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Not a fan of green bean casserole, but I like how your Not afraid to discover what flavors you can create, to turn ordinary foods into extraordinary meals. 😊
Bacon grease is great for cooking eggs, potatoes and many other things 😋😋😋💕💕 Next time slice onions thin and deep fry it works out for french fries onions 😋
Mama Baird the cornflakes reminded me that many public school districts send home weekend bags of food/snacks to children or families in need.. I think it is so important that families in need reach out to their school districts. The backpack food program is a wonderful resource!
I really appreciate that you say the green bean casserole is ok and that you don’t like the corn flakes. I never trust TH-camrs who always say all their food they just whip up is delish. 😂
Eggplant we love. I peel them and slice them. Then I bread them and fry till crunchy. My kids begged for them. Your breading should be seasoned to your taste.
I pressure can bacon, also bacon bits, baked beans with bacon, white bean soup with bacon, greens with bacon, bacon jam, caramelized onions with bacon. So,you could can it up instead of putting it into the freezer.
Could you can diced bacon? Does it need to be precooked? How do you do bacon bits? Would you be able to email me? It's easier to have a convo that way. Mamabairdspantry@gamil.com
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I would be making daily BLT's and I love fried corn with chopped up pieces of bacon. Green beans are tasty that way too and mac n cheese is yummy with bacon pieces in it.
You could make egg plant Parmesan I've never had egg plant I'm going to grow in this year. What a blessing my mom goes to a food bank also. You hit the jack pot on bacon.
It's a " you get what you get" giving program. Kale can be dehydrated to powder and added as nutrients, and carrots are great grated and mixed in with onions and sauted into ground beef. I grind excess and freeze.
I’m so glad you mentioned getting away from aspartame. I was diagnosed with chronic migraines at 16, doctor suspected that it started at least 2 years before then but I didn’t realize, and now 12 years later I’m so sensitive to aspartame as a migraine trigger because I’ve had the condition so long that I took one swig of a drink that I didn’t know had aspartame and immediately knew something was wrong. On the plus side, the Crystal ice waters in the skinny bottles are aspartame free, as are a lot of flavored water options. The clear American brand you have to avoid the majority of those though which is unfortunate cause they’re so affordable. Love your videos and the inspiration to preserve and do more and be more creative after being in a rut for a while
@@mamabairds so funny enough, Diet Pepsi is mostly aspartame free these days but there’s some aspartame ones floating around. It was one of those that the vending machine guy put in the machine that I’d got and didn’t check because Diet Pepsi is basically the only diet soda that has gone aspartame free.
You can slice(about 1”thick) eggplant bake on 350 degrees o a parchment paper lined baking sheet for about 25 minutes. Let cool completely, wrap with wax paper between slices (to prevent sticking) and freeze . Just pull out and thaw and use as desired. You can also purée it and freeze or can. I have never done that because we use it eggplant parmigiana, casseroles, and grill it.
I saw a TH-camr Cooking with Pam I believe is her channel she gives so many tips. She has lots of shorts check her out. Anyways she cleans her bacon grease by straining it over & over again til it was just a white looking crisco if you will & she uses it as flavoring to making anything..& it's great way to flavor your food!! I personally only mk my bacon in the oven on a tray lined w foil for easy clean up.easy way to gather your 🥓 grease. For the Egg plant you could really make your family love it..look up EASY EGG PLANT IDEAS there's a ton..I eat Queso on my burgers. Omg you MUST try it! For the Turkey turn it upside down & rub it w butter on & under the skin. If you have Rosemary ir Thyme use that too. By doing it this way your breast meat stays moist. Also add either chicken broth or apple juice if you hv it. Cook at 350 F until temp reaches 180. Turning turkey over for about 30 minutes to brown top of skin. I add more butter on top just for added golden skin. Adding about a 1/2 cup of broth or apple juice to the pan as it's cooking. You can declare the pan & make a really good gravy!! Also when you're done w that meal take all the turkey off the bone & boil the carcass for some really great bone broth..you can add some of those carrots to the pot along w celery with salt & pepper..but literally it will be so delicious that you can use for many things. Lastly for your Jalapeños you can stuff them w just about anything just like a green pepper...oh & for an abundance of carrots if they're long carrots cut them in slices on a slant or if baby carrots just leave them whole..you can do Carrot Fries. Ree Drummond has a recipe & you can do shoestring carrots that you can put on your green bean casserole..& i just do glazed carrots which arent the healthiest but theyre good they are made w brown sugar. Some w honey. Or both..heck u can even use pancake syrup..but anyways you can make lots of muffins & carrot cake! .Sorry for such a long post..just wanted to cover it all ..great haul.
Stuffed jalapenos- slice peppers in half lengthwise,remove veins and seeds ( these as well as the stems, is where the heat is) Mix 1 pound roll of sausage, browned and drained, with 1 block cream cheese and 2 cups shredded cheddar. Stuff mixture into peppers and bake at 425 degrees until brown and bubbly. About 15 minutes.
