Since Dollar Tree doesn’t sell eggs any more, you might like to know the liquid from a can of chickpeas can be used as an egg substitute for baking! It’s called aquafaba, and it’s very common to use in vegan cooking. 3 tablespoons equals one large egg. You can freeze it to use later, if you’re not baking at the same time you’re using the chickpeas.

@HeartFastenedShut

Жыл бұрын

Ours literally had eggs last night. It may be a regional thing because I just bought eggs last night at dollar tree.

@Batsnang

Жыл бұрын

That's a great tip! Ty! The amount of times I'm just about to start a bread recipe and realized it's an enriched dough and I need just one egg when I don't have any.. Too many to count 😬😅

@JC-il5hh

Жыл бұрын

This is a great tip .I have never heard this liquid will exchange for eggs!

@shaynecarter-murray3127

Жыл бұрын

@@Batsnang i keep a cartoon of "egg beaters" in the freezer for just such an occurence :)

@ladywytch129

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the equivalent of an egg. I keep mine in the freezer but haven't actually used it yet 😂

You’re no heat meals have been a lifesaver for me lately! I have a microwave at work, but frankly, it’s just easier for me to bring food that I don’t need to worry about trying to reheat. I throw one of those chiller packs in with my container and then I don’t even have to put my lunch into the fridge. I avoid that whole grows feet feet and walking away on its own thing. ❤

The dessert reminded of the 3-2-1 cake. Mix any cake mix with a box of angel food cake mix. Spoon 3 tablespoons of dry mix in a mug, stir in 2 tablespoons of water, microwave for 1 minute. I use this when dieting and like to use lemon cake with a few frozen berries mixed in

@beachchell9449

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this, I couldn’t remember the ratio for this and was gonna Google it. 😊

@misssnobooty

Жыл бұрын

Oh this

@mightymouse1005

10 ай бұрын

That would be amazing for me. I don't eat much, sweet, and I'm a single person . I'll have to try it

DT will never look the same to me. Seniors have limited food budgets, your videos are inspiring.

I'm anticipating living out of a hotel for awhile so I've been looking forward to this

@melanieroberts2221

Жыл бұрын

We got lucky and found a studio. 2 rooms plus a bathroom. 750 for everything

I love your cup "My kids have paws". I'm sorry you lost your dad, you being so young. I lost my dad too, at the age of 22. One thing I remember, other than him being a raging alcohol, is this. When he fried his eggs in a pan, instead of him flipping them over with a spatula, he would tilt the pan and use the spatula to splash the grease over the eggs to cook them.

Great ideas! I rent a room in my landlord's house and I only have a microwave and a hotplate to prepare my food. Your Spanish rice recipe looks like a good option for Cinco de Mayo!

@suzettesanborn5659

11 ай бұрын

You can actually do a lot with a hot plate & microwave you've just gotta be creative. I've been in a lot of different situations where I only had one or two small appliances. Once all I had was a toaster oven and I made a whole Thanksgiving meal for 5 people. I've even made a meal in a coffee maker.

@aldralee

11 ай бұрын

@@suzettesanborn5659That is so impressive! I thought I was cool because I have very few kitchen gadgets, but this is a whole other level.

@julia_kay.05

10 ай бұрын

A coffee maker? Wow!

I don't know if it would be worth doing a segment on creating a basic spice & herb collection. They can do so much for food flavor. It is also something that can be purchased a little at a time.

If you need a vegan egg substitute, save the liquid from the cans of chickpeas/garbanzo beans. The liquid is called aquafaba and it whips up like egg whites so a lot of people that have egg allergies or are vegan can use it in recipes that require eggs.

Thank you so much for these! I can no longer stand long enough to use my oven or stove, so microwave meals are my only option now. So thanks again from a granny of 13!

