Bruh. We’d search the cupboards and fridge like “there’s nothing to eat” then my mom comes out of nowhere with a three course dinner. That woman had the gift of turning nothing into something. Miss that woman every day.
I've done that before, and ended up being the favorite thing that my sons would ask for later.. 😂 sounds crazy, but i had leftover bbq chicken, and idk where my brain was that day, but i cut the chicken up, added baked beans and some more bbq sauce and threw it over rice. My sons are in their 20's now and still ask for this thing.😂😂😂
My mom used to do the exact same! I HAAAAAATE soup with a passion, but we were down to nothing in our cabinets and she somehow found enough ingredients to make this spicey veggie soup. She made an entire stock pot full, and I hoarded the whole pot 😭😭 it was so good. I miss her so much! 😢
@@reneecaballero9624 Children are simple creatures. And favorites remain favorites even into our adulthood 😄 If grandma was still around, odds are my lil brother would be asking for garlic eggs and rice. He refuses to ask anyone else to make him garlic eggs because it was her thing lol.
@@Fisher_Tiger01chopped for me. they could give these mfs a basket with fish, garlic, noodles, and an orange and theyll make the most good looking dish lmao
My husband is really good at throwing stuff together for a meal. I'm like "babe, idk what to do for dinner" and an hour later he's got some restaurant quality meal ready. He's the best!
I love making something out of nothing! I made chicken soup today with lots of spices, boullion. Half an onion, 2 potato’s finely diced. Spaghetti noodles par boiled and toss into finish cooking with Half a pack of cooked chicken- saved the rest for another day. Half a can of green beans left over from the day before. And can’t forget them herbs! Was soo good so filling and perf for this time of year. I’m truly grateful and be blessed to come up with meals when it seems like we ain’t got it we still do ❤ them enchiladas looked fire 🔥
@@Motherscurse-WelcometoBellmare for real. Things like this bring back memories for a lot of us that have lost parents. Especially when our parents grew up poor and taught us how to stretch a dollar. I didn't even respond to that ding dong, because obviously he doesn't relate. Lol
Wow that looks delicious! And yes great tips for extending your food budget- add cheap fillers like an extra chopped onion or chopped cooked potato. Will make the meal more satisfying.
@@whatever3145you would be surprised just how much produce gets thrown away by people who lack the creativity to make use of what they have. Its why programs like hello fresh and blue apron are so popular.
Mt Grandma grew up so poor she used to joke they couldn't afford their dirt floor lmao. She was the oldest of 11 or 12 kids, the whole family picked cotton to survive and relied on the kindness of their neighbors, the landowners they worked for, the churches, and road kill to eat. My Grandma said some of their favorite "dinners" were on days when their mom sent my Grandma to get cream from next door, and my Grandma would churn fresh butter, she always volunteered bc she got first bite lol. And as long as they had flour, they would have fresh hot gigantic biscuits with freshly churned butter.
YES!! Pasta variations has been friends in mine since inflation. Box of noodles. Whatever meat.. Or bunch of veggies. Sauce. Cheese. Oven or stove top and loaf bread garlic toast.. or cheesy chicken/rice. Spicy ground meat/rice. These days we reallllyyyyy gotta get creative
I make garlic bread out of sliced bread too!😊 How do you make yours? I spread a little butter on the bread -just enough to cover the bread Sprinkle shredded or sliced block mozzarella, cheddar, or pepper jack cheese on top Sprinkle a little grated Parmesan cheese Then sprinkle garlic powder on top, then put the bread under the broiler until the cheese melts and the edges of the bread get a little brown and crispy.
@@greatgownsbeautifulgownsThat actually sounds really good, I’m in college and even though my dining hall has pretty good food, right now I’m craving this version of garlic bread. I already have cheese and garlic powder in my dorm room, now it will become my new obsession to track down some bread and make this lol
@@NotaJohndaughter It *is* really good!😋 When you make it you might as well use 3 pieces of bread because if you use just one piece you're going to want more. I hope you find some bread lol. I've definitely been there before where I went to make a sandwich or something only to find one moldy bread butt or no bread at all.😂
my grandmother would use potatoes instead of rice when she did ground meat and it was way more filling and went farther than dirty rice (what people in my area tend to call ground meat and rice)
@@art_nerd_21Add rice and it goes even farther still. Meat, potatoes, rice, a can of mixed veggies, some bouillon powder and or tomato sauce: gold. If you need to stretch the meat, cut half of it with rolled oats.
