The 1st $21 Challenge video of 2024! I spend $21 and try to make 21 meals! It's a new year with new adjustments to the rules I've set for myself! Hopefully we have FUN 🙂 LIKE&SUB for more! 🧡 Feel free to post meal idea suggestions in the comments! I love to try your ideas!
Oh while I'm commenting I want to mention my experience with currency conversion... Just converting the exchange rate doesn't always accurately reflect the buying power of that currency in its native country. Maybe US and Canada is similar enough that it works, I wouldn know about that. I'm American but have been living in Japan over a decade. Pre-covid, 100 yen was equivalent to 1 US dollar, but in recent years the value of the yen has tanked so now it's more like 150-160 yen to a dollar. But here in Japan, 100 yen still has the buying power of what a dollar would get you in the US. A bottle of coke that was 160 yen before the international value of the yen dropped still costs 160 yen now. We are a family of 4 living on one primary income from my husband's job and he earns a bit over 4 million yen a year. Previously that would've been roughly 40k USD but right now if we took his entire annual salary and exchanged it into USD it would only get us bout 22k! But we still manage to live just fine (frugally but not destitute) with 2 cars and a home mortgage on that salary. So if I use my US credit card to buy groceries here in Japan and (pretending there're no fees for international currency transactions) by the time the credit card bill would get to 21 USD being charged to my account I could probably take home about 3600 yen of groceries. However, if I went to the store here in Japan with 2100 yen of japanese cash in hand, the amount of food I'd take home would probably be similar to what I'd get for 21 dollars in the US.
I would agree. It is more complicated than just exchange rates. In Canada our grocery prices are just higher as well but I have learned that we also have higher wages and much less to pay for other services, such as medical services than in the USA so our standard of living is very high even with the high grocery and gas prices I would say. A straight comparison of grocery prices including the exchange rate does show that the same groceries in the USA are often significantly cheaper but for some items it can be comparable. Obviously $21USD converted to $28CAD would just buy me more groceries in the challenge of course here but I suspect it would still be less than what I could buy for $21USD if I was shopping in the USA. All interesting thoughts! Thank you for your input :D
About the garden...I say use as much as you can. If there was someone on a tight budget they would certainly use their garden food. Oh, don't forget that you can roast radishes like potatoes!
I agree! I think that would be amazing. In my community we do have some community gardens and in my suburb almost everyone has a garden or a fruit tree but there could be so much more!
Just the cost of the 3 items - Creamo, butter and cheese come to $18.66. Amazing what points can get you. I set my sister up and she still doesn’t use her points. My store is 100 points =$1 or you can get offered food items for less points. An example would be 300 points for a rotisserie chicken 30 oz ($7.99), milk for 200 points ($3.59), dozen eggs for 200 points ($3.99), 100 points for $3 off produce or 100 points for $3 off fresh meats. You have so much left over, you could include a snack for hungry days.
Points can really add up! It seems a shame not to take advantage of them if you can :D I did end up with a fair amount left over! Life got a bit too busy to carry on that challenge unfortunately but I'll do it again eventually and hopefully plan better for a longer challenge!
Amazing. So if you didnt have a garden, all you would have to add is lettuce, chives ( or garlic scapes), and radishes which are pretty cheap in the states and you can use the radish tops for a pesto. Though I've never seen ground beef that cheap in the U.S., you could get ground turkey for enchiladas.
Even though it isn't a lot, adding those green veggies to the meals make a big difference! Feels healthier and keeps things interesting :D I think I'll have to give ground turkey a try!
My opinion is that anything you are resourceful enough to grow yourself is free. I grow most of my garden from seeds I pull out of vegetables from the grocery store. People can grow their own food on balconies, in window boxes, even on a table or top of a dresser placed near a window.
I would add bay leaves for soup and stews. Looking forward to this challenge. I would use the radish leaves for pesto and soup. I also like marjoram in pasta salads and soup.
Thank you! I think adding the produce will make the challenge much easier going forward too! I do love the challenge of only spending $1 a meal and it’s even interesting to see the different ways to keep that possible with the higher prices. Gardening is definitely a way to keep costs down!
Hey Jessica great job on the challenge , sometime if you have cottage cheese it is really good on toast with a fried egg on top , doesn't sound good but it is really good 😊
I agree! None of my previous $21 challenges had so much green so early! A little bit from the garden makes everything better and it's so easy to make inexpensive food choices more interesting with the right spices! I think it's going to be a tasty challenge! :D
You can sauté the radishes. Also, radishes are best when picked about medium to smaller in size…not so hot or dried out like the big one you showed. They can be thinly sliced and eaten on some buttered bread. If you had some pasta could make some pasta E Fagioli or garlic Parmesan sauce with pasta, spinach, some tomatoes and chicken if you have some.
