Haven't needed to attend a food pantry for several years now, but when I did, I was given a 10 lb bag of chicken breasts that was all frozen together. It wasn't seasoned, but since I knew it had likely been at least partially thawed and refrozen, to minimize risk I ended up thawing and boiling all of it. Then used the pulled meat in various other dishes after freezing the excess cooked meat. I would probably do the same think with your bag regardless of seasoning. You said you didn't really care for celery but you could turn it into a veggie stir fry with the bell pepper and onion for an Asian inspired meal. Maybe save back a few pieces of that chicken and debone, then cut into chunks to stir fry with the veggies. Thanks for sharing your hauls and food tips, Amber. Best of luck to your channel's growth and future endeavors.
Aww thank you, that is a wonderful suggestion. We do enjoy the Asian dishes in this house. And to have it cooked and ready to go is always very convenient for busy weeknights. Thank you again. 😊
Thank you!!! 😊 you are one of the ones that inspired me to start my channel and to help break the stigma of food banks/pantries. Thank you for that. I have really been enjoying your money management Mondays as well. We have a goal of getting out of debt ourselves.
Amber,that blue bag is chicken breast,that Chick Filet gets at their restaurant. It's very good. My niece works at a chicken plant here and I buy it from her. It's usually 40 lbs.of it for like $20. It's good to add to Alfredo. Good haul!!
Hello, yes it was a very wonderful food pantry haul. It has so much nice produce that i indeed will be able to make many wonderful meals with. Thank you.
Ramble on Amber . Love seeing your videos and seeing you interacting with your family . Yummy apple fritters . I saw the other day that if you shred up your ice burg lettuce and put it in a glass jar it stays fresh. I know I put strawberries in a canning jar in the fridge they last longer . I know the drama of cats getting out . My granddaughters had a huge meltdown because she thought one of her cats got out . Apparently it knocked the screen partially out and got scared and ran away from the window inside . Well she was hysterical everyone was looking outside and all the time it was still in the house . When I was a little kid I would go out in snow storms looking for my cat. Looking forward to see what you cook tonight.
Thank you, I love that my family is getting more and more comfortable with being on the camera or even in the background. They are something else and we do a lot of laughing in this house. That is a great idea, I am going to have to try that. I too have done the strawberries in the mason jars and it works wonderfully to help keep them longer. I am so happy that she found her cat though, I love her I can not stand to hear her cry and be upset. She said that he is grounded for escaping. lol
Your shirt is absolutely adorable! I just went grocery shopping today at one store, they had turkeys on sale 99 cents a pound I picked up 2! Tomorrow is Walmart and I’m not excited I hate the prices of groceries!
I agree, it is so sad the cost of groceries and wal mart isn't the best as far as prices go but sometimes that is the best store that some have available to them locally. Like us we have IGA, and then if we go to the next town over there is a Walmart and if I go all the way across town I could go to Food Lion. That was a great deal on the turkeys.
I’ve got a good Greek recipe for you with the lentils…boil equal parts lentils with white or brown rice ….when it’s tender strain it put in a dish…fry up some white or yellow onions in vegetable oil until they are dark and place on top of the lentils and rice …makes a nice side dish…we like it with Greek salad and grilled chicken…and since you always get lentils rice and onions from the food pantry it’s a free recipe
Amber great haul. I’m going to ask a favor. The next time you make jam or jelly, or can something, would you film it. I just got a steamer and canner. I would like to see how you do it so I have a reference. Just consider it. Great 👍 video. Love 💕 and Hugs. 💙💙💙
Amber your authenticity is the BEST! Thanks for sharing the Blessings that are available to help ends meet 🙏 you for also explaining preservation methods.
