I am a Numbers 's Nerd - WOW ! If we look @ the highest amount of $250/ month the yearly total for groceries is $3,000 for only one year ! This works out to $1,000 a year PER person.or $83.3/ month or $20.83 a week. INCREDIBLE You more than rock at this food budget thing. You actually destroy the boulders [ obstacles ] and show people how it is done ! Great job Lisa
I love math breakdowns like that, I'm a little bit of a numbers nerd too lol 💙💙 I haven't had the time and energy since I started adding video to my content, but back when I used to just make blog posts, I broke my weekly food and meal costs down to the penny lol.
This is what I love seeing. Not that I don’t like your going to the dollar tree videos, but personally I want to see what you eat on a budget in your regular life. My dollar tree doesn’t have anything but canned food and honestly I can get that cheaper elsewhere. So, this is always what I go for…feeding your normal meals during a week. Let me know what you got on sale and how you are using it. Just my thoughts.
I stop going to the dollar store once they raise their prices because I could buy most of the things cheaper at Walmart or the same price when it come to food items for sure.
The thing I like about the DT videos is the creativity. Replicating it doesn't mean we have to get the items from the DT, that just makes it all the better for us with better shopping options and prices. Lisa uses things in a way I never would have thought of which is great for reducing waste and keeping a low budget all the way around. I learn so much in each video.
@@patriciacorpe6228 I have noticed at my DT that since the increase, there is now larger portions and more options and variety. I still find as before that somethings are worth it and other things are not. I have to agree with Veggie Lovin Accountant though that most canned goods are not one of the better buys. Especially beans and veggies that can be found lower elsewhere (at least with store brand labels.)
Unfortunately our dollar stores have raised prices and stopped selling meats, refrigerated and items. So Walmart is cheaper even Aldis is raising prices
To keep your mushrooms fresh forever, when you get home take them out of the container, part with a paper towel and then place in a paper bag. The mushrooms will actually dry, like Shitakes. They become even more flavorful.
Lisa, love your channel....Escarole is super yummy, I'm Italian , Escarole and beans is a staple. you can chop it up and saute with EVOO, garlic and oil and if you like a little oregano, cook it down, like you would spinach then add cannellini or pinto beans , it's great like that or you can also add some water and salt a,nd a cup or 2 of ditallini or small shells let it come to a fierce boil, cover tightly and let it sit covered for 15 minutes . You can also Saute same way then drain as good as you can and stir in some shredded mozz and grated romano and a few slices of chopped bacon and bake it pie style,with a top and bottom crust
Are you supposed to cut of the stems of escarole or can you chop up and eat.? With kale you don’t eat the hard part running through the leaf. Wondering if it was the same with escarole.
@@MyBlazingLife I don’t chop mine. I sauté black olives a bit with garlic stuff the inside and tie with cooking string and then sauté the escarole. It is so amazing. Grew up in Italian household and this was a staple in our house. Other uses are with white beans and I don’t chop it finely, I wilt it first then put in the beans and sometimes a small can of diced tomatoes.
The other day at Aldi, I got chicken quarters for .57 a pound. They were marked down. Took it home, clean and rub them with greek rub. Put them all in my Instant Pot. Once done, I clean a few and put others under the boiler to get the skin crispy. They are sooo yummy.
When I watch her videos, I’m so ashamed to accept how much food I’ve wasted… She’s definitely an eye opener and makes some of us more conscious of the foods….
Love your videos. Your budget and what you made with it is amazing. People can still eat, even with inflation. They have to learn to cook more at home and shop sales. Hope a lot more people watch you.
I always get great ideas for dishes to make from your "everyday budget" videos. Pasta and tortillas are now something I make regularly from scratch, after seeing your techniques.
Everything looks delicious. I have a gardening tip, which you may already know about. Take a large jug (a rinsed out cat litter jug with a screw on lid works great). Fill about 3/4 full of water. As you use your eggs, rinse them out really well with water and put into the jug of water and put on the lid loosely. It will end up smelling like rotten eggs (it will be ready to use in a couple of weeks ) but works great as a garden plant food. Keep adding as many rinsed egg shells as you want. Add water as the level goes down.
You are my favorite youtuber for cooking. I love how you do things. I've learned a lot and I love to cook. And nowadays, budgeting is so important. Thank you for sharing.
