Gather Your Fragments Staple Food Prep and Meal Making 

Hi Amy! The bread is pronounced, chuh.baa.tuh. Just thought I would help you out. 😊

Hi Amy, here in FL, yes I have to refrigerate potatoes and onions and BREAD! If not, it molds or goes bad very fast.

I don't understand why you put the already cooked beans on the smoker. They are already cooked and just need to be warmed on stove at supper time. I would imagine they would start to get dried out by time you cook them again at supper time?

How can your dairy allergy kids eat the pudding just because you used lactose free milk? It’s still got milk in the condensed milk and whipped topping right? 🥴.

Hi Amy, check and see if your garage door is insulated. You can get kits from Lowe’s etc. It does make a big difference. Also, as far as cold water. Your water never gets below ground temp. If you have a cold snap in the winter that’s the only time you get “cold” water from the sink. Welcome to Florida!

1 bad vegetable in the bag can ruin the whole bag, and the heat and humidity will quicken the process after being in that cool store. Sniff and eyeball test when buying, separate from the original packaging when get home and keep in a cool dry place. Thanks for sharing! Have a great week!

Yes it's definitely beneficial to refrigerate your potatoes and onions when you're in a climate like that. You could also precut and dice and slice your onions if you think they're going to go bad soon and put them in the freezer. You could also do the same to the potatoes but you need to par cook them.

Hi Amy, I don't know if you know, sweet & condensed milk is not lactose free. I saw you used it in the pudding. Just an fyi.

Hi Amy! I know it's too late but you need to know that sweetened condensed milk is a VERY HIGH consentration of Lactose! Your lactose free kiddos would get really sick from it. So if your kiddos ate that and had digestive issues that's why.

Amy, I put my onions in the fridge. I know that for some reason, you are not supposed to do that, but both my grandmother and mother did it. No one died from it, and it keeps them for a month or more.

Hi Amy, just wondering if you know the paint color on your kitchen cabinets? I absolutely love it❤

By the way, you can write on your fridge panels with dry-erase markers, you dont need a white board :)

Question: isn’t condensed milk full of lactose? Do they make lactose free? Idk

Hi Amy! Wow, what a difference in the kitchen without the freezer. I have a suggestion if you decide you'd like to put something there. I thought maybe a bakers rack with yours and your moms cookbooks or maybe a little Bristol table and chairs for planning your morning.

Good morning. I don't live in Florida but I have always kept my onions in the fridge. They last a lot longer and they don't have as strong a smell when they are cold. Hope this helps.

Why are you using 'Lactose' (Lactose Free) milk and adding back in lactose with the evaporated milk and whipped topping (Cool Whip). Your defeating the purpose of the lactose free milk. If Jentzen truly is lactose intolerant, he can not eat that banana pudding without some bathroom issues.

Amy when you were using the metal whisk In Your caraway pan I was cringing, I could hear the metal scratching the bottom and then once you emptied it you put it straight into water. The two things your not ment to do, I hope the pan is ok? I know you sometimes forget, ihave to remind myself to be careful with my pans too, I have le cruset non stick and they are very expensive also and you can’t use metal instruments in them or put them straight into water… be careful girl, don’t want you to ruin the expensive pans. Get yourself a silicone coated whisk makes a difference… hope you don’t mind me saying, I just thought oh no she’ll be upset if her pan gets ruined….. still loving this new journey Amy, everyone is shining, Florida is agreeing with you all! 🤗

That was a lot a lot of flour ohhh my

Hey Amy I put my onions in the fridge during summer months I live in Alabama enjoyed the vlog as usual I’m enjoying your content more and more never boring God bless y’all

Do you ever purchase the rotisserie chickens at Costco or Sam’s Club ? They are so large and only $5. It’s a great ready made meal.

Good morning. Did the condensed milk bother Jensen & Jaydn (sorry, I probably spell your children's name different). Food always looks great. When I lived & Florida & up here, during the hot summer,, refrigerate everything. I hope you have a magnificent monday and I will see ya tomorrow tomorro

Good afternoon. Here in tx I put my onions and potatoes in food storage but i but them in baskets out of the bags. In the dark. I also take onions and chop us and freeze.

Good morning Amy. Great vlog as usual. I am feeling a but better. 2 months in the sling. Still can't lift anything with my left arm. You are an inspiration. Keep up the FANTASTIC work that you do. ❤❤❤

Onions and potatoes live in the refrigerator in Florida.

With the onion situation k would cut them up and freeze them or dehydrating. If you can't find a discount store for food. See if you can find a local farmer that maybe you can buy your meat and chickens pork from. It could save you money

Put onions in the fridge…not the potatos

Good evening Amy! I did some freezer meals the other day. Here i just put my onions and potatoes in a basket but because it can get hot, I check them every other day to make sure it's not rotting. Enjoyed your video. Thanks for sharing. Hafa adai and love from the island of Guam 🌴❤🌴

You should use olive oil for your veggies especially the potatoes

Best to only buy potatoes that you will use up in one week in Florida. Diced and sliced onions put in zip bags are great in the freezer. Bread will not keep unless refrigerated or used within a couple of days. Even with air conditioning, the humidity in the house is still around 50% or higher.

