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Taking box pasta and transform it into a chicken and Broccoli pasta 😋 turning a side dish into a full meal can really help when your trying to feed you family on a tight budget. Really good, useful ideas.
😂 You brought back really fond memories for me with those mustard pickles and that face you made! 😊 My Nana use to make the best sour pickles! She would put them down in her cellar to store. Us grandkids would play a game with them. We’d go down there and open a jar(imagine!) and see who could eat them more and not make a face! Such fun! My big brother could do it any time! I could not at all. The little dance I did from that sour bite would make them all laugh! 😂But I did develop a taste for those sour pickles! I miss them! I miss Nana! Good times. Thank you.
I am new to this channel and think you are amazing! I live on the east coast of Canada and enjoy your content and you are so engaging , I can see why you chosen for your demos of products. Best of luck in your endeavors!
I use sue bee chicken and dumpling in a car. I add some flour and thicken it up using a wisk . It makes them taste alot better. I also add mayo and butter to my instant mashed potatoes to make them taste more semi homemade.
I make several meatloafs at one time too, but instead of forming it into loafs for the freezer I put it in gallon ziplock /freezer seal bags and store it flat in the freezer.
Dearest friend when you started blending the mustard veggies I thought you were gonna make a mess when you didn't I said impressive when you splattered the blender end I laughed so hard. I love watching you . Your friend Trish in Sandiego Ca USA
Today was the day Walmart has 90 percent off all Christmas. There also to pull all stock and get it onto the floor everything in back the CEO of Walmart wants to know what the stores have. It's a very tiring day for people working there. As my grandkids say there grandma is floor manager and she can't believe our store is short if stock that it's not holding what they thought. She now has to find the trucks and trailers holding store supplies. Ya good with that. So what she's saying there's nothing left to keep shelf's full. Oh no not good. No pet food,no baby food or new clothing, her list goes on. But this is our Walmart in Oregon. Yes I bought rolls of Christmas wrap at 20 cents and name tags for a dime .
I am so glad to see you participating in the #threeriverschallenge . The fun thing about it is that you can set your own rules with the idea of using up things in your pantry that needs to be used up. I love it! I am doing the same thing!
Boxed mac and cheese is great as is, but also makes a great start for a full dinner. I love to make it into a Chili mac - brown ground meat with onion and peppers, add tomatoes, sauce, canned pinto or kidney beans, chili seasonings. Add the macaroni right into the pan with the other ingredients. Add a couple cups water to the mixture so the pasta can absorb it. Put a lid on and cook until the pasta is the way you like it and the liquid is absorbed. Add the cheese packet, if desired, add shredded cheese or both. More mac and cheese starter ideas - Cheeseburger Mac, Tuna Casserole, Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese - adding some Franks and chicken.
That looks super good! I am kind of in the challenge but not in the challenge. Sides sometimes can work for becoming the main part of the meal for sure! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for showing how to elevate these things. Everyone I talk to it becomes a chore to figure out what to eat every day. I appreciate these lil things. Sometimes I cook for 1 (me) sometime for 20. I also go to my local food pantry and I am forever grateful. But sone stuff I normally wouldn’t purchase so it’s nice to have some ideas also. I have been making my own dog food in my instapot too and it has worked out incredibly well. ❤
Stale bread and end pieces (those are my favourite slices, but no one likes them except me!). Add in a couple cans of tuna, an egg , some dill, parsley and black pepper then fry into Patties or scoop onto a baking sheet and bake if you don’t to fry. You can use stuffing mix instead of the stale bread. Serve with rice and veggies, or Serve on rolls like burgers with lettuce and mayo to really make it stretch.
@@mamabairds I laughed so hard at that part too because that is exactly something I would do and say. 🤣 Thanks for your videos! They are great and I always learn something new! 😊
Great video!! One thing I love about you is you waste nothing! We got so bad with wasting I am now trying to use up everything like you do, plus with the prices it’s forcing us to do that too, love your videos!
Carolina Love watching your videos. I have some of those packaged pastas to use up and I had the same idea with chicken and a veg. Thank you for sharing your ideas to stretch my food budget.
