I realize from watching your videos that I spend too much and waste too much food. I love how down to earth, creative, and cute you are. Your videos are comforting because they are so genuine. Kudos to you and your family👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Ok using English muffins for pizzas in genius! My family does pizza night every Friday, we are a one income family and times are definitely tough. There are 6 of us and this helps so much ! Thank you ❤
You took me back in time with those English muffin pizzas! Had those fairly often as a kid. Made them a few times for my kids when they were younger. ❤
tips instead of muffins just mix self raise flour and water till you get a dough fry it up and there you go you have the perfect base for mini pizza far cheaper and delicious it dont need no salt no milk just water and self rising flour and fry it on a skillet they keep great in the freezer too
Oh thank you so so much for this video! We are a family of 5 but my 3 kids are eating us out of the house and right now, everyone is feeling the cost of the groceries. I can't wait for more videos! Sending love to y'all ❤
You're not the only one who eats baked sweet potatoes that way. Easy, quick, and delicious. It's especially great to eat them that way when you are "hangry."
I did your tortilla pizza in my skillet on LOW with lid on, and my hubs fell in love with them! He always ordered a thick crust pizza, so I was prepared for grumbling and also making him a sandwich to satisfy his meat "need." but as I was preparing one for myself (only had tortilla in large size, not fajita size so could only do one at a time) he asked for another! He loves them, and after I have had some medical issues he even prepared them for us himself. Love it! A great way to have pizza for a small family, too, without having to cram the freezer full of big pizza boxes. Thank you for ALL your great ideas❤❤❤!!
Your videos always make me smile and I get some great meal ideas. Keep being silly. Keep singing. Keep telling us when you’re having a bad day. It personally makes me feel like nobody is alone in their feelings!
Have you ever tried making a big batch of scrambled eggs that you freeze? We did this once at church when we had a large donation of eggs. Thawed and mixed with some celery and mayo and made a delicious egg salad luncheon for seniors.
If you have leftover oatmeal.. place it in a bread pan cover and place in the fridge overnight.. slice it up and fry in some butter and serve with syrup... its almost like having mush!! So very good and a great why to use leftovers in a new way.. my husband's granny made it alot to feed her large family
I read somewhere to mix an egg into your hamburger or any ground meat. It helps it from shrinking. True I don't know. But I will try it. I'm using 2 eggs for a lb.
I actually enjoy your videos and yes I’m not a breakfast person I only have lunch and dinner you seem to be a good soul keep up the good videos and your family is beautiful
New subscriber here. Sarah from Pancakes and Pandemonium is always speaking so very highly of you! Tonight I have been binge watching. Just like everyone below in comments, I too think you are amazing as is your husband and boys
Everything looks great. The tortilla burgers look so good. The chili so easy. I so look forward to your videos. This week ,after shopping I was depressed. It seems as though it is getting tougher to feed my family. Seeing you do it gives me hope, really. I thank God for you and your family cheering me up❤❤❤
I hope that you don’t mind, but I’m sharing my dry taco mix with y’all. I got it years ago while watching the Food Network. This makes the equivalence of 1 packet of dry mix. 1 tablespoon chili powder 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper ½ teaspoon ground paprika ¼ teaspoon garlic powder ¼ teaspoon onion powder ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes ¼ teaspoon dried oregano Mix all together and store in an airtight container (I recycle an empty spice container).
I’m Cajun and I make a lot of Jambalaya. I make mine from scratch, but even with the boxed one you can also add smoked sausage with or without chicken it’s delicious also if you like seafood shrimp jambalaya is great too. My Mom made a fantastic pork jambalaya also 😊
New subscriber. Ive been binge watching your videos. I appreciate that you are so creative with your budget meala. Im so tired of everyone doing rice and beans and spaghetti.
