Little hack I used at my coffee shop when we started serving lunches and needed a spread. Knorr makes a vegetable mix packet that's meant for soup or dips, but if you dump it in cream cheese it makes a fantastic mixed vegetable spread. One packet is like a dollar and is enough for 2 blocks of cream cheese. No shelf life problems either.
I do this all the time! It’s my go to for veggie cream cheese. So good as a spread or added to pasta, rice or potatoes when they are still steaming hot!
I’ve started dehydrating bay leaves in my oven. A .15 oz.jar of dried organic bay leaves is $4.12. The same store has fresh organic bay leaves for $2.28, which when dried equals 2-3 jars of the pre-dried ones.
FYI, if you have a dehydrator 95 to 115 ' F is the temp for leaves, and when you dry the leaves in the oven, try to have your oven on the very lowest setting. this way the oils the flavor, won't evaporate from the bay leaf.
Don't throw those onion bottoms with the roots on away. Stick them in some dirt and no more buying those onions. In fact, any veggie you use with a root system can be used for a small garden. Also, keep the cut off parts of other veggies and boil for vegetable broth. Some ppl don't know this so this might help.
I do this all the time, but all I’ve ever gotten is 2 or 3 very small onions per onion end piece. However, these small (quarter-sized) onions have an absolutely delicious, delicate, mild taste so well worth the effort.
I replant my celery bottoms and after a (long) while I get a new bunch of celery! I replant my onions as well. I replanted an entire bunch of green onions i bought last year for $0.50 and got quarts and quarts of green onions off of them and they went to seed and gave me seeds which I planted elsewhere in the garden. They’re a lot of different veggies this works for. ☺️
Always great to see your money-saving tips! During the summer, I never buy pickles, because I can make fridge pickles out of the cucumbers I grow in the garden. I also always make giant vats of pasta sauce whenever canned tomatoes are on sale. It freezes nicely and is pennies for a big bowl of pasta on a cold night.
Good information! I have been making my own bread, rolls, and pizza dough for about 2 years now because bread was scarce during the pandemic. Now it is just plain expensive, and quite frankly tastes crappy, so I continue to make it. I live in Raleigh as well, see you at Food Lion sometime! LOL!
You know maybe this sounds ambitious but it is really not… I started making my own bread a lot more often. I donated my 90s bread machine and started to use the basic recipes of Artisan bread with Steve here on UA-cam. I use a stainless bowl , a rubber spatula, a cup measure, a loaf pan, a plastic spoon from Walmart, a teaspoon and that is it for equipment. I grease the pan with the merest film of crisco and it pops right out. All purpose flour makes a great loaf. I have experimented with yeast amounts and I’m fine with a longer rise on a half teaspoon, pop a dinner plate on top, just set a couple phone alarms to check in now and then. It’s pretty impossible to find better bread for cheaper than that, just water yeast flour salt. I slice up the loaves (ginzu knife) divide into three parts and freeze two (Cooking for me only).Superior toast is good for morale. I made a cocoa mix from a library book once, but found it lacking, had to doctor with powdered creamer and left over powdered sugar so not sure if that was much savings. Better than average cocoa though. I meant to find a recipe with less tinkering involved. For a while I was all about microwave mug cake with a dab of ice cream, but if you don’t eat it fast enough it’s terrible after it cools down. I thought about re-engineering a box cake recipe for two layer cakes (not a sheet pan person) , half the temptation at a time, but it is still on the back burner. Cakes are too big. Even when you bring one to friends there’s extra. Maybe the best cheap thing I ever made is raspberry sauce from frozen raspberries. Try it if you find a deal. Whizz some berries in a food processor with sugar and press it through a hand strainer with a spatula for seeds. I was shocked how good it was. Plus raspberry sauce is fancy, so social points. Instant cred for birthdays or special dinner. Or breakfast. I have roasted whole oiled heads of garlic in foil in my toaster oven to use over a week. So decadent to squeeze a hot clove onto something.