Such great ideas. Everything looks so delicious. When my kids were teens, I used to bake up 3 meatloaf's at a time. Then the following day after everything was firm, I would slice the leftovers and put each slice in a sandwich bag. Then put the bagged slices into freezer bags. This way each kid could nuke a slice of meatloaf, leftover potatoes, and handful of frozen veggies when they got home from sporting events, work, or whatever kept them away at meal time. I'll bet those that you made with the sausage were delicious.
Great job! I tell you what that ground meat fried rice looked so yummy. Everything looked great. These days we all need some budget friendly food ideas.
Lol, the first time I tried making whipped coffee I used the whisk attachment on my emersion blender & didn't hold onto my glass......girl I had coffee on my walls, cabinets, floor, backsplash, in my open dishwasher, on the ceiling for goodness sakes. For months afterwards I would find it in little hiding places around corners, in the blinds, on the windows. Never did that again.
So, this is how I solved the meatloaf grease problem. I cook my meatloaf in a roaster pan with a rack. Wrap the rack in aluminum foil, put it in the pan and poke holes in it with a knife so the grease will drain in the bottom of the pan. Form meatloaf on top of the rack. I cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake. The grease drains and you don't heave greasy meatloaf.
i have one for you to try!! Stove top Turkey Bake 1 cup hot water 1 package stove top stuffing mix 4 cups cooked chicken or turkey 2 cups frozen broccoli, thawed and drained 1 can cream of chicken soup 3/4 cup of milk 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated preheat oven to 350, add hot water to stuffing mix, stir until moistened and set aside. mix turkey/chicken and broccoli in a 2L casserole dish. combine soup, milk and cheese. pour over turkey mixture. top with prepared stuffing and bake for 30 to 35 mins or until heated through!!!! it's sooooooo good!!!
When making a meatloaf I have found if you .if mix your ingredients together except for your meat. Add your meat and mix and then make into ĺoaves. It is easier to mix
You can set your own rules for the challenge. Some are giving their self grace with a budget. But I see where you’re coming from with depleting your stock. I’m still building mine 2 years in and hate when I have to use something out of it lol 😅
I hear that! That's what I was nervous about, taking too much from my stock, but I see what you are saying about the rules! I really like the idea of using what's on hand instead of going out to get new ingredients!
I’ve been needing to use some packs of stuffing too so thanks for this awesome idea! I’m thinking that mustard veggies would be delicious in potato salad!😋 Girl I love 1 pot meals-hate washing dishes! You da 💣 😜
An easy quick dinner at my house is a box of Zatarains Jambalaya and I just add a can of kidney beans after it’s cooked. If I have bell pepper, celery, onion I’ll sauté those and let them cook along with the rice.
My fridge is a GE and the stuff in the back always freezes, too. Is yours a GE? We have sworn off GE from now on. Seems like your kids are easy to feed! That is refreshing to see!
I'm not sure what brand it is. But half the time it's my kids pressing buttons and turning down the cold! Haha My kids are very easy to feed! sometimes....haha
I mix 2-3 different ground meats when I do meatloaves too. I do not know why I have NOT tried using the NUMEROUS boxes of dressing I do have to make my meatloaves. Thank you for sharing.
@@mamabairds I don't have one. What can I use instead? Also, can you do a video for over the road or local truck drivers, meal ideas? My son is thinking of doing truck driving, he DOESN'T want to waste his paycheck nor his health at fast food. Thank you for your quick response! I absolutely love your energy!!!🤗😀😀
@@asapasiafury4100 That's a great idea for a video! Do most truck drivers have a fridge and microwave? My MIL does and I don't know if that's common or not. Just wrap in plastic wrap really tight. The less air that touches the product, the better! Then put in ziplock freezer bags!
@@mamabairds No sure if the truck will have a fridge, I believe he's going to start driving local first. I would absolutely love for you to create a video for truck driver meals with or without access to a fridge/microwave, that would be so helpful! I will differently wrap my food with plastic and freezer bag! Thank you so much for offering your ideas to those of us who are struggling. May God bless you abundantly!!!
