Did he just say “like bitin’ into a turtle”?!? 😂 No other channel has such a great combo of good recipes and lots of laughs! Just love y’all including Gracie!❤
Omg when Steven said that bread was like eating a turtle, I literally laughed out loud. He’s so funny. Those recipes look delicious, especially the spicy roast. I’ll be trying that. I know Steven will fuss at me but I can’t eat dark meat chicken…. Only breast and tenders!
I love seeing Gracie Lou ! Her mowing at you for the cheese, looking up at the camera, with that sweet face, what a sweetheart , then wanting your chicken too , too funny. Seeing Gracie makes my day ! Your dinners look great Mandy! I hope you do more soups,with the wind chill factor, here it's supposed to hit -49 degrees Celsius tonight/tomorrow morning we need all the help we can get to keep our tummies warm and this cold weather is supposed to last until Tuesday, we get a reprieve until Thursday, then it's supposed to hit the minus high 30 and into the 40 's again. I hate winter when it's like this ! Y'all have a great night, and oh, give Gracie some pats for me will ya ? Thanks , have a great one !
I'm trying the first soup but with turkey, onion, celery and carrots cause that what I have. Thank you. Ps love that you include Gracie in the videos she is so darn adorable
I don't like the cold weather at all. So I have minestrone soup in the crockpot for tonight's dinner. Your recipes look delicious. Loved Gracie Lou yelling at you for cheese and chicken 🤣 Oh and Steven with that turtle bread😂 Stay warm.
Mandy, each recipe made my mouth watering!! The last one is how I make Italian beef only I Don’t use hot peppers, I use peppercini peppers. I cut them up, seeds an all then add them after the roast is done, and very tender. I shred the beef, put it back in the juices and add my cut up peppers. I also add some juice from the jar of peppers and, if needed, beef stock. I serve it on Italian rolls or bogie buns with a side of juice. Everyone loves them. It was my best selling day when I owned a small restaurant. I always sold out of them, every Thursday 💕🙏🙏
Hi Mandy and Steven, Happy New Year, I love how STEVEN EXPRESS how he enjoys your cooking. Gracie is so CUTE. You guys are such a BEAUTIFUL and FUN COUPLE.😋😊
I had to laugh at your intro about cold weather. As I am watching this in Iowa, we are having a blizzard where I am. The winds are gusting up to 50 miles an hour and we have gotten a lot of snow. Windchills this weekend could be 45 BELOW 0 degrees F. My husband says "Don't be doing anything crazy today, because an ambulance can't get to us"! That's the truth too. Another great video. I make my roast like you but without spicy peppers. It's always a winner.
The reason there’s only one rib of celery versus three carrots, is because celery is a much stronger flavored vegetable. If you really like celery, you can add more but they’re trying to keep that flavor ratio even.
I love your videos. Pleasant voice, just enough southern to make you seem like a neighbor… good recipes, nothing outlandish. Things we would actually enjoy eating. Thank you! My life revolves around crockpot and air fryer recipes and quilting RU-vids!
Biting into a turtle is the best explanation I’ve ever heard for that bread 🤣 Louisiana girl , and because it’s more soupy I would say closer to a gumbo but most of us don’t put tomatoes in our gumbo some do though. Jambalaya isn’t brothy here when served. But there is variations from regular rice to tomato-y rice
@@Dindasayswhynot I think you might be right. The dark roux of gumbo has no tomato (oftentimes has okra). I think also, Gumbo is a Lentin dish. Ohmigosh it’s been 4 decades since I’ve lived in the south! But, I vaguely remember my momma cooking it with seafood (craw dad and trout) for lent dinners?? (I could totally be wrong- Ive slept since then!! LOL)
The word “gumbo” means okra, so what you made is closer to jambalaya than gumbo. Traditional gumbo will also have either a scoop of rice or potato salad put on top of it.
You get the best benefits from drinking either warm or room temperature water in the morning than you'll get from drinking cold water. The warm water will help get your intestinal system working properly, its great for if you have acid reflux to help relax your throat and upper gi, and if you add just a little lemon you have even better benefits. I just wanted to share this with you. I hope it helps. Have a great weekend and stay safe in this storm coming!
It's a very ugly night in NoDak. Some areas have reported -70 with wind chills. It's -47 and snowing here where I am. Stay warm everyone as this is affecting most of the country.
