HI Christine! I have been watching your channel for a long bit as a 21 year old guy I really appreciate how you don’t refer to us as “lady’s” etc like some other similar youtuber! I really appreciate your channel for some food inspiration. As I am a recovering person with a eating disorder! Appreciate you Christine
Chili Mac was really popular when I was growing up. Not enough leftover chili for everyone to have a full bowl? Boil some macaroni and either add it to the chili, or serve the chili over top...top with cheese and pepper flakes or hot sauce.. I still do this with leftover chili.
Wow, people don't think beans belong in chili? That's news to me. I thought they were a requisite ingredient! Great editing on this too -- I love your Easter eggs!
@@RinaBloom yeah, my stepdad is Texan and always called my mom's chili "bean soup." He liked it and ate it, but always insisted that it's not "chili," lol.
Yes! Finally someone who eats rice with their chili! My mother-in-law looked at me like I had two heads when I said we put chili over rice, and I've never heard of anyone else who does it either. But it's soooo good. And so filling.
I was cleaning out the fridge and making chili. I found about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of pineapple and thought WTH might as well add it instead of sugar. Now it is the only way my family will eat the chili. Make it spicy and then the sweetness is a great contrast.
Fresh tomatoes for chili all the way!!! I grew up with homemade canned tomato juice as the tomato flavor. Now I use that plus throw in chopped frozen farmer's market summertime tomatoes. So very delish!
@@FrugalFitMom I can say it right one time and every other time I stumble 😂 so I choose to intentionally say it wrong with annunciating every aspect of the word 😂 "wore-chester-shire" 😂😂🤣
When I make my own homemade tomato sauce, I use carrots for the acidity. I buy the ones you peel. So I cut the heads off, peel them, then throw them in whole. I fish out the big chunks, but whatever melts in is good by me. Never used sugar to help cut the acidity.
I think we need a behind the scenes in the FFM household - what it’s like to live with Christine (and now Dave/Andrew!) when she’s filming and how the family adapts to the filming process, what they think about it, etc.
I never knew chili without beans was a thing. My mom always used beans for the same reason; to stretch the meal. I have to watch your vids while I am eating because watching you cook makes me so hungry. I don't even like meatball subs but now I want one. ;)
And on the opposite side, I didn't know that chili with beans was a thing until I was 17 years old ! My family is from Texas though so it was always a big bowl of Texas red, aka chile con carne. Then I met my now-husband and his mom made chili with kidney beans and I thought she had lost her mind. I've since had it with pinto beans and with black beans, but still prefer the real chili con carne without beans.
I started watching one of your videos on accident about three weeks ago. I am hooked you are awesome. I have been applying your advice and I have saved a lot of money. I don’t even order lunch at work anymore which I use to everyday. Thank you
I got my daughter (who's 22) to start eating spaghetti squash this past fall. She was skeptical but realized it really doesn't taste like much of anything unless you add sauce or butter or olive oil to it plus of course cheese. One great use for any leftover (unseasoned) spaghetti squash is to squeeze as much water out as possible and make little hash browns. It's a great low carb sub for russet potatoes. I usually pan fry it in bacon fat.
Im a 22 year old student and these past few months ive somehow found myself watching your videos like every day 😅 swear christine is doing alot of heavy lifting for my mental health through this pandemic x so happy i found this channel
Never once have I thought that beans don't belong in chili. :) I love your philosophy of just dumping everything in there. I have read about putting elbow macaroni in chili, as well. So versatile! I will save your pie crust recipe, too. If you're watching your comments, you know I have recently been binge watching your channel. I am so thankful for the motivation. I had lost my frugal ways for a long while after we paid off a certain really large last debt, and I am reminded how we got to do that in the first place. :) Thanks for sharing.
I batch make chilli all the time! So easy to make and freeze and then I pull one out for work in the morning. By the time I have my break it’s defrosted and I just reheat it with some tortilla chips. Delicious!!