So glad you gave out the 211 number because even in Central California we use the 211 number for local services. I use that number all the time and love telling folks to use that number when looking for local services.
Slice the eggplant& put spaghetti sauce with ,or without meat olive oil,garlic & onion powder layer in pan parmesan cheese& bake 350 until done ck with fork. Also put provolone & mozzarella as well,few bread crumbs& yummy.
You have some really good ideas for the food you get from the food bank. Love your videos.i wish we had the banks here . Both in nothing like that here . I like the way you our use the food you get . Thanks for the ideas.
i am sooo happy that people are sending you gifts, im so proud for you and so glad for you. i could see it from the start that you are gonna be one of the best youtubers most succesful people.. Hey,,,,did you bring your freeze drier home?
@@mamabairds IM SOOO glad for you getting your new toy....haha...Since I first met you, you have gotten some very good homestead starter items,,,,it truly brings a smile to my face to see you doing so well with your channel,,and your home, and your kids are soo soo cute and happy looking.
Sitting here watching you, seeing the plants you cut back, like I suggested, look amazing. Like you I also got a big haul of jars. I paid $100 for 36 dozen regular quart and pint jars and 15 quarts of almost quart moonshine (legal moonshine) jars. I really scored. I already had dozens of jelly jars. I don't can as much as I should, but I will probably never need to buy anymore! Love your channel. I get strength from you telling me it's OK to go to the food bank. I always thought it was for destitute folks until we lost the house we were living in, which caused my husband and I homeless. We live with family right now, but we live in one room. We are moving out in Feb so if we can't find a place we will need help at first and since I have been watching g you I'm not embarrassed to ask for help. Keeps on encouraging and empowering people!
You are so cute i love your videos...i go to the food bank to. Its just my husband and i but grandkids are next door who eat at my house everyday...so the food really help we are on social security so a fixed income is no joke you dont much
Next time try crushing the cornflakes then melt a little bit of butter... pour the butter on the cornflakes and mix prior to putting mixture on top of the casserole. Then you will get a nice golden brown crunch!
I make a ratatouille knock-off with eggplant. slice 1 onion, 1 bell peper mushrooms if you have cube zucchini, squash, eggplant (all or whatever you have) same size in big pot put bit of oil/fat add onion, bell pepper and mushrooms, cook til mushrooms release liquid add other veggies to pot add can of corn or frozen corn add can of crushed tomatoes season to taste with italian herbs and salt and pepper add 1 cup of broth/water - cook for 20 minutes - serve over rice or by itself and sprinkle cotija or parmesan cheese on top sounds more complicated than it is - just a veggie stew really.
I would dice, and cook one case and then freeze in single meal portions so you can pull a bag out of the freezer and add to a meal. Second option, rinse it off and candy the bacon with brown sugar and then freeze or dehydrate the extra.
Eggplant. Slice it in 1/4 in slices. (I do round way) Sprinkle with salt. Layer in the biggest bowl you have. Put a dish on it and weigh it down with one of those #10 cans. After an hr, drain off that brownish water that comes out, and pat the slices dry. Ok. While you're getting the bitterness out of the eggplant, make the marinara sauce, and grate some parmesan. I fry the eggplant in a little oil in the bottom of a non-stick pan. I use olive oil.(I don't know how in a cast iron) Put a layer of sauce in the bottom of a 3 qt Corning ware or some dish like that. Drain the eggplant on paper towel after you fry. Layer the drained eggplant in the bowl with a layer of sauce, eggplant, cheese, sauce, eggplant, cheese like lasagna. You season each layer as you like. I don't put much salt, because the salt to drain off the bitter liquid is there, plus in the marinara. It's not a breaded eggplant. I descend from another part if Italy where we don't bread it. You can add fresh basil or flat leaf parsley on each layer, or in the marinara. We eat this cold, in sandwiches. I think everyone will love this.
Salting and patting the eggplant dry is very important. The first time my dad made us eggplant lasagna, he didn't know to do that and it was very slimy. Someone told him that salting and patting trick, they said to treat it like beef steak, and the sliminess was gone.
HI 👋 I have been binge watching your videos and I love ❤️ your sense of humor, never commented before but just wanted to say our family uses the onion buns for copycat Arby's roast beef n chedder sandwiches 🥪 😋
Eggplant is good just sautéed with butter and garlic basil, eggplant pharm of course you can also fry them like you would fried green tomatoes. Just seasoned and baked just like any other veg of that sort.
Buy a dollar tree (or thrift store) 1/2 gallon pitcher. Put your ziplock in and fold it over the top. More stable than the bag holders and bonus that you can use the actual pitchers if needed.
I just discovered your channel and I love it. I volunteer at a soup kitchen that feeds a mid day meal 365 days a year and hands out kid meal packs each week and then extra bags of overflow items for those that have homes. ( our main clients are homeless). You have given me great ideas and I am thinking of starting a cooking class on how to stretch and prepare gifted foods etc…and you are giving me great ideas. I live in SC near NC.