Never clicked on a video so quick!! I swear I absolutely adore you and your videos. Keep up the fabulous job girl!!❤❤❤

@DollarTreeDinners

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🥰

My little family and I moved out into the county and had only electricity. My range was propane. ALL i had was my microwave to cook with for 3 months. I cooked almost everything in the microwave. I would cook my ground beef in it. Even though the meat didn't brown well it was well cooked. I would also make my noodles for spaghetti or mac n cheese. Take my ground beef spaghetti sauce and noodles and dinner was done. Make taco meat in the microwave and warm your taco shells in there also and you have taco night. The list goes on and on. Just use your imagination. We were a family of 5 and I knew when everyone came home they were hungry, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. I love ALL your videos.

Thank you for this! Appreciate your ideas. My family had a fire and we are without a stove/oven. Plus Dollar Tree product are within a limited budget when trying to rebuild what was lost. Your smile and positivity are so appreciated 😊

If you add parchment paper to your cake in a mug you can remove the cake from the mug. Just put enough so you can grab it. Top your mini cake with DT ice cream and DT chocolate sauce and serve in a pretty little bowl.

I wonder if you could cook browned biscuits reusing the packaging the fries came in?

You could always keep a piece of your browning paper from the fries and cut a piece out as big as your cup and put that on top of the biscuit. Might work might not but worth a try.

No doubt about it, we need more of your pup! Doggos make everything next level😁

@darcihoudeshell2588

Жыл бұрын

Love the dog, but I'm more of a cat person. 😂

Super interesting ideas. I would like to see a plant-based dollar tree dinner :)

Great ideas for not only microwave cooking, but meal preps as well. Thanks so much for sharing 😊

So sorry you lost your dad so young. But happy to know he left you with good memories to cherish. Great ideas for the microwave too as that is all I have access to currently.

Love your videos. Found you recently as I work at a Dollar Tree and just scrolling videos on DT and their you were. OK, you may have already covered this but here goes. I live in a tiny home. I have a microwave, small crockpot, air fryer and a rice pot. Now help !!!! I love veggies and good food.. cheap good food but with my limited cooking utensils, how about a few nights or videos of living alone and using only these with DT or DG foods but some healthy veggies (frozen are awesome) ... thank you and have all my other co-workers watching you too.... thank you ...

I’ve been looking for those fries for a while now in grocery stores but they took them out but now I know where they are. Thank you. Your videos give me some good ideas. Next time I go to the store I’m going to try your breakfast bombs. Can’t wait, I think they would be great for my grandkids

@DollarTreeDinners

Жыл бұрын

They’re so good! I love the microwave single serve fries. For the breakfast bombs I make an easier version too with crescent roll dough. I just made a pie crust since you can’t buy crescent dough at dollar tree

@aprilok440

Жыл бұрын

I’ve seen the fries and I think they have crispy rounds there too.

Thank you for showing these meals. My work hours have been reduced but with these 3 meals I will still be able to eat for the week

I was just staying in a hotel with a microwave last week and was thinking about how helpful your videos are

I love those tiny white lidded containers! The last time I went to Dollar Tree, I bought two of the ten packs. They're so handy for things like salad dressings and condiments. Great video! Love from WI! 🙂💕💯💯

That Taco sauce is the BOMB 💣 It sells out at every DT near me. I went to Texas to see my sister and bought some down there and shipped those bad boys home with my other crap that I didn’t want to take on the plane. I was a happy camper 😅

I saw you mention that you’ve had weight loss surgery. would you ever consider doing a video on WLS-friendly Dollar Tree meals? I’m getting the operation soon and I’m worried about food costs, considering how much protein I’ll be eating. thanks for all your hard work. ❤

This title is bad. It should be called "it's blistering hot out and the oven is to hot!" I think the sun is getting to me 🙂

@DollarTreeDinners

Жыл бұрын

Haha that works too! I always forget that summer is coming and I won’t want to cook then either. Ac bills are killer in the south

@TBIJourney

Жыл бұрын

@@DollarTreeDinners I posted one of your dinners on my channel last night. Isn't doing so well but I had fun making it 🙂👍

@thecolorfulgecko2200

Жыл бұрын

@@TBIJourney whatd ya make!?