I always use a panade (milk & bread made into a paste) in my meatloaf, it keeps it moist n tender, but I'll def try soaking a box of stuffing with milk & using it instead of bread next time. Good way to get rid of the couple boxes that've been sitting in my cupboard for, let's face it, way too long, lol 😅
as we spoke about I am doing a some of the threeriverschallenge but don't want to deplete my stock either but am going to do as much as I can I did that meatloaf with stuffing tom made them they were amazing lol Great job girl.
Tonight I'm making turkey pot pie from frozen leftover turkey meat ,frozen veggies I heated em up made a gravy for it an put into a pie crust hopefully it turns out good got the idea from Pillsbury.
No don't eat down your stock ever. Eat from it but still add to it. As stuffing yes eat that down. I ask everyone to get stuff out if cardboard boxes and into jars or container with good closure. Crisco is in cardboard get that out and into a jar corn meal, oatmeal, pancakes mix. You understand. Anything that can throw smell out a box can bleed threw and also invited pest what ya nasty thing's have a nose. Ok much love from Oregon.
Hi Carolina :) can you please share why you do foil first and then the seran wrap after for the meatloaf pans? I noticed you individually wrap muffins etc for the freezer with the plastic and that is genius so I was curious on this too !
I did the meatloaf and stuffing thing. Unfortunately it was a waste of food and money. Nobody liked it. I'll stick to using salsa in my meatloaf with a barbecue glaze
I've heard people say they're using the challenge just to try a new recipe every week & to do a preservation project every week even if it's just a few jars
I felt like I had been stocking up on canes goods but due to rise in everything I’ve had to get into my stuff. And I hate it. Do u buy margarine or butter? I’ve always bought margarine as that is what I was raised on. It use to be like 68 cents for a pot. Now it$1.99. Awful. Eggs are $5.89 at Fareway and $6.49 at our HyVee..Awful. We did get rice today at our Dollar General 5lbs for $2.39. It rang up as $4.19 but husband said it was marked at $2.39 on the shelf. They gave us 10 lbs for the lower price.
I keep mine in a mason jar and in the fridge. It'll keep forever! I also have some in my freezer. I had one person tell me they pour cooled bacon grease into an egg carton and then freeze. Pop them out and put in a gallon bag, now you have 1 tablespoon of grease portions!
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I love ❤️ taking sides and making them into a meal
Taking box pasta and transform it into a chicken and Broccoli pasta 😋 turning a side dish into a full meal can really help when your trying to feed you family on a tight budget. Really good, useful ideas.
I just love chilling with you while you cook and shop. I think you’re so charming and fun. All the best to you and your family. 🥘♥️
Thanks so much!!
I just started watching you.and I love watching you.
Thank you so much! Welcome to the family!
Great ideas. The stuffing mixes are great used dry on top of a chicken pot pie instead of a crust or biscuits too.
Great idea! Thank you!
Another good video with new things to make . Love watching you making something different. Hope all your haul are great ones.
Thanks so much!
Good morning happy Wednesday morning and I hope you having amazing day today and I loved your vlogs and your editing is amazing I'm proud of you
Thank you so much!!
@@mamabairds of course sending you hugs ❤️ 🤗
😂 You brought back really fond memories for me with those mustard pickles and that face you made! 😊
My Nana use to make the best sour pickles! She would put them down in her cellar to store. Us grandkids would play a game with them. We’d go down there and open a jar(imagine!) and see who could eat them more and not make a face! Such fun! My big brother could do it any time! I could not at all. The little dance I did from that sour bite would make them all laugh! 😂But I did develop a taste for those sour pickles! I miss them! I miss Nana! Good times.
Thank you.
Aw, what a great memory! Thank you for sharing that with me!!
Stuffing with meat and seasoning does work and the meatloaf was delish!!!!
AWESOME!!!
Another great video ! Thanks for sharing !
Thanks Valerie!!
I use ground beef and dry stuffing mix to make Salisbury steak. My family loves it.
Sounds great! I need to try that now! I love salisbury steak!
Everything looked yummy.
