This has nothing to do with freezer meals, but I just wanted to say a heartfelt thank you for helping me get back on track. I don’t know if it’s because of the lockdowns, COVID weirdness, my health issues, or whatever... but I used to be a dynamo, getting a huge amount of work done in a day. Not so much lately. And then about a week ago I chanced across your channel and now I’m hooked. With RA I have limits on what I can do before I’m worn out. Somehow you’ve given me new hope and motivation! Now I do all I can, take a break - and here’s the new part - after my break I get back up and get moving again instead of giving up and crashing on a sofa to read. I don’t know what your magic is, but I am thankful for it!

@paulcowles998

2 жыл бұрын

I get you!

@krisheathman9053

2 жыл бұрын

That is absolutely beautiful. I love the way you said what you said, and made your point. Clear and concise. I can’t blame my lack of interest and lack of motivation on my health, but like you, I’m stuck. I don’t want to do anything other than read and watch KZread. I make deals with myself to get certain things done. I watch this young lady, with all of her positive energy and bubbly personality, and wish I could go back and get a do-over. But there are no do-overs in life. If I didn’t have a job, I’d never leave the house. So I am blessed and thankful for my job, and coworkers, because I know I must stay away from slippery slope of depression. I have some situational depression, but I’m not going to allow myself to go ‘there’. Thank you for listening. Misery does love company. I’m very sorry for jumping on a soapbox here. Best wishes to you as you overcome your adversities. God bless 🙏🏻

@susans9491

2 жыл бұрын

@@krisheathman9053 I just wanted to say a big “THANK YOU” for your kind words! No, sadly life doesn’t come with do-overs, or I’d sign up too! I tell myself each morning that every sunrise is a gift. Modify my ways of doing things, or find new ways. This week has been a huge challenge as we’ve cut, tedded, raked and baled hay for our horses. Naturally our 20-something sons both went MIA, so it has been slow going. Now we just have to send it up the hay elevator and stack it. I’ve got an appointment Tuesday for a new pain management treatment, and I think I’m really going to need it! One foot in front of the other, one task at a time. I hope you find your peace and continue to enjoy your work and your colleagues. Mine are a lively bunch, and I, too, am grateful for the structure of my job - it definitely helps stave off the temptation to be lazy!

"Feeling a little lazy" as she prepares 10 freezer meals 🤣🤣🤣 I love you! (And I totally get it. Just super funny)

@shesinherapron

3 жыл бұрын

🤪😂

My daughter is newly married and I am sharing your videos w/her! I love how DETAILED you are...you don't assume everyone knows why you ...don't wash the chicken or pre-cook lasagna noodles if you're going to freeze them first, etc. Thanks for sharing. You have a lovely personality and you are helping people cook more vs eating out!🙂

Well, I am impressed! We are heading to the beach in a week, and I haven’t planned for when we return. I like that you showed what didn’t work out, as well as all the finished meals. Makes me feel like I’m sitting across the counter from you. Have fun in the sun! Nothing better than being all together with family.

@shesinherapron

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Have fun at the beach!!

"We have Kraft & Wishbone becoming friends..." 😆 I don't know why, but that was adorable. It made me laugh 😜

When you make the Caribbean jerk chicken, slice a pineapple lengthwise and hollow it out. add white instant rice with shredded carrot into the pineapple with a 1/4 cup of water and cover with foil. Let the heat of the grill cook that rice for you.... It's a go-to side for us. Another idea for boneless skinless thighs is to throw in onions and bell peppers with garlic and a pinch of cumin... You've got chicken faijitas and great for taco night. We usually batch cook thighs and then vacuum seal them for quick heat and serve meals.

One of my favorite marinates is italian dressing (I use olive garden) lime juice, and honey! It is BANGIN!! Bummer about your lasagna! Your meals are so simple and great!

@doloreslopez6226

3 жыл бұрын

Kimberly Whisk we need your freezer meals video!!

Love watching your videos - I get a lot of ideas from you and I'm single! Only one mouth to feed but you have taught me to marinade my chicken as soon as I get it home from the store. One thing I learned a while ago was to get most of the air out of the bag when sealing it is to slowly lower the bag into a big bowl or sink of water. The pressure on the outside of the bag forces the air out as you lower the bag. Just be careful to zip it up and not get any water in the bag. I use my big stock pot to do this - I leave the pot in the sink because I'm short and can't reach down into the pot if it's on the counter. :)

We love to grill chicken thighs but first we marinate them in pickle juice and some cayenne pepper and we put it in salads it's delicious. My husband loves to smoke ribs and salmon. Have a blessed day Kimmy and Fam💗

@hootowlholler3760

3 жыл бұрын

Is that dill pickle juice?