@TBIJourney

Жыл бұрын

@@thecolorfulgecko2200 I think it's a cowboy pizza but I'm not fully sure it's called that

We still have Bojangle’s in TN!

Those Jimmy Dean sausages are excellent, my mom worked as a manager in a grocery store and met Jimmy and had gpher picture taken with him, he was promoting his new sausage back in the early 1970's, he was originally a singer.

@julia_kay.05

10 ай бұрын

Wow!

Insomnia sent me to YT and I was scrolling and thought "I think I know this person!". I worked with you at a mortgage company. Great channel and videos!

Bojangles left the Memphis area a ;long time ago, but they seem to be making a comeback. we gave had one in Southaven for a few years now.... I hae yet to go. The fries and gravy are like a take on poutine...

I’m making that salad this week! Thanks for the inspo❤

Your videos have inspired me to explore my Dollar Tree once again. It has been a while. I was so shocked to see all the improvements they made and yes, they have a plus freezer section. I bought so many of the items I have seen on your channel. Your efforts are truly appreciated! 😊😊

I’m loving your channel. Great recipes.

No cook meals are great in the summer! My favorite is basically a tuna salad. Here's the "recipe" which is really just a rough guideline: A can of peas and carrots (or two if you only have the tiny ones, mixed veggies work in a pinch but not my favorite, so do green beans if you buy the thin sliced ones), 2-4 cans of chunk lite tuna (depends on how many are eating or if you're meal prepping) or one of the solid white albacore and 1-3 chunk lite (you could also do salmon alone or mixed with the tuna which is also a favorite for me, you can also use canned chicken or even chick peas but then it's not tuna salad anymore, lol) a bit of lemon pepper seasoning, if you have fresh garlic and a garlic press, throw that in there (to taste) otherwise, garlic powder works fine too. Add fresh onions, especially red onions or spring onions/scallions but dried or powdered works too if you don't have any. (The fresh onions are the only part that takes time unless you have pre-chopped and portioned, lemon juice coated ones like I do.) Dash of lemon juice to taste but remember the lemon pepper seasoning so be sparing with the juice. Mix in some cold mayo let it rest in the fridge for a few minutes and you're ready to serve! Serve with crackers (I personally love the thick Triscuit brand crackers) or tortilla chips and treat it as a dip. Also great mixed with cold pasta. If meal prepping I'd mix no more than you can eat in 4 days unless you don't mix in the mayo until you're going to eat it. You can toss this together in minutes and it keeps in the fridge just fine for about 3-4 days. About 4 portions in this recipe but I love this stuff so it's usually gone in 2 sittings with me even though you're not supposed to eat more than two portions of tuna a week, lol. You can even embellish it with more stuff (for example dill, or some you could add some cabbage or you could use the dry slaw mix that comes in bags if you didn't want to use the peas and carrots) but that's the stuff I generally always have around and I've got the recipe perfected for my taste buds. 😂👍

I am struggling as a diabetic with a severe tomato and corn allergy. So many good recipes with those in them

I love the puppy cameos🐶💜I see ears😍

I love those rice bowls! That's such a good idea for meal prep for work and it's food allergy friendly. Tysm!

Oh popping those tiny containers in the big one for the rice bowl is genius. Super simple, but I never would've thought of it!

Those "Easy Fries" are really good just by themselves!! A good McDonald's fries DUPE😊 PS: You could save the receptor from the fries to put over the biscuit. It could work, no?🤷🏼‍♀️

@srad-oq7cb

9 ай бұрын

Great idea !

I just made some poor man’s Alfredo. Yummy :) thanks for the great videos! The cost of feeding oneself and the family is going up and these videos are super helpful! :)

You do really good.please make more meals.thx.😊

You always knock these recipes out of the park very inspiring. Keep at it that poutine in the microwave looked great especially. The chickpea salad too. You are awesome keep killing it.

