I’m Cajun and you did a great job on those beans. A tip if the beans are a little watery when done. Take about a cup of the cooked beans and mash them well and add back to the pot. They will help thicken the mixture 😊

Just a hint NOT a complaint! 😊, I went through my cabinet the other day because I'm losing my eye sight. I put everything in order like a grocery store. Like all my same cans of green bean in a line and so on. Now I not only now what I have but where everything is. That might help you as well.

@SouthernFrugalMomma

Жыл бұрын

It’s funny, sometimes I do this, and I get so busy, within a week it’s chaos again. 😂 It’s a vicious cycle lol

@deborahjones6066

Жыл бұрын

I do the same for the same reason

@patriciacorpe6228

Жыл бұрын

well I think you gave me good ides as my eye slight is not as good as it use to be.

@robbieanderson5902

Жыл бұрын

I just bought a 4 or 5 shelf stand..To organize my non-perishables. So much easier to do it like you suggested

@sheliaanderson1890

Жыл бұрын

I do that too but I think I’m OCD. Now, my snack shelf in my pantry is a different story. The grandkids come and it looks like a tornado hit it within minutes 😂😂

I love the fact that when you discovered the chicken was gone, you simply went to the freezer, found something and went in another direction for dinner. I have done that on many occasions!

Love your creativity!!

I'm so glad you had a new post today. I haven't any family and I have severe depression. I think you would make such a nice mama and it was good to watch you.

@mimijulene6307

Жыл бұрын

Hang in there Sandy, watch lots of Brooke’s videos. Her upbeat attitude will brighten your day! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

@sandy-pf9bb

Жыл бұрын

@Mimi Julene Hey Mimi, thank you for the encouragement. Greatly appreciated!!

@DebbieandEddieBFF

4 ай бұрын

I feel the same way about Brooke and her guys❤

@sandy-pf9bb

4 ай бұрын

@@DebbieandEddieBFF They are really special!!!

My husband loves cornbread dressing with pork chops!!!! I spent $24 on meat this week for 9 dinners for 3. $4.98 Rotisserie Chicken, $4.61 Whole chicken, 2 Sirloin Tip Steak Managers Special $4.20 & $5.55, I pkg Aidells Chicken Sausage #3.99. I LOVE a great deal for my budget. Saving 2 chicken carcass to make broth. You inspire me to think outside the box. Love your budget friendly videos.

I'm a retired in home caregiver and the favorite part of my job was shopping and cooking, but I can no longer cook like I used to because of back issues. So it feels good to watch you cook 😊.

The pats on the pancakes with the smiley spatula made me giggle 😆 new sub here, I love you and your videos, and your boys tasting what you cook, so cute! I have 2 boys myself. 🥰

Brooke, if you keep your onion in the fridge they won't burn your eyes!

I use hamburger patties to make meat sauce for pasta also..especially when they're on sale, or I have a few left in the freezer.😉 Some great meals there!

Last night I did a taco chili is what we called it. Hamburger, taco seasoning, corn, black beans and salsa. Top with cheese and sour cream. I kept all the juices in the cans. So good even better today.

I love you and your attitude. Your videos are so much fun and I laugh at each one. You brighten my day. Thank you

I love that pancake mix from Sam's club. I usually make about 50 pancakes and freeze them. Saves me to much time! I'm making the chicken dish as I watch the rest of the video!

Love this video, these are very helpful. You are totally an inspiration lady. Pretty sure you are the most genuine you tuber I have ever watched love that so much!!

Another tasty way to fix pork chops is to season with lemon pepper and either pan fry in butter/oil or bake in the oven.

That 50 dollar budget was excellent you ate well all week 👏

I’ve never heard of cash stuffing until you mentioned it recently. This is my 2nd week of doing it and I’ve already saved about $140 on my groceries/household budget. There’s more control when not using a debit card. Less tempting to overspend this way. Thank you!

