Does anyone else find her hysterical? I absolutely love watching her. She has inspired me to do new things in my kitchen and I love her relationship with her husband i wish I could have that. Wow they treat each other so well I could only imagine having that.
So I am actually a professional chef, and I don’t have a big family to feed, it’s just me and my husband. However, he and I both grew up in low income families, and are familiar with budget/frugal cooking. I love this channel. No judgement for low income meals, really creative ways to feed a family without going to the store every day, or using “fancy” ingredients.
Same, Culinary Arts and Sciences with a double major in Special Needs Dietary Requirements for my first degree, and I deeply appreciate the fact that she wholly respects people who can't necessarily afford to follow food trends. We were super poor when I was a kid as well. Nothing drives me crazier than people who gripe that she uses store brand, non-organic ingredients (seriously people, eat food that you can afford that is going to keep you going). Life is complicated enough, and poor shaming is complete BS.
@@pansprayers I grew up super poor myself. We fortunately had our own farm so we grew our own fruits, veggies, meat, eggs and dairy. It pains me so much to see how critical people can get about using generics/store brands or non organic. It’s hard enough to make a paycheck stretch far enough to cover everything, especially when you carry student loan debt like so many of us do. I’m so glad to see people like you standing up and letting people know it’s ok to not eat organic and use fancy ingredients. One of my favorite foods of all time is pinto beans with a ham bone or hock, fried potatoes, collard greens and cornbread. Certainly not a fancy meal but it’s my favorite comfort food in the world. It’s something my granny would make for us weekly and something she used to eat as a child during the Depression. When I eat it the world becomes simple again for a moment, it brings a humbleness to me, that we haven’t seen hard times like my granny or worse my great granny did. Things might have been hard then but they were a lot more simple because ingredients were simple.
I just made a tortellini bake adapted from one of your “use what you have” videos. It was so good! Please keep this videos coming. I thought I couldn’t cook but you have showed me I can!
Christine!! Could you please do a vid on what kind of foods freeze/store well for a long time?? I see you freeze naan and stuff, I didn’t even know that was possible. Idk I’m young and no one has ever taught me that stuff. I looked through your vids but didn’t see one that taught food storage. Just a thought!!
For the time being, just know there's a lot of good info on that on the internet. You can freeze a lot of things well if you remove as much air as possible. Dairy can be frozen, but other than milk and shredded cheese, the other dairy products can only be used in cooking. Hope that helps a little ✌️
Here's a great freezer tip video from Jordan Page. She has another one too. I've learned a lot in the last year about what I can freeze and what the best format is for frozen items. My favorite things to freeze, that I didn't know you could until recently are tofu (in the package), bags of coleslaw, bags of shredded cheese, refried beans, whole loaves of bread/bagels, chocolate. ruclips.net/video/1eS3D1P4Ymk/видео.html
I know this is a old comment but I thought I'd add my 2 cents. Most things that are low fat will freeze well, bread, chicken, chopped up veggies. Fat freezes well to (cheese, icecream, fatty meats, butter etc) and will last longer than normal BUT fat going bad (rancid) is a oxidation process, not decay, so fat can be deepfrozen and still thaw out rancid and unedible. I try to rotate out fatty meats and dairy every 3-6 months, chicken around every 6 months (if it lasts that long...) and veggies/bread 6-12 months (might get a bit of freezer burn/dehydration after a while). Ready done meals I try to eat within 3-6 months.
Great video! Just a tip when making meatballs, instead of breadcrumbs I toss in a box of stovetop stuffing mix and some water and it really stretches out the meat and makes for very moist meatballs!
I just LOVE how real and raw and open you are and how authentically yourself you are!!! Its so hard to find and I am just totally in love with your channel. I cant wait for episode 3!!
Cyndi Rothrock smart! I got now 7 month old twins so for me nothing has really changed. I’ve basically have been self quarantined since they were born. We’re Hispanic so for us it’s been beans at every meal. We’ve got a giant bag of dry pinto beans in the deep freezer.
Cyndi Rothrock formula fed. We’re prepared on that front- thank God. I didn’t even have to buy diapers or wipes because my family set me up at my baby shower so well that I’m covered for months.
*Christine:* sees freezer burnt chicken, turns it into a delicious meal ... *Me:* sees freezer burnt chicken, tosses it in the trash ☹️ ... clearly, I need to start taking notes!!!
If you have a middle eastern store near you, or a grocery with a larger ethnic section, they sell bricks of “baking dates”, which is the dates already processed into a paste! Sooo easy!!
I know you’ll never see this because this is a 3 yr old video but i just had to comment!! Huckleberries grew Wild up and down the old country dirt road I lived on as a kid. We could hardly wait for them to get ripe so we could sit on the side of the road and eat them, dirt and all!!! You brought back some sweet memories!! We always went to Texas to visit my Mama’s sisters on summer vacation and we took my aunt a freezer carton full of sweet huckleberries!!! She loved them!!!!❤❤❤. By the way….I live in VA…so they grew here too. I never see them now😢
So you inspired me to use my freezer burnt country ribs I’ve had in the deep freezer. I couldn’t bring my self to toss them out but was nervous to use it. Omg they made the best dinner tonight! Various seasoning, and some diet Dr Pepper. Cooked all day since right now we are all working at home...thankfully...anyway then hot oven for 15 min with bbq. My family loved them! Thank you for helping us stretch what we have in these difficult times!