@Sinatra4

3 жыл бұрын

@@hootowlholler3760 Yes

@Growstuff70

3 жыл бұрын

Love this idea!

@opchick0597

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness...sounds delish!

I actually did around the same idea since I was going out of town for around three weeks too plus cleaned the whole house, cleaned my sheets, got my freezer cleaned out and organized, and my pantry, and then last my fridge cleaned out. So when I get home I only have to fill up my fridge with dairy, and fruits and vegetables pretty cool! Thanks for everything and all you're tips it's been really helping me, I hope you have a great vacation I know I have so far.

I would have added that onion and pepper with the steak and chop flank steak. Nothing is more yummy then steak with onions and peppers... well maybe if you add mushrooms with it.

For tater tot casserole I use ground beef onion and garlic, I also use fresh mushrooms too but no peppers. I also used adobo peppers once ( in can ) cook meat …..layer mushrooms and Mexican shredded cheese with the mushroom soup / milk mixture. Add tots and bake covered then uncover add cheese bake til crisp. Cool cover freeze

I use a lot of foil. I buy mine from Sams or Costco, usually in the food service/restaurant supplies. 500 linear feet for around $23. That’s longer than a football field! It’s very heavy duty and lasts forever! The worst part is finding a place to store it for easy access. It’s pretty heavy to tote around the kitchen.

In the UK, The Food Standards Agency advises NOT to wash poultry. They say that the washing process causes splashing that spreads bacteria. They advise ensuring you cook to the correct temperature, but NOT washing.

Every good recipe starts with 2 onions, love these ideas x

Our favorite summer go to is pork tenderloin. In our stores, it comes 2 per pack, and is often on sale buy one get one. We will season with a dry bbq rub, and wrap in bacon secured with toothpicks. We put it on the smoker for a few hours and it’s delish!!

We love to grill in the summer. My husband will do a huge batch of chops, chicken breasts, burgers, sausages and hot dogs, then we have it for two or three meals. I always make potato salad, coleslaw or taco salad to go with.

@theresedeleon456

3 жыл бұрын

We do that too! We call it "fill the grill." 😃

Spray one side of Saran Wrap with oil...helps wrap not stick to food before you have to remove before baking. Sauce: If you add a little water to those sauce bottles and shake them up, you’ll get SO much more of the sauce!!!!!

@gkdavies8179

3 жыл бұрын

And it makes it cleaner for the recycling bin!

Love the idea of prepping meals for your return! Makes getting back into routines so much easier! Great ideas.

So I went ahead and took this suggestion and made some meals from this video and your Aldi video from your sisters house with things I had on hand. We are back from a 2 week trip out west….. 8 states and 9 National Parks …… I’m EXHAUSTED and so glad I did the prep ahead! Thank you so much for this idea!!!!!

Love just a simple steak on the grill, a side tossed salad with tomato and feta in it, and fresh french bread. Also do a lot of sausages- Georgia Fat Red Hots, Hot Italian Sausage with peppers and onions. Usually a pasta salad on the side.

Oh ghoo...au jus. Lol...us Canadians appreciate you trying my dear! Great video, ta.

Thank you for the ideas😁 I'm trying to use up things on my fridge and this gave me lots of ideas. I love taking ingredients that you're not going to use right away and putting them in the freezer like you said for the onion and pepper. And I saw KZreadr frugal fit mom commented on your video I watch her channel too I like it all the people I watch like each other too 😁

I love helping my sister out with food ideas. She lives with Dad to help him, and we are always talking about recipes and "what's for suppa". :) They live in Fall River, and I live in Central IL. I've seen this before but watching again.

Hubby got a black stone grill with side burner and loves cooking on it, plus we have a cuisinart small gas grill we use. I bought him a ninja bake/air fryer (kinda like toaster oven) it is awesome and quick so easy to use as oven, holds whole frozen pizza too!

Thanks for these. I've always wanted to try freezer meals, but didn't realize it was that easy. Now when I go shop for my protein I know I can marinade while frozen. Thanks!

You are just so cute and I just love watching your thriftiness, just all your family times, etc., etc., etc.! 😍😉👍

Great video.. I never think to freeze my chicken with a marinade… I always think of a freezer prep as a dump and go for the crock pot. Which my family gets tired of… so thank you!!!

