Food hack - with day-old rice (so it's not as moist and starchy), just saute some chopped onions and garlic/ garlic powder, with oil, stir in some eggs then add in the day old rice. After you've stirred it around until the rice is evenly mixed with the onion/egg mixture, add frozen peas and 2 Tbsps soy sauce. Voilà, fried rice!
@@shelleyharris4176 you might not always be able to. It's good to know how to make 20 stretch for awhile. Us poor folks would be the ones to survive in an apocalypse. And it is not always about the cost. When you live in Wisconsin in the country you can get stuck in your house for days at a time. You can be the richest man in the world but if you don't have food your going to starved.
Quick tip for the tortilla maker, you cut a plastic bag and place your dough in between and mash it and you easily take the tortilla out without any flour 😉 That's how we do it in Mexico... btw love your channel
When I was growing up in the Midwest, we had a lot of Latino friends. They showed us how to make our own tortillas. They had a tortilla press that made them perfect. The ones I made (without the tortilla press) looked really weird.....every shape imaginable....EXCEPT round!
I can't see the replies to this, so I'll second what Oly Navarro said and suggest using a cleaned plastic cereal bag liner because they're thicker and will last longer.
Tip for perfect hash browns. Preheat your pan med-low. Grate your potatoes straight into a bowl of cold water, then you’ll want to drain and repeat 2-3 times. This will wash the excess starch and remove that gummy texture. Drain your potatoes and lay them out on a tea towel roll it up to get out the excess water. Now turn your pan up to high add a decent amount of oil. Season all the potatoes with salt and little bit pepper. Add to pan and reduce heat to med. then just wait until it gets crispy, flip and I think you get the rest. That tortilla press is for corn tortillas. When making flour tortillas you need to use boiling water. Let the dough rest for 1hour. When rolling you had it right thinner is better. When cooking you want your pan very hot. The tortillas should cook in 40-50seconds.
You have to use seran wrap with the tortilla maker so the tortillas do not stick when pressing down. Also add a pinch of baking powder to the tortilla dough and let sit about 15/30 minutes covered. Hope this helps. Also you can fry the tortilla in oil and then add cinnamon and sugar it is delicious with coffee or hot chocolate.
Yum! A tortilla press is for corn tortillas, and flour tortillas are made with a rolling pin. Also, add a little baking powder to the flour tortillas and let your dough rest for a bit, even 15 minutes works. You’ll rest the gluten, and your tortillas will be easier to roll out.
Love it! Thanks for sharing! The flour and milk would make hamburger gravy for the Shepard’s pie. Just make your slurry in the same pan as you browned the hamburger in. 💗
Great job. You forgot SOS, it would have been good with the leftover hamburger grease, a but of flour, a cup or so of milk and water for the gravy, and put it over some of your bread diced. The potatoes would have tasted great fried in the hamburger grease, and the potato peels would have been good in the soup. Dumplings on the beans would have been a hit. Breakfast, hot milk over the rice with a little sugar. So many different ways to stretch food. I try to use everything, peels, onion skins are great for flavoring soups, the water from rinsed potatoes can be left to settle, and the starch settles on the water eventually. Gently pour off the water and you're left with starch for glass noodles. Great job, you showed me new ways to make food. I can't wait to try the buns and tortillas.
@@mwhitehall889 I don't care for no nasty hamburger grease, but the potato peels are good. They are even left on French fries at many fast-food places which I don't eat from either, but they are very healthy, good, and versatile! As far as the hamburger grease, people use it for flavor and graves...NOT ME! Yuck😝
I like shopping Aldis if I can get things delivered. But we also have a SaveALot store a couple blocks away. Most prices there for some staples have remained low. Their meats however, have recently spiked in prices! Especially things like ground beef & bacon or certain lunch meats for sandwiches. Astronomical!!
Just a few other ideas...flour will turn into awesome pizza dough and your leftover rice can be rice pudding. Most people have pantry items and seasonings that can be added, but this was most interesting!
Rice can be eaten as a morning cereal also. I make mine by adding cinnamon and sugar, cream or milk and raisins, a pinch of salt, My mother in law always made a lemon sauce to pour over the rice pudding…any berry sauce is good over it. You can thicken your fruit sauce by using chia seeds if you have them.
The press is more for Masa tortillas and you use a freezer bag cut and opened to keep the masa from sticking A rolling pin is better for flour tortillas , You are amazing especially all the bread products you made.
I recently received a press and wanted to try to make some corn tortillas for my Gluten Free child. But, I have been putting it off, I did not want to mess with plastic wrap. Thank you for your tip, I never would have thought of using a freezer bag. Yeah!!
Yep comment is right. We started making our tortillas spring 2020. We made all the same mistakes too. It gets a lot easier once you get the hang of it!
Ive done the oatmeal thing. My mother in law taught me that one. It actually,imo, makes the meat more moist and flavorful. It also adds a health benefit with the oatmeal.
This was interesting! I am also a homesteader and I would supplement a lot with what I have here like my home raised veggies and meat, but I totally see how you are making this for folks who may not have anything. I will share this with some folks. I personally spend about $100 a month for a family of 6 because we supplement almost everything with what we have on the homestead. So yes it's possible if you put in the work. Nice video!
@@CG-mj8tk Anyone can grow some of their food. Lots of seeds you can sprout in a quart canning jar. And microgreens will grow in most containers. Two 1020 trays of microgreens provides a dinner plate sized salad daily. They can grow in front of a window. Tomatoes and bell peppers will also grow in a window. And if someone doesn't even have a window, grow lights are cheaper now. So you can grow them anywhere.
It was the same for us. I started "stocking up" gradually with a large bag or or extra cans of spaghetti sauce here and there and I finally got ahead of it
I buy meats on sale and grind them and make patties, my grand kids love chicken patties fried in coconut oil yummmm…..breaded with crushed rice crispies makes a good crispy pattie and no bread needed….
With the Sheppard's pie you could have used some of the flour and milk and made some pan gravy with the meat drippings to mix in with the hamburg and veggies..just a suggestion for the future.