I'm so happy that your new stove and ovens have worked out so well! Thank You so much for your time in these videos; it's such a help to me. Have a wonderful Day! God Bless. ❤
It always makes my day when you upload a new video. I love and use all your suggestions to save money. I also love it when your kitty makes an appearance. Such a cutie!
You should have millions of viewers. You are so clever and frugal and yet your meals are looking so gourmet. Truly, you are talented and inspiring. SMH.
I used to put a dish of beer in my garden to attract the slug away from my plants. I was so happy to see this new video. You make all your dishes seem so full of flavor and easy to make.
The beer trick was going to be my next course of action and something I plan to do if I have bigger problems with them this summer. Right now my winter/spring garden is very small and the egg shells seem to have done the trick.
Hey it’s me with the rubber spatula getting stuff off the tall shelf 😂 My boyfriends coming for a visit this weekend. Ya know what I’m having him do? Curtains. In my defense, I’ll be cooking all weekend for both of us, including some meal prep for the next week of work while we hang out. This video couldn’t have come at a better time to keep me feeling inspired and ready to do the meal prep.
Dollar tree had a whole bunch of grabber trigger squeezer things last week. One black handle some blue. There must have been a whole case because I remember like at least 12. Might be worth a look and eye out
@@ThatLisaDawn my man had the AUDACITY to be like “I probably won’t even need a step stool” like no because you’re a 6’4 giant your eyeballs are level with the curtain rods 😂 it’s hard out here being 5’3
I recommend your videos to so many people! You are so savvy & creative! I have learned several valuable skills that I implement on a regular basis. You are such a gift to this community! Thank you!
I admire your creativity with your meal prep. You're better at forward thinking than me. You seem to be able to visualize the different meals you can squeeze out of those same ingredients all week.
I watch many UA-cam cooking videos. Yours are so helpful and delicious to look at. I appreciate the Whole Foods you use and the skills you share. Lisa, I can’t wait for the next video. Be proud of yourself. I like that Andrew helps too. I cook with my husband a few times a week.
We always add items to buy for our pantry and food storage with about every shopping. It seems that you have to do that to keep up! Thanks for sharing and good to see you! With everything the way it is you have to budget it doesn't mean you are going to go without!
Love the video. The cooking and zero-waste principles keep my attention. I think we may be waiting a long time for butter to go on sale. I'm stretching my freezer stash with coconut oil (pantry stash). And I have dehydrated butter purchased in bulk for flavoring. The butter apocalypse was overshadowed by the egg apocalypse, but I noticed!
Girl, you can throw down in the kitchen for sure!! I wish I liked to cook more! Everything you make always looks delicious!! Another fabulous video Lisa!!❤❤❤
I was just commenting to my husband about the lack of day old bread and reduced produce special racks in the stores. Very hard today to get marked down fruit/veg./bread. Now, for the escarole (which I' m going to attempt to grow since stores here in Winston-Salem don't seem to carry it...:( Saute entire head or more of chopped garlic in olive oil until golden (not crispy) and add large can or a few small cans tomato sauce with equal amount of water to cook down. Add a lot of fresh black pepper, salt to taste and parsley to taste. When cooked down to original volume of sauce, shred up escarole heads and cook (can cover initially to stuff it into pot) and when cooked to tender add a few cans (or cooked from dry) cannellini beans (white kidney beans) and simmer to tenderness you prefer. This is normally served as a soup---but we eat it as a meal over rice with crusty Italian bread. My Nan's recipe for what we simply called escarole and beans.
That recipe sounds fantastic! I used to get SO MUCH discount bread and produce when Kroger was still around here. Now I'm lucky for the occasional mark down produce at Harris Teeter, but they never have good markdowns on bread, yogurt, or desserts like I used to get at Kroger.
@@ThatLisaDawn I hope you can give that recipe a try in the cooler season---which this should still be, lol! If I still lived in Wake County, I could have run it over to you. And you already know the golden rule that there's no such thing as too much garlic---so if you want to put more you go for it! It really is tough nowadays to find good specials at the stores---the only one I can still usually get is the deal on manager's specials for meat at Food Lion. They seem to just throw out the produce and the care of it while still on the shelves has gone down hill. There used to be day old bread bakery outlets around---I don't see them any more---good skill to have is your baking/pasta making skill. Yours (that looks so easy when you do it) is the absolute cheapest way to go and tastier, too.
