Sorry for such a long video (unless you like extra long videos, then you’re welcome 🤪). Andrew and I are going on a trip to see one of my oldest childhood friends get married, so I rushed the editing a little so I could get it out to y’all!
I just have to say I am a pastry chef who has made cakes professionally for a very long time now. Your cake is absolutely beautiful and the care and love that went into making it really show. The design is really cute and you clearly have a strong grasp on the fundamentals of baking and decorating. I hope it tasted as good as it looked!
I love the "extended version" and the bread not coming out perfectly is just one of those things, you could have cut it out but you didn't and that's just one of the things I enjoy about your videos, ...they're real. Thanks so much!
You are so talented! Not just the adorable cake, but your ability to transform leftovers and typical ingredients into something new! I appreciate your videos and ideas and always look forward to a new one! I don’t mind the long format one bit 😊
That penguin cake is too cute 🥰 Edit: one of my favorite things lately is making homemade pizza dough, rolling it out, slicing with a pizza cutter and baking then brushing with garlic butter, Parmesan, and Italian seasoning for breadsticks.
No need to apologize sweetie. I love your long videos. It's funny cuz I just made meatball sandwiches for the first time , couple days ago. Let me tell you , they came out way way better than I expected.
I MUCH prefer a real person in the kitchen, mistakes and all. I have made tons of kitchen mistakes in my many years of playing chef for my family so I personally can relate!! And also, I appreciate that you don't go run to the store for 4 dollar buns but instead try to make your own! It really inspires me!!! Your videos are some of my favorite on youtube!!!
Great Video! I bought my 50lb. Box of sweet potatoes 🍠 from a local farmer for $25 They last all winter with the 8lbs of sweet potatoes we grew in my tiny garden. Also bought very sweet corn from a local farmer and cooked it down with diced tomatoes, onions and green bell peppers, 36 quart bags in the freezer, when I’m ready to cook, I just add 1/2 cup water, black pepper and a few tablespoons of butter 🧈 and cook for 10 minutes, it’s done.
Your cake looks so good!!! I chuckled at what you said the hubby said 😂😂 Super cute! Your videos are so inspiring & you are obviously a very genuine person. It shows ❤️
Lord, girl! If you had seen the mistakes I have made! Once, I "tried" to make biscuits, and my husband and his friends were tossing them around like baseballs! I was crying! LOLOL You have only shown us once again, that you are JUST LIKE US. And that is why we love you Lisa Dawn! xo
I love that you don't fret people trying to say that the chorizo was low quality. You clearly eat in a more "pure" way - very little that you use is processed & your focus is primarily on meats & veggies - that occasionally having a cheap meat isn't the end of the world. And scrapple is GOOOOOOOD stuff!
Enjoyed this update so much, and the glow you are sending out, Hailey, is so wonderful. I love these moments sharing bits and pieces of your day. So relatable and real. Your dress is so cute! Have a great week!❤😊
I love your videos. The longer the better! The penguin cake was so cute, I love penguins and that would be my dream birthday cake too! I really appreciate that you showed us the bread that came out not as perfect looking as your usual. It’s much more realistic and it shows that even if something doesn’t look ‘perfect’ it can still be delicious.. as Andrew said as well! Thank you for your videos and all the recipes and tips. 🙏💓😘
So happy you are coming on consistently again. I’ve missed you and your ideas/tips/ tricks! Hubby thanks you for coming back too. He likes when I get ideas for different than my norm meal ideas!
Omg I love these videos. I cannot believe how amazing that cake looked. I hope she ate it! You worked hard on that for her! And I am totally going to make that cabbage and cucumber thing this week. 🎉🎉🎉🎉
I saw that you had the zesty Italian dressing by kraft. I just wanted to let you know the Tuscan Italian is so much better and especially when you use it for dipping like red bell peppers. Don't buy the generic Kroger Italian. It's not great. I love Kroger. I have their K+Boost delivery program. Amazing deals. I looked up a random Raleigh address and saw that you don't have it. Usually it's a store that needs to be nearby but I checked for a distribution center as well because they do that now too in order to fulfill delivery orders but they must have taken out the DC as well as your local stores. Sometimes they leave the DC for the delivery program but remove physical stores.
