Here’s the rest of the recipes that wouldn’t fit in the description! ❤️ Chili 1 lg can crushed tomatoes 2 onion 2 TBS oil 2 C beans 1 C chicken (optional) 2 TBS chili powder 1 TBS cumin Sauté onions in oil. Add spices. Cook for 2 minutes. Add additional ingredients and simmer for 20 minutes. Caprise Pasta Salad 1 pound pasta, cooked, drained, and cooled Basil pesto prepared 2 Roma tomatoes, diced 4 ounces mozzarella cheese, cubed 1 cup chicken, diced Combine all ingredients. Serve chilled. Bone Broth Remove all meat from a chicken. Place all bones, skin and juices from chicken into instant pot. Add 9-12 C water. Cook on high pressure for 3 hours. Store in airtight container in refrigerator. Rice and Bean Bowls 2 cups cooked rice 2 cups cooked beans 1 cup shredded cheese 2 tomatoes, diced 1 onion, diced Salt and pepper to taste Cook the rice according to the package instructions. If using dried beans, cook them according to the package instructions. Dice the tomatoes and onions. Set aside. Divide the cooked rice into serving bowls. Top each bowl with a generous portion of the seasoned beans. Sprinkle shredded cheese over the beans. Add diced tomatoes and onions on top. Oat Flour Bread Recipe 2 cups oat flour 1 cup rolled oats 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup plain yogurt (or a dairy-free alternative) 2 large eggs 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup 1/4 cup melted coconut oil or olive oil 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Instructions: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a loaf pan or line it with parchment paper. In a large bowl, combine the oat flour, rolled oats, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl, whisk together the yogurt, eggs, honey (or maple syrup), melted oil, and vanilla extract. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Do not overmix. Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top. Bake: Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the bread cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then transfer it to a wire rack to cool completely.
I think it’s important to take a picture of your grocery list when it’s completed. I don’t know how many times I’ve left the actual list at home and been saved by having a picture of it on my phone video. Another good video Lori.!!
I appreciate that you said right up front that this is for a family of 5. Sometimes these types of videos aren't clear how many people they are feeding. Then I'm left trying to figure out how much more it will cost to feed my family of 10. Thank you!
No one realizes how difficult it is to run a household, care for kids, and constantly be cooking and planning meals and budgeting and doing what's best for you family! You do this with such grace, thanks for sharing your content with us. In NYC, 60 dollars barely gets you some cooking spices maybe some snacks for the pantry, but if you shop to make an actual meal aka the basics (rice, pasta, deli meats, ground chicken, milk), you're looking at 200 dollars a week.
Lori,.i always watch your frugal videos because not only are they frugal but very healthy too. Thank you for your sweet and very efficient videos and recipes!!
Save about $2 by making the flour tortillas. A dozen costs less than 25 cents. 2 C AP flour, 2T any fat, 2/3 C warm water. Salt optional. No need for baking powder as some recipes call for - hey, they are flat breads. Make 12 balls, let rest 20 mins. and roll out on floured surface. Fry in a dry skillet quick assembly line style by rolling out as the previous one cooks a few seconds on each side. Hang a tea towel on the drawer beneath and let it hang down the cabinet where you're rolling out the dough to catch the flying flour so no cleaning the cabinet after.
Praying for Chris. Also, Barbara O'Neal talks about putting castor oil on the liver. Put the oil on a castor oil pad. Since it's so thick, let the oil penetrate in the pad. It should take around 30 minutes. Just let it sit. I really hope that helps. Or you may can just type castor oil on the liver. Have a blessed weekend ❤
When I hear that song early in the video I always think of content creator Andrea Mills. She was a mama to many, but died an untimely death from a quick cancer...it was horrifically sad. I still watch her videos for remembrance of her love for Mama's.
Oh I don’t know her. That’s so sad. I have decided this is going to be my song because it makes me and lane dance every time we hear it. I am sorry to hear about her loss. 😪😪😪
@berrypatch5583 I remember her fondly. It was so shocking when she passed so suddenly. The world lost a very special lady that week. Her husband seems to be doing a wonderful job in her absence. I still often watch his videos. I hope he is eventually able to find love again as Andrea wanted so badly for him to do. I don't know if he will ever be able to find a lady who can even come close to filling Andreas shoes, though. She was truly someone special
@jencash9595 one of my daughters suffered a serious trauma while very young and, as a result developed a serious problem speaking. We eventually accepted help from a talented speech therapist who worked with her and one other child, intensively for two hours a day for a few weeks. She went from being virtually unable to communicate with anyone outside our immediate family to never having another problem communicating verbally. She is pushing 40 now and still going strong with a very successful and satisfying career.
