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My name is Christine, and welcome to Frugal Fit Mom! Today is a cook with me video showing a week of dinner ideas for your family.
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Pizza x 2
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Moroccan Chicken with Veggies
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Loved Dave starting into the kitchen 46 seconds in, realized Christine is filming, and backs out quickly!
I was chuckling at that too! Lol
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I caught that too and laughed.
Oh, to be able to use the Homer backing into the bushes gif.
Yessss! Soooo funny!
Haha Dave in the background realizing he’s about to interrupt your video and backing back out of frame. 🤣
Gave me a chuckle...
I’m glad to know I’m not the only one who stands in the pantry like that 😆
Tip for the best ever pizza- bake the dough alone for 2-3 minutes and then add the toppings! It is sooo good:)
Yes! I find that if I don’t pre bake the crust it’s too “floppy”
You standing at the pantry 😆 been there many of times.
When the kids were young I invented a thing called “ Snack Night” basically it was just chips, cereal and whatever. I just flung it on the table and everyone loved it. Not the the most nutritious dinner but every so often you got to what you gotta do.
My boyfriend showed me how to take sausage out of the casing for spaghetti sauce the other week and it BLEW MY MIND. It's so funny how certain the simplest cooking skills and tricks are something you might never know about if no one in your family did that growing up. Watching you cook helps me learn little things!
New one for you, trying buttering your bread with a spoon instead of a knife :)
@@Thestoner5 Love it. Honestly I use forks for that sometimes if I'm lazy 😂
it's quite common in Italy, too, sausage meat is seasoned, breaks apart easily...
Weird but delicious pizza tips - all of them need a really thinly rolled out dough, basically different versions of a "Tarte Flambee":
1. Mix creme fraiche with a little bit of salt. Top with onions, goat cheese slices and rosmary. Drizzle with honey when it's done.
2. Make a sauce with creme fraiche, garlic, olive oil (and a little bit of chili poweder). Top with chicken, onions and cheese.
3. Sour cream topped with onions and thinly sliced bacon (which is the original recipe)
Haha the people saying you put too much seasoning must be from up north or something because us Louisianians say that looks just right ✅
This is so true! We lived up north for a few years and everything was very bland at most restaurants. Missed the good old fashioned Texas cooking.
My hubby is from North Dakota and his family tends to make really bland food. Even in restaurants up in NoDak is horribly bland. My family is from the south so I need spice!!
Pasta "fa-zool". Immortalized in "That's Amore" by Dean Martin... “When the stars make you drool just like pasta fazool.”
I like crispy-on-outisde, soft-inside crust (I make my own) and have learned the trick is to pre-bake the crust for about 10-15min (first poke holes, brush the whole thing with olive oil, sprinkle the edges with garlic salt and Italian seasoning). Makes for such a perfect crust and keeps the toppings from overcooking.
I love your content. I have seen other moms who tried to act too spastic and unorganized to be cute. Or others who make you feel like they’re perfect and never get anything wrong. You’re the prefect in-between. 💜💜💜
Thank you so much!!
Peanut butter toast is such a yummy snack! I eat it when I feel a headache coming on, and it is perfectly enough that my medicine won't upset my stomach. I also love how honest you are. Not sure which rice, so let's guess. haha. Your recipes always look and taste
amazing!
I love the "Better than Bouillon" line of stuff. I mostly use the beef one. Costco usually has the low sodium organic version. I found it easier to use than a carton of broth if I don't make my own.
I started using "Better than Bouillon " when I developed an allergy to MSG. Good stuff.
@@jacquelinek5036 Oh no. Does that mean no chips for you either?
LOVE Better Than Bouillon. Will never go back to cubes or cans
Yeah it got awkward. 😄😆😋 (I always stay to the end, like a marvel movie you never know if there’s an after credit sequence.) 🤗💕
Dollar Tree has the meat choppers for $1.
I have to say Christine... I don't use most of your recepies, the hauls in Swizerland are not at all like yours but you habe been a breath of fresh air for me since this whole corona thing started.
Thank you for sharing so much with us.
I feel the same! Not very applicable in my country but so cool to watch! Greetings from the Netherlands.🙂
Wow! Switzerland?!? It’s amazing how social media can connect all of us from around the world!
@@maryannbaldez6629 right? I feel like an alien when Christine says those prices! But her banana muffins were a hit during 2020!!
I am just the opposite of a fit mom bit still love to watch it
Same in Germany :)
@@lady_stog me too! :-)
Fun video idea for you... Restaurant copycat for less. The recipe that I recommend is olive garden zupta Toscana soup. So easy, so yummy!
I see the crickets have arrived in your pantry, I've got them in my fridge too. Your pronunciation of orecchiette (little ears) was perfect. Now, the peppers are pepper-on-cini... I believe "floofy" is an official culinary term, well done. Dinners look tasty!