I just lurve when Kylen faints lol. He's adorable. All your children are lovely. Chilli dogs are my absolutely favourite meal. Hubby isn't keen but I just love it. I was brought up not eating a lot of meat, hasn't done us any harm. I was born in the fifties, we never had chicken for a meal, it was lean rump steak minced or rump steak as stew, mum always only bought 3/4lb, all she could afford but we had brilliant meals. Always homemade soup, dinner and a homemade pudding oh and also a glass of milk. She bulked out meals with veg and dumplings. Thank you for sharing Brooke xxx Sorry I should have said Glasgow, Scotland here.
I don't eat a lot of meat either. Sometimes I just use a can of soup that has meat and mix that with a box of hamburger helper (instead of using hamburger. I have also made it with a can of drained beans instead of the meat or use any kind of ground meat instead of the burger.Or put the soup over rice or mashed potatoes with some veggies and maybe some melted cheese. My favorite soup is Campbell's Chunky. I like all the different flavors.
Brooke, you have given me so many great recipe ideas. I am so grateful for you. I feel like they are doable and really good... Not just cheap things thrown together. Your family seems happy and well fed on a budget. Thank you so much.
I am a mom of two who was born in Costa Rica and now living in Massachusetts for 30 years. Thank you for this video. I grew up in a 3rd world country and we were very poor. My family of 6 had good meals because I had a mom like you. She had to figure out how to feed us all six. I learned so much through her that even now living in the US I still use many of the tips my own mom used to save on EVERYTHING! There is no waste in my home. My kids are not brats and are comfortable eating left overs all the time. I love your humor too! 😊
I've recently realized I have more energy when I eat 1 egg (cooked different ways) & 2 slices bacon & 1-2 toasted carb. Hardy soup lunch & lighter healthy (mostly veggie) supper. Protein snack sometime daily.
Yes Brook, we always say meat is the garnish. You don’t need to be heavy handed with meat, we need all that veg and grains to fill you up properly and be more healthy, 🙌 fantastic!!
Love the sweet potatoes just the way you ate yours! If you haven’t tried white sweet potatoes, they rock eating them whole ans cooked like you did! My husband was raised eating white sweet potatoes dipped in chicken gravy! Yum! We all love them!
Great job. My chickens have been laying well too and I am trying to figure out ways to use them up too. When my big freezer got fixed and I put my meats back into it I found a partial bag of cooked chicken strips so I made a big batch of fried rice and I used a bunch of asparagus from my garden in it. I also used one cut up pork chop to make a stir fry. If possible I use recipes that incorporate meat into them instead of the star of the show so we can stretch it farther.
brooke,you can freeze eggs.theres a few ways to do it! leoutube it.Its fab in the winter when the girls dont want to cooperate and they are on hiatus due to sunight issues.just a thought. ;)
As always thanks for more great ideas. I’m glad you mentioned the bouillon in the pantry because I needed a suggestion for my group for their $5 pantry item and that gave me ideas. Have you ever heard of migas or chilaquiles? They are Mexican dishes that are simple and a different way to use corn tortillas to stretch meat/protein and are a great way to use up eggs.
Brooke use need to make fluff baked Omelet recipe 1cup of ham or bacon 10 lrg eggs 1 cup of coconut milk or half and half 1cup cheese of your choice 2tsp chives pinch of salt&pepper bake in greased 9x9 at 350 for30 minutes to use up your eggs mu family really loves it
We make scrambles eggs and mix it with the chili beans all warmed in the same skillet and just to get extra full we make fresh handmand tortillas. Soooooooo delicious 😋
We also make. Pizza quesadillas for lunch. We put our toppings and cheese inside flour tortillas and put them on the griddle or frying pan. Or the black stone and Brown each side until cheese melts and dip in pizza sauce. Quick easy and cheap lunch. It’s delicious and my 3 kiddos love it so does my fiancé
You have the Best Recipes on UA-cam 🙂 And your Words of Wisdom are a Bonus 🎉 Thanks for everything that you do to make our lives simpler In case no 1 has told you today I just wanted to say that we Appreciate you Have a Blessed Day because you Deserve it
Hint for eggs: crack into ice trays, freeze, then when solid store in ziplock freezer bag. Wham! During the season that you chickens aren’t laying as many you still have as many as you need.
❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂 all of above you are definitely down to earth and full of life and everyone watching y'all and you mama you cook just like my mom did long time ago you cook and make up as you go along ways I lost my mother 17 yrs ago and she also Cooked same way to so just continue doing you don't listen to the negativity ❤❤❤❤ it
Since watching your videos I have learned to better portion out my dinners and not make so much at once. We also are very light eaters for breakfast and lunch and we do a big dinner every night
Great job Brooke and I love sweet potatoes too!! And the small tortillas with the thin hamburgers looked yummy and I love the crispy tortillas with the hamburger fixings !! God bless ❤️🙏🙋🏻🌈🌈
I realize from watching your videos that I spend too much and waste too much food. I love how down to earth, creative, and cute you are. Your videos are comforting because they are so genuine. Kudos to you and your family👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I had the same exact thought! I def need to shop smarter and waste less!
I agree. Brooke is the most precious person. Everyone just loves her❤
Same here. Excellent comment, and thank you for sharing it
Once recommended to me to maintain a healthy weight: Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, dinner like a pauper.
Scrambled eggs for breakfast would be wonderful
Husband DID fabulous! Needs to have his OWN channel!
He does! I don't remember what it's called though lol.
@@gloriajackson2021Dusty Budget survivalist.
Ok using English muffins for pizzas in genius! My family does pizza night every Friday, we are a one income family and times are definitely tough. There are 6 of us and this helps so much ! Thank you ❤
You've never heard of English muffin pizza?
@ no lol I’ve used French bread but never seen anyone use English muffins before
One of my favorite things is baked sweet potato with chili over it. The sweet and spicy is so good and SO filling!
I live sweet potatoes.
I vote for more $75 a week videos!! This was a life saver!!
@@mycolorfulcottage yeeees
Brooke ,I use crushed nacho chips , Taco meat ,Salsa and cheese Layer like Lasagna and Bake till Bubbly, I use a 9x9 baking dish.
That sounds great!
we do this as well we call it Taco cassarole. we add a can of black beans to help with protien
Yummy
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Your husband is SO incredibly sweet and helpful ❤❤❤
One way we use left over chili - put it over baked potatoes and top with cheese :) Very filling.
Pro tip ..use day old refrigerated rice to make fried rice its a game changer! I Enjoy your content!
Yes, this!
I freeze extra rice so it's ready for fried rice when I am .You can also use it in a casserole but reheating it plain it is soooo 😢 dry
I love the way Colin gets himself ready to do a faint... You can see it coming!😅 Sets down his plate and down he goes!😂 Hes so cute!
You took me back in time with those English muffin pizzas! Had those fairly often as a kid. Made them a few times for my kids when they were younger. ❤
tips instead of muffins just mix self raise flour and water till you get a dough fry it up and there you go you have the perfect base for mini pizza far cheaper and delicious it dont need no salt no milk just water and self rising flour and fry it on a skillet they keep great in the freezer too
@@privateaccount1278 I’m going to try that thank you
If you leave your corn in the husk until you cook, it will be sweeter. You can actually microwave it for 3 minutes in the husk.
Oh thank you so so much for this video! We are a family of 5 but my 3 kids are eating us out of the house and right now, everyone is feeling the cost of the groceries. I can't wait for more videos! Sending love to y'all ❤
You're not the only one who eats baked sweet potatoes that way. Easy, quick, and delicious. It's especially great to eat them that way when you are "hangry."
I am impressed with how polite and thankful your kids are! Good job.
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The only budget meal video I’ve seen that actually makes sense and looks like it will fill up the kids. Thanks
I subbed as soon as you said flea market lol I really appreciate your down to earth vibe. Wishing ya the best from Saskatchewan, Canada 🇨🇦
I love it when your children taste test your food! They need to always taste it.