When I was a kid my mom would get big bags of rice, and we would have it with milk and butter and sugar for breakfast, and then with pasta sauce for dinner. Super cheap ingredient that can be used in so many ways!
So I’m Scottish and was under the impression that chilli was Mexican food and always had beans in it! I had no idea some states in America had it as their own cuisine and not just them eating foreign food! This is so fascinating and educational for me! 😁
Great video. Eating out of our freezer has been a big goal for my family of empty nesters this Winter. It has been nice to see what is in there and we have had some nice recipes. Maybe, I can get close enough to clean it out by springtime.
I like Ranch Style Beans to put in chili. The flavors just blend so perfectly. Don’t know if you can get them in your area, but if you can, I highly suggest you give it a try.
Christine, one tip I got years ago that can really change the flavour is to use brown sugar instead of white for the tomatoes. Try a really dark brown sugar for a more spicy chili, it gives a bit of a different kick to the flavour. My son isn't a spicy kid so we use maple flavour canned brown beans and just a teaspoon or 2 of a lighter brown sugar. The Cake Boss did a dinner recipe show years ago and he said to use a teaspoon of sugar for each can of tomatoes.
Absolutely wonderful. This is our new go to chili . With your videos we have a new thing and it is dubbed must go (whatever is in fridge and freezer). Many thanks..
I use spaghetti squash, halve and cook til tender. Shred into casserole dish, add sauted peppers and onions, salt, pepper, sour cream, shredded cheese. Mix and top with shredded cheese and bake till cheese is bubbly. I then put in broiler for 5 mins to make cheese a little crispy. Totally yummy!!
I'm making simple Homemade pizza today for lunch. Tomorrow I'm making Venison Roast in the crock-pot with veggies. Always a staple for my hubby and me. This morning I rearranged my pantry and spice cupboard. Now I can tell what I have and what I can make!
This is my favorite type of your videos. I cook this way often: looking at what I have hanging out in the fridge/freezer/pantry and coming up with meal ideas. It's almost always good. I like being creative this way with my cooking.
I always put refried beans and canned chili beans with the sauce in my chili. My secret ingredient is a can of beer. I've made my chili recipe for years, it's the only one I make, and my family loves it. We have our chili with cornbread but what's great about chili is that you definitely can serve it with a number of different "sides'.
Hi Christine! I love your fridge and freezer clean out videos. These are such an inspiration to me! I love to do this about every other month. I hope you are having an awesome week. Hello from Norman, Oklahoma!
My favourite thing to do with leftover chilli is make up some pizza dough and then make single-serving panzerotti's with it. You can even bake and freeze them if you want a quick lunch.
I make chili with the same spices except I add cumin also. And I add brown sugar for the sweet. I love these videos that inspire me for dinners for the week. I’ve also gotten better at cleaning out the fridge as part of the meal planning.
You can cut the acidity and add a little mole-like flavor by using sweetened chocolate (or semi sweet with some sugar). It's pretty darn good - adds a little richness to chili
I live alone mostly, but I just adore your content. I wish I could have got ideas from you while my children were young. Alas! All four turned out great anyway ❤️
I'm a university student, and also one of my goals is to work on my savings. Your videos are amazing🥰plus you have introduced me to refried beans ❤can't believe I have never heard of them before. Mexican food is so good!!! Many thanks Christine 😊
I’m 26, have no kids, but I still can’t get enough of this channel.
HI Christine! I have been watching your channel for a long bit as a 21 year old guy I really appreciate how you don’t refer to us as “lady’s” etc like some other similar youtuber! I really appreciate your channel for some food inspiration. As I am a recovering person with a eating disorder! Appreciate you Christine
Congrats on a step forward in your life! 👌
I’ll add my congrats as well! It’s tough but the very first steps are now behind you! Good vibes being sent your way!
I always put beans in my chili! Otherwise it’s just meat sauce right?
I always though beans is what differentiated chili from meat sauce lol!
