen ground turkey (less than $2) - comes in Italian, Taco, & Plain flavors. Its really good too. I also buy their beef liver (less than $3). Maybe cheap Walmart dinners now & again would be interesting too? BTW, your soothing voice, coupled with a relaxed friendly demeanor & intelligent speaking makes your videos a joy to watch.😀👍👍
Where in the freezer section can you find the rolls of frozen ground turkey? Like what is by? Thank you.
@@spencerhasting1258 ok, thank you very much!
@@courtneybashamfranklin9193 in my Walmart they are by the fresh meat along with frozen burgers, etc.
That is awesome! I didn't know Walmart had that!
@@buffiecar thank you so much!
In Korea, there’s a soup called Sujebi - which translates to dough flake or hand torn noodles. The dough is so simple to make with only flour, salt, water, and a little oil. You could easily make a dough like your flatbread dough and pull apart into noodles and cook straight in broth and veggies from the Dollar Tree. Simple yet comforting and hearty!
(look up maangchi’s recipe on UA-cam)
Maangchi is the best, I love her.
I used to make it with my halmeoni in Korea. It was fun to tear the noodles.
that sounds both fun and delicious :)
I host a frugal Facebook group and suggested this video to my group. I told them even if they hesitate to purchase food items from Dollar Tree or feel a $10.00 menu plan is not for them, videos such as yours can spark ideas and information that can help them reduce their food costs, inspire new ,and varied meals
So thank you for posting this.
Lastly, when I have fresh fruit that is close to spoiling I cut it up into small pieces without sugar and just a tiny bit of water so it doesn't burn and then put it in the microwave one to two minutes to soften it stir and enjoy in Oatmeal, on Toast, Crackers this version of a Fruit Spread is the same as yours and is delicious, inexpensive, and healthy
What's the name of your fb group? I'm interested in joining
I love your channel I have been broke enough that I had to grocery shop for like a year at the dollar tree.
This girl is amazing. Even though I wouldn't be a fan of every single dish, the thought and the prep, plus the info she shares, wow. What a gifted creator. So glad I found this.
Oh my goodness you had plenty of variety. I'm thinking if trying this challenge myself. My problem is that I have to have a lot of protein in my diet. The beans are definitely a good choice for that. The beans are a mainstay of my diet now. I had the Gastric Bypass a year ago and I'm down 127 pounds.
Wow! Thats amazing! Congratulations!
@@pennyburrow4050 thank you
Wow! Congratulations!
That is amazing! Congratulations. Sometime with $10 it is mostly carbs and processed food in this video. However I like some of her other videos it’s more variety....It includes protein, veggies and some complex carbs.
@@SandyArmyCat2005 thank you! I definitely watch her other videos. I make my own bone broth and now use the vegetable scraps in the carcasses or bones.
Hi! You inspired me to make ravioli with your last video. It was delicious and my children gobbled them down! Thank you for these “frugal” menu videos. I get a lot of good ideas from them.
Agreed. So simple and easy. But also tasty!
Your videos are the best!!
I would love to know more about you, like what kind of work you do and hobbies and some of your favorite things! You have such a lovely personality and are so sweet.
Keep doing what you are doing xo
Thank you for these videos, it helps my family of 7 in our situation
@Aldi's, for 80 cents each, you can buy a dozen eggs with limit of 6. I've been known to boil at least 1 dozen to keep in the fridge for impromptu snacks or single breakfasts. My Mom is Diabetic and I'm fighting this as well as a benign brain tumor. I don't want to get this illness too! I told Mom I want to eat protein, fruit and veggies. 😀
Love the bonus cat footage! 😻
Girl, your the Queen of budget challenge meals!! I absolutely love your videos. Your clearly an amazing home cook. Keep em coming! ❤❤
I really enjoy watching your videos. You are so creative in your cooking. You're helping so many people, people who don't know what to buy or how to use the items that they have purchased. God bless you😌😌
My dollar tree doesn't have a frozen section, but the ones in the town where I work do. I went this week and the freezer section of the one I visited was 2/3 empty. So this was very good timing in case the freezer sections are sparse. And you know we LOVE bonus kitty footage 😍
Roxanne. Where do you live. I’m curious to see if it’s certain area s of the country
@@joycechalfin9772 in GA. I can drive 30 mins and find a Dollar Tree that has the frozen section.
