I think it's important to pack fun foods when you travel. If you don't, everyone else's food looks good and you suddenly find yourself going out to eat. A+ effort. I hope your hotel manager isn't a subscriber🤣🤣🤣

@DollarTreeDinners

Жыл бұрын

Haha I hope not but at the same time I’m sure it’s fine 😂 I know they probably anticipate that not everyone is going to eat out all the time

@allyrooh3628

Жыл бұрын

@@DollarTreeDinners good luck at Comic-Con

@marniekilbourne608

10 ай бұрын

I guess I'm lucky we just always ate out at different places which was part of the fun of the trip.

@margaritagonzalez6465

27 күн бұрын

I mash my eggs with a fork 😉

Girl, please don’t apologize for not uploading! It’d rather you not get burned out. Ps I LOVE your videos. Your creativity has sparked my own and I find myself taking my lunch to work everyday and getting creative with the food we already have at home. It’s personally saved me a lot of money!!! Thank you for all your hard work!

@DollarTreeDinners

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’m definitely trying to have a good work life balance, it’s hard sometimes because I love making videos and being creative

When I was in college we used to pit slices 9f cheese between two pieces of bread, wrap it in wax paper and iron it to make grilled cheese sandwiches since we couldn't cook in our room. Good memories.

Bring parchment paper for the sandwiches you plan on using the iron on to prevent sticking to iron. Just a tip from experience.

If you cook with the iron, put parchment paper between the sandwich and the iron. Also, sundried tomatoes and artichoke hearts are a good combo for sandwiches.

@grlnexdoorable

11 ай бұрын

And sliced black olive 🫒.

It was really cool getting to meet you in person! Thank you for being so sweet about a random awkward person stopping to say hi in the mad rush of comic con 😅

@DollarTreeDinners

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for stopping by! I absolutely love meeting my followers and it means the absolute world to me that you took time out of your day to say hi!

Please never apologize for not posting, you don’t owe us anything! We all jsut appreciate what you do for us! This is such a great idea btw, my sister gets a sbux sandwich and drink every day she works and preparing her own would save her so much money! Also: I had a roll of sausage that I needed to use so I stuck it in the oven all flattened out as I watched you do it! Thank you for your videos, but please take time for yourself!

@ruthvolk8340

11 ай бұрын

Amen to that!

So I was taught to wrap sandwiches differently. Not that it makes any difference of course, but thought I would share. Instead of straight squares, turn them to the side as diamonds. Set the sandwich closer to one corner, roll it and the paper together toward the opposite corner. Then fold the other corners under tucking them in themselves.

@DollarTreeDinners

Жыл бұрын

I’ll try that! I started wrapping them like this at first to imitate the fast food experience at home haha

@CarolgTX

Жыл бұрын

Do you live on the west coast or west of midline USA? I have lived on both coasts and find the square method is east , and the diamond method is west.

@lizhumble9953

Жыл бұрын

@@CarolgTX actually I think my uncle taught me and he was a short order cook in the Army in the Korean War. We are east coast people, but if he learned it in the military it could have been from anyone.

@ZimVader-0017

Жыл бұрын

This is the method Subway uses

LOVE YOU!!! Just made your ravioli lasagna last night and it was delicious! Also bought the dollar tree garlic bread and was shocked how good it was. God bless!

@DollarTreeDinners

Жыл бұрын

I love the garlic bread!

For the Mickey D's toasted consistency .. . Pull apart the muffing and flip the insides out and toast. That way the insides are the toasted side and the outsides are untoasted so it's like Mickey D's when you eat it.

I've used an egg slicer twice like that every time I make hard boiled eggs for egg salad or to put in macaroni salad, it works so great

When you get back, I'd love to hear how the iron cooking worked out!!

I love meal preparing for travel. Simple. Cheaper. Convenient. We even have a small cooler for drinks. Hubby loves sausage egg and cheese english muffins. You always are prepared.

