Congratulations on your sponsorship! Additionally, I just saw you on ABC News today when they were talking about ways to save money. I don't know if you saw it yet but that's amazing that you are on the national news now talking about Dollar Tree dinners. I am very happy for you. I'm glad you're getting this recognition you deserve and I hope it opens more doors for you! Lisa in Las Vegas
Girl you know you’re doing something right when all of us are so excited and proud of you for your first sponsored video!!! I’ve yet to find anyone else on this app I feel like deserves this more!
Thank you so much! I won't be doing them very often, I am super picky about what brands I work with, but I have personally subscribed to fabfitfun myself and I love what they offer. So I was truly excited to work with them.
I'm gonna be honest, I think she is the only creator that I have actually intentionally watched the sponsored content because I was so happy for her 😂😂
The bones in that kind of mackerel or salmon have been softened by the processing. This means you can eat the bones with no fear. It also means that the calcium content is higher.
I live on the Gulf Coast so growing up we ate a LOT of fresh fish--WHOLE fish--long before fillets were a thing, so I learned at an early age how to pick out the bones but of course got a bone stuck in my throat more than once. 🤦♀️ But my mother would use canned salmon to make salmon patties (and canned cod fish to make codfish patties) during Lent and when she told me I could eat the bones I couldn’t believe it!!! FINALLY fish bones I didn’t have to worry about!!! 😂 She would break and crush the bones up into the patty mix for extra calcium. Today I still used canned salmon to make salmon patties all year round and I still crush the bones and put them in the mix!!!
You deserve the sponsor! I hope no one makes you feel guilty for it as this is basically a job and you're giving out valuable information (using your own money nonetheless) with your own time for FREE on UA-cam. Congratulations, and I truly appreciate your work and empathy and thoughtfulness! Good morning and I hope that the move is going well for you and your family!
Mackerel is definitely an oily fish. An alternate way to prepare that kind of mackerel would be to break it up like you did for the fish cakes and simmer it in teriyaki sauce or a sweetened soy sauce mixture until it’s heated through. Then you mix it into cooked rice.
Perfect timing! I just got my SNAP this week but opted not to eat yet because I’d rather have food closer to the end of the month when the weather will be too poor to go out. I get $23/month in SNAP and pay 99.3% of my income for rent, meaning I have to choose which days to eat VERY carefully! Your videos always help me plan out the meal I want to shop for _before_ going out so I have to spend the least time in the store as possible. Thank you 💕
Do you have venmo? If so, I have $20 to spare I can send to you for food. No one should go hungry. Try researching food banks in your area or asking local churches if they have any donations or other resources for you.
@@dawnamariamiriamEverything accessible to me by the bus, which is my only way to get around because I’m in a wheelchair, requires ID to pick up food. That’s the same reason my SNAP won’t go up anymore, I live in a state that will still give me the minimum for one person-but only the minimum, even paying over 99% of my income in rent alone. My case manager is trying to find something further away that she might be able to pick food up for me from but we haven’t found anything yet. I’m very used to it by now but it can definitely stop feel defeating at times
@@lizpimentel2566I don’t unfortunately, because I can’t have a bank account with no ID, but thank you so much for offering. Our only church in town isn’t wheelchair accessible and only offers food for people with 0 income anyway. You can make $10 a month by freelancing and disqualify. I can’t work but I do take art commissions and I can’t get the church to help me. Food banks require ID here. My case manager is looking for some further away that don’t…but then we hit the problem of them only serving people in those towns. I’m exhausted but your offer reminds me that there’s still help out there for others 🙏🏻
Also you can definitely just use mayo in crab/fish cakes. I used to make both crab cakes and salmon croquettes at an old job. We just used mayo and panko bread crumbs as binders. The key is to preform the cakes and chill them before cooking. If they're still kind of crumbly they don't have enough mayo. We also dredged the salmon croquettes in a breadcrumb/crushed pistachio mixture before frying, and crabcakes were cooked on the flat top grill, not fried at all. Grilled crabcakes are surprisingly good!
Omg Rebecca!🎉🎉 GMA and now a sponsorship! I am so excited for you. I was just watching one of your first videos yesterday where you said it was your first time cooking with dollar tree ingredients and your first time trying dollar tree food in general. Look at you now! Get it girrrrrrrrll!!! 🎉🎉🎉 ❤❤❤
I just found your channel yesterday and I love watching you! You are really authentic. Watching you eat and enjoy the macro patties was magical. Don't stop doing what you're doing! I'm learning a lot and I'm 62 so thank you!
Welcome. Rebecca does wonderful meals out of dollar store stuff. I just wish the dollar stores in Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 had as much as U.S. Dollar tree has.
Congratulations on your sponsorship; I can’t think of a channel more deserving. Keep doing what you’re doing … I am so proud to be one of your subscribers!
Hooray 🥳 Congrats on your well deserved sponsorship!! I’m so so pleased for you! I’ve had that exact mackerel from Dollar Tree and I just ate it plain. As a fatty protein source, you can’t beat it in value! Wild caught mackerel with bones (you can and should eat them bones!) with no chemicals! Amazing! You can make a sandwich filling or cracker dip with the mackerel (mashed), avocado, and whatever else you want to add.
Oh, now we're going to be sold stuff every time we watch a video. Sigh. I know it's good for the video maker. But I am so burned out on that type of thing. It also then makes me wonder if people are doing YT because they want to, or because it's now a job.
Of course it’s a job. I can only imagine how long it takes to record the video, edit, and think of what to record. The influencers who enjoy what they are doing is apparent. Rebecca definitely enjoys what she’s doing! If you don’t want to watch the “commercial” then just fast forward through that portion. I just appreciate she take any time to help me save money and give me ideas for meals. Thanks Rebecca!
For stuffed biscuits and gravy, i get canned biscuits, cream cheese, and sausage. Brown the sausage, mix hot sausage and cream cheese. Flatten the biscuits, add a dollop of the cream cheese mixture in the middle and fold the biscuit dough (like a dumpling) around the mixture. Bake like regular biscuits. Delish!
Girl, I went to a Dollar Tree today here in FL and they had a $20 Christmas tree!! My jaw was on the floor. The Dollar Tree we know and love is slipping away 😢
@@missbrock3628, I'm still trying to figure out how they think inflation is going down, cos prices sure ain't, yet . Cos they are still horrendous all over .