I really want to thank you. Because of your videos I feel very confident I can cook for my family and we’ll make it just fine throughout this crazy time.
Hey Christine. Meatballs are always best when simmered in sauce, Make a tomato sauce from scratch and add meatballs to it until they are firm and cooked. Remove and you can eat them immediately (like meatball meal number 2) or you can save them for later, just store with a bit of extra sauce for the subs.
If you use unsliced rolls for the meatball, you can make a pocket out of the side and pull out the middle. You can put the sauce, smaller meatballs add saute veggies and cheese to make it stretch. Freeze the leftover meatballs for another week.
pat your meatball mixture into a sheet pan with edges tall enough to hold any grease. slice into squares and bake. you will have meat cubes but anyone complaining has to make the next day's meal. that really cuts down on complaints around here. you want the most efficient way to do something, look around for the laziest person. I'll be there doing it the easy way.
Please make videos of creative meals people can make during the coronavirus if they’re stuck in their homes for two weeks!! I love your videos and your creativity inspires me
Meatball making tip : put the meat inside a small cup/glass and just shake it covering with your hand. If it is stiking to the glass add a little bit of flour before introducing the meat. :)
Love your meal prep vids! I'm convinced your family all has accelerated metabolisms because you eat spicy stuff on the regular. Just read an article yesterday that said if you eat aprx 1/2 tsp of cayenne/red pepper flakes/etc. it increases metabolism by 25% for 4+ hrs. ;)
I like making meatloaf and meatballs when I do I use as much shredded veg as meat it bulks it out and I’ve used couscous too. Loved this video. Stay safe and god bless xx
Meatball subs made on garlic bread rolls will change your world. If you don't want the garlic butter you can lightly spray olive oil and rub a garlic clove over it.
If you're making meatballs or meatloaf stretch it. Put more breadcrumbs and oatmeal, ground flax seed, grate some carrots onions, zucchini ect. or tear up some spinach or kale and definitely add eggs (and ketchup if meatloaf). Hide everything in there 😂. Same idea behind taco meat. For every pound of meat in goes a can of beans and a handful of oatmeal. My family had no Idea what I feed them lol. This week I will be hiding cabbage in potato soup 🤷♀️.
We also hate quinoa so anytime I boil chicken I immediately use the stock to make quinoa and freeze it. I use it to stretch chop meat recipes and black bean burgers.
To make meat go further in meatballs you need to add oats or cracker crumbs, onions, possibly other veggies cropped finely to bulk it out. When I make meatballs I use 2lbs of meat and it makes a 9x13 pan of good sized meatballs. I go for about golf ball size!
I make turkey meatballs, and my 1.25 inch cookie scoop makes the right size ball with less hand contact per meatball. Even when I make them "messy" with that scoop, meaning no tucking in of the edges, just scrape against the side of the bowl....they come out great!!!! The smaller size is easier to freeze, easier to plop in a mini crock with spaghetti sauce to heat up in 2 hours!
Your videos are my favorite to watch while I get dinner ready. Tonight is beef vegetable stew FROM MY FREEZER (I put mine in the crock pot fully frozen on warm this morning and just let it roll) and I made homemade rolls to go with it. LOVE, PEACE, AND CHICKEN GREASE!
My advice for the meatball making process....i use a cookie scoop. After mixing the meat i scoop the meatballs onto a cutting board and not worry about forming them. After i scoop all the meat mix to get the portions right i use a small bowl with water, dip fingers in the water and shape the meatballs. I find it keeps it efficient because it can feel tedious! A good time when u make them to do a double batch if you can! Love your channel and appreciate all the wonderful content!
When scooping meatballs scoop all portions first then roll/shape them. Packing the scoop with meat and leveling it off on the edge of the bowl gives the meatball shape and you do not need to shape them. Hope this helps.
Ok so I know I’m late to the show but I use, for the meatballs, a small scoop, flatten the bottom by filling the scoop completely and scraping the excess on the bowl rim, then bake. I hate rolling and have no technique either!!
I recently made meatballs with pasta sauce added into the mixture, definitely adds some good moisture. I also seared them and then added the pasta sauce in the same pan to finish cooking the meatballs. Seriously changed my mind about meatballs!
Meatballs are my son's favorite thing I make. I'm not a huge fan of making them, so I've started making my son do it😜. I use 1lb hamburger, 1lb sausage, 2 eggs, 1 cup bread crumbs, 1/2c parm cheese (if I have it 🤣), then the seasonings. I roll them into about the size of a golf ball. I used to cook them in the oven, but not I use my cast iron. I've then started making homemade spaghetti sauce in the Crock-Pot. So I just toss them that. I use leftovers for spaghetti. Since I make so much sauce, I often freeze a bunch for later.