Hey Amy like ur organize

Good Morning. I live up here in Connecticut and I keep my onions and potatoes in the fridge all the time. Keeps them so much nicer. and as for the onions they don't make you cry when you cut them :)

Good morning! Everything looks delicious. I just wanted to give you a heads up that the condensed milk is full of lactose. I found out the hard way. They make a lactose free version of it and also evaporated milk☺️

It’s been triple digits here in Texas, and I also see a difference in storing produce and tap water tempts compared to when we lived in the Northern states of Michigan and Indiana. 😂 I currently keep my potatoes and onions in the pantry in separate cotton mesh bags hanging up. They do pretty well, although the potatoes do seem to sprout a little sooner than in wintertime. I just saw a video from the Cross Legacy in which she said potatoes and onions should be stored 3 ft apart to keep them from spoiling each other faster. Our large family can not spare any fridge space, so I’m going to space ours out as she suggested, but keep them hanging in the bags so they can get air circulation. Or I might try the cardboard box method she also mentions if I can find some floor space to spare.

Hi Amy, thank you for sharing with us. The food looks delicious! You always amaze me at how much you accomplish in one morning! ❤️

You probably already know this but sweetened condensed milk has lactose.

No, I don’t refrigerate onions and potatoes. If you get some mesh bags and store onions and potatoes hanging in the bags, they will last longer. Even better is you can keep them from touching in the bag.

Good morning! I live in Arizona and in the summer I keep my bread, potatoes and onions in the fridge. Also fresh garlic!😂 I hope your having a great day!

I wonder if your office/desk would work well in the kitchen? I would try that just to check it out and a bookcase with your cookbooks. Just a thought. ❤️🙏

Hi Amy!! I live in Canada, and experience all four seasons. I always put potatoes and onions in the refrigerator and they last a long time!!

I put my onions in the refrigerator. They keep great n Florida !

We always keep our 🥔 and 🌰 in our frig. From Arizona. $6 lb for london broil is a great price.

Hi Amy, to make strawberries last if you soak in a solution of 1 part vinegar to 10 parts water. They will last up to 14 days in the fridge. Though I would share.

If your butler's pantry is air conditioned you can store your potatoes and onions in there in open weave baskets. That will help them stay fresh longer. If it doesn't have a/c put them in the refrigerator.

Actually, it’s pronounced cha-bought-a. Cha is like the cha cha dance.

For me I buy a big bag of onions and chop them all up the day I buy them or within a couple of days of buying them and put them in the freezer. All I have to do is grab some out of the bag as needed. I do this for a lot of my veggie, green peppers are another. Hope this helps. ❤

My dearest Amy Why did you move the freezer to the garage? It was okay and comfortable and practical for you and your family. Dont pay attention to them.God bless your sweet soul 🙏❤️👍

Cha-ba-ta. If you watch some other RU-vid contributors some of the foods will become more familiar to you. There are so many cooking tutorials that will expand your food knowledge. 😊

Hi Amy, I live in Australia in Queensland which is hot in Spring & Summer & I do indeed keep Onions & Potatoes in the Fridge during the Hot Months. It’s too dear to let it rot not to mention the mess & smell so the Fridge it is. Enjoy having a pool it’s wonderful in the warm weather. Bless you & your family.

My mother always made her glazed carrots with butter and honey. That’s what I always eat. Maybe a slightly different glazed profile would go over better with the family.

I live in Orlando…i don’t buy too many potatoes and onions at one time because with humidity they tend to go bad faster. But we keep my house pretty cold (the heat triggers my migraines) and i try to keep them in the cool pantry on the floor…. Welcome to Florida btw, i love it here ( we moved from NY 13 years ago!)

I live in state of Arizona. My Cold water is Hot. I have to let my cold water run for good hour before get Cold water. A friend told me why the cold water get hot has to do with the very hot weather. I'm be happy with me and my husband move back to our home state of New York. Who can live in 120 degrees weather for six months or more. I miss the four seasons. Here in Arizona only has two seasons summer and fall.

Did your kids with lactose problems have any issues with the banana puddings? I know sweetened condensed milk is high in lactose.

I keep my onions in my fridge. Really helps keep them much longer.

I live in south Alabama near the bay and beaches. Due to the heat which is similar to yours, I do keep my onions and potatoes in the fridge. They would sprout before I could use them.

Hi Amy! In So Cal, before I moved to NC, I used to refrigerate my onions and my friends would refrigerate their potatoes 😊. Was also thinking about your deep freezer in the garage. Some freezers are labeled "garage ready". In CA, my friends freezer failed because of the heat in the summer because it wasn't a garage ready model 🫤.