Jen, you had that look on your face while you you were cleaning the potatoes like "is this alright, am I doing this ok, I am not ready for recording this....." Yeah it is alright, your are doing it ok and wow your video is awsome......Really. You guys do not need to fudge the factor. You how important it is when many in your audience are people like me on a tight, fixed social security budget. We look to content on RUclips like yours to help us make ends meet, and eat meals too.!!!! Thanks so much, it really helps us think this through.
For anyone who has decided that homemade bread is going to be a thing in your future, I really recommend buying yeast by the pound. The store we get our yeast at sells two different kinds: so-called instant yeast, (which is just a faster-rising yeast, it's not instant) and regular dry active yeast. A pound is the same as 64 little envelopes, so when I bake, I'm getting an envelope's worth of yeast for under 10 cents. I keep some in the refrigerator in a glass jar, and the rest I put in a glass Ball jar, or wrap carefully up in its original packaging, and it waits in the freezer for me. You can freeze this stuff for literally a few years, but when you find out how good homemade bread is, it tends to get used up faster than that. Happy baking, and I LOVE Baxter.
All staples were hard to come by last year, are climbing in price and shortages are coming. So stocking up soon is really important. With some yeast, baking powder, flour, sugar, cocoa and your own eggs you can make all kinds of things!
Absolutely agree that if you're willing to put in the time and effort and make things from scratch not only will you save a lot but your food will taste better, have more depth of flavour and will most definitely be more filling, so with all of those positive reasons why wouldn't you! :) Very impressed with everything you made and love the positive attitude and gratitude towards every meal you produced, well done! :)
@@sunflower6372 who defined a homesteaders as having no electricity? A homestead is a small farm. We are off grid heat. Off grid water and in 2022 moving to off grid electricity
@@sunflower6372 i understand that your definition of a homestead isn't correct. Heres the definition: A homestead is a house and surrounding land owned by a family - often, it includes a farmhouse. Most people have homes, but not everyone has a homestead: that means your family owns more than a house. The homestead often consists of a farmhouse and land devoted to crops or animals. That describes us exactly, honesteaders
Wow! Very impressive y'all! The girls did a good job too💖 Thank you for sharing this. Not only was it a educational video, it was really nice to watch you all interact with each other! Families just don't do that anymore, not like when I was a kid. So that was very refreshing! God Bless...💖💖
When my kids were young, I found turkey thighs were cheaper than ground beef. I would make a huge pot of broth and freeze half. Then save the cooked turkey. We had enough cooked turkey for Chinese food, a casserole, and one more meal. Tina
If you can find an extra $100 to invest longer term in your food stocks, then some gallon and 5 gallon food grade buckets, mean you buy larger bags of things and divide it. Even buying things lile 25lb bags of Sugar, Flour and Rice, will save circa $15 per item per year, you do that multiple years, and for other items (buy a tray of 24 tinned tomatoes is cheaper than individual) you can knock 30% off your annual food bill. It just takes time, effort and a bit of organisation. It does reduce your outgoings and don't need to prep, because you already have like months of staples ready.
As somebody with four kids, i can attest to the fact this is true. I always bought in bulk when i could just to prevent always running to the store. I would get funny looks at the store sometimes, because id be buying so much of certain things, buy i always said, " hey they dont live my life and know my needs".
Just a tip from a good ole kentucky girl, your potatoes will last longer if you take them out of the plastic and put into a cardboard box..💚🙏 we shop Aldi's too Your homemade burger buns look awesome
@@tazz378 I wonder why?: Do you put cooler packs in to keep them colder? Eyes grow when they hit a particular temperature. And if you want a root cellar, but haven't got one, you can get a refrigerator and set it to the optimum temperature for produce to keep. I buy potatoes from Wood Prairie and they must have massive coolers as they are dormant when they ship them, but they grow like crazy in my house. (I eat some and plant some.)
@@Growmap I think the styrofoam cooler keeps the potatos at the proper temp and humidity. I've kept produce in insulated wooden boxes for years before I sold my house about 10 years ago. once I moved into a condo I started using the styrofoam coolers. I store the coolers in an unheated closet on the lowest level of my condo. That closet is probably 50 degrees year around. Thetmostat is set at 65 degrees for the winter. In summer ac is set at 72.
My grandma used to use about half the meat you used for the burgers and mixed it with a beaten egg. She would then spread it on the buns like butter, then broil them. Cheese could be added after the meat was cooked. Doesn't take long. They were delicious.
I stop by here for the first time and like what I see. You are doing an important job now that food prices are rising. Many people do not have as good imagination and need tips. At the same time, I think home-made is much better than ready-made dishes ☺.
Loved the idea. My brother and I used to eat like this all the time. We would do once a month grocery shopping and only spend $100. (That included spices and extras to feed 3 people). But my favorite part was the Baxter slurps... Call me weird but it made me giggle on this cold morning
Love how your family is involved in cooking and shopping. Also you might mention having a take-away condiment drawer for left over condiments when you need them- ketchup, mustard, soy sauce, duck sauce, salt and pepper, mayo, etc.
Great tip I save these to help make meals on-the-go so you’re not tempted to buy food while out. I also invested in a big 24 oz thermos style food/soup container that you can put leftover soup or stews in. If you’re trying to save on energy, they’re great to put leftover tea/coffee or food in so that you don’t have to use the microwave, electricity or fuel to re-heat because it’ll already be hot for the next meal. I got a 2 pk of those Containers from Costco last year for less than $20(17-18 I think) from the brand High Sierra. Good deal, nice n sturdy.
To avoid wasting waters while washing potatoes , run a little water with dish soap in it. Put your potatoes in the water to soak. Take them out and scrub with what ever scrubber you for your pots and pans. A special scrubber or small brush would work well too. Scrub ALL the potatoes, then rinse them all at once. Dry them with a dry cloth or let them air dry on your dish draining rack. Great video for illustrating how to eat on a budget!
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Great job on the planning and execution of your plans. The “work” involved in making tortillas, noodles, bread/buns etc. becomes easier and faster with practice. Good variety in your menu. I definitely would be using spices/herbs and onions, even if I had to scrimp on something else.
Agreed. They could have gone with flour OR rice and used the money for onions and/or garlic. High carb meals, but good info to have for times like these.