I did your tortilla pizza in my skillet on LOW with lid on, and my hubs fell in love with them! He always ordered a thick crust pizza, so I was prepared for grumbling and also making him a sandwich to satisfy his meat "need." but as I was preparing one for myself (only had tortilla in large size, not fajita size so could only do one at a time) he asked for another! He loves them, and after I have had some medical issues he even prepared them for us himself. Love it! A great way to have pizza for a small family, too, without having to cram the freezer full of big pizza boxes. Thank you for ALL your great ideas❤❤❤!!
Your videos always make me smile and I get some great meal ideas.
Keep being silly. Keep singing. Keep telling us when you’re having a bad day. It personally makes me feel like nobody is alone in their feelings!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful art with us. I absolutely love that you don't over edit, and keep it "real". Much love, sister ❤
Add some macaroni today. Chilly and have chili mac
Have you ever tried making a big batch of scrambled eggs that you freeze? We did this once at church when we had a large donation of eggs. Thawed and mixed with some celery and mayo and made a delicious egg salad luncheon for seniors.
This is so wholesome and genuine. ❤ Thank you for sharing!
If you have leftover oatmeal.. place it in a bread pan cover and place in the fridge overnight.. slice it up and fry in some butter and serve with syrup... its almost like having mush!! So very good and a great why to use leftovers in a new way.. my husband's granny made it alot to feed her large family
I read somewhere to mix an egg into your hamburger or any ground meat. It helps it from shrinking. True I don't know. But I will try it. I'm using 2 eggs for a lb.
Your youngest fainting from the goodness, makes my day every time😂❤
I actually enjoy your videos and yes I’m not a breakfast person I only have lunch and dinner you seem to be a good soul keep up the good videos and your family is beautiful
Mac and cheese mixed with chilli is good
New subscriber here. Sarah from Pancakes and Pandemonium is always speaking so very highly of you! Tonight I have been binge watching. Just like everyone below in comments, I too think you are amazing as is your husband and boys
Everything looks great. The tortilla burgers look so good. The chili so easy. I so look forward to your videos. This week ,after shopping I was depressed. It seems as though it is getting tougher to feed my family. Seeing you do it gives me hope, really. I thank God for you and your family cheering me up❤❤❤
Muchísimas gracias por todo ❤
I hope that you don’t mind, but I’m sharing my dry taco mix with y’all. I got it years ago while watching the Food Network. This makes the equivalence of 1 packet of dry mix.
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon ground paprika
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon onion powder
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
¼ teaspoon dried oregano
Mix all together and store in an airtight container (I recycle an empty spice container).
Times are hard for me and my family. I really appreciate you for this video
I’m Cajun and I make a lot of Jambalaya. I make mine from scratch, but even with the boxed one you can also add smoked sausage with or without chicken it’s delicious also if you like seafood shrimp jambalaya is great too. My Mom made a fantastic pork jambalaya also 😊
New subscriber. Ive been binge watching your videos. I appreciate that you are so creative with your budget meala. Im so tired of everyone doing rice and beans and spaghetti.
Your youngest son "faints" make my day. This may have been one of his best !!😂 You should do a clip of his many "faints" . Luv y'all !!!! 😊
I just lurve when Kylen faints lol. He's adorable. All your children are lovely. Chilli dogs are my absolutely favourite meal. Hubby isn't keen but I just love it. I was brought up not eating a lot of meat, hasn't done us any harm. I was born in the fifties, we never had chicken for a meal, it was lean rump steak minced or rump steak as stew, mum always only bought 3/4lb, all she could afford but we had brilliant meals. Always homemade soup, dinner and a homemade pudding oh and also a glass of milk. She bulked out meals with veg and dumplings. Thank you for sharing Brooke xxx Sorry I should have said Glasgow, Scotland here.
I don't eat a lot of meat either. Sometimes I just use a can of soup that has meat and mix that with a box of hamburger helper (instead of using hamburger. I have also made it with a can of drained beans instead of the meat or use any kind of ground meat instead of the burger.Or put the soup over rice or mashed potatoes with some veggies and maybe some melted cheese. My favorite soup is Campbell's Chunky. I like all the different flavors.
We used to substitute Thousand Island Salad Dressing with equal parts of mayo and catsup and a bit of chopped pickle.