Brooke! I love your videos. So helpful in these times of inflation when every penny counts! Thank you! The Red Beans & Rice using the Jambalaya mix looks awesome! A definite MUST try!

New subbie here, and I love, love, love. your videos!! You are definitely my kind of cook. Waste not, want not. Or as my Mama used to say " A woman can throw out more in a teaspoon, than a man can bring home in a shovel", she was a wise frugal woman. Thanks for sharing these recipes, I will definitely be trying the chicken and rice bake, and the red beans and rice. Blessings to you and your family!

In my family you can eat what ever you want at any time we eat biscuits and gravy sausage at any time of the day even pancakes, they like rice as cereal with butter sugar and milk it just doesn't matter all that matters is they don't go to bed hungry.!

I'm one person and eat 3 meals a day,and most of the time my grocery bills runs around $40.00. So I think you do a wonderful job feeding your family on $50.00.We have sales tax on food here in ks.which is 6.75 % right now so actually I spend around $37.00 per week. By the way your food that you cooked looks delicious.

@plantobebooked-Alicia_Allen

Жыл бұрын

Wow, in Texas our sales tax is 9%!

@amandasnailtasticnails9657

Жыл бұрын

Ks just went down on food which used to be higher. Depends on where I shop I can keep my grocery budget at 20 to 25. I have two main stores I shop at.

I made your boiled butter potatoes the other night and they are my new favorite. I sprinkled with some dried parsley flakes to make them pretty. I can't believe I had never heard of those before you introduced me. Mashed potatoes were always my go to, but this doesn't even need milk and my taste buds prefer it. Thank you for sharing!

@thelmacampbell2623

Жыл бұрын

I like to add thyme, rosemary, and dill to the tater,too...basically bout any veggie...

Ms Brooke, I'm watching u shake out the mushroom soup when I notice I'm squeezing and shaking my phone like it's gonna help ya 😁

@elainenicholls7648

Жыл бұрын

Ha Ha Ha. That was funny.

lol... you crack me up.. I love your down to earth videos... and the meals look AMAZING.. i do the rice and chicken all the time.. but the pork chops.. i am going to try that.. it looked sooooooooo good... I wanted to reach thru the screen and grab me some.. Love you Brooke.. and your sweet family, and our very bubbly personality!! Thank you!!!

The pork chop meal looks wonderful.I sometimes add an extra 1/2 cup of rice to stretch it further when money is really tight.

I just made the og McDonalds snack wraps for my 6 yr old and she loveeeddd them! She asked for them for like a week after!

32:30 ROFL!!!!! I’m not a pork chop kinda gal but that crockpot meal with stuffing looked SO DELICIOUS! so many great recipes in this video! As a home schooling momma… your lunch ideas? I’m SO grateful for them! Thank you Brooke ❤❤❤

@dianecelaya1354

Жыл бұрын

I've done that same meal using chicken thighs and I amazing

@ptcreations8947

Жыл бұрын

Same but I love bone in porkchops cookies in my homemade veggie stock...yum!

@shell7142

Жыл бұрын

@@dianecelaya1354I was talking to my husband about how chicken thighs would probably be good!! Glad to know you done it! Can’t wait to try it!!!

@jgodwin717

Жыл бұрын

Definitely making that!!!

Brooke, I noticed you used your Trader Joe’s frozen corn in the burrito bowls. I buy their roasted frozen corn for burrito bowls! That charred corn flavor is great!!

@SouthernFrugalMomma

Жыл бұрын

I’ve never tried that! I’ve seen it and wondered if it was good. I’ve not been to Trader Joe’s in a good minute. I need to go!

My late husband's family loved "soupy potatoes" as they called them. Of course I grew to love them too. They are especially good with new peas thrown in. My favorite❤

Oh goodness you are SUCH A GOOD COOK!!!!!! Thanks for all the inspiration! You’re wonderful!!!!