You never know what people are living with etc. During the week, spice girl Mel B admitted she lived with her mum and shopped at Aldi . The hamsters are mini princesses and they can be very pissed off is they don’t have their way.
ohhhh, that sounds absolutely wonderful... I am so ready for the garden to be up and producing. then to be able to go out and pick my own fresh produce will be so nice. I also wish we had a produce market like what you speak of. affordable produce. yum
I have a story for you... . When I still worked , it was 8pm - 8am shifts . We lived in a rather rural area , and I didn't have a car , so I'd walk about 45 minutes to the closest bus stop , to bus into the nearest city's hospitals . No biggie , but it all took time . Between walking and bussing , it took me about 150 minutes to get to my work shift . So I'd leave home about 5:30 pm . My children got off the school bus about 4pm , so it was always a rush to talk to them , feed them , help them with homework , etc . . By this time it was usually getting easier , because they were old enough to rewarm up food and do some chores . The children were about 13 and 15 years old when this " event " took place . My 15 y/o daughter had pet rats , and as a school project decided to breed them . Different rats , different colors , throughout a few months . So there was more than 1 pregnant rant or / and litters of ratlings on the go . So.... . The children come home from school . I usually spent extra time with my 13 y/o son , because he has autism and needed things a certain way for him to do his homework ( and just to see how he was doing overall ) . My daughter was tending to her pet rats , and decided that the first litter of ratlings were old enough to be put with some of her adult female rats . When she did so , 1 of the adult female rats started to attack the ratlings . My daughter is freaking out . Not just crying , but loudly howling and sobbing . We got the ratling killing rat out of the cage , but not being she had killed 2 of the ratlings . We got the rest of the ratlings back into their cage , and we cleaned up the shredded 2 ratlings . But I couldn't get the children to settle down . And I couldn't leave her in that state . So I phoned work and told the lady who booked our shifts that I couldn't make it to work that night . My 15 y/o is still howling and crying , and the lady can hear her through the phone . She asks me what is going on . First I answered " that's my daughter . 2 of her pets just died and I can't leave her when she's like this " . The lady asked more n more questions , and eventually I ended up telling her the full story . So , next time 1 of your children does something rather weird , keep in mind that at least you never had to take a shift off because a couple of rats died .... .
I'm so sorry that this happened to your child. But I'm sitting here laughing trying to imagine what this phone call to your employer sounded like. From your point of view and also from theirs. What it sounded like😂
I lived in on apartment in the city. I had to take a cab home because my teenage daughter called my hysterical, repair person had come and she left the door open because even though we knew him she wasn’t going to lock herself in with a man not family. ( family rule). Well when he left she look in the room and couldn’t find the cat. We searched the entire building laundry room and storage rooms. Finally tearfully admitting defeat. We went home. The cat was sitting inside by the door waiting for us😅.
Oh wow, what a story. Yes I haven't had to take off work due to dead rats lol I bet that was a very traumatizing moment though. I couldn't imagine seeing one of my pets kill off two more of my pets but babies at that. I also feel for you having to make that call into work and explain that as to why you couldn't make it into work. But that's the heart of a mother. We will always love and take care of our children even if it is silly or something we don't understand or in your case 2 dead rats. LOL thank you for that story I have just laughed so much reading it.
Yes I can, my hens aren’t too crazy over the sprouted lentils but in the winter months I do sprout some for them as it’s a great way to get some greens in them. Thank you 😊
Any vegetables that you don't like that you can't manage to give to anyone (for example, if no one likes the celery), your chickens will enjoy. That may save a little on buying chicken food!
Yep it’s not in a mean way, I just get exhausted if I have to do a social function such as birthday parties and dinners. I’m just not great with small talk. It doesn’t come very easy to me at all. I can do my videos though which is weird because it gives me the sense of socializing and having friends. I do love to be at home though.
I really wish I could get mine to eat apples like that. I love a nice crisp apple but they would want something to dip it in and have it sliced….. way too picky for me but I can turn it into apple sauce and it’ll all be gone.
Hamburger or chicken meat cooked with onions,potatoes cut like you will fry them celery salt or celery seed . You can put cut up celery in it and add water cook down to the thickness you like . I do corn bread or Texas toast. Or just salteens.
