Quick and Easy Dinners and Cooking Hacks Inspired By YOU! Answering ALL Your Most Asked Questions
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- Опубликовано: 16 ноя 2024
- Hey friends, I have a treat for you today, this video is full! It’s full of our family favorites, full of things you might not have seen before, things you always ask me about and today I’m answering. And most of all, it’s full of quick and easy hacks that will give your dinners that down home flavor you’ve been looking for and save you time and money. Thanks for watching and as always I send you love from my kitchen - Mel
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Tuna Patties:
12oz can (or 2- 5ox cans) of chunk light tuna, drained and flaked
Add in ¼ cup onion, ¼ cup cornmeal, ¼ cup flour, 3 tablespoons mayo and 1 beaten egg
Mix well adding additional flour if needed
Makes 4 good sized patties
Fry in oil and butter apprx 4-5 minutes per side until golden brown
Drain on paper towels
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Wife here and agree about asking family for recipes !!! My husband looked at me one day and said “I would give anything for one of mamaw’s apple pies” I called every family member still alive - nobody had it! Write them down people!!! And ask for them !
You tell that man of yours he's a lucky man to have such a gorgeous woman to cook such awesome meals for him . Much love for you and your family . God bless you 😸
Love your videos. Your voice is so easy to listen to. Your recipes are wonderful. There is not anything you have cook that I wouldn’t try. Thank You Mel
I love that you attended home economics class cooking in high school. So did I and loved it. Unfortunately, none of the schools have that class anymore near me in Southeastern PA.😊 I still have my high school recipe box as well.😊
Momma Mel,
I really love your videos. You are so down to earth and southern like me. You make dishes that I grew up with plus you put a little spin on them too. I feel like I can relate to you. You make me feel like a friend and not just a viewer of your videos. I really appreciate that. I wish you and your family many blessings. Take care friend and God bless
Your personality and happiness of life inspires me. Thank YOU!
😊 how kind, thank you. That really means so much to me, I love sharing and I love our community 😊 How are YOU doing?
@@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel I'm hanging in there, taking everything one day at a time.
My mother-in-law always, ALWAYS, had a gallon (either partial or full, depending on if any one had drank any) of sweetened ice tea in her refrigerator. My husband said he never remembered that she didn't. I loved that lady. You brought back some fond memories. Thanks.
I just love your videos. My mom passed away years ago, and I have been watching your videos to learn to cook for my family.
Mel
You have such a beautiful spirit. I wish I could hang out with you and just soak up all your knowledge. The spirit of the Lord is ALL over you sweetie.
When I was little, my siblings and I fought over who got to pick the bones from the canned salmon! My momma made the best salmon patties. She also made great potato cakes and would often cook them with the salmon patties and that was one of our favorite suppers.
Mel you have the best recipes. I am almost 58 and I have been cooking a long time and I LOVE LOVE LOVE your ideas. God brought you into my life and I am so blessed!
I just love listening to your accent. I’m from California but your cooking is the type of food I grew up on…comfort.
On May 5 my sister turned 55 and I made her dinner consisting of your Creamy Caesar chicken, your green beans minus the bacon and your mashed potatoes...it was delicious!!! She loved it!!! Thank you!!!
I have never had Tuna Patties, but I’ll try them. Sounds good!! When my Mom made Potato Patties (& Salmon Patties) she always put in an egg, a yellow onion, salt & pepper, a little flour & cornmeal…similar to the way you made your Tuna Patties! God Bless you! Thank you!
NORMA COLLINS FROM TEXAS
Everyone in Georgia, North and South Carolina, and surrounding states watch your weather. It's supposed to get stormy later tonight and tomorrow. We had strong winds Friday evening. My mom lost 4 large pine trees and one came inches from her living room. We're in Southwest Tennessee. Please continue to pray for those who we're affected by the tornadoes Friday night.
Yes, those storms were so devastating 😢 praying for all those affected
@@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel thank you, us too. My heart breaks for those affected.
We had it bad last night in Ohio
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@@kimberlymartyn1232 this weather has been all over the place. Praying for y'all too.
