Hi everyone and thanks for stopping by! Just a few thoughts i've had since uploading the video & some tips you guys have shared: 1. If you are struggling to find fresh beef for the pie/stew, you could substitute with tinned corned beef. It won't hold it's shape and will be more of a smooth texture but the flavour will still be great and it would work well. Tinned stewed steak is another idea if you can get it! 2. For the chicken tacos, you could use tinned beans instead of chicken, any would work, kidney beans, butter beans, chickpeas, even baked beans! 3. Tinned tuna would work in the mozzarella pesto dish & if you can't find mozzarella then you could add a little cream cheese instead. 4. One of you suggested Miso paste instead of marmite in the pie if you are not a fan! 5. If you can't find condensed milk then evaporated milk is supposed to be a good substitute if you add sugar (around 200g to one tin) then bring the two to the boil stirring continuously and remove from the heat to cool. (I haven't tried this but it might be worth a try!) 6. If you have any, a handful of walnuts, chocolate chips or raisins would work really well in the banana bread (just add them to the batter) Hope this helps, any more tips, keep them coming and I can add them here!
Hello everyone, great vids, I enjoyed them alot, thanks! Couple of tips from my own experience: Try slow cooking any meat or veggies or stew with no water, you will be surprised how much liquid comes out, also the timing of most meals on high setting takes about 3 hour to cook based upon the meal volumes shown in this video. The wonder of slow cookers is that it is very difficult to spoil or over cook anything, even if one cooks for 5 or 6 hours as mentioned in this video, no problem, it all comes out fine and is very forgiving. Another important tip: DON'T TAKE OFF THE LID WHILE COOKING, Every time you lift of the lid you need to add extra half hour on to cooking time because you will release the steam pressure and let in cold air.
I hardly think anyone would be sick of you. You are a sweet ray of sunshine! I am going to share these meals with our daughter. They just had their third child a month ago, via a C-section. She lovingly tends all our grandchildren, always tries to help others and like you, wants to feed her family well. A few simple meal ideas I am sure will be especially welcome just now. By the way, that puff pastry pie dish looked beyond wonderful! Well done! Take good care of yourself, sweet Vickie.
I love my slow cooker, we are in spring here now in Australia, but I use my slow cooker a lot in the winter. Fantastic recipes! I agree about chatting together, this virus epidemic can take a toll in all of us mentally and emotionally also.
I did the chicken and chorizo today and I added a chopped onion, button mushrooms and some smoked panchetta and it turned out really great.Served it with some garlic flat bread, I will be doing this a lot over this winter maybe changing a few things here and there.Keep up the slow cooker meals as I need to learn more recipes.
Really look forward to your videos, your so cheerful and I love some of your recipe ideas. It’s lovey to sit down with a cuppa and watch without worrying about what’s going on around us for a while. Stay safe and thanks for what your doing reaching out to others.
Hi Victoria I love your what’s for dinner videos, another pie you can make is with filo pastry, either use left over roast chicken and add it in to your pie dish and soften some finely chopped onion in a little oil a good tablespoon or a good nob of butter it sounds a lot but this the bases of you pie filling, once the onions are nice and soft about 5 to 7 min, add in a good tablespoon of plain flour to make a roo then slowly add chicken stock till you have your desired thickness and season to taste if you are using un cooked chicken brown the chicken when you cook the onions but personally we prefer it with the leftover roast chicken, put you filling into your dish thin tare the filo pastry into pieces no need to be neat as you roughly scrunch the pastry up and place in the top of your pie until the whole pie is covered the spray the the pastry all over with cooking spray of your choice and bake on 180 or the equivalent till the pastry is lovely and golden and crispy we serve it with home made potato wedges and vegetables.
