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One more suggestion for people with lots of freezer space: I buy all types of dry beans in bulk. Then I cook them in my slow-cooker and freeze them in small portions. It’s quite a bit cheaper than buying canned beans, and without the salt and chemicals.

You amaze me how you are so creative with food items I would NEVER think of combining to make a meal. Great job! 👍

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks friend!

Love all these ideas, especially the breakfast pumpkin cream cheese “pastry”! For myself, instead of the club sandwich, I’d cut each piece in half and leave them open faced. The color was lovely, and it would fill my whole plate- giving a feeling of abundance. ❤

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

I know. I hated closing the sandwich up. Thanks Minnie!

@peggyshipp798

Жыл бұрын

I would do it open faced as well. 😊 It did look yummy as a club sandwich though. Chickpeas are wonderful.

Love those ideas! I think I would mix the pumpkin and cream cheese together and make a sauce with brown sugar for the week and just stick it in the refrigerator and warm as needed. For the chick peas, I would make Hummus and spread that on top of the avocado mixture. The tuna pasta looked delicious and the pumpkin pasta reminded me of pumpkin ravioli that is served in some fancy restaurants! Great job!!!

I was so pleased to see this today! Great ideas. Pumpkin soup with garlic and onions is really good too

My family used to make spaghetti with scrambled eggs. Really delicious way to use leftover pasta 😋

Always love the new ideas! Thanks. I think I will splurge on avocado 🥑 this week. Brought home many dented cans of pumpkin from the food pantry where I volunteer that no one wanted. I'm grateful and set for quite a while.

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

It's always great to find deals others won't touch. I don't mind being a scavenger!

@twilightshealy4152

Жыл бұрын

I too have a few plain pumpkin cans. I know it can be used to replace milk and eggs in some cake mixes. Would be especially good in spice cake or carrot cake mixes. I like the pumpkin cream cheese spread. I would make a large serving and freeze in DT small containers and replace as I use what's in fridge. Add some Cinnamon & nutmeg. Might be good with some crushed pecans or walnuts sprinkles on top. Almost like a dessert.

@nancyshrout-wankowski7147

Жыл бұрын

@@twilightshealy4152 DT? What is that?

You have so many great ideas for what meals to make. I'm the total opposite. I never know what to eat. Good for you!

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Those pumpkin and cream cheese toasts though, they look soooo delicious! You never disappoint and did great with 15 bucks considering current prices! Our local discount grocery store has those cans of chickpeas, 3 for a dollar, you can bet I pounced on those and stocked up. Great for making veggie burgers or crushed into dip.. yummm!

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

What a sweet deal! I would stock up too!

Always love to see new uploads! Budget eating is becoming harder and harder and I appreciate new ideas!

Such Novel ideas! I love what you did with pumpkin - perfect for fall! The caesar fish pasta sounds Wow!!!! Thank you so much for sharing. Your nutritional choices on this budget are awesome.

I love your creativeness it's always refreshing to see different ideas and take on things. Enjoyed the video 🙂

always interesting and very creative..!! thanks again Quaint Housewife

Love the new opening with logo and description of channel!

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

Still working on some of it. Appreciate your noticing!

@theshadowboxer

Жыл бұрын

The creamy tuna pasta looks amazing. Not too crazy about pumpkin but your mention of it being neutral was news to me. and I will have to give it a chance!

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it's the pumpkin puree that's neutral -- the cans that don't have anything else added. I hope you enjoy.

@theshadowboxer

Жыл бұрын

@@TheQuaintHousewife thank you for that info! You rule!

Good video. Gardening helps us. Onions, tomatoes, zucchini, green peppers, lettuce (going to grow this in our southfacing window now), Aldis mayo mixed in with vinegar and sugar for a great salad dressing. All of these help us. Keeping flour on hand to make bread is cheaper too. Thanks for the ideas!

Love all your ideas...was thinking, for the pumpkin pasta some frozen chopped spinach might be a good in it.... I buy the Great Value frozen chopped for a dollar a bag..it's so handy b/c there's no prep..I keep it on hand all the time ..I love it in a recipe of yours that I make often and which I love..It's one of your starving college student recipes......I didn't have any green onions which the recipe called for and had to use white onions..I wanted some green in the dish so I added the spinach...the frozen chopped spinach is chopped fine and the flavor is mild so it worked great. I made it for lunch today and really enjoyed it.

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

The frozen bag is great especially because the spinach is loose. When you buy the frozen box it's just this huge solid chunk! Glad you liked the recipe.

Amazing recipes for so little! That last dish looks so yummy!

I think you did great on all of these recipes, they looked yummy.

