NO SPEND | PANTRY CHALLENGE | Week 5
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This is Week #5 of my NO SPEND PANTRY CHALLENGE. My goal is to feed two people by just using food from our PANTRY and …
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I just found your channel and was wondering how many people you are cooking for on your challenges or just in general?
You've used up a lot of food! I'm still poking along here on day 55 lol! I think I have elves that continuously bring in more food. You cook the same way I do. Using this and that to make something delicious.
A real Dutch meal is infact, cooked kale and patatoes mached together with smoked sausage and cubes of smoked bacon.
I fell off the pantry challenge bandwagon for a week because I was out of town on vacation. Getting back to it now that I am home! I did buy $25 worth of groceries yesterday, but I am making that last a couple of weeks with the stuff I already have on hand.
the empty Jars make it so worthwhile to see! epic job
i cant hack rice pudding because usually people have the eggy bits in it. i once got a wooden spoon broken on my bum cause i refused to eat Nana's bread pudding. lol
I was so worried about that pumpkin rice pudding it was like you were making egg drop soup… I wonder why it wasn’t like a baked pudding I would’ve mixed all the wet ingredients mixed in the dry and baked it.. God bless you for still eating it I could not eat it with those chunks of egg… I think I would’ve taken the leftovers… let it cool beaten in a few more eggs and baked it off put all brown sugar on the top and get a little crusty… But that’s me because I’m weird about pieces of egg particularly egg whites
That pork/apple thing sounded amazing. I bet you could come up with something great with those egg roll wrappers/ground pork/sprouts and the Thai chili sauce you had left! Maybe with fried rice?
Can you please do a what's for dinner series? I have gotten so many good ideas from you,and I hope you continue to make such enjoyable and useful videos!
That pork looks delicious! Love your determination to be creative and use what you have. Can you put up comparison pics from time to time or what you started with and where you are on this mission? ❤️
Yay for empty jars! Happy February friend! 🤗
Maybe try pumpkin ravioli. I’ve done it with wonton wrappers but you could
Probably use the egg roll wraps and just cut them. Mix the pumpkin with garlic, spices and some cheese.
Also you could do a pumpkin lasagna which is super yummy (I used to do that for my vegetarian thanksgiving many years ago).
Great video with some good meal ideas. I have been watching your $21 a week videos, too. What did your husband eat during that challenge?
According to a Google search, it says "lardon is a fancy word for slab bacon cut into matchsticks".
Loving this series! It inspired me to do a little pantry clean out too. With the cherries, you could do a cherry cobbler. You can make a crust with flour or you can use oatmeal crumbles or even a batter depending on which recipe you use. Also you can use jams to flavor oatmeal, rice puddings, pancakes, muffins, etc. Instead of fresh fruit. Just keep in mind that the jams are also sweet so don't add too much sugar lol. Not sure what to do with the molasses but if youre ever out of syrup, it's a great substitute! You're doing great, keep on truckin
Great job! After day 37 or 38 I bought fresh produce and cheese and yogurt . I'm feeding my husband and 4 children and myself and we really missed fresh fruit especially. So on one hand I feel like I failed my big goal and on th other hand 103 for a month for 6 people isn't awful and I'm still working on using odd bits and cleaning freezers and cupboards and canning shelves.
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Molasses makes brown sugar when added to white sugar.
I have a gas stove and the igniter went out on the oven so I've been baking in my air fryer toaster oven lol. blah. I can't wait to get it fixed but I'm afraid to mess with it since it's gas. Going to call the repairman on monday i think.
I didn't get a chance to comment last week and I'm late this week, but rest assured I made sure to watch! 😅 I really enjoy watching your videos every week.
I've made a low mein stir-fry using grated carrots, broccoli, a package of ramen and some soya sauce. You could add other veg if you want, like pepper, onions, etc, but it's another option for using those frozen grated carrots. You could also make a grated carrot salad, carrot muffins or morning glory muffins too.
I've never added egg to my rice pudding. I found a recipe where you cook the rice in milk or cream. Evaporated milk that is not diluted as heavily also works. You have to cook it on low heat or the milk will burn to the bottom of ghe pot, but it will thicken without needing to add egg.
This weekend I made a really nice beef barley vegetable soup from 1 small steak. I boiled the steak in beef broth until cooked, the pulled it out and diced it into small pieces. The beef went back into the pot with some barley, then simmered on low until the barley was cooked. Then I added some frozen mixed veg and 1 potato, again simmering until cooked, and seasoned to taste before serving. The meat was so tender! Perhaps this is an idea to use up the last of your beef broth.
That's my favorite "fancy/expensive" ramen!
Lots of your stuff looked so good!
Love your videos! What about a "Baking Week" instead of cooking your meals you could create ones for the oven only? Or, try creating only desserts one week? You can continue using your pantry stuff for other meals behind the scenes. Whatever you do, I'm sure it will be fabulous, keep up the great work!
Wait! The seeds from green beans can be eaten on their own?
I think you outdid yourself this week! I love lots of homemade soups in the winter. It looks like you have about the same amount of snow as us. We have finally warmed up to -3 so I'm grateful for that. It's kind of a miserable winter here in South Ontario.
I look forward to your video every week!
You can use some jam for cocktail meatballs/sausages in the slow cooker. Serve over rice or potatoes.
Another awesome week =) The cheeseburger burritos were a cool idea too!
I didn't get around to making that pumpkin carrot soup the other week but you inspired me to make it today!
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Morning sissy 🍳I’m enjoying watching all your dishes here.love the bacon and egg and the macaroni.Thanks for sharing the recipe.Arigatou
It all looked good.. Just wish there was a way to turn up the volume a bit.
I just found you this week and have gone and watched all of your no spend January as well as your $21 playlist. Love it! You are creative!
Love your videos! Cinnamon buns would be a great use of the flour. Greek dressing makes a great quinoa or pasta salad with black beans and corn
Nice! You’ve inspired me to use a taco sidekick for dinner. I’m browning 1/2 lb ground beef and mixing it with the prepared sidekick, a can of tomatoes with green chile and drained cans of corn and pinto beans. We’ll top it with shredded cheese and salsa! Looking forward to your next installment!
Yummy recipes from what I heard couldnt watch motion sickness rn but I let it play and everything sounded good. The corn and black bean quesadilla🤤 Jessica sorry for being late to watch rn I'm sick in bed not feeling too good.
The shout out caught me off guard lol
Glad you enjoyed it!
Good week.
Oh My Gosh, I wouldn't have thought to use the Papa John dipping sauce!! Have you mixed pumpkin with pancakes? Pumpkin muffins? Pumpkin and rice as a dessert? I have watched so many January challenges, but I always love how surprised you sound when something works out, your videos have been some of the most creative so far. I had never thought to use those sidekicks in soup. Your videos make my week, have a great evening.
Love the ideas
We combine egg & milk at same time so no curdle egg, for rice pudding
Use the frozen carrots to make carrot muffins. The frozen pumpkin can be used to make pumpkin bread. Use the molasses to make molasses cookies. Use the gravy mix to thicken beef based soups.