I grew up in St. Louis and we said pepper-chinis, but STL has a lot of pronunciations that are well, unique.
Jasmine is always the right rice IMHO!😂🤣
I love that we hide in the pantry and in the microwave thank you
Hahaha! “I don’t have to put on pants and it arrives at my door” my kind of shopping!
Christine your dishes look all delicious I want you to make an Irish stew , the way my family have always made it , obviously lots of potato, lamb , onion a few carrots , a few mushrooms, parsnip and my family puts in a little bit of garlic dont think thats authentic but it made its way here . We sear the meat first then put it aside the fry the carrots , use a little red wine to de glaze. Add carrots after removing then onions , after they looked precooked add the mushrooms and potatoes . Add a mixture of herbs . I use mixed herbs because thats what we mainly have . We add a bit of gravy and salt . Most Irish families we just add what is leftover into a pot and call it a stew so there is no specific recipe
The pasta fagioli my grandmom used to make was very simple. 2 onions sliced in circles, sautéed in lots of butter add 2 cans of canelllini beans with juice and in separate pot cook Ditalini pasta per instructions on box. Throw pasta In with beans. I usually top it with locatelli cheese(Romano cheese.) So simple but so good. And brings me right back to my childhood. Love your hair!! So pretty!!
Pasta, crickets,(🦗 🦗 🦗), pizzas, sarcasm on your shirt, alone time while you film, and great music! Sounds like the perfect cooking experience. All the meals look so yummy. Thanks for sharing.
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Please please please do a meal video that focuses on low sodium. My husband has Meniere's and we have to keep his sodium content under 2000 mg a day. I feel like these kind of videos are really hard to find and would love to see what you come up with! I know you'd rock it and I could use some inspiration!
I am so glad you served the pasta dish with sides to decrease the processed carb loading and ad micro nutrients. Looked delishy.
Christine, I just have to say, I’ve been watching your videos for months now and I LOVE all that you teach! I truly appreciate all of your budgeting and frugal tips and advice. You’ve really helped me hone in on my homemaker/stay at home mom skills. I’ve become more creative in my shopping and cooking in the past year because of people like you! After losing my job due to Covid and now having one income with 2 small children in our family, I can say “thank you” enough for continuing to post info onto the inter-webs 🤣 thanks again!! ❤️😘
The crickets portion of this episode reminds me of a Kim Kardashian meme where she's crying (no tears) and the caption reads, "there's no food in the house, only ingredients to make food." poor kimmy
Make and freeze pizza sauce in ziploc bags in portions needed to make the number of pizzas you need for your family. Crushed tomatoes, dried oregano, sautéed onions and salt and pepper. It’s cheap and I can make a ton (enough for 16 pizzas at time for So little). Then I just thaw pizza sauce and make dough the day we want it.
I’m loving the new hairstyle suits you. Those pizzas look delicious. I’m not feeling good tonight I had my vaccine today and I have a blinding headache good news is it should be gone by the morning. Stay safe always xxx
Me too !!!! So headachy!!!!
Standing in pantry was so me. Especially trying to do my budget monthly grocery meal budget, but I save ton in Feb..achieve my goal . Mostly cause watching you and others. Your amazing !
That soup looks great. That skillet pasta dish was called slumgullion in our family. Some kinda meat, some sort of tomatoes, some sort of pasta, onions, garlic, (pureed veggies that my husband & son never knew about), & some sort of cheese. There is always some combination of those items in our house/garden/pantry/freezer (great use for ground venison which seemed to reproduce in the back of our freezer). Filling & flavorful & comforting. Perfect dish when someone comes over unexpectedly (remember when that could happen?). It's pretty easy to segment out, for gluten free or vegetarian folks. Just pull their portion into another pan before adding the pasta/meat/whatever.
I was hoping you're going to throw the cereal on the counter too. I cracked up laughing
Jasmine pairs well with asain dishes and basmati pairs well with indian/middle eastern dishes. Altho really you can use either for anything your heart desires, both taste fantastic
I like basmati better than jasmine too. Its the only rice I have at home besides calrose rice for Japanese dishes. Love the bacon on pizza too. I always have cooked, chopped bacon in a ziplock in the freezer, ready for pizza and egg salad.
Omg the staring at the pantry with cricket sounds is the most relatable thing I’ve ever seen haha
Nice. If you like spicy and end up with lots of jalapeño from the garden; try and make cowboy candy (google from the ball canning cookbook). You can use your pasta pot as a water bath canner. So good. Leave seed in for added spice. The husband loves this on a boring old turkey sandwich or a salad wrap. Keep up the good work.
We make this only we use a mix of jalapenos, serrano, banana peppers, and habanero! We love spicy food so jalapenos are not really spicy to us.