I went too. I got a big box of collard greens and the Brussel sprouts which I’m gifting to a daycare teacher. We both got very different stuff though. The only thing that we both received is the fritters, Brussels and the apples. You got a good haul. BTW I enjoy the rambling
Oh wow really, about what time did you get there? I got there a little after 9 when the parking lot opened up. I know they said there was a truck today but it appeared more like a bunch of random donations. Very happy for what we did receive though. I was secretly wishing for a box of puff pastry lol
@@MamaToAll_Homestead lol I can tell you the pastry takes up a lot of space in the freezer because they’re not folded they’re sheets of it. I’m still thinking about what to do with it. I got there about the same time. It did seem random. Yes we are very thankful for what they did have.
Aww I was laughing so hard ther I'm watching this with head phones on and my partner sitting near me josh coffed in the video right at the start but I didn't realise it was josh at the time and just sed to my partner can you do that a bit qwieter pleas I can't hear amber and he sed 1 who's amber abd 2 I didn't do do nothing that's when I realised x
I thought it was a different pepper to begin with but the sticker said orange bell pepper and sure enough it was a bell pepper just shaped a bit wonky.
@@MamaToAll_Homestead Wonky is so true. Well glad you checked because it sure looks like a habenero on steroids... lol. Have a great day today. Hope you can be outside in your garden.
I cut up my celery and freeze it. I always use it in home made soups, dressings and stews. Yum
That’s a great idea!!! Thank you 😊
Haven't needed to attend a food pantry for several years now, but when I did, I was given a 10 lb bag of chicken breasts that was all frozen together. It wasn't seasoned, but since I knew it had likely been at least partially thawed and refrozen, to minimize risk I ended up thawing and boiling all of it. Then used the pulled meat in various other dishes after freezing the excess cooked meat. I would probably do the same think with your bag regardless of seasoning. You said you didn't really care for celery but you could turn it into a veggie stir fry with the bell pepper and onion for an Asian inspired meal. Maybe save back a few pieces of that chicken and debone, then cut into chunks to stir fry with the veggies. Thanks for sharing your hauls and food tips, Amber. Best of luck to your channel's growth and future endeavors.
Aww thank you, that is a wonderful suggestion. We do enjoy the Asian dishes in this house. And to have it cooked and ready to go is always very convenient for busy weeknights. Thank you again. 😊
Love your family 😊
Thank you 😀
I chop celery up and keep it in the freezer to add to soups, but I do enjoy eating it too.
I will use it in soups but I just don't like to eat it raw. That is a great idea to have some chopped and in the freezer to add to soups. Thank you.
I enjoy ur family ur videos and i enjoy ur rambling
I am so glad that you are enjoying the videos and the rambling. Oh and by the way you are now party of the family. lol the more the merrier.
I love your channel and you. I am also not a huge people person either and i am in customer service so my acting classes have really paid off LOL
Aww thank you 😊 and I understand, customer service personality is something different.
That shirt is THE BEST ever! YOur opening was awesome! Well said.
Thank you!!! 😊 you are one of the ones that inspired me to start my channel and to help break the stigma of food banks/pantries. Thank you for that. I have really been enjoying your money management Mondays as well. We have a goal of getting out of debt ourselves.
Subscribed but first time watching.
Thank you for subscribing and hoping my crazy family, hope you enjoy the videos. 😊
yall are cracking me up!! mom and teen convo's!! but i would be MAD about that window screen🙂
Hehe. It’s always a fun convo around here with two teen girls.
Amber,that blue bag is chicken breast,that Chick Filet gets at their restaurant. It's very good. My niece works at a chicken plant here and I buy it from her. It's usually 40 lbs.of it for like $20.
It's good to add to Alfredo.
Good haul!!
Oh nice!!!! Thank you so much!!! I thought it was chicken but was hoping someone would know for sure!!! So thank you 😊
If you cut up the celery and put in glass jar with water. They will last fresh longer and easy for your daughter to snack on.
Thank you, I will have to do that for her. I still find it funny that I had no clue she liked celery,. lol
This was a wonderful food pantry haul. Love the produce. You can make many wonderful meals from it all. Happy Friday 😊 🌞
Hello, yes it was a very wonderful food pantry haul. It has so much nice produce that i indeed will be able to make many wonderful meals with. Thank you.