Glad you like them! I really believe that having a garden can make a huge difference if you have the space! I'm so excited to see the difference it can make and how it helps out with the meals!
We used to eat at a restaurant that served bean soup as a free appetizer. If you got there late, there was hardly any beans left. My husband called it bean water, we used to laugh about getting there too late and getting bean water, but he liked the flavor.
That would be interesting! I have a couple of rice and a pasta recipe in this week's challenge video :D Not 21 meals that include those things though. 6 recipes in the week total :D
I think the spice you need is herbes de Provence or fresh Nutmeg---- I love to use fresh or dry thyme and fresh grated nutmeg in anything creamy. On the first evening when my husband were married we went to in Sacramento, CA the Crow Nest and had my favorite New England Clam chowder that had fresh thyme and fresh grated nutmeg at the table and it was wonderful. Since that I have used fresh or dried thyme and fresh grated nutmeg; I even have my own big nutmeg grater that hold the whole nutmeg in it
HERBES DE PROVENCE 1 tsp. fresh thyme 1 tsp. fresh summer savory 1/2 tsp. fresh lavendar 1/4 tsp. fresh rosemary Optional: 1/4 tsp. fresh fennel. 1/4 tsp. fresh basil, 1/2 tsp. fresh oregano, and/ or 1/4 tsp. fresg sage Mince together. Once prepared, herbs may be used fresh or dried Use this easy formula as a fresh-to-dried herb converter: 1 teaspoon of dried herbs for every 1 tablespoon of fresh herbs. In other words, use three times as much fresh herbs when the recipe calls for dried and 1/3 of the amount of dried herbs when the recipe calls for fresh.
What a wonderful memory 🧡 I have thought about nutmeg too. There are so many spices but limited space in the camper spice rack. Perhaps I need to make more spice blends rather than individual spices to free up space 🤔
@@lorita3488 I will try to show it when I load up the camper! It's the same one that I bought in the last $21 challenge that all these small jars fit in. I just store it inside it's box that it came in when we are bumping around on the backroads :)
I'd love to see some wild dressings using the condiments, your spices, and creativity. Or just fun sauces generally. Life can get repetitive with just bottle dressing!
I agree! I'll have to find a balance between using up those condiments in the drawer (which are only there because I don't regularly use them lol) and finding some new interesting dressings! I did have fun making up the enchilada sauce :D
For the empty spice jar, what about summer savory or sage? I love soup. The bean/spinach soup looked interesting to me. The enchiladas looked good. Great job on the sauce. You were using the butter/cheese/cream so generously. Lol, I admit, I'm miserly with those big ticket items. Ha. Great job!
Hi Melanie! 🧡 Great idea! Sage is very nice to have! Ohhh I know…I find it hard to pace myself with cheese haha 😂 The enchiladas were a great budget meal this week! I’d make them again with more cheese maybe…lol
Yay, looking forward to this new $21 challenge! After some big expenses I need to refill my savings so I will be eating on a stricter budget than usual for the next few months to have more for savings. Cant wait to see what you make
Good ideas! I was thinking about Italian seasoning but I thought that I had some of those spices separately in the collection... It is handy to have all together though!
Hello, I've really enjoyed several of your series, and I hate to complain, but could you please get a different sound effect for you meal counter? It is really loud and piercing and seriously hurts my head. I don't know if it bothers others, but I don't think I'll be able to watch this year if the counter noise remains the same. Thanks for your consideration.
I would have blended part of the soup, the beans would go kind of creamy, so even without dairy you'd be off to a good start, but then coupled with the yogurt, especially if the yogurt was in with the part you blend or in before you used a immersion blender
You can always get a hunting and fishing license and learn to forage lol..if your Walmart does Walmart cash you can always do that and save some money..it's a coupon and savings thing....btw if you don't have vinegar but you want to make a good pickle if you have any Holland house or any kind of cooking wine lying around it's a good substitute for the vinegar you can even use lemon juice and a shot of whiskey or any hard liquor but you can even make pickles with beer..I've done this before and it works 😊
@@JessicaWanders no problem plus vinegar is made from wine anyway so cooking wines a good substitute..but even the alcohol in beer and hard liquor is good for pickling and canning as well
A nice seasoned salt would be a good thing to add to spices. I will always think 21CAD is cruel and unusual punishment, but at least you have spices, flour etc this time👍🏼 and the garden!
I do have onion powder in there :) $28 CAD would add a lot to the challenge. I have a fairly large pantry that I'm not really trying to eat down but I do have some things in the fridge and freezers that I might think about trying to use up!