Try adding about 2t of sugar to your egg salad. It has been the way my family grew up eating it, and it's delicious! Just a little sugar, changes the whole flavor. I add sugar to my devilled eggs and egg and potato, potato salad, just add mayo (I use miracle whip..grew up that way), mustard and sugar, with a little salt n pepper. I use yellow potatoes with very thin skins, so I leave the skins on, and I cube the potato before boiling them. Saves so much time in cooking, and it's way easier to tell they're done.

Randomly your channel popped up as a suggestion a couple days ago... I've probably watched about half of your whole catalog already😂😂😂 I really appreciate the work you have put into these videos. I'm not a creative person at all with the only exception being that while I can't create a recipe I do enjoy taking a recipe and molding it into what I like. Anyways my point is your channel is great for this and you mention it often. I've already bought ingredients from different videos to make the next weeks worth of meals. Special shoutout I paid like $22 for all week based off what I already had and what i bought inspired by you. So many great ideas! And the 1st meal I made was that simple ham and cheese with soup. I live in Phoenix so I didn't do the soup but I added some BBQ to my ham/cheese mixture before putting it in the oven. And had some more bbq for dipping and damn was it good lol Thank you very much for the content, keep up the great work but on your own schedule don't feel the pressure to put out content. Ok no more rambling from me lmao

I love your videos so much! I want to share two dollar tree menu ideas, one a dollar tree beach picnic and a dollar tree camping trip!

@victoriacross7090

Жыл бұрын

Ooooh, DT camping trip would be fun!

Ok love how you made the breakfast sandwiches. I never thought of just baking the sausage and especially the eggs. What a time saver and clean up is much easier!.

A pastry blender works great for chopping eggs for egg salad, too 😊

@grlnexdoorable

11 ай бұрын

It also works on olives, pickles, and mushrooms.

I don't know if anyone has commented this but they make hot lunch boxes that you can charge in your room/home the night before then you can set a timer for it to begin warming up so your food is hot when you want it without needing to plug it in at the time of heating.

There is no need to apologize about the wait between videos. Take your time. Love your content no matter how long g it takes. Wish I would have found you sooner, to be honest. Lol.

The breakfast sandwich idea is brilliant! I'm retired now, but I wish I'd seen this while I was actively working. As far as chopping your eggs for salad, try using a pastry cutter; chops them quickly and finely.

Ok... the joy this brought me (haven't watched it yet, just saw the title) is unreal hahaha. I'm so excited!!

I love to hear about what you sell at comicon!

Your videos are high quality and definitely worth the wait. I tried the Spanish rice from Dollar Tree. It was so yummy. I did kick it up with the jalapeno Velveeta cheese packet I found at Dollar Tree. I went back and bought four more of each. It still comes out cheeper than going out to eat.

My grand daughter got to go to Roanoke for that ComicCon a couple of months ago. She loved it!!! She’s a huge anime fan and Legos so she was thrilled!!! I love your videos so much! I just found you a couple of weeks ago and have just binged your videos!!!!❤

@DollarTreeDinners

Жыл бұрын

We were probably there! Was it big lick comicon?

@tinashort9098

Жыл бұрын

@@DollarTreeDinners yes it was!!! How bout that!?! We live about an hour away from Roanoke!

Thank you for all that you post! You put out quality and that's what we are all here for. 💕 Don't apologize for all that you do.

Great video! I travel a lot and always try to take some sort of premade food when traveling by car, train, or bus. On planes, I at least try to take well wrapped tuna pouches, seasonings in small zip bags, crackers, etc. The trick with the english muffin and sub sandwiches is to lightly toast the muffins and rolls. Then the microwave and iron tricks work perfectly.

@eathomelive

8 ай бұрын

Be careful with stinky food on planes. Lol.

Always so excited when you have a new video. You are a genius!

Have you ever tried a chicken salad with the canned chicken? Like maybe a dressing or mayo, with a nut, craisins - something like that? I am watching this and eating the Cranberry Almond chicken from Aldi's. I only get it as an occasional treat because of the cost, but by watching you, I think it could be made for much less. It could be a great Dollar Tree recipe.

So many great ideas to use for my middle schooler's lunch. Thanks for your awesome videos!