Your daughters are learning valuable lessons and some day, they are gonna be very glad they learned them. These lessons are so important. I was a waitress for years and i remember once an elderly lady asking me about the biscuits we served. Somewhere in the conversation, i had told her i could make biscuits. She was shocked. She said she thought it was a lost art. I was only about 23 it was shocking to her that some young ladies can still do this stuff. I sure was glad my mama taught me.
You could also mix some of the beans with your burger to extend the protein. Beans on side with the fried rice to get enough protein. Great job you did! Hubby wants to try making the tortillas now!
You also need the accommodations of a truck an stove and fridge and warm home cost place to sleep. In other words it's easy to say $20 can provide alot if you have all the accommodations available to make it easier.
You can make some chip like things out of potato peels. They're actually REALLY good. Especially if you have some season salt. I know it wasnt on your list for this but just a heads up :)
Cooking skills are priceless, so underrated in times of plenty. btw, to be Shepherd's Pie you have to use lamb. With beef it's a Cottage Pie - my personal favourite. xxx
Actually if you go traditional shepherd's pie does not contain lamb. Back in the day nobody would have killed a lamb for that. It was usually mutton used for shepherd's pie - you know, the old ones which weren't useful anymore.
I love cottage pie. If you are in a hurry or don't have potatoes, you too the cottage pie with drop biscuits. Even using oil biscuits, if you don't have butter or shortening for the biscuits. I love a nice cottage pie with biscuits. If you have actual Bisquick or Pioneer biscuit mix, you can use their dumpling recipe which is a drop biscuit sort of recipe and just drop them down on the top of the cottage pie, very tasty.
Chicken leg quarters are a great protein to purchase as well. 10 lbs for 5-6 bucks. With some rice, you could make chicken and rice3-4 times for a family of 6 for 7-8 bucks. It’s amazing!
From an Italian who makes homemade raviolis every year for christmas, I love to see people making pasta the correct way and you absolutely did! You make a well you crack the eggs and what I sometimes will do is poke the eggs and then you slowly from the inside of the well add the flour in slow and then you work your way around and you make it into a ball like you did roll it out but we never add milk. But if it worked out for you then absolutely keep doing it that way!!! If you want to make them into raviolis you roll it out like you did cut them into circles use a can and then the mixture is ricotta couple of eggs some grated Parmesan and grated Romano and then salt and pepper mix it all together do about a tablespoon in each and you put it between two circles of pasta and use a fork to close it shut and if you want to freeze them freeze them and then you take it out and you boil them for about 6 minutes or you can boil them right away but I would suggest freezing them
If you have room, keep a bar of gentle hand soap by the kitchen sink for washing hands. Using dish soap to wash your hands can be harsh on your skin, especially if you have to do it repeatedly throughout the day.
Great job guys! I think it would have been great to show how much your dollar can stretch by using things from your garden. A lot of people just need a little inspiration to see the value of growing just a few things at home. I think what you guys pulled off was amazing and what a lesson to teach your kids. Well done.
Hence homesteading. I couldn't do it. For one I live in an apartment by myself. Two I am disabled. From chordoma, a form of cancer, that affects the nerves and brain. Which affects everything.
Wow I’m only a minute in and amazed by the great camera angles and video editing! Great job! I’m just like how did he do that? Lol great ideas too, keep up the good work. 👍
I usely never comment on these things but best video ever I watched it months ago and been looking for it for months because I forget to save it. Love this !!
Nice video. My husband and I eat like this pretty often. It is always a challenge to find frugal alternative, great-tasting meals. I have several meal plans that include these. The hamburger buns looked yummy. I enjoyed seeing your daughters be involved in the meal preps. I believe in teaching children to be independent and know how to take care of cooking as a life skill. My adult daughter and son are great cooks. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
I watched this again as a refresher. I did want to add that we do eat vegetables and salads. I try to keep frozen vegetables on hand for roasting. You have a lovely family. The girls seem to enjoy helping you in the kitchen. Thanks for sharing this. 🙂
As a kid we ate On the cheap. We added an egg and a slice or two of broken up bread to out burgers and they were tender and good. Stretches your hamburger.
@@Homesteadhow Not cheap, but I absolutely LOVE my bread machine. Makes perfect bread every time. And if you like to bake, seriously consider raising ducks. I had to cut my bread recipe TWICE to keep the bread from hitting the top of the bread machine because the duck eggs make things rise so much better. They make the best cakes ever. I picked up a Zojirushi Bread Machine BB-PAC20 on eBay. It said used, but I could tell it had never been used not even once. I suspect it was a present and they just never used it. The reason it makes perfect bread is that it warms all the ingredients to the optimum temperature first. And it makes BIG loaves (especially mine with duck eggs - slices almost twice as tall as normal).
WOW--Your milk comes with a plastic pitcher? Wish ours did! I be lucky to even find milk for under the 2.59 price. There is NOTHING better than homemade fries. Even my kids agree, I outdo fast food on this one item!
Milk is unnecessary. It's mostly cholesterol and sugar, and depending on what you get, also saturated fat. If you really need some in a recipe use the powdered stuff. The point of cow milk is to turn a small calf into a fat cow quickly. It's not health food in any way. I'm not a vegetarian or vegan, I just know that pus filled cow udder squirt is not good for humans. Get calcium from other foods.
Excellent video. I totally agree with you. You can have good meals on a very low budget if you are prepared to put the work into preparing the food. Unfortunately many people want instant everything these days. My 10 year old granddaughter made homemade chapattis to go along with the homemade curry and rice. 7 people fed for approximately £3.50.
Thanks for sharing!! Yes I grew up on instant everything and sadly forgot how much better homemade, from scratch food can taste! and cannot beat the cost. We hope to do much more like this- we just bought a 25 lb bag of flour!
New subscriber here and I must say well done! You all did a fantastic job, everything looked absolutely scrumptious, and the suggestions given to plus each meal up outside of the budget challenge would've made them all even more spectacular! Such a beautiful family and adorable animals! Love from Texas
Greetings from Southern California! I knew that Canada sold milk in bags, but I didn't know it was sold that way in the US! I guess since you are closer to Canada than some, it makes sense. I've been watching a lot of grocery challenges... I'm a new subscriber, and I'm looking forward to viewing your other videos!