My great grandmother lived with us when we were kids and she made these. She always called them croquets and they were shapes cylanders. And still to this day i cant make them like hers. I miss you grama! 😊❤
😢 awh what a precious memory. 💖
My momma loved potato cakes, I would make them for her when I would visit and was able to. I lost her 11 months ago.. I can’t bring myself to make one just yet.. but the memories and love are still with me. ❤😢
That’s so thoughtful of you Faith and hope, Thanks for your positive review,How are you and how’s the weather over there?
I think we are kinder spirits. I love me some sweet tea. I have a cheap tea pan and a wooden spoon. I'm all about southern cooking and making people happy with my food. Thanks for sharing. God blessing
You have a very sweet manner about you. And your voice is very soothing.
Yet, I would be as big as a house if I ate those recipes. I'm here just to watch. You give good kitchen tips, too!
Hungry jack through the oldest in the best instant mashed potatoes, anywhere anytime!
Sue here: just love your channel, Mel. Love your meals, hacks, sense of humor, and good advice. Thank you for all you do. Looking forward to making Caesar chicken and potato cakes especially. 🧡
Hi Mel! We grew up on potato cakes but fried them in bacon grease, so crispy on the outside and creamy inside. Never added any egg, always shaped them cold from the fridge and then dusted them with flour before frying, so good!
Well you did it again, I think you must be kin to my Mama, you cook so much like she did. You are so right about Margaret Holmes, those mixed green and the collards are so good. I fixed some collards the other day and my husband thought I had cooked from scratch, and with it being just the two of us, one can makes it fast and easy. Thank You so much for sharing.
PRAYERS
I love your food recipes and suggestions, and I also just love your voice, you sound so down-home nice! I love that!
Oh my goodness - I made your caesar chicken, green beans, and mashed potato recipes for dinner last night. It was delicious and easy and PURE COMFORT FOOD! I needed that! Thank you for sharing!
For those of us who are low sodium diet, use no salt added, use unsalted butter and Mrs.Dash garlic and herb, lemon pepper or the vegetable blend. Onion and minced garlic heps also.
I made salmon patties this past week. Salmon, mackerel, or tuna patties are so good. Those cowboy beans look so good! And I’ve been wanting potato cakes, yours look delicious!! Thanks so much for collabing with me!
Oh and those potato cakes were an awesome side that my Mom always made. She learned to make them from her Dad. I was always told that they were a staple from the depression era.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH! You have inspired me ❤
I made my tea exactly the same way!! Even have a special pan and pitcher. Just makes me smile!!
😊 I love it! Girl we know how it's done don't we 🤣
MOMMA!!! As always you brighten my day❤. Love these recipes .
Looks so good all of it, now I'm hungry. God bless
I appreciate your videos very much! I am a blind viewer and the way you explain things makes it so easy and I can visualize everything and you give very good direction so I appreciate it and I have tried most of your recipes. They are excellent! Thank you again
Everything looked delicious 😋 Have a great week Mel.
Thanks friend, I appreciate you! Hope you have a great week too!
Thank you 😊
Love watching your channel. There were three girls in my family and as each one got married my Mom would make us a cookbook with our favorite recipes that she use to make as we were growing up. She did the same for my sister-in-law when she married my baby brother. I still have those recipes in her handwritting. Sadly she is no longer with us but she was an excellent cook and baker. Even though I have the recipes memorized I still pull the book out every once and a while and read them just to see her handwriting and bring the memories back. Chicken and dumplings and potato pancakes were my favorite. I turned out to be the big cook and baker in the family.
Great video. So many good recipes. I am trying to perfect biscuits. We like the big and fluffy ones. I'm making hockey pucks. Short biscuits, no fluff. I'll get there.
Thank you. I so appreciate you. You encourage me to keep trying to be a better cook.
Delicious Recipes and Words of Wisdom to last for years to come 🙌
I’m going to try and use canned chicken for the tuna or salmon. My hubby is allergic to fish but he used to love the salmon patties before he suddenly was allergic. Might be worth a try. My grandma used to make her tater cakes just like yours and I keep them going with my family. There’s really nothing like family recipes that conjure up the love and memories associated with those dishes.
Have a blessed week sweet friend. ❤
The dinner you made with Cowboy beans and potato cakes had my mouth watering! Thanks for sharing Mel...😋
That Caesar Chicken looks so good! Doctoring up convenience foods is one of my favorite kitchen hacks, makes dinner so easy. Love Maegen's channel, so happy to see a collab between the two of you!