Thank you 😋
I am new to this channel and think you are amazing! I live on the east coast of Canada and enjoy your content and you are so engaging , I can see why you chosen for your demos of products. Best of luck in your endeavors!
Little later in the response but thank you so much!!
When your kid said ‘I hate rice!’ 🤣🤣🤣 glad it’s not just my kids that complain about the oddest foods!
Right?! Like, it has no flavor!! HAHA
I use sue bee chicken and dumpling in a car. I add some flour and thicken it up using a wisk . It makes them taste alot better. I also add mayo and butter to my instant mashed potatoes to make them taste more semi homemade.
Love cold meatloaf sandwiches!!!
I make several meatloafs at one time too, but instead of forming it into loafs for the freezer I put it in gallon ziplock /freezer seal bags and store it flat in the freezer.
Oh that's a good idea! then Just form when it's thawed?
Dearest friend when you started blending the mustard veggies I thought you were gonna make a mess when you didn't I said impressive when you splattered the blender end I laughed so hard. I love watching you . Your friend Trish in Sandiego Ca USA
You said impressive too soon! Haha! What's a little mess right?! Forced me to clean those drawers though! Haha
Yaaay . finally made a live ..I'm so excited
Today was the day Walmart has 90 percent off all Christmas. There also to pull all stock and get it onto the floor everything in back the CEO of Walmart wants to know what the stores have. It's a very tiring day for people working there. As my grandkids say there grandma is floor manager and she can't believe our store is short if stock that it's not holding what they thought. She now has to find the trucks and trailers holding store supplies. Ya good with that. So what she's saying there's nothing left to keep shelf's full. Oh no not good. No pet food,no baby food or new clothing, her list goes on. But this is our Walmart in Oregon. Yes I bought rolls of Christmas wrap at 20 cents and name tags for a dime .
Love me some Carolina! 🥰
(I'm a MISSOURI gal myself)
Kansas City, Missouri to be exact.
Yay Missouri! Kansas City is pretty nice! Thanks for the support and love my friend!
I am so glad to see you participating in the #threeriverschallenge . The fun thing about it is that you can set your own rules with the idea of using up things in your pantry that needs to be used up. I love it! I am doing the same thing!
That is very true! So many channels are doing it and there are some great ideas out there!
Exactly what I was thinking
Boxed mac and cheese is great as is, but also makes a great start for a full dinner. I love to make it into a Chili mac - brown ground meat with onion and peppers, add tomatoes, sauce, canned pinto or kidney beans, chili seasonings. Add the macaroni right into the pan with the other ingredients. Add a couple cups water to the mixture so the pasta can absorb it. Put a lid on and cook until the pasta is the way you like it and the liquid is absorbed. Add the cheese packet, if desired, add shredded cheese or both.
More mac and cheese starter ideas - Cheeseburger Mac, Tuna Casserole, Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese - adding some Franks and chicken.
Those are wonderful ideas for boxed mac! Thank you!
That looks super good! I am kind of in the challenge but not in the challenge. Sides sometimes can work for becoming the main part of the meal for sure! Thanks for sharing!
That tree with the ice ...so beautiful!!! Thank you for sharing ♥️♥️♥️♥️
You are so welcome!
I love that you have an entire meals ready to go, and stocked up...and as always your food looks sooo delicious.....
Thank you 😋
FABULOUS VIDEO. 🤩🤩🥰🥰🤩🤩
Thank you!
Great vlog.
Thank you!
Thanks for showing how to elevate these things. Everyone I talk to it becomes a chore to figure out what to eat every day. I appreciate these lil things. Sometimes I cook for 1 (me) sometime for 20. I also go to my local food pantry and I am forever grateful. But sone stuff I normally wouldn’t purchase so it’s nice to have some ideas also. I have been making my own dog food in my instapot too and it has worked out incredibly well. ❤
How do you make your own dog food?! I like that idea!
boxed stuffing, canned chicken/turkey,and veggies..mix in bowl and bake..stuffing casserole
Stale bread and end pieces (those are my favourite slices, but no one likes them except me!). Add in a couple cans of tuna, an egg , some dill, parsley and black pepper then fry into Patties or scoop onto a baking sheet and bake if you don’t to fry. You can use stuffing mix instead of the stale bread.