I am so happy to see you have success with your channel. You are truly my inspiration to cook. I don’t like cooking but if I have ideas, it sure makes it me more tolerant of it. I am one of those who looks at recipes and if there are more than six or so ingredients, NEXT!
I would have put the veggies in a plastic baggie added oil and seasoning mixed well then added to the air fryer, that is what I do and also how I do my potatoes in there too.
We love exploring with pizza! We have also used ranch, buffalo sauce and bbq sauce all as sauces. One of our faves: bbq sauce/cheese/chicken breast and red onion. 🙌🙌🙌
Broad beans are favs beans . Used a lot in middle eastern countries and often used to make falafel depending on which region you live.
You helped me find the bottom of my sink! Love cleaning dishes & watching your show. I'm also inspired to try some new pizza options 😋.
Christine, pesto is amazing on gnocchi. I’ve heard you say you don’t like gnocchi, but for an inexpensive meal with home grown zucchini, bell peppers, and grape or cherry tomatoes fried up you can extend it out to make a delicious filling meal!
I am EXTREMELY proud to share that I FINALLY found one of those meat choppers at dollar tree!!! It took me FOREVER! And I had to travel 3 hours away to a bigger city (for something else, lol. Just happened to stop in dollar tree to look) AND I FINALLY HAVE ONE BABYYY! WOOT!
FYI Whole foods has Parmesan 20% off this weekend and an additional 10% off for Prime Members.
Hi Christine! Going to come back and watch today’s video during my lunch hour. Just wanted to say I love the new color and cut! Also I received my first fix from Stitch Fix yesterday! You Rock!!! 🤗😍
I was waiting to see your pizza! I bought some of those crusts too! Thanks for the tip! 😁
I often use a 'steam in the bag' frozen creamed spinach with some extra alfredo as the base for my pizza. Add mushrooms, onions and mozzarella...it's delish..
For my pasta fagioli, I puree the sautéed veg + half the beans. Makes for a more full bodied soup. Try topping with pecorino Romano and pepper flakes - great bite!
Update - I made the Pasta fagioli for dinner and four out five (including me, the pickiest of all ) liked it. I used canned white beans.
I have used bbq sauce or fruit chutney as the sauce on pizza with lots of vegetables and pre- cooked chicken!
Pasta e Fagioli is a staple soup at Olive Garden restaurant here in Texas!!! When I make it at home I use ditalini or elbow mac and ground beef and kidney beans. Yummy!!
The chorizo and pasta dish looks absolutely delicious. Loved it plated with all the greenery!
And I think you hair looks great. Love the color.
We love pizza with normal sauce, alfredo sauce and everyone's favorite bbq sauce and chicken. I need to try the pesto, that looks amazing.
Here's my recipe for Pasta e Fagioli:
EVOO
1 medium onion, chopped
3 stalks or so of celery, chopped, plus any celery leaves, chopped
2 medium carrots, cut in quarter dice
a few shakes red pepper flakes
s & p
1 T garlic
1 or 2 t veg stock concentrate
water
1 small bay leaf
Italian seasoning
smoked paprika
1 24 to 25 oz. jar pasta sauce (I have used Tomato Basil sauce and Mushroom Tomato sauce.)
2 15 oz. cans canellini beans, rinsed and drained
6 oz. bag baby spinach, roughly chopped
some chopped parsley
1 large Tablespoonful of nutritional yeast
1 lb. ditalini pasta, cooked 1 min. less than pkg. directions and pasta water reserved
In a flat bottomed wok, saute onion in generous amount of EVOO with s & p and red pepper flakes.
Add celery. Add carrot. Saute until tender or even browned.
Saute garlic. Add Italian seasoning, bay leaf, and smoked paprika and stir all together.
Add pasta sauce and cook a while.
Add beans and some water, stirring to combine.
When beans have softened a bit, add spinach and parsley and veg stock concentrate, stirring to combine.
Add some of the pasta water to thin the tomato based soup. Add nutritional yeast.
Serve some pasta and tomato based soup in a large bowl and stir to combine. Top with more freshly ground black and nutritional yeast. Serve with bread, if possible.
Popped in my watch later! Lunch with Christine again today 💛
I dont really measure... same girl, same! The pizza came out awesome! Great idea with the pesto too 💛
Oh by the way, I can't thank you enough for telling us about dollar tree having the meat masher! I bought one for my mom, sisters, and mother-in-law! It's amazing!!
Love your hair. Never put beans in my pasta but it
Oozed good. Thanks for sharing. Blessings
I absolutely love your videos, they’re so motivating!
Oh hey love love Iove your hair! I love Thrive. I’m pretty sure Jen Chapin got me started on it. I agree with everything you say. Perfect packaging - great deals! If I could sign up again I would. I’m a lazy keto girl. I’ve lost 50 pounds and I love coming to your channel to find good recipes for me and the kiddo!