I have been freezing meat with marinades for quite some time. It makes things easier after a day of working. It also comes in super handy for grilling. I especially like Zesty Italian dressings and have used Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing as marinade. It's a little something different.

In the summer, I like a lot of salads. When I make pasta salads, i cook the pasta in the morning. Or I buy some rotisserie chicken and make 4-5 different dinners with it.

If you're out of ricotta but still want lasagna, you can use a jar of Alfredo sauce. I do a layer of red sauce (with it without meat), noodles, Alfredo, shredded cheese, repeat. So good and easy!!

@natashacoon9776

3 жыл бұрын

You can use cottage cheese as well 😋

@elwmcp0910

3 жыл бұрын

I tend to use cream cheese, I don't like ricotta or cottage cheese 😐

Great ideas , love chicken ! Not just because I serve at olive garden 😁❤ I love our Italian dressing . Here's my go to recipe : Chicken any style OG sauce as we call it 😁 (Italian dressing) Green bell peppers Onions Salt pepper Add favorite spices Italian Seasonings work well hint OG is Italian (you want believe how many richards want a cheeseburger , umm we are pasta only sir 🤔🤣) In dish pan I heat 390 oven for about 30 to 40 mins Cook till chicken done Serve over favorite rice

One of my fav chicken marinades is just olive oil, white wine vinegar and Monterey chicken seasoning. It’s basic, but tenderizes so well. Great for chicken breasts for sandwiches, grilled or not.

Have a great vacation. Everything looks great and gives me a lot of ideas . Thanks

Loved your video. I always find it interesting how there’s different ideas in different countries, I’m from Australia and never have I boiled my dried lasagne sheets before assembly, as long as they are fully covered by meat and sauce, they soften during the baking process. Washing chicken??? I’ve never heard of it, let alone done it. I’ve never been sick from not washing chicken.

@pbear7814

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t boil my noodles, either. That way they come out al dente, which my family prefers. Washing chicken is recommended by many, but studies have shown it sprays more germs around than not washing it. I don’t wash mine, either.

"She's In Her Apron" Love it!

Can't wait to try these meals. Hope you and your family are enjoying your vacation. Stay safe and well.

I love all ur recipes and have been doing freezer meals on and off for over two yrs now. This is a smart idea to prepare ahead for after the trip. Be safe and have a great time :)

@schroekate

3 жыл бұрын

I feel like I’m a pro when it comes to vacationing-always we come home to a clean house, and groceries ordered for that next morning. But freezer meals?! This is a game changer. The days after a vacay are so hard as we are getting into the swing of things and putting everything away, not having to cook is an amazing idea.

I know this is a year old, but I had to just laugh because last night I was going through my fridge to see what I need to use up and I have 2 open Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce bottles of the exact same size and fill level in my fridge! SO crazy! Also, a marinade that I LOVE for grilling chicken legs is a mixture of mostly Dale's Original Steak Seasoning (it's a liquid - think they make a chicken one but I use the original steak one regardless of if it's chicken, steak, shrimp, salmon, etc.) with some mustard (I don't care for mustard usually but it is AWESOME in this marinade), soy sauce, melted butter and Tony Chachere's Creole seasoning. It is SO good! I just discovered you and have been binge-watching your videos! Thank you so much for sharing all your awesome food adventures!

Love the recipes. Your channel is a blessing and help to me as a mom and homemaker. I appreciate you!

@shesinherapron

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

So many great things to do with chicken. Love it! You spend sooo much time in the kitchen. You really need to invest in a good set of knives for chopping all those vegetables. A short little paring knife and a big Vadallia onion don't mix. A Santuko knife and a mid-sized serrated paring knife would be a great addition to your kitchen cutlery.

We love BBQ chicken. So you make little pocket out of tin foil and add chicken, yellow squash and bell pepper, and onion. Then pour on top with Italian dressing and green goddess dressing. So good

Hi I'm from the Caribbean 👋 You should do a playlist for all your freezer meals.

You are an amazing little girl! What you do is also helping your family learn how to do that also. Too many on the go moms head to McDonald’s or fast food. that you keep it in your house is amazing again good job

I have changed the tater tot casserole too. In addition to how you do it, I add sharp cheddar cheese...because cheese lol.

@jeanmorin8340

3 жыл бұрын

I always added chunks of cheddar cheese to the meat portion and shredded cheddar on top..

@lauragustafson900

3 жыл бұрын

We add cheese and call it cheeseburger casserole

would love the long and short term pantry ideas you mentioned

I thought Boston was Jonah!!! He is growing up! This video came just in time! Thanks!