Want smaller meatballs? use smaller hands, your kids' hands! The smaller the meatball the faster it cooks. We like to put a lot of chopped onion into the meatballs, also meatloaf or burgers. You seem to use dried onion or onion powder for most recipes, but some fresh onion would really bulk these up. If you have kale, you can chop it up really fine (I use a "slapchop" to chop it along with the onion) and it will look like you have lots of green spices in there! If you make itsy bitsy meatballs, you can put it into Italian Wedding soup.
Awesome ideas! Thanks. About the meatballs....I stretch mine out by putting shredded carrots or zucchini in along with dry oatmeal or bread crumbs....you get way more meatballs and the shredded veggies (and I add an egg) keep the meatballs moist.
Your meatballs look great. There is nothing wrong with your technique. I find meatballs to be easy, they freeze well, cook well in oven or stovetop in a red sauce, and you can throw them into soups, casseroles, in various sauces over pasta, and as you did, in sandwiches.
Life hack - when trying to get out a berry stain you simply pour boiling hot water over the stain and it will magically disappear! My crazy on it which I love dearly would always wear white pants to the Berryfield and do exactly that to get rid of the state she had acquired ;-)
Definitely huckleberries in Wyoming, too. After climbing the Grand the first fresh food I'd had in 2 days was a handful of huckleberries along the trail on the hike out. ❤❤
so... for the meatballs, you can definitely make the meat stretch much farther. we use 1# of ground meat and 1/2c breadcrumbs and 1/2c powdered parmesan, we use 1 egg and also add in milk to help hydrate the breadcrumbs and also keep it moist. Then season as desired. I make the meatballs really small, like 1 T of meat and then we bake or fry them. Great videos! We are in the same situation, we were doing a freezer clear-out too, but then i re-stocked some items in preparation for whatever may come! Y'all stay safe, and thanks for the great work!
I have an ice cream maker and LOVE raspberries! Most of the time it lives in the closet out of sight, otherwise I'd weigh 400 pounds!! LOL. My husband and I have been using CBD oil for about a year. We recently went on a two month snowbirding trip to Florida and I ran out. DANG!!! I could really tell the difference after a week without it. My knees ached and I just felt blech. Thankfully I'm back on it and my knees are thanking me.
Took out a largish pork loin chop and pkg of frozen shrimp from the freezer. Cut chop into cubes and put in food processor. Add soy sauce, white pepper, sugar, sesame oil, salt, cornstarch and egg. Transfer to bowl add minced carrot, minced bamboo shoots, and diced shrimp. Voila! Pot stickers, or won ton, or just drop small spoonfuls into hot soup. Yum for freezer clean outs.
Meatball tip! Do not scoop-roll, scoop-roll. 🥄👏 🥄👏 Nope. Scoop scoop scoop, roll roll roll. 🥄🥄🥄 👏👏👏Much less manipulating and getting the scooper handle gross. Also, a tiny bit of oil on your hands before you start the rolling. Enjoy meatball subs more often!
I get 6 servings out of 1ish pound of meat for meatballs. There are probably ways to make ground beef go farther but I don't think it's wasteful. I do agree about getting less out of meatloaf, my family of 3 definitely doesn't have as much left over from loaf as we do from balls
Have you ever roasted the veggies in the airfryer put them in a bowl coat them in the sauce and back in the airfryer for another minute or 2 its amazing.
If you want to stretch the meat further just add some finley grated veggies (I like to use carrots or zucchini) to the meat mixture. My mom always did this to get us kids to eat our vegetables and it has the added benefit of making the meat balls moister and less dense. I actually don't like 'normal' meat balls anymore..
For the meatballs, use a tablespoon, wet it between the balls and they will come out of the tbsp easy. Also, I would use my hands without gloves, wet the hands slightly too and they will be easy to roll.
I’ve made these date balls and they’re amazing! I didn’t have coconut oil so used some of the water I had left from needing to soften my dates. I also didn’t coat them in chocolate but they tasted amazing! Love them as a power snack
For meatloaf, I use 2lbs of ground turkey, shred up 6 slices of bread, and add 1 1/2 cups of old fashioned oats. Also chopped/sauteed veggies (onions, peppers, shredded zucchini, etc). Then whatever else I'm using to flavor it and two eggs. I bake it on a sheet pan, not in a loaf pan. That really helps to stretch the meat and keeps everything super moist and flavorful. I can easily feed 8-10 people on 2lbs of meat that way.
for making round meatballs I use my hands which I moist with some cold water. After some rolling, I moist the hands again. If I have a lot of time, I'll preboil the meatballs in boiling water until they float (roll them and directly put them in the pot with boiling water) and then either fry in a frying pan or if I'm making a lot finish them in the oven. To make the meat go around for more meatballs, I'd let some breadcrumbs soak in some milk and mix that with the minced meat, egg and seasonings.
Our local chain has put limits on how much people can buy, they are closing earlier and opening later to allow proper restocking. With the exception of toilet paper, they had plenty of food this morning and I got there about an hour and a half after they opened. Everything will get restocked. People just need to stop panicking and hoarding.
@@christinedamon6065 That's great that your local retailer has taken the steps necessary to maintain stock. Others like myself are not as lucky. Were prepared but wasnt to send to unprepared family and have a hard time finding anything. Be mindful of others please.