This fries and sausage gravy would be good for a quick upside down dinner this kids. Fast, easy cleanup. And depending on age the fries could be split among 2 small kids, cheaper than fast food nowadays. One video I watched was so funny and down to earth regarding eating cheap in a hotel room. The YTer actually used the iron to make a good looking grill cheese. I know it wasn’t supposed to be funny 😂 but I thought it was. Guess you could do this in a dorm also. I realize the dollar tree is for availability. Walmart can cut the price almost $2. to $8.10. Lunch for about $2.025 is pretty good. But some dollar tree prices are better than Walmart. Also, you can use only 1/2 the bottle of dressing, so the price becomes $1.87 a day. Great value garbanzo beans $0.78 x 2 Great value diced tomatoes $0.88 Dollar tree 2.25 oz olives $1.25 Great value Salmon pouch $0.98 x 2 Dollar tree feta cheese $1.25 Dollar tree dressing $1.25 Total $8.10

Great levels of cooking going to have to make some of these recipes .

Southeast Tennessee has Bojangles restaurants ❤. Great video 😁

Hello thanks for sharing,i love the taco & pizza sauce,the lemon pepper,garlic & herb plus the Italian. Everything in that brand has amazing flavor to your food.

I enjoy all your videos and I shop at $ tree for many items. I have shopped there since our first store opened. Thank you for sharing your how to prepare many meals and for your honest opinion, that means so much.

All of this is so well thought out!

I absolutely love your videos! I rarely purchase food at Dillar Tree, but your recipes are great for any cook in any situation. Thank you for sharing your time and your fun personality!🧡

We have Bojangles everywhere here - and I agree their food is so good! I appreciate that you were so honest when things didn't turn out as delicious as you hoped. The mug brownie looked delicious and I've wondered how they are, so glad to hear your review of it. 😊

@sharonhall2277

Жыл бұрын

Probably a rubbery texture. I think I've asked three different people about it but never get a response.

Ooo that all looked great and easy to do, thank you. 😊

For the chickpea salad I bet it would be good to puree them first with olive oil and make it a little like hummus. I'm not sure how I feel about cold chickpeas 😅. Or maybe swap them for cannelini beans. Also, a quick little side dish I like to throw together sometimes when I'm tired and just not feelin it, is a can of chickpeas and a can of those Italian seasoned tomatoes. Instead of draining the tomatoes I put it all in a pot on high heat and reduce the liquid, so it has maximum flavor without being runny.

@ladywytch129

Жыл бұрын

I make a chickpea salad/spread that is served cold. It's pretty good.

I drive around all day for my job so I don’t have immediate access to a microwave. I can’t wait to try the salmon salad!

Your meat slicer is such a great idea with the price of meat. Your starts look awesome look forward to your garden. I love your old recipes series.

Your channel helps my family a lot. ❤

Ok those rice bowls sound like a great meal prep option, I definitely want to try that!

Very money-saving and quick wonderful ideas! Thank you!

I'm wondering if you would be able to reuse the French fry receptor to do a biscuit? Just thinking about what you said about texture. Always great content. Thx!

I absolutely love your videos! They are fun and easy to watch, so informative and creative. I keep these recipies in mind for my own family and a cheap meals page I follow on facebook where I haven't hesitated to share some of your videos and your page. You are a wonderful person and i love what you do!

I did a double take when I heard "Bojangles!" I've only seen them in the southeast, no further than maybe Mississippi or Alabama, and never up north. Glad to be back in the south for their gravy biscuits and supreme chicken tenders lol.

You always do a wonderful job coming up w/ different ideas and recipes.

thank you for explaining the crisper!! I was just about to look that up. You rock!