Hey Lisa, I actually prepare dry beans and lie them flat in gallon ziploc bags in my freezer. Then I have beans for whenever I need! More economical if you have the freezer space.
A good recipe for rice is to cook your long grain rice with a little less water than you usually do, add about a tsp of salt, about 1/2 tsp of cooking oil. If I have 1 cup of rice I use same measuring cup and and fill it up to where my rice was…then take out about 3 to 4 tablespoons. Mix everything together and cook on stovetop or in my rice pot. You can put a little turmeric to color it a beautiful yellow…plus it has wonderful benefits for the body. Another way is to take your rice ,after it has cooked and come to room temperature, add some butter to a sauce pan and add some diced up celery, carrots, onion and sauté until they are crisp-tender. Next add some slivers almonds (opt),and let nuts get slightly toasted. Now mix with your rice. Add S&P to taste. You can also make rice in the oven with Lipton onion soup mix and beef broth. Short grain rice is hard to keep from sticking together. Trick is always let your rice sit and do not stir for around 5-10 minutes to fluff up. Each grain is suppose to fluff and separate. Leave lid on and do not peak…otherwise condensation will form on lid and run into your rice making it have more liquid. If you can afford it buy a better rice like Basmati or Jasmine. The length of the rice grain will determine how your rice turns out…GV brand has so many broken pieces that it looks like floor scrapings from a mill. If I am going to eat rice I would rather spend a little more on a better rice and cut corners somewhere else maybe like the asparagus or a higher priced item. Basmati rice has a wonderful aroma of popcorn while cooking. All it needs is a pat of butter and I am happy. Some people like it just with some herbs or chopped green onions. Plus if you would have saved some chicken meat, diced sausage and used your pork fat…you have the base of making Jambalaya! I save a cup of diced ham after I cook one and freeze it, same with ground pork breakfast sausage, link sausage and pork chops or pork roast. Use bacon fat to start dish in, use about half of bell pepper, finely diced along with an onion and 1-2 cloves of garlic( all finely minced) also some chopped green onions separate. You can cut up the meats into bite size chunks and freeze too. Though everything is better to me when fresh…I do this to save me time or when I do not feel like spending a lot of time in the kitchen. It is the cooking and layering process of ingredients that will give your dish such great flavor. I suggest to anyone trying to make this or any Cajun dish to watch someone making it…John Besh has a very good video on FB. Where I learned how to make it properly. This dish is not hard and very economical to feed a hungry family. He believes in cooking with pork fat and seasoning things well. Also, you can make Emeril’s cajun seasoning and makes up around two bottles of what you showed for price of one at store. Sorry so long…just some ideas I thought you might like😊.
My mom use to make escarole noodle soup when i was young. It was fabulous...i wish i knew how she made it! Haven't had in 40 years. Im gonna try to make an d its you fault! Lol
I love watching your videos on a night like tonight. I don't feel good and I just want to be calm and relaxed. You are so down to earth and I'd love to have you as a friend. xo
It's great to see your videos again this month. I always look forward to see what you come up with. I started tomatoes a couple of years ago and they drowned. I only had three or four and they had little taste. Have a great day and see you again soon.
Glad you enjoyed. It's a lot to record all of my cooking for the entire week (and even more of a pain to edit it lol), but I also really enjoy making these types of videos! 💙💙
I’ve baked twice today but I’m not even there yet to coursework and practice. But I will be by end of day. $38 is definitely a good price for things - I know a lot of your cans is where I keep it for prep and camping without refrigeration
So how did you like the escarole? I haven't had it either, except as baby greens in salad. BTW, I'm so happy to see you cooking a wide variety of tasty and healthy veg. Did you read about the new report showing that half of under-5 -year-old US children don't eat a single serving of veg each day? Jaw-dropping.
I liked the escarole, I would definitely get it again. It's a bit on the bitter side so I'd definitely either eat it cooked or as part of a mix of salad greens.
I get so excited when I get a notification for your videos. They're enjoyable to watch and so informative! I live in ND and I can never find prices like you seem to, groceries are sooo expensive here. But your videos do inspire me to seek out the best deals I can. You've shown me that eating on a budget can still be healthy and delicious. Can't wait for more! Thank you for this one!
i admire your creativity and flexibility in the kitchen so much! as a broke college student, im always so inspired by how you make great meals using what you have already or what you find on sale. thank you for sharing this with us!!!
