Happy New Year everyone! 🧡 I hope you have a fun New Year’s Eve and stay safe! With a new year it always feels like we get the gift of a “fresh start”. I hope that if 2020 was really hard for you, you can see how resilient you are! You are tough and you can get through hard things! Cheers 🥂 Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to you...and thank you for your simple, easy to do and practical plantbased...and the budget challenges are real thought-starters. Thank you thank you thank you !
I used to just chop things up for soup, and never used a blender. I recently started blending because my daughter is too picky and picks stuff out. She can't do it if I blend it :-)
Oh thats wonderful! I know many people have texture issues! In the second soup I listed in the description box it’s a full blended smooth soup and I’ve had parents tell me their kids eat it and never noticed there’s veggies or beans in it!
I make a similar cheese sauce with cauliflower in place of the potatoes. I'm sure the cost is somewhat higher, but menopause demands lower calorie-density. Anyway, I've not tried making grilled cheese and tom soup. Well, I've tried tom soup but all have been utter failures. I'm going to make some bread in a few minutes so that I can try this idea for lunch. Thanks for the idea. I, too, am addicted to bread, partly because it's frugal (and I can control the ingredients) but mostly because mine tastes better than any store-bought bread, hands down. Keep your amiable, inclusive, interesting, informative videos coming, honey. They are like visiting with an old friend. Thank you.
You’re the best Suzy!!! Happy New Year! And thanks for the cauliflower idea I know a few of my subscribers are allergic to potatoes so that super helpful! And I know I keep sharing the bread recipe but I’m with you- it’s so cheap and tastes better than store bought so I want to encourage others to try!
I finally made your bread recipe a few days ago and my entire family is hooked! I have another loaf in the oven right now! It's soooo good! Thanks for all the awesome videos!
That looks like a great recipe! Happy Herbivore also has a plant-based oil-free grilled cheese recipe where you make a sauce of nutritional yeast, corn starch, non-dairy milk, and some other ingredients on the stove. The sauce becomes VERY thick. Then, you spread it on two slices of toasted bread instead of cooking the sandwich in the pan. It's good, but I'd be interested in trying your version too!
Hi Miranda! I've made your bread recipe twice this past week. I use my dutch oven (creuset pot) with the cover when baking. My kids said it was the best bread they ever had! Thx!!
Made this yesterday! OH MY! It's a winner! We put it on a casserole but I think I'm going to have to reheat it with some chipotle powder and some salsa and have it with chips! THANK YOU!!!!
Made this bread 🥖 last night and it was amazing. Trying it with adding dried rosemary to it for a rosemary bread. Also trying it with the half whole wheat and half regular flour as suggested by someone in comments to see how that goes. Thanks so much for sharing! Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!! Seriously add ALL the seasonings and get creative with this bread! I’ve done orange cranberry, cinnamon, cinnamon raisin, Italian herb and “cheeze” (nutritional yeast), garlic knots-- really I feel like the options are endless! Happy New Year and Happy Baking!!!
I want to thank you for sharing your recipes and your extreme budget. I have learned so much from you! I'm not vegan but I do love vegan foods. Ok, so Saturday I will be doing my groceries, wish me luck. It will be the first time doing a budget grocery. Can't wait to see how it goes. Happy New Year to you and your family, and your four legged babies too. ☺
I am new to your channel and new to extreme frugalling. (I am trying to pay my mortgage off on one part-time income). This soup inspired me - I have never made a meal for a dollar a serve before! Thank you for the inspo - please keep these coming. This is so helpful to remind me it is often cheaper for me to make bread myself, that I can lose weight and save money at the same time! You are doing angels' work! 🤣😊🙏
Thank you!❤️ lots more ideas coming because like I keep saying this is what is working for us and I love to share in hopes someone can snag ideas from me!
Yay!!! Much awaited video. Thank you so much for sharing all these amazing recipes. I cannot wait to make the bread and the soup. All your recipes are super simple, which make me wanna make them 😀
What you fail to mention with making the "cheese sauce" is that glorious smell once the lid from the Instant pot is removed! Will have to make another batch soon!