Thanks, it is delicious and so easy! 😋
Your channel is awesome also! 🌺 Jen
Chicken ceaser bake is a family favorite. We love it
I’ve made my tea in the microwave for years. Never boils over like it use to on my cooktop. I use a 4 cup Pyrex measuring cup with water and tea bags. Put it on 5 minutes. When finished cover and let sit. Add hot to sugar and I keep rinsing my tea bags until my pitcher is full. Best tea ever. Love your channel hear in SC!
I did that for a while a long time ago, seems like my stove top was being repaired and a lady at church told me how to make it like this, it's great! Thanks so much for being here!
I've never tried those potatoes. Will have to try them. Thank you😊
Green beans look out of the garden
Love watching you cook! Do you have a video out about you and your family? I'd love to know how many children you have, what Patrick does, and some of your favorite family activities!
Hi Mel, Maegen sent me over and I'm glad she did. Thank you!!🥰🙏🏻
Hey Mel,My Mom made potato cakes a lot and i've made them,we stopped buying pork n beans and buy Bush baked beans,they are the best,i love tuna cakes but my husband makes them differen than you do,he makes them for me like my Momma did,have a blessed evening!
I love Bushs beans too, I really only buy pork and beans to make my cowboy beans 😋 and nothing is better than our mommas cooking. I still can't make my pintos and fried taters taste as good as my mommas 🤣 I hope you have a blessed week, love and prayers ❤️
@@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel Thank You Mel
I love those Idahoan potato packets! I will try adding milk in to make them richer. My favorite flavor is the Garlic mashed. My mom always made her green beans cooked with bacon. My mom always used her leftover mashed potatoes to make potato soup. But I love the look of those potato cakes. I bet they're just delicious! We lived in Arizona for a short time and everyone they are made what they called Arizona sun tea. You took a big glass gallon jar and put several tea bags in the top of it and set it out to bake in the Arizona Sun. By the end of the day, you had a gallon of wonderful brewed iced tea. Of course you had to add a lot of ice to it cuz it was quite warm! I wonder what it would be like if you were to make ice cubes out of your sweet tea and then it would not dilute the flavor down quite so much. Unless you make your tea extra strong counting on having a lot of ice in it. Being a Yankee, I'm not so sure I could handle quite that much sugar in my tea but I suppose it is all in what you are used to and you can definitely adjust the recipe to your taste. I will definitely check out Megan's channel.
Hi mel great video 😊thanks for all the goodies 😀 have a wonderful week
Thank you Momma Mel for this wonderful vid, everything you shared looks delicious😋 The real star of the show is you and your kind heart, I love and adore you very much🥰 Take good care and have a blessed week🙏🤞♥️💫✨👼🏻✨💫♥️
The Caesar Chicken is AWESOME !!! My family loved it...all of them! And it was easy! THANK YOU for the recipe!!!
Prayers to ALL. Happy Easter to all. Be safe
My family doesn't really like MOST instant potatoes but we really enjoy the Idahoan brand with the cheese and bacon like a stuffed potato. The garlic is good too.
Wow!!! I made the caesar chicken tonight....my husband and I LOVED it!!! I am so thankful that I found this channel. ❤
I just love your cooking!! It reminds me of childhood. I recently moved from North Carolina to Maryland and the food is just Not the same. I am learning to make my some of my former favorite food’s myself. I learned to make my own sweet tea, it is definitely worth learning to make yourself. Tastes so much better when it’s homemade! Thank you for sharing you wisdom,recipes,and hacks with us. ❤
Thanks for all of these. I really must try the potato cakes idea...Mrs.Steve
Beautiful as always Mama Mel.
Love your recipes! Im learning about Southern cooking from you and loving it. I'm a NY snowbird living in FL for 1/2 year and am becoming interested in cooking lots of southern cuisine! My husband is enjoying the new menus!
I just tried this Caesar Chicken, and it’s soo good. I was searching your videos looking for the how to cook bacon in the oven tip, and saw this. Just so happened, I’d gotten what I didn’t know I needed at Aldi a few hours earlier. Thank you !
Lol, happy little accident as Bob Ross says 😂 so glad that you loved the Caesar chicken, too. And for bacon in the oven, I've been putting it in a cold oven and start it heating up to 400 degrees. Once it pre heats I take a peek at it and usually go about 5 more minutes or so. And if it's thick cut I will flip it over to the other side, too. Just watch it close and adjust your time accordingly. Oh and I always line my pan with foil for easy clean up.
