PANTRY CHALLENGE-Freezing Mash Potatoes, Potato Lasagna, Chicken Stew
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Although I don’t film every day, I still can’t condense what I do film into a shorter video 🤣
There’s so much I want to share with you all!
This week I tried a couple of new recipes, did some preserving and even had to resort to cooking supper on our wood stove…talk about a challenge 😅
But most importantly, we are definitely getting through the food that was at the highest priority!
Hope you enjoy this episide of our version of the #threeriverschallenge 🥰
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Baguette Recipe:
1 TBSP Yeast
1 TBSP Sugar
2 cups warm water
4-5 cups AP Flour
2 tsp salt
3 TBSP Olive oil
Knead about 5 minutes. Form into ball and place in greased bowl and let rise approximately 30 minutes
Punch down and roll into rectangle, divide into 3 sections
Score top of loaves
Mix 1 egg with 1 tsp water and baste top of loaves
Sprinkle with desired toppings
Bake at 425 degrees for 20-25 minutes until golden brown
I go along with the others that if the flour looks good and no smell I would use it up. The bread and potato lasagna look delicious. Great video. Thank you! 😊
Thank you Christina 💜 I think I’ll do the sniff test 😉
Everything looks so delicious! That is great that you can cook on the woodstove when needed, many, many yrs. ago when our power was out I heated a cup of water over a large jar candle and made a cup of instant coffee, you do what ya gotta do 🤣I am SO over winter, all of January has been bitter cold and snowy here, I just want SPRING! Thanks for sharing another great video!
Thanks Carmen 💜 I can’t believe a candle heated the water!!! I go bananas if I can’t have my morning coffee 😂
January has been very cold here. We bought an extra cord of wood this year and we will definitely use it. I feel like I’m in prison…I mark off the days on the calendar until I’m “free” to play outside 🤣
Really good looking recipes , did Frank come up with the potato lasagna recipe 😊. Going to try it looks delicious. What I really enjoyed watching was you trying to cook with out power !!!!! You have determination. Thank you for putting a smile on my face today. lol👧🏻
Thanks Lyn 💜 No 😂 my sister gave the lasagna recipe years ago but he absolutely loves it! He prefers it over traditional one. It was kind of fun cooking on the wood stove…I wouldn’t want to do it everyday though 😉
I think this is one of my favorite videos... the "what did I get potatoes for" made me laugh so hard because I've had days like that too! I didn't know that you could freeze mashed potatoes. I'm going to have to try that. I'm also going to try the potato lasagna. Your chicken stew looks amazing. I'd most likely add celery to the stew because I am a celery eating fool.
Thank you so much for another great video and hats off to you for hunkering down and for not letting a power outage stop you from doing your thing.
Thanks Anna 💜 I love celery too and would have added but I didn’t have any 😕 It was kind of fun to do it for one meal but it would get old real fast 😂 (if the stove was upstairs it would be much easier…because I FORGET things! 🤣)
Pioneer cooking winter 2025. Great job!
Thank you!
Morning Friend! Another wonderful video! I have made your potato lasagna before and we really enjoyed it. I'm sure yours was so much better with your home canned goods. Freezing mashed potatoes is a great idea. I'm going to start doing that. What a great short cut! I hope your power was not off for very long. I bet your chicken stew was wonderful, it looked amazing. You certainly rose to the challenge in more ways than one. You are very resourceful ! I hope you both have a wonderful day! 💙💙💙
Thanks Carolyn 💜 The frozen mash potatoes come in very handy! I’d probably do it even if the potatoes didn’t need to be used up 😉 The power came back around 10 pm and that was long enough!!
We both loved the stew, it will definitely be in the menu rotation from now on!