@@jencash9595 lane has been improving so much! His speech teacher told us last month that he has actually gotten back on track and is hitting all age appropriate speech milestones. I’m so grateful. The speech has helped him, but we also did some intensive work with the chiropractor on his reflexes. It’s called brain balance therapy and I would highly recommend you look into it. I think it really helped Lane.
Lori, you did such a great job here! This is beyond amazing to me. The care and time you take to make sure everything is healthy and nutritious and delicious is so evident to me and others! You are such an outstanding mother and teacher! Thank you for sharing! With love to you and your family ❤️
Thank for all the work you put into this video! You really did come up with some recipes that are a little different from other frugal meal plans and they all looked delicious! I don’t cook for a family any more but a lot of these recipes would work for one or two, also! Extra for the freezer! 🙂
So refreshing to find your channel and know you are not using processed foods. I'm retired and have two grown children, so only cooking for me, but have to budget my $100 month, which is very challenging, but doable. Your helper is adorable ❤ I also taught myself how to cook 😊
I have used a coffee grinder/herb grinder to grind the oats to make oat flour. These are great recipes! Save the bean broth to make a vegetable soup or chili. I add chopped onions, cilantro (dried), and cumin to beans.
@@homemadesimplewithlori I don't think the broth will make the meals gassy- I think the actual beans in general is what causes the gas. I have used both instant pot and a slow crock to make beans ( I cook my beans overnight in slow cooker) and they are ready in the morning- kids love to eat a hot/warm bowl of beans with cheese on top. I enjoy watching your videos and being real.
I loved this video!❤ I'm sharing your encouragement on my homesteading group. Thank you. Most of those ingredients you used are pretty much what I buy every week with the addition of carrots. This is your best set of frugal meals yet!
For your breakfast tacos you can add the eggs directly to the sausage after it is cooked and mix them together. You can also add tomatoes and onions to the mixture and you only dirty one skillet then too.
Mrs. Lori you rock!! Just want to encourage you to keep being a Titus Woman and helping us younger women feed our families well; that being on the forefront of your mind because of your husband is a service to him and your entire family! Thank you for your content! I am a baker and love making sweet treats for my husband and little one. I would really appreciate it if you created a video of your favorites and budget friendly goodies ❤❤ be blessed!
Thank you for your encouragement. I will work on another baked goods video for sure! Until I am able to get another sweets video out, have you seen my latest desserts video? It was about a month or so ago….ua-cam.com/video/h354xPFObJ8/v-deo.htmlsi=vLeR0KgjqZo1YBfp
Lane is such a cutie pie 🥰. Thanks for sharing this with us. I am trying to feed my family foods that are healthy and from the good Lord. We are still trying to learn how to cook without all the processed foods.
Maybe consider making a quick bread such as bannana bread for breakfasts. You can also substitute oat flour for up to half of the ap flour called for in any recipe. It helps to allow the batter to rest in the refrigerator for a few hours or overnight before baking. That helps to avoid under hydrated oat flour, which can cause an unpleasant texture in the finished product. Start out small and slowly work your way up to the maximum amount of oat flour that your family will still enjoy eating.
I enjoyed that you didn’t use processed food! So much better for you! You can stretch basil pesto by mixing it with spinach and or garbanzo beans. You can even make your own with spinach, dried basil and cashews and or garbanzo beans to make it creamy:)
My chickens have picked back up laying i love the idea of the breakfast tacos . My boys would pick sausage gravy and biscuits . I love a good chili even just beans and no meat i dont miss it with all the beans. I hope you have a great week.
Good job Lori. Every meal look delicious. I love that you used all Whole Foods. I live in Idaho, and our grocery prices are not your grocery prices. Apparently living in Idaho means that you will pay more for everything since we are at the top of the Pacific Northwest. Our sausage is more like six dollars as an example. Knowing that, it does not stop me from believing this would be a great option for our family.
All the meals look really good I am currently on the autoimmune protocal diet and there is not much that I get to eat I get meat, some veg and fruit. I am currently free of gluten, dairy, soy, eggs, nuts, corn, potatoes, rice, beans, sugar, and all nightshade vegetables, and oats it has been rough but soon I will start adding a couple things back I will start with eggs, rice and potatoes once I have rice back in I can have all the gluten free things in my diet so I am excited for that day to come and I did buy a bag of gluten free flour so I will be glad to give bread a try. Great job Lori
Hang in there. I did the AIP diet for my autoimmune disease. So worth it! After adding back foods, the main things I cannot have are gluten, refined sugar, and dairy. I eat mainly Paleo now. You can do this!!! 🙏🤗
Just found your channel this morning and have been binge watching. I live in northwest Louisiana and this coming Saturday a friend and I plan to go to Aldi as we have never been because this store is new to our area. Your shopping cart looks a lot of how I buy groceries. A lot of scratch cooking.❤
My family loves a nice rice and bean bowl. We season our rice to take it up a notch. We'll usually add seasonings to make a Mexican rice, a Spanish rice, or just a taco rice. We just add it to the water when cooking the rice... no additional effort needed.