Hi Mel, this is Sue, your potatoe cakes are almost Scottish potatoe scones or potato tatties, alittle more flour and then roll them out and fry in bacon fat, so good. They were mainly made as a filler in the old days when times were tough, And l am going to have to give these ones a shot, they look good. After saying that, l must say that l tried your manwhich and cornbread recipe, and all l can say is OMG, where has this been all our lives, both of us loved it and will not go back to using bread/buns it was so good. Thanks for the game changer,
Made the ceasar chicken recipe tonight and my family went crazy over it. Very tender and full of flavor. Husband asked me to put it on the dinner menu weekly. Thank you, we loved it.
Hey hey Mel 🥰🥰🥰. So excited to watch. ❤️❤️❤️. I love your videos 🥰🥰!!!
Hi there
How's your day going
Am marco what's your name?
I agree Mel - food cooked with love is a gift for our family! Best blog to date - can't wait to try those potato cakes!
Hello Mama Mel, I really appreciate all the tips that you shared with us.Those potato cakes are awesome, i'm definitely going to try them. Please keep us in prayer, our weather is supposed to be getting bad.I'm praying for everyone that was affected by the storms in Mississippi. Sending continued prayers ,hugs &, love. Ya'll be blessed and have a wonderful week. Love from Lula Mae & Family. 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕
Thank you Mel, those recipes are my kinda cooking. I love simple down home meals. Send you blessings from the Tiny House in Texas. Also I am praying for Ya'lls safety during this bad weather time.
These are our kind, too! I've made a lot of casserole lately and we needed some down home food 🤣 thanks so much for watching, I appreciate you watching so much
Everything looks so good but I'm here for the tea and tater cakes
That’s so thoughtful of you Tammy, Thanks for your positive review,How are you and how’s the weather over there?
We make our tea exactly the same way ❤️❤️❤️. Love sweet tea!!!
Hi there
How's your day going
Am marco what's your name?
Love your channel Mel! It seems like I'm visiting with a good friend. Thank you for the great recipes! 👍
Oh I love that! That is exactly how I want my videos to feel. I appreciate you watching so much!
@In The Kitchen With Momma Mel I honestly feel that way Mel! Love it!
My daughter absolutely loves the seasoned turnip greens you were talking about
Everything looks so delicious and I love the tips that you shared along the way!
Great lil hacks and yummy recipes! We always had potato cakes and now I make them for my family
Hi there
How's your day going
Am marco what's your name?
Melonie you are the best. You give so much content, helpful tips and you are so pleasant. Thank you for encouraging people to read The Bible and seek God!❤
I've been making canned green beans the same for 40 yrs and my grown children ask me to make them as their veggie of choice. I start by putting 3tbls of butter in a pot, drain the liquid off the beans, add them to the pot, add more butter, prob another 3tbls, a sprinkle of onion powder, garlic powder and himalayan pink salt (I didn't know there was a different flavor for salt until I started using this, won't ever go back to table salt again!!) and pepper. I put the pot on a med heat and let them cook for about 15/20 min (they do not become mushy) and voila, mommas green beans!! I'm going to stretch my self to try different ways to cook them, who knows, someone elses green beans could end up my childrens fav!!
I’m salivating over all of your recipes! Good old fashioned real food! Love you! ❤
My mom put canned spaghetti in tomato sauce in the chili she made. My dad got tired of canned tomatoes when he was in the Marines in the South Pacific. Canned spaghetti can be hard to find. I used canned spaghetti o’s in chili the last time I made her recipe. She died over 7 years ago. But I still make her recipe because it is what I am
used to. I don’t like red kidney beans. I use pinto beans or great northern beans or cannellini beans when I make chili.
I love all your videos but I especially really like this one because it is just basic good and affordable. Making all of these. Also making them for my working daughter and family. I love to cook them a meal during the work week, I text her and she stops by and picks up for her and her family. My son in law will really like this kind of food. It's kinda like his mom use to make. Please make some more of this type. Love watching and listening to your channel. God Bless You and family.
Hello Mel
I have been out of town and have been missing your videos. Missed being in your kitchen. Everything looks so good.
My mother in law introduced me to chili o and I don't use anything else.love your recipes.potato cakes looks really good.
