Hi Jane Love your programme , especially the fugal receipes. as 67year old retiree in UK.. As typical brit we have traditional sunday lunch and the left overs l am make pasties out of my husband thinks he has died and gone to heaven reminds him of his mum's cooking..my Son calls in from work on for his weekly pasties for his lunches.. I now shop around when food shopping and no loyality to one shop.. Set out budget for shopping now use shopping list and meal plan every week, most weeks under budget.. So thanks to you and Mike for youe useful advice.. Regards Liverpool christine
Thank you for this video Jane! We have finally started doing ding cuisine in our house- I also love how quick and easy quiche is- bung it all in, add some cream and cheese and you've got a filling, simple meal! You are not 'just a housewife who cooks', you are a housewife who is showing some of us (slightly) younger housewives how to cook and frugally manage our homes. I emigrated from my country a long time ago and I didn't have the benefit of a mother or older sister to show me the ropes. I figured it out eventually, but your videos are so helpful and down to earth that I can really relate to them. Thank you for taking the time to do this valuable work!
I have always been the worst at letting things get lost in the fridge and go bad. Since Ive retired and especially with this inflation I write down all the things I need to use in the week and keep it on the front of my refrigerator and its really helped. These easy use it up recipes are great ideas.
You could make the "same" quiche ('s) without dough and use 10 ml lactose free milk per egg. That makes a delicious gluten and lactose free lunch/ dinner with a soup. Lightly Oil your quiche pan. Add some cooked cubed potato/rice/pasta in or at the side. gluten free bread toasted on the side is nice too...
I find it very difficult to make smaller meals. I was raised in a family of 7, worked in the food industry making up to 300 meals.... so hard to think small . I do waste food due to not being able to think small. Thank you for helping by discussing 4 servings by meal planning. MB
I’m glad I was able to grow up with my mum’s good home cooking. She made lovely casseroles, roasts and ‘egg and bacon’ pie. Your meals look very tasty and inviting. Ding cuisine is so handy.
Due to rising electricity prices, I fry off my veg and meat ( if I'm using meat) for a casserole on the hob and then cook it in my slow cooker. I also only use the oven once a week and always fill it - so earlier this week I made pasties and flapjack and roasted sweetpotato to use later. Brilliant use up of veg Jane, thank you!
Enjoying your videos very much! Here is my latest "fast food" find. I keep a bag of lentils and a bag of frozen spinach on hand at all times. It only takes about 20 minutes to cook lentils seasoned up with garlic, onion, cumin, or curry spices, then add the whole bag of spinach and enjoy topped with a little yogurt or creme fresh.
I love the challenge of using up leftovers! I never waste a single thing! It’s my pet hate knowing how much good food is wasted every single day! Great recipes Jane!
The skill of scratch cooking is one of the best things to develop to save money. It's become a bit of a lost art with the younger generations and it does take more time and planning, which can be tough for folks who have a lot going on with jobs and kids. I am so grateful to early influences in my life who sparked a passion for it. Jane, I just adore your videos. You have such a gift and are very generous to share it.
I cooked meat loaf yesterday along with mashed potatoes, roasted califlower, broccoli and carrots; plus, a salad. This was my effort to use up my food stash and have leftovers into this week. Yes, food costs have risen especially meat prices in the USA into 2022.
I love the fact that you can make delicious and satisfying meals with whatever you have on hand. You are super creative. I love when you bake because you bake gluten free. You are my motivation to live more frugally because retirement is right around the corner for us. We need to become much more disciplined before we actually retire. Thank you for another great video.
Why not give retirement budgeting a try before you actually give up work. For the year before I actually retire I lived on what would be my retirement income plus additional costs that I knew would disappear when I did retire. Things like addition fuel for my travel to work, union fees, professional fees .This did a few things for me. 1. To allowed me to tweet the budget month on month until I got it somewhere near right. 2. It boosted my saving pot because everything I earned over the amount that would be my pension income went straight into savings. 3. This took away the pressures of worrying if I could manage on the income I would have if and when I finally retired.
I disagree that you are not a chef!!! The fact that you always think outside the box is what someone with culinary skills can do!!! Although I have never been one to waste food, You have inspired me to delay a shopping trip and really think about what I can create with what I have. This week I made a delicious sir fry with left over veggies, rice and eggs and some slivered almonds in my cupboard. As always love your positive attitude!
Jane and Mike such wonderful ideas for using up left over food, Jane you are such a very good home cook brilliant. It reminds of my greatgrandmother, grandmother and grand aunt who were such good cooks and made their shillings really stretch. Left over foods in each house were often shared and they batched cooked between them, each had certain special dishes so they cooked up enough for the 3 households. They did everything christmas was especially wonderful. Thank you for reminding me of being with them while they cooked and I learned with them. Mike your editing is great 👍. Anna.
Great video Jane , most items have gone up ! I just gained lots of good and household products from a relative who’s moved into a care home so that has saved us lots two large boxes of teabags , cleaning materials , toilet rolls , some jam ,marmalade and pickle to name a few !
When adding fresh spinache to a warm dish I always add this last. Just before I turn off the heat. That way the spinache stays crisp and is more 'bulky'. Gorgeous quiche!!