Love all of these recipes. I make banana bread the long way and add chopped walnuts but cant find a banana for love nor money right now. I do have condensed milk and flour so will try this as soon as I can get the bananas xx
Hi to all the family! Thanks so much for all your ideas for easy put together recipes, they all look so good. Will most certainly be giving them a try. Stay safe x
Such an inspirational cook!! I wish your videos had 'smell-o-vision' !!! I haven't had a kitchen for 7 weeks as my husband has been fitting a new one over the weekends... I am so excited for tomorrow, BEST MOTHERS DAY GIFT EVER haha !!! :-)
Oh my goodness what delicious recipes you showed us! I saved this video to be able to go back and make Everything!! :-) Thanks so much for sharing these with us. I pray that you and your family are staying happy and well. God Bless! HUGS
I loved all the recipes and want to first try the banana bread. I couldn't understand the first ingredient that was in with the bananas in the first part of your video.
Lovely recipes, I have done the beef pies like you do but instead of stock put a tin of Newcastle brown Ale, the alcohol evaporates so Children could have as well. Also done with Chicken & Leeks pies. Will def try banana cake. Thank you. xx
Yum yum yum! Food always amazing! Cant wait to try banana bread and pies! Your so positive vicki! Well done 👏. You dont even realise how much your really helping us all Xxx
OMG LOVE this video, very handy recipes for whats going on right now, Great mix of pantry and freezer items :) I will sooooo be trying the banana bread recipe! Thank you yet again for an awesome video! Also just FYI I live in Elmira, NY in the US. Not the city but the upstate area, very country living here :)
Hi, love your videos, I think may have already been published but I made the banana 🍌 bread and followed everything you said but I ended up burning the bottom, middle and top fine just wondered if you had any tips, I was generous with the cooking fry light aswell
Ah no I’ve never had that happen. Maybe try slightly less cooking time or don’t leave it to sit so long afterwards 🤔 you could try lining the slow cooker with damp baking paper too, would help keep the moisture in. Hope you have better luck next time 🤞
Love your meal ideas, I will be making them when food stocks are back to normal! Are your kids ever fussy with the food you make them? Mine are 4&5 and will barely eat anything I make for tea x
They have their moments but will generally eat most things. I think with little ones like yours it's definitely harder as they don't have massive appetites. Snacky/picky dinners always went down best when mine were little 💙
We are getting by, thank you. Steve is still working (he works in the aviation industry & oversees maintenance on a lot of commercial and military planes so still busy for now) the dogs have no idea why there is no school run 😂 but they are happy to have everyone home! It hasn't really sunk in for the boys yet, I'm just trying to keep them busy 💙
@@Victoria_Foulger just did it for first time. Burnt the hell out of bottom of pot and wasn't cooked all way thru. 😩 Used butter instead of cooking spray. Maybe that's why
Just watching this, possibly again (I have an appalling memory…it has got worse as I’ve got older) I hate to confuse you even more! And you stick to the way you pronounce it, but it’s actually pronounced choritho…I have a Spanish friend! 🙄 Question, does the bread taste of ripe bananas? It looks wonderful but I only like bananas just as they turn from green to yellow, with no brown marks. Just finished watching the whole video, I don’t think I have watched before 😮💨 No one could ever get fed up with you! Those recipes all look delicious!
Hi everyone and thanks for stopping by! Just a few thoughts i've had since uploading the video & some tips you guys have shared:
1. If you are struggling to find fresh beef for the pie/stew, you could substitute with tinned corned beef. It won't hold it's shape and will be more of a smooth texture but the flavour will still be great and it would work well. Tinned stewed steak is another idea if you can get it!
2. For the chicken tacos, you could use tinned beans instead of chicken, any would work, kidney beans, butter beans, chickpeas, even baked beans!
3. Tinned tuna would work in the mozzarella pesto dish & if you can't find mozzarella then you could add a little cream cheese instead.
4. One of you suggested Miso paste instead of marmite in the pie if you are not a fan!
5. If you can't find condensed milk then evaporated milk is supposed to be a good substitute if you add sugar (around 200g to one tin) then bring the two to the boil stirring continuously and remove from the heat to cool. (I haven't tried this but it might be worth a try!)
6. If you have any, a handful of walnuts, chocolate chips or raisins would work really well in the banana bread (just add them to the batter)
Hope this helps, any more tips, keep them coming and I can add them here!