Born and raised in south Louisiana, we would call it a chicken tomato stew. Gumbo doesn’t have a tomato base; but darling what ever you want to call it - I would call it - delicious. Oh I do believe little Gracie Lou said - more cheese please😽
I’m from the northwest corner of Illinois. We got a foot of snow last Monday into Tuesday and now we are in the middle of round 2. Already another 5 inches, still snowing and the warning goes until noon tomorrow. 🥶 lol 😂 Count your blessings while having a little wintery precipitation! 😂 Love you guys!!
Oh….My…..GOSH…..i made the Creole sausage and chicken tonight and it tastes amazing! You were not kidding that it had so much flavor. I made my own Creole seasoning so I could control how much heat it had and I did it in my instant pot. I browned the sausage then removed it….browned my chicken thighs then just dumped everything in and did it for 10 minutes on high pressure. It was so fast and easy. While I was chopping and measuring everything I first made a batch of basmati rice in my instant pot. This recipe is a keeper and one I will do for other people as well. Thank you Mandy for the inspiration!❤❤❤ Oh and I added the brown sugar…..you don’t even notice it!
I just showed my husband your husband's reaction to that Spicy Mississippi roast and we can't wait to try this it looks incredible and I'm making it exactly as you did with the jalapenos cause we love jalapenos I bet this is going to be absolutely incredibly delicious Thank you for all you do love your channel I'm a long time viewer I just never comment I'm from Pittsburgh PA a mom to 4 girls ages 24, 8, 6 and 3 years old and I love getting new meal ideas for my family your channel has really helped me out over the years❤
Celery gives off such a strong flavour/aroma, probably why they say 1 rib, I thoroughly enjoy you and Steven, this has to be the best food/fun channel on YT...keep doing what you do! ( Kay ) Toronto, Canada.
Perfect timing!! I made a potato soup yesterday, and today I made the chicken, potato, carrot soup in your video. I had frozen chicken breast on hand, and I shredded the carrots rather than diced them. I was out of celery so I omitted it. It's still slow cooking now and my house smells divine!
We are getting our 3rd snow, second snow storm with 8+ inches of snow. Awful and especially awful since I am from NC and I don’t have the genetic makeup or the environmental training for a massive snow dump. So yeah, wintry precipitation is not my thing either…
Here in Augusta GA where people lose their minds if we get a little rain, I'm praying profusely for everyone up north to keep power & get out from under all the freezing weather.🙏🙏🙏 Sending love & warmth your way 💕.
No snow here in Alabama, but we’ve had crazy wind and rain today. About the grandmothers: my mother’s mother, Ma, made the best cornbread I have ever had. Nobody knows exactly what she did, and I have never had any as good as it was.
From frigid Calgary, Canada here! We're at -30 with wind chill of - 46 today! Staying inside until it warms up next week. Quick run to church will be only outing! Can't wait till we get back to your warm weather. Love your channel, Mandy - always makes my day!
Hi Mandy, and Steven. When I was a little girl, a VERY long time ago, when my mum said the word baguette, I thought she said bag-wet. To this day, and I am nearly 63 years old, I still call them bag-wet, though in front of other people I use the right word, as I don't want them thinking I don't know the right way to say it. Much love and respect as always, Jo, from the South East of England. xx Give Gracie a nice cuddle for me.
Hello Mandy great video I enjoyed watching you as always and I just like all of the comments that Steven saids he is a great guy and has me laughing or dueling the way he talks about the food i appreciate ya'll.
My kitty was in my lap while I was watching this. She heard Gracie talking and had to look T my phone and check her out. So cute. I always thought you should do it until it feels right 😊
I'm glad that I'm not the only one that forgets to buy ingredients. It never fails that I notice that I'm missing something when cooking. My husband gets elected to go to the store too.
OMG I love Gracie so much 😍 I have 3 cats (2 brothers and a sister, bottle babies) and NONE of them will eat chicken or cheese LOL They love bacon but only two of them. One of my boys is a vegetarian and goes nuts for broccoli or cauliflower oh and popcorn too. Crazy cat LOL I think I will try the garlic parm chicken stew but just leave out the potatoes to make it low carb for me 😋
Amen! Y’all making me so hungry with that yummy food and that turtle crunch bread!😂 I’ll not call it a mix and chop no more…it’s the bippity boppity now! Have a great weekend!
Hey Mandy! Love these crockpot recipes! And I love your Gracie! Way back when, I was fortunate enough to go to cooking school years ago and one of the first things we learned about presentation is wiping off the edges of the plate or bowl. I notice the that you don’t do that and leave the drips on the rims. Just a suggestion, hun.