Haha hey Jessica just joined and you can take your garlic sauces and mix it up with your soy sauce and have your own Asian garlic & soy butter sauce..😂
@@JessicaWanders I'm not fancy I'm a cheap skate and I actually hate soy sauce but I'm all for everything in the bottles condiments where you mix all your condiment packs together and hope to God it taste good and you don't get a stomach cramp lol ...I do that junk all the time to stretch the bottom of a condiment container as long as it's not expired lol..
Love the content but the sound effect for each meal completion is like a faulty smoke alarm and is very grating. Need to mute the sound when I fell it's coming and then I miss parts of what your'e saying
I have had a few people comment on it so I'll have to try a different sounds in the next video and try to get the volume down too! Thanks for the feedback!
@@JessicaWandersexactly. I’m boycotting Walmart instead - have you seen what they call “discounts” on their produce??? Ridiculous. They put discount stickers on crazy looking produce that is 10c less than the original price. I think people are trained to the stickers and aren’t paying attention. At least Loblaws you know it’s going to be 30% discount.
I’m adding an extra comment because it’s easier than going back and editing my other one. for the extra space I agree with two of the above posters. Smoked paprika is amazing on so many things. I also love poultry seasoning but you mentioned that you haven’t used it a lot. Either one would be great for that last empty jar.
Hi oOPrincessOo :) I agree, basil is one of my favourites! I do have it in the collection already though. Anything else you can think of that I don't have? I was thinking Italian Seasoning but I basically have all the separate ingredients for that...
@@JessicaWanders oh jeez sorry I didn't realise. I feel like you already have all the spices that make up italian seasoning in your collection. Do you have dill?
Ok I'm back to finish the video! And I have a question. I can finally harvest my lettuces and have never grown any before. How do I store it so it doesn't wilt in a couple days???
That's great Robin! I wash mine in cool & very slightly, soapy water, spin it in my lettuce spinner thingy and then pack it in plastic bags in the crisper. I try to do it as quickly as possible after I harvest it but putting it right into the fridge and washing it later works too. Just get it cool and keep it cool as fast as you can and it will last longer!
SPICES BOUQUET GARNI Ingredients 3 SPRIGS PARSEY 1 SPRIG FRESH THYME 1 BAY LEAF OPTIONAL: 1 SPRIG EACH OF : BASIL CELERY LEAF FENNEL MARJORAM OR TARRAGON Directions USING 2 LAYERS OF CHEESECLTH PUT ALL THE SPICES YOU LIKE IN THE MIDDLE AND TIE UP WITH STRING OR OR JUST TIE ALL WITH A STRING
I bake bread too infrequently for a sourdough starter to be worth the effort… but I love the taste of sourdough… so I have a “dupe” where I’ll use the whey that I strain off my yoghurt instead of the water in my dough, and I just use some instant yeast. It’s not sourdough but it’s similar and it’s low maintenance 😁
@@JessicaWanders I've actually never done it but I have a recipe book on order. I think most wild yeast tastes good tho. I've never heard of anyone disliking the yeast they've caught :). You can even soak a few grapes or raisins to catch the natural yeast that forms on grape skins. Of course you would need grapes that weren't sprayed as you can only rinse them or you're lose the yeast. Perhaps it would be too much additional effort for youtube.
@@bern84 I've done that too. It's tasty! I've seen people tuck a small chunk of raw sourdough into a container of flour to save in place of the normal wet starter. Then when they want to refresh their starter they mix the dough with water to make the thinner slurry and they have to allow it to activate for a few days before it can be used. I have yet to try this but may in the future. :)
Raw cilantro is 🤢 cooked cilantro tho? Danggg. Cooking it kills the chemical that makes it taste soapy. Lamb karahi is a dish I am obsessed with, and I actually do extra cilantro because it’s cooked and it’s incredible that way. So I recommend cooking it in something and then see how you feel
The 1st $21 Challenge video of 2024! I spend $21 and try to make 21 meals! It's a new year with new adjustments to the rules I've set for myself! Hopefully we have FUN 🙂 LIKE&SUB for more! 🧡 Feel free to post meal idea suggestions in the comments! I love to try your ideas!
