I’m a single older lady on a pretty tight budget. Your videos are and have been so helpful to me. I appreciate the time and effort you lovingly put into your content. I’m sure you are showing the majority of ladies with families. However they are watched and perceived positively but many more people. Thank you so much for sharing. Much love from Ohio ♥️
The sauce you made before you added the cheese is the same white sauce my mom would add to new potatoes or english peas and just use salt and pepper. You are making me remember how my mom would budget her meals to feed 6 with only one income before dad got his ssi at 45. She made too much for food stamps but not enough to pay all the extra doctor bills and buy food and household bills. Some how by God's grace and moms saving ways we kept the house and stayed fed. Those were lean times.
Thank you for sharing this. So many people fall through the cracks, and don't "qualify" for assistance. Making it work and keeping the family fed is so important.
To make a gravy or cream sauce without oil or butter. In a dry pan, put the flour and toast it over a low heat and until it begins to change color stir constantly. This will add a slight nuttiness to the flour, the darker the color the stronger the nutty flavor. When the flower has reached a very light brown add the liquids and cook as you normally would for a sauce. I’ve done this many times and it works very well especially if you’re adding a broth like chicken, beef, or turkey that is left over from something you’ve cooked and it has its own grease on the top. I have also made several gravies out of just flour and water when nothing else was available, with salt and pepper it turns out really good.
I live in Texas but born and from Oklahoma. I used to work at an Atwoods and a customer made a funny I'll never forget. "Oklahoma is just the biggest county in Texas"
I love the sausage gravy and biscuits! I laughed when you compared "Delux Mom" to "Standard Issue Mom" 😂🌻 It got me thinking...My Mom was "Fend for Yourselves Mom" ! I really appreciate your channel especially the budget meal ideas! Thank you 😊
Powdered unflavored coffee creamer also is a 1 to 1 substitute for powdered milk in almost every recipe and it thickens wonderfully! As prices go up, it has been super helpful to cut costs! Not the healthiest option but effective. :)
Biscuits and gravy and grits---two things every self respecting southerner should know how to cook! I'm from Missouri, I don't know if I'm Northern or Southern so I'm trying to learn both LOL! I love the real life type video. ty
Missouri here as well. I was amazed when a neighbor told me she did sausage gravy from a can. What in the world? I had to teach her how easy it was to make from scratch.
In my opinion - you can never go wrong with breakfast for dinner!! And it’s usually pretty cheap too! Love the 2 pasta dishes too…I try to watch how much pasta I eat though. I could eat if for every meal if I really wanted 😂👍
Saw your $3 meals from Aldi x 3 nights...really nice delicious looking meals. Also looked like some had leftovers for lunch the next day! Looking forward to your cooking creativity!
Biscuits and gravy are such a strange breakfast combo for us Canadians. My neighbors in the upper Peninsula of Michigan would order it at the truck stop so that is how I got introduced to it. Now creamed peas on toast, that was something we would have for lunch in our household. A can of peas half drained, a couple of cups of milk, a dash of butter salt and pepper and thickened with some cornstarch. It was a great way to use up stale bread as well.
I'm so amazed your daughter stood right there while you filmed and didn't make a sound!!! (Reflections) lol mine would be all over me...mom mom momma!!!! 👩
Dear Mindy, I so much enjoy your channel. This post was a little carb heavy for me BUT I got great meal ideas for my grandsons, Henry (9yo) and Shep (4yo) who eat mass quantities of food. Fortunately they eat everything! We shop Aldi for their great prices on fruits and vegetables which are about 80% of our diet. Blessings
Hi Mindy! I love your channel. You make simple, wholesome “real” meals that won’t break the bank. I have recommended your channel to my sons and their families for fantastic meal ideas!
First day of school we did a big pancake breakfast for our kindergartener and the neighbor kids that he’s made friends with. Every day sense then he has had a granola bar 🤷♀️ it’s all about balance lol
Yes I like these too. I only have one kid but work 5 night shifts a week: have off Monday’s & Wednesdays when I try to do the chores and I need to exercise,& get in shape. I also have panic attacks when I cook so I love simple options like crockpot,one pot,& casseroles.
If you wanted to bulk up the biscuits and sausage gravy for dinner, you could have added scrambled or fried eggs, and if scrambled the eggs, you could even add a veggie or two to make it “healthier”. Or have fried apples as a side.