THANK YOU! I’ve been yelled at twice today but people that didn’t like it and said it was gross 😂👏🏻 not my fault we don’t have the same taste buds! I think it’s PHENOMENAL! And I’m so glad you also love it! You’re right - when you pop the instant pot it’s heavenly!
I never even thought of caramelized onions on a grilled cheese before. Going to try this! And I still have a little cheese sauce left in the fridge from the holidays! I'm in!☺ Happy New Year's Eve! Thank you for the great recipe!
I got to try that grilled cheese! As you know (I’m “Mommyskitchenandreviews” on Instagram!) I’ve been baking your bread every single week, my kids do NOT want any other bread! I’ve been doing one regular loaf and another one with 1/2 white flour and 1/2 whole wheat with walnuts, sultanas, orange juice and orange rind. It’s amazing and I can’t thank you enough...I’ve been eating this bread everyday and not gaining weight which is HUGE for me. Thank you!!!
Amazing! I want to try it for my kids. Do you store it in the fridge for the week? Does it stay fresh enough for sandwiches or do you have to toast after the first day or so?
You need to give it a try! And yes- some recipes I’ve tried in the past have a lot of nutritional yeast and although it has grown on me, I still don’t “love” the tangy flavor! I like the flavor the potatoes provide with the touch of salt!
I don't know what to make first, but am making them all! Love your videos and inspo! Trying to save $$$ too and doing the Starch Solution. So glad I found your videos! :)
I am not a bread expert but I think GF flour doesn't rise the same as regular because of the gluten being removed! You may need to find a complete GF recipe!
@@flourishingmiranda i might keep my GF flour for cauliflower gnocchi which is hands down my absolute favourite meal right now 🤤or I might be a rebel and try to make the bread anyway! xox
Not yet! Because the last two times I’ve made them I’ve forgotten to film!! 😂 but it’s the same recipe I just cut the dough into small bites and sprinkle with a garlic nutritional yeast mix and bake! Same method but two cookie sheets, one on top the other like I do with the bread pans!
That grilled cheese and soup looks so comforting and inviting 😍😋😋😋. I have never tried with onion so next time I'll put onion in mine 😋😋. Miranda I know your husband likes spicy food so next time may be you can try putting jalapeños in the grilled cheese for him. In india they make it with green chillies and cheese and can it 'chilly cheese toast'. It's a street food. 😋😋😋
Happy new year! New here and loved your video. I want to try the bread, what temp did you use for your oven. Also for cheese sauce recipe do you have a video for the recipe for smaller batch?
I bake my bread at 450 And if the cheeze sauce is too large for you at this size recipe just cut it in half or even a fourth per the ingredients and make a smaller batch! (The recipes are always typed in the description box!)
I think it’s the kneading of the bread that makes me not want to make it lol I’m afraid I won’t knead it long enough or I’ll knead it too much?! The onions in grilled cheese we have never heard of! Is this a MN thing I got jipped out of in my childhood?? 😂🤷♀️
This is literally no knead!! I just roll in into flour so it doesn’t stick and LOL! Maybe the onions are a Minnesota thing?! I remember a long time ago eating at a grilled cheese restaurant and they served it this way!
Have any non-plant based/new to plant based people tried the cheese recipe or something similar? I only ask because i am trying to eat less animal products, and long time vegans tend to forget how some animal products taste. I'm trying to find a cheese sauce recipe that actually taste like cheese and not scalloped potatoes (which i also love lol).
My husband isn’t vegan and he enjoys it! It tastes like the fake nacho cheese you get out of the can as long as you season it correctly! He adds salad and jar jalapeños to his cheeze sauce! I’d encourage you to try it! Worst case you hate it! Best you love it!
If you’re wanting to switch flours I’d look into different recipes! This one really one works like this unless you sub some of the white flour for wheat maybe do half and half but with wheat flour or any other flour you have to add things like wheat germ and such
If you’re in the maximum weight loss phase it’s suggested to not have it as much, but I do believe everyone has to go on their own basis on this because for me, having a serving of bread with soup or salad is sometimes more satisfying than having a different starch! It helps me stay more balanced by eating all the foods I love!