Kandi P. My comment was not intended to be disrespectful...not sure how you interpreted it that way. We too were in the situation where shelves were empty and people were panicking. My point was that there can be a solution if local retailers take the necessary steps. Everyone doing their part is essential right now. I hope your local stores come up with a better solution for you and others.
Its amazing how your chanel grew so fast...i became your subscriber just this january because of that viral video thingy😁 and ive watched your other videos and im hooked😊
When I make meatballs, I use a cookie scoop (golf ball sized-ish) and put flash freeze them raw on baking sheets. Then I put them in freezer bags. I hate doing it, so I do a bajillion at once. I mix the meat in my kitchen aid, which helps it go faster. You can throw them in the crock pot for spaghetti & meatballs, Swedish meatballs, Asian meatballs... they are very versatile.
Wet your hand, when you role them. It make the forming much easier. Put grated vegetables in them like carrots and zucchini. Bulkes up the portions and saves on meat.
With regards to the meatballs...roll them with wet hands,it will help them form better and they will have a smoother surface. Personally i would cook the meatballs in the sauce for a few minutes but that's just me...either way is delicioso
on this note, when i joined prenatal in 2004, they gave all us young moms a cookbook called "The Basic Shelf Cookbook" it is Canadian but I think you can look it up still it's part of the York Health unit and the Canadian Public Health Association Health Resources Center. That book has recipes based on canned foods or foods that store well, but also basic fresh ingredients. I have cooked and made many many recipes from this book. Nothing is hard to make at all, and all the ingredients are items I always have in my kitchen now any ways. may be worth a look up.
Does anyone else find her hysterical?
I absolutely love watching her.
She has inspired me to do new things in my kitchen and I love her relationship with her husband i wish I could have that.
Wow they treat each other so well I could only imagine having that.
I do to lol..I just luv her...luv from Nashville, katie
She’s great! They are great!
Sassy B I find her hysterical, too. LOLing a lot while watching them. :-D
They have such a genuine relationship. Like they're actually friends and enjoy each other's company. And her personality is amazing!
Yes. "Here's my freezer-burnt chicken stirfry. " lol. Honestly, I never knew freezer-burnt food was ok to eat. Always dumped it.
So I am actually a professional chef, and I don’t have a big family to feed, it’s just me and my husband. However, he and I both grew up in low income families, and are familiar with budget/frugal cooking. I love this channel. No judgement for low income meals, really creative ways to feed a family without going to the store every day, or using “fancy” ingredients.
Same, Culinary Arts and Sciences with a double major in Special Needs Dietary Requirements for my first degree, and I deeply appreciate the fact that she wholly respects people who can't necessarily afford to follow food trends. We were super poor when I was a kid as well. Nothing drives me crazier than people who gripe that she uses store brand, non-organic ingredients (seriously people, eat food that you can afford that is going to keep you going). Life is complicated enough, and poor shaming is complete BS.
@@pansprayers I grew up super poor myself. We fortunately had our own farm so we grew our own fruits, veggies, meat, eggs and dairy. It pains me so much to see how critical people can get about using generics/store brands or non organic. It’s hard enough to make a paycheck stretch far enough to cover everything, especially when you carry student loan debt like so many of us do. I’m so glad to see people like you standing up and letting people know it’s ok to not eat organic and use fancy ingredients.
One of my favorite foods of all time is pinto beans with a ham bone or hock, fried potatoes, collard greens and cornbread. Certainly not a fancy meal but it’s my favorite comfort food in the world. It’s something my granny would make for us weekly and something she used to eat as a child during the Depression. When I eat it the world becomes simple again for a moment, it brings a humbleness to me, that we haven’t seen hard times like my granny or worse my great granny did. Things might have been hard then but they were a lot more simple because ingredients were simple.
Man I love how Dave hypes you up! His love language must be food lol he loves your cooking. It's so sweet
Add some grated veg into the meatballs like carrots or zucchini, spreads further and add some extra nutritional value.
I agree with above, You can have 50/50 of finely grated vegs and meat just maybe add one or two more eggs.
"Raspberries are not my jam." 👀 I see what you did there 👈
Well, we know who's family is going to eat well during this crisis...
Ok that’s it I’m getting an ice cream maker.
Do. It. Now.
I have one 🥰
Jen, since you have a kitchenaid, get the ice cream bowl attachment. I have it and use it to make sorbet, ice cream, and frozen margaritas!!!!
Many years ago I got a cuisinart brand new for .50 cents. Best garage sale find ever.
honestly this is the house you wanna be at when you get quarantined, shes prepped and ready
"I picked these up last week at hades....../walmart" 🤣
😂🤣😂🤣
Oh good you caught that too
I know I just got thought afterwards too..when she said we're at hades in last video..so funny cause I feel same way..lol
Stephine Ellerbe lol I thought it was a legit store until I read this comment 😂
When the video started, the caption was on and it said that you said “this is Christine...furball fit mom” 😂
LOL!