You make so wonderful videos. The recipes are great, the music, the pictures, the whole presentation is great. You are artist in frugal living but also in making the videos. Greetings from Germany ♥️
Really like the look of the quiche. I often make frittata/omelette from leftovers but this would be a nice change. I still have a tube of sausagemeat in the freezer which I was planning to use up this week; had thought of a giant sausage roll/plait, but the idea of making it into a sausage casserole would be nice - plus I have peppers to use up and some cooking bacon odds and ends. I have pasta lovers in the house and think it would go further here with pasta than as a sausage roll, too! Thank you.
I made fajitas tonight so that I could use up bell peppers and tomatoes from my garden. I used a small amount of chicken breast along with some onions and really used quite a few bell peppers that were getting a little shriveled and some small tomatoes that are not big enough to slice for sandwiches. It felt good not to waste that produce. Bell peppers and tomatoes are very expensive in the grocery store here.
Hello Jane and Michael! I love the term “ding cuisine”! So clever! Watching from Richland Washington, USA. I’ve enjoyed the challenge of no food waste. Makes me feel like a more responsible citizen of planet Earth. Thank you for your videos!
I also love the ding cuisine, I have done a second meal to warm up the next day for a long time but now it’s called ding cuisine it doesn’t feel like left overs from yesterday it feels like a whole new meal. 😀😀😀😀
You're just brilliant! Everything looks amazing. I'm in California USA watching everything go up 20-50% including beans and rice. We cook from scratch 99% of the time and also make new dishes from leftovers
I always enjoy your videos, thank you for bringing peace into our home. Strawberries are up to $10 here. We are eating the food we have at home only and picking up essentials with $4 in our monthly food budget for the next couple of months. We have plenty at home already, even frozen produce.
Because of the rising prices of food, and sometimes the lack of available goods at the stores, one HAS to find ways to be creative with the food you do have on hand. You did a great job using what you had. When I use carrots, I have a veggie brush to clean them instead of scraping the carrots. I found that the carrots stay sweeter in the foods with the skins on. Not sure who came up with this saying but I like the thought: "What you're not changing, you are choosing." Now that our life style cannot stay the same as it was, one has to change your thinking and doing. Keep up the good work. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Jane. You inspired me to look through our fridge and make meals from what we have in our fridge. I just made a quiche....thanks to you. I had a few strips of bacon, a few slices of deli ham, a few mushrooms, broccoli, a half bag of cheese, a little heavy cream and four eggs. I also had one premade pie crust. This a quiche has been made that I can have for breakfast or lunch this week. Also I had 3 over ripe bananas so I made a loaf of banana bread.
We love left overs , we all love a Thursday night when I heat all the bits up and spread it out in our plates . We all have a good laugh at the combinations we end up with . And we always have enough and make do . All the food is accounted for . My mum taught me how do be food frugal when I was a kid as she only got a small amount of house keeping in those days and it had to spread across everything and gosh we ate well and never really went with out . We just never got store bought stuff . Amen to that . We have huge food shortages here at the moment and it’s funny listening to people say we have no food in the supermarket. We have so much fresh food and good staples just means you have to cook food and not buy it from a packet . Thank you for your video it’s always a joy to watch xxx
Love the “if it’s” name.Years ago my youngest named Sunday night supper, FFY, fend for yourself, because we would have a lovely family dinner at lunchtime. There was usually a tasty dessert but when we were full with our dinner meal we would save dessert for supper so Mom doesn’t cook Sunday supper, hence the FFY.
It’s Saturday morning here in Quebec, Canada. Changing the beds, just selected my meat for the week from freezer. I choose two or three kinds of meat and develop my meals from this. I find it eases the stress of meals throughout the week. I don’t write down meal plans, but sort of organize it in my head. Thank you for your suggestions.
Another great video. I especially like you using the carrots - many would throw those away I thought I was the only person who used them when they looked like that. The are fine once peeled.
These meals were so simple and they looked so yummy! We live in North Dakota USA and yes, prices are definitely rising. As a mom of 8(and counting) I've been working very hard to learn more cooking from scratch and stretching the ingredients we do buy, best I can. Seeing you cook is always motivating and inspiring! Thank you for sharing :)
Hi Jane and Mike. Thanks for another inspiring vlog. I shall be doing some batch cooking this weekend so will be doing a sausage casserole plus a lentil dahl and a soup with all the bits at the bottom of my fridge. It is a good feeling when I stow it all away in the freezer. Always enjoy you frugal food Fridays. Thanks
I always feel so accomplished when I cut up all the veggies left in the fridge after a week. Even if I only chop them to go in the freezer. Then there is no waste and it's making another meal prep that much easier. Thank you for inspiring us with delicious looking recipes!
I tend to make a crust less quiche/frittata or soup from my sad veggies and that does lunches for the week. The sausage casserole looked very tasty thanks for sharing 😊
I cook from scratch...eat or freeze leftovers..have been dehydrating foods and loving it...it saves me a lot of money. My meals are now very small amounts of meat or meatless meals which also saves. I really enjoy all your videos.