Congratulations, Rebecca! Very cool sponsorship! 🎉🎉🎉Quick tip on grating the cheese. Remove the cheese from packaging and freeze for 15-20 min. Not frozen solid, but about half way. It won't stick to the grater, and will shred beautifully. Thanks for sharing. ❤
Huge congratulations on being sponsored! You have so earned it. I was laughing out loud when you first opened the mackerel. Your uncertainty about how to pick them up was hilarious. Great job - I always enjoy your videos. Your peaceful personality shines through each time. 😊
I buy the mackerel in a can which you do need to remove the spine. I mix homemade Parmesan bread crumbs, green peppers diced and red onions diced and some Old Bay seasoning mix and ground pepper with an egg or so to incorporate everything. Fry in Avocado oil til golden brown and they are delicious. They taste just like crab cakes.
Huge congrats on your first ever sponsorship!! Your channel's growth in the last couple years has been amazing and I'm wishing you continued success 💕💕
I really like the Bibigo Mandy dumplings. They are very flavorful. I especially like that they have glass noodles in them. They are also, a little cheaper at Dollar Tree than at Kroger.
The chef I worked under taught to use just enough mayo to hold crab together so like 2-3 tablespoons for the amount of fish you have. Not eggless cuz mayo has eggs but Dollar Tree has mayo. Mackerel is a light oily fish which is why it’s close to salmon, tuna or crab.
Congrats on the sponsorship!! ❤️❤️❤️ When I make mandu it dumpling ramen, I save the water that I boil the dumplings in and use it to cook the ramen - it makes a really nice broth!
I’m so excited for you on your sponsorship and I feel like you wouldn’t represent them if you truly didn’t value their products for the price. I know you always try to find the best deals for money and the money I can save doing your recipes and groc budgeting I can now save and put toward a subscription eventually!!! I never do stuff for myself and I decided next year it’s time I do, so I’m going to save up and do the year subscription!!! Thank you so much for always being true to who you are and not just advertising anything and everything that other creators are doing and for standing up for those who can’t afford all the fancy kitchen stuff and understanding that we are just doing our best to get by with full bellies!
Thank you so much for your work on trying to make affordable and good meal ideas for people in so many circumstances. While my husband and I were homeless we often had a single burner butane camping stove and that was a common way to cook while having no oven or toaster oven. In the place we are at now, we have a toaster oven rather than a conventional oven, and for many people that would be a relatively low end buy in, we got ours for $20 on walmart's website, for the whole toaster oven. And it's been working for a year now, regularly and rather well. Granted, many hotels do not allow toaster ovens, many motels do allow electric skillets for cooking. Congratulations on your sponsorship, you have another new subscriber here. :)
The mackerel was a great find. I’d make kedigree (rice, fish, eggs) and fish stew, fry fish sandwiches too. You probably live near a monster dollar tree ☮️❤️🙂
I have a "cup baker" little countertop appliance. Ive had it since i was a kid and it still works. It makes cupcake sized shells out of whatever, and pretty fast. Brownies are fun, then fill them with fudge or cheesecake type filling.
Woo Hoo a sponsor!! 🎉🎊🎈Congratulations Rebecca! You deserve it so much! You teach us how to take cheaper ingredients and make them taste so delicious so please keep them coming! Much Love from KY ❤️❤️
With canned salmon and mackerel, I didn't remove most of the bones, maybe some of the larger spine chunks if it was easy enough but they'll smash up because they're so soft and is a source of calcium.
I had boiled dumplings in ramen for dinner last night! I add kewpie mayo and sriracha to the bowl before putting the broth in and it makes everything so creamy and a little spicy. Great quick dinner, especially with some frozen vegetables!
I love what you do, and applaude your creativity! Your holiday meals in particular are absolutely inspiring, and you definitely know how to stretch your products and your dollar, not to mention your ability just to _find_ certain products! I just want to also encourage anyone who _can_ (because I know going to multiple places is not always a feasible option) to do the math on your items! I have found some things have cheaper unit prices at other places, or come in smaller (and therefore cheaper total price) packages. I don't say this to be patronizing - I know that a lot of people know this already, but Dollar Tree has long marketed itself as (and has the perception of) being the cheapest place to buy things, so you'd be surprised who might not ❤ And especially with the Dollar Plus stuff, calculating your unit prices against other stores is so important. In my own life I often have to tell myself "it's not what you save, it's what you spend", so there are things that I know I use where the unit price is a better representation of what I'm spending, and some things where the total price of the item is more important because I'm only using it once.
i like to make sardine patties using an egg and oats plus some mustard, mayo, salt and pepper. very healthy and filling. i enjoy them with a salad or some cooked veggies. cheap and healthy!
Congrats on your sponsorship ❤ it was so funny watching you try the mackerel cakes 😂 it’s great seeing your honest reaction. And it’s so relatable bc sometimes when you’re making budget food you’re trying to whip something up and whole time you’re like … idk about this but we’re gonna work with what we got! ❤
Congratulations 🎊 and I don't know if you have eaten canned salmon but as with the fish you used it contains the bones they are cooked and can be eaten. 😊❤
I've made pastry cups by cooking on the reverse side of the muffin cups. Spray the outside of the muffin tin, little piece of parchment optional, then form a blob of dough over the outside of each muffin cup. Cook upside down muffin tin as usual. I've put a cookie sheet on the shelf below just in case the dough expands and falls off the edge of the tin. If the muffin tin has a seam where the cup meets the flat part this will not work as the dough will cook into the seam and get stuck.
I sure hope my dollar tree has these. Fish. They are very good for you. I eat bone and all. Congratulations on your sponsorship. I love most of your recipes.
Congrats on the sponsorship! 😃 I bought some of the Campbells canned turkey gravy at Dollar Tree a week or two ago. Will try it with turkey leftovers that are sent home with me after T-day dinner.
I loved all the ideas. I think you are right about the white icing. The red has so much food dye it probably stained the white to a pink. I like the idea though. I love all your fun ideas. Just a thought for upcoming content… what about themed dinners? Mexican, Italian, Chinese, pizza shop, warm and cozy (like a chicken pot pie?), seafood, etc. I love how creative you are and get so many good ideas from you.
You were clearly terrified of even touching the fish so sincere thanks for going through with it. This house keeps cheaper tinned mackerel and chub salmon in the pantry. It’s shelf stable, good for emergencies and menu variety, and at a decent price for non-plant protein. We’ve used all kinds of carbs for filler and usually use mayo to bind instead of whole egg. One patty in a prepped sandwich on toasted bread or two patties with sauce are typically enough to sate a hungry adult as an entree. If you season well and fry it crisp, they are so much nicer than the price would make you think.