Gosh, some super ideas for substituting! Thank you again for taking the time. Have a lovely weekend, Beth xx
Great ideas!!
Thanks so much for the tips, so helpful at times like this 😊
Hello everyone, great vids, I enjoyed them alot, thanks!
Couple of tips from my own experience: Try slow cooking any meat or veggies or stew with no water, you will be surprised how much liquid comes out, also the timing of most meals on high setting takes about 3 hour to cook based upon the meal volumes shown in this video.
The wonder of slow cookers is that it is very difficult to spoil or over cook anything, even if one cooks for 5 or 6 hours as mentioned in this video, no problem, it all comes out fine and is very forgiving.
Another important tip: DON'T TAKE OFF THE LID WHILE COOKING, Every time you lift of the lid you need to add extra half hour on to cooking time because you will release the steam pressure and let in cold air.
I hardly think anyone would be sick of you. You are a sweet ray of sunshine! I am going to share these meals with our daughter. They just had their third child a month ago, via a C-section. She lovingly tends all our grandchildren, always tries to help others and like you, wants to feed her family well. A few simple meal ideas I am sure will be especially welcome just now. By the way, that puff pastry pie dish looked beyond wonderful! Well done! Take good care of yourself, sweet Vickie.
Congratulations to your daughter, she sounds amazing! All 3 of my boys were c section so I know how she must be feeling 💙
I'm from Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. We are on lockdown as well. Loving your positive videos. Keeps my mind off everything for a bit.
Hi 👋 thanks for commenting, I love hearing where people are from! Please try and stay safe 💙
I love my slow cooker, we are in spring here now in Australia, but I use my slow cooker a lot in the winter. Fantastic recipes! I agree about chatting together, this virus epidemic can take a toll in all of us mentally and emotionally also.
Definitely, the mental health implications of this are going to be huge unfortunately, we need to help each other through it 💙
I've said it before and I'll say it again. You are the queen of slow cooker recipes !!
You lovely lady 💐
you are brilliant!...i wish you would make D.V.D.'s!.. i dont think one would need anything else
EVER!.. thanks from Canada.
Arrrr what a lovely page some great ideas ty xxxx that banana bread looks amazing xxxx
These videos are a massive help thank you so much:)
I'm glad you find them useful, take care 💙
Thank you your not annoying at all, these videos mean even more at the moment x 🤗
That's nice to hear, thank you 💗
Wow nice vlog Vikki yum yum banana bread
I did the chicken and chorizo today and I added a chopped onion, button mushrooms and some smoked panchetta and it turned out really great.Served it with some garlic flat bread, I will be doing this a lot over this winter maybe changing a few things here and there.Keep up the slow cooker meals as I need to learn more recipes.
I love my slow cooker but feel 8 keep doing the same meals. Thank you for these lovely looking meals.
Same! I got so bored of it that I forced myself to use it better 😂
Brilliant recipes , I added some choc chips to the banana bread mixture it was yum 😋
Really look forward to your videos, your so cheerful and I love some of your recipe ideas. It’s lovey to sit down with a cuppa and watch without worrying about what’s going on around us for a while. Stay safe and thanks for what your doing reaching out to others.
That's nice to hear, thank you. Please take care 💙
Great ideas, keep them coming, really, really appreciate it !
This is just the sort of thing that we need ... thankyou 💐
You are so welcome, thank you for watching 💗
The Foulger Family 💐 Happy Mother’s Day 💐
@@nataliesmith2458 Thank you! You too 💐
Hi Victoria I love your what’s for dinner videos, another pie you can make is with filo pastry, either use left over roast chicken and add it in to your pie dish and soften some finely chopped onion in a little oil a good tablespoon or a good nob of butter it sounds a lot but this the bases of you pie filling, once the onions are nice and soft about 5 to 7 min, add in a good tablespoon of plain flour to make a roo then slowly add chicken stock till you have your desired thickness and season to taste if you are using un cooked chicken brown the chicken when you cook the onions but personally we prefer it with the leftover roast chicken, put you filling into your dish thin tare the filo pastry into pieces no need to be neat as you roughly scrunch the pastry up and place in the top of your pie until the whole pie is covered the spray the the pastry all over with cooking spray of your choice and bake on 180 or the equivalent till the pastry is lovely and golden and crispy we serve it with home made potato wedges and vegetables.