I watch all the time even though I never cook. No one in my family eats the same foods. 😂
Brooke, you have given me so many great recipe ideas. I am so grateful for you. I feel like they are doable and really good... Not just cheap things thrown together. Your family seems happy and well fed on a budget. Thank you so much.
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Brooke My kids loved breakfast sausage or hot dogs in their mac n cheese. Very tasty.
You know what, your hair looks really good up like that with hair in front on both sides. Looking good.
14:12 “I said drips!!!” Lol :) such a married couple. Love it-and looks yummy!
I am a mom of two who was born in Costa Rica and now living in Massachusetts for 30 years. Thank you for this video. I grew up in a 3rd world country and we were very poor. My family of 6 had good meals because I had a mom like you. She had to figure out how to feed us all six. I learned so much through her that even now living in the US I still use many of the tips my own mom used to save on EVERYTHING! There is no waste in my home. My kids are not brats and are comfortable eating left overs all the time.
I love your humor too! 😊
Loved watching your husband cook on the grill and seeing your backyard.
Hi, that onion would be fine. Just take the growing ring out and use the rest.
Great week of food.
Oh good, someone else goes that, too!😂
Brown sugar is awesome in oatmeal
Great job, Dusty!
Great meals ideas😊
I agree 👍 lunch should be simple and easy and light
I eat sweet potatoes like that! Sweet potatoes are my favorite!
I don’t even like beef that much, but when he bit into the tortilla burger the crunch made me hungry!
I've recently realized I have more energy when I eat 1 egg (cooked different ways) & 2 slices bacon & 1-2 toasted carb. Hardy soup lunch & lighter healthy (mostly veggie) supper. Protein snack sometime daily.
I love your sons eyes when he reacts
Yes Brook, we always say meat is the garnish. You don’t need to be heavy handed with meat, we need all that veg and grains to fill you up properly and be more healthy, 🙌 fantastic!!
Love the sweet potatoes just the way you ate yours! If you haven’t tried white sweet potatoes, they rock eating them whole ans cooked like you did! My husband was raised eating white sweet potatoes dipped in chicken gravy! Yum! We all love them!
Great job. My chickens have been laying well too and I am trying to figure out ways to use them up too. When my big freezer got fixed and I put my meats back into it I found a partial bag of cooked chicken strips so I made a big batch of fried rice and I used a bunch of asparagus from my garden in it. I also used one cut up pork chop to make a stir fry. If possible I use recipes that incorporate meat into them instead of the star of the show so we can stretch it farther.
brooke,you can freeze eggs.theres a few ways to do it! leoutube it.Its fab in the winter when the girls dont want to cooperate and they are on hiatus due to sunight issues.just a thought. ;)
For my tortilla pizzas I use spaghetti sauce and a little bit of sugar and bacon bits and shredded cheese. 350 degrees for 13 minutes or till done.
As always thanks for more great ideas. I’m glad you mentioned the bouillon in the pantry because I needed a suggestion for my group for their $5 pantry item and that gave me ideas. Have you ever heard of migas or chilaquiles? They are Mexican dishes that are simple and a different way to use corn tortillas to stretch meat/protein and are a great way to use up eggs.
Oooooh, chilaquiles are my favorite. Now I want them really bad.😂
That sounds really interesting, I love corn tortillas versus flour for all my dishes....
I'm gonna have to find out, I love Mexican but not sure what you are talking about
Wow! Great ideas! I didn’t think it could be done! You’re amazing🎉!
Great job. You are amazing. ❤❤❤
❤❤❤great ideas with the budget you had to work with.
Liked the Patti melts.
I eat sweet potatoes like a push pop too! Sweet potatoes are my favorite food. Love them.
I actually really love all the food you made it wasn’t nasty or too unhealthy to feed my kids just to save money! And your personality is GOLD💕💕💕
Those burgers looked yummy!