Hi from England. Wash your egg shells, save them up till you get a baking tray full, bake them in the oven, cool, crush small and put them out for slugs. They also hate coffee grounds. I love watching you cook even tho we couldn't eat what you make as we are vegan. 💖
You are so frugal and clever, I love your videos ! You really know how to stretch a dollar without sacrificing flavor,your recipes are very doable and so tasty.I learn alot from you..keep up the great work.
That was an epic food adventure! Thank you for the video! Have an amazing week! Could you do another grocery store vlog? I really am addicted to USA/BRITAIN/EUROPE grocery store vlogs!
I hate food waste, that's why I love this channel, she makes makes good use of everything.
I hate food waste too so I try my best!
Agreed!!
I am a Numbers 's Nerd - WOW ! If we look @ the highest amount of $250/ month the yearly total for groceries is $3,000 for only one year !
This works out to $1,000 a year PER person.or $83.3/ month or
$20.83 a week. INCREDIBLE
You more than rock at this food budget thing. You actually destroy the boulders [ obstacles ] and show people how it is done ! Great job Lisa
I love math breakdowns like that, I'm a little bit of a numbers nerd too lol 💙💙
I haven't had the time and energy since I started adding video to my content, but back when I used to just make blog posts, I broke my weekly food and meal costs down to the penny lol.
@Jill Gott, I'm impressed with your numbers. Lisa slayed it in this video.
Especially considering that the USDA, as of February 2023, lists that a frugal grocery haul costs about $60 per adult per week.
And less than a dollar per meal per person!
This is what I love seeing. Not that I don’t like your going to the dollar tree videos, but personally I want to see what you eat on a budget in your regular life. My dollar tree doesn’t have anything but canned food and honestly I can get that cheaper elsewhere. So, this is always what I go for…feeding your normal meals during a week. Let me know what you got on sale and how you are using it. Just my thoughts.
I stop going to the dollar store once they raise their prices because I could buy most of the things cheaper at Walmart or the same price when it come to food items for sure.
The thing I like about the DT videos is the creativity. Replicating it doesn't mean we have to get the items from the DT, that just makes it all the better for us with better shopping options and prices. Lisa uses things in a way I never would have thought of which is great for reducing waste and keeping a low budget all the way around. I learn so much in each video.
@@patriciacorpe6228 I have noticed at my DT that since the increase, there is now larger portions and more options and variety. I still find as before that somethings are worth it and other things are not. I have to agree with Veggie Lovin Accountant though that most canned goods are not one of the better buys. Especially beans and veggies that can be found lower elsewhere (at least with store brand labels.)
Thank you for a ton of inspiration but most of all thank you for all the hard work you put into these videos my goodness it must be exhausting!!!
Unfortunately our dollar stores have raised prices and stopped selling meats, refrigerated and items. So Walmart is cheaper even Aldis is raising prices
Your from scratch skills are so amazing!
Thank you! 💙💙
To keep your mushrooms fresh forever, when you get home take them out of the container, part with a paper towel and then place in a paper bag. The mushrooms will actually dry, like Shitakes. They become even more flavorful.
Lisa, love your channel....Escarole is super yummy, I'm Italian , Escarole and beans is a staple. you can chop it up and saute with EVOO, garlic and oil and if you like a little oregano, cook it down, like you would spinach then add cannellini or pinto beans , it's great like that or you can also add some water and salt a,nd a cup or 2 of ditallini or small shells let it come to a fierce boil, cover tightly and let it sit covered for 15 minutes . You can also Saute same way then drain as good as you can and stir in some shredded mozz and grated romano and a few slices of chopped bacon and bake it pie style,with a top and bottom crust
Grew up on escarole especially during Lent. I make it with sautéed black olives. Yum
Thanks for these uses. Sounds like a green I should try.
Are you supposed to cut of the stems of escarole or can you chop up and eat.? With kale you don’t eat the hard part running through the leaf. Wondering if it was the same with escarole.
@@MyBlazingLife I don’t chop mine. I sauté black olives a bit with garlic stuff the inside and tie with cooking string and then sauté the escarole. It is so amazing. Grew up in Italian household and this was a staple in our house. Other uses are with white beans and I don’t chop it finely, I wilt it first then put in the beans and sometimes a small can of diced tomatoes.