I know what you mean about dragging out the food processor for something small like breadcrumbs. I learned from someone else to Save The Empty cereal bags and when I need to crush something like nuts or breadcrumbs or really anything that you're going to bread with I just throw it in there and then use your rolling pin or even a can or even just step on it a few times! The cereal bag was going to be garbage anyway so now you've got another use out of it and then it can go into the trash!
I love your videos! I am single and on a tight budget and although I like to cook, I run out of ideas. I’ve done several of your meals and they were delicious! Thank you for doing what you do!
Wow!!!!! I'm not a new cook but tend to overdo it often when cooking from scratch and then I get burned out and start to hate cooking. I tried all 3 of these recipes because I love the low cost challenge and the convenience factor of using what you bought for other meals. My family LOVED all 3!! Welll done. I can't believe how much better these biscuits and gravy were than I've had at restaurants and hotel breakfasts and so easy with your recipe! Thank you ❤.
I'm not sure I've filmed any videos on that concept, but I sometimes have people tell me they will make the recipes and then freeze some portions for later.
@@SeeMindyMom I'm the only low carb gluten free person... so I'll make something like a keto lasagna(alot of prep and very macro dense) I'll pre pack half up and take out as needed! I'll do the same with my breakfast egg bake...so I don't HAVE to eat the same thing over and over...
When I lived on my own I would cook 2 recipes a week and just alternate them for lunch/dinner. But if you've got a bit more cash than I have then you could do that with 4 or 5 recipes, freeze the extra servings and then have lunch and dinner for a couple of weeks.
I absolutely LOVE your videos, however I'm constantly Googling what you're cooking with as in in the UK. Half and half : single cream, biscuits : scones , 1 cup : 240g etc. It's a huge learning curve 😂🤗
That is our favorite breakfast sausage for biscuits and gravy. So good! We tend to double it and make a HUGE meal out of it. It's a once or twice a year thing so I don't mind going big, but it's so worth the calories! Also, you may never ha e seen a kid that won't eat veg with cheese, but I ha e TWO of them!
Hey Mindy! Love watching your channel. I have an interesting video idea for you! I am also from Oklahoma but I am a traveling dancer based in NYC. When I’m away doing shows I only have access to a mini fridge and microwave. Any ideas?
Can you do a video that is not carb heavy, higher in protein that does not include beans? Some of us have health problems such as diabetes hat can’t eat all those carbs. Beans, while they are high in protein, are a carb overload for diabetics and mostly a no no. It’s a challenge that I struggle with trying to feed my mom and dad.
Hannah, I think they would be similar to unsweetened scones, made with a little more baking powder so they get fluffy. Butter or shortening gives them their unique texture. I love both scones and biscuits! If you’re up for a little baking, you could Google a recipe for baking powder biscuits and try some, fresh and homemade. They’re really easy to make and it would be a fun experiment! 😊
Every time I watch one of your budget meal videos where you're shopping, I can't help but wonder what you'd think of a Grocery Outlet. I don't know that there's one near you, probably not, BUT they are amazing and sometimes hilarious places to shop. Last week they had Pillsbury Grand crescent rolls for 10/$1 and 5 lb bags of organic AP flour for a dollar as well! You honestly just never know what you'll find there and I'd love to see a video of you visit one of those stores if they ever come near you
Love this video! We like to go out on our boat for a week or two at a time, and I’ve only got a microwave, fridge/freezer and cooktop to work with, so stovetop ideas are especially helpful. And now that I say this, I feel like a real dummy…we could easily add a toaster oven to our appliances. Guess it took this video yo engage my brain!
@@Lisawhatshersname Who is yours made by? I have one here at the house that’s a toaster oven, rotisserie and though I’ve never used it, there’s some sort of grill on the top. Air fryer would be quite useful.
You just gave me an idea for a meal for dinner that can make lunches using leftovers. The pasta but since I only have elbow pasta I have to use that with shredded taco cheese but it will have to do. Thank you for helping me not feel guilty about using what I have to make meals stretch until I can go food shopping again.
Just found your channel and love it! We have a big family of at least 11 plus any bound children we are blessed with (fosters). Anyway biscuits and gravy is a regular meal at our house.
when i was stationed in Italy , I made homemade pizza by using flour tortillas and pizza sauce some shredded cheese , and you can use any veggies and meat you have on hand . bake in the oven or on a grill to basically melt cheese. Let just say that Italians put anything on pizzas included potatoes , peas , eggs etc
Just went back to full-time studying after years of having work. Wasn't willing to stop eating yummy food so stumbling across you channel is just what I needed.