Oh I'm so happy to hear that! I'm working on teaching cooking classes at the food bank as well! Just being able to cook has become a rare skill and people need to know with these hard times! Thanks for all you do! Welcome to the family!
I love that idea using egg carton to put bacon grease in. I use ice cube trays to put left over pizza sauce, crush pineapple, tomato sauce or any thing from a can in the freezer. One frozen l put in zip lock bag. Being it is just me l don't make a pizza every day or use crush pineapple. So this way l don't have to toss out. I just pull out what need of the frozen cubes.
next time flash freeze flat in the bag with the open edge bent up then seal so no liquid seeps out..can fold the open edge down and clip with chip clip to freeze
We love peach jalapeño jam, well the grown ups 😄, I will glaze it on grilled/sautéed chicken and porkchops, oh on a fresh baked buttery biscuit. It's so delicious, oh and stuffed jalapeños wrapped in bacon. 😋
What a great find on the jars! Last year neighbor came by and gave us all his old jars. There must have been five or six dozen jars in all different sizes!
That was a great score on the jars Carolina, they're sure to come in handy with all your canning. You got some good food this week. I like to simply thinly slice my eggplant, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with sea salt and roast in a hot oven... and eat as a snack, yum! If I have tahini on hand sometimes I turn them into Baba Ganoush (dip) which is tasty too.
Considering all you do you'll probably put the freeze dryer to good work. But if you didn't have one, dehydrating canned vegetables can be a way to preserve canned vegetables that are getting older and reduce the space needed for cans compared to dehydrated vegetables. I have had good success with this. I'm using them in soups, stews, pot pie mixtures,etc.
For anyone that cans, if you are able, you may want to start buying your lids and canning supplies now before the season starts . You never know if they will be in short supply. I don't can yet. I'd love to learn.
That's what I tell Husband! And who knows, they may quit making them because they are too dangerous for us simple minded folk. haha. Better stock up when you can. Especially at that price!
@@mamabairds how true ,I just want to tell you that I really do respect the encouragement you give to everyone about using the food bank . These are hard times for all of us.Believe me I know first hand, and if you can get help like this, then it's crazy not to take advantage of it.I might have already said this but I am 73 and my short term memory is not what it use to be.That bacon is an awesome .God bless.🙏🙏❤️
@@wilmabaker4500 Thank you so much Wilma! You are more than welcome to tell me as many times as you want! I appreciate your kind words and your support!
This all looks so absolutely delicious!!! And you're looking as beautiful as always Carolina!!! Thanks for sharing!!! Always look forward to the next video!!!!
Our family doesn’t qualify for a food bank but I sure like to use my flash food app and look for clearance food that I can put in my food dehydrator or freezer...or jars lol. I love the inspiration I get here. And about that bacon, I’m so glad you get that. And look at you making use of it to feed your family. No shame in that.
@@kellygarza867 its a program that a few different grocery stores here in Canada have where they post food at a steeply discounted price. Mostly stuff that’s about to “expire”...you go on the app and can see from stores in your area what is available. You check out online and then go pick it up as it suits you. The flash food app might be in the US or other countries too...I’m not sure.
I love how honest you are when tasting your food - it’s encouraging to new cooks that not everything is going to taste amazing when you cook from scratch.
One large onion chopped fine and browned with one pound of ground meat. Pour into crockpot, add 5 cans of beans drained and rinsed. I use red kidney, cannellini, baby Lima beans, butter beans and one unprinted can of pork and beans. Add one generous cup of ketchup, one cup of brown sugar, two Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Finally stir in two large cups of bacon ends. Cook on low for eight hours, stir randomly through the day.
I'm so glad you were able to get a big chest freezer. It makes a big difference in what you can store(like ALL that bacon!) . I need to do a freezer cooking month like the pantry cooking. I'm bad at just stacking everything on top.
I need to do some freezer meals too. I have lots of bacon, obviously haha, and some sausage patties and Canadian bacon, plus all those frozen English muffins. I need to make up some breakfast sandwiches for the freezer!
@@mamabairdsFantastic idea!!! Great way to use leftover bacon, muffins or biscuits, eggs getting a little old. I think they’re super easy to reheat…and I got an air fryer recently, but haven’t tried it yet. Anyone know if it’s better at reheating things than the microwave? (I should probably try to actually cook something in it first, lol…it was a great deal at Costco and I’ve always wanted one.)
I LOVE your channel. You make me smile 😁.... I've found anything that I seal like your bacon thaws really quick in warm water. That would save you some time before frying. Love ya girl keep up the good work 🙂
I was one of the last in the pantry line today and got 7 5 pound bags of carrots and almost 20 bunches of kale. A friend with the same family size got less than half of what i did (still an insane amount) because she was there sooner. I was shocked at the amount of food. My husband told me something similar today when I was doing my weekly "are you sure it's fine I go through the mobile pantry?" He reminded me it's not like we're stealing food from homeless or those who haven't eaten in days. What are they going to do if someone handed them a bag of carrots and a bunch of kale. That isn't food they can use. Same with your bacon. Some foods need to go to families who have the means to prep it. It also made me think maybe w could be the middle men and make some good with these items and hand them out?