Sounds lovely, I have made something very similar then topped it with mash x
Thanks some great ideas. Love your cooking videos.
Thank you 💙
Love all of these recipes. I make banana bread the long way and add chopped walnuts but cant find a banana for love nor money right now. I do have condensed milk and flour so will try this as soon as I can get the bananas xx
I'm lucky I suppose that my boys always leave them to go black so I had so many frozen 😂😂
Great vid, thank you Vicky x
Thanks, I hope you are well 💗
Hello from Buffalo,Ny USA....Great recipes !
Hello 👋 thank you for watching 🥰
Hi to all the family! Thanks so much for all your ideas for easy put together recipes, they all look so good. Will most certainly be giving them a try. Stay safe x
Oooh the chicken dish looks amazing! And i think i have all the ingredients! Yay! X
That was lucky! They are the things you find you sometimes have lurking in the cupboard 👍
@@Victoria_Foulger i know i bought the soup ages ago just on a whim lol
Ok
Thank you.
Such an inspirational cook!! I wish your videos had 'smell-o-vision' !!!
I haven't had a kitchen for 7 weeks as my husband has been fitting a new one over the weekends... I am so excited for tomorrow, BEST MOTHERS DAY GIFT EVER haha !!! :-)
I remember having our kitchen done, best feeling ever when you can finally use it!
Oh my goodness what delicious recipes you showed us! I saved this video to be able to go back and make Everything!! :-) Thanks so much for sharing these with us. I pray that you and your family are staying happy and well. God Bless! HUGS
Thank you, I hope you are able to stay safe too 💙
I loved all the recipes and want to first try the banana bread. I couldn't understand the first ingredient that was in with the bananas in the first part of your video.
That banana bread looks epic!!!
It's so easy too 👍
Everything looked delicious as always and some lovely ideas. The banana bread looked amazing ! Stay safe everyone! X
You too, take care and thanks for stopping by 💗
Thank u soo so much of ❤...and positive words u send to us on ur vlogs... u are awesome and caring .. god bless u and ur family 😇🤗💖
Thank you, I hope you and your family are safe 💙
Some great ideas that I haven’t seen before thank you x
You're welcome, thank you for watching 💗
Thanks Vicki. These are great. Hope you're all ok. Ali xx
Love the look of the banana bread 👍
So easy but so good 👍
Lovely recipes, I have done the beef pies like you do but instead of stock put a tin of Newcastle brown Ale, the alcohol evaporates so Children could have as well. Also done with Chicken & Leeks pies. Will def try banana cake. Thank you. xx
Steve loves beef and ale pie so will be trying this, thank you!
Love love love the banana bread recipe....more 3 ingredient recipes please 👍
I'll see what I can find 👍
The Foulger Family 💕
Thanks for sharing, God bless you all, stay safe
Thank you, you too 💙
Yum yum yum! Food always amazing! Cant wait to try banana bread and pies! Your so positive vicki! Well done 👏. You dont even realise how much your really helping us all Xxx
That's a lovely comment, thank you 💙
❤️❤️ it’s so nice to watch your videos and keep plodding along as normal (well as best as we all can, you know?) 😊
Yes, I get it. A little bit of normality in these crazy times 💙
Banana Bread looks great. Did you put a clean tea towel under the lid of the slow cooker to stop drips from condensation?