Serve with rice and veggies, or Serve on rolls like burgers with lettuce and mayo to really make it stretch.
Great idea! Thank you!
love the spill convo :) just like when i cook
So messy! Haha
@@mamabairds I laughed so hard at that part too because that is exactly something I would do and say. 🤣 Thanks for your videos! They are great and I always learn something new! 😊
Great video!! One thing I love about you is you waste nothing! We got so bad with wasting I am now trying to use up everything like you do, plus with the prices it’s forcing us to do that too, love your videos!
Thank you so much Jennifer!
Love your video Caralina ‘
Thank you Connie!
Yummo 🤤 🤤 ❤❤❤
Your plants are really growing. And Yoda is beautiful
Thanks so much 😊
Carolina
Love watching your videos. I have some of those packaged pastas to use up and I had the same idea with chicken and a veg. Thank you for sharing your ideas to stretch my food budget.
Great minds think a lot! Thank you my friend!
My mom was the only person I ever knew who added stuffing to meatloaf!!!! Thanks for sharing!
You are so welcome!
Really good Video! Jody
Thanks Jody!
Such great ideas. Everything looks so delicious.
When my kids were teens, I used to bake up 3 meatloaf's at a time. Then the following day after everything was firm, I would slice the leftovers and put each slice in a sandwich bag. Then put the bagged slices into freezer bags. This way each kid could nuke a slice of meatloaf, leftover potatoes, and handful of frozen veggies when they got home from sporting events, work, or whatever kept them away at meal time.
I'll bet those that you made with the sausage were delicious.
That is a great idea my friend!
It's good to make salmone Patty's with to you'll like it.also take those pickles and make pickled eggs .
I like those ideas! Thank you!
Oh I love meatloaf ‘ I hope u love it !!
every meal looks so so yummy!!
Thank you 😋
what a great idea to use the mustard veggies in the meat loaf!!
It's so good!
Great job! I tell you what that ground meat fried rice looked so yummy. Everything looked great. These days we all need some budget friendly food ideas.
Thank you so much!
Lol, the first time I tried making whipped coffee I used the whisk attachment on my emersion blender & didn't hold onto my glass......girl I had coffee on my walls, cabinets, floor, backsplash, in my open dishwasher, on the ceiling for goodness sakes. For months afterwards I would find it in little hiding places around corners, in the blinds, on the windows. Never did that again.
Haha! That's what we get when we try and be fancy! Haha
I do not have your imagination!! Love to cook every day tho. Mexican, Chinese…
That's great! I bet you are more creative than you think!
So, this is how I solved the meatloaf grease problem. I cook my meatloaf in a roaster pan with a rack. Wrap the rack in aluminum foil, put it in the pan and poke holes in it with a knife so the grease will drain in the bottom of the pan. Form meatloaf on top of the rack. I cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake. The grease drains and you don't heave greasy meatloaf.
That's a great idea! Thank you!!
I like to make my own homemade hamburger/ tuna helper with extra ground beef that needs to get cooked or home made chorizo...yummy!!!
Oh yum!!
i have one for you to try!! Stove top Turkey Bake
1 cup hot water
1 package stove top stuffing mix
4 cups cooked chicken or turkey
2 cups frozen broccoli, thawed and drained
1 can cream of chicken soup
3/4 cup of milk
1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
preheat oven to 350, add hot water to stuffing mix, stir until moistened and set aside. mix turkey/chicken and broccoli in a 2L casserole dish. combine soup, milk and cheese. pour over turkey mixture. top with prepared stuffing and bake for 30 to 35 mins or until heated through!!!!
it's sooooooo good!!!
Oh that sounds really good! Thank you!!
I make this all the time. You can even prep ahead and just throw in the oven , complete meal.
I always add pureed onion to my meatloaf.
I bet that's good!
I forgot to tell u about canning lid company called forjars. Seems pop with alot of homesteaders
Thank you Tammy!