Thanks for the recipes, I can’t wait to try the Mississippi pot roast. It looks delicious 😋 Watching from a very rainy windy Annapolis Maryland… enjoy your weekend
We LOVE the normal Mississippi Pot Roast - but have you tried it with chicken? OMGosh! We actually love it better than the roast and it’s a lot cheaper too! I shred the chicken and serve with mashed potatoes!!! 😋
We are currently in the middle of a snow storm here in Wisconsin. We are on our second snow day from school this week. I love crock pot meals so thank you for some new ideas.
5:52 Mandy says, "...at this point we need to add in.... MEOW". 🤣. Cat! the secret ingredient!!!! Grandmas are the best cooks. They're truly right about doughs. The recipe is a general guideline. The dough truly has to "feel" right.
I just watched an older video and heard you say (three years ago) that Little Miss Gracie is 16 years old, so she's 19 NOW!!!????? Oh my word! She is the most precious! Such a pretty little thing!
Wow,fantastic recipes. I've had that Mississippi pot roast the regular one and unfortunately I can't have spicy foods. But I will try the other ones. Stay warm we are in for very cold weather. I'm from the Midwest so I'm hunkering down and cooking 😁❤🥶
Can't wait to make the spicy Mississippi pot roast, My 2 adult grandsons will absolutely love it (me too). Oh and Steven I just can't with you..🐢🍞...🤣😂🤣
I live in Ontario, Canada and we are having a big snow storm right now, ugh!!!! A great night to have yummy snacks and hang out with Mandy & Steven!! Its my idea of a fun night!!!!! Love you Mandy and your jokes!!!!!!
Oh my goodness that spicy Mississippi pot roast sounds amazing!!! I’ve made the no peek beef tips twice but the 2nd time I added half cup beef stock and sliced white mushrooms (the large pack of presliced mushrooms) and tablespoon of garlic! Original recipe was really good but the just take it up a notch 2nd time is just blow your tastebuds away!! Your recipes are so awesome! Thank you will be trying the spicy pot roast next! All the best to you and your family!
We have blizzard warnings here in Michigan tonight through Sunday night 19-20+inches of snow. Lost power Tuesday night from the last snow storm that came through. Praying we don’t lose it again. These recipes sounds amazing as usual. 🥰🤗
Hey Sylvia, I'm here in West Michigan where the lake effect can be BEASTLY, but thank the Lord it's tiny little snowflakes & not that heavy wet kind we had earlier. I'm so sorry u lost ur power, I know that if we do, the only option I'll have is to get in my car & turn on the heater full boar. My tiny little bungalow was built in 1901, so it's a bit like trying to heat a tent in the winter! Stay warm! I'm praying for those poor immigrants in Chicago that have been put up in tents, and can't imagine how they won't freeze to death! 😢 Jesus have mercy on all of us, please!!!
Sat Nite Update: PRAISE GOD he answered our prayers, my electric stayed on & winds came OUT OF THE EAST (Totally a God thing!!) vs WEST where all lake effect snow comes from! It pretty much stopped late last nite & I was blessed by a neighbor who helped me dig out my car so I could move it (no garage & live on odd/even street where I pretty much get a $20 ticket in front of my house) + happens every winter if I can't move my car! Thank u, darling community, for considering my need for prayer! God is GREAT! 🙋♀️🏠💕💕💕💕
Just how many Turtles have you bitten???? Needed for SPCA report. ha ha Mandy everything looks wonderful. Creole Chicken and sausage looks more like Jambalaya. Yummy. You cat is so vocal. Mine just puts her paw on you and opens her claws. Enough said. You will comply.
Love your grandma's directions for making biscuits! My grandma had a similar one for a Norwegian flat bread called lefse. I have a copy of her handwritten recipe that call for a bag of potatoes (ummm...what size?), water (1 cup? 1 1/2 cups?), salt. 😂 The cooking directions are not much help either! I treasure that recipe!😢
“Bitin into a turtle” 💀 😂😂 I never use the amount of celery a recipe calls for because it’s so strong and we aren’t fans of celery but a little does help to flavor things! I ALWAYS add more garlic than the recipe calls for though!