Ramble on Amber . Love seeing your videos and seeing you interacting with your family . Yummy apple fritters . I saw the other day that if you shred up your ice burg lettuce and put it in a glass jar it stays fresh. I know I put strawberries in a canning jar in the fridge they last longer . I know the drama of cats getting out . My granddaughters had a huge meltdown because she thought one of her cats got out . Apparently it knocked the screen partially out and got scared and ran away from the window inside . Well she was hysterical everyone was looking outside and all the time it was still in the house . When I was a little kid I would go out in snow storms looking for my cat. Looking forward to see what you cook tonight.
Thank you, I love that my family is getting more and more comfortable with being on the camera or even in the background. They are something else and we do a lot of laughing in this house. That is a great idea, I am going to have to try that. I too have done the strawberries in the mason jars and it works wonderfully to help keep them longer. I am so happy that she found her cat though, I love her I can not stand to hear her cry and be upset. She said that he is grounded for escaping. lol
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Your shirt is absolutely adorable! I just went grocery shopping today at one store, they had turkeys on sale 99 cents a pound I picked up 2! Tomorrow is Walmart and I’m not excited I hate the prices of groceries!
I agree, it is so sad the cost of groceries and wal mart isn't the best as far as prices go but sometimes that is the best store that some have available to them locally. Like us we have IGA, and then if we go to the next town over there is a Walmart and if I go all the way across town I could go to Food Lion. That was a great deal on the turkeys.
Enjoyed thanks !!
Thank you, so happy you enjoyed,
ramble on. lol love it.
note taken.. thank you lol
Good Job
Thank you
I am in NC as well and refuse to turn on the air yet as well lol
Yep, this weather is absolutely crazy, I just wish It would make up its mind and be consistent.
I’ve got a good Greek recipe for you with the lentils…boil equal parts lentils with white or brown rice ….when it’s tender strain it put in a dish…fry up some white or yellow onions in vegetable oil until they are dark and place on top of the lentils and rice …makes a nice side dish…we like it with Greek salad and grilled chicken…and since you always get lentils rice and onions from the food pantry it’s a free recipe
Ohhh that sounds like a great recipe. Thank you for sharing that. I will definitely have to try it.
Great…I love your vlogs!
That was a good blessing
Hi, yes it was.
Amber great haul. I’m going to ask a favor. The next time you make jam or jelly, or can something, would you film it. I just got a steamer and canner. I would like to see how you do it so I have a reference. Just consider it. Great 👍 video.
Love 💕 and Hugs. 💙💙💙
Thank you and absolutely!!! I will make sure to record and share on how I make and can jellies and jams.
Love 💜 and Hugs 🥰
I love your kitchen
Thank you, It is my favorite part of my house.
"I don't like people" omg lol!!!😅
Hehehe I’m such a loner in real life. Hanging out with people is so exhausting for me.
I like cut up raw brussels sprouts in a salad.
nice, I have had shaved brussel sprouts in a salad to and it was pretty good. I could use some in the salads.
Wow! What an amazing food pantry blessing! So many good things! Don’t mind the long video, so fun to hear the family stories!
Hello!!! Thank you it really was amazing and such a great help to my family. Lol all of you are now part of the family!!
Amber your authenticity is the BEST! Thanks for sharing the Blessings that are available to help ends meet 🙏 you for also explaining preservation methods.
Aww 🥰Thank you, I really do enjoy sharing my life with everyone else and hope that by me sharing it may help others.
The more people who get help, the more people they can help.
exactly, people don't realize that the more they help the more funding they receive to help more and more.
Great haul
Thank you
Great haul and so many blessings!!!❤❤❤❤
Thank you and yes, so many nice and wonderful blessings.
You never know what people are living with etc. During the week, spice girl Mel B admitted she lived with her mum and shopped at Aldi . The hamsters are mini princesses and they can be very pissed off is they don’t have their way.
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83 degrees. Still wearing a winter coat and hat when outside here. Canada.
oh wow, yep its been in the 80's all week here.
Celery and cream cheese is good too!
I told her to try celery and cottage cheese as my friend at work eats celery every morning with cottage cheese.