It would be great if folks with skills shared some of their home canning with neighbors who could use extra food. Also it could be fun to get together with some of those neighbors and work on canning/preserving together. Invite as many as can safely work in your kitchen, everyone brings what ingredients they have including containers and everyone goes home with stuff for their pantry or freezer. And some stronger relationships with their neighbors. We're all in this together. Might as well have some fun along the way.
I love your channel. We like jalapeño jelly Really like it over a package of cream cheese and serve with crackers. Any suggestions for lots of fresh yellow onions. Our drive through pantry have had lots of fresh onions. I have chopped and frozen alot for cooking.
You could pickle some. Did you see the pickled sweet onions I did? Oh they are so good. I've used them in meatloaf and as a topping for a patty melt! It's in my first subscriber featured recipe!
You could make some baba ghanoush with that eggplant. It's like humus but with eggplant & it's delicious. I was very briefly married to an Israeli man & we lived in a community of Israeli people so this was one of the various dishes they introduced to me. It's eggplant, lemon, olive oil, tahini & some seasonings so very few ingredients for a fabulous dip or spread
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Not a fan of green bean casserole, but I like how your Not afraid to discover what flavors you can create, to turn ordinary foods into extraordinary meals. 😊
Bacon grease is great for cooking eggs, potatoes and many other things 😋😋😋💕💕
Next time slice onions thin and deep fry it works out for french fries onions 😋
Chocolate is and always will be my favorite, especially dark chocolate,great haul
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Mama Baird the cornflakes reminded me that many public school districts send home weekend bags of food/snacks to children or families in need.. I think it is so important that families in need reach out to their school districts. The backpack food program is a wonderful resource!
Yes!! I need to mention that in a video! Thank you!
Jalapeño poppers. Cream cheese and bacon.
Try eggplant parm-slice eggplant dredge in breadcrumbs & fry. Make pasta & sauce. Pour sauce over eggplant & pasta. It's YUM
I really appreciate that you say the green bean casserole is ok and that you don’t like the corn flakes. I never trust TH-camrs who always say all their food they just whip up is delish. 😂
Right?! Sometimes it just doesn't work out!
Wow! That's a good save! You'll eat like kings! 🥰
Yes, thank you!!
Eggplant we love. I peel them and slice them. Then I bread them and fry till crunchy. My kids begged for them. Your breading should be seasoned to your taste.
I pressure can bacon, also bacon bits, baked beans with bacon, white bean soup with bacon, greens with bacon, bacon jam, caramelized onions with bacon. So,you could can it up instead of putting it into the freezer.
Could you can diced bacon? Does it need to be precooked? How do you do bacon bits? Would you be able to email me? It's easier to have a convo that way.
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Best Haul Ever BACON How Fun Yummy
Thank you 😋
Fry eggplants like tomatoes, use eggplants in casserole with meat. I like to use eggplant with black beans, chicken and rice
I watched almost all of this earlier and during the middle it was removed. Glad it’s back.
Sorry, I had some editing errors in the first one and I want to make sure the video is right before I put them out. So I deleted it and fixed them then re uploaded! Thanks for coming back and watching!
Slice. Bread and fry the egg plant. Yum!
I cut up egg plant and Sautee with salt and pepper and other seasons and lil oil or butter and add garlic and onions and fry it up you can add meat
I would be making daily BLT's and I love fried corn with chopped up pieces of bacon. Green beans are tasty that way too and mac n cheese is yummy with bacon pieces in it.
You could make egg plant Parmesan I've never had egg plant I'm going to grow in this year. What a blessing my mom goes to a food bank also. You hit the jack pot on bacon.
It's a " you get what you get" giving program.
Kale can be dehydrated to powder and added as nutrients, and carrots are great grated and mixed in with onions and sauted into ground beef.
I grind excess and freeze.
Have to tell you that you are sparkling. So bright and happy . Made me happy to see you are. Thank you 💕🙏🦋
Aw thank you! Life is good !
I’m so glad you mentioned getting away from aspartame. I was diagnosed with chronic migraines at 16, doctor suspected that it started at least 2 years before then but I didn’t realize, and now 12 years later I’m so sensitive to aspartame as a migraine trigger because I’ve had the condition so long that I took one swig of a drink that I didn’t know had aspartame and immediately knew something was wrong.
On the plus side, the Crystal ice waters in the skinny bottles are aspartame free, as are a lot of flavored water options. The clear American brand you have to avoid the majority of those though which is unfortunate cause they’re so affordable.
Love your videos and the inspiration to preserve and do more and be more creative after being in a rut for a while
Thank you for sharing that with me. We have been doing good so far! I do get migraines so I'm sure chugging diet pepsi didn't help them! Thank you!
@@mamabairds so funny enough, Diet Pepsi is mostly aspartame free these days but there’s some aspartame ones floating around. It was one of those that the vending machine guy put in the machine that I’d got and didn’t check because Diet Pepsi is basically the only diet soda that has gone aspartame free.