Great job on this one. All good meals too. I think it is one hundred servings not meals. Hahaha! We all love you too. Great deal of planning goes into this and the work of filming and editing. Thank you we reap the benefits of it, and it is real and doable. Peace!
I loved how you made chipotle bowls! I’ve been doing that for a few years for the same reason lol. Sometimes I layer them into individual containers and freeze for lunches. Other times we have it for a big family meal where everyone makes their own bowls. Also loved seeing the salad shooter. I have an ancient one that I use to shred all of our cheese, zucchini, and other things. 😊
I love that you show and talk about your hits and misses, so relatable! Some of my favorite dishes are the surprise hits, something I just sort of throw together without following a recipe and the whole family loves it. Like a couple weeks ago I made a side dish of orzo with roasted chickpeas, lemon and garlic, and even my somewhat picky wife and very picky kids went crazy for it. The issue then is trying to remember what all I put into it. 🤣🤣 I've tried making a few homemade BBQ sauces but the picky eaters never go for them...they'd rather have their Sweet Baby Ray's original, or the Aldi brand knock off. Same with baked beans, too. I think my homemade versions taste great, but nobody else does except my teenaged son who will eat just about anything. 😭 We do have a recipe we call "Grandpa Don's steak sauce" (my grandfather's recipe) that we make on occasion for more than just steaks, though, and my wife does really love that. I don't have the recipe handy at the moment, but it's a pretty unusual combination of Italian dressing, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, and ground mustard, plus a smattering of other ingredients as well. It makes a very thin marinade but we reduce it down and it makes an amazing sauce as well.
Aldi's gluten free pasta is the best. My whole familyeats it and no one has said a thing or knew when I switched over. It also holds up in pasta salad unlike the chikpea kind. I add some unflavored protein powder to my dressing to help boost the protein.
That’s a good idea! I added the chickpea pasta for the added protein but it was awful 😂😂😂. I’m going to start using collagen to add protein for Chris, I think!
These recipes all look great! I will admit, I’m afraid of my instant pot and have never even plugged it in. I do like this method of cooking beans, so maybe I’ll bolster my courage and try the thing out.❤️
I understand. That’s how I feel about my pressure canner. Good and bad news there is I didn’t grow anything in my garden to speak of so I have one more year to grow more courage 😂😂😂
Just FYI for people who *must* eat gluten free because of celiac disease, regular oats aren’t safe because of cross contamination during processing. Love this meal plan!
Thank you for sharing your easy healthy meals. May i also suggest Barilla 's gluten free pasta for your salad . Some brands arent so good but i have had good results if they are not over cooked. 😊
If you need gluten free pasta for pasta salad, use Tinkyada brand brown rice pasta. That's the only brand I've found that works. It is more expensive, but the extra cost is worth it for pasta salad (the less expensive brands work fine if you’re serving it hot). And be sure to overcook the rice pasta by a few minutes, because once it's cool it will be firmer than it was when it was hot.
Do You ever make chili with zucchini instead of meat? It is delicious. I make it just like regular chili except I chop up the zucchini and cook in place of the meat.
Two cheaper recipes....1. Hamburger and small pieces of bread that is going stale make a really good crockpot meal. Put six boullion cubes in 2 cups of hot water to dissolve and a couple of teaspoons of cornstarch. Bake meatballs in oven first then put it all in crockpot over onions for all day. Pour over mashed potatoes. So good. 2. Taco packet from Aldi, salsa from Aldi, kidney beans, corn, put in crockpot all day. Use as a dip by adding cheese, or make into burritos, tacos, coney dogs. Very filling too.
Aldi oats aren't gluten free. If you want it to be gluten-free make sure you specifically use gluten-free oats. It has to do with how oats get harvested. At least I'm pretty sure that all the oats aren't gluten-free trader Joe's does have an affordable gluten-free option.... Compared to other gluten free oat brands. Just mentioning for anybody that happens to need to be very careful. I will say though that aldi crispy rice cereal are gluten-free but the regular rice krispies brand cereal is not gluten free.