No but it's not a bad idea if you get drips, mine was fine without 🌷
Bloody amazing as usual thank you so much for giving us your time and helping us with food ideas xx🥰🥰😍😍🤩🤩🤩
You are so sweet! Thank you 💗
Your food looks soooo tasty Thankyou , will be trying some of the slow cooker recipes, and banana bread, x
Let me know what you think 👍
Happy Mother’s Day Vicki! Take care of Mom today boys!🙏🏻❤️🥰
You too & thank you for watching 💐
Loved this! Going to give these a go😍
Let me know what you think 👍
OMG LOVE this video, very handy recipes for whats going on right now, Great mix of pantry and freezer items :) I will sooooo be trying the banana bread recipe! Thank you yet again for an awesome video! Also just FYI I live in Elmira, NY in the US. Not the city but the upstate area, very country living here :)
Hi 👋 thanks for commenting, I love hearing where people are from!
Try making your chicken tacos with two jars of salsa and a tub of cream cheese it’s amazing 😍
Sounds amazing, will try that 👍
Beautiful meals as always ! And we have the same little pie dishes !
We have the same everything, we were obviously separated at birth 💗
You are amazing! Greetings from New Zealand!
Hi 👋 love hearing where people are from, thanks for commenting 💙
Recipes look delicious... especially the banana bread! 👌🍌🍞, Take care xx
Hi Vicky thanks for the video it give we something to do while isolating lol 😂 every thing looked really nice Thankyou xxx
There's always a bright side 👍💗
Hi, love your videos, I think may have already been published but I made the banana 🍌 bread and followed everything you said but I ended up burning the bottom, middle and top fine just wondered if you had any tips, I was generous with the cooking fry light aswell
Ah no I’ve never had that happen. Maybe try slightly less cooking time or don’t leave it to sit so long afterwards 🤔 you could try lining the slow cooker with damp baking paper too, would help keep the moisture in. Hope you have better luck next time 🤞
Your video came up on my Google homepage. I've just subscribed to your channel. Thank you for this ❤️ x x
So glad you found me, thanks for watching 💗
Thank you! Greetings from Holland. I love marmite: i put it on breed with cheese. Yum :-)
Hi 👋 same here, or cheese and marmite on toast 😍
Love your meal ideas, I will be making them when food stocks are back to normal! Are your kids ever fussy with the food you make them? Mine are 4&5 and will barely eat anything I make for tea x
They have their moments but will generally eat most things. I think with little ones like yours it's definitely harder as they don't have massive appetites. Snacky/picky dinners always went down best when mine were little 💙
Great recipes thank you :) xx
You're welcome, thanks for watching 💗
Another great video, I can't wait to try some of these!🙂🙂 Vicki, how are you, hubby, your boys & your doggies doing so far with everything?
We are getting by, thank you. Steve is still working (he works in the aviation industry & oversees maintenance on a lot of commercial and military planes so still busy for now) the dogs have no idea why there is no school run 😂 but they are happy to have everyone home! It hasn't really sunk in for the boys yet, I'm just trying to keep them busy 💙
@@Victoria_Foulger I'm glad to hear all is well so far for you guys 😍 I so enjoy your channel, everything you post I love!🤗
I'm going to try them x
Great 👍
Vikki could you put some other fruits through this? Thinking rasps or even some peanut butter?
Yes! I would add anything you fancy, blueberries would be good too 👍
@@Victoria_Foulger just did it for first time. Burnt the hell out of bottom of pot and wasn't cooked all way thru. 😩 Used butter instead of cooking spray. Maybe that's why
Hi just found your videos. Really like the cooking ones. How much flour is used in banana bread x
320 grams to one tin of condensed milk and 5 mashed bananas x
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Stay safe fam!🙏🏻😊❤️
♥️♥️
Just watching this, possibly again (I have an appalling memory…it has got worse as I’ve got older) I hate to confuse you even more! And you stick to the way you pronounce it, but it’s actually pronounced choritho…I have a Spanish friend! 🙄 Question, does the bread taste of ripe bananas? It looks wonderful but I only like bananas just as they turn from green to yellow, with no brown marks. Just finished watching the whole video, I don’t think I have watched before 😮💨 No one could ever get fed up with you! Those recipes all look delicious!
you dont look old enough to be so homely and knowledgable!!!!!
You win comment of the week 😂😂 (but thank you)
ur welcome! I've never won anything like that so thank you I feel like a true star!!!!