The other day at Aldi, I got chicken quarters for .57 a pound. They were marked down. Took it home, clean and rub them with greek rub. Put them all in my Instant Pot. Once done, I clean a few and put others under the boiler to get the skin crispy. They are sooo yummy.
Sounds delicious!
5😅and a bit more
Haven't watched yet, but just here to say that seeing one of your videos drop just brightens my day like no other! Thank you!
💙💙💙 That's so sweet, so happy I can brighten your day!!
Same!!
I love seeing what other people eat 👀... maybe I'm nosy 🤣 I love using up the last of an ingredient. So satisfying!
I agree, I love seeing what other people buy and make!
Excellent budgeting and creative menus! You are doing a great service for people in this terrible economy.
Thank-you PEDO JOE
yes I feel like pasta was a special occasion thing but Lisa makes it look so easy
When I watch her videos, I’m so ashamed to accept how much food I’ve wasted…
She’s definitely an eye opener and makes some of us more conscious of the foods….
Agreed, I take in the details!
Love your videos. Your budget and what you made with it is amazing. People can still eat, even with inflation. They have to learn to cook more at home and shop sales. Hope a lot more people watch you.
Thank you! 💙
I always get great ideas for dishes to make from your "everyday budget" videos. Pasta and tortillas are now something I make regularly from scratch, after seeing your techniques.
Everything looks delicious.
I have a gardening tip, which you may already know about.
Take a large jug (a rinsed out cat litter jug with a screw on lid works great). Fill about 3/4 full of water. As you use your eggs, rinse them out really well with water and put into the jug of water and put on the lid loosely.
It will end up smelling like rotten eggs (it will be ready to use in a couple of weeks ) but works great as a garden plant food.
Keep adding as many rinsed egg shells as you want. Add water as the level goes down.
Lisa you are so creative in your meal planning. Your family is blessed to have you! ❤️
Thank you! 💙
I like these "normal weeks" the best!
Hey, hey, it's our favorite YT bestie 🎉
💙💙💙
You are my favorite youtuber for cooking. I love how you do things. I've learned a lot and I love to cook. And nowadays, budgeting is so important. Thank you for sharing.
I'm so happy that your new stove and ovens have worked out so well!
Thank You so much for your time in these videos; it's such a help to me.
Have a wonderful Day! God Bless. ❤
Yes the new stove has been wonderful!! 💙💙💙💙
I love your regular grocery budget videos! You do a wonderful job.
Thank you! 💙💙
I didn’t even notice the oven sound. Don’t stress about it, just enjoy your new oven! 😊
Always inspiring the way you pull things together and never waste food! Thank you!
Thank you! 💙💙
It always makes my day when you upload a new video. I love and use all your suggestions to save money. I also love it when your kitty makes an appearance. Such a cutie!
I'll have to make sure he makes it into a video soon. Feels like it's been a while!
We are getting an Aldi in south Louisiana,can’t wait!!Made me think of u❤
Hi Lisa yipee a video! Love them! Thank you so much!
I have been looking forward to your videos like a kid waits for Santa!
You should have millions of viewers. You are so clever and frugal and yet your meals are looking so gourmet. Truly, you are talented and inspiring. SMH.
I used to put a dish of beer in my garden to attract the slug away from my plants. I was so happy to see this new video. You make all your dishes seem so full of flavor and easy to make.
The beer trick was going to be my next course of action and something I plan to do if I have bigger problems with them this summer. Right now my winter/spring garden is very small and the egg shells seem to have done the trick.
💕 your approach to food and cooking!
😊 thank you
That Lisa Dawn is a very savvy shopper! That is a lot of groceries for $30. I like seeing new greens and other options that we normally do not see. 😊
Wow I just found this channel and I'm addicted. As someone who didn't learn cooking skills from their mother, you've helped me a lot. Thank you!
This is one of the most valuable channels on UA-cam! Thank you darlin', you are a true gift.
Hey it’s me with the rubber spatula getting stuff off the tall shelf 😂
My boyfriends coming for a visit this weekend. Ya know what I’m having him do? Curtains. In my defense, I’ll be cooking all weekend for both of us, including some meal prep for the next week of work while we hang out. This video couldn’t have come at a better time to keep me feeling inspired and ready to do the meal prep.