Thank you for the meat free recipe today. Can't wait to try it!
Love your channel! Love your recipes! Love your new hairstyle! I also love Thrive Market! Our family uses it a lot! Especially with special dietary needs and living far from a city! So impressed to see you use their items! Thanks!
You can add bacon or pancetta, then remove and sauté veggies in rendered oil from meat. Then add rest of ingredients. Yum
Alfredo, pesto, garlic and chicken pizza is to die for
Using up all the sad veggies in my fridge makes me so happy, too!!!!
Ooo that clink at the end was perfect! Cheers to another great video! 🤗🥂
Pasta e fagioli tastes better with short pasta like ditalini. You can actually make it just with beans, onions and carrots. You blend when cooked and after you add pasta. I enjoy very much watching your videos. Have a great day
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Love watching your videos, thanks so much ! You make me happy 😎😎😎❤️❤️❤️
I love your new look...it makes you look younger and full of energy!
That sausage pasta dish looks AMAZING!!! Going to try that tomorrow!!!! Thank you :) wish we had Thrive here in England!!!
I have been ill due to cancer surgery.So im catching up on your videos. Just wanted to say _you look so pretty with red hair love it Brevda from Chicago
I love these videos and I watched the Chirico Recipe 3 times. Thank you!
A very good friend just got The Instant Pot Air Fryer , looks great . I have The Pampas Chef Air Fryer and love it - it had a rotisserie basket which I use all the time .
You hair is fantastic, but every time i see it i get a flash back to late teens in the 90's :D (Denmark)
I just love your videos, and your cooking videos always give me inspiration. Better than bouillon is the bomb! ❤️
Pasta e fagioli (which my phone decided to autocorrect to fangirling?) was one of my favorites growing up! My mom always served it with a drizzle of olive oil and some parmesan. So delicious!
This was one of my favorite videos. You really shined.
Watching you make the pesto pizza made think using artichoke dip and parmesan cheese would taste amazing!!!
Love the new do!! You’re always beautiful, but this suits you so well!
The pizzas reminded me of how much fun we used to have as a family making them and laughing when everyone chose one ingredient or topping and we all had to try it.
I feel like you’ve been watching me stare into the abyss of my cabinets (tiny apartment/no true pantry). I spend more time looking blankly at my items just waiting for something to jump out and say “ooh me!! I know what sounds good” lol
Great video as always, I am going to have to look into the thrive market stuff. Everything sounds good.
Staring into the pantry/fridge/freezer abyss... I can relate! It's only me im cooking for and I still can never figure out what to make, even though I have like 7 dinners in my rotation🤣🤣🤣
OMGsh, that pesto pizza looks incredible, def going to try that!
I love when you just stand there at the end! It is so funny!
I pretty much use Basmati rice for every dish. Lots of great food here!
I buy the big chunk of Parm from Costco and then cut into small size and then FoodSaver the rest , I always have fresh parm available. That Pasta dis looks so good.
Pesto pizza is fantastic! Our local Blackjack Pizza makes a Pesto Chicken Pizza, which has chicken, pesto, red onion, roma tomato and mozzarella cheese. My favorite!
If you make the tagine again, try putting chopped dried apricots in too. Mmm!! *chefs kiss* xx
The pantry cricket bit made me laugh so hard. You're a comedic genius as well as one helluva cook. Cheers from New Jersey!
You are correct about the rice basmati is my favorite hard to fi d around where i live
I loved all the transitions in the pantry portion! It seems you’re having a lot of fun with your editing lately. Also, it’s never awkward :P but I thoroughly enjoy your “awkward” endings you throw in. Another great video
Omg! I love that pantry scene. I LOL’d!!
Omg I love the color of your hair...you look amazing...
canned mushroom soup. non diluted as pizza sauce is amazing topped with cheese and shreaded chicken
Yay for the peanut butter! I’m a kiwi and looooove that peanut butter, pics is also amazing!
I would still love to see a video/tutorial on making your pepper flakes! Great vid today!
I find the bit where you are looking in the pantry deciding what to make hilarious 😂
Pasta Fa Joel silent I at end. Looks great. Love all your meals.
Pasta fagioli is a favorite. I use hot Italian sausage and add extra fennel. Oh so delish.
Loved the 4:32 scene 😂😂 I can TOTALLY relate! ❤️ also, I prefer Basmati rice over every other rice too! 🍚☺️
Basmati rice is king
You should try putting the cheese on top of the pizza sauce, and then add the rest of the ingredients on top of that, that's how they do it in pizzerias 😊
I've been watching both of your channels, and I love your enthusiasm. Going to check out Thrive Market, thanks for the tip. Oh, and the new hair color is very flattering.