Love the thermometer
Me too! It is really handy!
Girl I absolutely love you! Lol
You're like Don't fall in love with me, I'm married! 😍 Love it lol
You're so funny
Haha! Thank you!
The bigger printed pint jas are called a quilt pattern good score o the jars
Quilted!! Thank you for the word i was searching for!
Great deal on all those jars. Your dinner looks amazing!
Thanks so much! 😊
Eggplant Parm....yummmm
Eggplant Parmesan is wonderful!!
Good idea!!
You can slice(about 1”thick) eggplant bake on 350 degrees o a parchment paper lined baking sheet for about 25 minutes. Let cool completely, wrap with wax paper between slices (to prevent sticking) and freeze . Just pull out and thaw and use as desired. You can also purée it and freeze or can. I have never done that because we use it eggplant parmigiana, casseroles, and grill it.
Thank you!
I saw a TH-camr Cooking with Pam I believe is her channel she gives so many tips. She has lots of shorts check her out. Anyways she cleans her bacon grease by straining it over & over again til it was just a white looking crisco if you will & she uses it as flavoring to making anything..& it's great way to flavor your food!! I personally only mk my bacon in the oven on a tray lined w foil for easy clean up.easy way to gather your 🥓 grease. For the Egg plant you could really make your family love it..look up EASY EGG PLANT IDEAS there's a ton..I eat Queso on my burgers. Omg you MUST try it! For the Turkey turn it upside down & rub it w butter on & under the skin. If you have Rosemary ir Thyme use that too. By doing it this way your breast meat stays moist. Also add either chicken broth or apple juice if you hv it. Cook at 350 F until temp reaches 180. Turning turkey over for about 30 minutes to brown top of skin. I add more butter on top just for added golden skin. Adding about a 1/2 cup of broth or apple juice to the pan as it's cooking. You can declare the pan & make a really good gravy!! Also when you're done w that meal take all the turkey off the bone & boil the carcass for some really great bone broth..you can add some of those carrots to the pot along w celery with salt & pepper..but literally it will be so delicious that you can use for many things. Lastly for your Jalapeños you can stuff them w just about anything just like a green pepper...oh & for an abundance of carrots if they're long carrots cut them in slices on a slant or if baby carrots just leave them whole..you can do Carrot Fries. Ree Drummond has a recipe & you can do shoestring carrots that you can put on your green bean casserole..& i just do glazed carrots which arent the healthiest but theyre good they are made w brown sugar. Some w honey. Or both..heck u can even use pancake syrup..but anyways you can make lots of muffins & carrot cake! .Sorry for such a long post..just wanted to cover it all ..great haul.
You are so cute& funny. All those jars are great.
Stuffed jalapenos- slice peppers in half lengthwise,remove veins and seeds ( these as well as the stems, is where the heat is) Mix 1 pound roll of sausage, browned and drained, with 1 block cream cheese and 2 cups shredded cheddar. Stuff mixture into peppers and bake at 425 degrees until brown and bubbly. About 15 minutes.
Sounds delicious! And better than the ones in the freezer section
Oh thank you for sharing that!!
Wrap those in bacon!
@@madelynpasseggiata7833 that's what I was going to say, wrap in bacon!! 😋😋
@@madelynpasseggiata7833 Yes!
So glad you gave out the 211 number because even in Central California we use the 211 number for local services. I use that number all the time and love telling folks to use that number when looking for local services.
Yes I agree! People really have no idea all the resources out there for them! Thank you Yvette
When you dropped that piece of steak I burst out of laughing. 🤣"jack is gonna enjoy that.. and then you continue where just stopped 🤣 hilarious
Haha!!
Slice the eggplant& put spaghetti sauce with ,or without meat olive oil,garlic & onion powder layer in pan parmesan cheese& bake 350 until done ck with fork. Also put provolone & mozzarella as well,few bread crumbs& yummy.
I need to start hitting food banks . I need a freeze dryer . GODBLESS sweetie
Yes, hit them up if you need to! That's what they are there for!!
You have some really good ideas for the food you get from the food bank. Love your videos.i wish we had the banks here . Both in nothing like that here . I like the way you our use the food you get . Thanks for the ideas.
Thanks so much!
Don’t forget bacon grease is good for cooking
i am sooo happy that people are sending you gifts, im so proud for you and so glad for you. i could see it from the start that you are gonna be one of the best youtubers most succesful people.. Hey,,,,did you bring your freeze drier home?
Thank you so much!! And yes I did!!
@@mamabairds IM SOOO glad for you getting your new toy....haha...Since I first met you, you have gotten some very good homestead starter items,,,,it truly brings a smile to my face to see you doing so well with your channel,,and your home, and your kids are soo soo cute and happy looking.
Would you be able to share with me how to dehydrate items? I’m am new at this. Thank you for any and advice and support. Thank you 🙏
I use eggplant as the Lasagna noodles excellent and I love it to make the eggplant Parmesan I don’t fry it or bake it in the oven and it’s awesome
Thanks for sharing!!
A nice beef stew would be delicious in the bread bowls.