There's a produce market near me. I paid 34 cents for a pepper today. Bananas are 20 or 25 cents a pound depending on how many pounds you buy.
ohhhh, that sounds absolutely wonderful... I am so ready for the garden to be up and producing. then to be able to go out and pick my own fresh produce will be so nice. I also wish we had a produce market like what you speak of. affordable produce. yum
I just found out that my 14 year old likes celery.
Like isn't it crazy that we had no idea that our kids would like something. I never even had an idea that she would eat celery. mind blown.
The back and forth over celery is 😅
hehehe
i wanna eat the food.
I have a story for you... . When I still worked , it was 8pm - 8am shifts . We lived in a rather rural area , and I didn't have a car , so I'd walk about 45 minutes to the closest bus stop , to bus into the nearest city's hospitals . No biggie , but it all took time . Between walking and bussing , it took me about 150 minutes to get to my work shift . So I'd leave home about 5:30 pm . My children got off the school bus about 4pm , so it was always a rush to talk to them , feed them , help them with homework , etc . . By this time it was usually getting easier , because they were old enough to rewarm up food and do some chores . The children were about 13 and 15 years old when this " event " took place . My 15 y/o daughter had pet rats , and as a school project decided to breed them . Different rats , different colors , throughout a few months . So there was more than 1 pregnant rant or / and litters of ratlings on the go . So.... . The children come home from school . I usually spent extra time with my 13 y/o son , because he has autism and needed things a certain way for him to do his homework ( and just to see how he was doing overall ) . My daughter was tending to her pet rats , and decided that the first litter of ratlings were old enough to be put with some of her adult female rats . When she did so , 1 of the adult female rats started to attack the ratlings . My daughter is freaking out . Not just crying , but loudly howling and sobbing . We got the ratling killing rat out of the cage , but not being she had killed 2 of the ratlings . We got the rest of the ratlings back into their cage , and we cleaned up the shredded 2 ratlings . But I couldn't get the children to settle down . And I couldn't leave her in that state . So I phoned work and told the lady who booked our shifts that I couldn't make it to work that night . My 15 y/o is still howling and crying , and the lady can hear her through the phone . She asks me what is going on . First I answered " that's my daughter . 2 of her pets just died and I can't leave her when she's like this " . The lady asked more n more questions , and eventually I ended up telling her the full story . So , next time 1 of your children does something rather weird , keep in mind that at least you never had to take a shift off because a couple of rats died .... .
I'm so sorry that this happened to your child. But I'm sitting here laughing trying to imagine what this phone call to your employer sounded like. From your point of view and also from theirs. What it sounded like😂
I lived in on apartment in the city. I had to take a cab home because my teenage daughter called my hysterical, repair person had come and she left the door open because even though we knew him she wasn’t going to lock herself in with a man not family. ( family rule). Well when he left she look in the room and couldn’t find the cat. We searched the entire building laundry room and storage rooms. Finally tearfully admitting defeat. We went home. The cat was sitting inside by the door waiting for us😅.
Oh wow, what a story. Yes I haven't had to take off work due to dead rats lol I bet that was a very traumatizing moment though. I couldn't imagine seeing one of my pets kill off two more of my pets but babies at that. I also feel for you having to make that call into work and explain that as to why you couldn't make it into work. But that's the heart of a mother. We will always love and take care of our children even if it is silly or something we don't understand or in your case 2 dead rats. LOL thank you for that story I have just laughed so much reading it.
Gerbils can't taste heat either cos I've seen them eating dried whole dried chillis also I've had the same problem with cats and bread 😂
So glad to know I am not the only one with cats that like to steal bread. LOL
You can sprout the lentils and feed them to your chickens.
Yes I can, my hens aren’t too crazy over the sprouted lentils but in the winter months I do sprout some for them as it’s a great way to get some greens in them. Thank you 😊
Any vegetables that you don't like that you can't manage to give to anyone (for example, if no one likes the celery), your chickens will enjoy. That may save a little on buying chicken food!
exactly, I consider giving the excess that starts to go before we can use it to the chickens as a help still as it does save money on chicken feed.