💖 your videos, they are so inspiring ~ your are a true 💝! I'm wondering if sprinkling some of that cajun seasoning on top of the biscuit dough before microwaving would give the biscuit top a little color? Also thinking that mixing some of that cilantro lime seasoning into the chicken before assembling burrito bowls would give it some additional flavor... 🤔 Thanks for sharing such easy & 😋 meal ideas ~ mostly I cook just for myself, & fancy, complex recipes get to be such chore ~ 😚

I love your microwave options because a microwave is energy friendly, quick and easy. I searched hi and low for a microwave cook book so this video is a great idea!

I love a good burrito bowl. Can't wait to make it! 🍲

I love these. Great ideas

Thanks for sharing all the great cost friendly recipes! Really love your videos and after watching the first one i knew i had to subscribe!

These meals all look good.🎉

I am definitely going to try these recipes.

Ok best breakfast EVER!!! And I love chickpea salads. I have several cans of chicken so I think I’m going to make the chick pea salad for my lunch prep next week!!

I love this MW and meal prep video! All your videos are GREAT! ❤😊❤

Awesome video, thanks 👍❤️👍❤️👍

From GA and I love Bojangles!!

I've never had french fries and sausage gravy but I love fried potatoes and sausage gravy which is pretty much the samething.

I definitely have Bojangles in my area! I have drive about 20 miles to any of them but that gravy biscuit and Cajun chicken biscuit are well worth that little drive!!

Loved this video!

Thank you for this video!

Silly comment! We bought our first microwave 45 years ago. At that time they included a class on how to maximize the efficiency of it. An entire meal in the microwave and “waved” for various times and at various “temps.” BUT the biggest push was to buy the bottled browning seasoning to add coloring to your food. One each for meat, poultry, fish. Of course it was suggested that you buy microwave safe cooking equipment. Haven’t done a meal in one for years.

How cute is the pup in the background ❤🥰🐕

😊❤ yummy food 😋😋😋😋😋 never heard of Bojangles. Absolutely love the idea of gravy and fries 🍟😋

Love Bojangles! They are NC based.

Awesome ideas.

Great work.

As always your ideas are perfection! I want to try the French fries and sausage gravy.

@finnbyrnes6301

Жыл бұрын

Me too

We have Bojangles in Tallahassee, FL! The fries and sausage gravy looks yummy 😋

My last vacation I made burrito bowls in my hotel very much like you did here (I buy that Spanish rice all the time- it’s really good). I used chili instead of chicken. Filling and yummy.

great recipes,,thank you

You could do stove top biscuits with a electric skillet and or hot plate there's youtube videos on how to do it

They are popular in North Carolina. I love there chicken. Looks pretty tasty. Thanks ❤

Great ideas!

Thank you for these recipes, I will remake the burrito bowl on Tuesday as those days I am at an office ❤️ now I want to find that Taco sauce too 😅

We have a Bojangles in southern Illinois attached to our Loves Travel Stop.

We have Bojangles here in S.W. Virginia. When I make biscuits and gravy I use the Pioneer mix that is sausage flavored. No sausage needed. Thanks.

I haven't finished watching the whole video yet, but just wanted to say that I'm completely knocked out by the burrito bowl segment and your recommendation of the taco sauce! One of my favorite snacks is chips or veggies with salsa, but good, fresh salsa can be pretty pricey, so that taco sauce looks like a great substitute. Also, I have those exact storage containers you used for the burrito bowls. I got mine at 99c Only. You've probably found like I have that they are reusable, but pretty flimsy so they wear out pretty fast, but they're great short-term. Okay, back to the video!

I made steak fries in the air fryer and topped it with mushroom gravy for dinner the other day. Not a bad meal.

We have 2 Bojangles in my town. I live in TN. Love Their food.❤...Dirty rice is my favorite. Can you make it ?

Very good!

Here in Western NC, we have 3 Bojangles in my county!

@feliciaharbach610

Жыл бұрын

I came to say the same! GA. SC. NC for sure!