Since changing the budget around this past couple of months. We have started only eating out a maximum of once per month and sometimes not at all, down from 2-4 times. I cook from scratch and keep trying to come up with more, new to me recipes, to help avoid food fatigue. So far, in Saskatchewan Canada the most noticeable price increases is in the grocery stores and restaurants. Both of which are rising very quickly. The price for gas (for vehicles) hasn't changed too much in this province, I know other provinces have seen a large increase in it. So far with electricity and natural gas, I haven't seen any changes in my monthly bills yet. I'm sure the rest of what is still staying fairly stable, price wise, will be going up in the near future. All the more reason to get used to being more and more frugal in all areas of life. I have a bunch of sad looking vegies in the refrigerator to pull out and see what can be done with them. Your quiche looked so good, that will be on the list. Hubby will enjoy a pasta dish too. Not sure what else, I cubed a couple pork chops and browned them off last night so will make something with that. Looks like I'll be in the kitchen most of the afternoon. LOL
Oh we are seeing rising food prices across the board I think. Meat seems super pricey, but produce and canned foods are also up. I’m really stunned at the “sale” prices in the weekly circular! I just make sure we use everything. No waste! I’ve been saying that for ages, but with extra emphasis now! Love today’s video, as always. I make quiche but have never made the sausage balls and veg casserole. Thank you, Jane. I love your channel. 💜
I dearly love when you show the scene of the rain falling and dropping from the ledge...makes me feel cozy every single time. I enjoyed this video very much. I am widowed and live alone, but I see how I can still use your recipes, feezing portions for future use. It took me nearly a month to use up a bunch of celery stalks, but I did not waste any of it. None of the celery got limp, as I tightly wrapped several stalks in tin foil. Now if I could figure out how to keep fresh spinach from going limp. Any ideas? Diane in NC
I am from NC also! My son in law gave me a dehydrator...spinach and other greens/herbs can easily be dehydrated and stored in jars with screw tight lids. I love that I can add spinach to soups or any cooked recipe and they are fine. I would like to know how to keep it fresh longer in fridge though.
@@shivakat2297 Hello Neighbor. I'd love to have a dehydrator. Frugal Queen just responded with an article on how to store spinach. Look for it in the replies. I'm going to try that.
Some great use it up food ideas there Jane. I too am having a use it up week as I am going on holiday later in the month and need to empty the fridge and don’t really want to leave half packets of things in the pantry. Even though you show us your bits and bats your finished meal always looks too good to be made out of odds and ends.
How could you make that lovely looking quiche and then not be able to eat any of it? Same with the cakes you recently made. I did try to grow fruit and veggies last year but it wasn't a huge success so I need to try harder this year.
Love the painting of your homestead in Brittany - which one of you is the artist. Your recipes were spot on and I will make the pasta with spinach and mushrooms.
Everything looks delicious and no waste is a big bonus! I haven’t made a quiche in a long time, I think I’ll make a few individual size ones and freeze the extras. I love to add broccoli, bacon and cheddar to my quiche. Sadly all dairy products as well as meats and poultry have been increasing in price. There are noticeable increases in the prices every time I shop. I’ve been eating fried potatoes with onions and sausage or bacon bits and cheese for my breakfast or lunch lately. I cook 6-8 potatoes in my instant pot and refrigerate them after they cook down. That way they take less time to fry when I want fried potatoes. They are relatively inexpensive and taste good. I’m using meat and poultry in casseroles, soups and stews or chili to stretch a smaller amount of the protein sources. More of a flavoring ingredient instead of the main component of the meal. I’m going to make some crepes and flatbread or flour tortillas to use as wraps as well as bake a loaf of gluten free bread this weekend. Gluten free products are so expensive but making them at home makes them more affordable.
You can put almost anything in a quiche. I used to use cooked frozen broccoli, tinned salmon and a bit of cheese with eggs, I could make two quiches from one tin of salmon
I make a rice based quiche 💜I use calrose rice medium grain❤️ cook rice and press into oiled dish then add the rest! Tasty filling and cuts nicely! No crumbs! 😸❤️💚
Gas (car) prices have gone up, a lot! I drive a lot less. Food prices have gone up so we are more mindful about waste (which is good to do anyway). This gave me inspiration for my dinner tonight, thank you!
Another fab video and a great way to use up eggs in a quiche( can you freeze quiche?) In fact the whole video was an eye opener and all of what you made i have in my fridge most weeks. Will be referencing this video alot. As always thank you for the ideas, so inspired
@@FrugalQueeninFrance hmm never thought of that its just alot of quiche and my son wouldn't eat it maybe I could make a smaller one. As I really do love quiche and a great way to use stuff up.
All your food looks so delicious and very easy and no fuss to make. I love to see what you are cooking as it gives me ideas. Sometimes I get stuck in a rut. What do you eat when you cant eat what Mike is eating? Thanks for the video!
Hi Jane! What's got more expensive here in Wales? Everything! We only leave peelings, which go to our hens and bones, everything else has to be eaten. Your sausage casserole recipe looks great, I never thought of adding bacon to the sauce and will be trying it next week. Thank you!
Hi Jane I like the look of the sausage casserole and the quiche you made for Mike. Would you eat it if you made it with gluten free pastry? The spaghetti also looked amazing even better I love left over spaghetti.