I'm with you too -- I made stew (oh so yuumy). The best I've ever made!!!.love your slow cooker meals, God bless you & family from grandma Katie in Oregon
Our cold weather is coming tonight and again Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.. our nights are single digits. Brr So definitely wanna make the Cajun sausage chicken recipe .. the andoulle is my favorite sausage anyways 😊
Mandy , how are you doing today ? For sure it's a perfect time for Crock-Pot chicken soup and all good things like that right ?? Well take good care of yourself , God vbless you and your family 😇🙏😇🙏✝️❣️ 10:24 ,
NOLA resident here. It's more like a gumbo because of the broth... My hubby (also Steven) appreciated your Steven's Bear archery sweatshirt and would love to shoot some arrows with him while Mandy and I make some dinner. 😉
Yep you’re right. It’s more like a jambalaya. My dad was from Louisiana and oh my gosh he made the best gumbo. It takes time to make it. You can’t find anything like it in a restaurant. Thank you Mandy❤️
I hate the cold too but I have to ask. What do you consider cold? It’s currently -22 degrees with a windchill of -32 right now. Our last 3 winters have been like this with a ton of snow on top of it. When we hit 0 it actually starts to feel warm! 😂 Anyway I will definitely be trying these. I am always looking for new soups/stews to add to our weekly rotation. Thank you Mandy!!
Hello @MandyintheMaking I just came across your channel and videos when looking up some recipes. I honestly don’t like cooking, I think it’s because I have such limited space in my kitchen and I like to have lots of room lol but as I sit here and watching your videos of all these amazing looking dishes, I can’t help but want to go out and buy all these ingredients and start cooking!! I honestly can’t wait to try some of your recipes!! I do have a question though, may I ask where you get those bags or liners for your crockpot? I’ve never seen them before, and I’ve always wanted something like that for my crockpot, but never realized that there was something like that I could use in it. Does affect anything while cooking or change the taste? Clearly it doesn’t melt. I’m just wondering where I could find them. Also your ground beef smasher thingy lol 😂 I’m not sure what you would call it. I see so many videos with people using them but I have never seen them in a store or anything!! I appreciate you taking the time to read my comment and hope you or maybe someone else in the comments could answer my questions. Thanks so much!!! - Ashley Marshall from Ontario Canada! :)
The pot roast looked delicious, but neither hubby nor I care for "spicy" so I guess we'll pass. Recently I had my DNA traits done, and I laughed out loud to see that from both my paternal and maternal lines I have inherited "not liking spicy foods." I guess I come by it naturally!
Everything looks good. I keep forgetting to tell you but every time my 81lb dog Thor hears Gracie Lou's name or her talking he is right next to me watching her. I have 2 cats too and he plays with them sometimes. I just have to watch him so ge don't get to excited. But he definitely knows Gracie's meow. 😂
Ty for keeping it real Mandy! Messes & missing iteams happens 😂 An aunt was teaching me to cook & keot giving me measurements from her coffee cup (1/2 the cup, 2 full cups) had go measure her cup & do the math 😂
Re opening the onion thingey. Last week I think you were not 100% post COVID. You might not be a true 100% yet even. It takes longer than people expect. Do you, but don't push too hard.
Sitting in the car waiting for my Amanda to get out of her class... its 9 degrees and snowing. Its been windy as heck this week. Dont know the wind chill because i didnt check. But i know sunday or monday we had gusts of 55 mph. I love the cold and the snow. But i detest the wind. Making cabbage soup tonight. But watching for ideas this week. Thank you!
Love love LOVE your videos, with not only great food, but lots of humor, love, and just plain silliness sometimes! 😺😀 Now, please tell me - how in the world do you keep your glass stovetop so perfect?
Never had Mississippi pot roast,but that’s intriguing ,and I’m trying that,reminds me of a pot roast from years ago you made it with beef,pearl onions,can of whole cranberries,and a whole bottle of horseradish,it had a great taste,and horseradish looses it’s heat when cooked,just gives an interesting flavor.
Recently found your channel and it is our new favorite! Love the dynamic between you and Stephen! Waiting for my chance to use Stephen's 'bitin' into a turtle", too! Love to all of you, and Gracie Lou!
I have the ingredients to try all three of these recipes. I got the stuff yesterday and made the Chicken Stew…..it was delicious! But I made it in my instant pot and used half of a rotisserie chicken. I reserved the chicken to put in at the very end so it did not fall apart in little pieces. Will be trying the other 2 this week. Thanks for all your hard work Mandy…..and the entertainment!❤❤❤
That dish was closer to a jambalaya with all the flavors but a little too soupy to be one, but if you would've cooked the rice in it, it could've been considered one. A gumbo starts with a roux of flour and oil that is cooked low and slow until dark brown. It has more of a soup\stew type consistency.