I’m in northern New Jersey and many items not being delivered
Do you have a family dollar or a dollar general? Or Aldi?
I’m so happy you make these videos. Although I’m pretty well off now, I grew up scraping change together to go to the dollar store. Food insecurity/accessibility is such an issue for so many, and these videos can really help people meet their needs. Please keep making them-so many people find them crucial!! Also, reducing the peaches sounds so good-going to try it with my oatmeal!!
These are honestly great videos for people who live in food deserts. You had a decently balanced meal everyday, with almost the 2k recommended calories daily. Thanks for these!
I am always excited when you upload. Your ideas are the most creative, compared to other this type videos. By the way, your hair is gorgeous! 💚 I love the positive vibe and positive comments on your channel
Thank you so much! 💙
Our Dollar Tree doesn't have a freezer section here in Macomb, Illinois. And since my husband and I are retired now, with the price of groceries now, we might be having to trim the grocery budget and buy very cheap items. Thanks for showing us how to make meals with limited items.
Some great ideas.
Have you thought of doing a week of cooking from what you have in the pantry/fridge? I think it would help a lot of people who say “I don’t have anything to eat in the house”. When often they could eat at least a week or two with the stuff they have.
Maybe apple pie filling would be a good alternative for the oatmeal since it has the cinnamon and sugar in it.
Yum, I've seen that at the Dollar Tree too! This way though, she doesn't have a ton of extra added sugar, so maybe that was on purpose.
That Hearty Soup over rice is a killer idea!!
I'm not sure how I stumbled upon your channel but I just wanted to say thank you. You are so creative and resourceful and have taught me so much about how to eat well and smartly on a budget. About the oatmeal - sometimes I get tired of eating something sweet so I like to eat it savory (kinda like treating it like rice) by adding a boiled egg or sausage and it's warm and filling and hits the spot xoxo
This video is a life saver from a super thoughtful person
Thank you for another wonderful video...in case you cant tell...we just love you🌼
💙💙💙
I need more of your stuff to watch. I love how it’s like a friend I’m watching. I’ve rewatched these all many many times and other UA-camrs just aren’t you to watch 😕
That's so nice of you to say 💙💙💙 I'm trying to get better about consistently putting out videos so hopefully there won't be such a big gap between content again 😊
Honestly the amount of variety you squeezed into this is awesome. I think variety is the key to nutritional balance so good job to get so much in there! I’m in Canada, so everything at our dollar stores is like $4.99 lol but I love learning how to eat well and inexpensively! Also totally here for the kitty cuteness ❤️
Lisa. Now that the Dollar Tree is raising their prices, could you do videos on dollar tree weekly challenges with the increased prices? These will help us who are already on a stupid tight budget but now have this price increase to consider. Love your videos. Thank you!!! 😊💸💸
What a great video! When I first saw your items I was all set to suggest swapping for perhaps for shelf-stable milk and some baking powder so that you could make more with the flour. Ya. This is why your videos are such a wealth of info. I do appreciate that you said how long it took you to make the noodles and the flatbreads. I have to say I thought they would take a lot longer. But what do I know I thought you needed baking powder and shelf-stable milk to make anything out of flour! LOL
I've learned a lot from that Lisa Dawn and I am 60😉
I thought you challenged yourself before, but you really out did yourself on this one! You rock! Great job! Love all your videos. Glad to be seeing you more. Your cat is so sweet 💞 .
I love cheap meal videos and I never feel like they actually cover breakfast lunch and dinner. This is hands down the best representation of eating for very little I’ve ever seen. On top of that your meals actually looked delicious and I loved your use of flour. Amazing!!
I love your channel! You've given me a lot of inspiration to cut down my grocery bill, and I've been eating a lot more refried beans since I started watching lol.
The kitty is soooo cute. Great meal ideas.
Homemade pasta never looked so easy 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
The only thing I might have done differently would be put some banana chips in the oatmeal. I also always have cinnamon in my pantry, so some of that as well. Great video.
Agree. I can’t eat plain oatmeal. I have to doctor it up. I usually add cinnamon, maybe some fruit and nuts. A little French vanilla coffee creamer to give it a creamy consistency and extra flavor.
I thought that's what the banana chips were for, so I was surprised when she didn't use them in the oatmeal.