As I stated in a direct reply, Iowa has Kwik Star, ergo, milk in a bag. I honestly love how cheap it is, but it honestly has just as good a flavor as Anderson-Erickson (a dairy company based in Des Moines)
Great job! I’ll say this, we won’t starve with these kinds of preps. I prep all of these foods. The way I look at is that you can get creative or have rice and beans only when it gets down to just basics. Raising your on tomatoes, sauce etc. is a plus. I’ve done one prep meal but it is time for another.
Love Aldi. I know so many people that don't go there, because they don't carry everything. It's definitely worth going, even if you have to stop at another store after. So much cheaper than regular store.
Flour eggs milk That is actually Egg Noodles (northern european) they so good in so many dishes. Beef Stroganoff, Ham Soup with cabbage, Chicken Casserole, more.
I have a tortilla press like that. I learned to use a gallon ziploc bag, and cut off the top, and split it so you can lay it down on the press and when you use it, it doesn't make the press dirty. . . :)
Hi from Edinburgh Scotland!! What a brilliant video! I love the way your family works so well together lovely atmosphere! And the food looked so appetising. I’m definitely going to try the hole made tortillas and the hash browns. Will definitely look at all your other videos 🤩🤩🤩❤️❤️❤️
I new to your channel! You guys are just wonderful- and i love how sweet you are to your pets! That tells me you’re really good folks!! Love what you did with $20!! I’m going to binge watch your other videos! Sending best wishes from Kansas City!❤️🎉
Blessings! 1st time seeing your channel So precious watching your dog loving the snow just so sweet! Would like to see more of your videos doing same subject matter! Pretty amazing how many meals you made from less than $20.00. God bless!
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@@ryanholloway5576 Thanks I (Jen) just saw them in concert last week in MI
@@Homesteadhow oh that’s really cool 😎
Food hack - with day-old rice (so it's not as moist and starchy), just saute some chopped onions and garlic/ garlic powder, with oil, stir in some eggs then add in the day old rice. After you've stirred it around until the rice is evenly mixed with the onion/egg mixture, add frozen peas and 2 Tbsps soy sauce. Voilà, fried rice!
Love it! I think day old rice is the best for fried rice. Thanks for the nice comment!
Not long lasting and I need more in a meal
Glad I can afford what I like to eat
@@shelleyharris4176 you might not always be able to. It's good to know how to make 20 stretch for awhile. Us poor folks would be the ones to survive in an apocalypse. And it is not always about the cost. When you live in Wisconsin in the country you can get stuck in your house for days at a time. You can be the richest man in the world but if you don't have food your going to starved.
@@nicolesaylor4027 my fear is that there will be no food to buy. All the money in the world can’t buy something that is not available!
Also you can add cinnamon sugar and a little bit of milk and turn it into a breakfast cereal
Quick tip for the tortilla maker, you cut a plastic bag and place your dough in between and mash it and you easily take the tortilla out without any flour 😉
That's how we do it in Mexico... btw love your channel
Love that tip, thanks! Well try it!
When I was growing up in the Midwest, we had a lot of Latino friends. They showed us how to make our own tortillas. They had a tortilla press that made them perfect. The ones I made (without the tortilla press) looked really weird.....every shape imaginable....EXCEPT round!
U can use that method to flatten chicken breast also..ijs
@@TOYA6986 Wow !!! DId not know that Thxs for the tip 👍🏻
I can't see the replies to this, so I'll second what Oly Navarro said and suggest using a cleaned plastic cereal bag liner because they're thicker and will last longer.
Tip for perfect hash browns. Preheat your pan med-low. Grate your potatoes straight into a bowl of cold water, then you’ll want to drain and repeat 2-3 times. This will wash the excess starch and remove that gummy texture. Drain your potatoes and lay them out on a tea towel roll it up to get out the excess water. Now turn your pan up to high add a decent amount of oil. Season all the potatoes with salt and little bit pepper. Add to pan and reduce heat to med. then just wait until it gets crispy, flip and I think you get the rest. That tortilla press is for corn tortillas. When making flour tortillas you need to use boiling water. Let the dough rest for 1hour. When rolling you had it right thinner is better. When cooking you want your pan very hot. The tortillas should cook in 40-50seconds.
great tip- love perfect hash browns! we will try this
Baked potatoes make excellent hash browns
@@graftedinforever971 How's that? Never made hash browns either way before, so you piqued my curiosity! Looking forward to hearing about these.
You have to use seran wrap with the tortilla maker so the tortillas do not stick when pressing down. Also add a pinch of baking powder to the tortilla dough and let sit about 15/30 minutes covered. Hope this helps. Also you can fry the tortilla in oil and then add cinnamon and sugar it is delicious with coffee or hot chocolate.
Yum! A tortilla press is for corn tortillas, and flour tortillas are made with a rolling pin. Also, add a little baking powder to the flour tortillas and let your dough rest for a bit, even 15 minutes works. You’ll rest the gluten, and your tortillas will be easier to roll out.
Garlic and onions are two things I consider staples in the home. You showed some great recipes!
Onion and garlic powder could of helped a lil For pennies
Eggs and bananas as well
Love it! Thanks for sharing! The flour and milk would make hamburger gravy for the Shepard’s pie. Just make your slurry in the same pan as you browned the hamburger in. 💗
Yes, that shepherd's pie would have been tastes and dry, yuck.
Great job. You forgot SOS, it would have been good with the leftover hamburger grease, a but of flour, a cup or so of milk and water for the gravy, and put it over some of your bread diced. The potatoes would have tasted great fried in the hamburger grease, and the potato peels would have been good in the soup. Dumplings on the beans would have been a hit. Breakfast, hot milk over the rice with a little sugar. So many different ways to stretch food. I try to use everything, peels, onion skins are great for flavoring soups, the water from rinsed potatoes can be left to settle, and the starch settles on the water eventually. Gently pour off the water and you're left with starch for glass noodles. Great job, you showed me new ways to make food. I can't wait to try the buns and tortillas.
How do you make potato starch glass noodles?