Dollar tree had a whole bunch of grabber trigger squeezer things last week. One black handle some blue. There must have been a whole case because I remember like at least 12. Might be worth a look and eye out
Also short girls are cute because God couldn't pack all that goodness into a little package so he made them thick and busty 🤪🤗😘
Short people represent! 😂😂😂
@@ThatLisaDawn my man had the AUDACITY to be like “I probably won’t even need a step stool” like no because you’re a 6’4 giant your eyeballs are level with the curtain rods 😂 it’s hard out here being 5’3
@@LAactor hahahahahahahaahahahah I have three of them! NEVER WITHOUT THEM NOW THEY WORK! :)
Loved every bit of this because I need get on budget make own meals.for work .have great day!
I recommend your videos to so many people! You are so savvy & creative! I have learned several valuable skills that I implement on a regular basis. You are such a gift to this community! Thank you!
Thank you so much! 💙💙
I admire your creativity with your meal prep. You're better at forward thinking than me. You seem to be able to visualize the different meals you can squeeze out of those same ingredients all week.
I watch many UA-cam cooking videos. Yours are so helpful and delicious to look at. I appreciate the Whole Foods you use and the skills you share. Lisa, I can’t wait for the next video. Be proud of yourself. I like that Andrew helps too. I cook with my husband a few times a week.
Thank you so much! 💙💙
We always add items to buy for our pantry and food storage with about every shopping. It seems that you have to do that to keep up! Thanks for sharing and good to see you! With everything the way it is you have to budget it doesn't mean you are going to go without!
Great deal on the canned beans, we do the same thing, we cook dry, but have a few cans. Great video😁
Amazing, creative meals as always! It makes me so happy to see that you’ve uploaded a new video.💖
Thank you! 💙💙💙💙
I love how you use up what you have and take stock on what you have and how to use it up.
Love seeing the haul and prices! Can’t wait to see what you cook up 😊
🎉 That Lisa Dawn❤
Everything looked delicious, thanks for sharing!
Thank you! 💙💙
So amazing how you brought that escarole back to life! You do such a great job of cooking healthy, filling meals on a budget. Love your channel! ❤
Love the video. The cooking and zero-waste principles keep my attention. I think we may be waiting a long time for butter to go on sale. I'm stretching my freezer stash with coconut oil (pantry stash). And I have dehydrated butter purchased in bulk for flavoring. The butter apocalypse was overshadowed by the egg apocalypse, but I noticed!
Right? Should have stocked up on even more butter during the holidays.
Butter is finally on sale for me at Aldi this week, so I'll be stocking up!
@That Lisa Dawn LOL, U was just typing about Aldi and saw you already mentioned it. Making room in the freezer now!
@That Lisa Dawn Dashing down to Aldi now. Thanks!
Girl, you can throw down in the kitchen for sure!! I wish I liked to cook more! Everything you make always looks delicious!! Another fabulous video Lisa!!❤❤❤
Thank you! 💙
I love how frugal and creative you are.
I was just commenting to my husband about the lack of day old bread and reduced produce special racks in the stores. Very hard today to get marked down fruit/veg./bread.
Now, for the escarole (which I' m going to attempt to grow since stores here in Winston-Salem don't seem to carry it...:(
Saute entire head or more of chopped garlic in olive oil until golden (not crispy) and add large can or a few small cans tomato sauce with equal amount of water to cook down. Add a lot of fresh black pepper, salt to taste and parsley to taste. When cooked down to original volume of sauce, shred up escarole heads and cook (can cover initially to stuff it into pot) and when cooked to tender add a few cans (or cooked from dry) cannellini beans (white kidney beans) and simmer to tenderness you prefer. This is normally served as a soup---but we eat it as a meal over rice with crusty Italian bread. My Nan's recipe for what we simply called escarole and beans.
That recipe sounds fantastic! I used to get SO MUCH discount bread and produce when Kroger was still around here. Now I'm lucky for the occasional mark down produce at Harris Teeter, but they never have good markdowns on bread, yogurt, or desserts like I used to get at Kroger.
@@ThatLisaDawn I hope you can give that recipe a try in the cooler season---which this should still be, lol! If I still lived in Wake County, I could have run it over to you. And you already know the golden rule that there's no such thing as too much garlic---so if you want to put more you go for it!
It really is tough nowadays to find good specials at the stores---the only one I can still usually get is the deal on manager's specials for meat at Food Lion. They seem to just throw out the produce and the care of it while still on the shelves has gone down hill. There used to be day old bread bakery outlets around---I don't see them any more---good skill to have is your baking/pasta making skill. Yours (that looks so easy when you do it) is the absolute cheapest way to go and tastier, too.