Cool idea! I'm impressed. Looooove the iron idea. Hubby and I are going cross country this fall and I am trying all of these!

Another great video you inspired me to do some meal prep this weekend

Great ideas! Thanks on the may tip to prevent soggy sandwiches ❤

Oh my! I wish I had found you earlier! You do such a great job, and your recipes are delicious, easy and your instructions are spot on. Thank you

@cupcakeadventures8770

10 ай бұрын

She has a TikTok same name she post the shorts

You are a culinary genius. Thanks for the ideas. Yes, tell us how the iron worked! 😊

Good looking food and great ideas to save on a budget!

12 days definitely is not a problem for waiting ❤ thank u for ur videos!

I love Starbucks as well but I have changed how often I go and what I order. This started shortly before covid as I used to complete their weekly and weekend promos and challenges but it just became too busy and too expensive to keep up with it. The stores closed for awhile or had limited hours during covid so it was nice that my stars were frozen as per their policy. I have noticed though over the last 6 months they have changed their hours again, so they close about 2 hours earlier on weekends and holidays. Their prices have for sure gone up and not by a lot, so between .40 to $1.00 over the last year but if you look at a receipt from before covid, it's about $2 more per item now. Their venti and trenta drinks were about $6-7 before and now are about $8-9 each unless you just get an iced tea. I usually only go a few times a month and I save my stars for the expensive stuff. I rarely purchase anything big there unless it's a really good offer and I get a lot of stars for it as most of the offers are like 70 stars if you go six days in a row or 20 stars for 3 separate orders on a weekend.

What a fantastic idea for a video! I've seen so many of these meal planning videos from tons of people and I ADORE them, but I've never seen one like this. Great job! I'm a fairly new subscriber, so I wanted to leave a comment with props :)

@DollarTreeDinners

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I thought it was a super fun idea! Most of the meals I make are inspired in some way by fast food or restaurant meals

Awesome ideas. I’m going to try these when we travel for soccer. Thank you

And yet AGAIN....I'm impressed 👏 👌 ❤😊

Woohoo she's back 😁

Great ideas!!

Nice thank you

Glad I found your channel love your videos ❤

I have learned so many ideas from you on what to make and how to do the prep!!! Apprentice your efforts

ENJOY YOURSELVES

I love your videos they’re so helpful

Hooray!! Missed ya!!❤

She's back. 🙌🥰

Using an iron is a clever idea. I hope it works. Thank you for sharing.

If you get lackluster grapes again: rinse them, toss them with a koolaid packet or two, then freeze.

We have always taken food to the cons we have attended. I now do it because both of us have had bariatric surgery and are gluten-free. So it makes sense to do it.

Julia Child used the hot water start for her eggs and I have used it too. Works very well

The iron should work. The Brother's Green, now Pro Home Cooks, way back when both brothers were doing that youtube channel, had a series of meals made in a hotel room. Josh, I think, did use an iron to press sandwiches in foil and it worked pretty good.

Great videos!! You do such a good job!!!

Love your videos

I ❤❤❤❤❤ your videos I wish I would have found you before! I have used several of your ideas for lunches for work and have told everyone to watch your videos! You think of stuff I would never think of! Keep doing what you do!! 🤗

@DollarTreeDinners

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🥰

Omg, never knew how they wrap the breakfast sandwiches! I only know how to do burritos lol, learned something new. Cracking up at ironing a sandwich. Definitely curious to see how that goes. Have a great show!

Just an idea for the strong flavor of the sundried tomatoes...maybe you can mix it with mayo or cream cheese then use that mix on your bread?? Just a thought lol I've never actually tried it!

All the sandwiches look delicious!!

I love your content !

I love your videos and the way you think and safe money I also want to look up your video on how the iron works but again you really are amazing!

For the egg salad or any sandwich with a wet filling: spread a little softened butter on the bread first. It just keeps the premade sandwich from getting mushy.

I'm so glad that you attended the con. I live in va and my daughter is a cosplayer. There's a big con in Richmond in August FYI

Thank you so much for posting, keep your channel going please and thank you ❤😢

I love the idea of cooking the sausage and eggs in the oven! So simple and so easy! And less mess and clesn up! Thanks for the wonderful idea!