Oh my those dishes looked delicious! Here in the middle U.S., prices have risen on all meats (beef, pork, poultry and fish) plus dairy and cheese. Other items have increased as well but meat and dairy on have increased the most. I have cut back on the amount of meat I buy and I use less of it. I grew up eating leftovers and so I have continued to do that as an adult and I don't mind them at all. Many dishes I think can taste even better after they've had a day or two to sit in the refrigerator and have all the spices meld together. I know many people who don't eat leftovers at all and I just don't understand it. I appreciate how you are not wasteful of the food that you have and I am really focusing on not wasting food. I tend to be bad at using up produce before it rots and I want to do better at that. Thank you for your inspiration!
I have a silly question, but here goes....what is the music track that comes on when the "Browning the Meatballs" segment starts? It is in most, if not all, of your videos. It's such a pleasant upbeat tune 😊
Thank you for your video ! This is very helpul ! I decided to decrease my food budget and it's the moment that shops make offers on products I buy regularly. So, here I am, checking my pantry, reminding thhow many times in the year this particular products are on offer, so I can buy more and store. After all, if I buy this month, it will still decrease my budget next months...Of course, I'm careful to store only produts I usually buy, won't buy on offer what I don't buy full price ! And I strat thinking about 1 or 2 meals, depending on prices in shop to decide which one : If I wank leeks and find them to expensive, will take cauliflower instead, or reverse... I buy fresh vegetable very carefully because I know myself : if I don't cook on sunday, it won't be cooked before wednesday or even later...I don't like cooking, I really challenge myself to cook even the most simple things...That's why I try to get as many as dinner as I can in the freezer to have them when I'm back from work.
Two super easy recipes made with left overs. What I like about your cooking and eating is that you never use processed food.
Hi Jenx, no I don’t, we like homemade food
Hi Jane Love your programme , especially the fugal receipes. as 67year old retiree in UK.. As typical brit we have traditional sunday lunch and the left overs l am make pasties out of my husband thinks he has died and gone to heaven reminds him of his mum's cooking..my Son calls in from work on for his weekly pasties for his lunches.. I now shop around when food shopping and no loyality to one shop.. Set out budget for shopping now use shopping list and meal plan every week, most weeks under budget.. So thanks to you and Mike for youe useful advice.. Regards Liverpool christine
Cheers Christine
Thank you for this video Jane! We have finally started doing ding cuisine in our house- I also love how quick and easy quiche is- bung it all in, add some cream and cheese and you've got a filling, simple meal! You are not 'just a housewife who cooks', you are a housewife who is showing some of us (slightly) younger housewives how to cook and frugally manage our homes. I emigrated from my country a long time ago and I didn't have the benefit of a mother or older sister to show me the ropes. I figured it out eventually, but your videos are so helpful and down to earth that I can really relate to them. Thank you for taking the time to do this valuable work!
Thank you for your very kind comment
I second these sentiments, Dee. Thank you, Jane and Michael. Remembering both of you fondly on Valentines Day here in The States! 💞💝💞
I have always been the worst at letting things get lost in the fridge and go bad. Since Ive retired and especially with this inflation I write down all the things I need to use in the week and keep it on the front of my refrigerator and its really helped. These easy use it up recipes are great ideas.
The best home cooking is fabulous in its own right! Thank you for the video!
P's and thanks for the tomatoes in the quiche... Kind of forgotten how well they taste! Love your videos ❤️
You could make the "same" quiche ('s) without dough and use 10 ml lactose free milk per egg. That makes a delicious gluten and lactose free lunch/ dinner with a soup. Lightly Oil your quiche pan. Add some cooked cubed potato/rice/pasta in or at the side. gluten free bread toasted on the side is nice too...
I find it very difficult to make smaller meals. I was raised in a family of 7, worked in the food industry making up to 300 meals.... so hard to think small . I do waste food due to not being able to think small. Thank you for helping by discussing 4 servings by meal planning. MB
Yum. I love the calming music!
I’m glad I was able to grow up with my mum’s good home cooking. She made lovely casseroles, roasts and ‘egg and bacon’ pie. Your meals look very tasty and inviting. Ding cuisine is so handy.
Hello from New York City! I would appreciate your telling me the measurements for your recipes. I admire what you and Michael create for us! ❤️ Thanks
Due to rising electricity prices, I fry off my veg and meat ( if I'm using meat) for a casserole on the hob and then cook it in my slow cooker. I also only use the oven once a week and always fill it - so earlier this week I made pasties and flapjack and roasted sweetpotato to use later. Brilliant use up of veg Jane, thank you!
Great tips.
Enjoying your videos very much! Here is my latest "fast food" find. I keep a bag of lentils and a bag of frozen spinach on hand
at all times. It only takes about 20 minutes to cook lentils seasoned up with garlic, onion, cumin, or curry spices, then add the whole bag of spinach and enjoy topped with a little yogurt or creme fresh.
When I saw what you needed you use up, I couldn’t imagine what you could make with that, and wow!, you made such amazing meals. Such creativity!