I love the dollar tree $3-$5 section for my meat and the Kroger $5 packages of 10 chicken legs and 5 pork chops. It's just me so this gives me more of a variety of meat protein. I also enjoy the $1.25 cheese because I hardly use it. The qrts of milk are perfect.
oh my! I wish mine had that! it's just prepared food in the $3, $4, and $5 section for me. The only meats are the $5 packs of shrimp and salmon, which are super helpful though when you only need a little bit.
Congratulation on your sponsorship...you do deserve this! I enjoy your Dollar Tree recipes...you can eat that aren't expensive. You just have to be creative w/what you purchase ❤
The bones are in canned salmon and mackerel, my mom always used canned salmon and, that’s what, I use. But, my mom from time to time didn’t get all the bones out and, not good when, they get caught on your teeth! I won’t be buying salmon for quite sometime now, as they went back up to close to $4 a can! 13:49
Congratulations on hopefully the first of many many sponsors!! While the price hike on those dumplings is disappointing, if you got two packs plus two packs of the 5 count ramen, that’s ten meals for $1.05 each! Plus four extra dumplings as a small meal or appetizer. Not too bad if you can spread it out across a cheaper dish. Thanks as always for the inspiration, I hope they add a veggie option soon too!
🎉Congratulations for ur first sponsor!!! Everything looked good even the mackerel patties, not going to lie...was worried fot a tiny bit....L0L!! Please make more peppermint chocolate desserts like.... (chocolate chip cookies, brownies, chocolate bars) that cake looked delicious but I would definitely do less frosting or not warm it at all, so you can create the marble look...anyway, great job for sharing such great ideas 🫶😊
This was fun watching! Thank you for sharing. Word of caution. Watch about what you delete from your kitchen arsenal. I am speaking from experience unfortunately. Excited for your move!
Congrats on the sponsor!! That is wonderful! Those Bibigo dumplings are SO good! I use them for easy soups & stirfrys. They are one of my favorites! I usually buy the mini ones at Walmart (24 oz for $6.98 here in south central KY).
Does DT have pudding mix? Whisk 1 1/2 cup milk with a small box of pudding. Mix with boxed cake mix, bake as you did the peppermint cake. No egg needed.
I feel like for the cake maybe giving it a layer of white frosting as a base and then marbling or DRIZZLING the red and/or chocolate may have rendered a more esthetically pleasing cake. But you're totally right, it's cute! And congratulations on the sponsorship!!
Congratulations! 👩🍳🥂💐 you deserve it! You are an amazing wonderful, kind and caring human being. Thank you for all of your hard work and for helping everyone out there feed their families and or themselves on a budget with wholesome recipes that are nutritious. We appreciate you and all you do. Many blessings🙏❤️
Wow! Very exciting news! ❤️ When i first stumbled across your show I was upset that you were using prepared boxed, canned,& frozen fast …….food. Like Baking mixes, and boxed Mac & cheezec, canned frosting, and processed meats. Hum….ive studied and taught healthy natural food preparation using Whole clean Foods. …so…..I understand …we must do what we can, with what we have! You have surprised me with some good ideas, like your frozen potato’s wedge mashed potatoes, brilliant! I loved your chocolate pudding and cream cheese pie! Will make again soon! Thanks !
Grew up eating mackerel cakes as a kid, my mom got the cans of mackerel from the store and used day old toasted bread. The croutons are an excellent idea. I am going to try this recipe
It all looked so good! With the cake I would have layered the frosting directly onto the cake. Maybe start with just white and then drizzle the red and chocolate onto the white frosting before giving it a bit of a swirl with a knife. I feel like pouring it into the bowl while they were freshly melted made them mix together too well in the bowl...and the extra swirl in the bowl may have mixed it even further. It looks really cute though! And I'm sure it was delicious! Congratulations on the sponsorship! You deserve it!
I saw the mackerel at dollar tree the other day and I was also hesitant about getting them. Thanks for taking the plunge for us! I'll definitely make the patties. Congrats on your sponsorship! 👏
1. I often skip over sponsorship segments in UA-cam videos because I'm not in the market for a mattress or whatever, but I was very interested to see what you bought from FabFitFun. Really handy items! Congratulations on sponsorship! 2. Because of your love for biscuits and sausage gravy, I've also become a fan! I've had this combo, mostly when at conferences or working events in the south, but it isn't a big staple in New England. Dollar Tree biscuit mix and home made gravy with sausage make for an easy, freezable treat. 3. I really learned a LOT from you from your weekly/month-long budget series. Your tremendous work and effort to make those videos seemed intense, but those really impacted my own budgeting and meal-planning in a very positive way. I'm wasting a lot less food and feeling happier about how I'm using ingredients in more creative ways. 4. I decided to use a pantry and menu tracking app (I just wish it also helped me to track salt, but nothing is perfect).... there are a bunch of different apps, some free, some not, that offer different types of features. I'm still adding food to my list, but I've already found it really useful.
Mackeral is what's termed an 'oily' fish! The good news is this means it's one the kind healthcare professionals recommend you eat regularly if you can. Tinned or other self-stable options like the one shown in this video provide a good alternative to fresh fish. Other oily fish include sardine, salmon, herring and tuna, but it's important to note that whilst tinned sardines, salmon and herring count as oily, tinned tuna doesn't count, only fresh. Congratulations on your first sponsorship - I hope you feel proud, you do a great job. Your understanding of how we approach food - visually, by smell, then by taste - your willingness to try things on camera you aren't sure you're going to like, and your wiliness to experiment, all make you a great model for all of us :)
Congrats on your sponsorship. Mackerel is so healthy and any bones are fine to eat as well as beneficial for their calcium content. I make canned salmon patties, eat canned sardines and kippered herring. All can have bones, but they are soft and completely edible.
The extra coffee, you could have poked holes in the cake after it was baked and poured the leftover coffee over to give more flavor. Kind of like tres leches. Love your videos!
Getting your first sponsor is so exciting, all ill say its about time they recognized your talent. I love the cake it was really cute and easy to make.
I adore the Hershey peppermint kisses that come out during the holidays. Each year I get a few bags and freeze them. Today I pulled about 1/4 bag out and unwrapped them and crushed them up then I got a cheap box of fudge brownie mix. Mixed up the brownies and put them in a pan then sprinkled the peppermint kisses on top and baked pet box directions. They were so so good and I’m having to force myself not to eat the whole pan in one day lol.