Oh while I'm commenting I want to mention my experience with currency conversion... Just converting the exchange rate doesn't always accurately reflect the buying power of that currency in its native country. Maybe US and Canada is similar enough that it works, I wouldn know about that. I'm American but have been living in Japan over a decade. Pre-covid, 100 yen was equivalent to 1 US dollar, but in recent years the value of the yen has tanked so now it's more like 150-160 yen to a dollar. But here in Japan, 100 yen still has the buying power of what a dollar would get you in the US. A bottle of coke that was 160 yen before the international value of the yen dropped still costs 160 yen now. We are a family of 4 living on one primary income from my husband's job and he earns a bit over 4 million yen a year. Previously that would've been roughly 40k USD but right now if we took his entire annual salary and exchanged it into USD it would only get us bout 22k! But we still manage to live just fine (frugally but not destitute) with 2 cars and a home mortgage on that salary. So if I use my US credit card to buy groceries here in Japan and (pretending there're no fees for international currency transactions) by the time the credit card bill would get to 21 USD being charged to my account I could probably take home about 3600 yen of groceries. However, if I went to the store here in Japan with 2100 yen of japanese cash in hand, the amount of food I'd take home would probably be similar to what I'd get for 21 dollars in the US.
I would agree. It is more complicated than just exchange rates. In Canada our grocery prices are just higher as well but I have learned that we also have higher wages and much less to pay for other services, such as medical services than in the USA so our standard of living is very high even with the high grocery and gas prices I would say. A straight comparison of grocery prices including the exchange rate does show that the same groceries in the USA are often significantly cheaper but for some items it can be comparable. Obviously $21USD converted to $28CAD would just buy me more groceries in the challenge of course here but I suspect it would still be less than what I could buy for $21USD if I was shopping in the USA. All interesting thoughts! Thank you for your input :D
About the garden...I say use as much as you can. If there was someone on a tight budget they would certainly use their garden food. Oh, don't forget that you can roast radishes like potatoes!
Thanks for your thoughts! Mmmm roasted radishes! Love them :D
I LOVE roast radishes ❤
I vote smoked paprika. It would be a great addition to your spice collection. :)
Thanks for your thoughts! It might end up being the winner! :D
i totally agree... smoked paprika!!!
i see a return of victory gardens and community gardens and a beginning of balcony gardens because its just getting so expensive
I agree! I think that would be amazing. In my community we do have some community gardens and in my suburb almost everyone has a garden or a fruit tree but there could be so much more!
Just the cost of the 3 items - Creamo, butter and cheese come to $18.66. Amazing what points can get you. I set my sister up and she still doesn’t use her points.
My store is 100 points =$1 or you can get offered food items for less points. An example would be 300 points for a rotisserie chicken 30 oz ($7.99), milk for 200 points ($3.59), dozen eggs for 200 points ($3.99), 100 points for $3 off produce or 100 points for $3 off fresh meats.
You have so much left over, you could include a snack for hungry days.
Points can really add up! It seems a shame not to take advantage of them if you can :D I did end up with a fair amount left over! Life got a bit too busy to carry on that challenge unfortunately but I'll do it again eventually and hopefully plan better for a longer challenge!
@@JessicaWanders I’ll look forward to it.
Amazing. So if you didnt have a garden, all you would have to add is lettuce, chives ( or garlic scapes), and radishes which are pretty cheap in the states and you can use the radish tops for a
pesto. Though I've never seen ground beef that cheap in the U.S., you could get ground turkey for enchiladas.
Even though it isn't a lot, adding those green veggies to the meals make a big difference! Feels healthier and keeps things interesting :D I think I'll have to give ground turkey a try!
Sumac is great, adds lemony sourness.
Interesting! I don't think I've used it before!
Yay! I'm so glad you are doing this challenge again.
Awesome! It's great to have you watching again :D
Me too!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
My opinion is that anything you are resourceful enough to grow yourself is free. I grow most of my garden from seeds I pull out of vegetables from the grocery store. People can grow their own food on balconies, in window boxes, even on a table or top of a dresser placed near a window.
There are inexpensive ways to garden, definitely! Thank you for your thoughts on it :D
Just started the video and the last jar should be SMOKED PAPRIKA! I love it on chicken and also in chili. Now, back to the video I go! =)
That would be an awesome throwback to the original series! Like the first time…but now it’s SMOKED! Priceless!
I would add bay leaves for soup and stews. Looking forward to this challenge. I would use the radish leaves for pesto and soup. I also like marjoram in pasta salads and soup.
Great ideas. I was thinking bay leaves! I do use them a lot in soups! Marjoram is very nice too! Thank you for the suggestions :D
You did really well!
I think that you could have done a $24 per week in 2024, but using your homegrown stuff was great.
Thank you! I think adding the produce will make the challenge much easier going forward too! I do love the challenge of only spending $1 a meal and it’s even interesting to see the different ways to keep that possible with the higher prices. Gardening is definitely a way to keep costs down!
That’s a clever idea!
I understand what one sub said about your alarm clock a little too loud!!!😬😬😬.