Cool ideas for meal prepping.Turkey Pesto m.y favorite sandwich 🥪 at Starbucks,😎

Get one the battery jumpers that have a plug on it and just use that in about 2hrs you will have hit food and the battery pack will still be plenty charged

I’m having all kinds of flashbacks to my last job across from a ⭐️💵, thank you! A bit odd as I hate coffee, but I’d get my coworkers hot chocolate the first real cold day each year and enjoyed their toasted sandwiches in winter and cold boxes in summer (you’re right, though, I never bought the pb&j). Good on you for using your experience there to make tasty meals and save some money.

If you put the eggs in the baking dish whole instead of scrambled when it comes out you chop it up till it looks like egg salad size. It was viral on TikTok last year.

Thank you for your budget friendly ideas. Have 3 subscriptions, hope you n your guy have safe travels. 😊

Good luck at the convention. Glad to see another video tho. More people people should bring their lunches to at least help the budget. But I do have ti say I would be disappointed if you gave me a pb and j sandwich with such skimpy insides lol. I like to really take the pb and j, just me. Love those containers. Great idea to cut the sun-dried tomatoes. Have a great weekend.

@DollarTreeDinners

Жыл бұрын

Haha it’s funny how we all have a pbj preference, a long time ago I preferred them with a ton of jelly and now I like them with just a little

Those Turkey basil sandwiches look yummy ❤❤

@DollarTreeDinners

Жыл бұрын

I had one today for lunch and it was absolutely perfection

These are some great ideas! The sandwiches look delicious (especially the PB & J...I usually use a serrated knife and a sawing motion to cut my sandwiches in half though, but that's just because I don't like the pinch point that pressure slicing the bread creates).

@DollarTreeDinners

Жыл бұрын

Sorry about my last comment I replied to the wrong one! I cut the egg salad kind of sawing because it was so full I knew I’d squeeze it all out haha

@tanishahogan9396

Жыл бұрын

@@DollarTreeDinners That's a good point...the filling can definitely make a difference as to which way to cut it! 😀

Lady just blew my mind making that sheet sausage. I love sausage but hate patting all those small rounds. Lol

Yummy 😋 looks great 😋 👍 👌 😀 😍 😊 ❤

I absolutely love Starbucks, but we don't have the money for it. I loved this meal prep! 🥰😍

Try some pickle relish and onion/celery in the egg salad. YUM!

The sandwiches all look great. I think the Panini will work fine. I just think most Panini sandwiches have cheese in them. That’s kind of the point of heating them up to melt the cheese. I’m sure that will be good just like it is as well. I hope you enjoyed your trip. Thank you for all the ideas on your videos.

Great job! And for 1/2 the price of starbucks. 🎉

Use a masher for potato's for egg salad

When I used to go to tabletop gaming conventions I packed a loaf of bread, a jar of peanut butter, a jar of jam, baby carrots, celery (roughage good), apples, and bananas. That worked for me. Easy to fix at whatever hour and way cheaper. I'm not a soggy sandwich person. Today I would precook bacon as well.

Could you please do a budget graduation inspired dinner idea? I'm trying to put together something from past videos but I'm struggling with it. 🙏

@DollarTreeDinners

Жыл бұрын

Hmm I’ll have to think on that one, I haven’t had a graduation dinner since high school circa 2010 and then I just made my family a lasagna haha

@TBIJourney

Жыл бұрын

@@DollarTreeDinners lol 😀 now I feel old. I'm 2002 I also had one for 8th grade which is what I plan to do with this. Also I have an amazing idea for you on an upcoming video I'd love to see your take on. I'll tag you once I post it. 👍 **Also thank you I should have added this 😀

@wheatie83

Жыл бұрын

Most graduation parties I go to have sloppy joes or hotdogs. Homemade salads and chips. Pop and water and sometimes alcohol

@TBIJourney

Жыл бұрын

@@wheatie83 awesome i might use this instead. I have time to keep looking but if nothing else this sounds good 👍