Great awesome video I like how you show us how to shop on a extreme budget what you buy and show us the recipe and how you cook it thank you 😊 thank you for being you . You are so sweet ❤️

Greetings.. Thank you for sharing these recipes. I love all your budget ideas. I love your new logo and I wish you many, many KZread blessings. You are a brilliant, creative and kind person. May you continue to bless us with budget friendly recipes ❤️🥰❤️🥰. Have a blessed and beautiful day/night.

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this lovely comment Emi! Thanks for noticing the logo!

These budget videos are very helpful, great job!

Hey there! Just thought I would tell you I love your opening to your channel....must be new. Have a great day hon! Love your channel.

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I am working on some design stuff. Thanks Z!

@z.norton3326

Жыл бұрын

@@TheQuaintHousewife I think you and I have alot in common.....

oh i wondered where you had gone quaint i was getting bored of youtube without you doing your video posts. i have a tight budget this week from today onwards. i got rice and beans and pasta with minced beef and sauce for main meals. i got these aldi penguin rip offs for a snack they have 5 grams of saturated fat per bar my eyes almost popped out my head at that amount they are so bad for you but taste great. im having ready meal fish pies for lunch and cheese and pickle baps for other lunches. my approach on a tight budget is to get calories but also still have fruit and veg but im not the sort of person that worries too much about healthy eating.

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

RD, glad you like seeing my videos! It sounds like you have some interesting foods back in the motherland. I need to look into penguins, fish pies, and baps.

@rondonnis6588

Жыл бұрын

@@TheQuaintHousewife penguins (or seal bars at aldi) are chocolate coated chocolate biscuits. fish pie is fish with sauce then mashed potato on top and baps are large bread rolls or buns they are good with cheese and wafer thin ham.

Great video, as always! Everything looks so good😋 Also, love the new intro!

Your creativity never ceases to amaze me! 😍😍 I absolutely LOVE the pumpkin cream cheese toast idea. I might try making that for my kids for lunch tomorrow. I've got bread, cream cheese and canned pumpkin.😋 We'll see how it goes.🥰

Great choices for this challenge. I love pumpkin. You have inspired me to make vegan cream cheese and make the breakfast. I make a variation of your lunch sandwich often. I would add a bit of garlic powder to the avocado. I am going to try the pumpkin pasta as well.

@TheQuaintHousewife

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Glad you want to try these. I think everything bagel seasoning has garlic powder in it. Not sure. But I love the bagel seasoning on avo toast. Thanks friend!

Your new logo looks really professional! I like the last recipe.

Great Job! The toast looked amazing! I am going to make my pasta salad with Caesar dressing next time maybe add a few black olives. I'm glad that you used elbows in this. They are underrated. But so many uses.

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

Walmart only sells 2 lb boxes in limited popular shapes, one of which is the elbows. Olives are great in pasta salad.

Amazing!!!!! Healthy too!!! I am soooo hungry right now. I am going to go inside now and eat lunch.... I love your videos like this.... I would never have thought about those combinations but they definitely work. Keep up the great videos....

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

I hope you have a tasty lunch!

I feel like you stretched $15 so far in this challenge. I would have to swap out a few things, because I’m vegan, but this is such a creative meal plan and I love the addition of canned pumpkin!

Love your videos! I made the tuna pasta dish and added spinach to it. Was amazing!! Thank you for the great ideas!

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

Excellent!

You always have such good ideas !!

You have such great ideas and variety to your extreme budget meals. The breakfast looks delicious. Agree, I think the tuna dish would be my favorite. Minus the cucumbers. I love them, but they don’t love me.😢

You are solo creative, I wouldn't think of these combinations but it looks good and nutritious. Well done!

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Good day beautiful, I'm loving this challenge and your ideas that you come up with are superb my friend. As always thumbs up. 👍🌻🍁

QH, You always impress me with your creativeness ! 💰💛

Yum, the tuna, Ceasar dressing dish looks very good!

Hadn't thought of using salad dressing in place of mayo, great idea! I like the pumpkin toast too.

You never cease to amaze me with your creativity . Love your videos . Now I’m going to need to get me some canned pumpkin , I want to try the toast 😉

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, and the can will last quite a while if you just use it for toast. Happy eating!

These meals looks so good. TFS 😊 I have many cans of pumpking to use that were given to me last year. I think I might have added just a little few of the chickpeas to the pasta salad - my family doesn't like pasta salad but I do. (My husband doesn't care for chickpeas either so that would be just for me, lol!)

The Tuna pasta sounds delicious! Have you ever used sesame seed oil? I just bought some for the first time, kind of expensive but a tiny bit goes a long way in flavor, I put it on my salad and it was a game changer for me...so delicious! I love your idea of the avocado and chick pea club sandwich too and your pumpkin/cream cheese toast! Love your channel!