@@JustTheTwoOfUsHomestead 💙
Great idea with the mashed potatoes to freeze! My spuds are starting to sprout too, so this will be a project soon :)
Thanks 💜 Glad it was helpful to you ☺️
Great minds! Frozen mash is one of my staple freezer convenience items. I mostly scoop the mash onto a tray and flash freeze, then transfer to ziplock bags. Makes for super quick dinners if we cook protein in the Insta pot or slow cooker. I can also cook oven meatballs for the kiddos very quickly, and serve with “fresh” mash.
That’s a great idea Erin! I never thought of freezing them flat. For now I have the freezer space but for the future that’s an awesome tip, thank you 💜
As long as the flour doesn’t smell bad, I’d definitely still use it!
And even though your bread had a blowout, it still looks yummy! 🤤
Thanks 💜 I’ll the flour a go and the bread tasted great..just didn’t look right 😉
Hi Colleen!😊Thank you for your videos, I enjoy them all, and get so many new ideas to try!!!
You are so sweet Lori, thank you 💜
Good to see you again. Never tried potato lasagna before, but it sure sounds wonderful. I use my wood stove for long cooking meals. Since we use the wood stove to heat our house why not cook on it too. Blessings friend 😊
Thanks Sally 💜 I love the wood stove too and I shouldn’t complain but I’d love it a lot more if it wasn’t downstairs 😉
I love your videos and how you make things work. Bless you.❤❤❤
Thank you Sheila 💜
I would definetly use the flour! You are so awesome, all the food looks great and to still pull off a homemade hot dinner with no power is fantastic 😊
You’re so sweet Gabi 💜 It was kind of “fun” cooking supper that way 😉 I wouldn’t want to do it every meal!
If it’s white flour and it smelt ok I would use it . Great video, the chicken stew looked really good. Our power goes out often and I have gotten so used to cooking on top of our wood heater. Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦🌷
Thanks Lyn 💜 The stew was fantastic and our power does go out a lot as well. I often warm things up on the stove but don’t “cook” on it very often. If the stove was upstairs I’d sure enjoy it a lot more ☺️
@ I know what u mean, the stairs are getting a little much for us older gals eh.
Yup!
Hello, potato lasagna looks fantastic! I would check out the flour, if it doesn't smell bad then i would stick it in the freezer again for a few days. I tried a new recipe a few weeks ago and will never make it again. It wasn't even something i could make bread pudding or french toast out of. Boy that wood stove gets hot! Made me jump when you put the onions in! I hope you weren't without power for too long! Thank you for sharing another video of wonderful recipes! Did the, were they ducks or geese, ever go inside? Have a lovely day!
Thanks Angela 💜 It’s so disappointing when a recipe doesn’t turn out 😔 I have found that most of my “flops” are from recipes I’ve gotten online. I was melting by the woodstove 🥵 but it made us a yummy supper! Our power came back around 10 pm that night. It was the geese outside and they didn’t go back on their own, Frank had to bring them in…hence the expression silly goose 😂
Great job, the potato lasagna looks yummy, definitely going to make the baguettes. I have a chicken in the oven as I watch your video. I freeze mashed potatoes all the time, portioned out in amounts for my potato bun recipe. Thank you for a great video. P.S. I would use the flour as well, as long as it smelled good.
Thank you Tina 💜 Yum..potato bun recipe 😋 I’ve never made them! I’ll have to put that in my rotation
Yes I would use the flour. Try at least once and then decide. I have found flour 2 years later that I vacuumed and it was perfectly good.
Thanks Paula 💜 Maybe I’ll do a video trying it out 😉
The flour can still get buggy. You will have to sift through it, because time and heat can hatch out larva. I always, always keep my rice, flour and grains along with nuts in my freezer! My family’s business is a chemical company, that my father started. He was around all of these products and fumigated them for insects. Even old peanuts can hatch out moths! I was sold some at a curb market in a five pound bag( to make boiled peanuts) the heat caused the moths to hatch out. I buy in bulk too, but store it in containers in the freezer, so when I need some flour just have to bring in what will be used up in a decent amount of time. Plus, always wash out the containers after you finish with one, before adding more flour to it. Never have had a problem this way.