@soothingsymphonies

Жыл бұрын

I've done finger sandwiches and different types of chips and dips

I would def like more prep meals ideas like this. (Im new so if you have a playlist sry)

Okay so this is the second video of yours Ive seen, only to discover you are gonna be a vendor at a comicon. Meaning you're probs a nerd, meaning i appreciate you even more. Also funny that its in Hampton, where my niece moved literally the same day your released this video. You have gained a fan 😂

I would put a 3rd ½ sandwich in the boxes or something salty like pretzels

Hard boiled eggs w/everything but the bagel seasoning is top tier 😏

She's very pretty

I'm curious about how the iron panini works out!

@DollarTreeDinners

Жыл бұрын

I will report back! That’ll be my dinner tomorrow. I have eaten one of the sandwiches today and can attest that it’s on point to Starbucks

I just recently found your videos and I LOVE LOVE LOVE these meals. You are such an amazing woman. Can I say this though? That tiny little white string keeps bugging me though lol. Like, in my mind, my hand is trying to sneak up over the countertop to pluck that thing off. Anyhow! Keep doing what you do cause I love it and you just got another subscriber. 🎉

I made the sandwich at thee end of this video. I had never eaten pesto. But I really liked it. I'm also going to make my daughter one for her supper😮

Loved your food ideas. I wonder if a waffle iron would brown up a sandwich ?

I was wondering if you could do smoothie bowls, dollar tree style. Plz

I love the idea of making my own turkey pesto sandwiches. They're so expensive at Starbucks.

I literally JUST got home from a road trip 😂😂

when I was in High school we could get a double decker PBnJ and thats still my preferred way to make them, I add a slice of american cheese most of the time as well... I LOVE egg salad but really dislike egg whites, for the longest time I mashed the boiled eggs to a deviled egg type consistency but then I found out you can microwave scrambled eggs, it didnt take long to find out you can add cheese or sausage or what ever and from there... adding mayo was a no brainer.. no boiling eggs, no peeling, just beat to death then nuke one minute per egg, stirring every minute... more than 6 eggs you can reduce the time.. Ive cooked with an iron numerous times but nothing as big as those sandwiches, things like grilled cheese or left over pizza, reheating McD's cheeseboogers etc, it will be interesting to know if it works... maybe a short or 3....

@kitkat2263

Жыл бұрын

You add a slice of American to the PB&J? What does that taste like?

@docink6175

Жыл бұрын

@@kitkat2263 how do you describe a taste.. I know it sounds odd but I think its tasty. The sandwich has all the primary food groups, nuts/grains, fruit/veg and dairy

@Fluznoss

9 ай бұрын

It's actually quite popular in polish communities. Also to dip grilled cheese in Grape jelly. It gives you that whole sweet and salty combo.

I'm a small eater, so it would go much further for me

As long as you use either foil or parchment paper with the iron you should be fine. I do not speak from experience, but I've heard that you should do it that way.

@DollarTreeDinners

11 ай бұрын

I used foil, it worked but it took FOREVER ;)

The iron will work. I had a friend that worked in a womens prison for non violent offenders that are close to their release date. I think she said they have like 3 or less years here in the state if Georgia. She said that they are allowed some electronics like radios with headphones. These communicators they can contact pre-approved family & friends that have no criminal record with. They are considered good influences, and its supposed to help them start adjusting to life out of prison. Anyway they are also allowed to buy straightening irons. All of this the family has to.send m oney to pay for. Anyway, she said they buy food from the commesary (that is shelf stable), and then take a staightening iron to heat it up. They buy tortillas, cheese puffs, ramen noodles, canned meat (vienna sausage, span, tuna, or chicken). Then they crush the cheese puffs & mix it in with the ramen noodles while it sits to make cheese sauce. Then layers it in the tortillas and make burritos. Then use the straightening iron to toast the osides of the tortillas. So yourviron will work but you might consider buying a cheap straightening iron to use only for cookjng. That way it wont have hair product on it. Just a thought.😊