This is Awesome! This is my type meal! Realistic meals! This week I am cooking a 1/4 of a HUGE ham that my husband received at Christmas time from his boss I’m cutting some off on the side of the ham and save for red beans and ham, we will have baked ham slices today with Mac n cheese, broccoli rice casserole, bread and yams Tomorrow, leftover ham slices with green beans and rice dressing, green salad. (For 6 Romain lettuce I paid $3.96) Tuesday, Baked potatoes with cooked diced ham and toppings. 🥗 side salad. Thursday: red beans and rice with ham (Cooked in the bean) 🫘 Ham and potato soup on another night if we have any ham left.
Here’s the rest of the recipes that wouldn’t fit in the description! ❤️
Chili
1 lg can crushed tomatoes
2 onion
2 TBS oil
2 C beans
1 C chicken (optional)
2 TBS chili powder
1 TBS cumin
Sauté onions in oil. Add spices. Cook for 2 minutes. Add additional ingredients and simmer for 20 minutes.
Caprise Pasta Salad
1 pound pasta, cooked, drained, and cooled
Basil pesto prepared
2 Roma tomatoes, diced
4 ounces mozzarella cheese, cubed
1 cup chicken, diced
Combine all ingredients. Serve chilled.
Bone Broth
Remove all meat from a chicken. Place all bones, skin and juices from chicken into instant pot. Add 9-12 C water. Cook on high pressure for 3 hours.
Store in airtight container in refrigerator.
Rice and Bean Bowls
2 cups cooked rice
2 cups cooked beans
1 cup shredded cheese
2 tomatoes, diced
1 onion, diced
Salt and pepper to taste
Cook the rice according to the package instructions. If using dried beans, cook them according to the package instructions.
Dice the tomatoes and onions. Set aside.
Divide the cooked rice into serving bowls.
Top each bowl with a generous portion of the seasoned beans.
Sprinkle shredded cheese over the beans.
Add diced tomatoes and onions on top.
Oat Flour Bread Recipe
2 cups oat flour
1 cup rolled oats
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup plain yogurt (or a dairy-free alternative)
2 large eggs
1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
1/4 cup melted coconut oil or olive oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions:
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a loaf pan or line it with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, combine the oat flour, rolled oats, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In another bowl, whisk together the yogurt, eggs, honey (or maple syrup), melted oil, and vanilla extract.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Do not overmix.
Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
Bake: Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Let the bread cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then transfer it to a wire rack to cool completely.
Thank you so much!
@@homemadesimplewithlori thank you!
I think it’s important to take a picture of your grocery list when it’s completed. I don’t know how many times I’ve left the actual list at home and been saved by having a picture of it on my phone video. Another good video Lori.!!
So true!!! Yes yes yes!!
That’s an awesome idea! I never thought of that. Thanks for sharing!
Duh! Why didn't I think of that!!
@@allyrooh3628 Yes! That's a great idea. I rarely remember my list
GREAT idea❤
I appreciate that you said right up front that this is for a family of 5. Sometimes these types of videos aren't clear how many people they are feeding. Then I'm left trying to figure out how much more it will cost to feed my family of 10. Thank you!
You’ve got a big job to keep all those people fed! Good for you!!!!!
No one realizes how difficult it is to run a household, care for kids, and constantly be cooking and planning meals and budgeting and doing what's best for you family! You do this with such grace, thanks for sharing your content with us. In NYC, 60 dollars barely gets you some cooking spices maybe some snacks for the pantry, but if you shop to make an actual meal aka the basics (rice, pasta, deli meats, ground chicken, milk), you're looking at 200 dollars a week.
Oh wow. That’s hard!!! Sending love ❤️
Lori,.i always watch your frugal videos because not only are they frugal but very healthy too. Thank you for your sweet and very efficient videos and recipes!!
Thank you!!!
Prayers up! May God get all the glory. I love your sweet soul and personality, and great video and explanations. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️
Save about $2 by making the flour tortillas. A dozen costs less than 25 cents. 2 C AP flour, 2T any fat, 2/3 C warm water. Salt optional. No need for baking powder as some recipes call for - hey, they are flat breads. Make 12 balls, let rest 20 mins. and roll out on floured surface. Fry in a dry skillet quick assembly line style by rolling out as the previous one cooks a few seconds on each side. Hang a tea towel on the drawer beneath and let it hang down the cabinet where you're rolling out the dough to catch the flying flour so no cleaning the cabinet after.
I knew this! Why didn’t I do it??? Good call!
Frugality takes A LOT of planning. Good to get new menu ideas. Thanks.