@@kiomaelouch7192it's pretty common for Asian, Hispanic and probably Middle Eastern households to cook enough rice to last 2-3 days. It's indeed "leftovers" to us.
@@BlissfulBluebell Uncooked rice isn't leftovers. Rice that was already cooked and uneaten or LEFT OVER, from a previous meal, hence the term leftovers, would be considered that.
@@kiomaelouch7192 really not sure how you managed to misread my comment but as anbikiwi said, I'm indeed talking about cooked rice. Our rice cooker can make up to 24 servings. More than enough to last a couple days. No one wants to cook every single day. I'm confused on what you thought I meant. I don't think you can even buy uncooked rice packs that small a serving. Also the clear patronizing tone you took, really unnecessary.
@scorpiocara6798 It's more healthy to have a high protein balanced diet than anything else. What are you taking about? That extra fried carbs stuff is what clogs your arteries and causes health problems down the line. Thats why body builders aim for eating multiple chicken breasts and other proteins daily as well.
@@ellaakiyama5670 No, too much protein is unhealthy, clogs arteries, create blockages and it's been linked to heart problems. Most people do NOT have protein deficiency, they consume too much. Body builders are not beacons of health and they overload on protein to build muscles, not anything else
@@ellaakiyama5670 you using body builders is a bad example since plenty have dropped dead recently due to those high protein diets clogging their arteries like greasy foods do…
@RealMexFoodShouldntGiveUDrrhea 😂 username checks out lol It's also true tho. 😋 Every time I eat at a local Mexican restaurant that's owned and staffed by a Mexican family, not once have I had stomach issues from the food and the food is always big portions and DELICIOUS! Only times I've ever had issues after eating it, wasn't because of the food, but because I'd been drinking and was really dehydrated from alcohol lol. Makes me wonder if the stereotype comes from people drinking too much and then eating Mexican food afterwards (since it's really good drunk food) and also from people who go on vacation to Mexico being drunk most of their vacation...? 🤔 I honestly wouldn't be surprised if that's why lol.
Take a shrimp, peel and devein, cut length-wise, chop it 10 times from tip to tail, use as you see fit. Reserve the shells; toast in a pan til fragrant and slightly browning, add water and boil. Skim the scum if you wish but it just makes the broth a bit cloudier (I like cloudy broth); strain out the shells, let cool, freeze in portioned containers - you now have shrimp stock for future cooking. Anytime you use veggies: reserve the cleaned but largely inedible parts in a bag in the fridge or freezer (end pieces off mushrooms, onion skins or tops/bottoms, carrot stems, cabbage cores, etc). When its full or you want to use them, boil until broth is nicely colored/flavorful and what bits can reduce to mush. Strain/remove inedible bits, keep anything that dissolves/reduces to mush - you have a veggie stock. Fat trimmings get their own bag, rendered bacon fat gets a jar on the counter or in the fridge depending in your preference, stale bread thickens soups, etc etc. Your limit is your ability to think creatively: scraps are what keep you alive, and you can get by if you've the mind to repurpose and utilize what otherwise might go to waste. We throw so much away - there's no need to.
With all die respect I'm trying to figure out where the "nothing" is. This looks like hell of a lot of something. It looks good but all those ingredients definitely ain't nothing.
If my mom had a little ground beef, she would cook it crumbled up in a skillet, drain any extra fat, and mix some beef bouillon in some water. Then put it over rice. Maybevsone veggies on the side maybe not. This was in the early to mid 70s. It was her made up dish. In the sixties she sometimes made bacon, eggs and toast or pancakes when things ran low. Then those things were cheap, and that would have been considered last ditch to have thar for supper. Both were darn good.