I like that idea!
Sitting here watching you, seeing the plants you cut back, like I suggested, look amazing. Like you I also got a big haul of jars. I paid $100 for 36 dozen regular quart and pint jars and 15 quarts of almost quart moonshine (legal moonshine) jars. I really scored. I already had dozens of jelly jars. I don't can as much as I should, but I will probably never need to buy anymore! Love your channel. I get strength from you telling me it's OK to go to the food bank. I always thought it was for destitute folks until we lost the house we were living in, which caused my husband and I homeless. We live with family right now, but we live in one room. We are moving out in Feb so if we can't find a place we will need help at first and since I have been watching g you I'm not embarrassed to ask for help. Keeps on encouraging and empowering people!
Thank you Donna! I'm glad you know it's there for you and I wish you so much luck in finding a place in Feb!! Thank you for your love and support!
Quilted jars. Your plants look great!
Quilted! Thank you for the word! Thank you as well for the plant compliment! I'm proud of them! They bring some freshness to my kitchen!
You are so cute i love your videos...i go to the food bank to. Its just my husband and i but grandkids are next door who eat at my house everyday...so the food really help we are on social security so a fixed income is no joke you dont much
😊 thank you! Yes those grand kids and eat a lot! haha
When i get some deer… i use bacon to mix with the ground venison. I also have used bacon and made sausage with it with venison.
Sounds great!
Next time try crushing the cornflakes then melt a little bit of butter... pour the butter on the cornflakes and mix prior to putting mixture on top of the casserole. Then you will get a nice golden brown crunch!
Ok, good idea, thank you!
I make a ratatouille knock-off with eggplant.
slice 1 onion, 1 bell peper mushrooms if you have
cube zucchini, squash, eggplant (all or whatever you have) same size
in big pot put bit of oil/fat add onion, bell pepper and mushrooms, cook til mushrooms release liquid
add other veggies to pot
add can of corn or frozen corn
add can of crushed tomatoes
season to taste with italian herbs and salt and pepper
add 1 cup of broth/water - cook for 20 minutes - serve over rice or by itself and sprinkle cotija or parmesan cheese on top
sounds more complicated than it is - just a veggie stew really.
You could make some tasty bacon jerky in your dehydrator. I brush brown sugar dissolved in a bit of water on it for extra flavor. Mmmmmmm.
Bacon jerky!!?? Thank you!!
I would dice, and cook one case and then freeze in single meal portions so you can pull a bag out of the freezer and add to a meal.
Second option, rinse it off and candy the bacon with brown sugar and then freeze or dehydrate the extra.
That's a great idea!
Those are some beautiful wooden utensils.
They really are!!
Eggplant.
Slice it in 1/4 in slices. (I do round way) Sprinkle with salt. Layer in the biggest bowl you have. Put a dish on it and weigh it down with one of those #10 cans.
After an hr, drain off that brownish water that comes out, and pat the slices dry.
Ok. While you're getting the bitterness out of the eggplant, make the marinara sauce, and grate some parmesan.
I fry the eggplant in a little oil in the bottom of a non-stick pan. I use olive oil.(I don't know how in a cast iron)
Put a layer of sauce in the bottom of a 3 qt Corning ware or some dish like that. Drain the eggplant on paper towel after you fry. Layer the drained eggplant in the bowl with a layer of sauce, eggplant, cheese, sauce, eggplant, cheese like lasagna. You season each layer as you like. I don't put much salt, because the salt to drain off the bitter liquid is there, plus in the marinara. It's not a breaded eggplant. I descend from another part if Italy where we don't bread it. You can add fresh basil or flat leaf parsley on each layer, or in the marinara. We eat this cold, in sandwiches. I think everyone will love this.
I love that the comments are filled with exact directions of amazing recipes.
Salting and patting the eggplant dry is very important. The first time my dad made us eggplant lasagna, he didn't know to do that and it was very slimy. Someone told him that salting and patting trick, they said to treat it like beef steak, and the sliminess was gone.
Thank you so much!!
HI 👋 I have been binge watching your videos and I love ❤️ your sense of humor, never commented before but just wanted to say our family uses the onion buns for copycat Arby's roast beef n chedder sandwiches 🥪 😋
Thank you so much!! That does sound so good! Thank you for all your love and support!!
Jalapeños can be dehydrated or fried for the top of green bean casserole too in place of fried onion.
Eggplant is good just sautéed with butter and garlic basil, eggplant pharm of course you can also fry them like you would fried green tomatoes. Just seasoned and baked just like any other veg of that sort.
I need to try eggplant more! I haven't given it a proper chance.
Buy a dollar tree (or thrift store) 1/2 gallon pitcher. Put your ziplock in and fold it over the top. More stable than the bag holders and bonus that you can use the actual pitchers if needed.
Oh good thinking! Thank you!
I just discovered your channel and I love it. I volunteer at a soup kitchen that feeds a mid day meal 365 days a year and hands out kid meal packs each week and then extra bags of overflow items for those that have homes. ( our main clients are homeless). You have given me great ideas and I am thinking of starting a cooking class on how to stretch and prepare gifted foods etc…and you are giving me great ideas. I live in SC near NC.
