When I found your channel I was like "nope shes athletic I'll never be able to relate to her" gave your videos a go anyway, now I watch all your new videos and am working through your old ones. So real and relatable love this channel.
When my mom died sudden , My dad moved in with us ( My hubby, 2 sons and a daughter) . Dad said it would only be for a year at the most , That was 15 yrs ago. We do not care, as It truly has been a blessing and great for the kids. He has been with us a horrible car accident that my son was in, He has been thru my oldest son moving out , dad was here when my youngest son moved out, dad was here when my oldest son got married, youngest son got engaged and dad was here to see my daughter grow to work in a hospital in cardio and date her boyfriend for 8 yrs and now talking marriage. Dad has been thru every thing with us and that has helped me transition to today.I said it already but it truly has been a blessing to have him here with us. I hope you enjoy it as well as it is a change but it is also memories .
@@melissaalvarez9154 thank yo so much. Yes I think on his low days it helps him to think posative as I will do either go out with him or make a dinner he use to eat with mom. And he helped me to as when mom died it hit me hard but I had to stay strong for my fam and dad, so it was a blessing for all. Now as he is older in his early 80s It good he is here so I can watch over him and not worry, Plus he still goes out everyday and acts like he is in his 60s lol, but his body is not able to do much but his head says keep trying lol
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This is the same situation for my family. Me, hubby, 14 and 13 year old daughters. They love being able to "take care" of him...bother him about doing too much..etc! Lol. Loving the memories!!!! 😉
I'm a 16-year-old high school student with just enough cooking knowledge to sustain myself, but your videos have me watching till the last moment! those muffins look so good...
My Tupperware container 😊. Glad to see others call any plastic container Tupperware. Growing up that meant reused Parkay, cottage cheese, lard, etc containers. Lol.
I am southern Italian, this pasta is traditional in my culture and is said as “aura key ette” which literally translates to little ear because of the shape. I live in the Midwest of the United States and that is my best translation.
I don't have a large family, I meal prep by chopping veggies, I don't live in your climate, I simply enjoy your honesty & varied coverage of budget friendly meals & home maintenance & gardening & such. Do you find Thrive to be affordable?
Yes, a lot of people confuse French and Italian pronunciation. The "ch" is hard in Italian, soft in French. In Italian the "sh" sound is "c" in front of "e" and "i". In French, "ch" is the "sh" sound in front of all the vowels. I think thats why some people get confused.
Chaos central here! I'm a stay at home mom to 3 boys. A 4 year old and my twins just turned one! I'm also a full time caregiver to my quadriplegic husband. Fur baby momma to a Great Dane and a shi tzu (who never really bonded) I also have a step daughter who visits and brings with her my sweet grandson who is 7 months. 😨 Some days the Chaos is so relentless,the only thing's smiling in my house are my plastic smiley spoons!! 😆 Beautiful Chaos!
Just a quick comment. You don’t really care for blu cheese, you can mix any Italian dressing with blu cheese bottled dressing. It tones down the blu cheese and becomes an awesome dressing . I do this all the time. In fact the cheaper Italian dressings work best with this.
Blu cheese and ranch dressing! (The crumbly blue cheese) GAME CHANGER! Especially if you dip your wings or fries in them. Its a speciality item in our local familynowned resturant. So good.. and i HATE blu cheese lmao..
9 kids here, 8 go to school= total chaos in the mornings. But I do make ahead breakfasts, and it helps tremendously!! I LOVE your breakfast and dinner ideas. I’m trying to loose weight and you totally inspire me to prep a little more! Keep em coming please!!
When you’ve finished baking or cooking and portioned them out... and there’s one left on the baking paper at the end. It’s what I like to call “chefs perk” 🤫
Who remembers the jars of jelly and peanut butter , only got it at grandmas place - always get treats at granny’s . I still have a welches grape jelly class from a gazzillion years ago .
I started my Thrive membership under your channel and I’ve never looked back! I follow a gluten free /keto diet and I have a granddaughters that are gluten free and dairy free so thrive market is a real time saver and great source of wonderful food for us! I feel like their proteins are too expensive for us but I buy much of everything else offered that fits our needs and likes! Thanks so much for showing us about and cooking with Thrive market items! 😊🥰
Team blue cheese here ! When I first came to USA I thought it’s the nastiest thing in the world lol 😂 and than my hubby converted me lol . He calls it a revenge for making him dependent on coffee 😂😂😂( he used to hate coffee)
Jasmine rice aaaaaall day. Any Tex Mex dish, make some jasmine rice with a cube of leftover frozen cilantro in olive oil & some salt for the side (or for fajitas, amazing!!)....heavenly!!!