The cake is SO adorable!! Just darling! You are so talented!! And quick! You have way more get up, energy, and speed than me!! I could never do a layered cake,it was always lopsided,broken,or whatever!!
Well done, Its so good to watch a cook that knows how to cook! Minimal prepared items. Thoughtful use of ingredients and left overs. Cooking by heart, experience, and creativity more than recipes. Cake looked great!
I think your penguin cake looks amazing... and I know it tasted awesome also.. store bought cakes do not taste as good as home made ones! Also reminds me of PINGU... an old show the kids watched... clay animation.. so cool
It took me years to decide to refill anything liquid over my kitchen sink---much easier cleanup if I miss! Very impressed with your savvy shopping/meal preparation.
Your cake is so cute! Really enjoy the longer videos, and always fun to see what your making! Cabbage and cucumber snack looks delicious! May have to try!
I agree on the sweet potatoes and they are better the next year if you still have some with eyes on them just take themn off they are still good they are great once they start sapping. that is when they are the sweetest.
Hi, Lisa! I was wondering if you might be willing to do a video on budget travel meals? Like things that keep well at room temperature a bit better after cooking for during long drives (if there's a recipe that readily comes to mind 😅), or even just what you pack on road trips or eat in hotels/similar places. Thank you, and I love your videos!!
Thank you for the inspiration. Our food and beverage budget each month is $362. We are two adults. I've just started watching you, but I think you will be very helpful. I appreciate it.
Hi Lisa Dawn, I really enjoy your videos. You cook really delicious meals and do it so economically. Here in Australia, our grocery bill would be at least double what you paid. Still far more affordable than buying all the extras though. Have a fantastic week and I hope you weren't affected by the hurricane. 😊🎉❤
Thanks for the inspiration. I stopped the video to make supper using my garden tomatoes and then stopped it again to make a salad when one of your other meals had one! I appreciate the ideas
Loved this format. I like your challenges, but your creativity and variety with your everyday budget (which is super low for 3!) is fantastic. Gave me many excellent ideas. I loved the pork with gravy and the cheese stuffed meatballs. Great ideas.
Your mistake made you looks more like the rest of us. It happens. And you kept it in instead of cutting it out and redoing it. That speaks to your character and that you really practice what you preach about low food waste. Love it. So don't stress that it is basically here forever...it's all good :)
Great stuff, as always! I have to remember to get a small pork shoulder at some point and replicate some of these recipes, because they're delicious-looking. I loved the penguins on the cake! Very cute.
Tomatoes quickly fried up in olive oil with some kind of garlic and chillies (for our household) is one of my fastest and easiest pasta sauces, it cooks in the same time as the pasta takes to boil. If i have peppers i add them but it doesnt need them.
I was really impressed to see your harvest! Goals!! Also your bread looked good. I also have never tried putting grape tomatoes in my rice before so thanks for all the ideas!
Sorry for such a long video (unless you like extra long videos, then you’re welcome 🤪). Andrew and I are going on a trip to see one of my oldest childhood friends get married, so I rushed the editing a little so I could get it out to y’all!
Love the long videos from you! ❤🎉❤🎉❤
Have a great time!
Good morning from Nashville tn 🎉
Love the longer videos 🎉
Have a Great day 🎉
I ❤ the longer videos! Ur voice is very soothing, sometimes I play ur videos to fall asleep to.
No complaints from me! Have a safe trip. Congratulations to the newlyweds!
My jaw dropped at the finished cake!!! Woah!!! If a friend brought me that I would be speechless, this is wonderful!!
FOR REAL! You are too modest girl! Lol😂😂
MIne too! I wasn't expecting that! Soooo cute----she did great!
complete agreement. Beautiful
You are less than 1/3 of the usda thrifty food cost. Its about $60 per adult per week. You're doing 3 people for the cost of one!!! Great job!
I gasped at the finished cake! You did such a great job!!!
I love how relatable you are! Your fridge looks just like mine lol. A real lady making real videos for real folks!