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

I haven't but I thought of trying it for some Asian dishes. I think they use sesame oil. Thanks Mrs. Peach!

Going to try pumpkin cream cheese toast in the morning. My husband & I really enjoy your videos.

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

Excellent. I hope you like it! Glad to hear you both enjoy my content.

These are my absolute favorite videos 😊

Great job as always!

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I don’t know what time you went to Walmart but I was like wow! It’s so nice and not crowded! Our Walmart is insane, I would love to shop there but I can’t deal with the crowd in there. Loved seeing your recipes!

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

Susie, I purposely wait until people are out of the way. I stay away from the stores on weekends too!

I may try to make pasta salmon salad. But I will look for a home made dressing to make. Thank you for the ideas.

You are a genius 🙃! I would probably eat the pasta and tuna cold, possibly with celery if cucumber is not available. During pumpkin season I roast pumpkins in the oven. Then I scrape out the cooked flesh and freeze it in portions for use throughout the year. It’s cheap and might work for people with freezer chests, where space is less of an issue.

Hi, I enjoyed your recipes. They do sound yummy. I would like to suggest a video if you don’t mind. Could you do a video on low budget recipes for special diets. For example, low carb or gluten sensitive diets would be helpful. Thank you

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

Will add this to my suggestion box. Thanks Jackie.

I hope you make a cook book for us one day:) Love all of your ideas:)

hi hope your ok mrs Q? made a very cheap meal mixed bean curry with basmati rice. i really enjoyed it just get a can of mixed beans a can of tomatoes curry powder 3 onions and a few teaspoons of sugar and salt to taste. you just fry the onions until carmelised slightly then add everything else afterwards and simmer for 20 minutes until thickened enough. dont throw away the beans water add that with it. the curry is delicious! this can feed 4 people.

I will try these,they’re healthy and am always looking for ways to use pumpkin, and off topic I like you with blonde hair and the style too!

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Stephanie!

I loved that dinner iea, so original!

I enjoy watching your videos. I would have to substitute canned chicken and ranch dressing for the tuna, Salmon and Ceasars dressing. I am allergic to fish and shellfish. But, I love your great ideas! Thank you!❤🙏🏼

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

I think those are good exchanges as well. Thanks!

Great ideas and variety! Another option is to mash the chickpeas on the sandwich. If eggs weren't so pricey right now, avocado egg toast would be great in this menu.

Good job. I usually eat 2 meals daily and 2 slices of bread is plenty for my appetite. I would make a batch of pumpkin butter and whip the cream cheese to make it go a little farther. It could be a nice snack or dessert even. The chick pea n avocado are great toppings imo. I love avocado toast with homemade Everything Bagel seasoning that I always have on hand. The chick peas can be mashed with some homemade mayo or caesar for a nice sandwich filling. I would have the caesar pasta cold for 2 or 3 of the lunches and get some eggs with the money I saved from getting just 1 bread. Tuna n egg pasta salad is my ultimate comfort food. Egg sandwiches or egg on avocado toast would offer more variety and be super satisfying to my palate!! I would also add some windowsill herbs and green onions liberally! The savory pumpkin pasta would be great with some sage, too!! Again I think that you did a super job and I have practically everything on hand to recreate your meals so I appreciate this extra!! Blessings!!

Very creative and delicious. This could help so many people who are food insecure or people who are trying to save money.

I loved this video!!!!

Pumpkin is a really good soup thickener. Just adding it to a bean and veggie soup or pasta and veggie soup makes it feel more rich and filling.😋

I’m definitely going to make the creamy tuna Caesar pasta. I know it will be good.

You can actual add the olive oil & garlic powder and then a very thin layer of olive oil. Then, place in the taster.the powder won't come off the bread. Once it cokebout of the toaster another brush of olive oil & Italian seasoning salt & pepper. You will gave c to cook it for less time because you added the oil first, but it make a huge difference in taste.

I love this!

Hi😊 When you grabbed the can of pumpkin I thought that you were going to grab eggs next to make pumpkin French toast. That might actually be good too with some sweetened cream cheese spread on top.

@TheQuaintHousewife

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Yes, for sure would be tasty.

I made salmon patties last night I hadn't made those for several years

Excellent!

Love it!

@TheQuaintHousewife

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Thanks!!

Grocery shopping 🛍 🛒 😌 Happy 😊

Thanks!

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

Thank YOU Jessica for this lovely gesture!

Looks good!

Great video. 👍

I look away for one second, and you're over 50k subscribers! Have you tried mixing the canned pumpkin into some oatmeal?

