Hi Friends! In today’s video, we’re diving deep into the art of *shelf cooking*. 🥫 Discover how you can make delicious meals by using what you already have in your pantry, fridge, and freezer-no need for a grocery store run! **Timestamps:** 00:00 - Introduction - My Reason for Shelf Cookings 02:17 - Fridge Tour 05:52 - First Freezer Tour 07:18 - Second Freezer Tour 09:00 - Pantry Tour 13:25 - BBQ Chicken Power Bowls 18:07 - Mississippi Meatballs 21:50 - Fiesta Ranch BBQ Chicken Tacos 23:02 - Bruschetta Ciabatta Sheet Pan Meal 26:13 - Homemade Pizza & Garlic Cheese Biscuits Amazon storefront: www.amazon.com/shop/caitcoska Target storefront: www.target.com/creators/caitcoska
Cait, I wanted to tell you on one of your videos when you pointed out the onion and the bell pepper and you called it your emotional vegetables and apparently you need to buy when you go grocery shopping. I laughed so hard, so now Connie and I are adopting the same thing so when I went to the store today, I bought my onion and green bell pepper for my emotional vegetables. Love you girl. I love the great ideas. ❤😂
😂 We can always count on our friends onion and bell pepper. 😆 Love you guys so much! I swear to you everytime I take out that crockpot I smile SO big. I’ve got a batch of stock going in it now!
@@caitcoskaAwe how sweet! Our birthday just passed in August and we both said we would love come and visit you. Maybe one day. Right now Connie and her husband are taking care of his parents at their home. You never know one day we will meet. ❤
Honestly, I don't know why I never thought to meal prep for my toddler until I saw this video. That is genius! Putting their plates together just like a little microwave meal is probably going to save my life. I love every video you make, but gosh I love these pantry cooking ideas!!!! Thank you for doing them and giving us all ideas!
I love hearing this helped! I swear being able to just pull a plate at meal time makes a world of difference! It’s always such chaos when they’re hangry, I’m sure you get it. 😅 I hope it works for you too! Thank you for being here! ♥️
I wanted to do a clean out freezer & pantry but after seeing your video I'm gun ho & ready to start tomorrow. Thanks for the inspiration!! Have a great week!!
Eek I bet you’ll feel so much better after! We just emptied our garage freezer to let that awful frost thaw a little haha. That was getting insane. Hope you get to rest a little tomorrow though! ♥️
OMG Cait you are amazing! Great job with the use what you have challenge! Isn't it amazing how much random food we have that can be mixed together to create new deliciousness? Always love when we get to see John do taste tests! BTW if you haven't checked her out yet, I think you would like Kim over at The Wads. You guys have a similar vibe😉
Another great video. Love the ideas. Inspires me to shop the current inventory. Off topic but what eyeshadow are you wearing at the start of the video?
Thank you Sarah! I’m wearing the Ethereal Eyes palette from Makeup by Mario! It was a limited edition but there’s a couple palettes I love from ColourPop that have the same vibe and I LOVE the quality of their shadows especially for the price!
I don’t know how you come up with these ideas, you are very creative! The sweet potato hash browns look so good, definitely going to try! You two just made my night, thanks, I can’t wait for the next one!
That is such a great compliment because sometimes I feel like I struggle with dinner ideas that are different from our usual menu! Haha. Thank you so much for being here. ♥️
Since i grew up in Hawaii, I always put my bread in the fridge too. My mother-in-law thought that that was the oddest thing 😂. I love this video idea...I'm all about utilizing all the leftovers and raiding the pantry. Gotta try out your bbq and sweet potato hash recipes. Jon seems like a great cook as well. Mahalo for the fun video!