Made the caesar chicken dish last night because I had all the ingredients. Absolutely fabulous!!
Waited for this! Thank you for sharing! Love your channel.. God bless and have a wonderful week!
Sweet Momma Mel, everything looked AMAZING!!! I MUST try that caesar chicken, that looks so yummy and those cowboy beans! I had almost forgotten that my Mother made us Tuna patties all the time. I need to try that recipe, she made them very similar to yours and then she made them another way with corn flakes inside and that was so very good. I agree with you, food always brings back memories and if they are of my precious Momma then it makes my heart so happy! Your always bring so much joy to us and we are so blessed to watch your channel each week. God bless you always!!!
I love instant potatoes. Potatoes are such a good side, and the instant mash are so convenient. I'll have to try your tips to make them even better. Thanks for the ideas and video, have a blessed week 😊
I'm fine. Tired mom of 5 here 😴 😊 weather is cold. We've had quite the winter with tons of snow, and it doesn't want to stop.
How are you?
@@stefanielynn84 You’re a lucky mom, Your daughter look’s adorable on your profile, i bet they are all adorable, sorry about your weather, it gets like that at this time of the year, its thesame here in Ohio, cold at night and a bit warm at day time, Where are you at ?
Another great video. I love hanging out with Mel!
Making tea, while it's boiling and almost done. Add a small pinch of baking soda . It'll fizz up a lil bit it helps with the acid.
Great tip, thanks so much for sharing!
Hi Mel! I used your recipe to cook green beans for the first time Christmas Eve. We love them, and now that's my go-to method. I am going to make your potato cakes soon. I'm sure they will be a hit, too. Have a blessed week, Mel!
Oh I'm so glad that you all loved them, it's a strange mixture lol but it's delicious 🤣 Let me know how you like tater cakes
Love these ideas!! Miss my Granny's sun tea. Thanks Mel Jennifer 😁
Chili has always been a comfort food for me, love your videos, thanks for sharing.
My mom used to make potato cakes when I was growing up! I'll have to make some!! The best sandwich to go with a bowl of chili is a peanut butter sandwich cut into triangles for dippin!!😋 Love watching your videos!!!!
If you want to use fresh potatoes for potato cakes you can but they turn out a lot better if you stir some potato flakes in to thicken them up.
Good evening, Mel! Hope all is well with you and your family! I am tickled to see that you are collaborating with Megan. She does have a good channel with recipe's that are a bit outside of what I normally fix. She is another great follow. Once again, everything looked amazing. I have been doing the tuna patties instead of salmon for quite a while. Love them. Will be trying your sauce the next time I make them. Hope you have a great week ahead and God bless!
Awh thank you, I appreciate you so much 💗 and I just love Maegen, too. It's been a really long time since we did a collab together and I am so excited to see what she's made 💗
@@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel love your ideas Mel will be trying some soon.
I love potato cakes. I make them pretty much the same but I add diced green bell peppers and cook in a little but deeper oil. So good!
Sounds great!
Mel these all look amazing! Thank you so much for sharing
In green beans, I use a splash of vinegar instead of the soy sauce or Worcestershire sauce and then all of the other good stuff you used!
My mom made potatoes patties that's what we call them I still make them sometimes she also use to make squash patties I miss my mom
This was a great video! Lots of great tips and good food. Best of all, serve it with love.
Love all your easy recipes! Love how you doctor up convenience foods. The mash potatoes looked amazing! I am going to try those for sure!! Love your channel!! Thank you for the video!!
Great video,that tea really looks refreshing,and I loved the potato cakes,tuna, patties,your beans and ground beef and your chili too.oh, everything!!hv the best day family 💕💖💖💕🥰💝❤️🧡💙💛🤗🦋
Hi Sweet Friend, See I knew we were kindred spirits, I also love instant mashed potatoes. Everything looks so yummy. 😋. I am so happy about the Collab with Maegan. She is the sweetest as well. ❤️
Lol we are! 🤣 And I love Maegen, it's been a really long time since we did a collab together ❤️
Always delicious food from you Mel!! I love the green beans!! I have never seen flat green beans here in NJ. Oh man those potato cakes and that beef and beans. that is hitting the menu this week!! I do the same I make my own brewed iced tea!!
Everything looks so good I have never made potato cakes I will try to this week