I had thought about it, but I'm SO not a morning person and didn't want to be bothered with it once I was actually standing in my kitchen at 6:30 am 😂
You'd have to boil those chips for awhile, the oatmeal was quick cooking. As for me I'd just a little butter and salt the way the Scots do. Tastes good that way. Oatmeal doesn't need sugar to be good.
@@jmr9735 Same
I am so happy for these videos. I look at my pantry and the 11 bucks in my purse. I could figure this out if it wasn't so upsetting. It will be better in a couple weeks but for now I'm glad your in charge of my kitchen.
Yay another lisa dawn day!!
Great job. I love these kind of videos. I'm in my 60s and I've never made flat bread. I will try it. Can you do a video on how to use lentils as meat to help save money? Blessings!!
Last week, we made pasta from 200 grams of baby spinach and 300 grams of flour. No water or eggs added. So good!
Great ideas I think things are to get tough for a while and these are the things that can pull you through. Thanks and God bless!
Just discover your channel and I’ve watched so many videos! You have such a beautiful way of speaking - very warm and welcoming. I have already learned so much from watching you cook! I also love that you cook like me - without recipes and on “well loved” cookware. Your channel is awesome and I’m lucky to have “met” you today.
All of my local Dollar Tree’s have a fridge/freezer section. I just LOVE their bags of frozen veggies! I found a Southwestern corn/black bean/pepper/onion mix and made a chicken chili with some rotisserie chicken, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes with chilies, chili spices, salt and pepper. I added shredded cheese on top. My husband ate EVERY bite.
I also used the same rotisserie chicken and made cream of chicken soup in the crockpot. With 2 large cans of cream of chicken soup, 2 TBs of butter, a carton of chicken broth, a cup of milk, carrots, celery, salt, pepper, a little garlic powder and shell shaped noodles. It turns out really thick like a stew. We eat it for days on end because it’s just SO good!
Could you make some rotisserie chicken recipes?? I just LOVE how versatile they are. I bring them home, immediately take off all the meat, shred it up good and freeze it in portions for meals. You can literally make anything with them! I’d love to see how you’d work your magic!!
Also, CROCKPOT meals!!! I cannot live without my crockpot! I’m disabled and have to cut corners whenever possible!!
I used the Southwest mix tonight. It was delicious in some canned chicken.
Rotisserie chickens are such a good value. I got 2 for $10.00 a few weeks ago, and after stripping them down, I made bone broth with the bones, skin and bits of meat that stuck to the bones. I added water, an onion, garlic, celery, tomatoes, a carrot, pepper corns and a bay leaf as well as salt and simmered it all for a couple hours. I also added a little wine. I strained it in a dish towel, and the result was a lovely broth.
On a completely different note,your hair is beautiful ❤
You're so creative with very basic ingredients.
I love peanut butter! The peanut sauce was interesting to see with the noodles! Might have to try. Thank you for sharing all your meal ideas. I'd LOVE to see a video filled with egg. Different ways to use eggs.
We have poundland & poundshops here in uk equivalent to yr dollar tree stores! I don't know if you find this but I can find stuff much cheaper elsewhere! For example our co op has a value range that are under £1! Pasta 20p Tin of beans 20p, beans & sausages 50p, tomato soup 50p, peas 35p, carrots 35p, creamed rice & custard 30p and peaches 30p per tin! I found a lot of things in our pound shops that you can get much cheaper elsewhere. So it's always worth looking around! These videos are really great because lots of people struggle and go without and seeing what you can make out of 10 items is fantastic! X
There are a lot of places in the USA where grocery stores aren't available. So you may have only one store for a top up. Most people go to a regular grocery store with great prices for food.
Asda does similar here in the UK - Smart Price is the budget range and it is extremely cheap. Think it's 20-odd pence for a bag of pasta etc.
@@iana6713 yeah I think most of the big supermarkets have price matched aldi and lidl aswell so most of them are now selling things thats are way cheaper!
For sure, these Dollar Tree budget videos are more about accessibility and how to be adaptive and creative when you have limited options. If you have the options and the ability to do so, shopping around will almost always yield the best savings and deals 😀
Thank you for another great video and in the Davenport Iowa area I'm Lucky, my Dollar Tree has freezer sections.
I love showing my cat your cat at the end!! 😻😻
I was happy to see a new video from you. I love watching these frugal meal challenges, and yours are my favorite.
You can use the water from cooking beans as a egg substitute when making pasta (Aquafaba). I have done it a few times with pinto bean water and it made good flavored pasta.