Congratulations on the sponsorship! That chilli crisp is going to change your life! Try plain hot plain rice, mix in an egg and a spoonful of chilli crisp (the heat of the rice will cook the egg). Add soy sauce to taste. It is Japanese and called Tamago Kake Gohan. You can add cooked veggies and cilantro if you want as well. This makes a great quick and cheap breakfast or lunch. I sometimes even eat it for dinner because it is quick and easy! You could even add some of that mackerel if you wanted some extra protein!
I love your videos and all your ideas! I like making tuna patties, I'll send you thst recipe just for reference Heather's tuna patties 2 regular size cans of tuna drained 12-15 saltine crackers crushed 1 Tablespoon of mayonnaise 1/4 of a cup of finely diced white onion 2 eggs 1 good teaspoon of sage 1 Tablespoon fresh chopped parsley...or 1 teaspoon dried 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese Mix all ingredients shape into balls then flatten, making them the same thickness throughout.......foil line a baking sheet, spray with cooking spray.....lay one saltine crackers down for each pattie made, I usually get 4 from this recipe, the crackers helps to keep it from sticking, bake 15-20 minutes on top rack, serve with homemade tarter sauce......really good pared with salad, and a piece of toast. *** can pan fry in oil, no need for the extra saltines, I like mine baked but both ways are good........Enjoy!
Yummy mackerel, I would gently warm the fish by inserting the bowl with the fish inside into another bowl of warm water , thereafter I would put the fish over a prepared rice ( the kind that comes in a pouch that’s already cooked) we don’t have a kitchen, no access to a kitchen so we warm our canned/prepared food items with warm tap water
A suggestion for the cake: spread white icing on one half of the cake and red icing on the other, then use a knife to swirl them together. I guess you could do this with all three icings too. No need to microwave the icings.
Congrats on your sponsorship! So well deserved. I wonder for icing the cake if it was frosted in white or the chocolate first, then heating the other two colors just a bit and swirling spoonfuls of it through the base color with a knife or a toothpick…? Maybe I’ll try it 😊
My Daddy passed away in April 2022. He loved Dollar Tree and he loved to cook. He was also very innovative. He would have loved your videos! Keep going! 💕
Yaaay!! Congratulations on your first sponsor!! I love seeing my favorite channels make it to that level!! I always tend to follow smaller channels and watching them grow is one of the best things. I always want to see others win! Go you!!
I'm definitely going to try your mackerel cakes! Any bones should be able to easily mash up like in canned sardines & is a good source of calcium. I'm new & really love your fun ideas!
Stamp and Go is a Jamaican favourite :) and the base is pretty simple to remember: In Parts, 2 Flour, 1 Salt Cod Fish, 1 Chopped Veg + Baking Power, Salt and Pepper, flavoured spice mix at your discretion (careful with the salt). What I have learned is, salt cod is good (some crazy good Jamaican shops here) but if all you had was the tinned usual suspects, go with them and enjoy. Tinned makes it easy-peasy too, open a can of tuna, use the tuna in the can and the water, fill the can two times with flour and one time with veggies like frozen peas (any mix will do, just 1 tin is needed), teaspoon of baking powder salt and pepper and mix (add additional water for the right texture). Form cakes and fry and enjoy. :) While without a doubt NOT authentic Stamp and Go , the idea is true to its roots and reachable by a wide range of people.
I agree with everyone in the comments. You deserve all the sponsorships in the world! You have given me so many good ideas for meals on budget (teacher salary - rent, bills, student loans, and paying my way through my master's degree= little money left for anything else)
Congratulations on your sponsorship! Additionally, I just saw you on ABC News today when they were talking about ways to save money. I don't know if you saw it yet but that's amazing that you are on the national news now talking about Dollar Tree dinners. I am very happy for you. I'm glad you're getting this recognition you deserve and I hope it opens more doors for you! Lisa in Las Vegas
Wow! That is so cool, thanks for sharing. I don't have cable. Would have never known how much shes grown. My favorite channel.
Woot! Woot! That's Fantastic! Congrats❤
@@zachburn5546 I went to UA-cam and typed in Good Morning America Rebecca Dollar Tree and the video came up.
Agreed. Rebecca definitely deserves all of this!
Wow!! ABC 🤩 I feel so proud on your behalf ❤
Girl you know you’re doing something right when all of us are so excited and proud of you for your first sponsored video!!! I’ve yet to find anyone else on this app I feel like deserves this more!
Thank you so much! I won't be doing them very often, I am super picky about what brands I work with, but I have personally subscribed to fabfitfun myself and I love what they offer. So I was truly excited to work with them.
I'm gonna be honest, I think she is the only creator that I have actually intentionally watched the sponsored content because I was so happy for her 😂😂
@@JessicaM1982 Yes, I skip ahead unless it's something I'm interested in, but I watched it for Rebecca.
Right! We are all so proud of her!❤
The bones in that kind of mackerel or salmon have been softened by the processing. This means you can eat the bones with no fear. It also means that the calcium content is higher.
Good to know.
Yes, it's considered an excellent source of calcium actually. 😊
I live on the Gulf Coast so growing up we ate a LOT of fresh fish--WHOLE fish--long before fillets were a thing, so I learned at an early age how to pick out the bones but of course got a bone stuck in my throat more than once. 🤦♀️ But my mother would use canned salmon to make salmon patties (and canned cod fish to make codfish patties) during Lent and when she told me I could eat the bones I couldn’t believe it!!! FINALLY fish bones I didn’t have to worry about!!! 😂 She would break and crush the bones up into the patty mix for extra calcium. Today I still used canned salmon to make salmon patties all year round and I still crush the bones and put them in the mix!!!
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You deserve the sponsor! I hope no one makes you feel guilty for it as this is basically a job and you're giving out valuable information (using your own money nonetheless) with your own time for FREE on UA-cam. Congratulations, and I truly appreciate your work and empathy and thoughtfulness!
Good morning and I hope that the move is going well for you and your family!
Thank you so much for the support! Moving is going well!
fabfitfun was so smart to do a sponsorship with you. you’re one of the most honest and genuine youtubers out here.