😊 thank you
I just have to say I am a pastry chef who has made cakes professionally for a very long time now. Your cake is absolutely beautiful and the care and love that went into making it really show. The design is really cute and you clearly have a strong grasp on the fundamentals of baking and decorating. I hope it tasted as good as it looked!
I love the "extended version" and the bread not coming out perfectly is just one of those things, you could have cut it out but you didn't and that's just one of the things I enjoy about your videos, ...they're real. Thanks so much!
" that penguin has seen some things"
That's so funny and no one will ever say it again!
Your grocery budget challenges are some of the most thoughtful, and well-done videos of everyone who also films them!
Those are the cuuuuuuuutest penguins EVER!!! And everything is as AWESOME as usual ❤❤❤
What a great garden you have going! FYI, the less you water peppers, the hotter they will get. I love your videos!
You are so talented! Not just the adorable cake, but your ability to transform leftovers and typical ingredients into something new! I appreciate your videos and ideas and always look forward to a new one! I don’t mind the long format one bit 😊
I understand about your friend not wanting to cut your cake - it was adorable!!
That penguin cake is too cute 🥰
Edit: one of my favorite things lately is making homemade pizza dough, rolling it out, slicing with a pizza cutter and baking then brushing with garlic butter, Parmesan, and Italian seasoning for breadsticks.
No need to apologize sweetie. I love your long videos. It's funny cuz I just made meatball sandwiches for the first time , couple days ago. Let me tell you , they came out way way better than I expected.
I would be over the moon if someone made me a cake like that! It is adorable!!
I MUCH prefer a real person in the kitchen, mistakes and all. I have made tons of kitchen mistakes in my many years of playing chef for my family so I personally can relate!! And also, I appreciate that you don't go run to the store for 4 dollar buns but instead try to make your own! It really inspires me!!! Your videos are some of my favorite on youtube!!!
Personally, I really enjoy long videos. It all depends on the content being worthy of the length and it is in your videos! Thank you for this one!
Great Video! I bought my 50lb. Box of sweet potatoes 🍠 from a local farmer for $25
They last all winter with the 8lbs of sweet potatoes we grew in my tiny garden. Also bought very sweet corn from a local farmer and cooked it down with diced tomatoes, onions and green bell peppers, 36 quart bags in the freezer, when I’m ready to cook, I just add 1/2 cup water, black pepper and a few tablespoons of butter 🧈 and cook for 10 minutes, it’s done.
I’m excited to try out growing sweet potatoes next year!
I love showing your videos to people who don’t believe I can eat on 35 dollars per week. Of course I’m single and that helps. Thank you
That cake is so cute! You are both creative and innovative. I like your videos because you are authentic and relatable.
😊 I truly believe your Friend was BLESSED! THE CAKE WAS SO PERSONAL, MADE WITH LOVE...& LOOKED FANTASTIC 😂😂😂😂❤!!😂❤
Omg the penguins have made my day! How absolutely precious 🥹 my favorite is the middle one, I’d keep him forever 😭🖤😂🎂
Your cake looks so good!!! I chuckled at what you said the hubby said 😂😂 Super cute! Your videos are so inspiring & you are obviously a very genuine person. It shows ❤️
Lord, girl! If you had seen the mistakes I have made! Once, I "tried" to make biscuits, and my husband and his friends were tossing them around like baseballs! I was crying! LOLOL You have only shown us once again, that you are JUST LIKE US. And that is why we love you Lisa Dawn! xo
Love the cake! If someone brought me that for my birthday, I'd be a happy girl. What a thoughtful gift.
I love that brand of chorizo too! I use it to make a chorizo eggs Benedict with a chipotle hollandaise sauce. So good! 🤤
What a lucky friend you have.I would be thrilled to get this cake.
The cake 🎂 is absolutely beautiful..have a blessed and wonderful day ❤❤❤😊
Beautiful garden. Wish you could send some of that rain to nebraska. It’s been dry. You are an excellent cook. Your family is lucky to have you
I love that you don't fret people trying to say that the chorizo was low quality. You clearly eat in a more "pure" way - very little that you use is processed & your focus is primarily on meats & veggies - that occasionally having a cheap meat isn't the end of the world. And scrapple is GOOOOOOOD stuff!