Yay! Thank you for another video!
I feel like you are a friend teaching me how to cook. 💜
You are such a smart gal! I love your videos showing people that they can eat well even at the dollar tree!
I don’t know if anyone else made this suggestion but you could have turned the peanut sauce into a Thai peanut sauce by adding some of the hot sauce, soy sauce, and garlic powder. I think I would have opted for another can of veggies instead of the Vienna bites. The veggies would have gone well with the noodles in peanut sauce. Plus you had complete protein in the dish with the Vienna bites from the combination of beans and rice. I think the inclusion of the flour was a great idea so you could have the bread and pasta options in you menu. Great job!
You Are Really GOOD. I just love your channel and your creativity. Thank you so much for such awesome content. I can make noodles from scratch now. You make everything so down to earth and doable.
I'm always impressed with your creativity when doing these challenges. Really good hearty meals and a good amount of food.
I was thinking because you said you didn't love the oatmeal instead you could have made baked oats with the peaches added.
It would have been nice with the baking giving it a deeper flavour and baked peaches are lovely, and you could have then baked a big tray of it and vcut it up into squares for the week. :)
My grandmother made "slick" dumplings for chicken and pastry just like you made your noodles! Well, not just like because she cut them into rectangles. They were sooo 👍
If you have a little brown sugar and margarine you could make a small fruit crisp. Oats can also be turned into oat flour.
It’s Christmas, it has to be! I looove your uploads. Love your channel, from Georgia ❤️🥰
I'm in GA too😉
THIS MAKES ME EXCITED OMG....my.food stamps got cut by 100 dollars when I renewed to only 57 a month as a single household because I'm making an extra dollar from my new job and work constantly but they didn't take into account my loans....its frustrating but videos like these are really helping me out
You have creativity, unfortunately we do not have a freezer section, actually we just got a dollar tree about 2-3 months ago. Hope to see you soon, P.S. love your BIG cat 🐈⬛ 😊
I just had to move away from a DT now I'm closer to a DG; They have cut up bell peppers mixed with onions that I can mix into other foods like frozen corn, or make a casserole if I add chicken to it as well.
love your ideas. love the homemade noodles with the peanut butter sauce on them. all looked so good. thank you!!
Hey, I just wanted to tell you that I really enjoy your videos! You’re down to earth and frugal and I appreciate the information you give out. It’s useful for anyone. If someone is not in the situation where they NEED to shop & cook this way, they should still watch, so they will have the knowledge when they could be. It’s kind of like depression cooking, which is what I grew up with and still retain to this day. Creamed peas on toast, from that era, is still a favorite and a comfort food at our house. So thanks for the lessons you’re teaching all of us! Great content!
Freeze the can of peaches in the can when it’s not quite frozen blend it with the syrup and you’ll have sobret
I get so excited to see your videos pop up on my feed ☺️ Omgosh the kitty 😍😍😍
thank you for another awesome video !
Glad you like them!
Thank you so much for making this kind of content. It inspires me to use what I have on hand. So many people struggle with food insecurity. I have had to rely on food pantries in the past.
The main problem with food pantry food, as I see it, is lack of variety, and depending on what is received, lack of vitamins/micronutrients. But with just a few additions, (mainly veggies), I've been able to make two week's meals for five people (two different pantries). I had to make sure to switch up the pantry staples so we didn't have pasta every night. 😁
You are the best!!!! Fantastic meals suggestions. Your cat is gorgeous.
My Dollar Tree has very little frozen or refrigerated food. I live in Southeast Kansas and we also have no food banks or similar resources. The nearest foodbank is three hours away. in Wichita, Kansas.
Depends on which Dollar Tree I decide to go to. There are 4 of them within 30 minutes of my house. Two of them have a frozen section. I'm from an economically depressed area in Southern California. It's been that way for-EVER, even before Covid...Love your extreme budget videos!
So excited to see you in my notifications for the new video!!! I LOVE your channel!
I really enjoy these videos 🙂
Again, you are a treasure. Thank you for these terrific videos, I take a lot away from them even though I've been cooking for many years. xoxox from Ohio, where some Dollar Trees have frozen and some don't
Great ideas.. 🤗 when we have lots of left overs we add the left over into a tortilla and make a burrito out of it and freeze it . Then when ever no one cooks or running low on grocerys you pull them out and pop them on the stove or in the microwave . We call them suprise burritos lol . Never know what youll get in your burrito ..lol
Bonus cat footage! 🥰
MIddle Georgia here. Our DT's have freezer sections but they are usually very small and haven't had much selection this past year. Mostly the very basics like ice creams and sandwich meat.