Mackerel is definitely an oily fish. An alternate way to prepare that kind of mackerel would be to break it up like you did for the fish cakes and simmer it in teriyaki sauce or a sweetened soy sauce mixture until it’s heated through. Then you mix it into cooked rice.
Soooooooo delicious this way!!!
My mom said sed to make mashed potatoes and mix mackerel in
🎉 good on you f o r being brave. Glad u liked mackerel.
Great suggestion! I need healthy and AFFORDABLE ways to feed myself and my girls, and I love learning new ways to prepare simple things ❤️
Not me crying over your WELL DESERVED sponsor!!! Omg I'm so happy for you!!!!😭😭❤️❤️❤️
In honor of your first sponsorship, I actually watched that part vs clicking around to see where it ends.
Same
Same. I actually considered subbing which i never do.
Me too. I respect Rebecca too much to skip a sponsorship of hers.
Same here!
Perfect timing! I just got my SNAP this week but opted not to eat yet because I’d rather have food closer to the end of the month when the weather will be too poor to go out. I get $23/month in SNAP and pay 99.3% of my income for rent, meaning I have to choose which days to eat VERY carefully! Your videos always help me plan out the meal I want to shop for _before_ going out so I have to spend the least time in the store as possible. Thank you 💕
That is awful! Do you have any food banks you can go to?
Do you have venmo? If so, I have $20 to spare I can send to you for food. No one should go hungry. Try researching food banks in your area or asking local churches if they have any donations or other resources for you.
@@dawnamariamiriamEverything accessible to me by the bus, which is my only way to get around because I’m in a wheelchair, requires ID to pick up food. That’s the same reason my SNAP won’t go up anymore, I live in a state that will still give me the minimum for one person-but only the minimum, even paying over 99% of my income in rent alone. My case manager is trying to find something further away that she might be able to pick food up for me from but we haven’t found anything yet. I’m very used to it by now but it can definitely stop feel defeating at times
@@lizpimentel2566I don’t unfortunately, because I can’t have a bank account with no ID, but thank you so much for offering. Our only church in town isn’t wheelchair accessible and only offers food for people with 0 income anyway. You can make $10 a month by freelancing and disqualify. I can’t work but I do take art commissions and I can’t get the church to help me. Food banks require ID here. My case manager is looking for some further away that don’t…but then we hit the problem of them only serving people in those towns. I’m exhausted but your offer reminds me that there’s still help out there for others 🙏🏻
@jasond.b-w some areas also have little free pantries or blessing boxes. You can also try calling 211.
In my poor college days I couldn't afford salmon so I made salmon patties with canned mackerel. Yum
Rebecca, Yay for you getting a sponsor. It's way past due. Your videos are awesome! May this be the 1st of many. 😊
Also you can definitely just use mayo in crab/fish cakes. I used to make both crab cakes and salmon croquettes at an old job. We just used mayo and panko bread crumbs as binders. The key is to preform the cakes and chill them before cooking. If they're still kind of crumbly they don't have enough mayo. We also dredged the salmon croquettes in a breadcrumb/crushed pistachio mixture before frying, and crabcakes were cooked on the flat top grill, not fried at all. Grilled crabcakes are surprisingly good!
Bones in canned or pouched fish are usually soft and are what make the fish calcium rich.
Besides the calcium the bones have a bit of collagen too. Great for. Hair skin and nails.
Omg Rebecca!🎉🎉 GMA and now a sponsorship! I am so excited for you. I was just watching one of your first videos yesterday where you said it was your first time cooking with dollar tree ingredients and your first time trying dollar tree food in general. Look at you now! Get it girrrrrrrrll!!! 🎉🎉🎉 ❤❤❤
It's been a wild ride for sure! I love it though! thank you for watching!
@DollarTreeDinners it must be so surreal 🤯. But you've worked so hard for so long and you deserve every bit of success you find. 🎊🎊🏆
I just found your channel yesterday and I love watching you! You are really authentic. Watching you eat and enjoy the macro patties was magical. Don't stop doing what you're doing! I'm learning a lot and I'm 62 so thank you!
Welcome. Rebecca does wonderful meals out of dollar store stuff. I just wish the dollar stores in Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 had as much as U.S. Dollar tree has.
Congratulations on your sponsorship; I can’t think of a channel more deserving. Keep doing what you’re doing … I am so proud to be one of your subscribers!
Hooray 🥳 Congrats on your well deserved sponsorship!! I’m so so pleased for you!
I’ve had that exact mackerel from Dollar Tree and I just ate it plain. As a fatty protein source, you can’t beat it in value! Wild caught mackerel with bones (you can and should eat them bones!) with no chemicals! Amazing!
You can make a sandwich filling or cracker dip with the mackerel (mashed), avocado, and whatever else you want to add.
Congratulations on your first sponsored UA-cam video!!!🎉🎉🎉
Thank you!
Oh, now we're going to be sold stuff every time we watch a video. Sigh. I know it's good for the video maker. But I am so burned out on that type of thing. It also then makes me wonder if people are doing YT because they want to, or because it's now a job.
@@Yesica1993I understand what you are saying but they do deserve to get paid as well
Of course it’s a job. I can only imagine how long it takes to record the video, edit, and think of what to record. The influencers who enjoy what they are doing is apparent. Rebecca definitely enjoys what she’s doing! If you don’t want to watch the “commercial” then just fast forward through that portion. I just appreciate she take any time to help me save money and give me ideas for meals. Thanks Rebecca!
@@michellecooksinthe920 . I'm not saying they should not.
For stuffed biscuits and gravy, i get canned biscuits, cream cheese, and sausage. Brown the sausage, mix hot sausage and cream cheese. Flatten the biscuits, add a dollop of the cream cheese mixture in the middle and fold the biscuit dough (like a dumpling) around the mixture. Bake like regular biscuits. Delish!
Girl, I went to a Dollar Tree today here in FL and they had a $20 Christmas tree!! My jaw was on the floor. The Dollar Tree we know and love is slipping away 😢
As bad as that sounds, that probably isn't the most horrible thing since there are more dollar trees than Walmart
@@missbrock3628, I'm still trying to figure out how they think inflation is going down, cos prices sure ain't, yet . Cos they are still horrendous all over .