We all gonna be doing this challenge in a few weeks when we’re quarantined in our houses 🤣
Shea Wineland we are now. Off work for 30 days PAID. Love my company 😍
Home from teaching until at least August and possibly longer. Paid of course.
Melissa Bishop you could have stayed for an extra 3 dollar pay😭
Your garden seems so cool! You should do a garden tour! 😁
Tyreena Webb She used to do garden videos a while back. Noone watched them. Yeah, so there’s that.
Super Moosie but she has many more subscribers now. I follow several gardening RUclips channels and they get hundreds of thousands of views each.
I just made a tortellini bake adapted from one of your “use what you have” videos. It was so good! Please keep this videos coming. I thought I couldn’t cook but you have showed me I can!
My grandma adds rice to her meatballs to stretch how far the meat goes and it’s WONDERFUL in soup!
Christine!! Could you please do a vid on what kind of foods freeze/store well for a long time?? I see you freeze naan and stuff, I didn’t even know that was possible.
Idk I’m young and no one has ever taught me that stuff. I looked through your vids but didn’t see one that taught food storage. Just a thought!!
For the time being, just know there's a lot of good info on that on the internet. You can freeze a lot of things well if you remove as much air as possible. Dairy can be frozen, but other than milk and shredded cheese, the other dairy products can only be used in cooking. Hope that helps a little ✌️
Go Hawks thanks for the tips! 😁
Here's a great freezer tip video from Jordan Page. She has another one too. I've learned a lot in the last year about what I can freeze and what the best format is for frozen items. My favorite things to freeze, that I didn't know you could until recently are tofu (in the package), bags of coleslaw, bags of shredded cheese, refried beans, whole loaves of bread/bagels, chocolate.
ruclips.net/video/1eS3D1P4Ymk/видео.html
I know this is a old comment but I thought I'd add my 2 cents.
Most things that are low fat will freeze well, bread, chicken, chopped up veggies.
Fat freezes well to (cheese, icecream, fatty meats, butter etc) and will last longer than normal BUT fat going bad (rancid) is a oxidation process, not decay, so fat can be deepfrozen and still thaw out rancid and unedible.
I try to rotate out fatty meats and dairy every 3-6 months, chicken around every 6 months (if it lasts that long...) and veggies/bread 6-12 months (might get a bit of freezer burn/dehydration after a while).
Ready done meals I try to eat within 3-6 months.
Great video! Just a tip when making meatballs, instead of breadcrumbs I toss in a box of stovetop stuffing mix and some water and it really stretches out the meat and makes for very moist meatballs!
I usually use old fashioned oats. Very cheap and you can't tell it's in there!
I put stovetop in my bbq meatloaf. Sooooo good!
I'm so glad I have Christine and Jen videos to keep me sane during this crazy time! 😷
I just LOVE how real and raw and open you are and how authentically yourself you are!!! Its so hard to find and I am just totally in love with your channel. I cant wait for episode 3!!
You picked the perfect time to empty your freezer, amidst corona virus panic shopping - good for you!
since I started watching you I am getting better and just putting dinners together. thnx for the motivation. Love all your content
Homegirl, fellow Idahoan, you desperately need a vacuum sealer!! No mo freezer burn! 😉👍🏼
Yayyyy- quarantined and binging on RUclips! Keep them coming!
Cyndi Rothrock smart! I got now 7 month old twins so for me nothing has really changed. I’ve basically have been self quarantined since they were born. We’re Hispanic so for us it’s been beans at every meal. We’ve got a giant bag of dry pinto beans in the deep freezer.
Cyndi Rothrock formula fed. We’re prepared on that front- thank God. I didn’t even have to buy diapers or wipes because my family set me up at my baby shower so well that I’m covered for months.
*Christine:* sees freezer burnt chicken, turns it into a delicious meal ...
*Me:* sees freezer burnt chicken, tosses it in the trash ☹️ ... clearly, I need to start taking notes!!!
Me too.
LOL!
If I don’t see it first my mom trashed it. If I see it, I toss it in the instant pot or slow cooker for dinner.
I didn't know what freezer burnt actually was til a few years ago, that was just frozen when I was a kid lol
I think freezer burnt is different than ice crystals. True freezer burn would not be edible as the chicken turns white and is very hard.
If you have a middle eastern store near you, or a grocery with a larger ethnic section, they sell bricks of “baking dates”, which is the dates already processed into a paste! Sooo easy!!
I know you’ll never see this because this is a 3 yr old video but i just had to comment!! Huckleberries grew Wild up and down the old country dirt road I lived on as a kid. We could hardly wait for them to get ripe so we could sit on the side of the road and eat them, dirt and all!!! You brought back some sweet memories!! We always went to Texas to visit my Mama’s sisters on summer vacation and we took my aunt a freezer carton full of sweet huckleberries!!! She loved them!!!!❤❤❤. By the way….I live in VA…so they grew here too. I never see them now😢
So you inspired me to use my freezer burnt country ribs I’ve had in the deep freezer. I couldn’t bring my self to toss them out but was nervous to use it. Omg they made the best dinner tonight! Various seasoning, and some diet Dr Pepper. Cooked all day since right now we are all working at home...thankfully...anyway then hot oven for 15 min with bbq. My family loved them! Thank you for helping us stretch what we have in these difficult times!