Thanks Martha
Today I Made Pasta,with onions,Champignons en Brokkoli. With a white Sauce.it tasted really good😋. Thank you for the Inspiration,Jane👍
I love the challenge of using up leftovers! I never waste a single thing! It’s my pet hate knowing how much good food is wasted every single day! Great recipes Jane!
It’s iniquitous!
The skill of scratch cooking is one of the best things to develop to save money. It's become a bit of a lost art with the younger generations and it does take more time and planning, which can be tough for folks who have a lot going on with jobs and kids. I am so grateful to early influences in my life who sparked a passion for it. Jane, I just adore your videos. You have such a gift and are very generous to share it.
Thanks Pam
I cooked meat loaf yesterday along with mashed potatoes, roasted califlower, broccoli and carrots; plus, a salad. This was my effort to use up my food stash and have leftovers into this week. Yes, food costs have risen especially meat prices in the USA into 2022.
It’s a worry
I love the fact that you can make delicious and satisfying meals with whatever you have on hand. You are super creative. I love when you bake because you bake gluten free. You are my motivation to live more frugally because retirement is right around the corner for us. We need to become much more disciplined before we actually retire. Thank you for another great video.
You’re welcome and thanks for watching
Why not give retirement budgeting a try before you actually give up work. For the year before I actually retire I lived on what would be my retirement income plus additional costs that I knew would disappear when I did retire. Things like addition fuel for my travel to work, union fees, professional fees .This did a few things for me.
1. To allowed me to tweet the budget month on month until I got it somewhere near right.
2. It boosted my saving pot because everything I earned over the amount that would be my pension income went straight into savings.
3. This took away the pressures of worrying if I could manage on the income I would have if and when I finally retired.
I disagree that you are not a chef!!! The fact that you always think outside the box is what someone with culinary skills can do!!! Although I have never been one to waste food, You have inspired me to delay a shopping trip and really think about what I can create with what I have. This week I made a delicious sir fry with left over veggies, rice and eggs and some slivered almonds in my cupboard. As always love your positive attitude!
Thanks very much
Wow never thought of doing sausage stew great idea Jane
Jane and Mike such wonderful ideas for using up left over food, Jane you are such a very good home cook brilliant. It reminds of my greatgrandmother, grandmother and grand aunt who were such good cooks and made their shillings really stretch. Left over foods in each house were often shared and they batched cooked between them, each had certain special dishes so they cooked up enough for the 3 households. They did everything christmas was especially wonderful. Thank you for reminding me of being with them while they cooked and I learned with them. Mike your editing is great 👍.
Anna.
Thanks Anna for telling me your family story, I was happy to remind you of them.
Great video Jane , most items have gone up ! I just gained lots of good and household products from a relative who’s moved into a care home so that has saved us lots two large boxes of teabags , cleaning materials , toilet rolls , some jam ,marmalade and pickle to name a few !
That is really useful
All three dishes look so good. Thanks for the recipes. I need something different. Quiche first. Blessings to all ❤ . Great photos camera man .
He’s a good camera man
Nicely done very helpful thank you
When adding fresh spinache to a warm dish I always add this last. Just before I turn off the heat. That way the spinache stays crisp and is more 'bulky'. Gorgeous quiche!!
Love this frugal food! Looks delicious and reduces food waste. Win win!
Yes it does!
Love that your recipes are so easy to follow..no fancy ingredients just good wholesome tasty food.
Thanks Kerstin, how kind
You make so wonderful videos. The recipes are great, the music, the pictures, the whole presentation is great. You are artist in frugal living but also in making the videos.
Greetings from Germany ♥️
You are most kind and we appreciate that you watch our videos
@@FrugalQueeninFrance thanks, I love your Videos ♥️
Really like the look of the quiche. I often make frittata/omelette from leftovers but this would be a nice change. I still have a tube of sausagemeat in the freezer which I was planning to use up this week; had thought of a giant sausage roll/plait, but the idea of making it into a sausage casserole would be nice - plus I have peppers to use up and some cooking bacon odds and ends. I have pasta lovers in the house and think it would go further here with pasta than as a sausage roll, too! Thank you.
Yours sounds good too
Fabulous video and recipes Jane x
Thanks very much
Thanks so much! 😊
I made fajitas tonight so that I could use up bell peppers and tomatoes from my garden. I used a small amount of chicken breast along with some onions and really used quite a few bell peppers that were getting a little shriveled and some small tomatoes that are not big enough to slice for sandwiches. It felt good not to waste that produce. Bell peppers and tomatoes are very expensive in the grocery store here.
Hello Jane and Michael! I love the term “ding cuisine”! So clever! Watching from Richland Washington, USA. I’ve enjoyed the challenge of no food waste. Makes me feel like a more responsible citizen of planet Earth. Thank you for your videos!
Thanks Kristen, we agree there
I also love the ding cuisine, I have done a second meal to warm up the next day for a long time but now it’s called ding cuisine it doesn’t feel like left overs from yesterday it feels like a whole new meal. 😀😀😀😀
You're just brilliant! Everything looks amazing.
I'm in California USA watching everything go up 20-50% including beans and rice. We cook from scratch 99% of the time and also make new dishes from leftovers
You're giving me some good ideas!