I was so happy to see you be high lighted on Good Morning America this week with you Dollar Tree Dinners congratulations.😀
Congratulations, Rebecca! Very cool sponsorship! 🎉🎉🎉Quick tip on grating the cheese. Remove the cheese from packaging and freeze for 15-20 min. Not frozen solid, but about half way. It won't stick to the grater, and will shred beautifully. Thanks for sharing. ❤
Huge congratulations on being sponsored! You have so earned it. I was laughing out loud when you first opened the mackerel. Your uncertainty about how to pick them up was hilarious. Great job - I always enjoy your videos. Your peaceful personality shines through each time. 😊
Mackeral patties were a regular dinner when I was growing up. I forget if you are a mustard girl, but they are DELICIOUS with yellow mustard.
I buy the mackerel in a can which you do need to remove the spine. I mix homemade Parmesan bread crumbs, green peppers diced and red onions diced and some Old Bay seasoning mix and ground pepper with an egg or so to incorporate everything. Fry in Avocado oil til golden brown and they are delicious. They taste just like crab cakes.
I make mackerel patties with crushed saltines, egg and onion.
The Pampa canned mackerel at DT is a good deal.
Love when people try new foods with a positive open mind! Congratulations on the sponsorship!
Huge congrats on your first ever sponsorship!! Your channel's growth in the last couple years has been amazing and I'm wishing you continued success 💕💕
I really like the Bibigo Mandy dumplings. They are very flavorful. I especially like that they have glass noodles in them. They are also, a little cheaper at Dollar Tree than at Kroger.
I grew up with mackerel patties. My mom made them often, and we loved them as kids. You have to season them well and chill before cooking.
The chef I worked under taught to use just enough mayo to hold crab together so like 2-3 tablespoons for the amount of fish you have. Not eggless cuz mayo has eggs but Dollar Tree has mayo. Mackerel is a light oily fish which is why it’s close to salmon, tuna or crab.
Congrats on the sponsorship!! ❤️❤️❤️
When I make mandu it dumpling ramen, I save the water that I boil the dumplings in and use it to cook the ramen - it makes a really nice broth!
I’m so excited for you on your sponsorship and I feel like you wouldn’t represent them if you truly didn’t value their products for the price. I know you always try to find the best deals for money and the money I can save doing your recipes and groc budgeting I can now save and put toward a subscription eventually!!! I never do stuff for myself and I decided next year it’s time I do, so I’m going to save up and do the year subscription!!! Thank you so much for always being true to who you are and not just advertising anything and everything that other creators are doing and for standing up for those who can’t afford all the fancy kitchen stuff and understanding that we are just doing our best to get by with full bellies!
Thank you so much for your work on trying to make affordable and good meal ideas for people in so many circumstances. While my husband and I were homeless we often had a single burner butane camping stove and that was a common way to cook while having no oven or toaster oven. In the place we are at now, we have a toaster oven rather than a conventional oven, and for many people that would be a relatively low end buy in, we got ours for $20 on walmart's website, for the whole toaster oven. And it's been working for a year now, regularly and rather well. Granted, many hotels do not allow toaster ovens, many motels do allow electric skillets for cooking. Congratulations on your sponsorship, you have another new subscriber here. :)
The mackerel was a great find. I’d make kedigree (rice, fish, eggs) and fish stew, fry fish sandwiches too. You probably live near a monster dollar tree ☮️❤️🙂
Easy breakfast... I just learned
At Dollar tree found breakfast burritos then took a pack of white gravy and poured it over top... So good made alot
I have a "cup baker" little countertop appliance. Ive had it since i was a kid and it still works. It makes cupcake sized shells out of whatever, and pretty fast. Brownies are fun, then fill them with fudge or cheesecake type filling.
Woo Hoo a sponsor!! 🎉🎊🎈Congratulations Rebecca! You deserve it so much! You teach us how to take cheaper ingredients and make them taste so delicious so please keep them coming! Much Love from KY ❤️❤️
With canned salmon and mackerel, I didn't remove most of the bones, maybe some of the larger spine chunks if it was easy enough but they'll smash up because they're so soft and is a source of calcium.
I had boiled dumplings in ramen for dinner last night! I add kewpie mayo and sriracha to the bowl before putting the broth in and it makes everything so creamy and a little spicy. Great quick dinner, especially with some frozen vegetables!
I love what you do, and applaude your creativity! Your holiday meals in particular are absolutely inspiring, and you definitely know how to stretch your products and your dollar, not to mention your ability just to _find_ certain products! I just want to also encourage anyone who _can_ (because I know going to multiple places is not always a feasible option) to do the math on your items! I have found some things have cheaper unit prices at other places, or come in smaller (and therefore cheaper total price) packages.
I don't say this to be patronizing - I know that a lot of people know this already, but Dollar Tree has long marketed itself as (and has the perception of) being the cheapest place to buy things, so you'd be surprised who might not ❤ And especially with the Dollar Plus stuff, calculating your unit prices against other stores is so important.
In my own life I often have to tell myself "it's not what you save, it's what you spend", so there are things that I know I use where the unit price is a better representation of what I'm spending, and some things where the total price of the item is more important because I'm only using it once.
You are my top favorite dollar tree and budget eating creator you’ve taught me allot and I so appreciate your content!❤
i like to make sardine patties using an egg and oats plus some mustard, mayo, salt and pepper. very healthy and filling. i enjoy them with a salad or some cooked veggies. cheap and healthy!
Congrats on your sponsorship ❤ it was so funny watching you try the mackerel cakes 😂 it’s great seeing your honest reaction. And it’s so relatable bc sometimes when you’re making budget food you’re trying to whip something up and whole time you’re like … idk about this but we’re gonna work with what we got! ❤
The cake looks so cool!
I substitute applesauce for vegetable oil in my recipes.😊
I ❤ the Mackerel pouches..Surprising way more then expected...For $1.25 deal, deal....
Haven't seen them at my store, just canned and yup I buy it!
Congratulations 🎊 and I don't know if you have eaten canned salmon but as with the fish you used it contains the bones they are cooked and can be eaten. 😊❤
I kind of giggled at how nervous you were about the mackerels. Queen is it gunna bite you 😂 anyway LOVE YOUR VIDEOS😊
I've made pastry cups by cooking on the reverse side of the muffin cups. Spray the outside of the muffin tin, little piece of parchment optional, then form a blob of dough over the outside of each muffin cup. Cook upside down muffin tin as usual. I've put a cookie sheet on the shelf below just in case the dough expands and falls off the edge of the tin. If the muffin tin has a seam where the cup meets the flat part this will not work as the dough will cook into the seam and get stuck.
I sure hope my dollar tree has these. Fish. They are very good for you. I eat bone and all. Congratulations on your sponsorship. I love most of your recipes.