You can save the leftover bread crumbs that you dredged your chicken in. Place in a plastic bag and keep it in your freezer labeled that it has been used. I take center cut pork chops that I breakdown from a pork loin( from Sam’s). Place the chops in a greased baking dish. Coat the top of the chops with Dijon mustard sprinkle them with Copy Cat Good Seasons Italian dressing mix, then sprinkle them with breadcrumbs that have also been seasoned with GSIDM, and grated Parmesan cheese. Bake in 350 degree oven until done. If tops are not brown enough you can place under broiler for a few seconds or start off cooking chops at higher temp. I call these my Italian Pork Chops. Serve with twice baked potatoes and an Italian Salad...using your homemade Good Seasons Dressing mix. Serve with some garlic knots made from a cheap can of biscuits or make some homemade cheddar bay biscuits. I serve pasta with this at times too. Lemon Orzo would be nice with this too. You could take any leftover of the bread crumbs place in a baggie large enough to shake and make your own homemade fish sticks! I do this and my son will not eat regular frozen anymore! Lol. You can just get cod fillets and drizzle them with olive oil and sprinkle it on top to make scrod...just add a little lemon zest to brighten it up...serve with some homemade tarter sauce... it is so good.
Lisa Dawn, the first video I watched of yours was a dollar tree budget meal one and I wasn't too into it because it seemed kind of "open up some processed foods and heat". But then I realized what a good cook you are using budget ingredients from all sources. Kudos, great channel! FWIW, I make garden cream cheese much like you do and I add a little bit of chopped capers to give it the acidic/salty zing that I enjoy.
I love watching your videos! I especially loved the cream cheese recipe. I had never thought to make my own & it's so easy to make! I might even try to make some other flavors. Yummo!
My foster mum used to mix cream cheese and any kind of soup mix sachet together to make flavoured cream cheese as a healthier dip. We used to dip vegies in it or used it to spread on flatbread, crackers or toast.
@@dotcassilles1488 That is so cool! I grew up eating mostly Korean food and I did not grow up in a creative culinary household, so I'm learning a lot from this channel and the comments section. Thank you for sharing your tip with me 😁
I love that you love refried pinto beans. I grew up on beans and homemade tortillas it wasn't until I was an adult that I started eating refried pinto beans. Love the way you cook. Everything looks like it taste good. Enjoy your channel. Thanks
I’ve been making veggie cream cheese for years. It’s the only flavor my kids wanted and it was too expensive when feeding 4 teenage boys. I use the blocks of cream cheese softened, and add a little milk to get things going. A hand mixer does a good job for this. I add finely shredded carrots and scallions. These ingredients mimic our bagel shop. I grab a bag of day olds early in the morning from the bagel shop in my neighborhood too. I also make my own creole seasoning blend, taco seasoning and a few others. I have all the spices in pantry so I mix up batches and put them in jars. Super easy and a money saver.
I quickly stopped using shake and bake after I got married. I read the ingredients and it was easier to make it myself. This way I could customize it the way I wanted hearing thank you for sharing.❤
I so appreciate you sharing like this. It gives different ideas to prepare meats and vegetables. Thanks so much for sharing. I really dig your cooking style and all the tips you share on saving money on groceries these days.
Please make homemade English muffins. I've made them many times and they're quick, easy, more delicious than McDonald's or store bought, and cheaper. I use flour, sweetener, salt, yeast, oil, and water. There are many youtube videos online, and they all work, but I would like to see your take. Well, I hope you make a video if you haven't yet. God Bless.
Love your videos ..but I just wanted to mention that be careful with pre seasoned chicken. Most supermarkets season their chicken if it's starting to go a little past the expiration date in order to sell it
All (again)looked delicious 😋. My sister taught me how to make chicken Velveeta spaghetti 🍝 and I've made it as a side for with chicken instead of dicing up pre-cooked chicken 🍗. Love it, and a dutch oven {1 lb}of spaghetti usually lasts just me all week. Or close to it. Rotel tomatoes is all we add to about half a block of Velveeta.
