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Those bean burgers turned out wonderfully! You cook like I do! I just wing it after reading a few recipes and do my own way. I hadn't thought of sprouting seeds and beans since we started full time RV traveling 8 years ago. That's something I need to do again. Doesn't take up any room which is at a premium in my tiny kitchen 😊

One tip that I have seen other Tubers do- while you are doing the cooking part of a video, every so often lean down to counter height so we can see your lovely face and give us that sweet smile. Im thrilled to see the growth of your channel and the way people are responding positively. Hurray !

Thank you for the money saving tips. Veggie burgers look yummy. Hope Chewie feels better soon.

Stay safe Kathleen 🙏

Thank you for sharing your frugal tips.

Great way of things use up things. I do similar with flour tortillas. Most any savory leftover as filling and a kittle cheese. Yum

What a beautiful and cheerful kitchen window, Kathleen! Stained glass is so lovely. You and I are on the same page when it comes to so many things you spoke about. Great video! Thanks for sharing. Stay warm from very chilly Ontario, Canada!

Hi new frugal friend here ... Just subbdd

If I make cornbread I actually bake my cornbread in my dash mini pie maker. Very very little electricity. I do biscuits the same. Either the dough or the batter. They look funny shapes. But taste delicious. And I use my air fryer. My very old stove is inefficient. I put a two burner glass cooktop on the top ( I have a giant bamboo stovetop cover I got for Christmas several years ago ). And that and not using the big oven, along with only heating the area where I am in takes my electric bill way down. I was surprised how much. I also no longer use the fluorescent lights that span the entire ceiling of my studio apartment. I instead have a single ceiling light in kitchen which I rarely turn on. Only if in galley/kitchen area at night. And I use my reading light at my chair, and a light at my sewing/craft area when I am working in that area. And I use my slow cooker a lot. Sometimes my instant pot. And a rice cooker as well. I cook a lot of things in rice cooker. I know that’s a lot of small appliances. But my very old avocado green stove has wiring in it that looks scary to me. And pulls so much power that it blows the fuses. So I just don’t use it. We get over 100 degrees here in the summer. And my apartment is cooled by a very tiny air conditioner that is in its only window. I have a ceiling fan as well. But I do not have any doors that go directly outside. My doors go into my landlord’s garage. I have a tiny backyard. But I have to walk through their garage to access it. So no windows or ways to get a breeze when hot outside. The only way to ventilate and get the apartment somewhat cool ( the building is metal ). Is that tiny window air conditioner. And when it’s on it has to work really hard. But I really have no choice when it comes to that. I imagine I will be in this apartment two more years. Then hope to move into something else.

The color of your shirt is lovely on you! I hang dry my clothes on a drying rack in my living room during the winter to add moisture in the air and save on utilities. The bean patties look delicious. Hopefully, the vet has some helpful suggestions for Chewy! Hoping you get through the storm without too much trouble. Do you have a backup heat source for when the power is out?

Whoops, to be able to take care of myself. Hoping the storm isn't too bad and all are safe. Take care.

Hi, I really enjoy your informational videos, in the real honest style you have. I too as a widow have tried to prepare to be

I'm prepared for the storm also in Southern Illinois

Maybe you said , and I didn’t hear, but how do you stay warm? What kind of heat do you have?

Hi there. Burgers look great, are you a vegetarian?

Maybe the cold is affecting Chewy's arthritis. Hope he feels better soon. We do love and worry about our furbabies. I will have to try making a veggie burger. Looks yummy.

I recently bought long underwear for an outdoor event around Christmas in 10 degree weather. Never had any before. Anyways, it was on sale about $14 for top and bottom (30 total). I was pleasantly surprised at how comfy and warm it is. It's very thin, stretchy, soft and fit fine under my clothes. It kept me sooo warm outside that I've been wearing it indoors and have turned the thermostat down. Try some long underwear to stay warm. It works!

Really good ideas for saving on utilities. The burgers looked great! I'm going to have to try making those. Bless Chewie ❤ wonder if the incoming weather could be aggravating his condition. I know it's rough on my joints when cold temps and precipitation move in. Thanks for sharing. Love your channel!