This is the essence of cooking, truly. I know that sounds way deep, but this right here is one of the most important life skills you could ever have as an adult
The easiest way I use veggie straps is to chop and toss them in a casserole dish with seasonings, oil, and some kielbasa sausages. And roast them in the oven. Just last night I used three carrots and an onion that were about to go bad with a couple potatoes and the sausages. Salt, pepper, ground mustard and fennel seeds, paprika, and garlic. Then I used some flour, butter, and water to make biscuits. And then I topped the plates with white gravy. Hearty, filling. And used my scraps. Other veggies I've used are green beans, corn, peppers, and broccoli. Can't go wrong with this one. Very flexible. You could even sauté a little spinach for it too.
HELLS YEAH! Cuz THAT'S How We DO! 💪 Good job, mama. It looks freakin delicious and I'm 💯 sure it Was! Your family must know how much you love them. 🙏🏻🌹💜💜💜
Same, I cook with scraps a lot and it helps to spark creativity. One of my favourite things to do is turn my scrapped potato peels into chips by frying them in oil. They have to be cleaned well, but they taste amazing and help to prevent food waste.
They literally are the best meals. Once I had some canned pork I didn’t know about or what to do with it but I didn’t have much to choose from. I had some flour tortillas and a can of red enchilada sauce and a little bit of shredded cheese. Ended up making pork enchiladas topped with lettuce tomato and sour cream I had a bit of in the fridge. My mom ended up calling me for the recipe later that day since she had some canned pork too 😂
My scraps are pickles, last week tuna and mustard lol. This requires me to go to the grocery store with a list lol. The struggle is real haha. But I gotta try this!
Her mentioning that this recipe that involved using scraps she had on hand totally reminded me of that old school Tupac song "Dear Mama" where he talks/raps about how his mamma (as a single mom) struggled in the hood feeding Tupac and his brothers saying that she made miracles working with the scraps she was given, lol!😁👍
I always have bread or tortillas in the freezer and rice or pasta in the pantry. Canned fish, peanut butter, canned beans and soup, tomato paste, frozen veggies, some type of frozen protein whether it's meat or plant based. Lots of shelf stable condiments and a strong spice cabinet. I get fresh perishables as needed but having a strong non perishable pantry and freezer is so versatile and important!!
Thank you for the recipe. Ive been in this situation too many times!! Times are hard and i always trying to figure out what to make with the lil i have to feed my babies! Theyll love this!!
Cooking delicious food is one thing, knowing how to cook delicious food with scraps is an even harder skill so congrats ! In my case, when I have scraps of ingredients, I also love to improvise by making gratins, lots of mason jars of fruits/vegetables sauces, soups, smoothies, chinese dumplings with homemade wrappers, stews, or rice/quinoa bowls. It really helps my wallet on the long term and every week ends up as a surprise which is a nice perk ! As my only grandma used to live on a big farm that included lots of different animals (including horses), a big garden, an orchard and a big field of potatoes, you can bet I learnt so many culinary skills with her, because her family would never throw any scrap of food. Even the fruits/vegetable trimmings/leftovers and corn knobs would get boiled and served to enhance their pigs' diet. So thanks again grandma, you're the best and I'll make sure the next generations of our family never forget your wise knowkedge and skills !!! ❤
I've always loved doing something similar: individual casseroles. Rice or noodles as the base, leftover veg, whatever meat and cheese we can find. Sauce made from packets from Taco Bell dumped into an "empty" mayonnaise jar with a little milk. If your mom knows how to cook like this, you will never starve. And if you learn to do this from her, you will never starve.
You have achieved Super Star Mama status!!! Wow!! Mama did stuff like this for us when we had nothing. a 1lb of ground beef and 4 bags of ramen noodles and canned corn became a meal that 6 of us could all enjoy.