95° is a cool front here in Texas. It was 105° yesterday. It's definitely not an oven day. 😅

Put onions and potatoes in the refrigerator for a longer life. Humidity and heat are brutal on vegetables in Florida. This coming from a born and raised Floridian.

Is it harder to film without the basement? I love the jars. You made me crave pudding.

I put my potatoes in the refrigerator. I was telling a neighbor years ago about my potatoes going bad because it takes a while for me to go through a bag. He said he puts his potatoes in his second refrigerator in the garage and they would last 3 months. I couldn't hard believe it, but it does work. I put mine in the vegetable crisp drawer so they are out of my way.

Maybe you'll get to meet kimberly whisk 😂 or Lynette yoder

We just don’t buy onions and potatoes for more then two weeks. I never buy them in a bag individual ones work best.

Hi Amy , I’ve missed some of your videos but just curious why you all moved to florida??

Same here in Alabama in the summer potatoes and onions in the refrigerator or the go bad fast!

@amymaryon I do put my potatoes in the fridge but you are not supposed to put onions in the fridge a good option would be is too cut your onions and freeze them I buy a bag and dice some cut some into big chunks for stews roast etc and then I cut some in to long strips for steak sandwiches stir fry sand they cook beautifully.

I live in dry Utah, but I refrigerate both my onions and potatoes in the veggie drawer or they don't last.

Do you let the cream of chicken completely cool before you put the lid on and put them in the freezer?

chop up the onions and freeze and take out some when you need them Lorraine from England

In the empty space, you could do a coffee bar! you can clear up space on the counter and the cabinet with the coffee cups!

Kim from TheWads channel lives in Florida too. She has mentioned that her onions go bad fast if she leaves them out too so she keeps them in her fridge.

I cleaned my kitchen and the walls doors and so much today started at 10am finished at 1am and I gotta go to work by 730 but you motivate me and it’s one or two rooms at a time good night and good morning

I saw that Amazon now has square deli containers in various sizes, so I'm switching over to those as my round ones wear out.

Maybe you could put a small office table in place where fridge was so you can refer to your notes when you need too , another option is a small breakfast nook or coffee bar.

Put pudding mixture in ziplock then fill cups less messy will also reach bottom 😊

If they are washed potatoes definitely refrigerator

Put your fruits in glass jars put them in the refrigerator they will last so long

I would love to know where you got the plastic bins with lids and handles that you put your pasta salad in?

There are a lot of words I don’t know how to pronounce so I go to google and look it up to where it will pronounce it for you, so you can know how to say it

I live in Hawaii and refrigerate potatoes and onions.

Amy, you were talking about the discount store at the beginning of the video and Saturday, my husband and my mother and father in law went to J’s!! First time there and I’ve wanted to go for years (we live in Winston)!! I walked in and I said to my husband ohhh I can’t wait to comment and tell Amy we came here…I see why that place is amazing!! We miss y’all here in NC!!! Love to you, Greg and the beautiful family!!! ❤❤❤❤

yeah i was gonna say that when i saw you putting those potatoes and onions away yeah down here you have to put them in the fridge

Yes, put your onions, potatoes and your bread. The heat and humidity will make them spoil quickly

Yes I putt mine in the refrigerator. You could freeze some of your onions to cook with later.

Keep onions & potatoes in basement in dark

Do you buy the bacon like that or do you separate it with parchment paper? Have a great day!

Butter has milk in it why not use olive oil

Id put in fridge thats what i have to do in heat

Pre cut a freeze your onions.

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My Florida sister does most of her cooking on the smoker, (bacon is especially good) and grill which also has a side burner for frying, for about six months of the year. She also places her slow cooker on an outside table. She keeps her root vegetables in an under-the-counter drawer refrigerator. A perfect thing for when you re-do your butler's pantry! Enjoy your day, Amy and family.

I was wondering how those glass dishes faired on the smoker? Poor your onions, bread and potatoes in the fridge. Nothing should be left on the counter in Florida. At least that's what I found out when I lived in Florida. Wish I was still there but I got so sick and had to go home to Michigan.

I bought the same refrigerator that you got what were the bracket things you were talking about to level the doors?

"ch-a ba-ta" bread

Is PO Box 86 the new place to send something to you ?

Hi Amy , if you dont want to put your potatoes and onions in the refrigerator, try putting them in a basket and sit them by a air conditioner vent , maybe that would help

Omg I’m first here I love watching your videos from uk

Ciabatta (Chibatta)

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I just wanted to let you know that using condensed milk or evaporated milk contains lactose. Carnation makes a lactose free evaporated milk.

I sauté my onions and garlic, and I purée them cause my kids don’t like seeing chunks of onions. I freeze them in ball jars.

Amy you might want to check in your Costco for the larger size Lactaid milk…I get it there.".it might be cheaper than the 1/2 gallons in Walmart".I have never checked..". Plus every Costco has different things… It’s the 2 percent….