Oh I'm so happy to hear that! I'm working on teaching cooking classes at the food bank as well! Just being able to cook has become a rare skill and people need to know with these hard times! Thanks for all you do! Welcome to the family!
For the eggplant Ratatouie add lots of other yummy veg and serve over brown rice eat while you watch the movie lol
That is one of my favorite movies!! Haha
I love that idea using egg carton to put bacon grease in. I use ice cube trays to put left over pizza sauce, crush pineapple, tomato sauce or any thing from a can in the freezer. One frozen l put in zip lock bag. Being it is just me l don't make a pizza every day or use crush pineapple. So this way l don't have to toss out. I just pull out what need of the frozen cubes.
next time flash freeze flat in the bag with the open edge bent up then seal so no liquid seeps out..can fold the open edge down and clip with chip clip to freeze
Great tip! Thank you for that!! I was trying to figure out how people do it! Haha
Sorry I missed premiere tonight, but it looks delicious!!! Everything’s better with bacon!
I was looking for you! I do agree, everything is better with bacon!!!!
Looks like the plants are thriving!
There are! I'm so happy!
I inherited some canning jars. Some were Canadian brands and some were pint and half size.
freeze liquids first, and really easy to seal
Oh that's a good idea! Thank you! Freeze it in the bag, then seal?
The bag holder ,opener, are great.
I wish our food banks over here were like yours in the us! I would definitely use the food bank
They all need to be like mine. It's so valuable to the community
if you cant find lids for your new jars you could use them as drinking glasses
That's a good use! Thank you!
We love peach jalapeño jam, well the grown ups 😄, I will glaze it on grilled/sautéed chicken and porkchops, oh on a fresh baked buttery biscuit. It's so delicious, oh and stuffed jalapeños wrapped in bacon. 😋
Oh that does sound good!
What a great find on the jars! Last year neighbor came by and gave us all his old jars. There must have been five or six dozen jars in all different sizes!
Wow! That is so awesome!!
Interesting combination with tri-meat; beans and mac and cheese. The Smart Meat Thermometer looks really efficient. Thanks for showing this product.
The thermometer was wonderful! I didn't have to worry about checking it or it getting over cooked! I can't wait to use it again! Thanks for watching!
That was a great score on the jars Carolina, they're sure to come in handy with all your canning. You got some good food this week. I like to simply thinly slice my eggplant, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with sea salt and roast in a hot oven... and eat as a snack, yum! If I have tahini on hand sometimes I turn them into Baba Ganoush (dip) which is tasty too.
I keep stalking fb marketplace for canning supplies.. no luck so far, but I'll keep looking.
Thanks so much!
Considering all you do you'll probably put the freeze dryer to good work. But if you didn't have one, dehydrating canned vegetables can be a way to preserve canned vegetables that are getting older and reduce the space needed for cans compared to dehydrated vegetables. I have had good success with this. I'm using them in soups, stews, pot pie mixtures,etc.
For anyone that cans, if you are able, you may want to start buying your lids and canning supplies now before the season starts . You never know if they will be in short supply. I don't can yet. I'd love to learn.
That is a good point!
Girl you need to make so turkey tamales they are the best and easy!!
I've never made tamales before! I need to give that a try!
Everyone loves cranberry jalapeño jelly! I make tons of it for Christmas gifts!
Oh that does sound good!
Eggplant sliced lengthwise super thin makes a great layer in some yummy lasagna.
Eggplant parmigiana is delicious! Freezes well too.
Take care! Looks very yummy..😘🌴👍
Now that you have new jars, could you can the bacon?
I'm looking into that! That would help so much!
It's "rebel", but I cann bacon all the time. Don't raw pack it though, MUST be par-cooked, otherwise it turns to mush.
The jars are awesome ,you can't ever have to many jars😀
That's what I tell Husband! And who knows, they may quit making them because they are too dangerous for us simple minded folk. haha. Better stock up when you can. Especially at that price!
@@mamabairds how true ,I just want to tell you that I really do respect the encouragement you give to everyone about using the food bank . These are hard times for all of us.Believe me I know first hand, and if you can get help like this, then it's crazy not to take advantage of it.I might have already said this but I am 73 and my short term memory is not what it use to be.That bacon is an awesome .God bless.🙏🙏❤️
@@wilmabaker4500 Thank you so much Wilma! You are more than welcome to tell me as many times as you want! I appreciate your kind words and your support!
This all looks so absolutely delicious!!! And you're looking as beautiful as always Carolina!!! Thanks for sharing!!! Always look forward to the next video!!!!
Aw thank you!
Look up rostered homestead she has some of the wrek jars and demos how to use them
Should be rose red homestead
Our family doesn’t qualify for a food bank but I sure like to use my flash food app and look for clearance food that I can put in my food dehydrator or freezer...or jars lol. I love the inspiration I get here. And about that bacon, I’m so glad you get that. And look at you making use of it to feed your family. No shame in that.