Glad your back
You have a clean fridge!!! puts mine to shame...lol
Great ideas! We love Thai red curry with coconut milk and fresh lime. I just toss whatever veggies I have in and yum!
These videos are so helpful! Thank you for taking the time to make them 😊
So happy they are helpful. That's the greatest compliment I could receive 💙💙
Hey Lisa, I actually prepare dry beans and lie them flat in gallon ziploc bags in my freezer. Then I have beans for whenever I need! More economical if you have the freezer space.
This video was delightful. Creative cooking at its best.
A good recipe for rice is to cook your long grain rice with a little less water than you usually do, add about a tsp of salt, about 1/2 tsp of cooking oil. If I have 1 cup of rice I use same measuring cup and and fill it up to where my rice was…then take out about 3 to 4 tablespoons. Mix everything together and cook on stovetop or in my rice pot. You can put a little turmeric to color it a beautiful yellow…plus it has wonderful benefits for the body. Another way is to take your rice ,after it has cooked and come to room temperature, add some butter to a sauce pan and add some diced up celery, carrots, onion and sauté until they are crisp-tender. Next add some slivers almonds (opt),and let nuts get slightly toasted. Now mix with your rice. Add S&P to taste. You can also make rice in the oven with Lipton onion soup mix and beef broth. Short grain rice is hard to keep from sticking together. Trick is always let your rice sit and do not stir for around 5-10 minutes to fluff up. Each grain is suppose to fluff and separate. Leave lid on and do not peak…otherwise condensation will form on lid and run into your rice making it have more liquid. If you can afford it buy a better rice like Basmati or Jasmine. The length of the rice grain will determine how your rice turns out…GV brand has so many broken pieces that it looks like floor scrapings from a mill. If I am going to eat rice I would rather spend a little more on a better rice and cut corners somewhere else maybe like the asparagus or a higher priced item. Basmati rice has a wonderful aroma of popcorn while cooking. All it needs is a pat of butter and I am happy. Some people like it just with some herbs or chopped green onions. Plus if you would have saved some chicken meat, diced sausage and used your pork fat…you have the base of making Jambalaya! I save a cup of diced ham after I cook one and freeze it, same with ground pork breakfast sausage, link sausage and pork chops or pork roast. Use bacon fat to start dish in, use about half of bell pepper, finely diced along with an onion and 1-2 cloves of garlic( all finely minced) also some chopped green onions separate. You can cut up the meats into bite size chunks and freeze too. Though everything is better to me when fresh…I do this to save me time or when I do not feel like spending a lot of time in the kitchen. It is the cooking and layering process of ingredients that will give your dish such great flavor. I suggest to anyone trying to make this or any Cajun dish to watch someone making it…John Besh has a very good video on FB. Where I learned how to make it properly. This dish is not hard and very economical to feed a hungry family. He believes in cooking with pork fat and seasoning things well. Also, you can make Emeril’s cajun seasoning and makes up around two bottles of what you showed for price of one at store. Sorry so long…just some ideas I thought you might like😊.
My mom use to make escarole noodle soup when i was young. It was fabulous...i wish i knew how she made it! Haven't had in 40 years. Im gonna try to make an d its you fault! Lol
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I love watching your videos on a night like tonight. I don't feel good and I just want to be calm and relaxed. You are so down to earth and I'd love to have you as a friend. xo
WOW!!!! I wish I could find those kinds of prices for chicken in central Cali!! my word!!!
I bet you are enjoying your new oven. Nice thrifting of groceries. I love dollar tree for the prices. Have a great weekend. Nice video.😊
Yes, the new oven has been fantastic! 💙💙
Thank you for a wonderful video.
So good to see you again.
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Lisa it’s amazing you never waste anything great job ❤
It's great to see your videos again this month. I always look forward to see what you come up with. I started tomatoes a couple of years ago and they drowned. I only had three or four and they had little taste.
Have a great day and see you again soon.
So happy to see a new video from you! …Deb
Yay! You posted! Love your videos! Especially this type of content. Thank you.
Great haul! I also took advantage of those Food Lion chicken deals! Full freezer now, thank goodness!
Great video.wonderful recipes
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Love, love, LOVE this type of video!!