Awww he is so sweet complimenting you all the times 😊 great video
I really want to thank you. Because of your videos I feel very confident I can cook for my family and we’ll make it just fine throughout this crazy time.
Hey Christine. Meatballs are always best when simmered in sauce, Make a tomato sauce from scratch and add meatballs to it until they are firm and cooked. Remove and you can eat them immediately (like meatball meal number 2) or you can save them for later, just store with a bit of extra sauce for the subs.
I love how you call Walmart Hades. I feel that.
When I make meatballs I use a cookie scoop. I don't roll them so they have a flat bottom. I cook several batches and freeze them.
If you use unsliced rolls for the meatball, you can make a pocket out of the side and pull out the middle. You can put the sauce, smaller meatballs add saute veggies and cheese to make it stretch. Freeze the leftover meatballs for another week.
I have the ice cream attachment for my kitchen aid mixer. It has the same bowl that is frozen. The ice cream is delicious!
I mix cooked lentils in with meatloaf and meatballs. The flavor and texture works really well. And it makes them much more affordable
Raspberry is amazing with peach, lime or mango
pat your meatball mixture into a sheet pan with edges tall enough to hold any grease. slice into squares and bake. you will have meat cubes but anyone complaining has to make the next day's meal. that really cuts down on complaints around here. you want the most efficient way to do something, look around for the laziest person. I'll be there doing it the easy way.
Love these videos. I love looking around for things to cook in the house so I'm not tempted to go to "Hades" lol
Please make videos of creative meals people can make during the coronavirus if they’re stuck in their homes for two weeks!! I love your videos and your creativity inspires me
Meatball making tip : put the meat inside a small cup/glass and just shake it covering with your hand. If it is stiking to the glass add a little bit of flour before introducing the meat. :)
Love your meal prep vids! I'm convinced your family all has accelerated metabolisms because you eat spicy stuff on the regular. Just read an article yesterday that said if you eat aprx 1/2 tsp of cayenne/red pepper flakes/etc. it increases metabolism by 25% for 4+ hrs. ;)
We do like the spice around here!
I like making meatloaf and meatballs when I do I use as much shredded veg as meat it bulks it out and I’ve used couscous too. Loved this video. Stay safe and god bless xx
Why do I enjoy watching someone clean out a freezer and prepare/cook food.
I cant get enough of these videos! You've inspired me to enjoy making dinner again. I even made my family some banana bread this week 🤣
Meatball subs made on garlic bread rolls will change your world. If you don't want the garlic butter you can lightly spray olive oil and rub a garlic clove over it.
If you're making meatballs or meatloaf stretch it. Put more breadcrumbs and oatmeal, ground flax seed, grate some carrots onions, zucchini ect. or tear up some spinach or kale and definitely add eggs (and ketchup if meatloaf). Hide everything in there 😂. Same idea behind taco meat. For every pound of meat in goes a can of beans and a handful of oatmeal. My family had no Idea what I feed them lol. This week I will be hiding cabbage in potato soup 🤷♀️.
We also hate quinoa so anytime I boil chicken I immediately use the stock to make quinoa and freeze it. I use it to stretch chop meat recipes and black bean burgers.
To make meat go further in meatballs you need to add oats or cracker crumbs, onions, possibly other veggies cropped finely to bulk it out. When I make meatballs I use 2lbs of meat and it makes a 9x13 pan of good sized meatballs. I go for about golf ball size!
I make turkey meatballs, and my 1.25 inch cookie scoop makes the right size ball with less hand contact per meatball. Even when I make them "messy" with that scoop, meaning no tucking in of the edges, just scrape against the side of the bowl....they come out great!!!! The smaller size is easier to freeze, easier to plop in a mini crock with spaghetti sauce to heat up in 2 hours!
Your videos are my favorite to watch while I get dinner ready. Tonight is beef vegetable stew FROM MY FREEZER (I put mine in the crock pot fully frozen on warm this morning and just let it roll) and I made homemade rolls to go with it. LOVE, PEACE, AND CHICKEN GREASE!
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My advice for the meatball making process....i use a cookie scoop. After mixing the meat i scoop the meatballs onto a cutting board and not worry about forming them. After i scoop all the meat mix to get the portions right i use a small bowl with water, dip fingers in the water and shape the meatballs. I find it keeps it efficient because it can feel tedious! A good time when u make them to do a double batch if you can! Love your channel and appreciate all the wonderful content!
When scooping meatballs scoop all portions first then roll/shape them. Packing the scoop with meat and leveling it off on the edge of the bowl gives the meatball shape and you do not need to shape them. Hope this helps.
Thank goodness huckleberries grow in WA too! You haven’t lived if you hadn’t had a huckleberry!
I can't even describe how good they are!
Are they similar to mulberries?
I'm really intimidated by cooking but your channel has really inspired me to try new things, all the meals look amazing.
I use a cookie scoop to make my meatballs uniform. I also double my meatloaf. So 1 meatloaf and lots of meatballs so one meal can be used later.