I got the message and made changes for the second video! I hope you find it less annoying :D
Red pepper
Thanks! Great idea 👍🏼
I absolutely love dill…great for slaw
Thanks for the idea! I should have dill growing in the garden eventually! :D
I vote for paprika! Awesome challenge, Jessica! The chive pancakes looked amazing! And the enchilada casserole-wow! You never disappoint!
Thanks for your vote Melanie! It's looking like paprika is definitely in the lead :D I'm so glad you enjoyed the ideas this week :D
Thanks for giving us the challenge. Garden produce is essential when it's in season. Made strawberry lemonade concentrate today. So easy.
Hi! I think that the garden produce is going to make a huge difference in the challenge! I love that strawberry lemonade concentrate
Hey Jessica great job on the challenge , sometime if you have cottage cheese it is really good on toast with a fried egg on top , doesn't sound good but it is really good 😊
Thanks for the tip! I've never had that but I love cottage cheese so I bet it would be great! :D
Having the garden produce and seasonings really made a difference. Everything looks so much more nutritious and flavorful.
I agree! None of my previous $21 challenges had so much green so early! A little bit from the garden makes everything better and it's so easy to make inexpensive food choices more interesting with the right spices! I think it's going to be a tasty challenge! :D
I love these challenges.
Me too! I think it’s going to be a blast!
The protein from the bugs on the produce 😂😂😂😂 omg. The old fussies deserve the cheeky though. That was awesome. 😂😂😂
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You can sauté the radishes. Also, radishes are best when picked about medium to smaller in size…not so hot or dried out like the big one you showed. They can be thinly sliced and eaten on some buttered bread. If you had some pasta could make some pasta E Fagioli or garlic Parmesan sauce with pasta, spinach, some tomatoes and chicken if you have some.
Wonderful suggestions Nancy! I agree, that big radish was well past it's prime! It wasn't bad in the soup though :)
Zattar a middle east blend ...goes on every thing
Mmm that would be wonderful too! Great idea :D
Hurrah ❣️
Yay! 😀 🧡
You weren’t in my feed for like two years now you’re back haha Thanks for sharing Canadian content. It’s hard to find
Welcome back! TH-cam is weird about when and who it pushes things out to but I'm glad you found the channel again :D
I would add paprika.
Cool! It’s looking like a possible winner!
Egg slicer best thing for cutting mushrooms and strawberries
Great tip! I have a few strawberries at the moment and I hadn't thought of that! :D
I love this challenge with the addition of your garden produce and spices added
Awesome! It's so great to hear that you like the additions :D
Love the changes you have made to the 21 for 21 challenge. So necessary these days. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you like them! I really believe that having a garden can make a huge difference if you have the space! I'm so excited to see the difference it can make and how it helps out with the meals!
@@JessicaWanders My garden is miniscle compared to yours but I love it.
You could use 1 of your eggs and your vegetable oil to make mayonnaise.
Very true! It's a lot to sacrifice an egg! lol After I use up my condiment packets I'll probably give this a try!
Beautiful french bread. ❤😊
It was!
We used to eat at a restaurant that served bean soup as a free appetizer. If you got there late, there was hardly any beans left. My husband called it bean water, we used to laugh about getting there too late and getting bean water, but he liked the flavor.
lol I would say that with the very few beans I had it was a LOT like "bean water" haha It did have a great flavour to the broth though!
I like the idea to make 21 rice/pasta/potatoes/bean dishes from 21 dollars with 7 recipes.
That would be interesting! I have a couple of rice and a pasta recipe in this week's challenge video :D Not 21 meals that include those things though. 6 recipes in the week total :D
I think the spice you need is herbes de Provence or fresh Nutmeg---- I love to use fresh or dry thyme and fresh grated nutmeg in anything creamy. On the first evening when my husband were married we went to in Sacramento, CA the Crow Nest and had my favorite New England Clam chowder that had fresh thyme and fresh grated nutmeg at the table and it was wonderful. Since that I have used fresh or dried thyme and fresh grated nutmeg; I even have my own big nutmeg grater that hold the whole nutmeg in it
HERBES DE PROVENCE
1 tsp. fresh thyme
1 tsp. fresh summer savory
1/2 tsp. fresh lavendar
1/4 tsp. fresh rosemary
Optional: 1/4 tsp. fresh fennel. 1/4 tsp. fresh basil, 1/2 tsp. fresh oregano, and/ or 1/4 tsp. fresg sage
Mince together. Once prepared, herbs may be used fresh or dried
Use this easy formula as a fresh-to-dried herb converter: 1 teaspoon of dried herbs for every 1 tablespoon of fresh herbs. In other words, use three times as much fresh herbs when the recipe calls for dried and 1/3 of the amount of dried herbs when the recipe calls for fresh.