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Praying for Chris. Also, Barbara O'Neal talks about putting castor oil on the liver. Put the oil on a castor oil pad. Since it's so thick, let the oil penetrate in the pad. It should take around 30 minutes. Just let it sit. I really hope that helps. Or you may can just type castor oil on the liver. Have a blessed weekend ❤
That castor oil! I gotta get me some! I keep meaning to but I keep forgetting. I plan to very soon!
Such an excellant healer . Its good for back pain too !
That castor oil is seriously awesome. ❤❤❤
When I hear that song early in the video I always think of content creator Andrea Mills. She was a mama to many, but died an untimely death from a quick cancer...it was horrifically sad. I still watch her videos for remembrance of her love for Mama's.
Oh I don’t know her. That’s so sad.
I have decided this is going to be my song because it makes me and lane dance every time we hear it.
I am sorry to hear about her loss. 😪😪😪
Is Lane talking now? My granddaughter is 4 and not talking. She understands what is going on. So many kids have this problem these days.
@berrypatch5583 I remember her fondly. It was so shocking when she passed so suddenly. The world lost a very special lady that week. Her husband seems to be doing a wonderful job in her absence. I still often watch his videos. I hope he is eventually able to find love again as Andrea wanted so badly for him to do. I don't know if he will ever be able to find a lady who can even come close to filling Andreas shoes, though. She was truly someone special
@jencash9595 one of my daughters suffered a serious trauma while very young and, as a result developed a serious problem speaking. We eventually accepted help from a talented speech therapist who worked with her and one other child, intensively for two hours a day for a few weeks. She went from being virtually unable to communicate with anyone outside our immediate family to never having another problem communicating verbally. She is pushing 40 now and still going strong with a very successful and satisfying career.
@@jencash9595 lane has been improving so much! His speech teacher told us last month that he has actually gotten back on track and is hitting all age appropriate speech milestones. I’m so grateful.
The speech has helped him, but we also did some intensive work with the chiropractor on his reflexes. It’s called brain balance therapy and I would highly recommend you look into it. I think it really helped Lane.
Lori, you did such a great job here! This is beyond amazing to me. The care and time you take to make sure everything is healthy and nutritious and delicious is so evident to me and others!
You are such an outstanding mother and teacher! Thank you for sharing! With love to you and your family ❤️
Thank you so much!!!
Thank for all the work you put into this video! You really did come up with some recipes that are a little different from other frugal meal plans and they all looked delicious! I don’t cook for a family any more but a lot of these recipes would work for one or two, also! Extra for the freezer! 🙂
Thank you so much! Thanks for watching. ❤️❤️❤️
So refreshing to find your channel and know you are not using processed foods. I'm retired and have two grown children, so only cooking for me, but have to budget my $100 month, which is very challenging, but doable. Your helper is adorable ❤ I also taught myself how to cook 😊
Wow! Good for you!
The price of food has gone up all over the world (even more so where I live in Canada) so this video is greatly appreciated!
Sorry for the prices but thanks for watching.
I have used a coffee grinder/herb grinder to grind the oats to make oat flour.
These are great recipes! Save the bean broth to make a vegetable soup or chili.
I add chopped onions, cilantro (dried), and cumin to beans.
I thought about that but I figured it would make a meal more “gassy” 😵😵 will it be ok, though?
@@marielchan5147 I have used a coffee grinder in small batches for oat flour too.
@@homemadesimplewithlori I don't think the broth will make the meals gassy- I think the actual beans in general is what causes the gas. I have used both instant pot and a slow crock to make beans ( I cook my beans overnight in slow cooker) and they are ready in the morning- kids love to eat a hot/warm bowl of beans with cheese on top. I enjoy watching your videos and being real.
I loved this video!❤ I'm sharing your encouragement on my homesteading group. Thank you. Most of those ingredients you used are pretty much what I buy every week with the addition of carrots. This is your best set of frugal meals yet!
Thanks for sharing! 😘😘😘😘
For your breakfast tacos you can add the eggs directly to the sausage after it is cooked and mix them together. You can also add tomatoes and onions to the mixture and you only dirty one skillet then too.
Good idea!
Mrs. Lori you rock!! Just want to encourage you to keep being a Titus Woman and helping us younger women feed our families well; that being on the forefront of your mind because of your husband is a service to him and your entire family! Thank you for your content! I am a baker and love making sweet treats for my husband and little one. I would really appreciate it if you created a video of your favorites and budget friendly goodies ❤❤ be blessed!
Thank you for your encouragement. I will work on another baked goods video for sure!
Until I am able to get another sweets video out, have you seen my latest desserts video?