I always enjoy your videos, thank you for bringing peace into our home. Strawberries are up to $10 here. We are eating the food we have at home only and picking up essentials with $4 in our monthly food budget for the next couple of months. We have plenty at home already, even frozen produce.
Well done for having plenty in store
Because of the rising prices of food, and sometimes the lack of available goods at the stores, one HAS to find ways to be creative with the food you do have on hand. You did a great job using what you had. When I use carrots, I have a veggie brush to clean them instead of scraping the carrots. I found that the carrots stay sweeter in the foods with the skins on. Not sure who came up with this saying but I like the thought: "What you're not changing, you are choosing." Now that our life style cannot stay the same as it was, one has to change your thinking and doing. Keep up the good work. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Katherine, that’s a great thought. We have to adapt.
Thank you Jane. You inspired me to look through our fridge and make meals from what we have in our fridge. I just made a quiche....thanks to you. I had a few strips of bacon, a few slices of deli ham, a few mushrooms, broccoli, a half bag of cheese, a little heavy cream and four eggs. I also had one premade pie crust. This a quiche has been made that I can have for breakfast or lunch this week. Also I had 3 over ripe bananas so I made a loaf of banana bread.
It's great to use up what we have and not waste food.....it's too expensive
Hi from new zealand, love your tiles in the kitchen and your tiny wee dog , have just found you on here, look forward to seeing all your videos
Thanks very much
We love left overs , we all love a Thursday night when I heat all the bits up and spread it out in our plates . We all have a good laugh at the combinations we end up with . And we always have enough and make do . All the food is accounted for . My mum taught me how do be food frugal when I was a kid as she only got a small amount of house keeping in those days and it had to spread across everything and gosh we ate well and never really went with out . We just never got store bought stuff . Amen to that . We have huge food shortages here at the moment and it’s funny listening to people say we have no food in the supermarket. We have so much fresh food and good staples just means you have to cook food and not buy it from a packet . Thank you for your video it’s always a joy to watch xxx
Thanks for sharing your story
I feel motivated to go through my fridge and make sure everything gets used up, after watching this. Thanks Jane. 🙂
We call it fridge shrapnel
@@FrugalQueeninFrance 😆😆😆. We call it ifits - if it's in the fridge, we use it. 😂
Love the “if it’s” name.Years ago my youngest named Sunday night supper, FFY, fend for yourself, because we would have a lovely family dinner at lunchtime. There was usually a tasty dessert but when we were full with our dinner meal we would save dessert for supper so Mom doesn’t cook Sunday supper, hence the FFY.
It’s Saturday morning here in Quebec, Canada. Changing the beds, just selected my meat for the week from freezer. I choose two or three kinds of meat and develop my meals from this. I find it eases the stress of meals throughout the week. I don’t write down meal plans, but sort of organize it in my head. Thank you for your suggestions.
Sounds great!
Love these ideas and what a great way to use up food. I struggle with this and waste more than I should.
Thanks
Good morning Jane and Michael from Chehalis Washington USA 🇺🇸 ❤ 😀
Hi there
I love 'foody Friday' and todays video doesn't disappoint. Thank you x
You’re welcome, it keeps me on my toes thinking of things to use up
Another great video. I especially like you using the carrots - many would throw those away I thought I was the only person who used them when they looked like that. The are fine once peeled.
Thank you! You too!
Absolutely delicious Jane....all 3 meals look outstanding and you are a joy to watch.
Thanks for watching and your support
These meals were so simple and they looked so yummy! We live in North Dakota USA and yes, prices are definitely rising. As a mom of 8(and counting) I've been working very hard to learn more cooking from scratch and stretching the ingredients we do buy, best I can. Seeing you cook is always motivating and inspiring! Thank you for sharing :)
Thanks very much
Do you watch A Tribe of Many? She also has a large family and shares a lot of large family cooking ideas.
Really enjoyed today’s video Jane & Mike! Food looks delicious 👍🏴
Thanks so much for watching
Jane, I enjoyed viewing your website! Saved it in my favorites.
Hi Jane and Mike. Thanks for another inspiring vlog. I shall be doing some batch cooking this weekend so will be doing a sausage casserole plus a lentil dahl and a soup with all the bits at the bottom of my fridge. It is a good feeling when I stow it all away in the freezer. Always enjoy you frugal food Fridays. Thanks
Thanks Lou, we enjoyed eating it
You never fail to amaze me.
I always feel so accomplished when I cut up all the veggies left in the fridge after a week. Even if I only chop them to go in the freezer. Then there is no waste and it's making another meal prep that much easier.
Thank you for inspiring us with delicious looking recipes!
I sometimes just chop up veggies and freeze them
The key to surviving this crisis is being very creative in the kitchen. U have to think on yr feet!!! And fast. Lol great video. Congrats to u both
I tend to make a crust less quiche/frittata or soup from my sad veggies and that does lunches for the week. The sausage casserole looked very tasty thanks for sharing 😊
Equally lovely
Lovely to see you!
Thank you
Your meal prepping is always so encouraging. I love this so much!
Thank you so much!
Thank you Jane & Mike👍 All the recipes looked delicious 😋
I love use it up meals. Everything looks great!
Thanks for watching and so do we
Love your creative use of everything in the fridge. I also can't eat gluten so I make crustless quiches.