What a great recipe and awesome conversion tips! Priceless 🧡😃
What a wonderful memory 🧡 I have thought about nutmeg too. There are so many spices but limited space in the camper spice rack. Perhaps I need to make more spice blends rather than individual spices to free up space 🤔
@@JessicaWanders can you show us were you have to store your spices in the camper? and do you have a spice rack or narrow spice cabinet
@@lorita3488 I will try to show it when I load up the camper! It's the same one that I bought in the last $21 challenge that all these small jars fit in. I just store it inside it's box that it came in when we are bumping around on the backroads :)
How about poultry seasoning for your spices. It's a nice blend to have.
Thanks for the suggestion 👍🏻😃 I haven’t used that much. It would be fun to try it out!
Blackening seasoning or white pepper
I wouldn't have thought of those so thank you for your ideas! :D
I'd love to see some wild dressings using the condiments, your spices, and creativity. Or just fun sauces generally. Life can get repetitive with just bottle dressing!
I agree! I'll have to find a balance between using up those condiments in the drawer (which are only there because I don't regularly use them lol) and finding some new interesting dressings! I did have fun making up the enchilada sauce :D
All your meals look delightful. 😋 You did great stretching that food :) I can't wait to see what you will come up with next week
Thanks so much! 😊 It's really such a game changer just having some spices and fresh things out of the garden to work with!
Maybe blend some to thicken it😊
Yes! Would have worked 👍🏻
YAYAYAYAYAY! So sorry to have missed the premiere! Been gardening all the live long days!
No worries! It's a busy gardening time of year!
Cocoa for the empty jar
Ohh well...that'd be awesome! I never even considered cocoa!
For the empty spice jar, what about summer savory or sage?
I love soup. The bean/spinach soup looked interesting to me. The enchiladas looked good. Great job on the sauce. You were using the butter/cheese/cream so generously. Lol, I admit, I'm miserly with those big ticket items. Ha. Great job!
Hi Melanie! 🧡 Great idea! Sage is very nice to have! Ohhh I know…I find it hard to pace myself with cheese haha 😂 The enchiladas were a great budget meal this week! I’d make them again with more cheese maybe…lol
Yay, looking forward to this new $21 challenge! After some big expenses I need to refill my savings so I will be eating on a stricter budget than usual for the next few months to have more for savings. Cant wait to see what you make
That's great! Maybe we can share a few budget meal ideas! :)
Radishes are a good sub for potato. There is a really good Italian white bean and spinach soup!!!
It is a bit like potato once it’s cooked. I love them roasted! I did see that white bean soup but those beans were more expensive 😜
I missed the Premiere!!!! I am so interested to watch the new incarnation of this challenge I think you’re gonna do great!
I'm pretty excited about allowing other things into the challenge! I think it will spice things up a bit ;) It's great to have you watching!
Onion powder/salt or an Italian seasoning
Good ideas! I was thinking about Italian seasoning but I thought that I had some of those spices separately in the collection... It is handy to have all together though!
Love your challenge videos. Can't wait for next week to see what you create next.
Yay! Thank you! Great to have you watching :D
Hello, I've really enjoyed several of your series, and I hate to complain, but could you please get a different sound effect for you meal counter? It is really loud and piercing and seriously hurts my head. I don't know if it bothers others, but I don't think I'll be able to watch this year if the counter noise remains the same. Thanks for your consideration.
Thank you for your input! I do appreciate it :) There has been another complaint and I will be looking at it going forward
Yes..way too piercing!
I would have blended part of the soup, the beans would go kind of creamy, so even without dairy you'd be off to a good start, but then coupled with the yogurt, especially if the yogurt was in with the part you blend or in before you used a immersion blender
Great idea! That would have worked really well! Thanks for sharing :D
Yay! I love this challenge! ❤
Great! So happy to have you watching :D
Oh fun this means there's an upcoming garden update too!
I have been keeping track of everything coming out for the garden updates too :D
You can always get a hunting and fishing license and learn to forage lol..if your Walmart does Walmart cash you can always do that and save some money..it's a coupon and savings thing....btw if you don't have vinegar but you want to make a good pickle if you have any Holland house or any kind of cooking wine lying around it's a good substitute for the vinegar you can even use lemon juice and a shot of whiskey or any hard liquor but you can even make pickles with beer..I've done this before and it works 😊
Wow! That all sounds really interesting! Thanks for sharing all the tips :D
@@JessicaWanders no problem plus vinegar is made from wine anyway so cooking wines a good substitute..but even the alcohol in beer and hard liquor is good for pickling and canning as well
Onion powder your extra seasoning I am looking forward to watching this challenge
That’s a good one but I have it in the spices already 😉 Anything else you can think of?