Omg omg omg omg. i can’t even finish your review bc you’re getting me excited and I don’t feel like waiting for Amazon to deliver the book, I want it NOWWWWW 😆 (I strictly only do hard copies hehe) The crazy thing is, I’ve been on a hiatus from social media for months bc well ya know ✨mental health ✨ so I’ve been completely clueless about Dom’s book coming out. I’ve just been so freaking addicted to the series since last May that I literally reread all three books once every 4-5 months 😭 these characters live rent free in my head I swear. So anywho, I just finished reading Haunting/Hunting Adeline and it was cool, interesting. The characters Cecelia and Adeline have the same vibe, they could be bffs lol But it made me go…uhh where’s my Ravenhood peeps? And then something makes me go on Amazon and read reviews and voila, that’s how I found out there’s a whole new book for our dear Dom 😢 Sorry for the essay but that just happened last night and now I’m obsessed with the idea of reading this bokk
Bruh. We’d search the cupboards and fridge like “there’s nothing to eat” then my mom comes out of nowhere with a three course dinner. That woman had the gift of turning nothing into something. Miss that woman every day.
I've done that before, and ended up being the favorite thing that my sons would ask for later.. 😂 sounds crazy, but i had leftover bbq chicken, and idk where my brain was that day, but i cut the chicken up, added baked beans and some more bbq sauce and threw it over rice. My sons are in their 20's now and still ask for this thing.😂😂😂
@@reneecaballero9624 that sounds delicious lol
My mom used to do the exact same! I HAAAAAATE soup with a passion, but we were down to nothing in our cabinets and she somehow found enough ingredients to make this spicey veggie soup. She made an entire stock pot full, and I hoarded the whole pot 😭😭 it was so good. I miss her so much! 😢
@@reneecaballero9624the way children work 😂
@@reneecaballero9624 Children are simple creatures. And favorites remain favorites even into our adulthood 😄 If grandma was still around, odds are my lil brother would be asking for garlic eggs and rice. He refuses to ask anyone else to make him garlic eggs because it was her thing lol.
Damn she made a meal out of that props to her
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It's not hard🌚
@@ragerain6656right, it's plenty of food lol
Moms have super powers (well the good ones at least). 😂😂😂😂
@@ragerain6656 there’s always that one person🙄
Scraps meals are always the best meals!
No cap. Get real creative in the kitchen
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@EJCmkechi hello my twin
Yeeesssssss!!!❤❤❤😂
Hell yeah bruh. I just did something with a hamburger, eggs, and oodles and noodles 😆 🤣 😂.... Came out delicious.
Mom level 100!! Can’t wait to be a señora one day 🤣
Yummmmmy!❤
@@activeflakwhy yummy??? Lol
@@ThatHoeLovesMe get a life!
😂😂 sameeee
@@activeflak somebody's a ped🕳️
Looks good , a real cook knows how to work with whatever is on hand. Thats talent
This is very true. Remember hearing something like that from a cousin who loved to cook.
Artists in general ✨
Food Wars taught me that
I’m not there yet 😭 but my cooking has gotten a lot better 😁
@@Fisher_Tiger01chopped for me. they could give these mfs a basket with fish, garlic, noodles, and an orange and theyll make the most good looking dish lmao
My husband is really good at throwing stuff together for a meal. I'm like "babe, idk what to do for dinner" and an hour later he's got some restaurant quality meal ready. He's the best!
Mine too. Thank goodness for these men!
Girl you betta watch the women around this treasure!! He what we looking for!! You are blessed 🙏
@@katharine2435you lucky thing you😅.
I love making something out of nothing! I made chicken soup today with lots of spices, boullion. Half an onion, 2 potato’s finely diced. Spaghetti noodles par boiled and toss into finish cooking with Half a pack of cooked chicken- saved the rest for another day. Half a can of green beans left over from the day before. And can’t forget them herbs! Was soo good so filling and perf for this time of year. I’m truly grateful and be blessed to come up with meals when it seems like we ain’t got it we still do ❤ them enchiladas looked fire 🔥
So glad I found ur comment coz it raining and I screengrabbed ur recipe for this eve. Thank you! ❤❤
Yall have so much food lmao
Yum!
This was my dad. He could make something outta nothing! That man was so fricken awesome and a damn good cook. I miss him every day!