Hi Lisa! Not sure if you are aware, but you can keep the rind of the parmesan cheese & use it for soups & sauces. UA-camr See Mindy Mom freezes hers & puts them in her soups & then fishes them out & discards them after the meal is done cooking. Another great way to minimize food waste & enhance flavor of meals. Thanks for another great video.
I also made honey pecan , strawberry or cinnamon swirl cream cheese when it wasn't available or was too pricey. I just like to throw those ideas out there if you ever do like a brunch with friends too.
Well done! I'm delighted to see you back, Lisa Dawn. Here in Australia, original blocks of Philly cream cheese have gone up to $5.70 each & a 2 pack is 10 bucks!
You can take the homemade shake and bake one step further and just make your own bread crumbs. I save the heels, or any bread that might be starting to go a little stale and just pop it in the freezer until I'm ready to make a batch. I put them in the food processor and then I bake them off at 375 for about 10 minutes- everyone's oven is different so be sure to check them every few minutes and stir them around. I don't add oil or seasoning to them, I season them as I use them. I store them in the freezer only because if the bread was starting to go stale when I made them I don't want it to sit on the shelf and continue to get old. They only take a few minutes to thaw so it's not a big deal to keep them frozen. If you want panko style you can use white bread and use the grater on the food processor and if you want the finer crumbs you can use the chopping blade with any bread. 😊
I love how you don't waste anything, I hate when I have to throw food away, so it is very satisfying to see you use everything . That's my goal, but I am getting better though
I lived abroad for years, so had to learn how to make packaged items from scratch if I wanted a test of home. Never thought of doing homemade shake and bake, am definitely going to start. Thank you and keep those videos coming!
I loved this video. I have been using less and less meat and more bouillon lately. We rarely ate pasta in the past, but since food prices have gone up and EBT benefits have not, we are eating a LOT of pasta dishes. I've found that I can make pretty much any pasta dish a one-pot meal by making my sauce, adding a box of pasta, about 3 cups broth or water and cooking it covered on low for about 12 minutes. Since I am disabled, this one thing has helped me tremendously. I make hamburger stroganoff, pizza pasta, etc. I use about 1/3 pound of hamburger for most dishes, but they have a sauce made with beef bouillon powder so you don't miss the meat. I also cook lentils and freeze them in quart baggies to add to ground beef meals like taco meat or sloppy joes. You can only tell the difference if you are determined and my son and I don't mind. Honestly, I think seasoning well makes all the difference. BTW, the Great Value brand of garden veggie cream cheese is my favorite for bagels and it is so much cheaper than the brand name, but I would love to be able to make it fresh like you did.
Fantastic video! So so important to look at how you can make it from scratch for cheaper and usually so much better for you!! We're about to move and my goal in the new house is to get into canning and preserving in season foods to save all year round!
We are super excited that both an Aldi and a Grocery Outlet have both opened in our town this month! Definitely will save us gas, and even quick trips out will now be cheaper.
One of my favorite dishes is a stir fry of diced sweet potatoes, bacon and onions and either asparagus or Brussel sprouts. With some assortment of spices and I like a lot of spice. I’m the only one that eats it but is so so good
I like to add olive oil and salt. If I feel really "fancy" that day, I might mix a little honey and balsamic vinegar together and add that after it is cooked for extra flavor.
If you wanted to get your veggies for the cream cheese really thin, the microplane would work great! I got one this year and it’s my favorite, no more box grater for me!,
Lisa SO HAPPY to see you and learn ways to stretch a dollar. Thank You it really helps. I also save my bacon grease and the bits too. Adds so much flavor to beans and vegetables. Oh and I'm now saving my skins and ends as you do. Lisa you are a Gem. God Bless You. 😊
I love your money saving ideas. Thanks for sharing. I love bagels and cream cheese. Everything bagels are my husband and my favorite bagel. I make breakfast sandwiches mostly out them these days. Fried egg and cheese slice and you can add sausage patty or bacon slices. I like Aldi's here in Tampa, Florida and The Dollar Tree.