I’m glad it’s not just me with the refrigerated bread. 😅 And yes Jon is such a good cook! He doesn’t give himself enough credit for it haha. Mahalo for being here! ♥️
Just found your channel and love your vibe! Subscribed! I have to clear out my freezers of produce that got thrown in there after iflt was picked and didn't have time to can it up, then I REALLY need to do this! As a matter of fact, pulling a turkey out to defrost right now and that will be dinner and turkey sandwiches for the end of the week!
Hey Cait- Yes! I live up here in New England and we DEFINITELY know about the coffee syrup!! 😋😋 Wow! You are a gourmet chef! 🧑🍳 I’m sooo impressed with your cooking skills. 👏👏 Awesome job. Everything looked absolutely delicious. Wish I lived closer, I’d gladly be your taste tester. 😂 Have a great night. 😊
Trader Joe's cheese blintzes and potato pancakes are both screaming under their breath: "please bake me and drizzle some spicy honey sauce over me." 😋 Also, you just reminded me I have TJ's mandarin orange chicken and some frozen broccoli I can cook up tmrw for lunches next week. Thx! 😉
We made those blintzes the other night with a little caramel sauce and it was one of the first TJ’s items we could not even finish. 😭 but the spicy honey on the potato pancakes is a GENIUS idea.
It’s working for me but maybe Pinterest is being glitchy! Here’s another one for the blog post directly that I hope will help! ♥️ www.alyonascooking.com/pizza-dough-recipe/
Girl, your fridge looks awesome. I cleaned mine out the other day and it stills looks like a hot mess. I have every condiment you could imagine. I had a hard time finding your video for today. It didn’t show up in my TH-cam, I finally had to click on your picture to find you. Weird.
We pretty much got there this week!! We have the outside freezer completely empty and thawing out right now to get rid of that thick ice. 😆 I’m going to do a BIG Costco Haul in a couple weeks to restock it in a more organized fashion haha.
Hi Friends!
In today’s video, we’re diving deep into the art of *shelf cooking*. 🥫 Discover how you can make delicious meals by using what you already have in your pantry, fridge, and freezer-no need for a grocery store run!
**Timestamps:**
00:00 - Introduction - My Reason for Shelf Cookings
02:17 - Fridge Tour
05:52 - First Freezer Tour
07:18 - Second Freezer Tour
09:00 - Pantry Tour
13:25 - BBQ Chicken Power Bowls
18:07 - Mississippi Meatballs
21:50 - Fiesta Ranch BBQ Chicken Tacos
23:02 - Bruschetta Ciabatta Sheet Pan Meal
26:13 - Homemade Pizza & Garlic Cheese Biscuits
Amazon storefront: www.amazon.com/shop/caitcoska
Target storefront: www.target.com/creators/caitcoska
Cait, I wanted to tell you on one of your videos when you pointed out the onion and the bell pepper and you called it your emotional vegetables and apparently you need to buy when you go grocery shopping. I laughed so hard, so now Connie and I are adopting the same thing so when I went to the store today, I bought my onion and green bell pepper for my emotional vegetables. Love you girl. I love the great ideas. ❤😂
😂 We can always count on our friends onion and bell pepper. 😆 Love you guys so much! I swear to you everytime I take out that crockpot I smile SO big. I’ve got a batch of stock going in it now!
@@caitcoskaAwe how sweet! Our birthday just passed in August and we both said we would love come and visit you. Maybe one day. Right now Connie and her husband are taking care of his parents at their home. You never know one day we will meet. ❤
That would be a dream!! We also have an RV so someday we could come road trip to you 😍
You and your husband are HILARIOUS! Also, my husband burns his mouth every freaking time! Even when I warn him. 🤦♀️
They never listen 😂🤣 and thank you so much!!
What amazing recipes with working with what you have!! Bravo!🎉 The meatballs looked amazing!
Thank you!! They were so good. 🤤
You too are adorable!
Thank you so so much!! We have so much fun doing this. 😍
Oh my gosh!! My uncle use to be a sales rep for autocrat back n tue 70/80’s. I use to love that stuff!!