Haha literally though
Texans don't put beans in chilli, but my bf and his kids are in Mississippi so I put beans in it for them. The things we do for those we love 😂
There is a huge debate where I live on whether beans go in chili. They definitely do.
Don't forget the corn!
Got here 18 seconds after it uploaded! In a hospital Waiting on my twins to be born! Thank you for the entertainment!! ❤️
Good luck
How exciting!!!! Congratulations!!! ❤️
Congrats
Aw, best of luck with your delivery & with your new family members!!
Congrats and embrace the rest!! 💞
So that's how Christine does it all, there are two of her! 😂
Exactly what I thought!😂
Chili Mac was really popular when I was growing up. Not enough leftover chili for everyone to have a full bowl? Boil some macaroni and either add it to the chili, or serve the chili over top...top with cheese and pepper flakes or hot sauce.. I still do this with leftover chili.
I'd skip meat in chili before I'd skip beans.
I love these fun edits where you pop out in the background. I can just imagine you laughing as you do it 🤣
😁
I’m not a mom, frugal, or fit, 😂 but I still love watching your videos!
Everyone is welcome! ;)
Same lol trying to get the frugal part down at least lol
Not a mom or particularly fit, but I'm frugal and love your videos!
Wow, people don't think beans belong in chili? That's news to me. I thought they were a requisite ingredient!
Great editing on this too -- I love your Easter eggs!
My bf is Texan and makes fun* of us Northerners for our bean soup 😂
*Not maliciously, but he feels very strongly about chili not having beans
Me too! My mom doesn’t like beans in hers and my step dad makes fun of her and says it’s just pasta sauce 😆
In texas, traditional chili is typically bean free. That being said... I like it either way
Also Texan and it’s true that most Texans don’t think beans belong in chili, but my family prefers beans in chili.
@@RinaBloom yeah, my stepdad is Texan and always called my mom's chili "bean soup." He liked it and ate it, but always insisted that it's not "chili," lol.
Every time I watch you eyeball it I’m like “that was more than a tablespoon” 😂
In Hawaii, chili on rice is a staple meal in local style restaurants and at home.
Yes! Finally someone who eats rice with their chili! My mother-in-law looked at me like I had two heads when I said we put chili over rice, and I've never heard of anyone else who does it either. But it's soooo good. And so filling.
I always eat it with rice
Yeah my family does too it's delicious
Maybe it's a southern thing but my Gma made it for us like this as welk
Nearly always have chilli with rice!
Green chef needs to pay you more that was one of the best promos I've seen!
Oh my God! The sponsorship game just got real!!! You raised the bar Christine! 10 out of 10! Must sponsor! 😅
I was cleaning out the fridge and making chili. I found about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of pineapple and thought WTH might as well add it instead of sugar. Now it is the only way my family will eat the chili. Make it spicy and then the sweetness is a great contrast.
Old videos are not - as we learn we do better, be proud of your work. Thanking for sharing all this time.
Fresh tomatoes for chili all the way!!! I grew up with homemade canned tomato juice as the tomato flavor. Now I use that plus throw in chopped frozen farmer's market summertime tomatoes. So very delish!
I love your hair braided to the side Christine!! So pretty :)
Thank you so much!!
Christine, the Queen of Worcestershire! Your confidence in your pronunciation came across so smoothly, it was simply effortless 😂
Thank you! 😃 I've practiced a LOT!
@@FrugalFitMom I can say it right one time and every other time I stumble 😂 so I choose to intentionally say it wrong with annunciating every aspect of the word 😂 "wore-chester-shire" 😂😂🤣
she teaches English
When I make my own homemade tomato sauce, I use carrots for the acidity. I buy the ones you peel. So I cut the heads off, peel them, then throw them in whole. I fish out the big chunks, but whatever melts in is good by me. Never used sugar to help cut the acidity.