Yes!!! Dumplings with the flour would have been delicious n the potato soup💖💖💖
Who would eat that stuff????
Hamburger grease, potato peel, ec.
@@mwhitehall889 I don't care for no nasty hamburger grease, but the potato peels are good. They are even left on French fries at many fast-food places which I don't eat from either, but they are very healthy, good, and versatile! As far as the hamburger grease, people use it for flavor and graves...NOT ME! Yuck😝
@@mwhitehall889 you eat a lot of stuff when you’re hungry!!!
We are in MI and shop Aldi - best store ever! So good you did this as a lot of people do not know how to plan meals or shop on a budget.
Thanks and not only budget friendly, the food tastes great! Thx for watching
@@Homesteadhow ?vtsa2 ar vrrr.
Same, wish I knew about it when my boys were young!
I like shopping Aldis if I can get things delivered. But we also have a SaveALot store a couple blocks away. Most prices there for some staples have remained low. Their meats however, have recently spiked in prices! Especially things like ground beef & bacon or certain lunch meats for sandwiches. Astronomical!!
Just a few other ideas...flour will turn into awesome pizza dough and your leftover rice can be rice pudding. Most people have pantry items and seasonings that can be added, but this was most interesting!
Love these tips, thx! Weve done pizza dough and from scratch sauce a few times since and loved it!
@@Homesteadhow please do more of these videos
Rice can be eaten as a morning cereal also. I make mine by adding cinnamon and sugar, cream or milk and raisins, a pinch of salt,
My mother in law always made a lemon sauce to pour over the rice pudding…any berry sauce is good over it. You can thicken your fruit sauce by using chia seeds if you have them.
I watch frugal meal you tubes all the time. You are the first ones to make different meals each day. I could totally do this. Great job!
And I love that everyone chipped in 💕
The press is more for Masa tortillas and you use a freezer bag cut and opened to keep the masa from sticking A rolling pin is better for flour tortillas , You are amazing especially all the bread products you made.
Thanks! We hope to test masa next time!
I recently received a press and wanted to try to make some corn tortillas for my Gluten Free child. But, I have been putting it off, I did not want to mess with plastic wrap. Thank you for your tip, I never would have thought of using a freezer bag. Yeah!!
Yep comment is right. We started making our tortillas spring 2020. We made all the same mistakes too. It gets a lot easier once you get the hang of it!
My mom used to mix oatmeal in with the ground round to extend the beef.
We used crackers when I was little, especially in meatloaf. But I'm thinking they must have been a lot cheaper back then.
Ive done the oatmeal thing. My mother in law taught me that one. It actually,imo, makes the meat more moist and flavorful. It also adds a health benefit with the oatmeal.
Mashed potatoes mixed in works too
I especially love the involvement of your whole family.
This was interesting! I am also a homesteader and I would supplement a lot with what I have here like my home raised veggies and meat, but I totally see how you are making this for folks who may not have anything. I will share this with some folks. I personally spend about $100 a month for a family of 6 because we supplement almost everything with what we have on the homestead. So yes it's possible if you put in the work. Nice video!
Oh my that's so impressive!
@@CG-mj8tk Anyone can grow some of their food. Lots of seeds you can sprout in a quart canning jar. And microgreens will grow in most containers.
Two 1020 trays of microgreens provides a dinner plate sized salad daily. They can grow in front of a window.
Tomatoes and bell peppers will also grow in a window. And if someone doesn't even have a window, grow lights are cheaper now. So you can grow them anywhere.
@@Growmap very true yes. We do garden and homestead but I'm still impressed by her spending so minimally for fam of 6.
Reminds me of when my children were young, my food budget squeaked. You can stretch your food with dedicated planning. Terrific video homestead family
It was the same for us. I started "stocking up" gradually with a large bag or or extra cans of spaghetti sauce here and there and I finally got ahead of it
“How to eat for $20 a week”- have an amazing wife that can work magic in the kitchen!!
Step 1!
And live in Wisconsin!! California hasn't seen prices like those since the depression 🥺
@Donald Nasir lol.
How about the guy cooking
Omg she is a queen!! Love her. I can't believe that 10 pound bag of potatoes for $1.50... what a find!!
Was a great price for sure!
4 dollars on sale here for 10 pounds potatoes
Were are they living ??
I buy meats on sale and grind them and make patties, my grand kids love chicken patties fried in coconut oil yummmm…..breaded with crushed rice crispies makes a good crispy pattie and no bread needed….
Aldi's potatoes is 5.00 for 5lbs 2 weeks ago
With the Sheppard's pie you could have used some of the flour and milk and made some pan gravy with the meat drippings to mix in with the hamburg and veggies..just a suggestion for the future.
Ohh, great idea on the pie! Well try that next time
I’ve never made a shepherds pie but I might think of using a 1/4 cup of the mashed potatoes to thicken the veggies. Will that work ?
Jen, you had that look on your face while you you were cleaning the potatoes like "is this alright, am I doing this ok, I am not ready for recording this....." Yeah it is alright, your are doing it ok and wow your video is awsome......Really. You guys do not need to fudge the factor. You how important it is when many in your audience are people like me on a tight, fixed social security budget. We look to content on RUclips like yours to help us make ends meet, and eat meals too.!!!! Thanks so much, it really helps us think this through.
For anyone who has decided that homemade bread is going to be a thing in your future, I really recommend buying yeast by the pound. The store we get our yeast at sells two different kinds: so-called instant yeast, (which is just a faster-rising yeast, it's not instant) and regular dry active yeast. A pound is the same as 64 little envelopes, so when I bake, I'm getting an envelope's worth of yeast for under 10 cents.
I keep some in the refrigerator in a glass jar, and the rest I put in a glass Ball jar, or wrap carefully up in its original packaging, and it waits in the freezer for me. You can freeze this stuff for literally a few years, but when you find out how good homemade bread is, it tends to get used up faster than that.
Happy baking, and I LOVE Baxter.
All staples were hard to come by last year, are climbing in price and shortages are coming. So stocking up soon is really important. With some yeast, baking powder, flour, sugar, cocoa and your own eggs you can make all kinds of things!