Wow, (and UGH) I never thought about that, thanks for sharing!
Everything you made looks delicious go ahead and use the flour and have a great day❤❤❤
Thanks Barbara 💜 I think I will!
Hi that bread looks yummy! I have flour that been in my buckets for a while if it doesn’t smell I use it for as long as it’s doesn’t have an off smell!
Thank you 💜 I guess I’ll do the sniff test on it 😉
Love watching your videos
Thank you so much Rhonda 💜
The potato lasagna looks yummy. I will try that. Years ago I use to make pierogi lasagna. It was wonderful. Mash potatoes mix with cottage cheese and onions layered with noodles and old cheddar cheese. A lot of calories but delicious.
Oh Suzanne that sounds delicious!!!! I think I have to try your recipe 😉 Frank loves pierogi too. Thanks for sharing 💜
Job well done!!
Thank you Theresa 💜
I did that years ago. Was perfect to use in shepherds pie and many things
That’s a good idea! Shepherds pie is one of Franks favourites. I always found doing the potatoes the first part. Thanks for the tip 💜
Sometimes I’ll take my almost gone potatoes and slice them thin, blanch them, and dehydrate them. They make great Au gratin and scalloped potatoes. Maybe next time I’ll try freezing them as mashed potatoes!
Thanks for the tip! Dehydrating them sounds like a great idea!
I would use the floor, especially if it has been in a cool dark closet.
Yes, it’s been in an a dark closet just hanging out 😂
If it smells good I would use that flour❤
I’ll give it a sniff test, thanks Mindy 💜
Can you show us how you fry up your mash potatoes?
I sure will ☺️
I would use it.
Thanks Teresa, I will give it a go 😉
Pertaining to the 2022 flour, I would make a test batch of biscuits to see how they taste and smell.
I've used flour that's been sitting for a while but I'll definitely do a test batch!
I have found steal the main recipes to trust is on the back with the packages that came in or either old recipe books, the biggest flops I’ve had in the kitchen all came from the Internet
You are so right April! It’s happened a few times to me now. I guess I’m a slow learner 🤣 Thanks 💜
@JustTheTwoOfUsHomestead me too 😂
I would use the flour
I think I’ll give it a try, thanks!
My grandmother always told me flower is good until it has a rancid smell or a musty smell and or it has a discoloration as in a little yellow or tannish color when you're using all-purpose white flour. I'm 69 years old now and I've never had any trouble following my grandmother's advice.
Flour! Sorry I was using voice commands.
By the way I love your apron. I too have had a stroke and I can't tie. Do you remember where you bought that apron. I see it just slips over your shoulders. Thank you so much!
I trust your grandmother too ❤️ I haven’t even opened the lid yet 😬😂 I’m waiting until everyone gives their opinions!!
@kimhupp6072 Thanks Kim 💜 I made it myself. I really should make another one. I wear this one almost everyday 😬
Freezing mashed potatoes is such a smart idea-I need to try that! If you're open to it, we'd love to send you a free product for a review. Just let me know! 😊
Thanks! They really come in handy. Sure, I’d love to receive a surprise 😀
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I would try the flour if it’s stale you will taste it on your tongue
Good tip Holly, thanks 💜
Hello
We say pah cohn for pecans
May I ask if you’re further south? I think it’s more a geographical thing 🤷🏻♀️
@ Pennsylvania
I would sniff it then use it if it's ok. I've surely used older flour and cornmeal.
The sniff test it is 😉 I’ve wondered about cornmeal too but I try not to buy too much at once! Thanks 💜
Gramma said pecahn, because she kept the pee-can under the bed, 😂
😂😂😂😂That’s soooo funny!!!!
One of my 11 year old boys has way too much fun saying pee can.
😂😂😂
I say Peecans
Perfect!
Use the flour. Waste not want not said my great Granny.
My granny probably would’ve said that too! Thanks Janice 💜