It was about a month or so ago….ua-cam.com/video/h354xPFObJ8/v-deo.htmlsi=vLeR0KgjqZo1YBfp
@@homemadesimplewithlori will have to watch!! So sorry for being redundant; postpartum brain 🩵
@@cvusoccerfreak101 no. It wasn’t! I only know about it because I made the video 😂😂😂
@@cvusoccerfreak101 congrats on the baby!!
@@cvusoccerfreak101 the only reason I know about the video is because I made it 😂😂😂 no worries.
Great ideas! And I have chili in the crockpot at home right now!
Yay
This is a fantastic video Lori! Can’t wait to try some of these!♥️♥️
@@cheryldepedro7029 thank you!!
When I serve a rice and bean bowl everyone LOVES it! I think some of us have an attitude about rice and beans for no good reason
YES!! I Agree 100%
When I was a kid in the 1980’s, our family of 4 had a food budget of $40 a week. By Friday every week, we were out of food. You’re doing a great job.
I wish no one was ever out of food. That sort of makes me sad. ❤️
@@homemadesimplewithlori I grew up this way. I thought everyone lived like this. Mom had to go shopping on Friday.
@dawnt5587 oh good. I was thinking you had to go all weekend. I’m not sad anymore 😉
Lane is such a cutie pie 🥰. Thanks for sharing this with us. I am trying to feed my family foods that are healthy and from the good Lord. We are still trying to learn how to cook without all the processed foods.
Same!
Thank you for this! I cook very similar to you and sometimes just need some new ideas 💕
Yay! I need new ideas too so I was glad to have some new flavors this week ❤️
I grew up eating rice for breakfast. My grandma added butter, milk, and a little sugar to make it delicious
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I really love this! And, your little one reminds me so much of my youngest when he was that age. ❤
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Thanks so much for your authenticity. Every recipe doesn't work out every time. Just learn from it and make adjustments. 😊
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Maybe consider making a quick bread such as bannana bread for breakfasts. You can also substitute oat flour for up to half of the ap flour called for in any recipe. It helps to allow the batter to rest in the refrigerator for a few hours or overnight before baking. That helps to avoid under hydrated oat flour, which can cause an unpleasant texture in the finished product.
Start out small and slowly work your way up to the maximum amount of oat flour that your family will still enjoy eating.
Great tips! Thank you!!!!!
You did a great job! ❤
Thanks! 😘😘
I enjoyed that you didn’t use processed food! So much better for you! You can stretch basil pesto by mixing it with spinach and or garbanzo beans. You can even make your own with spinach, dried basil and cashews and or garbanzo beans to make it creamy:)
Great tips!!!! Thanks for that! I ❤️ basil!!!!
I like the bread you made. I like your hallelujah t-shirt! 😎
Thanks 🥰🥰
I just love you and your cooking style so much. Thank you for all you do and these amazing healthy meal ideas! God bless🤍
Thank you for saying that!! Thanks for watching ❤️
My chickens have picked back up laying i love the idea of the breakfast tacos . My boys would pick sausage gravy and biscuits . I love a good chili even just beans and no meat i dont miss it with all the beans. I hope you have a great week.
Yes!!!! Yay for the chickens!!
Looks wonderful! 😊
Thanks!!!!
i needed this vid!
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Good job Lori. Every meal look delicious. I love that you used all Whole Foods. I live in Idaho, and our grocery prices are not your grocery prices. Apparently living in Idaho means that you will pay more for everything since we are at the top of the Pacific Northwest. Our sausage is more like six dollars as an example. Knowing that, it does not stop me from believing this would be a great option for our family.
Oh wow. That’s bad!!! You can always come be my neighbor! ❤️
In the fall we have apples for a side a lot!
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All the meals look really good I am currently on the autoimmune protocal diet and there is not much that I get to eat I get meat, some veg and fruit. I am currently free of gluten, dairy, soy, eggs, nuts, corn, potatoes, rice, beans, sugar, and all nightshade vegetables, and oats it has been rough but soon I will start adding a couple things back I will start with eggs, rice and potatoes once I have rice back in I can have all the gluten free things in my diet so I am excited for that day to come and I did buy a bag of gluten free flour so I will be glad to give bread a try. Great job Lori
Sorry you’re having so much trouble. Sending love
Hang in there. I did the AIP diet for my autoimmune disease. So worth it! After adding back foods, the main things I cannot have are gluten, refined sugar, and dairy. I eat mainly Paleo now. You can do this!!! 🙏🤗
Great 👍🏽 video and delicious 😋 meals. The price of everything is still going up and this video was great to motivate me to make clean food and home. 🏠
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Just found your channel this morning and have been binge watching. I live in northwest Louisiana and this coming Saturday a friend and I plan to go to Aldi as we have never been because this store is new to our area. Your shopping cart looks a lot of how I buy groceries. A lot of scratch cooking.❤
Oh yay! Welcome!! You will LOVE Aldi!! Let me know how it goes! Thanks for being here ❤️❤️
My family loves a nice rice and bean bowl. We season our rice to take it up a notch. We'll usually add seasonings to make a Mexican rice, a Spanish rice, or just a taco rice. We just add it to the water when cooking the rice... no additional effort needed.