Absolutely agree that if you're willing to put in the time and effort and make things from scratch not only will you save a lot but your food will taste better, have more depth of flavour and will most definitely be more filling, so with all of those positive reasons why wouldn't you! :)
Very impressed with everything you made and love the positive attitude and gratitude towards every meal you produced, well done! :)
Awe thanks! Yeah its so much better homemade with the family!
Not to mention you'll be much healthier eating REAL food made from scratch with no preservatives and ingredients you can't pronounce!
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You have electricity you have propane how can you say homesteading I don't think you're homesteading I think you're a farmer
@@sunflower6372 who defined a homesteaders as having no electricity? A homestead is a small farm. We are off grid heat. Off grid water and in 2022 moving to off grid electricity
@@Homesteadhow I meant I don't think you have a right to say Homestead you're basically farming do you understand what I'm saying
@@Homesteadhow I guess if you don't know it homesteaders live off the land totally Farmers Farmville and
@@sunflower6372 i understand that your definition of a homestead isn't correct. Heres the definition: A homestead is a house and surrounding land owned by a family - often, it includes a farmhouse. Most people have homes, but not everyone has a homestead: that means your family owns more than a house. The homestead often consists of a farmhouse and land devoted to crops or animals. That describes us exactly, honesteaders
Wow! Very impressive y'all! The girls did a good job too💖 Thank you for sharing this. Not only was it a educational video, it was really nice to watch you all interact with each other! Families just don't do that anymore, not like when I was a kid. So that was very refreshing! God Bless...💖💖
They grow up too fast
@@Homesteadhow I raised 5 my youngest is 19....they sure do. When it was time to eat we would laugh because it was more like a conveyer line 😆😂😆💖
When my kids were young, I found turkey thighs were cheaper than ground beef. I would make a huge pot of broth and freeze half. Then save the cooked turkey.
We had enough cooked turkey for Chinese food, a casserole, and one more meal. Tina
Never leave your hot pan handles sticking out from the stove! Recipe for getting burned that way if you knock into them.
Great tip, will be sure to tell the girls too. Safety 1st. Thx
If you can find an extra $100 to invest longer term in your food stocks, then some gallon and 5 gallon food grade buckets, mean you buy larger bags of things and divide it. Even buying things lile 25lb bags of Sugar, Flour and Rice, will save circa $15 per item per year, you do that multiple years, and for other items (buy a tray of 24 tinned tomatoes is cheaper than individual) you can knock 30% off your annual food bill. It just takes time, effort and a bit of organisation. It does reduce your outgoings and don't need to prep, because you already have like months of staples ready.
Right on! In fact we just mylar d a 25 lb bag of flour!
As somebody with four kids, i can attest to the fact this is true. I always bought in bulk when i could just to prevent always running to the store. I would get funny looks at the store sometimes, because id be buying so much of certain things, buy i always said, " hey they dont live my life and know my needs".
You could use leftover milk to make yogurt and cheese
Just a tip from a good ole kentucky girl, your potatoes will last longer if you take them out of the plastic and put into a cardboard box..💚🙏 we shop Aldi's too
Your homemade burger buns look awesome
I never knew, thx for the treat tip...will do!
I keep potatoes in a styrofoam cooler. They kerp about a month without growing eyes.
@@tazz378 I wonder why?: Do you put cooler packs in to keep them colder? Eyes grow when they hit a particular temperature. And if you want a root cellar, but haven't got one, you can get a refrigerator and set it to the optimum temperature for produce to keep. I buy potatoes from Wood Prairie and they must have massive coolers as they are dormant when they ship them, but they grow like crazy in my house. (I eat some and plant some.)
@@Growmap I think the styrofoam cooler keeps the potatos at the proper temp and humidity. I've kept produce in insulated wooden boxes for years before I sold my house about 10 years ago. once I moved into a condo I started using the styrofoam coolers. I store the coolers in an unheated closet on the lowest level of my condo. That closet is probably 50 degrees year around. Thetmostat is set at 65 degrees for the winter. In summer ac is set at 72.
When my potatoes start getting eyes. Especially in the spring. They become seed potatoes for my garden.
My grandma used to use about half the meat you used for the burgers and mixed it with a beaten egg. She would then spread it on the buns like butter, then broil them. Cheese could be added after the meat was cooked. Doesn't take long. They were delicious.
Great tip, thx
The excitement from the perfect tortilla was everything!
I know, I was thinking the same thing! Yay Dad 👏
I stop by here for the first time and like what I see. You are doing an important job now that food prices are rising. Many people do not have as good imagination and need tips. At the same time, I think home-made is much better than ready-made dishes ☺.
Thank you!
I love that the whole family is involved. That’s saying something. Great video. Thank you.
I like how everyone helped.
Just came across your channel. I love that you include your kids in cooking. Also, I've never seen bagged milk, that's wild!
Thanks!
Loved the idea. My brother and I used to eat like this all the time. We would do once a month grocery shopping and only spend $100. (That included spices and extras to feed 3 people).
But my favorite part was the Baxter slurps... Call me weird but it made me giggle on this cold morning
Awww he looks like a snuggler too 🥰! Love the pups! Mine love the snow too lol
Best budget meal video ever. Every time I watch these I always wonder why people aren’t making stuff from scratch like this. You guys nailed it
Love how your family is involved in cooking and shopping. Also you might mention having a take-away condiment drawer for left over condiments when you need them- ketchup, mustard, soy sauce, duck sauce, salt and pepper, mayo, etc.
Great tip I save these to help make meals on-the-go so you’re not tempted to buy food while out. I also invested in a big 24 oz thermos style food/soup container that you can put leftover soup or stews in. If you’re trying to save on energy, they’re great to put leftover tea/coffee or food in so that you don’t have to use the microwave, electricity or fuel to re-heat because it’ll already be hot for the next meal.
I got a 2 pk of those Containers from Costco last year for less than $20(17-18 I think) from the brand High Sierra. Good deal, nice n sturdy.
I have a condiment drawer, sure helps
To avoid wasting waters while washing potatoes , run a little water with dish soap in it. Put your potatoes in the water to soak. Take them out and scrub with what ever scrubber you for your pots and pans. A special scrubber or small brush would work well too. Scrub ALL the potatoes, then rinse them all at once. Dry them with a dry cloth or let them air dry on your dish draining rack. Great video for illustrating how to eat on a budget!