Interesting, I never thought of that. I will have to try it
I’m trying this! Thanks
Literally every meal video I see is a Clean Out Freezer/Fridge.... and I’m all here for it 😁🤗
When I think of Chili, I immediately think, " Beans". Also, the beauty of cooking is you can do whatever you desire. You're on point with everything👍🏼
So true!
I think we need a behind the scenes in the FFM household - what it’s like to live with Christine (and now Dave/Andrew!) when she’s filming and how the family adapts to the filming process, what they think about it, etc.
I never knew chili without beans was a thing. My mom always used beans for the same reason; to stretch the meal. I have to watch your vids while I am eating because watching you cook makes me so hungry. I don't even like meatball subs but now I want one. ;)
And on the opposite side, I didn't know that chili with beans was a thing until I was 17 years old ! My family is from Texas though so it was always a big bowl of Texas red, aka chile con carne. Then I met my now-husband and his mom made chili with kidney beans and I thought she had lost her mind. I've since had it with pinto beans and with black beans, but still prefer the real chili con carne without beans.
I add beans and corn. Chili without beans is a sloppy Joe. My father in law joked that corn makes it salsa instead of chili lol!
I started watching one of your videos on accident about three weeks ago. I am hooked you are awesome. I have been applying your advice and I have saved a lot of money. I don’t even order lunch at work anymore which I use to everyday. Thank you
The shot where you crouched under the counter placing the chicken in the pan and talking up to the camera...... I died!!!! That was gold!!!!
I am from Houston, TX. I always put light red and dark red kidney beans in my chili. Along with Rotel
I got my daughter (who's 22) to start eating spaghetti squash this past fall. She was skeptical but realized it really doesn't taste like much of anything unless you add sauce or butter or olive oil to it plus of course cheese. One great use for any leftover (unseasoned) spaghetti squash is to squeeze as much water out as possible and make little hash browns. It's a great low carb sub for russet potatoes. I usually pan fry it in bacon fat.
Im a 22 year old student and these past few months ive somehow found myself watching your videos like every day 😅 swear christine is doing alot of heavy lifting for my mental health through this pandemic x so happy i found this channel
I love when Speedy makes an appearance 😂
I freaked out a little bit when you were eating the sandwich and you were also in the background waving lmao
Loved this Christine! I agree, beans belong in chili, the only way I make it. ❣️👩🍳
Thumbs up because I definitely appreciate the random movie quotes in videos 🥰
Yes we have a garden and nothing beats great tomatoes and fresh cucumbers
🤣🤣 major LOL when you said 'look at the spaghetti squash mocking me'. The gift that keeps giving.
Beans most definitely go in chili!
Never once have I thought that beans don't belong in chili. :) I love your philosophy of just dumping everything in there. I have read about putting elbow macaroni in chili, as well. So versatile! I will save your pie crust recipe, too.
If you're watching your comments, you know I have recently been binge watching your channel. I am so thankful for the motivation. I had lost my frugal ways for a long while after we paid off a certain really large last debt, and I am reminded how we got to do that in the first place. :) Thanks for sharing.
I started adding refried beans a couple years ago to chili, it makes it nice and thick. So good!
my southern granny has always did this. she says it makes more frugal because she can use less hamburger and use the beans as fillers.
Interesting, I would have never thought to try that
You can also smash some of the whole beans to thicken chili! Papa Art taught me that!
I loved you talking while cooking like an 80’s/90’s infomercial. It made me really happy.
My family loves chili. We usually use the left overs and add corn, cheese, taco shells to turn it into a taco bake . Nom nom!
I love your videos. You meal ideas are great but also you are funny and make me smile. You truly brighten my day. I too love beans in my chili
I batch make chilli all the time! So easy to make and freeze and then I pull one out for work in the morning. By the time I have my break it’s defrosted and I just reheat it with some tortilla chips. Delicious!!
When I was a kid my mom would get big bags of rice, and we would have it with milk and butter and sugar for breakfast, and then with pasta sauce for dinner. Super cheap ingredient that can be used in so many ways!