Thanks so much for your wonderful videos! Have an idea that I thought might be helpful to many people. What about making a cooking video only using the ingredients from a food pantry pick-up? Thank you again for helping so many people! Best.
with the veggie cream cheese that you mixed add the olive juice liquid (to taste) from a can or jar of olives (and maybe the olives too) and you got a great Chip dip!
I make my own yogurt, mozzarella and ricotta cheese and buttermilk when milk is on sale. Very easy and I use the yogurt in place of sour cream. Yogurt is very versatile. Thin yogurt is drinkable and if you leave it longer it gets more tangy and you can strain it to be a bit thicker for sour cream. Strained yogurt can be strained to make a wonderful soft cheese like cream cheese too.
Great video, the breaded chicken dinner looked delicious and I can't wait to try the garlic parm sauce. Sauces are one of the easiest things I like to make at home for dinners like sweet and sour pork, enchiladas and I found on the interwebs a pork/chicken sauce using orange marmalade, soy sauce and sirracha.
Little hack I used at my coffee shop when we started serving lunches and needed a spread. Knorr makes a vegetable mix packet that's meant for soup or dips, but if you dump it in cream cheese it makes a fantastic mixed vegetable spread. One packet is like a dollar and is enough for 2 blocks of cream cheese. No shelf life problems either.
Yes! Mrs Dash also makes a garden veg seasoning and you can get a few uses out of it, same deal, no shelf life issues. I try to catch it on sale.
I actually was going to comment the same thing because to me it tastes exactly the same as Philadelphia veggie which I love
The spinach dip recipe on the packet is something I’ve brought to so many parties! Make it the night before for the best flavor.
I do this all the time! It’s my go to for veggie cream cheese. So good as a spread or added to pasta, rice or potatoes when they are still steaming hot!
@@spaul7559 ohhh you're talking about using the packet instead of cutting up veggies to make the bagel spread. That's genius!
Anyone else bingeing Lisa's videos today?
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First Saturday off in over a year. I will be today.
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Your cooking reminds me of my mom. She was an amazing cook, who was thrifty. You have inspired me to cook more. Love your content.
I’ve started dehydrating bay leaves in my oven. A .15 oz.jar of dried organic bay leaves is $4.12. The same store has fresh organic bay leaves for $2.28, which when dried equals 2-3 jars of the pre-dried ones.
FYI, if you have a dehydrator 95 to 115 ' F is the temp for leaves, and when you dry the leaves in the oven, try to have your oven on the very lowest setting. this way the oils the flavor, won't evaporate from the bay leaf.
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Oh I'm so happy every time you upload a new video. I'm vegan but I love your content. It's about you Lisa!
I'm vegan too and love her content. I can always see a way to make something similar that I would eat!
I didn't think anyone other Vegans enjoyed watching Lisa, but here we are ☺
Same
Same here 😊
Don't throw those onion bottoms with the roots on away. Stick them in some dirt and no more buying those onions. In fact, any veggie you use with a root system can be used for a small garden. Also, keep the cut off parts of other veggies and boil for vegetable broth. Some ppl don't know this so this might help.
It works in water too
I do this all the time, but all I’ve ever gotten is 2 or 3 very small onions per onion end piece. However, these small (quarter-sized) onions have an absolutely delicious, delicate, mild taste so well worth the effort.
I replant my celery bottoms and after a (long) while I get a new bunch of celery! I replant my onions as well. I replanted an entire bunch of green onions i bought last year for $0.50 and got quarts and quarts of green onions off of them and they went to seed and gave me seeds which I planted elsewhere in the garden. They’re a lot of different veggies this works for. ☺️
You’re such a lovely ray of sunshine. Thanks for sharing your tips. Definitely gonna try your garden veg cream cheese. Have a great week! ❤️
Always great to see your money-saving tips! During the summer, I never buy pickles, because I can make fridge pickles out of the cucumbers I grow in the garden. I also always make giant vats of pasta sauce whenever canned tomatoes are on sale. It freezes nicely and is pennies for a big bowl of pasta on a cold night.
That cream cheese would probably be really good on top of pasta
Genius!!
Gonna definitely haveta try that! 😋
Oh man, for sure!