Excellent production with great homestead how to! You all rock 🤠
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Great job on the planning and execution of your plans. The “work” involved in making tortillas, noodles, bread/buns etc. becomes easier and faster with practice. Good variety in your menu. I definitely would be using spices/herbs and onions, even if I had to scrimp on something else.
Agreed. They could have gone with flour OR rice and used the money for onions and/or garlic. High carb meals, but good info to have for times like these.
Your daughters are learning valuable lessons and some day, they are gonna be very glad they learned them. These lessons are so important. I was a waitress for years and i remember once an elderly lady asking me about the biscuits we served. Somewhere in the conversation, i had told her i could make biscuits. She was shocked. She said she thought it was a lost art. I was only about 23 it was shocking to her that some young ladies can still do this stuff. I sure was glad my mama taught me.
Fantastic!
You could also mix some of the beans with your burger to extend the protein. Beans on side with the fried rice to get enough protein. Great job you did! Hubby wants to try making the tortillas now!
Great ideas! We plan to do another video like this with more new recipes
You also need the accommodations of a truck an stove and fridge and warm home cost place to sleep.
In other words it's easy to say $20 can provide alot if you have all the accommodations available to make it easier.
just found you! Will be back for more Tiggs he's a star
You can make some chip like things out of potato peels. They're actually REALLY good. Especially if you have some season salt. I know it wasnt on your list for this but just a heads up :)
I love this video. I hope you do more. A lot of extreme budget meals, but yours takes the cake!
Thanks we are editing a new one now!
we live off grid too. love using cast iron and over the fire made bread and pies and pastas too. amazing the simplicity of things being happiness
All of us who grew up poor, know how to eat well on hardly any money. You gotta COOK.
Yes Same!
Try spanish food. Cheap healthy and great flavours. 😍
@@Ytdeletesallmycomments love it..will do
On youtube -Spain on a fork -is authentic.
I appreciate that you showed prices! Part of the reason I watch these type of posts is to price compare my area to others'.
Cooking skills are priceless, so underrated in times of plenty.
btw, to be Shepherd's Pie you have to use lamb. With beef it's a Cottage Pie - my personal favourite. xxx
Did not know that but makes sense... "Shepherds"
Well I sure didn’t know that. Thanks for sharing. I love learning something new.
Actually if you go traditional shepherd's pie does not contain lamb. Back in the day nobody would have killed a lamb for that. It was usually mutton used for shepherd's pie - you know, the old ones which weren't useful anymore.
I love cottage pie. If you are in a hurry or don't have potatoes, you too the cottage pie with drop biscuits. Even using oil biscuits, if you don't have butter or shortening for the biscuits.
I love a nice cottage pie with biscuits. If you have actual Bisquick or Pioneer biscuit mix, you can use their dumpling recipe which is a drop biscuit sort of recipe and just drop them down on the top of the cottage pie, very tasty.
I can't stop laughing at the licky sound with your pup. I love this video too, thank you
Chicken leg quarters are a great protein to purchase as well. 10 lbs for 5-6 bucks. With some rice, you could make chicken and rice3-4 times for a family of 6 for 7-8 bucks. It’s amazing!
Great idea and tastey, thx
I like all of you work together in the kitchen. Loving family
This is one of the most beneficial videos I’ve ever seen on IG. Thank you! I’d love to see more challenges this way.
From an Italian who makes homemade raviolis every year for christmas, I love to see people making pasta the correct way and you absolutely did! You make a well you crack the eggs and what I sometimes will do is poke the eggs and then you slowly from the inside of the well add the flour in slow and then you work your way around and you make it into a ball like you did roll it out but we never add milk. But if it worked out for you then absolutely keep doing it that way!!! If you want to make them into raviolis you roll it out like you did cut them into circles use a can and then the mixture is ricotta couple of eggs some grated Parmesan and grated Romano and then salt and pepper mix it all together do about a tablespoon in each and you put it between two circles of pasta and use a fork to close it shut and if you want to freeze them freeze them and then you take it out and you boil them for about 6 minutes or you can boil them right away but I would suggest freezing them
Such a nice thoughtful comment, much appreciated. We need to try ravioli next!
That boy sure does love the snow ❤️
If you have room, keep a bar of gentle hand soap by the kitchen sink for washing hands. Using dish soap to wash your hands can be harsh on your skin, especially if you have to do it repeatedly throughout the day.
Good to know, thx!
Great job guys! I think it would have been great to show how much your dollar can stretch by using things from your garden. A lot of people just need a little inspiration to see the value of growing just a few things at home. I think what you guys pulled off was amazing and what a lesson to teach your kids. Well done.
Hence homesteading. I couldn't do it. For one I live in an apartment by myself. Two I am disabled. From chordoma, a form of cancer, that affects the nerves and brain. Which affects everything.
THANKS YOU GOODNESS 🌟🌟❤️🖤💚🤎 FAMILY DAPHNE COTTON ALWAYS 💜
Wow I’m only a minute in and amazed by the great camera angles and video editing! Great job! I’m just like how did he do that? Lol great ideas too, keep up the good work. 👍
Apreciate your appreciation on the edits!!
I usely never comment on these things but best video ever I watched it months ago and been looking for it for months because I forget to save it. Love this !!
Awww thank you
Nice video. My husband and I eat like this pretty often. It is always a challenge to find frugal alternative, great-tasting meals. I have several meal plans that include these. The hamburger buns looked yummy. I enjoyed seeing your daughters be involved in the meal preps. I believe in teaching children to be independent and know how to take care of cooking as a life skill. My adult daughter and son are great cooks. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
But buy more green and low carb veggies. This meal plan is going to cost their health.
I Love seeing a family good together you just don't see that any more,we always help my mom cook meal.thx,
my grandmother used to make the best thick chewy tortillas you ever had!
I watched this again as a refresher. I did want to add that we do eat vegetables and salads. I try to keep frozen vegetables on hand for roasting.
You have a lovely family. The girls seem to enjoy helping you in the kitchen. Thanks for sharing this. 🙂
You guys did GREAT! Shows people how worthwhile homesteading can be too! Keep up the challenges...