When making a meatloaf I have found if you .if mix your ingredients together except for your meat. Add your meat and mix and then make into ĺoaves. It is easier to mix
Oh that's a good idea! Thank you!
You can set your own rules for the challenge. Some are giving their self grace with a budget. But I see where you’re coming from with depleting your stock. I’m still building mine 2 years in and hate when I have to use something out of it lol 😅
I hear that! That's what I was nervous about, taking too much from my stock, but I see what you are saying about the rules! I really like the idea of using what's on hand instead of going out to get new ingredients!
Immersion blender.Love your videos!!!👍🏼
I know I keeps saying it wrong. gah! Thank you though!
Such a beautiful meals! ❤️
Thank you!
I’ve been needing to use some packs of stuffing too so thanks for this awesome idea!
I’m thinking that mustard veggies would be delicious in potato salad!😋
Girl I love 1 pot meals-hate washing dishes!
You da 💣 😜
I bet the mustard veggies would be good in a potato salad! Good thinking my friend!
Luv the Pickled Mustard spray, a genuine video show's we are not all perfect....thank you...Ottawa, Canada
....and LOL the pouring the drippings of the meatloaf...Luv it
Glad you enjoyed it!
Diced water chestnuts and baby corn would be amazing in that stir fry...
MMM..you are so right!
Send me some of that meatloaf! It looked so delivious. I like using those pasta sides with any kind of meat added to them. Thanks for shating
It would be nice to mail meatloaf! Haha
An easy quick dinner at my house is a box of Zatarains Jambalaya and I just add a can of kidney beans after it’s cooked. If I have bell pepper, celery, onion I’ll sauté those and let them cook along with the rice.
Oh I have one of those boxes! Thanks!
I add meat and veg to rice a roni and also the boxed mac and cheese. Makes a meal and kids would eat the veg that way too...bonus!
good thinking!!
I use stuffing all the time for my meatloaf and meatballs. What about a breakfast casserole 🤔 with the stuffing?
That's a great idea!
I tried your broccoli soup!! It was fabulous!! Thanks so much!!
Fantastic! So happy you gave it a try!
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Great job little mama 😍
Thank you! 🤗
Three rivers is a great channel ❤
It really is!
I love my corn starch!!!
i make my meat loaf like that and it is good
My fridge is a GE and the stuff in the back always freezes, too. Is yours a GE? We have sworn off GE from now on. Seems like your kids are easy to feed! That is refreshing to see!
I'm not sure what brand it is. But half the time it's my kids pressing buttons and turning down the cold! Haha
My kids are very easy to feed! sometimes....haha
I mix 2-3 different ground meats when I do meatloaves too. I do not know why I have NOT tried using the NUMEROUS boxes of dressing I do have to make my meatloaves. Thank you for sharing.
you are most welcome!!
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I love your energy and your frugal mind!! How do I prevent freezer burn? Thank you kindly for your answer 🤗
Thank you! I use a vacuum sealer myself to make foods last longer in the freezer!
@@mamabairds I don't have one. What can I use instead? Also, can you do a video for over the road or local truck drivers, meal ideas? My son is thinking of doing truck driving, he DOESN'T want to waste his paycheck nor his health at fast food. Thank you for your quick response! I absolutely love your energy!!!🤗😀😀
@@asapasiafury4100 That's a great idea for a video! Do most truck drivers have a fridge and microwave? My MIL does and I don't know if that's common or not. Just wrap in plastic wrap really tight. The less air that touches the product, the better! Then put in ziplock freezer bags!
@@mamabairds No sure if the truck will have a fridge, I believe he's going to start driving local first. I would absolutely love for you to create a video for truck driver meals with or without access to a fridge/microwave, that would be so helpful! I will differently wrap my food with plastic and freezer bag! Thank you so much for offering your ideas to those of us who are struggling. May God bless you abundantly!!!
@@asapasiafury4100 You are most welcome! I have a new video premiering in 8 mins! Would love for you to come join and you can chat LIVE with me!