Or stuffed peppers from the garden wrapped in 🥓 bacon 😋
Good information! I have been making my own bread, rolls, and pizza dough for about 2 years now because bread was scarce during the pandemic. Now it is just plain expensive, and quite frankly tastes crappy, so I continue to make it. I live in Raleigh as well, see you at Food Lion sometime! LOL!
Two things I’ve been making from scratch: pierogies and tortillas-because of YOU!! ❤ thank you for your videos!
Glad you’re back! I’ve missed your money saving (cooking) videos! 😄
I thought I was the only one that saved those rubber bands! Love your videos!
Oh man me too!!
I also save used bread ties. Can use it to close crockpot liners or other items that need cinched…shelf to legs of dumpster dived rack.
I do the same, I never buy rubber bands, but yet have a ton from broccoli etc. My mom even cuts them in half so she has two 🥰
I use a free individual packet of Mayo to coat my chicken with before the breadcrumbs. I also use Panko breadcrumbs because they’re crispier.
You know maybe this sounds ambitious but it is really not… I started making my own bread a lot more often. I donated my 90s bread machine and started to use the basic recipes of Artisan bread with Steve here on UA-cam. I use a stainless bowl , a rubber spatula, a cup measure, a loaf pan, a plastic spoon from Walmart, a teaspoon and that is it for equipment. I grease the pan with the merest film of crisco and it pops right out. All purpose flour makes a great loaf. I have experimented with yeast amounts and I’m fine with a longer rise on a half teaspoon, pop a dinner plate on top, just set a couple phone alarms to check in now and then. It’s pretty impossible to find better bread for cheaper than that, just water yeast flour salt. I slice up the loaves (ginzu knife) divide into three parts and freeze two (Cooking for me only).Superior toast is good for morale.
I made a cocoa mix from a library book once, but found it lacking, had to doctor with powdered creamer and left over powdered sugar so not sure if that was much savings. Better than average cocoa though. I meant to find a recipe with less tinkering involved.
For a while I was all about microwave mug cake with a dab of ice cream, but if you don’t eat it fast enough it’s terrible after it cools down. I thought about re-engineering a box cake recipe for two layer cakes (not a sheet pan person) , half the temptation at a time, but it is still on the back burner. Cakes are too big. Even when you bring one to friends there’s extra.
Maybe the best cheap thing I ever made is raspberry sauce from frozen raspberries. Try it if you find a deal. Whizz some berries in a food processor with sugar and press it through a hand strainer with a spatula for seeds. I was shocked how good it was. Plus raspberry sauce is fancy, so social points. Instant cred for birthdays or special dinner. Or breakfast.
I have roasted whole oiled heads of garlic in foil in my toaster oven to use over a week. So decadent to squeeze a hot clove onto something.
Best notification to receive, I’m sure I speak for everyone we all missed your videos. Can’t wait to see your garden again as well
These look so good! And camping in NC sounds absolutely lovely. Those mountains are something else.
I'm late to this party.
I'm from the South. Whenever our nose starts itching, we say, "My nose is itching. Somebody might be coming over." 😂
Love to see u in my feed again! Love your show!
You can save the leftover bread crumbs that you dredged your chicken in. Place in a plastic bag and keep it in your freezer labeled that it has been used. I take center cut pork chops that I breakdown from a pork loin( from Sam’s). Place the chops in a greased baking dish. Coat the top of the chops with Dijon mustard sprinkle them with Copy Cat Good Seasons Italian dressing mix, then sprinkle them with breadcrumbs that have also been seasoned with GSIDM, and grated Parmesan cheese. Bake in 350 degree oven until done. If tops are not brown enough you can place under broiler for a few seconds or start off cooking chops at higher temp. I call these my Italian Pork Chops. Serve with twice baked potatoes and an Italian Salad...using your homemade Good Seasons Dressing mix. Serve with some garlic knots made from a cheap can of biscuits or make some homemade cheddar bay biscuits. I serve pasta with this at times too. Lemon Orzo would be nice with this too. You could take any leftover of the bread crumbs place in a baggie large enough to shake and make your own homemade fish sticks! I do this and my son will not eat regular frozen anymore! Lol. You can just get cod fillets and drizzle them with olive oil and sprinkle it on top to make scrod...just add a little lemon zest to brighten it up...serve with some homemade tarter sauce... it is so good.