What a nice copy paste
They are just relating ik a lot of comments are like this but chill@@aleejjj
@@Motherscurse-WelcometoBellmare for real. Things like this bring back memories for a lot of us that have lost parents. Especially when our parents grew up poor and taught us how to stretch a dollar. I didn't even respond to that ding dong, because obviously he doesn't relate. Lol
I’m sorry I lost ur dad that must be really hard@@hannahsings19
Wow that looks delicious! And yes great tips for extending your food budget- add cheap fillers like an extra chopped onion or chopped cooked potato. Will make the meal more satisfying.
A tip? Using veggies you have sitting around in a dish youre making is not a tip. That is just cooking
@@whatever3145you would be surprised just how much produce gets thrown away by people who lack the creativity to make use of what they have. Its why programs like hello fresh and blue apron are so popular.
Mt Grandma grew up so poor she used to joke they couldn't afford their dirt floor lmao. She was the oldest of 11 or 12 kids, the whole family picked cotton to survive and relied on the kindness of their neighbors, the landowners they worked for, the churches, and road kill to eat. My Grandma said some of their favorite "dinners" were on days when their mom sent my Grandma to get cream from next door, and my Grandma would churn fresh butter, she always volunteered bc she got first bite lol. And as long as they had flour, they would have fresh hot gigantic biscuits with freshly churned butter.
YES!!
Pasta variations has been friends in mine since inflation. Box of noodles. Whatever meat.. Or bunch of veggies. Sauce. Cheese. Oven or stove top and loaf bread garlic toast.. or cheesy chicken/rice. Spicy ground meat/rice. These days we reallllyyyyy gotta get creative
I make garlic bread out of sliced bread too!😊 How do you make yours?
I spread a little butter on the bread -just enough to cover the bread
Sprinkle shredded or sliced block mozzarella, cheddar, or pepper jack cheese on top
Sprinkle a little grated Parmesan cheese
Then sprinkle garlic powder on top, then put the bread under the broiler until the cheese melts and the edges of the bread get a little brown and crispy.
@@greatgownsbeautifulgownsThat actually sounds really good, I’m in college and even though my dining hall has pretty good food, right now I’m craving this version of garlic bread. I already have cheese and garlic powder in my dorm room, now it will become my new obsession to track down some bread and make this lol
@@NotaJohndaughter
It *is* really good!😋
When you make it you might as well use 3 pieces of bread because if you use just one piece you're going to want more. I hope you find some bread lol.
I've definitely been there before where I went to make a sandwich or something only to find one moldy bread butt or no bread at all.😂
my grandmother would use potatoes instead of rice when she did ground meat and it was way more filling and went farther than dirty rice (what people in my area tend to call ground meat and rice)
@@art_nerd_21Add rice and it goes even farther still.
Meat, potatoes, rice, a can of mixed veggies, some bouillon powder and or tomato sauce: gold. If you need to stretch the meat, cut half of it with rolled oats.
You are amazing!! No one goes hungry at your home!! 🌮
Great STRETCH and looks tasty 👌🏾
Damn I wish I was rich enough to have scraps like that in my fridge. In my house, we call those groceries.
Glad I'm not the only person who noticed that. "Scraps" but then she pulls out enough rice to make a whole meal.
@@kiomaelouch7192it's pretty common for Asian, Hispanic and probably Middle Eastern households to cook enough rice to last 2-3 days. It's indeed "leftovers" to us.
@@BlissfulBluebell Uncooked rice isn't leftovers. Rice that was already cooked and uneaten or LEFT OVER, from a previous meal, hence the term leftovers, would be considered that.
@@kiomaelouch7192 really not sure how you managed to misread my comment but as anbikiwi said, I'm indeed talking about cooked rice. Our rice cooker can make up to 24 servings. More than enough to last a couple days. No one wants to cook every single day.
I'm confused on what you thought I meant. I don't think you can even buy uncooked rice packs that small a serving. Also the clear patronizing tone you took, really unnecessary.
@anbikiwi7509 So why did you argue with me in the first place?
Girl that's not scraps. That's dinner
Why did I watch this on an empty stomach omg that looks so good!!