I always enjoy watching your videos. The food always looks so yummy. Chefs have absolutely nothing on us homecooks. LOL
Thanks Charlette, i try my best.
Everything you cook just looks wonderful and yummy!! Great ideas and thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching
Loved this video very enjoyable!! 💡 ideas!!!!
Thanks Bonnie
I cook from scratch...eat or freeze leftovers..have been dehydrating foods and loving it...it saves me a lot of money. My meals are now very small amounts of meat or meatless meals which also saves. I really enjoy all your videos.
Thanks Shiva, you’ll save loads doing that
I am glad to see someone else does this too. Besides making me feel better, it also inspires me. Thank you! Happy cooking everyone!
Thanks you too, no one likes waste, even tired veggies can be used up
Love you guys,so helpful in those times of high food prices…….keep up the good work💞
Cheers Barb,
Just lovely meals and great inspiration to save me from wasting food and money. Cheers
Thanks Bernie
That is such a good idea to use the enamel dish to weight the pastry down. I shall try that. Thank you.
It helps the centre cook better
Looks yummy! I have some potatoes and carrots I need to use up this weekend. 🧐 I am also gluten free!
Hope you enjoy
Since changing the budget around this past couple of months. We have started only eating out a maximum of once per month and sometimes not at all, down from 2-4 times. I cook from scratch and keep trying to come up with more, new to me recipes, to help avoid food fatigue.
So far, in Saskatchewan Canada the most noticeable price increases is in the grocery stores and restaurants. Both of which are rising very quickly. The price for gas (for vehicles) hasn't changed too much in this province, I know other provinces have seen a large increase in it. So far with electricity and natural gas, I haven't seen any changes in my monthly bills yet. I'm sure the rest of what is still staying fairly stable, price wise, will be going up in the near future. All the more reason to get used to being more and more frugal in all areas of life.
I have a bunch of sad looking vegies in the refrigerator to pull out and see what can be done with them. Your quiche looked so good, that will be on the list. Hubby will enjoy a pasta dish too. Not sure what else, I cubed a couple pork chops and browned them off last night so will make something with that. Looks like I'll be in the kitchen most of the afternoon. LOL
All your food sounds great
Oh we are seeing rising food prices across the board I think. Meat seems super pricey, but produce and canned foods are also up. I’m really stunned at the “sale” prices in the weekly circular! I just make sure we use everything. No waste! I’ve been saying that for ages, but with extra emphasis now! Love today’s video, as always. I make quiche but have never made the sausage balls and veg casserole. Thank you, Jane. I love your channel. 💜
Thank you, we appreciate your support
I dearly love when you show the scene of the rain falling and dropping from the ledge...makes me feel cozy every single time. I enjoyed this video very much. I am widowed and live alone, but I see how I can still use your recipes, feezing portions for future use. It took me nearly a month to use up a bunch of celery stalks, but I did not waste any of it. None of the celery got limp, as I tightly wrapped several stalks in tin foil. Now if I could figure out how to keep fresh spinach from going limp. Any ideas? Diane in NC
www.allrecipes.com/article/how-to-store-spinach/
I am from NC also! My son in law gave me a dehydrator...spinach and other greens/herbs can easily be dehydrated and stored in jars with screw tight lids. I love that I can add spinach to soups or any cooked recipe and they are fine. I would like to know how to keep it fresh longer in fridge though.
@@shivakat2297 Hello Neighbor. I'd love to have a dehydrator. Frugal Queen just responded with an article on how to store spinach. Look for it in the replies. I'm going to try that.
@@FrugalQueeninFrance Thank you. I've been storing fresh spinach in paper towels, but I haven't been putting it in a sealed bag. I'll try that!
@@jimmiepatrum Yes...I will look it up
I didn't think I would like dehydrator and I am still learning but so far it is great.
Love how you use all of your food! All of the dishes look very tasty. Good job!
Love to see what you cook-everything looks delicious. I’ve learned to always prepare a bite to eat while watching you!
Thanks for your kind comment
Meat is expensive here in Australia I substitute it with vegetables beans cheaper cuts of meat or use bacon or sausage
Thanks for sharing,
Some great use it up food ideas there Jane. I too am having a use it up week as I am going on holiday later in the month and need to empty the fridge and don’t really want to leave half packets of things in the pantry. Even though you show us your bits and bats your finished meal always looks too good to be made out of odds and ends.
Thanks Pat, that’s kind
It looked delicious! Have a nice weekend! 💕
Lovely creative use of fridge leftovers. Love your videos. Renee in California.
Thanks very much
How could you make that lovely looking quiche and then not be able to eat any of it? Same with the cakes you recently made. I did try to grow fruit and veggies last year but it wasn't a huge success so I need to try harder this year.
You get used to it
Love the painting of your homestead in Brittany - which one of you is the artist. Your recipes were spot on and I will make the pasta with spinach and mushrooms.
Thanks Margaret, the art is a computer technique
Everything looks delicious and no waste is a big bonus!
I haven’t made a quiche in a long time, I think I’ll make a few individual size ones and freeze the extras. I love to add broccoli, bacon and cheddar to my quiche.