What?? That is SO cool!! It’s a staple in this house haha!
@@caitcoska use to be in ours as well. I haven’t heard about it in a very long time. You definitely took me down memory lane.
You both are the funniest! Thank you!
We have far too much fun and not enough of a filter. 😂 thank you so much!
Honestly, I don't know why I never thought to meal prep for my toddler until I saw this video. That is genius! Putting their plates together just like a little microwave meal is probably going to save my life. I love every video you make, but gosh I love these pantry cooking ideas!!!! Thank you for doing them and giving us all ideas!
I love hearing this helped! I swear being able to just pull a plate at meal time makes a world of difference! It’s always such chaos when they’re hangry, I’m sure you get it. 😅 I hope it works for you too! Thank you for being here! ♥️
I wanted to do a clean out freezer & pantry but after seeing your video I'm gun ho & ready to start tomorrow. Thanks for the inspiration!! Have a great week!!
Eek I bet you’ll feel so much better after! We just emptied our garage freezer to let that awful frost thaw a little haha. That was getting insane. Hope you get to rest a little tomorrow though! ♥️
You always crack me up. "If you are new here...Hi. How are you? How's the family?" My family is dysfunctional - thanks for reminding me. 😉😂🤣
😂😆 mine is a little bit too 😅
I like your interrogation style. Your husband has been well prepped by opposing counsel. 😮😅😊😂
😂I just cackled. 🤣 his reviews are constantly facing scrutiny.
OMG Cait you are amazing! Great job with the use what you have challenge! Isn't it amazing how much random food we have that can be mixed together to create new deliciousness? Always love when we get to see John do taste tests!
BTW if you haven't checked her out yet, I think you would like Kim over at The Wads. You guys have a similar vibe😉
I LOVE Kim! Having a similar vibe to her is the ultimate compliment. I’ve watched and loved her for years. 😍 Thank you so much!
Another great video. Love the ideas. Inspires me to shop the current inventory.
Off topic but what eyeshadow are you wearing at the start of the video?
Thank you Sarah! I’m wearing the Ethereal Eyes palette from Makeup by Mario! It was a limited edition but there’s a couple palettes I love from ColourPop that have the same vibe and I LOVE the quality of their shadows especially for the price!
I had to run to my makeup stash but the palette I love from Colourpop that reminds me of it is called Smoke N Roses 😍
@@caitcoska Thanks so much! I will check it out.
I don’t know how you come up with these ideas, you are very creative! The sweet potato hash browns look so good, definitely going to try! You two just made my night, thanks, I can’t wait for the next one!
That is such a great compliment because sometimes I feel like I struggle with dinner ideas that are different from our usual menu! Haha. Thank you so much for being here. ♥️
Since i grew up in Hawaii, I always put my bread in the fridge too. My mother-in-law thought that that was the oddest thing 😂. I love this video idea...I'm all about utilizing all the leftovers and raiding the pantry. Gotta try out your bbq and sweet potato hash recipes. Jon seems like a great cook as well. Mahalo for the fun video!
I’m glad it’s not just me with the refrigerated bread. 😅 And yes Jon is such a good cook! He doesn’t give himself enough credit for it haha. Mahalo for being here! ♥️
Aldi has a delicious bbq sauce Burmanns brand & is the Memphis bbq sauce with a blue label. It is the best!!!!
Ooooh I need an Aldi trip soon so I’ll look out for it!
Just found your channel and love your vibe! Subscribed! I have to clear out my freezers of produce that got thrown in there after iflt was picked and didn't have time to can it up, then I REALLY need to do this! As a matter of fact, pulling a turkey out to defrost right now and that will be dinner and turkey sandwiches for the end of the week!