Lol when I don’t have enough protein I also chop it up really small to feed everyone
U should always do that bcz leaving it big is wastful n more unhealthy
@scorpiocara6798 It's more healthy to have a high protein balanced diet than anything else. What are you taking about? That extra fried carbs stuff is what clogs your arteries and causes health problems down the line. Thats why body builders aim for eating multiple chicken breasts and other proteins daily as well.
@@ellaakiyama5670 No, too much protein is unhealthy, clogs arteries, create blockages and it's been linked to heart problems. Most people do NOT have protein deficiency, they consume too much. Body builders are not beacons of health and they overload on protein to build muscles, not anything else
@@ellaakiyama5670 you using body builders is a bad example since plenty have dropped dead recently due to those high protein diets clogging their arteries like greasy foods do…
@RealMexFoodShouldntGiveUDrrhea
😂 username checks out lol
It's also true tho. 😋 Every time I eat at a local Mexican restaurant that's owned and staffed by a Mexican family, not once have I had stomach issues from the food and the food is always big portions and DELICIOUS! Only times I've ever had issues after eating it, wasn't because of the food, but because I'd been drinking and was really dehydrated from alcohol lol.
Makes me wonder if the stereotype comes from people drinking too much and then eating Mexican food afterwards (since it's really good drunk food) and also from people who go on vacation to Mexico being drunk most of their vacation...? 🤔 I honestly wouldn't be surprised if that's why lol.
I would love to have that many "scraps"... 🙃
2 bags of shrimp isn't considered "scraps" that everyone has in their fridge before grocery day.
Only if u cook like she does lol good point
If you’re feeding 6 people per meal it unfortunately is scraps because it isn’t enough for everyone !
Take a shrimp, peel and devein, cut length-wise, chop it 10 times from tip to tail, use as you see fit. Reserve the shells; toast in a pan til fragrant and slightly browning, add water and boil. Skim the scum if you wish but it just makes the broth a bit cloudier (I like cloudy broth); strain out the shells, let cool, freeze in portioned containers - you now have shrimp stock for future cooking.
Anytime you use veggies: reserve the cleaned but largely inedible parts in a bag in the fridge or freezer (end pieces off mushrooms, onion skins or tops/bottoms, carrot stems, cabbage cores, etc). When its full or you want to use them, boil until broth is nicely colored/flavorful and what bits can reduce to mush. Strain/remove inedible bits, keep anything that dissolves/reduces to mush - you have a veggie stock. Fat trimmings get their own bag, rendered bacon fat gets a jar on the counter or in the fridge depending in your preference, stale bread thickens soups, etc etc.
Your limit is your ability to think creatively: scraps are what keep you alive, and you can get by if you've the mind to repurpose and utilize what otherwise might go to waste. We throw so much away - there's no need to.
@@meggiemegggsI fed 6 people and 2 bags were plenty for us.
@catherinemartinez5542 you must got lil kids
These are the meal ideas we need! Growing up we called it "Somethin from Nothin" & 90% of the time it was amazing!
With all die respect I'm trying to figure out where the "nothing" is. This looks like hell of a lot of something. It looks good but all those ingredients definitely ain't nothing.
Now this is a real meal🥰
Great job!!
With you as chef, your family will never be angry.
Sometimes these put together meals be the best.
Lady! Your cooking videos are slowing overtaking my "cooking" save to Playlist! I'm diggin it all! Please keep them coming! ❤❤❤❤
If my mom had a little ground beef, she would cook it crumbled up in a skillet, drain any extra fat, and mix some beef bouillon in some water. Then put it over rice. Maybevsone veggies on the side maybe not.
This was in the early to mid 70s. It was her made up dish. In the sixties she sometimes made bacon, eggs and toast or pancakes when things ran low. Then those things were cheap, and that would have been considered last ditch to have thar for supper.
Both were darn good.
That’s what a good cook does. 💐👍🏼
That's a good mama for you, she made it work ❤❤
This is the essence of cooking, truly. I know that sounds way deep, but this right here is one of the most important life skills you could ever have as an adult
The easiest way I use veggie straps is to chop and toss them in a casserole dish with seasonings, oil, and some kielbasa sausages. And roast them in the oven.