You made me laugh when you said, you thought about shutting the shower off while your Son was taking a “too long “ of a shower! I would’ve loved to have had an app on my phone to shut the water off when my Son lived at home😂😂😂

Hopefully you don't get such nasty weather, my area hear they took out most all of the snow, but will be very cold nights, so I will have to leave my faucets run just a little to keep them from freezing, I hope all goes good for you

Tonight we are not getting snow supposedly. But temps in the low to mid teens are happening. But over next few days we are supposedly going to have snow and ice with highs in the daytime high 20’s to low 30’s at the max. We have to store water because we get our water from a well with an electric pump. So toilet will not work if electric goes out. So I keep several days of drinking water, and also fill up old 2 liter soda bottles and gallon jugs with water to flush toilet with. Even with no snow, we are having wind storms which does take out our power. And that has already started.

Stay safe 😊

Love the stories. You’re super relatable. Good luck.

I am trying to prepare some feral cat shelters as we speak.

Keep safe. Hope you’re not impacted too badly.

I'm a Kentucky girl, too! I'm in N central Kentucky. Praying for you and your family! May God bless and protect you.

Stay safe

Your making all the right moves to secure your health and safety

Prayers to you and your family🙏❤

Prayers to you and your family🙏❤

We’ve been having springlike weather here in central Texas. I’m not looking forward to the cold, but my fruit trees need the chill hours. Prayers for you and your son.

I'm in south Central Indiana and the weather report says 5 to 10 inches

For a five day outage with you and your pup for drinking, cooking, and cleaning 10 gallons of water would be best🙂 You’ve done a lot to prepare! It’s a process.

Get a britta water pitcher 1/2 or full gallon. Be safe, stay warm..

May I ask what brand power pack you have? We have some solar which helps. One thing that has helped us was a small chest freezer, which we pack blankets inside which held in the cold for a week when the power had gone out. Can also work on the refrigerator freezer, by simply using heavy towels or a small blanket to fill any voids. There is a neat trick where you freeze an empty quart jar of water and place a nickel on the top of the frozen water and place the jar inside the freezer, cheat of upright. Then should the power go out and the freezer is NOT opened, when the power comes back on, check the jar and if the coin is on the bottom of the jar, it suggests that the water melted at some time and some food items may have thawed. This is where blankets and towels filling any voids/empty spaces can really help prevent any food thawing.

You're a real planner! I need to take lessons from you. Please stay safe and let us know how its going if you can. Im hoping you and Chewy get to have some cozy days with no problems at all 😊

I would love to have that on my phone! I’d turn off the water just to hear my son swear! Can water in empty canning jars and store them on your shelves. I hope your son gets there safely.

Prayer that you son has a safe trip and that you dont lose power

Sorry you had such a bad leak. You made a good decision fixing things.

Can you recharge it from your car or solar?

I hav camp stoves and grilles that i cook on bout as much as my kitchen stove which is also propane. I also bought a couple of 12v hot pots during amaz days. I hav a KitchenAid manual can opener that works pretty good. Hav a fireplace and wood and also 2 12v electric blankets that i can use with my solar generaters. They dont use much wattage. Plus i bought 2 tent camp mini fireplaces i can set up n put chimeys out windows and seal around them. I get alot of outages. Blizzards and such in winter. Summer ones dont bother me. Hav solar lights (dollar tree) and goodwill oil lanterns(5.00)

I love a quick and easy meal!

Im getting some snow but most of the storm i think will stay north of me. Im in south central Colorado

If it goes on for too long, some of your food would probably stay good just putting it outside if it’s cold enough to snow.

Stay safe! We have been having single digits and snow here and we always have a lot of stuff ready to go "just in case". I was really grateful that this year we got to upgrade our generator. Eventually I am hoping to have the add on hooked to the house that we can just plug it right into the house and it will power the whole house. Some Day! We usually only lose power when it drops to super cold but its nice to be ready no matter when it happens. Saving up for that.

In your previous videos, you stated that you have garden spots, have you canned tomatoes?