This is amazing Lisa. Especially for the bachelors and international students coming to America
I would have added soy sauce and hot sauce to the peanut sauce to make a spicy satay but other than that I think this was a great video! Thank you.
Definitely.. and maybe a little green onion or cilantro.. it's time for a kitchen window sill herb garden
I’d’ve added onion, but that was out of budget. 😞
I'm so glad I stumbled on this channel. You are amazing! 👍😃
Excellent content as always! Was super pumped when I got the notification that you had uploaded a new video 😁
You can add a pinch of cinnamon to your peaches for extra flavor.
Where have you been!!! i love your videos!!!
I love your videos! I havent even watched yet, just wanted to comment before I forget 🤭
I love refried black beans! Great video. Thank you for the frugal tips as always!
i go to Dollar Tree every week, ive been cooking over 30 years, and they have good stuff there, that oatmeal with apples is amazing, and ill tell you why, that kind and the gingerbread kind arent made here so they have MUCH LESS SUGAR. theyre from Canada, much healthier too. yum.
You are very ingenious and I can tell you have a lot of kitchen skills! Great job
I hadn't been to the Dollar tree for a long time, it was great. Look forward to seeing more videos from you
I loved all your meal choices and methods for making them even tastier. But I also have to comment on how gorgeous your hair is! Beautiful!❤
I think you did a great job.The only things I might have done a little differently is swapped out the mixed veggies for a can of corn with peppers and tomatoes to make like a burrito bowl with the rice,beans,corn and I would have made a peanut sauce with soy sauce,pb and a little syrup.I love that you used a can of stew over rice.
Refried black beans are my favorite. But black beans are my favorite bean too lol. But now I make them myself after watching your videos!
I've seen some jalapeno cheese dip at my Dollar tree and I spread of that on the black bean flatbreads would have been so good. And you could have used a little bit of that over pasta to change it out. I would have used the viennas on flatbread with some of the cheese dip also. Everything looked great you do a fantastic job!
I so appreciate you! If you have the means, for the oat meal, you can get chia seeds, flax seeds, and oat bran, pan toast them a little and they do add a little sumpin, sumpin to the porridge. I prefer a savory porridge with some fruit and maple syrup added. But as with anything else, it is a matter of of personal preference.
Oh! Fyi, you can put olive oil and salt on that oatmeal. Oh it’s so yum!!! Giada, from Food Network, eats it like that. For variety.
Thanks for the tip!
Love your videos! People need to realize these videos are made as examples and are made to be adapted and used as examples, not followed exactly! Your ideas are wonderful and I enjoy them! Thank you, Lisa Dawn! 😍
Hey I love your vids! Good information for people . Can I give you a little bit of advice? Add a pinch of salt and just a tiny bit of fat or oil to your flat bread and you'll thank me lol also if you make the dough just a little bit wetter and then wrap them in a towel to "steam" it's will make them softer.
My grandma always made the softest tortillas and I never knew the steam towel trick!!! Gonna try!!! Thanks both of you for the tips, and the awesome ideas! To be honest, I had never tried any of the food options at dollar tree even after shopping there for years. Now I save soOo much because of these vids!
No problem! Another tip is they sell maseca at dollar tree which is cornmeal flour and you can make corn tortillas with is basically the same way.
@@resendiz20071 Awesome!! 🤩 Thank you so much! I’m gonna make some!
Loved the bonus cat footage at the end.....so cute!
LOL @ the comment about dropping the phone in the beans, and wearing black. I love to laugh because you are so real like we all are. It is fun to watch you and I learn so much! Thank you for another wonderful video!
Thank you for sharing this budget friendly recipe. Budgeting better with my groceries has been on my mind with the rising prices. This kind of video is very helpful for me and I am sure many other people right now. I try to budget best I can but I know I can always learn. I make cooking videos too so you know I’m making lots of food so every penny I can save on groceries counts. I hope that we can continue to learn from each other. Never stop learning and growing!
This channel is freaking cool. You overcome ppl's negative/doubtful responses every time. I think you are awesome. Good work.