I thought you said “Fertile fit mom” at the beginning. 😆 There ya go, your next series inspiration! 😂😂😂
Well, I already have 4 kids... :)
Ok so I know I’m late to the show but I use, for the meatballs, a small scoop, flatten the bottom by filling the scoop completely and scraping the excess on the bowl rim, then bake. I hate rolling and have no technique either!!
I recently made meatballs with pasta sauce added into the mixture, definitely adds some good moisture. I also seared them and then added the pasta sauce in the same pan to finish cooking the meatballs. Seriously changed my mind about meatballs!
Meatballs are my son's favorite thing I make. I'm not a huge fan of making them, so I've started making my son do it😜. I use 1lb hamburger, 1lb sausage, 2 eggs, 1 cup bread crumbs, 1/2c parm cheese (if I have it 🤣), then the seasonings. I roll them into about the size of a golf ball. I used to cook them in the oven, but not I use my cast iron. I've then started making homemade spaghetti sauce in the Crock-Pot. So I just toss them that. I use leftovers for spaghetti. Since I make so much sauce, I often freeze a bunch for later.
Yes I do find her and her family funny and charming
I absolutely love 💗 how frugal you are!! More families need to be like this!!
crumble ritz crackers in to the meat balls or some bread crumbs to make it stretch but the ritz omg so good
I wish I was creative with meals like you.
Want smaller meatballs? use smaller hands, your kids' hands! The smaller the meatball the faster it cooks. We like to put a lot of chopped onion into the meatballs, also meatloaf or burgers. You seem to use dried onion or onion powder for most recipes, but some fresh onion would really bulk these up. If you have kale, you can chop it up really fine (I use a "slapchop" to chop it along with the onion) and it will look like you have lots of green spices in there! If you make itsy bitsy meatballs, you can put it into Italian Wedding soup.
You could do this as burgers. Italian sausage patties, sauce and mozzarella on burger bun. Could even just use beef or turkey burger patties.
I find meatballs and meatloaf to be an expensive meal too. To make them cheaper, I mix in lentils and grated/finely chopped veggies in with the meat.
huckleberries are the BOMB!!
Just tried adding lime to my raspberry lemonade and I’m blown away at how yummy it is! Thanks for the recommendation 😁
Awesome ideas! Thanks. About the meatballs....I stretch mine out by putting shredded carrots or zucchini in along with dry oatmeal or bread crumbs....you get way more meatballs and the shredded veggies (and I add an egg) keep the meatballs moist.
Your meatballs look great. There is nothing wrong with your technique. I find meatballs to be easy, they freeze well, cook well in oven or stovetop in a red sauce, and you can throw them into soups, casseroles, in various sauces over pasta, and as you did, in sandwiches.
Life hack - when trying to get out a berry stain you simply pour boiling hot water over the stain and it will magically disappear! My crazy on it which I love dearly would always wear white pants to the Berryfield and do exactly that to get rid of the state she had acquired ;-)
Definitely huckleberries in Wyoming, too. After climbing the Grand the first fresh food I'd had in 2 days was a handful of huckleberries along the trail on the hike out. ❤❤
For meatballs use a small ice cream scoop, one side is flat but it makes it easy to bake and gives a flat side for easy sandwich stacking.
Huckleberries are big in my part of Canada, we love them we pick them every summer
so... for the meatballs, you can definitely make the meat stretch much farther. we use 1# of ground meat and 1/2c breadcrumbs and 1/2c powdered parmesan, we use 1 egg and also add in milk to help hydrate the breadcrumbs and also keep it moist. Then season as desired. I make the meatballs really small, like 1 T of meat and then we bake or fry them. Great videos! We are in the same situation, we were doing a freezer clear-out too, but then i re-stocked some items in preparation for whatever may come! Y'all stay safe, and thanks for the great work!
I have an ice cream maker and LOVE raspberries! Most of the time it lives in the closet out of sight, otherwise I'd weigh 400 pounds!! LOL. My husband and I have been using CBD oil for about a year. We recently went on a two month snowbirding trip to Florida and I ran out. DANG!!! I could really tell the difference after a week without it. My knees ached and I just felt blech. Thankfully I'm back on it and my knees are thanking me.
Took out a largish pork loin chop and pkg of frozen shrimp from the freezer. Cut chop into cubes and put in food processor. Add soy sauce, white pepper, sugar, sesame oil, salt, cornstarch and egg. Transfer to bowl add minced carrot, minced bamboo shoots, and diced shrimp. Voila! Pot stickers, or won ton, or just drop small spoonfuls into hot soup. Yum for freezer clean outs.
Meatball tip! Do not scoop-roll, scoop-roll. 🥄👏 🥄👏 Nope. Scoop scoop scoop, roll roll roll. 🥄🥄🥄 👏👏👏Much less manipulating and getting the scooper handle gross. Also, a tiny bit of oil on your hands before you start the rolling. Enjoy meatball subs more often!
Yayy for Christine!! I'm going freakin madd and I need a distraction!! Food looks yummy!!
I'd top the top bun of the meatball sub with some garlic butter before broiling
I thought i was the only person in the world that didn't like raspberries! So glad to know I'm not alone. LOL
Literally 16, not cooking at all (except baking cuz cookies duh), and I binge watch ur videos all the time!