Just last night I used three carrots and an onion that were about to go bad with a couple potatoes and the sausages. Salt, pepper, ground mustard and fennel seeds, paprika, and garlic. Then I used some flour, butter, and water to make biscuits. And then I topped the plates with white gravy. Hearty, filling. And used my scraps.
Other veggies I've used are green beans, corn, peppers, and broccoli. Can't go wrong with this one. Very flexible. You could even sauté a little spinach for it too.
HELLS YEAH! Cuz THAT'S How We DO! 💪
Good job, mama. It looks freakin delicious and I'm 💯 sure it Was! Your family must know how much you love them.
🙏🏻🌹💜💜💜
Being poor will make you a chef real quick 😂 I had so many random "nothing" recipes, I love these
Same, I cook with scraps a lot and it helps to spark creativity. One of my favourite things to do is turn my scrapped potato peels into chips by frying them in oil. They have to be cleaned well, but they taste amazing and help to prevent food waste.
I just made this recipe and it was soooooooo delicious!!!! Love watching your videos, Saludos desde Peñitas Tx ❤
Everything you make always looks so yummy! Wish I could sample your cooking 😊
i’m so glad this came up because i’ve just got so many scarp bags full of shrimp at the end of the week
Yas!!! We love a frugal chef! Use those leftovers Mija!
When u have to make a meal out of nothing I swear this a super power women have word
Gotta love the meals you improvise from scraps that actually turn out great. Bonus points if you empty the fridge in the process.
The moment when you don't even have half of what she listed. That looks amazing tho 😭😭😭🤤🤤
Love the narration of this video clip. So cute!
“canned tomatoes” idk why the way you said it made me crack tf up 🤣🤣🤣 love it
I ain’t got groceries😂me tooo!😂
OMG THAT LOOKS GOOD 😍🤤
Looks very delicious 😋 ❤
They literally are the best meals. Once I had some canned pork I didn’t know about or what to do with it but I didn’t have much to choose from. I had some flour tortillas and a can of red enchilada sauce and a little bit of shredded cheese. Ended up making pork enchiladas topped with lettuce tomato and sour cream I had a bit of in the fridge. My mom ended up calling me for the recipe later that day since she had some canned pork too 😂
I would never go to a restaurant if I was in her family 😂
My scraps are pickles, last week tuna and mustard lol. This requires me to go to the grocery store with a list lol. The struggle is real haha. But I gotta try this!
“vegetables EVERYBODY has in their fridge”
my fridge: “never heard of it”
GIRL!!!! you did that!! Looks delicious I think I will try it this week.
Her mentioning that this recipe that involved using scraps she had on hand totally reminded me of that old school Tupac song "Dear Mama" where he talks/raps about how his mamma (as a single mom) struggled in the hood feeding Tupac and his brothers saying that she made miracles working with the scraps she was given, lol!😁👍
I love these kinds of recipes! It helps so much
loos so good! thank you for this post
You are a gift and inspiration to mothers everywhere ❤️
I always have bread or tortillas in the freezer and rice or pasta in the pantry. Canned fish, peanut butter, canned beans and soup, tomato paste, frozen veggies, some type of frozen protein whether it's meat or plant based. Lots of shelf stable condiments and a strong spice cabinet. I get fresh perishables as needed but having a strong non perishable pantry and freezer is so versatile and important!!
You need a cook book named nice and crispy !!
Beautiful!
Nice to someone able to cook the way I was raised.
Great job!
Thank you for the recipe. Ive been in this situation too many times!! Times are hard and i always trying to figure out what to make with the lil i have to feed my babies! Theyll love this!!
Yes ma'am you gotta do what you gotta do! ❤
Resourceful af lol this is how my mom would cook when we were struggling, the meals always hit different though.
I miss my Mom. She used to do this too. Those look so delicious. I'll definitely have to try this
I love this so much
wow those "scraps" were more food than I have at any one time in the kitchen
Cooking delicious food is one thing, knowing how to cook delicious food with scraps is an even harder skill so congrats !