What’s the flash food app?
Thank you Jeanette!
@@kellygarza867 its a program that a few different grocery stores here in Canada have where they post food at a steeply discounted price. Mostly stuff that’s about to “expire”...you go on the app and can see from stores in your area what is available. You check out online and then go pick it up as it suits you. The flash food app might be in the US or other countries too...I’m not sure.
@@jeanettethiessen2476 That’s so neat! Thanks!
Those onion rolls are sooo good. I use them alot.👍🌞
I love how honest you are when tasting your food - it’s encouraging to new cooks that not everything is going to taste amazing when you cook from scratch.
Yes thank you! It takes to get flavors down and even the best of us create dishes that aren't the best! That's how you learn! Thank you Cassy!
One large onion chopped fine and browned with one pound of ground meat. Pour into crockpot, add 5 cans of beans drained and rinsed. I use red kidney, cannellini, baby Lima beans, butter beans and one unprinted can of pork and beans. Add one generous cup of ketchup, one cup of brown sugar, two Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Finally stir in two large cups of bacon ends. Cook on low for eight hours, stir randomly through the day.
Man...that does sound so good! Thank you for sharing!
Glad you took the bacon.
Me too!
I'm so glad you were able to get a big chest freezer. It makes a big difference in what you can store(like ALL that bacon!) . I need to do a freezer cooking month like the pantry cooking. I'm bad at just stacking everything on top.
I need to do some freezer meals too. I have lots of bacon, obviously haha, and some sausage patties and Canadian bacon, plus all those frozen English muffins. I need to make up some breakfast sandwiches for the freezer!
@@mamabairdsFantastic idea!!! Great way to use leftover bacon, muffins or biscuits, eggs getting a little old. I think they’re super easy to reheat…and I got an air fryer recently, but haven’t tried it yet. Anyone know if it’s better at reheating things than the microwave? (I should probably try to actually cook something in it first, lol…it was a great deal at Costco and I’ve always wanted one.)
Yes sample anything you didn't purchase before you use it. I think the corn flakes were dated 9/21.
Lesson learned...haha
with all the bacon you get, i hope you save your bacon greese! its like gold!
Oh you know I do! I even coat my bread to toast it in bacon grease! Yummy!!
I LOVE your channel. You make me smile 😁.... I've found anything that I seal like your bacon thaws really quick in warm water. That would save you some time before frying. Love ya girl keep up the good work 🙂
Oh that's a good tip! Thank you Lisa!
Bag holders! I just got a set last week and I have no idea how I survived without them. They are awesome!
Ok, I'm going to have to get one now! Does it work with vacuum seal bags too?
Carolina
Your meal looks super good. Good food haul too.
Thank you my friend!
I was one of the last in the pantry line today and got 7 5 pound bags of carrots and almost 20 bunches of kale. A friend with the same family size got less than half of what i did (still an insane amount) because she was there sooner. I was shocked at the amount of food.
My husband told me something similar today when I was doing my weekly "are you sure it's fine I go through the mobile pantry?" He reminded me it's not like we're stealing food from homeless or those who haven't eaten in days. What are they going to do if someone handed them a bag of carrots and a bunch of kale. That isn't food they can use.
Same with your bacon. Some foods need to go to families who have the means to prep it.
It also made me think maybe w could be the middle men and make some good with these items and hand them out?
Great thinking frugal pants…spread the love.
It would be great if folks with skills shared some of their home canning with neighbors who could use extra food. Also it could be fun to get together with some of those neighbors and work on canning/preserving together. Invite as many as can safely work in your kitchen, everyone brings what ingredients they have including containers and everyone goes home with stuff for their pantry or freezer. And some stronger relationships with their neighbors. We're all in this together. Might as well have some fun along the way.
That's a great idea Bethene!
You are so right Frugal Parts!
Your aunt is awesome. I have been wanting a harvest right.
She really is!!
I like to add eggplant in my spaghetti sauce. :) Nobody knows and is perfect:)
your plants are looking awesome!
Thank you!
For hot spicy foods tame down with grape jelly or jam and brown sugar
I love your channel. We like jalapeño jelly Really like it over a package of cream cheese and serve with crackers. Any suggestions for lots of fresh yellow onions. Our drive through pantry have had lots of fresh onions. I have chopped and frozen alot for cooking.
You could pickle some. Did you see the pickled sweet onions I did? Oh they are so good. I've used them in meatloaf and as a topping for a patty melt! It's in my first subscriber featured recipe!
You could make some baba ghanoush with that eggplant. It's like humus but with eggplant & it's delicious. I was very briefly married to an Israeli man & we lived in a community of Israeli people so this was one of the various dishes they introduced to me. It's eggplant, lemon, olive oil, tahini & some seasonings so very few ingredients for a fabulous dip or spread
Oh I'll have to check that out! Thank you!
That thermometer is awesome already saved it to my cart so I can get later!
Hope you enjoy it! It was so easy to use and I feel better cooking larger pieces of meat now!