Glad you enjoyed. It's a lot to record all of my cooking for the entire week (and even more of a pain to edit it lol), but I also really enjoy making these types of videos! 💙💙
@@ThatLisaDawn I'm sure it's a ton of work, but it is VERY much appreciated! Love your content so much 😊
I’ve baked twice today but I’m not even there yet to coursework and practice. But I will be by end of day. $38 is definitely a good price for things - I know a lot of your cans is where I keep it for prep and camping without refrigeration
Yay...love seeing a new video from you pop up in my notifications!!! 😀
I am a big fan. I love watching your cooking techniques and how you patiently explain everything.
Once again, super impressed with what you come up with!
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Looks super duper good thanks for sharing
Great ideas! Looks wonderful! 🎉😊
Everything looks so good. Thanks!!
So how did you like the escarole? I haven't had it either, except as baby greens in salad.
BTW, I'm so happy to see you cooking a wide variety of tasty and healthy veg. Did you read about the new report showing that half of under-5 -year-old US children don't eat a single serving of veg each day? Jaw-dropping.
I liked the escarole, I would definitely get it again. It's a bit on the bitter side so I'd definitely either eat it cooked or as part of a mix of salad greens.
All are very healthy meLs made from fresh ingredients and extremely economical. This is a very helpful video channel. Thanks to Lisa Dawn
Happy to see you pop up. I always enjoy your videos. 😘
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I grew up eating escarole. My mother would sauté it in olive oil and garlic. Yummmmm😊
Sounds delicious!
❤ these great ideas. Budget friendly and look delicious 😋
Hey!!! Missed your videos. 😢
That red spatula trick has to be an ingrained habit of all cooks. Colors may vary but the results are the same.
Love your videos. Keep them coming.
I get so excited when I get a notification for your videos. They're enjoyable to watch and so informative! I live in ND and I can never find prices like you seem to, groceries are sooo expensive here. But your videos do inspire me to seek out the best deals I can. You've shown me that eating on a budget can still be healthy and delicious. Can't wait for more! Thank you for this one!
I absolutely love your videos and you!! Keep your videos going. Your such an inspiration to me 💕🙏🙏
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I love your videos Lisa. When I get notified, I’m like oooh, time for Lisa!!!
You have a gift! I enjoy your channel so much! 😊
Aldi has butter on sale for $2.49 this week, limit 6
😍Thanks for this. They certainly do.
I saw that! Definitely stocking up!
i admire your creativity and flexibility in the kitchen so much! as a broke college student, im always so inspired by how you make great meals using what you have already or what you find on sale. thank you for sharing this with us!!!
Honestly this video motivates me to stop getting fast food so much. Everything you made is cheaper (and probably healthier). Love the videos Lisa.
Hi from England. Wash your egg shells, save them up till you get a baking tray full, bake them in the oven, cool, crush small and put them out for slugs. They also hate coffee grounds.
I love watching you cook even tho we couldn't eat what you make as we are vegan. 💖
Very helpful...thanks! I love that you don't buy processed foods -- I'm trying to avoid them, too.
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I love videos like this. With everything being so expensive, especially groceries. These videos give me good ideas. Thanks so much.
Glad you got some ideas! Thanks! 💙💙
You are so creative! I love watching your videos! I never would’ve thought to make pizza dough with sour cream.
Everything looks so good!
Lol! I use my big tongs to grab things off my higher shelves!
Me too girl haha. I'm only 5' 2" and I have a huge pair of tongs I mainly use just for top shelf grabbing.
I'm so Mad I haven't been Notified when you post in a long time!! time to marathon missed videos. Silly UA-cam!!!
We need more if these weekly grocery hauls to give us ideas for cheap meals the average person could enjoy.❤
You are so frugal and clever, I love your videos ! You really know how to stretch a dollar without sacrificing flavor,your recipes are very doable and so tasty.I learn alot from you..keep up the great work.
Love love your videos Lisa!all your food looks yummy my dear,hi from England!
Thank you so much! 💙💙
These videos are very inspiring. Thank you.
That was an epic food adventure! Thank you for the video! Have an amazing week! Could you do another grocery store vlog? I really am addicted to USA/BRITAIN/EUROPE grocery store vlogs!
I've done a couple of these videos in the past and definitely plan to continue to do more in the future. So glad you enjoyed! 💙💙