That’s a great idea!
Great job on this one. All good meals too. I think it is one hundred servings not meals. Hahaha! We all love you too. Great deal of planning goes into this and the work of filming and editing. Thank you we reap the benefits of it, and it is real and doable. Peace!
Thanks!!! Yeah…..servings=meals in the UA-cam game 😂
i needed this vid
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Great recipes, thanks so much for sharing with us and way to go spending only 60 for the week on groceries, very inspiring and helpful.
Thanks!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
I loved how you made chipotle bowls! I’ve been doing that for a few years for the same reason lol. Sometimes I layer them into individual containers and freeze for lunches. Other times we have it for a big family meal where everyone makes their own bowls.
Also loved seeing the salad shooter. I have an ancient one that I use to shred all of our cheese, zucchini, and other things. 😊
I love that salad shooter! I found it for $3 at the thrifty!!!!
I love that you show and talk about your hits and misses, so relatable! Some of my favorite dishes are the surprise hits, something I just sort of throw together without following a recipe and the whole family loves it. Like a couple weeks ago I made a side dish of orzo with roasted chickpeas, lemon and garlic, and even my somewhat picky wife and very picky kids went crazy for it. The issue then is trying to remember what all I put into it. 🤣🤣
I've tried making a few homemade BBQ sauces but the picky eaters never go for them...they'd rather have their Sweet Baby Ray's original, or the Aldi brand knock off. Same with baked beans, too. I think my homemade versions taste great, but nobody else does except my teenaged son who will eat just about anything. 😭
We do have a recipe we call "Grandpa Don's steak sauce" (my grandfather's recipe) that we make on occasion for more than just steaks, though, and my wife does really love that. I don't have the recipe handy at the moment, but it's a pretty unusual combination of Italian dressing, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, and ground mustard, plus a smattering of other ingredients as well. It makes a very thin marinade but we reduce it down and it makes an amazing sauce as well.
Sounds amazing!! Thanks for watching and sharing your tips!!
Our favorite BBQ sauce is Stubbs. During the summer months, you can usually get it on a good sale. No HFCS! We love the sweet heat one!
I like that one too!! It’s a bit pricey but….it it’s half price that’s a steal!!
Aldi's gluten free pasta is the best. My whole familyeats it and no one has said a thing or knew when I switched over. It also holds up in pasta salad unlike the chikpea kind. I add some unflavored protein powder to my dressing to help boost the protein.
That’s a good idea! I added the chickpea pasta for the added protein but it was awful 😂😂😂. I’m going to start using collagen to add protein for Chris, I think!
Look into Milk thistle benefits for healing the liver. Also, apply castor oil as others have said.
Thank you! I will!!!!
your doggie is adorable 🥰
He’s cute and sneaky
@@homemadesimplewithlori 😂
If you are gluten free. Tawra from Living on a Dime to Grow Rich has a gluten free cookbook. (I'm not gluten free).
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 thanks!
Thank you 😊
Thanks for watching ❤️❤️
These recipes all look great! I will admit, I’m afraid of my instant pot and have never even plugged it in. I do like this method of cooking beans, so maybe I’ll bolster my courage and try the thing out.❤️
I understand. That’s how I feel about my pressure canner. Good and bad news there is I didn’t grow anything in my garden to speak of so I have one more year to grow more courage 😂😂😂
@@homemadesimplewithlori I didn’t even get a garden planted this year - let’s hope next year things are more ‘fruitful’!!❤️
Hi, if you want your chili to be meatfree, try sweetpotatoes and red/yellow bellpeppers in it. Very light and delicious. Greetings from Germany 😊🙃😊
Ooooohhhhhh! What a great idea! Thank you!!
Bell peppers in chili is a game changer.
@@yvonnepalmquist8676 gonna try this soon!!!!
Just FYI for people who *must* eat gluten free because of celiac disease, regular oats aren’t safe because of cross contamination during processing. Love this meal plan!
Thanks for the clarification! ❤️❤️
I’d love to know where you got your potato slicer. It looks like it works well and saves time.
I love it!!!