Lisa, your channel is so valuable to society for many reasons. I'm always blown away by what you come up with on a shoestring budget!!
🐧 💙🐧💙🐧
I would love to see you do a cook book, you have such great ideas 😊p.s. that cake looks amazing
The penguin cake is adorable! What a nice gift for your friend.
I think you did awesome on the penguins. Also a good color on the cake.
I absolutely love your channel! I'm excited when you download a new video!
That cake was so cute. How creative. Happy birthday
Hey Lisa Dawn! Love to see you’ve dropped a video and Yes, I love your long videos.
Enjoyed this update so much, and the glow you are sending out, Hailey, is so wonderful. I love these moments sharing bits and pieces of your day. So relatable and real. Your dress is so cute! Have a great week!❤😊
That penguin cake is ADORABLE!!! 🐧
Your cake was super cute!
I have never once in my life had a friend bring me over a birthday cake, much less such a cute thoughtful cake!
I love your videos. The longer the better! The penguin cake was so cute, I love penguins and that would be my dream birthday cake too! I really appreciate that you showed us the bread that came out not as perfect looking as your usual. It’s much more realistic and it shows that even if something doesn’t look ‘perfect’ it can still be delicious.. as Andrew said as well! Thank you for your videos and all the recipes and tips. 🙏💓😘
That cake is amazing!! And the penguin does look shell shocked 😄
For those of us who have been around for awhile, we know you're a bread queen! No worries!! I'm sure it was all fabulous!
Lovely work with the cake. I especially loved the penguins.
So happy you are coming on consistently again. I’ve missed you and your ideas/tips/ tricks! Hubby thanks you for coming back too. He likes when I get ideas for different than my norm meal ideas!
I love how well you season your food. I can tell you're not afraid of flavor!
I can’t believe your friend left your cake uncut!
I love Maanchi! She’s who I turn to in order to make tasty Korean food. If you like Kimchi, there’s a big container at CostCo and it’s really good!
You bring such JOY to TH-cam! ❤❤❤ Thank you for all the work that goes into these videos. 😊
I enjoy all of your contents, and it’s a treat to have an “extended play” video. ❤. That penguin 🐧 cake was so cute!!!
Omg I love these videos. I cannot believe how amazing that cake looked. I hope she ate it! You worked hard on that for her! And I am totally going to make that cabbage and cucumber thing this week. 🎉🎉🎉🎉
I saw that you had the zesty Italian dressing by kraft. I just wanted to let you know the Tuscan Italian is so much better and especially when you use it for dipping like red bell peppers. Don't buy the generic Kroger Italian. It's not great.
I love Kroger. I have their K+Boost delivery program. Amazing deals. I looked up a random Raleigh address and saw that you don't have it. Usually it's a store that needs to be nearby but I checked for a distribution center as well because they do that now too in order to fulfill delivery orders but they must have taken out the DC as well as your local stores. Sometimes they leave the DC for the delivery program but remove physical stores.
The cake is SO adorable!! Just darling! You are so talented!! And quick! You have way more get up, energy, and speed than me!! I could never do a layered cake,it was always lopsided,broken,or whatever!!
That cake is so adorable! I would be thrilled to receive that! Great video, thank you! xx
You did a great job of cleaning out your refrigerator . The meals looks great . Good job Lisa, have a great week :)
Excited to see what you come up with 😊
So excited for the long video! It's nice to see you more often too
I love your food content but also wanted to say you have the best hair 💗
Well done, Its so good to watch a cook that knows how to cook! Minimal prepared items. Thoughtful use of ingredients and left overs. Cooking by heart, experience, and creativity more than recipes. Cake looked great!
I think your penguin cake looks amazing... and I know it tasted awesome also.. store bought cakes do not taste as good as home made ones! Also reminds me of PINGU... an old show the kids watched... clay animation.. so cool
What a cute cake, and that first meal looked super yummy. I store some of your ideas away in my head to use later.
I love longer videos. Thanks for sharing, Lisa!