Hi Kimmy! I know this is an old video but just wanted to say something on the lasagne. I noticed that in America/Canada, people tend to make their lasagne with ricotta cheese, in Europe we make it with bechamel (white sauce - butter, flour and milk) - maybe you can give this a go one time :) Also, we never cook our lasagne noodles, whether it goes in the freezer or not, if you assemble it while hot, it takes about an hour in the oven (covered with alluminium foil for most of it so it doesnt burn) and the pasta cooks up perfectly without having to pre-boil them!

Love the video! A little tip if the ricotta goes bad again (hope not). You can change the ricotta sauce for a bechamel sauce (the original recipe por lasagna). Just use half a liter of hole milk (2cups), 50gr of butter (half stick), 50gr of white flour (2 tablespoon), salt and pepper to taste. I always use a bit of onion and nutmeg and normally exchange the white flour for cornstarch (if you do it this way, make sure to blend them together to get a smooth sauce). You have to boil them together until it creates the sauce and voila! If you want to add some more flavor you can definitely add some cheese of preference. Hope it helps 😊

@donnastratton8397

3 жыл бұрын

I make it that way too, my fam doesn't like ricotta.

My kids like tater tot casserole with chili. I've made it with cream of soups, they don't like it. Kids, what are you going to do, right? 😂 Anyhow! Make chili the consistency of sloppy joes. So I chop onion and bell peppers and cook that with ground beef. Drain grease. Mix in chili seasoning and a can of tomato paste and a small can (like 7oz) of tomato sauce. Once that's at sloppy joe consistency put it in the bottom of a casserole dish and cover with tots of choice and shredded cheese. My kids eat it up, no leftovers!

@rachalnocchi5600

3 жыл бұрын

Oh YUMMY! What a great idea, and a good twist on this recipe!

@jerib8654

3 жыл бұрын

We do sloppy joe tater tot casserole… yum

@ashlynnelson2595

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the idea! Will be trying this!

@kelliharvey8610

3 жыл бұрын

My tater tot casserole is ground meat browned up with onions then add a large can of bbq baked beans, place all in baking dish place tots on top bake per tot directions, 5 minutes before done add shredded cheese to melt. My kids loved this dish🤩

@ayoung9441

3 жыл бұрын

You can also use creamed corn instead of the creamed soups. Turns out really good & it's a big hit with everyone!

Enjoy vacation! Such a great idea to have meals planned and prepped!!

I really enjoyed this video. Just a couple of tips if interested ... I feel like it's a good idea before starting food prep/cooking to have soapy water in the sink. Doing so makes it easy to go put your hands right in to wash them off without having to touch a faucet. Also when bagging meats with marinades consider putting the marinade in first and then the meat and close the bag. Since you squish it all together anyway the end result will be the same but the marinade won't squeeze out of the top as you close the ziploc.

If I have too many peppers and onions, I dice and freeze them. I do the same with strawberries, peaches and blueberries too!

You have been a wonderful friend! I look forward to your videos so much. They've helped me so much in organizing and utilizing food. Blessings to you and your family.

I enjoyed the massive freezer meal video!!! Thank you for not doing the ordinary ones that EVERYONE ELSE does!!

Yay can't wait for breakfast freezer meals as well

I haven’t used Caribbean jerk marinade in years and we always loved it! It’s going on the grocery list!

Your 3 chicken breast you said you earmarked for salads you could dump what is left of the Italian dressing and grill it for salads. It would be amazing!

Without being able to sound it out in person, the closest I can spell it out for au jus is "oh joo". The j makes more of a combination of a j and sh sound, but it's hard to describe through a comment online. I'm part French and took it most years in school growing up, but I've never tried to explain pronunciation through text before, ha ha.

I hope you all have a safe trip with lots of good weather while you're in NC. I'm in VA, not far from where you'll be vacationing. Be sure to look for the wild horses roaming in Currituck, near the lighthouse.

Love this! I was especially interested as i bought the same 88 cent chicken and was wondering what to do with them!!! Great ideas

This makes me want to go out and purchase some pre-mixed marinates for my own meals! They look so good!❤

Thank you for the recipes! Going to go through my freezer n do some of these meals! They all look n sound delicious, easy, n perfect for summer! Have fun on your family vacation! Prayers for traveling Grace n safety! 🙏🙏

A splash of vinegar in ketchup or bbq sauce bottles will help empty them out easily. Just swoosh around and empty.