Love the cleanup freezer videos and my absolute super fav is clearance shopping!!! 🤗🤗🤗
I'm early today, I've been working on the fit part of watching this channel and I'm now walking 2.5km every day, up from last weeks 2km.
Great job!
@@FrugalFitMom thanks Christine
Love ❤️ your earrings! Great video as always.
Stepping it up on the editing game well done.
Me: " HOW IS SHE DOING THAT!!??!!"
I always put beans in my chili! Didn't even know you could call it chili without it, lol!
Don’t say that in Texas, where chili never has beans! I definitely don’t care for beans in chili. And I’m not from Texas.
So I’m Scottish and was under the impression that chilli was Mexican food and always had beans in it! I had no idea some states in America had it as their own cuisine and not just them eating foreign food! This is so fascinating and educational for me! 😁
I consider chilli as a Tex-Mex thing, a blend of cultures. It's something that the old west cowboys might make when they were out working
It’s has southwest US origins. It’s not from Mexico.
This Green Chef ad is amazing. Normally, I skip promos, but I enjoyed watching yours hahah
The chicken cooking scene had me cracking up
Try adding dark chocolate to your chili. That cuts the acid from the tomatos and adds a new component to your flavor. Absolute game changer.
Yes!! The bitter chocolate adds a note!! So good
Yes to this- I also add grated sweet potato or carrots to cut acidity and sneak in extra veggies.
I never thought to add baked beans to chili but now I feel I must try it!
You are awesome! You remind me of the squirrel on “over the Hedge”. You have so much energy and I find it so entertaining. 😂
The only time beans don't belong in chili is when it's going on a hot dog or hamburger!
Beans in chili over rice is my favorite! ❤
A Nebraska thing is to serve it with cinnamon rolls. Sooooo gooood!
Why did I laugh so hard at the "not the sketchy lime"
Me too! We all have that sketchy lime in the bottom of our produce drawer hahaha
@@Nora-jw8yj , or perhaps a sketchy 🍋 😉🤷😂
Great video. Eating out of our freezer has been a big goal for my family of empty nesters this Winter. It has been nice to see what is in there and we have had some nice recipes. Maybe, I can get close enough to clean it out by springtime.
I like Ranch Style Beans to put in chili. The flavors just blend so perfectly. Don’t know if you can get them in your area, but if you can, I highly suggest you give it a try.
Christine, one tip I got years ago that can really change the flavour is to use brown sugar instead of white for the tomatoes. Try a really dark brown sugar for a more spicy chili, it gives a bit of a different kick to the flavour. My son isn't a spicy kid so we use maple flavour canned brown beans and just a teaspoon or 2 of a lighter brown sugar. The Cake Boss did a dinner recipe show years ago and he said to use a teaspoon of sugar for each can of tomatoes.
Absolutely wonderful. This is our new go to chili . With your videos we have a new thing and it is dubbed must go (whatever is in fridge and freezer). Many thanks..
I use spaghetti squash, halve and cook til tender. Shred into casserole dish, add sauted peppers and onions, salt, pepper, sour cream, shredded cheese. Mix and top with shredded cheese and bake till cheese is bubbly. I then put in broiler for 5 mins to make cheese a little crispy. Totally yummy!!
I'm making simple Homemade pizza today for lunch. Tomorrow I'm making Venison Roast in the crock-pot with veggies. Always a staple for my hubby and me. This morning I rearranged my pantry and spice cupboard. Now I can tell what I have and what I can make!
We love meatball subs! On ours we add garlic butter to the rolls and then the meatballs and cheese. It’s a game changer!
Love how practical you are! A real person feeling a family. Love the sense humour you bring to cooking 🧑🍳
I ALWAYS put Kidney beans in my chili! I also add about a tablespoon of mustard in my chili. I promise its amazing!
I love putting a can of baked beans in my chili. It already has flavour and adds a bit of sweetness as well.