Sadly all dairy products as well as meats and poultry have been increasing in price. There are noticeable increases in the prices every time I shop.
I’ve been eating fried potatoes with onions and sausage or bacon bits and cheese for my breakfast or lunch lately. I cook 6-8 potatoes in my instant pot and refrigerate them after they cook down. That way they take less time to fry when I want fried potatoes. They are relatively inexpensive and taste good.
I’m using meat and poultry in casseroles, soups and stews or chili to stretch a smaller amount of the protein sources. More of a flavoring ingredient instead of the main component of the meal.
I’m going to make some crepes and flatbread or flour tortillas to use as wraps as well as bake a loaf of gluten free bread this weekend. Gluten free products are so expensive but making them at home makes them more affordable.
You can put almost anything in a quiche. I used to use cooked frozen broccoli, tinned salmon and a bit of cheese with eggs, I could make two quiches from one tin of salmon
I make a rice based quiche 💜I use calrose rice medium grain❤️ cook rice and press into oiled dish then add the rest! Tasty filling and cuts nicely! No crumbs! 😸❤️💚
Gas (car) prices have gone up, a lot! I drive a lot less. Food prices have gone up so we are more mindful about waste (which is good to do anyway). This gave me inspiration for my dinner tonight, thank you!
You’re welcome it’s 1.60€ for a litre of diesel here
Jane you are a really good cook and your food always looks delicious:)
Thanks Jo
Another fab video and a great way to use up eggs in a quiche( can you freeze quiche?)
In fact the whole video was an eye opener and all of what you made i have in my fridge most weeks. Will be referencing this video alot.
As always thank you for the ideas, so inspired
Frozen quiche isn’t great, it’s watery when defrosted.
@@FrugalQueeninFrance hmm never thought of that its just alot of quiche and my son wouldn't eat it maybe I could make a smaller one. As I really do love quiche and a great way to use stuff up.
@@cherylverber7672 make individual one in muffin tins.
@@lindaborthwick4858 great idea, thank you
I love quiche, I have a lovely caramelised red onion recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Fancy and Frugal and thanks for watching
All your food looks so delicious and very easy and no fuss to make. I love to see what you are cooking as it gives me ideas. Sometimes I get stuck in a rut. What do you eat when you cant eat what Mike is eating? Thanks for the video!
I eat leftovers, or fish, or salad.
The food looks lovely as always
Thanks so much
Hi alicia skokie Illinois, I going try your recipes 😋.
Thanks for watching
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Hi Jane! What's got more expensive here in Wales? Everything!
We only leave peelings, which go to our hens and bones, everything else has to be eaten.
Your sausage casserole recipe looks great, I never thought of adding bacon to the sauce and will be trying it next week.
Thank you!
In the UK I used to use cooking bacon. A little 100g of smoked bacon really adds something
That quiche looks AMAZING, AWESOME and DELICIOUS!!!!
Thanks
Delicious I make pasta for myself once a week - my son is gluten-free
I have a discreet note by my sick and back door, just before my bin, hand written. And it works.."think before throwing "...
Good reminder
Hi Jane I like the look of the sausage casserole and the quiche you made for Mike. Would you eat it if you made it with gluten free pastry? The spaghetti also looked amazing even better I love left over spaghetti.
I would if it were GF
Oh my those dishes looked delicious! Here in the middle U.S., prices have risen on all meats (beef, pork, poultry and fish) plus dairy and cheese. Other items have increased as well but meat and dairy on have increased the most. I have cut back on the amount of meat I buy and I use less of it. I grew up eating leftovers and so I have continued to do that as an adult and I don't mind them at all. Many dishes I think can taste even better after they've had a day or two to sit in the refrigerator and have all the spices meld together. I know many people who don't eat leftovers at all and I just don't understand it. I appreciate how you are not wasteful of the food that you have and I am really focusing on not wasting food. I tend to be bad at using up produce before it rots and I want to do better at that. Thank you for your inspiration!
Hi Rosemary, food is expensive here in France but thankfully very good. I don’t like to waste any food.
Me too zero wasted
I have a silly question, but here goes....what is the music track that comes on when the "Browning the Meatballs" segment starts? It is in most, if not all, of your videos. It's such a pleasant upbeat tune 😊
Wonderful recipes! Thanks for the inspiration :)
Thanks Cheri
Looks delicious ! tfs 🥰❄☃☔🏜💗✝
Thank you for your video ! This is very helpul ! I decided to decrease my food budget and it's the moment that shops make offers on products I buy regularly. So, here I am, checking my pantry, reminding thhow many times in the year this particular products are on offer, so I can buy more and store. After all, if I buy this month, it will still decrease my budget next months...Of course, I'm careful to store only produts I usually buy, won't buy on offer what I don't buy full price !
And I strat thinking about 1 or 2 meals, depending on prices in shop to decide which one : If I wank leeks and find them to expensive, will take cauliflower instead, or reverse...
I buy fresh vegetable very carefully because I know myself : if I don't cook on sunday, it won't be cooked before wednesday or even later...I don't like cooking, I really challenge myself to cook even the most simple things...That's why I try to get as many as dinner as I can in the freezer to have them when I'm back from work.
I’m glad you’ve found a way that works for you