I'm so glad you uploaded a new video. I have been waiting to see a new video from you. I love them all!!
groceries are outrageous
I thought you might have stopped youtubing! Nice to see another post.
Yes... she is back 😍
Good to see you back in the kitchen!
Good to see a video from you and hope all is well! Thanks!
Lisa Dawn, the first video I watched of yours was a dollar tree budget meal one and I wasn't too into it because it seemed kind of "open up some processed foods and heat". But then I realized what a good cook you are using budget ingredients from all sources. Kudos, great channel!
FWIW, I make garden cream cheese much like you do and I add a little bit of chopped capers to give it the acidic/salty zing that I enjoy.
You are just what I needed today. Love your videos.
I love watching your videos! I especially loved the cream cheese recipe. I had never thought to make my own & it's so easy to make! I might even try to make some other flavors. Yummo!
My foster mum used to mix cream cheese and any kind of soup mix sachet together to make flavoured cream cheese as a healthier dip. We used to dip vegies in it or used it to spread on flatbread, crackers or toast.
@@dotcassilles1488 That is so cool! I grew up eating mostly Korean food and I did not grow up in a creative culinary household, so I'm learning a lot from this channel and the comments section. Thank you for sharing your tip with me 😁
Oh me too, the cream cheese looked great.
@@dotcassilles1488 good idea. 🤗
I am so impressed with your knife skills…teeny tiny diced veggies! An art I have not mastered 🙃
I haven't mastered that either. I liked an above suggestion of dry veggie soup mix, lol.
Right!?-I cringed the whole time Lisa cut the baby carrots 🙀🤦🥕
Use the smallest grater side or if you have one a microplane like what was used for the parmesan cheese
HI LOVELY LISA SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU. YEA!!!🤗
I love that you love refried pinto beans. I grew up on beans and homemade tortillas it wasn't until I was an adult that I started eating refried pinto beans. Love the way you cook. Everything looks like it taste good. Enjoy your channel. Thanks
Ahh I love your videos so much! They're so comforting and your personality is so lovely. You seem so fun to hang out with.
Happy to see you again. Your recipes are awesome 👌 Blessings!!
Yay! So happy to see you, Lisa!
That cream cheese spread you made looks so yummy!!!!!! Thanks for sharing.
Everything looked great. Yum!
Glad to see you back on here
I’ve been making veggie cream cheese for years. It’s the only flavor my kids wanted and it was too expensive when feeding 4 teenage boys. I use the blocks of cream cheese softened, and add a little milk to get things going. A hand mixer does a good job for this. I add finely shredded carrots and scallions. These ingredients mimic our bagel shop. I grab a bag of day olds early in the morning from the bagel shop in my neighborhood too. I also make my own creole seasoning blend, taco seasoning and a few others. I have all the spices in pantry so I mix up batches and put them in jars. Super easy and a money saver.
I have a bread maker now. So much better. Also, I will take some stock, throw in all unused veggies, some beans and boom, soup night.
You do so many awesome things with so little.
You're so versatile.
Thank you for the recipes
I quickly stopped using shake and bake after I got married. I read the ingredients and it was easier to make it myself. This way I could customize it the way I wanted hearing thank you for sharing.❤
Great recipes! I shop at Aldis too😊
I so appreciate you sharing like this. It gives different ideas to prepare meats and vegetables. Thanks so much for sharing. I really dig your cooking style and all the tips you share on saving money on groceries these days.
Please make homemade English muffins. I've made them many times and they're quick, easy, more delicious than McDonald's or store bought, and cheaper. I use flour, sweetener, salt, yeast, oil, and water. There are many youtube videos online, and they all work, but I would like to see your take. Well, I hope you make a video if you haven't yet. God Bless.