I’m not from the south but biscuits and gravy is one of my favorite foods! Definitely gonna make some soon! Also broccoli Mac and cheese is a go-to for me. I like to make it in my instant pot for added convenience :)
Milk is high where u are! I'm in Kentucky USA. AND a gallon of milk is 2.15a gallon so it's crazy to think a half gallon is that price! But I've noticed that there Are things u get that are cheaper then here! Love ur channel
I quite often have the orange or apple as a dessert in the evening if I need a snack and something to munch on I chop it up and snack on it you can have a sauce with it you want one. banana custards a old favourite in Uk chop up a banana have custard with it you can have a rich tea biscuit or nice biscuit with it optional of course.
My husband was that way too! Poor Wisconsin boy married a southern girl…he had no idea what I put in front of him the first time I served milk gravy! 😂 Bless him…he loves biscuits and gravy now!
Great video and you are a Deluxe Mom. Would you believe that I didn’t discover biscuits and gravy until I was in my 30s-my mom didn’t make a lot of recipes with gravy so I wasn’t exposed until I went to a brunch buffet and decided to try it and now I love it!
I made biscuits & gravy earlier last week. Homemade turkey sausage, dairy free gravy so I won't get sick and homemade fluffy giant biscuits. We live in Maine, this is a staple for us for anytime of day. Also, we're in the process of moving to an entirely different state, so have some cheaper meal options & ideas is very nice! Where we are moving to actually has an Aldi which has been helpful overall!
I work at savealot…our store has a canned sausage and gravy. I believe it’s a dollar and change per can. Then I buy the store brand biscuits to make (88 cents a tube) and it’s a nice breakfast (sometimes dinner) I love your videos! Do you have a website or somewhere where you list all of your recipes?
So I know you didn’t have butter, but butter and starch water from the pasta will make a really good sauce and if you don’t have thickening agent to use the pasta water can also help to thicken some sauces as well.
Hello Mindy mom I just found your channel thank you for all your cleaver ideas, we live here in Australia and have a very tight budget ,thank you for sharing.
I can't eat most meals you make in your videos, but I love watching your channel anyways! 😄 You are so creative. I'm curious- how long does it take you to look for food for videos like this? Do you find yourself walking through the same aisles over and over to compare all the prices? I'm interested in doing something like this but don't know how long it would take.
I love these videos!!! Here's a challenge for you which I don't think I've seen on your channel: gluten free and vegetarian (ovo/lacto ok). Would love to see what you can come up with. I am running out of ideas and could use some inspo! And btw, whenever the snappy music comes on (when you were at the grocery) I always end up dancing around even if I'm sitting on the sofa, lol! :)
You know what I think of a quick and simple lunch/ light dinner a baked potato with butter sour cream and shredded cheese and some pre cooked chicken and just heat both the potato and chicken in the microwave then there lunch/ light dinner and it filled me up
Thank you for your creative and informative family meals videos. I don't if this will be helpful for you, but I keep a large spice container of taco seasoning which I believe I purchased at Costco. I think using that is much less expensive then purchasing the individual packets.
I’m watching this in Feb 2022 and it’s amazing how much the prices have increased. The sausage is now 2.99/lb , the oranges are now 4.??/bag and the pasta is not available. These meals would still be inexpensive, relatively speaking. Thanks for the ideas!
I recently moved to Panama City FL.and was bummed out that they didn't have an Aldi's here.....but I recently heard that Aldi's has decided to go national and have bought land here about 20 min from me...super excited, hope everything goes through without a hitch
I cant imagine being able to find food this cheap! I live in Alaska and like a lot of the country out groceries are outrageous. I wish we had an aldi! I would probably spend about $5 on a roll of ground turkey, $5.75 on a roll of generic ground sausage, that pound of shredded cheese would be over $7. Pasta would be about $2 or more. Craziness!
Definitely can't wait to make all of these!! I forgot about biscuits and gravy. I think that's what I'm making tonight for dinner!! Thanks for sharing ❤️
Any ideas for a 6 person family? Friend has a tight food budget super picky husband (hates hotdogs) but kids eat almost anything. Food allergies are shell fish, mango, mushrooms
Agreed! I had forgotten how fast that is. I must have stood in Aldi for like 30 minutes trying to figure out how to make biscuits from scratch and stay on budget. Couldn't do it, so I went with the canned. My kids like them anyway.