I use the lemon artichoke pesto on chicken and veggies in a sheet pan meal. Just cut everything up, mix it with the pesto, salt/pepper, and bake at 375 until done
We Homeschool and it is STILL wild in my house. I can't wait until it only lasts until they start going out the door to get on the bus again 😂😂😂 I love my children, I want them to do so well in school, but they've been in my house every single day for almost a year now and I'm gonna go insane 😂
@@karenprinz5987 my husband was homeschooled his entire k-12 career, and I just wanna give his dad some mad props for committing that time through 3 kids 😂 I wanted to be able to do it, I thought I could (I homeschooled through high school), but my patience is... Almost non-existent at this point 😂 but I'm not quitting just yet!
I am not a morning person AT ALL.... so when my kids were smaller everynight after supper/baths they had to get their clothes out for the next day. Homework and backpacks at the front door on top of their shoes and lunches made in the fridge. The only thing I really had to worry about is their breakfast. To this day my youngest still gets her clothes out the night before (for work), makes her lunch and has her breakfast prepped.
Just a note about making miso soup: the miso paste isn't all you need. You also need dashi soup stock, or if you're vegan/vegetarian, kombu. Are you able to find dashi where you are? ♥ (Microwaving chocolate is the best way to melt it, but ideally on 50% power. You'll need a minute or so longer, but it's good insurance against scorching.☺)
When I worked at the school in my area, the school division told us that microwaves that you just buy at Walmart are not commercial or meant for schools and are not safe. They can overheat or overheat the wiring (which in schools are usually old).
I did salad and sub sandwich meal prep boxes (like the black ones you used) to take on vacation with my husband and myself. We were gone out of town for 4 days and each day we went riding around the area, antiquing, and seeing the sights. We had picnics every day with our meal prep items. It was great!!!
If you have those small corn tortillas put less filling in them roll them into a tube taquito style and put them in your air fryer to reheat with a spritz of cooking spray to make breakfast taquitos and Dip them in the salsa instead of putting the salsa inside
Oh my dear goodness gracious, I actually made the chicken tonight with the Panko breadcrumbs, my kids ate it up, but I made fettuccine Alfredo on the side, that was pretty delicious, my kids dipped their chicken in the Alfredo sauce as well, thank you so much for all of your awesome ideas for meal prepping, freezer meals, and all of your food shopping tips and tricks
Orecchiette: ore-eh-KYEH-teh. Stress on the next to last syllable. The "R" should be lightly trilled, but if you can't do it, say it American; it's fine. There's a tiny hitch or hiccup on the doubled letters, but that's a pretty tough one to both hear and master, so you can leave it off, too, if you need to.😊 Italian "ch" is pronounced hard, like a "k", as are "ca/co/cu." Italian "ci" and "ce" are pronounced soft, "chee" and "cheh" (or "shee" and "sheh" if you're Florentine).
I like your channel more with every video I watch. In this one, these are the things that make me feel great. You spill ingredients while your cooking, you keep all of your measuring spoons & cups in a container so you can just grab that when you need it, you use disposable gloves while your cooking & finally you love & your Cuisinart food processor. I can relate to all of these. My kitchen & I are always a mess when I cook, I store my measuring cups & spoons the same way, and Cuisinart is the best. This Sept I will have been married for 47 years. My mom & dad gave us a Cuisinart food processor for our first Christmas. It's been 3 years since we had to replace it. They're very dependable products.As for the gloves, I have a medical condition that makes my skin really dry, so I use them so I'm not washing them constantly. Last but not least, you have a great sense of humor & wonderful content. You've got me hooked!!!
Everyone in the U.K. would have also been cooking pancakes today. It was Pancake day (aka shrove Tuesday). We made ours with a mix of plain, choc chip and peanut butter chips. They were delicious. I like mine just plain but with butter and a little maple syrup. Feta cheese and spinach is also really good with pancakes.