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Thank you for sharing your easy healthy meals. May i also suggest Barilla 's gluten free pasta for your salad . Some brands arent so good but i have had good results if they are not over cooked. 😊
Thanks!!!
Can you link to those pans for the oven as well as the thing that helps the oil to drizzle out.
I have linked the pans.
Now, the oil drizzle out…is it blue? I’m trying to think of what I used.
Where did you get the potato large fry cutter or what brand is it?
I love it!!!
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If you need gluten free pasta for pasta salad, use Tinkyada brand brown rice pasta. That's the only brand I've found that works. It is more expensive, but the extra cost is worth it for pasta salad (the less expensive brands work fine if you’re serving it hot). And be sure to overcook the rice pasta by a few minutes, because once it's cool it will be firmer than it was when it was hot.
Great tip! Thank you!!!!
Do You ever make chili with zucchini instead of meat? It is delicious. I make it just like regular chili except I chop up the zucchini and cook in place of the meat.
No! I’ve never heard of that! What a great idea!
Two cheaper recipes....1. Hamburger and small pieces of bread that is going stale make a really good crockpot meal. Put six boullion cubes in 2 cups of hot water to dissolve and a couple of teaspoons of cornstarch. Bake meatballs in oven first then put it all in crockpot over onions for all day. Pour over mashed potatoes. So good. 2. Taco packet from Aldi, salsa from Aldi, kidney beans, corn, put in crockpot all day. Use as a dip by adding cheese, or make into burritos, tacos, coney dogs. Very filling too.
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where is the recipe for the oat bread? I would like to try making it . Please
Oh boo. I forgot it 😂
I’ll add it to the comment up top! Sorry!!
I just got it added. You can find it in the pinned comment.
Rice and corn pasta is good.
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Eggs are up in price, but they are still a great bargain. Inexpensive lean protein.
I love eggs!
Where did you say you bought the cast iron baking pans in Georgia? Thanks. Great video!
At the lodge factory in south Pittsburg. It was SO MUCH FUN! These were seconds with minor imperfections so they were really affordable!!
Off topic...what is your water filtration system behind u? Berkey or different brand?
It’s a Berkey! I found it at the thrift store brand new and nearly died!!!
@homemadesimplewithlori that's an awesome find! We have a berkey too
I bought 2- 24 Ct.Egg lands Best eggs 🥚 for $4.49 each @ Krogers this week
That’s $2.25 a dozen
Oh yay!
I do not see the recipe for oat bread
Check in the pinned comment. There were too many words to
Fit in the description.
Aldi oats aren't gluten free. If you want it to be gluten-free make sure you specifically use gluten-free oats. It has to do with how oats get harvested. At least I'm pretty sure that all the oats aren't gluten-free trader Joe's does have an affordable gluten-free option.... Compared to other gluten free oat brands. Just mentioning for anybody that happens to need to be very careful. I will say though that aldi crispy rice cereal are gluten-free but the regular rice krispies brand cereal is not gluten free.
Oh yikes. Sorry. I thought all oats were gluten free
I believe naturally, oats are gluten free but much of the oats are processed with wheat so now there is a gluten free label ❤️Sarah
@michaelstaab6209 ohhhhh. Gotcha. That’s a shame! Thanks for teaching me!
I got a good price on gluten-free oats on Thrive Market. Locally, the best I can do is the Bob's Red Mill brand.
@rachelfrost 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. I got a free year membership to thrive. I need to order soon! What do you like from there?
Aldi has great jarred pesto.
Yes!!!
Is it crazy that it wasn’t that long ago $60 would not even be considered frugal smh!
Ha! For real!
Did the oats gum up your grain mill? Grain mills are meant for whole grains. I’m glad you were able to make something edible!
No thankfully! But they just wouldn’t go through! I learned quick that was not what that mill was made for 😂😂😂
This is Awesome! This is my type meal! Realistic meals!
This week I am cooking a 1/4 of a HUGE ham that my husband received at Christmas time from his boss
I’m cutting some off on the side of the ham and save for red beans and ham, we will have baked ham slices today with Mac n cheese, broccoli rice casserole, bread and yams
Tomorrow, leftover ham slices with green beans and rice dressing, green salad. (For 6 Romain lettuce I paid $3.96)
Tuesday, Baked potatoes with cooked diced ham and toppings. 🥗 side salad.
Thursday: red beans and rice with ham
(Cooked in the bean) 🫘
Ham and potato soup on another night if we have any ham left.
Great way to use a great gift!!
I bought 2- 24 Ct.Egg lands Best eggs 🥚 for $4.49 each @ Krogers this week
That’s $2.25 a dozen
Yay!!!