It took me years to decide to refill anything liquid over my kitchen sink---much easier cleanup if I miss! Very impressed with your savvy shopping/meal preparation.
Your cake is so cute! Really enjoy the longer videos, and always fun to see what your making! Cabbage and cucumber snack looks delicious! May have to try!
I agree on the sweet potatoes and they are better the next year if you still have some with eyes on them just take themn off they are still good they are great once they start sapping. that is when they are the sweetest.
As soon as I see a notification of your videos, I quick click the "like"! I appreciate your videos. Thanks!
You’re very creative Lisa, love your channel!!
That cake looked absolutely amazing. I would be stunned if someone brought that as a present.
Hi, Lisa! I was wondering if you might be willing to do a video on budget travel meals? Like things that keep well at room temperature a bit better after cooking for during long drives (if there's a recipe that readily comes to mind 😅), or even just what you pack on road trips or eat in hotels/similar places. Thank you, and I love your videos!!
The cake is darling!! You did a great job 👏
The cake was so adorable! I appreciate how you use up everything including the fat for your meals. ❤
You are SUCH a good cook! I love how thrifty you are too!
Fantastic cake! When you said penguin cake I was like “whuuut?!” And then you showed the finished cake and I was like “wow!” It was amazing 🤩
Those penguins are so cute! I cooked one of those huge pork shoulders and I thought we’d never finish it! 😂 Finally made chili to use it up.
Loved the longer video and your cake looked very professional! Great job! ❤🐧AMAZING!!
Thank you for the inspiration. Our food and beverage budget each month is $362. We are two adults. I've just started watching you, but I think you will be very helpful. I appreciate it.
You're the best. Many blessings to you and your family
That cake turned out so beautifully / it looks store bought - great job Lisa
I want to give this video a thousand likes! It's awesome. The long videos are great and if it takes you even less time to edit, all the better!
Hi Lisa Dawn, I really enjoy your videos. You cook really delicious meals and do it so economically. Here in Australia, our grocery bill would be at least double what you paid. Still far more affordable than buying all the extras though. Have a fantastic week and I hope you weren't affected by the hurricane. 😊🎉❤
Thanks for the inspiration. I stopped the video to make supper using my garden tomatoes and then stopped it again to make a salad when one of your other meals had one! I appreciate the ideas
We love the long videos!
I’m so glad to see you posting! Miss your smiling face and budget friendly ideas!
I loved your cake, Lisa! It was adorable! I love the way you budget your food and time! Your ideas are so “doable”! ❤
Your cake turned out so cute!! Love the penguins!
Loved this format. I like your challenges, but your creativity and variety with your everyday budget (which is super low for 3!) is fantastic. Gave me many excellent ideas. I loved the pork with gravy and the cheese stuffed meatballs. Great ideas.
Omgosh the cake is so cute! Everything looks amazing!!! Thanks for sharing ❤
LOVE this long format video, Lisa!!! Awesome!😋🍽🌶🥦🍅🧡👏🏻🤗🙏🏻
The cake was adorable.! I would be so happy if a friend made that for me! I love the longer vids..
I love longer videos, and a perfect early birthday present for me!
Happy birthday!
Your mistake made you looks more like the rest of us. It happens. And you kept it in instead of cutting it out and redoing it. That speaks to your character and that you really practice what you preach about low food waste. Love it. So don't stress that it is basically here forever...it's all good :)
Your cake is adorable! You really are quite talented! I look so forward to your posts. Thank you!
The cake is adorable! You are very talented!
Great stuff, as always! I have to remember to get a small pork shoulder at some point and replicate some of these recipes, because they're delicious-looking.
I loved the penguins on the cake! Very cute.
Love all your videos, especially the long ones!!
Glad you like them!
Thanks!
Thank you so much! 💙
Tomatoes quickly fried up in olive oil with some kind of garlic and chillies (for our household) is one of my fastest and easiest pasta sauces, it cooks in the same time as the pasta takes to boil. If i have peppers i add them but it doesnt need them.
I was really impressed to see your harvest! Goals!! Also your bread looked good. I also have never tried putting grape tomatoes in my rice before so thanks for all the ideas!