I always use a panade (milk & bread made into a paste) in my meatloaf, it keeps it moist n tender, but I'll def try soaking a box of stuffing with milk & using it instead of bread next time. Good way to get rid of the couple boxes that've been sitting in my cupboard for, let's face it, way too long, lol 😅
I make that meatloaf and yes make sure you soak the stuffing mix with milk or stock or even water will work it is a great meatloaf
I'll try soaking it in milk next time! I like that idea!
I use stuffing for my meatloaf all the time even in meatballs
Good thinking!
as we spoke about I am doing a some of the threeriverschallenge but don't want to deplete my stock either but am going to do as much as I can I did that meatloaf with stuffing tom made them they were amazing lol Great job girl.
I look forward to seeing what you come up with!
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Tonight I'm making turkey pot pie from frozen leftover turkey meat ,frozen veggies I heated em up made a gravy for it an put into a pie crust hopefully it turns out good got the idea from Pillsbury.
Oh that sounds delicious! I'll trade you some meatloaf for some?! Haha
GAH!! I missed the chat. LOL!
You could wrap those meatloaves not in the pan but just foil & freeze, then can put in crockpot
Oh I like that idea! I have never done a meatloaf in the crock pot before!
No don't eat down your stock ever. Eat from it but still add to it. As stuffing yes eat that down. I ask everyone to get stuff out if cardboard boxes and into jars or container with good closure. Crisco is in cardboard get that out and into a jar corn meal, oatmeal, pancakes mix. You understand. Anything that can throw smell out a box can bleed threw and also invited pest what ya nasty thing's have a nose. Ok much love from Oregon.
I need to do transfer to glass jars! Thank you Sandy!
I shape mine for the same reason🎉. Sandwiches 🥰
They are so good! Haha
Hi Carolina :) can you please share why you do foil first and then the seran wrap after for the meatloaf pans? I noticed you individually wrap muffins etc for the freezer with the plastic and that is genius so I was curious on this too !
I do the foil, so that way once I unwrap it from the plastic wrap, I can just throw it in the oven and not need to cover it!
You can make those box meal last longer if you put in jar and vacuum seal them. They will last so much longer...
Oh good to know! I didn't think of that!
I did the meatloaf and stuffing thing.
Unfortunately it was a waste of food and money. Nobody liked it.
I'll stick to using salsa in my meatloaf with a barbecue glaze
Oh I'm sorry to hear thata! I'm glad you found a recipe that your family loves! I like adding salsa to mine as well!
I do my meatloaf in a loaf pan
Haha- I never understood why there was pasta in “rice a roni”… till now
Makes perfect sense; never “clicked”- lol
Right?!
I've heard people say they're using the challenge just to try a new recipe every week & to do a preservation project every week even if it's just a few jars
Oh that's good thinking. I guess a lot of people are feeling the same about eating down their pantry
I felt like I had been stocking up on canes goods but due to rise in everything I’ve had to get into my stuff. And I hate it. Do u buy margarine or butter? I’ve always bought margarine as that is what I was raised on. It use to be like 68 cents for a pot. Now it$1.99. Awful. Eggs are $5.89 at Fareway and $6.49 at our HyVee..Awful. We did get rice today at our Dollar General 5lbs for $2.39. It rang up as $4.19 but husband said it was marked at $2.39 on the shelf. They gave us 10 lbs for the lower price.
I'm glad your husband saw it and said something! That's a big price difference!
How do you save the bacon greese and how long does it stay good?
I keep mine in a mason jar and in the fridge. It'll keep forever! I also have some in my freezer. I had one person tell me they pour cooled bacon grease into an egg carton and then freeze. Pop them out and put in a gallon bag, now you have 1 tablespoon of grease portions!
Just wondering if your going to do another food challenge you have some good ideas for food
Yes I am going to try and do those twice a month! Saturday nights!
I was gifted 40 lbs of sweet potato how can I store them long term? Thanks
Cool dark space with some air flow!
i like to cook my meat loaf on my broiler pan so it drains
I’m glad it works for you but I’d never can milk. It’s not safe. The fat molecules will insulate the botulism and could be bad.
I understand your concern! Thank you!