Thanks! So glad to see you back !! Don’t leave us again…love your quick, and easy , money saving tips and recipes ☺️
Thank you so much! I'm definitely not planning to take such a long break again!
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Love your videos ..but I just wanted to mention that be careful with pre seasoned chicken. Most supermarkets season their chicken if it's starting to go a little past the expiration date in order to sell it
Hey Lisa Dawn, So glad to hear you even though your not well. Please have a speedy recovery
All (again)looked delicious 😋. My sister taught me how to make chicken Velveeta spaghetti 🍝 and I've made it as a side for with chicken instead of dicing up pre-cooked chicken 🍗. Love it, and a dutch oven {1 lb}of spaghetti usually lasts just me all week. Or close to it. Rotel tomatoes is all we add to about half a block of Velveeta.
Never thought about it as a side. I bet that would be doable with rice, too.
I freeze the woody asparagus ends, and throw a few in when I make bone broth.
I've also heard that if you peel, them the inside is soft and tasty.
Hi Lisa! Not sure if you are aware, but you can keep the rind of the parmesan cheese & use it for soups & sauces. UA-camr See Mindy Mom freezes hers & puts them in her soups & then fishes them out & discards them after the meal is done cooking. Another great way to minimize food waste & enhance flavor of meals. Thanks for another great video.
A 'must do' imho x
I love this channel.
Looks delicious as always! Going to definitely make my own Shake ‘n’ Bake and will try adding a little oil for that extra crunch!❤️
Those potatoes look heavenly!
Great video idea!! Happy holidays to the Lisa household!!
Ah, another Lisa Dawn video. All is right in the world 😇
Everything looked delicious!!! Love your content
Thanks for posting!
I also made honey pecan , strawberry or cinnamon swirl cream cheese when it wasn't available or was too pricey. I just like to throw those ideas out there if you ever do like a brunch with friends too.
Good ideas!
Gosh all of that looks SO good!!! Great video!
Well done! I'm delighted to see you back, Lisa Dawn. Here in Australia, original blocks of Philly cream cheese have gone up to $5.70 each & a 2 pack is 10 bucks!
You can take the homemade shake and bake one step further and just make your own bread crumbs. I save the heels, or any bread that might be starting to go a little stale and just pop it in the freezer until I'm ready to make a batch. I put them in the food processor and then I bake them off at 375 for about 10 minutes- everyone's oven is different so be sure to check them every few minutes and stir them around. I don't add oil or seasoning to them, I season them as I use them. I store them in the freezer only because if the bread was starting to go stale when I made them I don't want it to sit on the shelf and continue to get old. They only take a few minutes to thaw so it's not a big deal to keep them frozen.
If you want panko style you can use white bread and use the grater on the food processor and if you want the finer crumbs you can use the chopping blade with any bread. 😊
Has anybody told you they love you lately?
If not I`m telling you, I love you and I appreciate all your uploads.
Great video! Would love to see more like it.
It's always good to see your videos pop up 😊 I hope you're having a lovely autumn!
That looks so good
I love how you don't waste anything, I hate when I have to throw food away, so it is very satisfying to see you use everything . That's my goal, but I am getting better though
I lived abroad for years, so had to learn how to make packaged items from scratch if I wanted a test of home. Never thought of doing homemade shake and bake, am definitely going to start. Thank you and keep those videos coming!
Great idea for a video Lisa!!
Great video! Thanks for sharing!
I’ve been trying to come up with meal ideas to make for my picky parents and I think they will love these!
I loved this video. I have been using less and less meat and more bouillon lately. We rarely ate pasta in the past, but since food prices have gone up and EBT benefits have not, we are eating a LOT of pasta dishes. I've found that I can make pretty much any pasta dish a one-pot meal by making my sauce, adding a box of pasta, about 3 cups broth or water and cooking it covered on low for about 12 minutes. Since I am disabled, this one thing has helped me tremendously. I make hamburger stroganoff, pizza pasta, etc. I use about 1/3 pound of hamburger for most dishes, but they have a sauce made with beef bouillon powder so you don't miss the meat. I also cook lentils and freeze them in quart baggies to add to ground beef meals like taco meat or sloppy joes. You can only tell the difference if you are determined and my son and I don't mind. Honestly, I think seasoning well makes all the difference. BTW, the Great Value brand of garden veggie cream cheese is my favorite for bagels and it is so much cheaper than the brand name, but I would love to be able to make it fresh like you did.