Never tried this fish but I’m willing to give it a go
Get that sponsorship coin Rebecca!!!! 💞💞💞 I wish you nothing but success
Congrats on the sponsorship! 😃
I bought some of the Campbells canned turkey gravy at Dollar Tree a week or two ago. Will try it with turkey leftovers that are sent home with me after T-day dinner.
I loved all the ideas. I think you are right about the white icing. The red has so much food dye it probably stained the white to a pink. I like the idea though. I love all your fun ideas. Just a thought for upcoming content… what about themed dinners? Mexican, Italian, Chinese, pizza shop, warm and cozy (like a chicken pot pie?), seafood, etc. I love how creative you are and get so many good ideas from you.
Congratulations. We are happy for you and your success. I love seeing when the good and selfless ones when. ❤
You were clearly terrified of even touching the fish so sincere thanks for going through with it.
This house keeps cheaper tinned mackerel and chub salmon in the pantry. It’s shelf stable, good for emergencies and menu variety, and at a decent price for non-plant protein. We’ve used all kinds of carbs for filler and usually use mayo to bind instead of whole egg. One patty in a prepped sandwich on toasted bread or two patties with sauce are typically enough to sate a hungry adult as an entree. If you season well and fry it crisp, they are so much nicer than the price would make you think.
I love the dollar tree $3-$5 section for my meat and the Kroger $5 packages of 10 chicken legs and 5 pork chops. It's just me so this gives me more of a variety of meat protein. I also enjoy the $1.25 cheese because I hardly use it. The qrts of milk are perfect.
oh my! I wish mine had that! it's just prepared food in the $3, $4, and $5 section for me. The only meats are the $5 packs of shrimp and salmon, which are super helpful though when you only need a little bit.
Congratulation on your sponsorship...you do deserve this! I enjoy your Dollar Tree recipes...you can eat that aren't expensive. You just have to be creative w/what you purchase ❤
mackerel is similar to canned salmon. the bones are very soft. I usually remove them.I remove the skin also. bless you.
The bones are in canned salmon and mackerel, my mom always used canned salmon and, that’s what, I use. But, my mom from time to time didn’t get all the bones out and, not good when, they get caught on your teeth! I won’t be buying salmon for quite sometime now, as they went back up to close to $4 a can! 13:49
Congratulations on hopefully the first of many many sponsors!! While the price hike on those dumplings is disappointing, if you got two packs plus two packs of the 5 count ramen, that’s ten meals for $1.05 each! Plus four extra dumplings as a small meal or appetizer. Not too bad if you can spread it out across a cheaper dish. Thanks as always for the inspiration, I hope they add a veggie option soon too!
🎉Congratulations for ur first sponsor!!! Everything looked good even the mackerel patties, not going to lie...was worried fot a tiny bit....L0L!! Please make more peppermint chocolate desserts like.... (chocolate chip cookies, brownies, chocolate bars) that cake looked delicious but I would definitely do less frosting or not warm it at all, so you can create the marble look...anyway, great job for sharing such great ideas 🫶😊
Mustard is fabulous with these. From Louisiana.
This was fun watching! Thank you for sharing. Word of caution. Watch about what you delete from your kitchen arsenal. I am speaking from experience unfortunately. Excited for your move!
Such a pretty bracelet, all those products look fantastic. You always come up with great recipes when I need it.
Congrats on the sponsor!! That is wonderful!
Those Bibigo dumplings are SO good! I use them for easy soups & stirfrys. They are one of my favorites! I usually buy the mini ones at Walmart (24 oz for $6.98 here in south central KY).
I love that sausage gravy. I just have it over a slice of white bread. It's filling and does have a lot of flavor.
Does DT have pudding mix?
Whisk 1 1/2 cup milk with a small box of pudding. Mix with boxed cake mix, bake as you did the peppermint cake.
No egg needed.
I feel like for the cake maybe giving it a layer of white frosting as a base and then marbling or DRIZZLING the red and/or chocolate may have rendered a more esthetically pleasing cake. But you're totally right, it's cute!
And congratulations on the sponsorship!!
Congratulations! 👩🍳🥂💐 you deserve it! You are an amazing wonderful, kind and caring human being. Thank you for all of your hard work and for helping everyone out there feed their families and or themselves on a budget with wholesome recipes that are nutritious. We appreciate you and all you do. Many blessings🙏❤️
Congratulations on your sponsorship!!! You’re one of the most deserving people I know, for all the hard work you do and the knowledge you share!
Wow! Very exciting news! ❤️ When i first stumbled across your show I was upset that you were using prepared boxed, canned,& frozen fast …….food. Like Baking mixes, and boxed Mac & cheezec, canned frosting, and processed meats. Hum….ive studied and taught healthy natural food preparation using Whole clean Foods. …so…..I understand …we must do what we can, with what we have!
You have surprised me with some good ideas, like your frozen potato’s wedge mashed potatoes, brilliant! I loved your chocolate pudding and cream cheese pie! Will make again soon! Thanks !
Grew up eating mackerel cakes as a kid, my mom got the cans of mackerel from the store and used day old toasted bread. The croutons are an excellent idea. I am going to try this recipe
It all looked so good! With the cake I would have layered the frosting directly onto the cake. Maybe start with just white and then drizzle the red and chocolate onto the white frosting before giving it a bit of a swirl with a knife. I feel like pouring it into the bowl while they were freshly melted made them mix together too well in the bowl...and the extra swirl in the bowl may have mixed it even further. It looks really cute though! And I'm sure it was delicious! Congratulations on the sponsorship! You deserve it!
I saw the mackerel at dollar tree the other day and I was also hesitant about getting them. Thanks for taking the plunge for us! I'll definitely make the patties. Congrats on your sponsorship! 👏
1. I often skip over sponsorship segments in UA-cam videos because I'm not in the market for a mattress or whatever, but I was very interested to see what you bought from FabFitFun. Really handy items! Congratulations on sponsorship!
2. Because of your love for biscuits and sausage gravy, I've also become a fan! I've had this combo, mostly when at conferences or working events in the south, but it isn't a big staple in New England. Dollar Tree biscuit mix and home made gravy with sausage make for an easy, freezable treat.
3. I really learned a LOT from you from your weekly/month-long budget series. Your tremendous work and effort to make those videos seemed intense, but those really impacted my own budgeting and meal-planning in a very positive way. I'm wasting a lot less food and feeling happier about how I'm using ingredients in more creative ways.