No you do, it has to rise for at least 3 hours with quick yeast or 8 with regular. I had one loaf already made and decided to make a second to let to rise. I left the whole recipe in the description box! Definitely give it a try it’s so easy and you can’t mess it up!
You can but there’s something in the gluten that makes is airy and light. I know some have done half white flour half whole wheat with a touch of wheat germ (but i think that has gluten?) I’m not an expert in gluten free baking!!!
I don't think so. I'm gluten free and it never works for me to just swap flours. I just had to find a good gluten free bread recipe that I just use for whatever.
You might try this one. glutenfreeonashoestring.com/gluten-free-french-bread-baguettes/. They give vegan substitutions. I can't give you the recipe I use because it was part of a copyrighted gf baking course but I've had reasonable luck with other recipes from their site.
Happy New Year everyone! 🧡 I hope you have a fun New Year’s Eve and stay safe! With a new year it always feels like we get the gift of a “fresh start”. I hope that if 2020 was really hard for you, you can see how resilient you are! You are tough and you can get through hard things! Cheers 🥂 Happy New Year!
Looks very tasty, must try. Happy New year you two!
Happy New Year to you...and thank you for your simple, easy to do and practical plantbased...and the budget challenges are real thought-starters. Thank you thank you thank you
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@@traceyreneenelsongrant2870 you’re very welcome!!! I hope you snagged some good ideas from me! More to come!!
@@lifemix5710 happy near year!!
I would invest in electric bread slicer 💖 got a really frugal one at Walmart works great
I used to just chop things up for soup, and never used a blender. I recently started blending because my daughter is too picky and picks stuff out. She can't do it if I blend it :-)
Oh thats wonderful! I know many people have texture issues! In the second soup I listed in the description box it’s a full blended smooth soup and I’ve had parents tell me their kids eat it and never noticed there’s veggies or beans in it!
One of my childhood favorites turned vegan and healthy? I'm going to need a bigger blender.
Yessss!!!
I really like having the recipes from the larger videos, on their own. It’s nice and easy to refer back to when I’m ready to make (:
Thank you! I had the same feedback on Instagram that’s why I separated this one. But I have something in store to help you all out with this!!
I make a similar cheese sauce with cauliflower in place of the potatoes. I'm sure the cost is somewhat higher, but menopause demands lower calorie-density. Anyway, I've not tried making grilled cheese and tom soup. Well, I've tried tom soup but all have been utter failures. I'm going to make some bread in a few minutes so that I can try this idea for lunch. Thanks for the idea. I, too, am addicted to bread, partly because it's frugal (and I can control the ingredients) but mostly because mine tastes better than any store-bought bread, hands down. Keep your amiable, inclusive, interesting, informative videos coming, honey. They are like visiting with an old friend. Thank you.
You’re the best Suzy!!! Happy New Year! And thanks for the cauliflower idea I know a few of my subscribers are allergic to potatoes so that super helpful!
And I know I keep sharing the bread recipe but I’m with you- it’s so cheap and tastes better than store bought so I want to encourage others to try!
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I finally made your bread recipe a few days ago and my entire family is hooked! I have another loaf in the oven right now! It's soooo good! Thanks for all the awesome videos!
You’re welcome!! I’m so happy you all love it too!!
I never dreamed I could still have a grilled cheese after going WFPB Vegan. I can’t wait to try this out. Looks great !!!
I hope you enjoy! My plan is to make anything I love WFPB! ❤️
That looks like a great recipe! Happy Herbivore also has a plant-based oil-free grilled cheese recipe where you make a sauce of nutritional yeast, corn starch, non-dairy milk, and some other ingredients on the stove. The sauce becomes VERY thick. Then, you spread it on two slices of toasted bread instead of cooking the sandwich in the pan. It's good, but I'd be interested in trying your version too!