I get 6 servings out of 1ish pound of meat for meatballs. There are probably ways to make ground beef go farther but I don't think it's wasteful. I do agree about getting less out of meatloaf, my family of 3 definitely doesn't have as much left over from loaf as we do from balls
Have you ever roasted the veggies in the airfryer put them in a bowl coat them in the sauce and back in the airfryer for another minute or 2 its amazing.
If you want to stretch the meat further just add some finley grated veggies (I like to use carrots or zucchini) to the meat mixture. My mom always did this to get us kids to eat our vegetables and it has the added benefit of making the meat balls moister and less dense. I actually don't like 'normal' meat balls anymore..
Red Huckleberries grow in souther BC (Canada as well)!
For the meatballs, use a tablespoon, wet it between the balls and they will come out of the tbsp easy. Also, I would use my hands without gloves, wet the hands slightly too and they will be easy to roll.
"Wet it between the balls"...😮
I’ve made these date balls and they’re amazing! I didn’t have coconut oil so used some of the water I had left from needing to soften my dates. I also didn’t coat them in chocolate but they tasted amazing! Love them as a power snack
For meatloaf, I use 2lbs of ground turkey, shred up 6 slices of bread, and add 1 1/2 cups of old fashioned oats. Also chopped/sauteed veggies (onions, peppers, shredded zucchini, etc). Then whatever else I'm using to flavor it and two eggs. I bake it on a sheet pan, not in a loaf pan. That really helps to stretch the meat and keeps everything super moist and flavorful. I can easily feed 8-10 people on 2lbs of meat that way.
I don’t even have a family and I love watching your vids. Your personality reminds me of my best friends mom and it’s awesome!
for making round meatballs I use my hands which I moist with some cold water. After some rolling, I moist the hands again. If I have a lot of time, I'll preboil the meatballs in boiling water until they float (roll them and directly put them in the pot with boiling water) and then either fry in a frying pan or if I'm making a lot finish them in the oven. To make the meat go around for more meatballs, I'd let some breadcrumbs soak in some milk and mix that with the minced meat, egg and seasonings.
I wish my family had a second freezer. My local grocery stores are out of so many foods because of all the panic. XD
I just hope people dont waste a lot of the food, especially the meats.
Don’t worry, they will restock in a few days lol.
Our local chain has put limits on how much people can buy, they are closing earlier and opening later to allow proper restocking. With the exception of toilet paper, they had plenty of food this morning and I got there about an hour and a half after they opened. Everything will get restocked. People just need to stop panicking and hoarding.
@@christinedamon6065 That's great that your local retailer has taken the steps necessary to maintain stock. Others like myself are not as lucky. Were prepared but wasnt to send to unprepared family and have a hard time finding anything. Be mindful of others please.
Kandi P. My comment was not intended to be disrespectful...not sure how you interpreted it that way. We too were in the situation where shelves were empty and people were panicking. My point was that there can be a solution if local retailers take the necessary steps. Everyone doing their part is essential right now. I hope your local stores come up with a better solution for you and others.
I love that apron! It's very pretty.
Its amazing how your chanel grew so fast...i became your subscriber just this january because of that viral video thingy😁 and ive watched your other videos and im hooked😊
I am planting a Huckleberry bushes the year.
I have taken CBD for 4 years. I am epileptic, along with PTSD and depression. It works wonders and has gotten me off some of my prescription meds.
When I make meatballs, I use a cookie scoop (golf ball sized-ish) and put flash freeze them raw on baking sheets. Then I put them in freezer bags. I hate doing it, so I do a bajillion at once. I mix the meat in my kitchen aid, which helps it go faster. You can throw them in the crock pot for spaghetti & meatballs, Swedish meatballs, Asian meatballs... they are very versatile.
Wet your hand, when you role them. It make the forming much easier. Put grated vegetables in them like carrots and zucchini. Bulkes up the portions and saves on meat.
I've heard people use grated potatoes as well anything to make it go further
@@ellajones6812 it also helps to keep the meatballs moist and juicy.
With regards to the meatballs...roll them with wet hands,it will help them form better and they will have a smoother surface.
Personally i would cook the meatballs in the sauce for a few minutes but that's just me...either way is delicioso
Freezer burnt chicken always went to our dogs... They appreciated it because we didn't! Christine made freezer burnt look gourmet
I would love to see a Canned Food Challenge. It would be great to see what tasty meals you can cook from canned foods
Am I allowed to add fresh stuff?
Frugal Fit Mom Yes! I would think most viewers would have access to some fresh foods to try the recipes.
on this note, when i joined prenatal in 2004, they gave all us young moms a cookbook called "The Basic Shelf Cookbook" it is Canadian but I think you can look it up still it's part of the York Health unit and the Canadian Public Health Association Health Resources Center. That book has recipes based on canned foods or foods that store well, but also basic fresh ingredients. I have cooked and made many many recipes from this book. Nothing is hard to make at all, and all the ingredients are items I always have in my kitchen now any ways. may be worth a look up.