Brooke use need to make fluff baked Omelet recipe 1cup of ham or bacon 10 lrg eggs 1 cup of coconut milk or half and half 1cup cheese of your choice 2tsp chives pinch of salt&pepper bake in greased 9x9 at 350 for30 minutes to use up your eggs mu family really loves it
I LOVE these realistic budget videos this has given me so much inspiration this week 💖
We make scrambles eggs and mix it with the chili beans all warmed in the same skillet and just to get extra full we make fresh handmand tortillas. Soooooooo delicious 😋
That sounds so good! Never thought to mix eggs with chilli beans.
Hi Brooke! I loved that you mix your seasonings into your burgers! You can also add an egg yolk to make them extra juicy! ❤
We also make. Pizza quesadillas for lunch. We put our toppings and cheese inside flour tortillas and put them on the griddle or frying pan. Or the black stone and Brown each side until cheese melts and dip in pizza sauce. Quick easy and cheap lunch. It’s delicious and my 3 kiddos love it so does my fiancé
You have the Best Recipes on UA-cam 🙂
And your Words of Wisdom are a Bonus 🎉
Thanks for everything that you do to make our lives simpler
In case no 1 has told you today I just wanted to say that we Appreciate you
Have a Blessed Day because you Deserve it
One of my go-to meals, spaghetti with meatballs, and cut-up sweet Italian sausage.
I make my toast in the skillet. That wAy it is already buttered. Then I fry the eggs. ❤love your videos and your family.
You could put a huge wok also! Love the grill set up
Great video ❤🎉 was so excited for a new one!!!
Hint for eggs: crack into ice trays, freeze, then when solid store in ziplock freezer bag. Wham! During the season that you chickens aren’t laying as many you still have as many as you need.
What an awesome young man you have there! Top notch taste tester 👌
You have some good ideas I had never thought of, and some I do use.
That’s the bad part of using 73/27 HB meat. It shrinks almost 50%.
That is why we went to 90/10...we get the meat we paid such a high price for and not put it in the trash or grease jar.
Ugh paper plates
Brooks you are amazing,thanks for sharing ❤️🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️
Ohhh a 40 minute video. I'm so excited.
❤ exactly! The longer the better!!😂
My stress-free TV show. Brooke is a Starlet😂
@@claudiamello7684 amen!
Love you girl! I love everything you made and I know my family will to! Thanks for the tips and tricks:) you da best😅
Breakfast eggs? Those eggs looked beautiful. I like you style. Great video.
It all looks good! You better watch out… Dusty is going to be working as a hibachi chef soon! He did great with the fried rice!😊
I think I like those grills way better then the usual grills
It all looked great!
Dusty's sesame oil, it's okay Brooke I love sesame oil. I add it in my Ramens soup.
Thanks Brooke for all you do! That is definitely budget meals for sure that I will try! Your boys are so sweet!
Love the discount bakery places
❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂 all of above you are definitely down to earth and full of life and everyone watching y'all and you mama you cook just like my mom did long time ago you cook and make up as you go along ways I lost my mother 17 yrs ago and she also Cooked same way to so just continue doing you don't listen to the negativity ❤❤❤❤ it
Love your meals and your enthusiasm. I found your channel while searching for frugal meals.
You could add some black beans and rice to that last one, it looked like a fajita bowl❣️❣️
Since watching your videos I have learned to better portion out my dinners and not make so much at once. We also are very light eaters for breakfast and lunch and we do a big dinner every night
Great Recipes.. Easy peasy
Great job Brooke and I love sweet potatoes too!! And the small tortillas with the thin hamburgers looked yummy and I love the crispy tortillas with the hamburger fixings !! God bless ❤️🙏🙋🏻🌈🌈
Just a suggestion, I use spices and make my own "taco spice" baggies. I just started and it's pretty easy.
Me, too! Miss Lori @ Whippoorwill Holler has videos that teach how.
I remember sitting on my daddy's lap eating sweet potatoes the same way you do. ❤
Hi Brooke thank you for your videos ❤
That’s close to my current summer monthly budget for 8! Fun!! I would have had a field day lol!
I have never had butter in my oatmeal, but it looks yummy
I couldn’t eat it without butter.. its too good