Kudos to the A&M pullover!
Throw a square of dark chocolate into chilli, it makes it taste so much richer without being able to taste the chocolate!
This is my favorite type of your videos. I cook this way often: looking at what I have hanging out in the fridge/freezer/pantry and coming up with meal ideas. It's almost always good. I like being creative this way with my cooking.
Glad you like them!
You do the best promos for sponsored items on TH-cam! Hands down.
Beans + Chili = ALWAYS!
chilli is just like baklava, the longer it sits the better it tastes
I use all the beans in my chili! I will use whatever I have on hand it just makes it heartier and so much better!!
Can you do a video on breaking down a rotisserie chicken since they're so affordable, and healthy but tasty meals to make with it?
Blanca is stirring for us today! She is mushing and stirring. How talented!
I love how you’ve always shown your personality in your videos but your editing has been on point lately!
Thank you so much!!
I’m a college student and I love watching your videos
I always put refried beans and canned chili beans with the sauce in my chili. My secret ingredient is a can of beer. I've made my chili recipe for years, it's the only one I make, and my family loves it. We have our chili with cornbread but what's great about chili is that you definitely can serve it with a number of different "sides'.
Hi Christine! I love your fridge and freezer clean out videos. These are such an inspiration to me! I love to do this about every other month. I hope you are having an awesome week. Hello from Norman, Oklahoma!
You make cooking look easy and like there are no rules. You just throw together a bunch of ingredients you like and see how it turns out. No pressure.
Argghhhh mirror Christine has escaped the mirror! Love the vid xxx
My favourite thing to do with leftover chilli is make up some pizza dough and then make single-serving panzerotti's with it. You can even bake and freeze them if you want a quick lunch.
I make chili with the same spices except I add cumin also. And I add brown sugar for the sweet. I love these videos that inspire me for dinners for the week. I’ve also gotten better at cleaning out the fridge as part of the meal planning.
You can cut the acidity and add a little mole-like flavor by using sweetened chocolate (or semi sweet with some sugar). It's pretty darn good - adds a little richness to chili
This video was hilarious and chaotic and I’m so here for it.
I love your intro...put a smile right in my face...stay the way you are...!!
I’m saving this a a treat to watch later this evening, but I know it will be great! It makes my day when I see a new “Christine” video.
You're right, these are my favorite! You are so creative!
“Beans don’t belong in chili?” Who? What? Where? Who doesn’t put beans in chili??????
If beans don't go in chili...why do they sell CHILI BEANS? It's not chili without the beans:)
Lots of people don’t put beans in chili! Including me!
my son in law, we have to do his separate. sighhhhhhh
The only time I don't put beans in chili is when it goes on hot dogs or hamburgers
Authentic chili doesn't have beens. It was added to it in Chicago. I add beans to it for the family as they are from Mississippi, and I'm from Texas.
I live alone mostly, but I just adore your content. I wish I could have got ideas from you while my children were young. Alas! All four turned out great anyway ❤️
I've actually have made chili omelets with lots of cheese and jalapeños. Yummy 😋
And I also always put beans in my chili and serve with rice 👍
LOVE these types of clean out your... videos! And you are my favourite, thanks!
Next day chilly is the BEST!
I'm a university student, and also one of my goals is to work on my savings. Your videos are amazing🥰plus you have introduced me to refried beans ❤can't believe I have never heard of them before. Mexican food is so good!!! Many thanks Christine 😊
Love the braid :) Who does not put beans in chili? A small can of tomato paste will thicken it as well if needed. Yes to chili dogs!
I love being able to grab from what you have at home and make something yummy. You have really helped me feel more confident cooking that way!
I have never seen celery in chili before. I can tell you are from LA with the use of that. This is not a bad thing by the way.
We do that in MN lol I have no idea why 🤷♀️😂
The liquid carrot... 🤣 All your meals look scrumptious! ❤️