I’m so happy you found me!! Thank you so very much. We are cooking through turkey leftovers now ourselves! I’m determined to get creative with it. 😅
Hey Cait- Yes! I live up here in New England and we DEFINITELY know about the coffee syrup!! 😋😋 Wow! You are a gourmet chef! 🧑🍳 I’m sooo impressed with your cooking skills. 👏👏 Awesome job. Everything looked absolutely delicious. Wish I lived closer, I’d gladly be your taste tester. 😂 Have a great night. 😊
I cannot live without my coffee milk! Thankfully my in laws keep us stocked. 😅
Great video. You are getting close the 3,000 subscribers!!!
I truly can’t believe it! 😍
Trader Joe's cheese blintzes and potato pancakes are both screaming under their breath: "please bake me and drizzle some spicy honey sauce over me." 😋 Also, you just reminded me I have TJ's mandarin orange chicken and some frozen broccoli I can cook up tmrw for lunches next week. Thx! 😉
We made those blintzes the other night with a little caramel sauce and it was one of the first TJ’s items we could not even finish. 😭 but the spicy honey on the potato pancakes is a GENIUS idea.
@@caitcoska what? Too rich? Maybe they need some fruit topping?
No, it was the filling! The texture was off to us, it was like curdled ricotta or something haha 😅
@@caitcoska Gross! 🤢 Good to know.
As someone who was trained by Tastefully Simple "corporate" on how to properly pronounce bruschetta, you are doing it correctly. Broos-KET- ah. 😉
Thank you!! I don’t know why I struggle so hard with that word LOL
@@caitcoska most people don't care/try to do it right. They just say brew-shet-ah.
The jar graveyard 😂
It’s the only appropriate name for that poor neglected area 😂😆
I just watched the one from 2 months ago earlier today, so this is perfect timing! Excited to watch 😊
Thank you for watching both! 😍 I love making these!
"All aboard the Hot Mess Express with Cait. Choo. Choo." 🤣😂 Or CHEW. CHEW. 😉😋
Hahaha the chew chew is so much better 😆 I love it!
You're so funny Cait! Was the big money, big money a reference to Press Your Luck?
I have not seen that but I probably got it from someone who did 😂😅
It was a game show from the 80s.
We store tortillas in the fridge after it’s been opened…you’re not weird 😂
😂 Thank you! I am so glad I’m not alone!
What’s the autocrat??
It’s a coffee syrup you can mix into milk or milkshakes! It’s sooo good.
You say your fridge is a hot mess but compared to mine that’s way more organized 😅
I should film after Jon has gotten into it 😂
Do your littles eat the recipes you show you & John eat?
They eat some of them but we mostly meal prep their food because it’s easier at meal time to have theirs all ready to go. 😍
I clicked on the link for the pizza crust. It didn't work. Is it on my end? Those are some great lookin' meals.
It’s working for me but maybe Pinterest is being glitchy!
Here’s another one for the blog post directly that I hope will help! ♥️
www.alyonascooking.com/pizza-dough-recipe/
@@caitcoska Thank You!
Girl, your fridge looks awesome. I cleaned mine out the other day and it stills looks like a hot mess. I have every condiment you could imagine.
I had a hard time finding your video for today. It didn’t show up in my TH-cam, I finally had to click on your picture to find you. Weird.
That’s so weird! TH-cam cannot keep us apart like that! 😂😅
No they can’t.
Turn on notifications
@@jessicatounkara8753 I thought I had them on. I will check it again, thanks Jessica
You should keep going until there is nothing left in the freezer. Then you can do a haul video to fill up your freezer.
We pretty much got there this week!! We have the outside freezer completely empty and thawing out right now to get rid of that thick ice. 😆 I’m going to do a BIG Costco Haul in a couple weeks to restock it in a more organized fashion haha.
@@caitcoska do a defrost the freezer video too!
I just can't do ricotta cheese
It took me a little while to get used to the texture haha! I don’t blame you. ♥️
"Its been like weeks since I've been to the grocery store-it ended up only being 8 days" 😅😂😅
Funny 😂
I was laughing so hard at myself😂😆