You’ve inspired me to make my kitchen more colorful with some of the pioneer woman stuff! I love your content! Definitely trying the stuffing crockpot recipe this weekend 🙂

For onions and I promise it works! I always wet a paper towel and put it by me while chopping my onions and no more tears. I was shocked that it works, but yes it does.

Always nice to see your smiling face Brooke!!

I got my grand daughter one of those little noodle cookers for Christmas and she absolutely loves it!!! Best $10 I ever spent!!! I love Brooke so much!!!!!

We love white chocolate chips and dark chocolate chips in pancakes!!

Hi Brooke! Another great job on a cooking video. I have one suggestion for the little tortillas. Lightly toast them before you make the sandwiches… It really brings them up a notch and brings out the flavor. ❤😊

I from North Carolina I am So thankful I found your channel I have cook several meals for my family and they have enjoyed every bit of it thank you so much keep doing what you're doing and your macaroni is the best I have had so far

You guys ate great on $50. I need to step up my savings game. Thanks, Brooke. You're the bomb. Have a great day and be blessed always! xoxo

You can make pancakes batter to make homemade onion rings and they are really delicious

I am learning so much from you, and I thank you for keeping me company while working from home. ❤

Good Morning Beautiful Friend!!! You are such a bright light of joy and happiness; I enjoy your videos so much. Thank you for all of your hard work. Much love to you and your family! Have a great day!

Brooke i have to tell you i got a great deal on potatoes. Walmart is trying to get rid of overstock i got a 5 pound bag of russets for $1 i bought 25 pounds i am going to can potatoes i just found out i am allergic to the cans that they use for all canned food so i am going to start canning all of my food from fresh and from scratch. I love your low spend month i am trying to do this too. I hope you have a great week.

Good morning, thank you for creating this channel. I have learned a lot and I'm with you on the love of garlic powder and pepper!

I have seen folks say they spend $40 on groceries per week as a single person. So do I. And here's the reason. A loaf of bread $5.99 is the same price for a single as it is for a family. A single may have more bread slices left over at the end of a week but the original cost is the same. Another example a bag of potatos is the same price no matter family size. So, to cut back as a single buy 1-2 individual potatos lower total cost but higher individual price OR, one week buy Potatos next week Meat for 2 -3 weeks, next Veggies and so on. So each week you purchase just a few items for a month's worth or 2 weeks worth of meals.

The very best mashed potatoes--peel, cube and boil till soft. Add 2 tablespoons butter, salt, pepper and evaporated milk until you get them to the mashed consistency you like.

Thank you Brook for your easy and inexpensivemeals. I just love em

Love the homemade salsa- this house can't live with out homecanned salsa! Great video! Love all the meal ideas!

Thank you for another great video. You make me brave enough to try what you call "winging it". Although I am almost 60 years old, but because I have never married or had a family, I have eaten out most of my adult life so cooking is not a strong suit of mine. Anytime I have tried some things without a recipe it usually hasn't turned out very well. You have given me the courage to try again.😊

What a great job!! I cook for just one now after cooking for 5 for many years. It's hard to make the transition but your ideas are just the kind of thing I did to get us thru my nursing school on a firefighters' salary. We had a garden and and always kept a fully stocked pantry. The idea was to never NEED anything and be able to turn on a dime and change your plan. We were poor but we ate good!

I make those wraps as well and add pickle and sometimes toss the chicken in wing sauce. Soooo good!

Hint…. If you keep a hand held can opener handy and put a hole in the bottom of the can your ingredients will slide out a lot easier.

13:15 I have GOT to get an Instant Pot!

If youve never canned pork sausage or plain groubd pork, its a MUST!!! SO DELICIOUS!!!

I like breakfast for dinner sometimes.

I am eating all lower carb foods. I only eat mostly meats and milk products. The way I can do it on my foods budget. I buy my meats on sale and I stock up then.I going to the stores early in the morning to get the meats mark down.

I think we all have our own way of making different meals. I like seeing other people's take on recipes.

So many great meals!

Great job!!!!!