Yeah I’m with you I don’t like ppl either , not a mean way I just like being home and that’s it
Yep it’s not in a mean way, I just get exhausted if I have to do a social function such as birthday parties and dinners. I’m just not great with small talk. It doesn’t come very easy to me at all. I can do my videos though which is weird because it gives me the sense of socializing and having friends. I do love to be at home though.
My kids would each eat a fresh apple. Boom. 5 gone at once. 😅 we go through so many apples.
I really wish I could get mine to eat apples like that. I love a nice crisp apple but they would want something to dip it in and have it sliced….. way too picky for me but I can turn it into apple sauce and it’ll all be gone.
Don’t forget to freeze the capri suns to use as ice packs to keep the picnic cold
That’s a fantastic reminder!!! Thank you 😊
Real life….your girls had me laughing
Agree! I work full time and still struggle at times ❤❤
I enjoy my dog 🐶. It’s me and Raffy😊
Yep, working full time only to make sure all of the bills get paid, then we turn to the assistance that is out there to help make ends meet.
Hamburger or chicken meat cooked with onions,potatoes cut like you will fry them celery salt or celery seed . You can put cut up celery in it and add water cook down to the thickness you like . I do corn bread or Texas toast. Or just salteens.
thank you, that sounds pretty tasty.
Yep, just because you both are working doesn't mean you aren't struggling with feeding the family.
Agree! Food is so expensive
Thank you and you are so right. That is where I wish others would realize that they to can go and receive the help that is out there.
I went too. I got a big box of collard greens and the Brussel sprouts which I’m gifting to a daycare teacher. We both got very different stuff though. The only thing that we both received is the fritters, Brussels and the apples. You got a good haul. BTW I enjoy the rambling
Oh wow really, about what time did you get there? I got there a little after 9 when the parking lot opened up. I know they said there was a truck today but it appeared more like a bunch of random donations. Very happy for what we did receive though. I was secretly wishing for a box of puff pastry lol
@@MamaToAll_Homestead lol I can tell you the pastry takes up a lot of space in the freezer because they’re not folded they’re sheets of it. I’m still thinking about what to do with it. I got there about the same time. It did seem random. Yes we are very thankful for what they did have.
Tell your daughter I am renaming her cat to Houdini. He likes to escape. LOL
lol she was hysterical over her cat getting out.
OMG!!! Your my kind of girl. I too am very independent and no friends. I don't like people either.
Hahaha, you get me then. Yes people are just exhausting.
Are you talking about flash food? I think that's what it's called. We don't have it either.
Yes!!! I really wish we had that. I feel like it could be so beneficial to many
Aww I was laughing so hard ther I'm watching this with head phones on and my partner sitting near me josh coffed in the video right at the start but I didn't realise it was josh at the time and just sed to my partner can you do that a bit qwieter pleas I can't hear amber and he sed 1 who's amber abd 2 I didn't do do nothing that's when I realised x
hahahaha, that is too funny lol
You are better off keeping your house and paying off your mortgage , for sure . Rents are always going up in prices , and rather unstable housing .
yep, exactly I will continue to utilize the food pantries to help make ends meet and will continue to pay mortgage so that we can keep our home.
Our dogs are the same way, don't go into my yard!
Yep,
I dont think that is an orange pepper like you are thinking. I think it is a habenero. Better take a test and figure out the heat factor.
I thought it was a different pepper to begin with but the sticker said orange bell pepper and sure enough it was a bell pepper just shaped a bit wonky.
@@MamaToAll_Homestead Wonky is so true. Well glad you checked because it sure looks like a habenero on steroids... lol. Have a great day today. Hope you can be outside in your garden.
God didn't make meddle class 84 California
You have a 17 year old daughter?! You barely look 17 yourself.
🥰 thank you, I will be 37 this May.
Hey i will bw 37 this year too my name is amber i live in maine how is everythinf ur way
Well hello there!!!! When is your birthday? It’ll be funny if it’s close to mine. I’m going good and it’s been nice and warm in NC. How are you?
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