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

Haha thanks Bryan! I did try pumpkin in oatmeal in the past.

Interesting use of canned pumpkin!!

My daughter gets food separate from me. I need the 15 A week for one person.

You can get all the salmon red, or pink for half the price, at Dollar General all day long, less expensive than Wal-Mart.

I have to watch the carbs because I'm borderline diabetic, but I hadn't thought of using pumpkin puree as an alternative for like a tomato sauce. I might substitute dry beans (maybe chickpeas), spaghetti squash, some kind of frozen vegetable for the pasta in that last recipe.

i love these videos yaaay

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

TY

Such a lot of bread. But really different combinations

Enjoyed the video,and would really like to see a challenge like this with no canned seafood in it for those of us who don't like it. Thank You for all your videos.

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

Hi Kelly, my $15 grocery budget challenge from September does not have seafood in it. Maybe it would be something you'd like. Thanks for watching!

Too many slices of bread for me but the rest is great

After watching the video, My first idea was to make a cold pasta salad out of that tuna and pasta and Caesar dressing. That would make a great lunch selection also. And don't forget avocado toast for breakfast. You sure don't need three pieces.

@reachingcoldmountainbeforeyou

Жыл бұрын

3 pieces would be necessary for a man.

My opinion, you could have left the salade dressing, pumpink Filling and get only one bread and you could have been been able to add some eggs and grounds turkey for more proteins.

Yum!

You did great!!!

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks J!

I like the new graphics.

I wonder if you could mix the pumpkin, cream cheese and sugar, etc. and just keep it in a tub in the fridge

I think you did really good with this one! Seems like it would meet most of your needs if you had such limited resources!

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

my grocery budget is just about ready to get even tighter unfortunately. you have such great ideas. I'm not a chickpea person so I might substitute the chickpeas for something else not sure what LOL. do you have any tips on how to keep avocados from turning brown once you cut them open?

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

If I cut one in half and leave the seed intact inside the other half it seems to help. I refrigerate it with open face down and in an air tight bowl.

@pennynickels5216

Жыл бұрын

Try great northern or navy beans. The longer they cook, the creamier they are. I love hummus but don't appreciate them whole.

@carmenwheatley7316

Жыл бұрын

@@pennynickels5216 Have to agree with you. Love hummus, but not crazy about chick peas. But would eat them if there wasn’t anything else.

@arthrodea

Жыл бұрын

Put the cut avocado in a container with water and some added lemon juice or vinegar - either will work to prevent the browning

Tuna does look tasty

Do you know the juice of the chickpeas can be used like a egg? It called aquafaba .

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

I thought Aquafaba was a famous cologne.

Healthier

More veggies need. 1 cucumber isn’t enough but it’s better to not starve🤷🏾‍♀️

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

There's more veggies in there than that.

@Mrsmetamorphosis2012

Жыл бұрын

@@TheQuaintHousewife not trying to be rude but I’m noticing the cheaper we get our food the less veggies n fruits I see. Frozen is a god idea.

I laughed when you said the can of chickpeas wasn't even crushed. Nowadays everytime I shop I have to check my cans. Anyone else finding more and more dented cans?

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

LOL yes. The chickpeas are almost always crushed for me because they are low in stock and I got the ones no one wanted.

@eowyneadig7879

Жыл бұрын

@@TheQuaintHousewife I misunderstood, I thought you meant crushing the individual chickpeas intentionally at the factory.

Good

You should definitely try cream cheese n cucumber yummy

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

Yes, that is on the menu in another one of my extreme grocery budget challenges. It's definitely a great summer sandwich.

Is your brother still at your house m I. Love you and your family I miss the unboxing videos. God bless you and your family Jesus bless your family.

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

Yes, he is here. Much love to you. God bless.

Cute Brand!

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Reba!

Your new intro graphic is pretty.

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you SP!

Have y'all seen the 8lb bag of pinto beans for about $5.50?! I jumped on that one 😂

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

Yes, we love that bag. Really wish they had 8 lb sizes of other types of beans too!

😳🤔

Dry beans would be more economical

@TheQuaintHousewife

Жыл бұрын

Nesa, they don't sell dried chick peas at this Walmart. Kroger has them for $1.49 a lb, but if I were doing this at Kroger it would take me too much over $15.

@nesadcruz7840

Жыл бұрын

@@TheQuaintHousewife I understand. Perhaps you would consider doing a video on a month or 3 months, relying mainly on pantry stocks and a small weekly Budget to just get produce, milk, eggs etc. Some items are much cheaper when bought in bulk like rice and dry beans. I just think that would be interesting.