You totally don't upload enough, I freaking love watching your videos!! 😊. I could watch you everyday
Fantastic video! So so important to look at how you can make it from scratch for cheaper and usually so much better for you!! We're about to move and my goal in the new house is to get into canning and preserving in season foods to save all year round!
We are super excited that both an Aldi and a Grocery Outlet have both opened in our town this month! Definitely will save us gas, and even quick trips out will now be cheaper.
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I always save the rubber bands too
Always love watching you cook!
One of my favorite dishes is a stir fry of diced sweet potatoes, bacon and onions and either asparagus or Brussel sprouts. With some assortment of spices and I like a lot of spice. I’m the only one that eats it but is so so good
I eat asparagus all by itself. No salt pepper nothing. It's sweet and nutty by itself
I like to add olive oil and salt. If I feel really "fancy" that day, I might mix a little honey and balsamic vinegar together and add that after it is cooked for extra flavor.
Glad to see you! Another awesome video!
YEAH, a new video!! Great job as always!!! 😎👍🐕
If you wanted to get your veggies for the cream cheese really thin, the microplane would work great! I got one this year and it’s my favorite, no more box grater for me!,
Thank you for what you are doing. You always give me great, money-saving ideas.
Lisa SO HAPPY to see you and learn ways to stretch a dollar. Thank You it really helps. I also save my bacon grease and the bits too. Adds so much flavor to beans and vegetables. Oh and I'm now saving my skins and ends as you do. Lisa you are a Gem. God Bless You. 😊
I love your money saving ideas. Thanks for sharing. I love bagels and cream cheese. Everything bagels are my husband and my favorite bagel. I make breakfast sandwiches mostly out them these days. Fried egg and cheese slice and you can add sausage patty or bacon slices. I like Aldi's here in Tampa, Florida and The Dollar Tree.
I was so happy to see a new video pop up. Thank you for all these great ideas!
I love your videos, you are so resourceful!
Perfect ending to my day to see your video. Great money saving tips and recipes.
Thanks so much for your wonderful videos! Have an idea that I thought might be helpful to many people. What about making a cooking video only using the ingredients from a food pantry pick-up? Thank you again for helping so many people! Best.
Another great video ❤. Can’t wait to try the chicken with the garlicky sauce.
with the veggie cream cheese that you mixed add the olive juice liquid (to taste) from a can or jar of olives (and maybe the olives too) and you got a great Chip dip!
Thank you Lisa for another great video of dinner ideas. I always learn something new from you. Thank you for sharing.❤️
I make my own yogurt, mozzarella and ricotta cheese and buttermilk when milk is on sale. Very easy and I use the yogurt in place of sour cream. Yogurt is very versatile. Thin yogurt is drinkable and if you leave it longer it gets more tangy and you can strain it to be a bit thicker for sour cream. Strained yogurt can be strained to make a wonderful soft cheese like cream cheese too.
Finally!!! Have been waiting for a new video :)
I really enjoy your videos!
Hello! I love your channel. I’ve been binging your videos lately. Thank you for being you and making all these videos!
Welcome back! Your videos are great! Keep up the great videos!
Glad you posted this. Garden cream cheese wasn't available the last 2 wks (I shopped with an elder). I'll make some today for her.
Great video, the breaded chicken dinner looked delicious and I can't wait to try the garlic parm sauce. Sauces are one of the easiest things I like to make at home for dinners like sweet and sour pork, enchiladas and I found on the interwebs a pork/chicken sauce using orange marmalade, soy sauce and sirracha.
Also a money saving tip. Always use a lid on your pots and make sure that the pot and burner are the same size to save electricity/gas.