My go to lazy summer meal is probably those premade frozen burger patties from Sams and Sams beef hot dogs on the grill. The big box of hotdogs is the way to go when you have a big family that loves them. I like these options because they are so customizable. Anyone can put anything on their burger or hotdog. I hope you have a great trip Kim! Thanks for sharing.

@annroberts4593

3 жыл бұрын

My family hates hot dogs all 6 of us. Ugh I wish they would eat them. But it's 1 of the only things they won't eat

I love the thumbnail!! LOL!

She's in a apron weekend marathon !!!!!! miss to watch your videos 🍿🍿🍿

this is really good for budget

I have a whole list of things I am gonna grill this summer. One my mom use to do was steak or teriyaki chicken kabobs on the grill. I am gonna do those and probably freeze some since I have almost 5lbs of stew meat.

I love the freezer meal idea. Enjoy your trip. God bless

Add a packet of onion soup mix, cream of mushroom soup, Worcester sauce, and sour cream to your tator tot casserole. You will love it!!

For the tater tot casserole I mix all the sauce with the meat. I also add shredded cheddar cheese sometimes. Yummy.

We love grilled chicken and as long as the grill is heated up and hot, I grill extra chicken, hamburger patties, hot dogs and sausages, freeze them and have quick meals that way.

Did I see it correctly,..you marinate chicken with salad dressing?! I have to try this recipe. What a great idea! Thank you! 😊 ☺️

I love easy dump together freezer meals and you, my friend, delivered!!! Thank you for all of these amazing meals. ♥️

You are amazing to get so many meals done before you left. Bravo!👏 I do some cooked freezer meals. I like to do meats like yours. Thanks for teaching me that. I'm so happy that y'all are enjoying my state. Tootles.

@shesinherapron

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I love watching these videos! Have fun on vacation!

@shesinherapron

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Shelby!

Love the variety of meals! I found family dollar store brand cream soups taste better than name brand. $$ saved! Thanks for sharing

Yay literally cannot wait for aldi freezer meals here in uk we have loads of aldi but no Costco ect! Hope you all have a lovely holiday ☺️

I love your freezer meal videos,as I make them with you and they are great!!!!!

I love the ideas of freezer meals blessings

With the tot casserole add tomatoes or paste so good. And mixed vegetables yum

All the dinners sound delicious. With our chicken thighs we use the Italian dressing then when on the barby we put some BBQ SAUCE to top it up

No one washes chicken, turkey or meat in Ireland, the splashing is the most dangerous part of washing any chicken or meat. Tfs busy Momma ♥️❤️🇮🇪

@ItCameFromAVlog

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@debcarney7777

3 жыл бұрын

Not in Australia either

@amandatl

3 жыл бұрын

I do not wash my raw meats here in Tx either, I think some people didn't learn washing raw meat is a NoNo.

@GracefullyPlanned

3 жыл бұрын

I don't wash my meat either. Too much cross contamination.

@shavoneaddy5818

3 жыл бұрын

Splashing is the most dangerous - how so?

I LOVE me a well stocked freezer of ready made meals!

Awesome flavorful meals ready to go

It’s time for me to make a few meals for my freezer again too…. Great video 👍

Have a marvelous vacation!🌟

I used to do make ahead meals when kids were little and need to start again, thank you for wonderful ideas, yummy!

I have never heard of lasagne without either meat or veggies! I was hoping to see you make this to see what it is like. This has reminded me to make a lasagne for my family this weekend!

Thanks for all the recipe ideas Kim. Hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday. When you come back can you please share how you make your lasagna. I would love to try it. Our kids favourite meal. I will have to make these freezer meals you shared. Be more prepared 🥰

Chicken juices go everywhere if you wash it and if you don't clean everywhere properly you can become poorly x

@gkdavies8179

3 жыл бұрын

If any meat you are going to prepare smells even the tiniest bit "off"? THROW IT OUT!

Have a wonderful vacation!

So great, I love watching all your freezer meals videos they are so inspiring and gets me out of a rut for sure. Thanks !🥰

Love the tags are helpful

Some of these recipes are my absolute favourite of yours Kimmy. Thank you! Great video xo

That was one of the first videos I watched from you. Even made the dish.

Love love love your channel!

@shesinherapron

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Debra

I always buy the uncooked lasagna strips and I never freeze them they always work out very well the juice is just cook them. 😀

Haven’t gotten to watch much KZread since the new baby was born 3 months ago and just getting to these! I make tator tot casserole all the time and have been trying other versions/recipes (taco is yummy!) and I have never seen it made like that