In my case, when I have scraps of ingredients, I also love to improvise by making gratins, lots of mason jars of fruits/vegetables sauces, soups, smoothies, chinese dumplings with homemade wrappers, stews, or rice/quinoa bowls. It really helps my wallet on the long term and every week ends up as a surprise which is a nice perk !
As my only grandma used to live on a big farm that included lots of different animals (including horses), a big garden, an orchard and a big field of potatoes, you can bet I learnt so many culinary skills with her, because her family would never throw any scrap of food. Even the fruits/vegetable trimmings/leftovers and corn knobs would get boiled and served to enhance their pigs' diet. So thanks again grandma, you're the best and I'll make sure the next generations of our family never forget your wise knowkedge and skills !!! ❤
Oh my god that looks amazinggggg 😩😩
Yum this looks so good!
I Appreciate the scrap reuse🎉
i love recipes like this bc they come out different every time
I LOVE learning new ways to use those veggie scraps!
Scrap meals for the win!! 🎉
YUMMY. Cute video. Thanks for sharing. God bless. THE JOY OF THE LORD IS YOUR STRENGTH.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, you are amazing!
THAT LOOKS SO GOOD OH MY GOD
I've always loved doing something similar: individual casseroles. Rice or noodles as the base, leftover veg, whatever meat and cheese we can find. Sauce made from packets from Taco Bell dumped into an "empty" mayonnaise jar with a little milk. If your mom knows how to cook like this, you will never starve. And if you learn to do this from her, you will never starve.
The scrap dinner be on point 🎉❤ looks delicious !!
That looks delicious! 😍😋👌🏽
Bold of you to think i have all that in the fridge lol. But for real, looks bomb.
You have achieved Super Star Mama status!!! Wow!! Mama did stuff like this for us when we had nothing. a 1lb of ground beef and 4 bags of ramen noodles and canned corn became a meal that 6 of us could all enjoy.
that looks so good omg
That looks so good,i dont like shrimp so od replace with chicken,thank you for this recipe 🥰♥️
OmD! That was amazing! I love cooking like that, it makes me feel like and old-timey pioneer otter.
Giiirrrllll Yes!!!! I do the same sometimes lol ❤❤❤
lovin this idea ❤
Boss level 🎚️ 100 💯
Señoraaaaaaa, nunca en mi vida se me hubiera ocurrido hacer unas enchiladas de camarón pero se ven ❤️🤤🤤
Gracias x la idea 😊❤
I love it thank you 😭😍❤️
these are the meals that show cooking skill level 👏👏
Holy shit. ❤❤❤❤ Brilliant 💯💯💯
She's a mom! It's what we do! With love! ❤❤❤
Looks so gooooood😫
Delicious 😋 that's right keeping it real 💯👍👌
That looks like a helluva meal!🔥
looks delicious!!
YOU DID THAT!!!!!💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
that looks so good
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Excellent work ❤
This testimony hits home
Omg omg omg omg. i can’t even finish your review bc you’re getting me excited and I don’t feel like waiting for Amazon to deliver the book, I want it NOWWWWW 😆 (I strictly only do hard copies hehe) The crazy thing is, I’ve been on a hiatus from social media for months bc well ya know ✨mental health ✨ so I’ve been completely clueless about Dom’s book coming out. I’ve just been so freaking addicted to the series since last May that I literally reread all three books once every 4-5 months 😭 these characters live rent free in my head I swear. So anywho, I just finished reading Haunting/Hunting Adeline and it was cool, interesting. The characters Cecelia and Adeline have the same vibe, they could be bffs lol But it made me go…uhh where’s my Ravenhood peeps? And then something makes me go on Amazon and read reviews and voila, that’s how I found out there’s a whole new book for our dear Dom 😢 Sorry for the essay but that just happened last night and now I’m obsessed with the idea of reading this bokk
I could never get how some of yall manifest food magic. Its awesome.😂
Yum looks delicious 🤤
omg that looks awesome