4. I decided to use a pantry and menu tracking app (I just wish it also helped me to track salt, but nothing is perfect).... there are a bunch of different apps, some free, some not, that offer different types of features. I'm still adding food to my list, but I've already found it really useful.
Mackeral is what's termed an 'oily' fish! The good news is this means it's one the kind healthcare professionals recommend you eat regularly if you can. Tinned or other self-stable options like the one shown in this video provide a good alternative to fresh fish. Other oily fish include sardine, salmon, herring and tuna, but it's important to note that whilst tinned sardines, salmon and herring count as oily, tinned tuna doesn't count, only fresh.
Congratulations on your first sponsorship - I hope you feel proud, you do a great job. Your understanding of how we approach food - visually, by smell, then by taste - your willingness to try things on camera you aren't sure you're going to like, and your wiliness to experiment, all make you a great model for all of us :)
So happy that you have a sponsorship. Richly deserved! The dishes look wonderful! Thank you for the video! 😊
Congrats on your sponsorship. Mackerel is so healthy and any bones are fine to eat as well as beneficial for their calcium content. I make canned salmon patties, eat canned sardines and kippered herring. All can have bones, but they are soft and completely edible.
I love chocolate peppermint everything so I can't wait to try the cake recipe at home! Thanks for another wonderful video 😊
The extra coffee, you could have poked holes in the cake after it was baked and poured the leftover coffee over to give more flavor. Kind of like tres leches. Love your videos!
Getting your first sponsor is so exciting, all ill say its about time they recognized your talent. I love the cake it was really cute and easy to make.
We love Sponsor Rebecca! Congratulations! You deserve it.
I adore the Hershey peppermint kisses that come out during the holidays. Each year I get a few bags and freeze them. Today I pulled about 1/4 bag out and unwrapped them and crushed them up then I got a cheap box of fudge brownie mix. Mixed up the brownies and put them in a pan then sprinkled the peppermint kisses on top and baked pet box directions. They were so so good and I’m having to force myself not to eat the whole pan in one day lol.
I did fabfitfun for my sister-in-law. She LOVED it. Was easy to order and easy to opt out of. Can recommend as a gift idea.
Congratulations on the sponsorship!
That chilli crisp is going to change your life! Try plain hot plain rice, mix in an egg and a spoonful of chilli crisp (the heat of the rice will cook the egg). Add soy sauce to taste. It is Japanese and called Tamago Kake Gohan. You can add cooked veggies and cilantro if you want as well. This makes a great quick and cheap breakfast or lunch. I sometimes even eat it for dinner because it is quick and easy!
You could even add some of that mackerel if you wanted some extra protein!
I love your videos and all your ideas!
I like making tuna patties, I'll send you thst recipe just for reference
Heather's tuna patties
2 regular size cans of tuna drained
12-15 saltine crackers crushed
1 Tablespoon of mayonnaise
1/4 of a cup of finely diced white onion
2 eggs
1 good teaspoon of sage
1 Tablespoon fresh chopped parsley...or 1 teaspoon dried
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Mix all ingredients shape into balls then flatten, making them the same thickness throughout.......foil line a baking sheet, spray with cooking spray.....lay one saltine crackers down for each pattie made, I usually get 4 from this recipe, the crackers helps to keep it from sticking, bake 15-20 minutes on top rack, serve with homemade tarter sauce......really good pared with salad, and a piece of toast.
*** can pan fry in oil, no need for the extra saltines, I like mine baked but both ways are good........Enjoy!
Yummy mackerel, I would gently warm the fish by inserting the bowl with the fish inside into another bowl of warm water , thereafter I would put the fish over a prepared rice ( the kind that comes in a pouch that’s already cooked) we don’t have a kitchen, no access to a kitchen so we warm our canned/prepared food items with warm tap water
YAAAAAY🎉❤.
CONGRATULATIONS!
I always fast forward the sponsored parts on videos, but not yours girl.
I am so happy for you.
We make. Mackerel patties with flour, egg, salt and pepper and finely chopped onion. They are so good that way, too
A suggestion for the cake: spread white icing on one half of the cake and red icing on the other, then use a knife to swirl them together. I guess you could do this with all three icings too. No need to microwave the icings.
So happy for a new video this Saturday morning!! ❤️
Hope you enjoy it!
Congrats on your sponsorship! So well deserved. I wonder for icing the cake if it was frosted in white or the chocolate first, then heating the other two colors just a bit and swirling spoonfuls of it through the base color with a knife or a toothpick…? Maybe I’ll try it 😊
My Daddy passed away in April 2022. He loved Dollar Tree and he loved to cook. He was also very innovative. He would have loved your videos! Keep going! 💕
Yaaay!! Congratulations on your first sponsor!! I love seeing my favorite channels make it to that level!! I always tend to follow smaller channels and watching them grow is one of the best things. I always want to see others win! Go you!!
Congratulations on the sponsor , Rebecca. 🎉 🎉 I've been recommending your channel, I hope it's helped you grow! ❤😊
Glad you managed your initial thoughts re: the mackerel. It's an oily fish, but healthy. You did well. God bless 💖✝
I'm definitely going to try your mackerel cakes! Any bones should be able to easily mash up like in canned sardines & is a good source of calcium. I'm new & really love your fun ideas!
Omg you SO deserve this sponsorship! Congrats
A egg and a little flour and corn meal and if you have any onion
Stamp and Go is a Jamaican favourite :) and the base is pretty simple to remember: In Parts, 2 Flour, 1 Salt Cod Fish, 1 Chopped Veg + Baking Power, Salt and Pepper, flavoured spice mix at your discretion (careful with the salt). What I have learned is, salt cod is good (some crazy good Jamaican shops here) but if all you had was the tinned usual suspects, go with them and enjoy. Tinned makes it easy-peasy too, open a can of tuna, use the tuna in the can and the water, fill the can two times with flour and one time with veggies like frozen peas (any mix will do, just 1 tin is needed), teaspoon of baking powder salt and pepper and mix (add additional water for the right texture). Form cakes and fry and enjoy. :) While without a doubt NOT authentic Stamp and Go , the idea is true to its roots and reachable by a wide range of people.
I agree with everyone in the comments. You deserve all the sponsorships in the world! You have given me so many good ideas for meals on budget (teacher salary - rent, bills, student loans, and paying my way through my master's degree= little money left for anything else)