Oh interesting !! I don’t cook much with nut milks, I always feel like they cook weird but maybe the corn starch levels that out!
@@flourishingmiranda It works in this recipe, and helps give the sauce a creamy texture!
I made this bread the other day and it was so easy and SO good. Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Hi Miranda! I've made your bread recipe twice this past week. I use my dutch oven (creuset pot) with the cover when baking. My kids said it was the best bread they ever had! Thx!!
I'm so glad!! Kids are the hardest to please!
Made this yesterday! OH MY! It's a winner! We put it on a casserole but I think I'm going to have to reheat it with some chipotle powder and some salsa and have it with chips! THANK YOU!!!!
I’m so glad you loved it!!
This looks so incredible I can’t wait to try’
I hope you do! It’s delish!
Made this bread 🥖 last night and it was amazing. Trying it with adding dried rosemary to it for a rosemary bread. Also trying it with the half whole wheat and half regular flour as suggested by someone in comments to see how that goes. Thanks so much for sharing! Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!!
Seriously add ALL the seasonings and get creative with this bread! I’ve done orange cranberry, cinnamon, cinnamon raisin, Italian herb and “cheeze” (nutritional yeast), garlic knots-- really I feel like the options are endless! Happy New Year and Happy Baking!!!
I want to thank you for sharing your recipes and your extreme budget. I have learned so much from you! I'm not vegan but I do love vegan foods. Ok, so Saturday I will be doing my groceries, wish me luck. It will be the first time doing a budget grocery. Can't wait to see how it goes. Happy New Year to you and your family, and your four legged babies too. ☺
Happy New Year and good luck on your budget shopping trip! You’re going to do great and hopefully you’ll have fun!
I am new to your channel and new to extreme frugalling. (I am trying to pay my mortgage off on one part-time income). This soup inspired me - I have never made a meal for a dollar a serve before! Thank you for the inspo - please keep these coming. This is so helpful to remind me it is often cheaper for me to make bread myself, that I can lose weight and save money at the same time! You are doing angels' work! 🤣😊🙏
Thank you!❤️ lots more ideas coming because like I keep saying this is what is working for us and I love to share in hopes someone can snag ideas from me!
Yay!!! Much awaited video. Thank you so much for sharing all these amazing recipes. I cannot wait to make the bread and the soup. All your recipes are super simple, which make me wanna make them 😀
Happy New Year!! I can’t wait to hear what you think of this recipe!
What you fail to mention with making the "cheese sauce" is that glorious smell once the lid from the Instant pot is removed! Will have to make another batch soon!
THANK YOU! I’ve been yelled at twice today but people that didn’t like it and said it was gross 😂👏🏻 not my fault we don’t have the same taste buds! I think it’s PHENOMENAL! And I’m so glad you also love it! You’re right - when you pop the instant pot it’s heavenly!
I never even thought of caramelized onions on a grilled cheese before. Going to try this! And I still have a little cheese sauce left in the fridge from the holidays! I'm in!☺ Happy New Year's Eve! Thank you for the great recipe!
They add so much flavor!! Happy new year Sarah!!! Have a wonderful fun day celebrating!
I got to try that grilled cheese! As you know (I’m “Mommyskitchenandreviews” on Instagram!) I’ve been baking your bread every single week, my kids do NOT want any other bread! I’ve been doing one regular loaf and another one with 1/2 white flour and 1/2 whole wheat with walnuts, sultanas, orange juice and orange rind. It’s amazing and I can’t thank you enough...I’ve been eating this bread everyday and not gaining weight which is HUGE for me. Thank you!!!
I’m so glad the bread is working for you!!! And that your kids love it! There’s really nothing better!
Amazing! I want to try it for my kids. Do you store it in the fridge for the week? Does it stay fresh enough for sandwiches or do you have to toast after the first day or so?
I toast the leftovers always but my husband warms it a touch in the microwave. I store it in a ziplock in the fridge!