I haven't wanted an instant pot, but now that I know I can make spaghetti all in one, I gotta have an instant pot. I've used cream of chicken soup in place of cream of mushroom soup many times, even with pork chops, and it works great

@thrashermomma1992

Жыл бұрын

I love my instant pot. I make roast and potatoes and carrots in it, chili and soups, etc.

@MelroseLifeataGlance

Жыл бұрын

@Thrasher Momma I love my crock pots, and that is why I didn't see a need for an instant pot until now.

I was guessing the red beans and rice would be the substitute. I’d love to make the potato Taco Bell meal. There are so many meals I want to try from this video. While back I made Mac n Cheese. I didn’t know the cheese sauce in the box since I used it another time. Since you shared about the nacho sauce from DT I used it for my noodles. I need to pick up some more.

I make chicken wraps all the time by thinly slicing chicken whether it’s leftovers, smoked, chicken stripes etc all the time. It stretches the chicken and uses up left overs when we have them. I usually just use shredded lettuce, tomato if I have it and ranch

Absolutely love ya girl keep up the great videos ❤

Girl!!!! You're awesome! Thanks for sharing all these recipes!

That was some fantastic meals

You are awesome!!! Your kids are so sweet.

Great meals!!! Thank you for these videos! So much help for these high food price times. You rock Brooke!!

This is a great video!! I’m enjoying this challenge you’re doing for January ❤

I so love your videos, thanks for sharing ❤️❤️❤️

Great video every thing looked delicious

Brooke, your meals look wonderful and so creative for a budget amount. I love your personality and your little guy makes me laugh when he reviews your food. What a character. Also, I really like all your turquoise in your kitchen.

You always have great ideas for cooking 😋

Your hair looks beautiful that way Brooke ! 🎉

Definitely trying the pork chops and stuffing! That looks good! Great video Brooke!

Nice ideas.....the beans and rice looked fabulous.🤗

😮 can’t believe how quick that spaghetti came together 👍🙏

You are so much fun and your family is great.

Add parsley to your boiled potatoes, soooo good!!

Love you and your recipes

You did great on this one!! 😊

I am so glad I am not the only one who cuts off the ick off of the chicken breasts lol

I know I'm late to the party. A year late. Lol. When i worked in a school cafeteria. We made the kids mcgriddle sandwiches. After the pancakes were made. We dipped one side of a pancake in syrup. Topped that side with a sausage patty and scrambled egg. Dipped the second pancake one side in syrup and put that side down on the egg. Mcgriddle sandwiches

You do such an awesome job of stretching your ingredients! It's pretty darn impressive!

Brooke we put peanut butter on our pancakes for protein. Yummy. Barb

You gave me so many meal ideas thank you :)

I LOVE your Go Go's shirt!! I bought my 17 year old daughter a GoGo's tee for Christmas!

Hi brook watching you from near toronto love your videos keep up making your awesome videos 🤗

I bought that same chicken strip pack and made wraps for lunch too! Delicious!

Love your turner😁❤️

I love your show. It is so helpful. You are so sweet. Recipes & helpful ideas for real people❤️

Okay, I want to make that Knorr chicken bake. Thanks for the ideas, Brooke. ❤👍

A new video 📹 ✨ 😍 just how I was hoping to start my day!!! TY Brooke 💕 I know how much work these daily filming vids take 🤩🥰🥂 Sending love from Ontario 🇨🇦

Brooke Thank you for sharing your meals. I will be trying that pork chops and stuffing. Great inspiration today.

You are a fan cook thanks for sharing

I pressure cook most everything, and love it.

Meals look great thanks ❤😊

Enjoy her boys being the taste testers anf hubby too 😊

I had forgotten about making boiled potatoes like that! When I lived at home, we did the same thing and added some sliced American cheese on top. It was one of my first things I learned to cook and also one of my favorites!

Blessings

Love your happy face spatula 😁

You did great with your meals, especially the save with the red beans and rice 😊. It looked delicious.