LOL. That's one cool canine. He's your new superstar. Overshadow the whole channel.
He loves the snow! And s few days later its 70F!
I love that the whole family is involved! Thanks for the inspiration!
We just filmed another Aldi, frugal family video. Going live Thursday!
As a kid we ate
On the cheap. We added an egg and a slice or two of broken up bread to out burgers and they were tender and good. Stretches your hamburger.
Similar! Weve been making a ton of homemade bakery recently too, just did pretzels and pizza dough amazing how far a $1.15 bag of flour stretches!
That reminds me that we added a lot of cracker crumbs to meatloaf. I guess back then crackers were cheaper than hamburger.
@@Homesteadhow Not cheap, but I absolutely LOVE my bread machine. Makes perfect bread every time. And if you like to bake, seriously consider raising ducks.
I had to cut my bread recipe TWICE to keep the bread from hitting the top of the bread machine because the duck eggs make things rise so much better. They make the best cakes ever.
I picked up a Zojirushi Bread Machine BB-PAC20 on eBay. It said used, but I could tell it had never been used not even once. I suspect it was a present and they just never used it.
The reason it makes perfect bread is that it warms all the ingredients to the optimum temperature first.
And it makes BIG loaves (especially mine with duck eggs - slices almost twice as tall as normal).
Amaze with the team work, you have a wonderfully family, God bless you all,
WOW--Your milk comes with a plastic pitcher? Wish ours did! I be lucky to even find milk for under the 2.59 price. There is NOTHING better than homemade fries. Even my kids agree, I outdo fast food on this one item!
Milk is unnecessary. It's mostly cholesterol and sugar, and depending on what you get, also saturated fat. If you really need some in a recipe use the powdered stuff. The point of cow milk is to turn a small calf into a fat cow quickly. It's not health food in any way. I'm not a vegetarian or vegan, I just know that pus filled cow udder squirt is not good for humans. Get calcium from other foods.
Where I live, $20 wouldn't make breakfast once. You're blessed to live where you do.
Excellent video. I totally agree with you. You can have good meals on a very low budget if you are prepared to put the work into preparing the food. Unfortunately many people want instant everything these days. My 10 year old granddaughter made homemade chapattis to go along with the homemade curry and rice. 7 people fed for approximately £3.50.
Thanks for sharing!! Yes I grew up on instant everything and sadly forgot how much better homemade, from scratch food can taste! and cannot beat the cost. We hope to do much more like this- we just bought a 25 lb bag of flour!
I love curry and chapati. I think I'll add that to next week's menu
This is Tamara shoemaker and I think it's just great , how u guys make it work with a lil good parents u guys 🤟!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you!
New subscriber here and I must say well done! You all did a fantastic job, everything looked absolutely scrumptious, and the suggestions given to plus each meal up outside of the budget challenge would've made them all even more spectacular! Such a beautiful family and adorable animals! Love from Texas
Awe, thanks so much! We plan to do another video like this soon
I love that you stopped and went back for your puppy to enjoy the snow!
the keep warm on the instant pot only keeps it warm after the cooking process! love the video!
That is known as Poor Man's Potato soup in my family. So good on a cold winter's night.
Greetings from Southern California! I knew that Canada sold milk in bags, but I didn't know it was sold that way in the US! I guess since you are closer to Canada than some, it makes sense. I've been watching a lot of grocery challenges... I'm a new subscriber, and I'm looking forward to viewing your other videos!
As I stated in a direct reply, Iowa has Kwik Star, ergo, milk in a bag. I honestly love how cheap it is, but it honestly has just as good a flavor as Anderson-Erickson (a dairy company based in Des Moines)
wow I am impressed. this was so fun watching you guys! Had to subscribe. I am exhausted now . Thanks
Would love to have your bun and tortilla recipes!
Great job! I’ll say this, we won’t starve with these kinds of preps. I prep all of these foods. The way I look at is that you can get creative or have rice and beans only when it gets down to just basics. Raising your on tomatoes, sauce etc. is a plus. I’ve done one prep meal but it is time for another.
I LOVE making indian fry bread for indian tacos or for eggs, it's a little thicker than pita but OH SO GOOD!
Love that idea, we hope to do this again and well try Indian flat bread, thx!
Love Aldi. I know so many people that don't go there, because they don't carry everything. It's definitely worth going, even if you have to stop at another store after. So much cheaper than regular store.
Flour eggs milk
That is actually Egg Noodles (northern european) they so good in so many dishes. Beef Stroganoff, Ham Soup with cabbage, Chicken Casserole, more.
Beef stroganoff sounds great!
I have a tortilla press like that. I learned to use a gallon ziploc bag, and cut off the top, and split it so you can lay it down on the press and when you use it, it doesn't make the press dirty. . . :)
Tip for homemade tortillas: wrap them in a damp warm towel! Softens them and keeps them warm 😊
Yea, I'm from Wisconsin too. With some planning you can feed your family delicious meals!! Good job!
Hi from Edinburgh Scotland!! What a brilliant video! I love the way your family works so well together lovely atmosphere! And the food looked so appetising. I’m definitely going to try the hole made tortillas and the hash browns. Will definitely look at all your other videos 🤩🤩🤩❤️❤️❤️
Awe, thanks for the kind comment!
Your husband made the perfect 1 he's just so proud of his tortilla
Amazing meals and concepts for $20
Awesome...loved watching this...fantastic job...thankful for your share it was wonderful! 💖💖💖💖
I new to your channel! You guys are just wonderful- and i love how sweet you are to your pets! That tells me you’re really good folks!!
Love what you did with $20!! I’m going to binge watch your other videos! Sending best wishes from Kansas City!❤️🎉
Thank you!
A tip for that press is to line it with a ziplock bag. Take a freezer size and cut it open. Then put the dough between the two pieces of plastic.
I don't know how RUclips's algorithm works but they send me your way. Great job with the meal planning and enjoyed this video.
Blessings! 1st time seeing your channel So precious watching your dog loving the snow just so sweet! Would like to see more of your videos doing same subject matter! Pretty amazing how many meals you made from less than $20.00. God bless!