@@alexcattell6201 I keep it in the bread bag for a couple of days and then slice it and freeze it to reheat on the toaster for the rest of the days
I have to try the caramelized onions in the grilled cheese. I bet it is flavorful. I also have everything to make this entire meal. 🤗
It’s really good 😍
Miranda thanks so much and I'm ready for Challenge..Happy New Year to you and yours🎊🎉🥂🥂🍾
Happy New Year!
I need to make this bread ASAP!!! I hope you have a wonderful New Years and I wish you so much success on your channel!! ❤️
This bread is sooo good and sooo easy! I think everyone should have the ingredients to make it often! Thank you so much! Happy new year!! 🎊
🤩Looks so good. I have yet to try a cheese sauce-I need to! I like that this doesn't have much nutritional yeast in it. 👌 thanks! 💖
You need to give it a try! And yes- some recipes I’ve tried in the past have a lot of nutritional yeast and although it has grown on me, I still don’t “love” the tangy flavor! I like the flavor the potatoes provide with the touch of salt!
oooooo!!!! Cheese sauce!!!!!!!!!!
😍😍😍 it’s really good!
Looking forward to Saturday!
Yayy! I can’t wait either! I have so many fun recipes to share!
@@flourishingmiranda 😁😁😁
yum! I'm with you on loving onions and mushrooms. =) Happy New Year's Eve!
Happy New Year Robin!
I don't know what to make first, but am making them all! Love your videos and inspo! Trying to save $$$ too and doing the Starch Solution. So glad I found your videos! :)
I’m so glad you found me too!!
Yay! I don’t have to give up my vegan grilled cheese!
No you don’t!!❤️
Bought my little tins to make the bread 😊have GF flour in my cupboard to use up so I’m going to try it out with that 🤞xox
I am not a bread expert but I think GF flour doesn't rise the same as regular because of the gluten being removed! You may need to find a complete GF recipe!
@@flourishingmiranda i might keep my GF flour for cauliflower gnocchi which is hands down my absolute favourite meal right now 🤤or I might be a rebel and try to make the bread anyway! xox
Hi Miranda, have you done a video for garlic knots? I love this bread and would love to make the knots too!
Not yet! Because the last two times I’ve made them I’ve forgotten to film!! 😂 but it’s the same recipe I just cut the dough into small bites and sprinkle with a garlic nutritional yeast mix and bake! Same method but two cookie sheets, one on top the other like I do with the bread pans!
Love it all!
Thank you!
That grilled cheese and soup looks so comforting and inviting 😍😋😋😋. I have never tried with onion so next time I'll put onion in mine 😋😋. Miranda I know your husband likes spicy food so next time may be you can try putting jalapeños in the grilled cheese for him. In india they make it with green chillies and cheese and can it 'chilly cheese toast'. It's a street food. 😋😋😋
Happy new year! New here and loved your video. I want to try the bread, what temp did you use for your oven. Also for cheese sauce recipe do you have a video for the recipe for smaller batch?
I bake my bread at 450
And if the cheeze sauce is too large for you at this size recipe just cut it in half or even a fourth per the ingredients and make a smaller batch! (The recipes are always typed in the description box!)
wow, I so have to try the cheese sauce...
You should!
I can’t wait to try this cheese sauce! It looks amazing.
It is so good! We had it a few times this week!
I don't have a blender or food processor but I'm dying to try this cheese sauce!!!! 😭
Try a hand mixer! Just slowly add the water make it like mashed potatoes
@@flourishingmiranda That's a great idea!! Thanks 😊
The cheese sauce is awesome! Happy 2021!
Happy New Year!
Grilled cheese and tomato soup is the best 😍 I also STILL need to make this bread 🤦🏻♀️
You do! You’ll be addicted though FYI 😂👏🏻👏🏻
Hi! I'll be participating in the challenge. I'm not on the gram, so this is just for me! Be safe tonight and have a happy healthy New Year!
Email me! I’ll send you a link to the ebook ❤️
@@flourishingmiranda OMG, will do, and many thanks!
You’re welcome! Happy New Year!