Here in the uk 🇬🇧 no microwaves at school so my girls take to secondary school for lunches are food flasks so that they can have a hot meal. Although right now we are all home as we are under lockdown, so as their lunchtime is diff to mine (I also work in a school) I have to ensure soup, leftovers etc are available. Thanks for brightening my day 😀
It is chaotic in the the AM and my kids are grown ! It is our dogs and chickens that always seem to be in a crisis in the mornings. Thanks for sharing your thrive market - I want to try some products but so many choices overwhelm me :).
We are big rice fans here in our house. I currently have brown and white jasmine, brown and white short grain, basmati and white arborio. I think I may have some forbidden rice too.
Just a note if you cut and make your salads and put in a glass ball jar. You can even put the dressing on the bottom if you choose and then shake when ready to eat the salad stays fresh over a week without cutting tomatoes in it.
Hi Christine! The Moroccan tajine sauce is actually really easy to recreate. I have a Moroccan heritage and here is how my mother taught me how to do it in the oven (as she knows I am efficient): mix a chopped onion with powdered garlic, some chicken bouillon, ginger, turmeric and pepper. Stir. Rub the sauce to the meat. Add water. I always prep chicken thighs with the tajine sauce and it takes 20 minutes every single time, at 430 Fahrenheit. I personally do not add salt to the dish because of the bouillon but you can if you want to. Besides, I believe you could make the sauce as is on the stove. I would use leftover sauce and eat it on top of rice back in the days. I will try your bar recipe :) .
Do you have a wide mouth thermos? One that works for food that is. Perhaps Haylee (how do you spell her name?) can have a chunky soup or chili, some sort stew, perhaps a bolognes in a food-thermos and eat in school. Sometimes cold food is just not enough....
Re sauce (not on today’s video) - RAO rhymes with cow. It costs more because it contains no processed or dehydrated ingredients. No sugar either. It only contains what you’d use yourself, and it’s much more healthful than the other brands. In order to save $, we can make our own and freeze.
For thinning your chocolate chips for dipping, use a little bit of paraffin wax. For a bag of chocolate chips, i cut a block that is about the size of an ice cube or a bit smaller to toss in and melt with the chocolate chips. The paraffin takes longer to melt than the chocolate ... I use a double boiler for this and not the microwave so as not to scorch the chocolate.
I always forget about the last batch of pancakes! To the point that if I flip the pancakes, I automatically turn off the griddle because if I dont, they will burn. There is enough residual heat to cook the pancake and it doesn't burn
Keep a container of flour in the freezer so when you burn yourself just put the burn area in the flour. It helps with the pain and no blisters afterwards. Trust me I burn my hand all the time cooking
My grandfather used to make me buckwheat pancakes - food of the gods😄 And after 60 years I still dream about them. I come from a family of blue cheese lovers - smelly, stinky, moldy. I acquired a husband and children who liked it and one day at a fancy high end restaurant I had a salad with Irish Cashel Bleu cheese. Not one to make a spectacle of myself by picking it out or shoving it aside, I actually tried it. Game Changer! Have loved good bleu since then. All bleus not created equal, fer sure.
It's always hectic in the morning with my kids. I have three that are in school and one that stays home. The ones that go to school always can't find something. And I work over nights at a factory so my husband gets them ready and he has trouble. I used to stay home while he worked and I got everything ready the night before but I had to go to work because he hurt is back 3 years ago.
Love both jasmine and basmati. Use them for different things. 😄 Also I had to pause the video so I could order those salad bentgo boxes! I get so many great ideas from these videos!
I know this is late but if you combine chunky bluee cheese salad dresding with horseradish, it makes an awesome sauce thing for beef. Sorry for the technical terms. Haha
Orecchiette pasta is also known as elephant ears and it's not easy to find Christy Davis from Quito did a blood glucose test on Smart treats if you are diabetic it is a definite No-No. I saw them at walmart.That chocolate peanut butter looks amazing.
1 lb meat, 1 bag of cheese, 1 carton of eggs and those fajita/taco sized tortillas is what I've used for years. Wrap in waxed paper, put all in a bag in the freezer. My son lived on them.
Hi Mrs.Frugal Fit Mom! I really enjoy watching your videos they really motivate Me! Where is Your Beautiful Mom??? I can hear her! You are So Lucky to have her there with you! My mouth was watering watching You make the chicken and the salads! Also l’m going to make the snacks for my Son, he’s very much into fitness! God Bless You! Thank You for all these recipes, Stay Safe and Healthy and Please say Hi to Your Beautiful Mom for Me!