I would add Paprika spice - regular, smoked or hot. my favorite is smoked paprika
Great idea! It's seems like a popular suggestion :D
I would make the extra spice either paprika or rosemary.
Rosemary would be nice! Thank you for the idea :)
Smoked paprika
Thanks for the vote!
A nice seasoned salt would be a good thing to add to spices. I will always think 21CAD is cruel and unusual punishment, but at least you have spices, flour etc this time👍🏼 and the garden!
Great suggestion! I think that the garden and the spices are going to make a big difference! At least I hope so…lol
The spice rack is missing a spice like chili powder or smoked paprika
Great ideas! A ton of people are suggesting the smoked paprika!
They put horse monor in my garden this year and nothing grows like it did last year
Oh no! Adding manure should help! Was it well rotted??
I think for spices it looked like you didn’t have onion powder. I would say US $, any pantry staples ( like a kitchen clean out) & garden veggies.
I do have onion powder in there :) $28 CAD would add a lot to the challenge. I have a fairly large pantry that I'm not really trying to eat down but I do have some things in the fridge and freezers that I might think about trying to use up!
Haha hey Jessica just joined and you can take your garlic sauces and mix it up with your soy sauce and have your own Asian garlic & soy butter sauce..😂
Yay! New Member shout outs definitely next video! Thank you for your support :D
@@JessicaWanders I'm not fancy I'm a cheap skate and I actually hate soy sauce but I'm all for everything in the bottles condiments where you mix all your condiment packs together and hope to God it taste good and you don't get a stomach cramp lol ...I do that junk all the time to stretch the bottom of a condiment container as long as it's not expired lol..
Personally, I would fill that extra jar with lemon zest. Or better yet, ground dehydrated lemons and limes
There's also dehydrated tomato powder or a tomato and red sweet pepper blend
Great ideas! Thanks for your thoughts :)
Love the content but the sound effect for each meal completion is like a faulty smoke alarm and is very grating. Need to mute the sound when I fell it's coming and then I miss parts of what your'e saying
I have had a few people comment on it so I'll have to try a different sounds in the next video and try to get the volume down too! Thanks for the feedback!
Italian seasoning or taco seasoning as the added seasoning?
Great ideas! I'm thinking about combining some spices into some blends to make room for more of the great suggestions!
The boycott of Loblaws is more about their record profits, when food prices are rising. I’m trying to do Costco more as they seem the most ethical.
Ahhh I see. I'm sure it's a tough topic. I imagine that more people are shopping at lower cost stores with the rising prices as well. Interesting!
@@JessicaWandersexactly. I’m boycotting Walmart instead - have you seen what they call “discounts” on their produce??? Ridiculous. They put discount stickers on crazy looking produce that is 10c less than the original price. I think people are trained to the stickers and aren’t paying attention. At least Loblaws you know it’s going to be 30% discount.
you could make mayo with oil and eggs, or i put yogourt in my egg salad instead of mayo
Thanks for the suggestions! I bet I could make some interesting dressing out of yogurt and some spices too :D
Cant wait to see
i feel like that soup would have been better blended
It could be! Someone else suggested blending it just a little even would make it better! It did have a good flavour to it...
What kind of flower was that
Which flowers? 🌸 The chive flowers!
Lemon Pepper for spice
Ohh that would be a nice one!
Some good tasty meals there but that Bell is super annoying
Oh! Sorry that was bugging you! Thank you for the input. I was trying a fun way to keep track of the $21 meals.
@@JessicaWanders yes, it definitely got my attention. Maybe just not so loud.
I’m adding an extra comment because it’s easier than going back and editing my other one. for the extra space I agree with two of the above posters. Smoked paprika is amazing on so many things. I also love poultry seasoning but you mentioned that you haven’t used it a lot. Either one would be great for that last empty jar.
Thanks for sharing!! I'll have to really think about it! Maybe I should POLL the top contenders :D
If it was me I'd add basil as the spice, I use a lot of it in pizza and spaghetti sauce
Hi oOPrincessOo :) I agree, basil is one of my favourites! I do have it in the collection already though. Anything else you can think of that I don't have? I was thinking Italian Seasoning but I basically have all the separate ingredients for that...
@@JessicaWanders oh jeez sorry I didn't realise. I feel like you already have all the spices that make up italian seasoning in your collection. Do you have dill?