Great idea to add the onions to the grilled cheese....will try that! Just wondering, have you tried different flours in your bread recipe?
I haven’t yet but I know others have tagged me using a mix of whole wheat and white flour! I’d like to explore an oat flour but I haven’t tried yet!
I think it’s the kneading of the bread that makes me not want to make it lol I’m afraid I won’t knead it long enough or I’ll knead it too much?! The onions in grilled cheese we have never heard of! Is this a MN thing I got jipped out of in my childhood?? 😂🤷♀️
This is literally no knead!! I just roll in into flour so it doesn’t stick and LOL! Maybe the onions are a Minnesota thing?! I remember a long time ago eating at a grilled cheese restaurant and they served it this way!
I am pretty much gluten free but may try this bread anyway.
Someone just shared this recipe in the comments! glutenfreeonashoestring.com/gluten-free-french-bread-baguettes/
I’m sure I’ve seen a video where you added white beans to the cheese sauce??
I want to try your bread recipe, but I wanted to know if you could cover the bread w aluminum foil?
You can! Make a tent with it!
If you subbed sweet potatoes for the yukon, would the "cheese" sauce still work?
Yes I think it would work! They’re starchy enough! You just might need less water when you go to blend because they hold more what naturally
Have any non-plant based/new to plant based people tried the cheese recipe or something similar? I only ask because i am trying to eat less animal products, and long time vegans tend to forget how some animal products taste. I'm trying to find a cheese sauce recipe that actually taste like cheese and not scalloped potatoes (which i also love lol).
My husband isn’t vegan and he enjoys it! It tastes like the fake nacho cheese you get out of the can as long as you season it correctly! He adds salad and jar jalapeños to his cheeze sauce! I’d encourage you to try it! Worst case you hate it! Best you love it!
You have to let go of the idea of a wfpb cheese tasting like regular cheese. Nothing will compare, but your taste buds will change
What other flour can we use and will it wok
If you’re wanting to switch flours I’d look into different recipes! This one really one works like this unless you sub some of the white flour for wheat maybe do half and half but with wheat flour or any other flour you have to add things like wheat germ and such
Does it matter what size bread pan we use to make your bread recipë
No it doesn’t! A lot of people use a Dutch oven I just don’t own one!
@@flourishingmiranda okay thank you
This looks delicious! Is the bread ok to eat during weight loss on the starch solution?
If you’re in the maximum weight loss phase it’s suggested to not have it as much, but I do believe everyone has to go on their own basis on this because for me, having a serving of bread with soup or salad is sometimes more satisfying than having a different starch! It helps me stay more balanced by eating all the foods I love!
@@flourishingmiranda Thank you! I'm definitely trying this bread ❤
I hope you love it! ❤️
Do you think the bread recipe would work in a bread maker?
I think it would? I have honestly never made bread in a bread maker before!
@@flourishingmiranda I will give it a try and let you know how it goes??
@@thriving.life48 yes let me know!!
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So we don’t have to let the bread rise or anything?
No you do, it has to rise for at least 3 hours with quick yeast or 8 with regular. I had one loaf already made and decided to make a second to let to rise. I left the whole recipe in the description box! Definitely give it a try it’s so easy and you can’t mess it up!
@@flourishingmiranda thanks!❤️
You’re welcome!!
Can I use other flours for the bread? Gluten free?
You can but there’s something in the gluten that makes is airy and light. I know some have done half white flour half whole wheat with a touch of wheat germ (but i think that has gluten?)
I’m not an expert in gluten free baking!!!
I don't think so. I'm gluten free and it never works for me to just swap flours. I just had to find a good gluten free bread recipe that I just use for whatever.
@@janettemetzger7644 can you share that recipe?
You might try this one. glutenfreeonashoestring.com/gluten-free-french-bread-baguettes/. They give vegan substitutions. I can't give you the recipe I use because it was part of a copyrighted gf baking course but I've had reasonable luck with other recipes from their site.
Thank you for sharing this one!! I know for many it’s really appreciated!
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