@@ooprincessoo7113 no worries! Dill might be a good one to throw in there! 👍🏻
SPICES
FIVE-SPICE POWDER, FOR ASIAN COOKING
YIELDS Prep time: Cook time:
Ingredients
1 TEASPOONS GROUND STAR ANISE
1 TEASPOON GROUND FENNEL SEED
1/2 TEASPOONS CINNAMON OR CASSIA
2 TABLESPOONS GROUND CLOVES
1 TEASPOONS BLACK PEPPER
Directions
MIX ALL TOGETHER STORE IN CONTAINERS IN DRY PLACE AWAY FROM HEAT
Excellent! I do have some bought in the cupboard but it's great to mix up your own when you can't get to the store! :D
Ok I'm back to finish the video! And I have a question. I can finally harvest my lettuces and have never grown any before. How do I store it so it doesn't wilt in a couple days???
That's great Robin! I wash mine in cool & very slightly, soapy water, spin it in my lettuce spinner thingy and then pack it in plastic bags in the crisper. I try to do it as quickly as possible after I harvest it but putting it right into the fridge and washing it later works too. Just get it cool and keep it cool as fast as you can and it will last longer!
Put into glass jar with lid..will be nice and crispy...do not wash ahead
SPICES
BOUQUET GARNI
Ingredients
3 SPRIGS PARSEY
1 SPRIG FRESH THYME
1 BAY LEAF
OPTIONAL: 1 SPRIG EACH OF :
BASIL
CELERY LEAF
FENNEL
MARJORAM OR
TARRAGON
Directions
USING 2 LAYERS OF CHEESECLTH PUT ALL THE SPICES YOU LIKE IN THE MIDDLE AND TIE UP WITH STRING OR
OR JUST TIE ALL WITH A STRING
Always wonderful!
That dinging noise is extremely annoying! Otherwise, I love your videos, esp. The creativity
Sorry about that! I've had a couple of comments so I'll be making some changes next week! I'm so glad you're enjoying the videos!
Remember you can make mayonnaise with an egg and oil.
Thanks! That is a very timely reminder! ;)
Paprika or smoked paprika.😁
It's coming out a strong leader!
Do you have a aldi store
We don’t have Aldi in Canada 😭
I roast radishes and they taste like peppery potatoes.
Yes! I love roasted radishes!
Have you thought about catching some wild yeast and doing sourdough?
I have considered it...I've never done it before. How do you know if the wild yeast you catch is tasty? You know...? lol
I bake bread too infrequently for a sourdough starter to be worth the effort… but I love the taste of sourdough… so I have a “dupe” where I’ll use the whey that I strain off my yoghurt instead of the water in my dough, and I just use some instant yeast.
It’s not sourdough but it’s similar and it’s low maintenance 😁
@@bern84 that sounds tasty! The whey would give it that tangy sourdough flavour without all the work! ;) brilliant!
@@JessicaWanders I've actually never done it but I have a recipe book on order. I think most wild yeast tastes good tho. I've never heard of anyone disliking the yeast they've caught :). You can even soak a few grapes or raisins to catch the natural yeast that forms on grape skins. Of course you would need grapes that weren't sprayed as you can only rinse them or you're lose the yeast. Perhaps it would be too much additional effort for youtube.
@@bern84 I've done that too. It's tasty! I've seen people tuck a small chunk of raw sourdough into a container of flour to save in place of the normal wet starter. Then when they want to refresh their starter they mix the dough with water to make the thinner slurry and they have to allow it to activate for a few days before it can be used. I have yet to try this but may in the future. :)
Why did you use sugar
Sugar is great for a lot of things! Sometimes I like to cut the acidity of things.
Raw cilantro is 🤢 cooked cilantro tho? Danggg. Cooking it kills the chemical that makes it taste soapy. Lamb karahi is a dish I am obsessed with, and I actually do extra cilantro because it’s cooked and it’s incredible that way. So I recommend cooking it in something and then see how you feel
Hmm maybe I’ll try cooking it in the soup next time. I’ll have to give it a try! Thanks for the tip 👍🏻🙂
@@JessicaWanders can’t wait to hear what you think about it! I was shocked that I like it so much once it’s cooked because I react so badly to it raw.
Couldn’t you hear me yelling use that broken egg and oil and vinegar to make mayonnaise for you egg sammies!
Haha! I might have to give it a try but I do have a bunch of things to use up in that darn condiment drawer too ;)
😂
Paprika
Thanks for the input :D
Love the challenges...but don't forget to reduce your next purchase by 57c.
What can you make with chive flowers? Loved the video
I put the chive flowers in a jar and add vinegar and it turns a beautiful purple-then I mix that with oil and spices for a yummy salad dressing.
@@christinejunk8184 thanks...learned something new
What a great idea! That would be yummy! Thanks for the idea 👍🏻
You can just eat them. I could have added them to salads 🥗 Also, which .57¢?? Did I math wrong again? 😜
@@JessicaWanders maybe I misunderstood, but you said the total was $21.57