Apple sauce is amazing to have in your pantry. It can be used as a healthy substitute for oil, and sometimes eggs, in baked goods. I use it a lot in muffin recipes, which make excellent snacks for your kids! Keep the apple peels and cores to boil with water, strain, then use the liquid to make apple jelly. The strained liquid will have quite a bit of natural pectin. You could even try mixing it with some strawberries to make strawberry jam. Might be a bit softer set than a regular jam, but it will still taste amazing on toast or in PJ & J sandwiches. As a special treat, you could make apple fritters. I think you may be able to use the pancake mix for the dough by using less water with the mix. Maybe a nice New Years treat? It's a bit of work to make, so definitely not a regular item to make! I'm sorry you are struggling emotionally right now. I know how hard it can be to deal with depression and still do what you need to do. It's ok to give yourself some grace. I hope you find something positive to helps you through this stressful season. Many people are cheering for you!
hey beautiful great haul and i like that dress at the start of video under the rocks and what a nice waterfall and see that cat is trying his hardest to become a youtube star too lol
Search for apple rice pudding recipes...there's loads out there and it makes a good breakfast if you go easy on the sugar and let the apples be the sweetener.
Hi, ya Mary Beth. Nice to see you got fish. I wish I would get catfish. I would😅 make a red gravy with some and fry the rest. I made pulled pork nachos before with my pulled pork it's so good.
Honey, it's been a long year, I myself am crying every day and can't seem to see the light lately. But I know it will pass and my advice to you is to acknowledge and honor your emotions...have a good cry, it helps. Your dog and cat playing on your sofa put a smile upon my face.
Make plain applesauce in a crockpot, applesauce makes a great substitute for oil in recipes and besides you can flavor plain applesauce as you need too.
You can make all kinds of meals with what you got - that is great. WOW, on the apples - so many things those can make too. Mmmm fried apples are wonderful. Love the scenery.
You should look up Loretta Lynn's peanut butter fudge, it's a very simple recipe with very few ingredients and uses hot water instead of milk or cream.
You can make applesauce and apple crisp and freeze it. Dont worry about having an "off" day, we all have them. I have PTSD and know how hard it can be. Take care
Yes I can relate but I try to pull myself out of it by being greatful. Today I went and got free bananas. They let me know tomorrow the food pantry would be open. This is the first time I have ever been going to food pantries. Today was my second time. I have never been in this position until I just retired. I think God for providing for me. You will be ok. We are being watched over. I cried for a good hour today over being greatful.
The last 5 years have been horrible for my hubby of 46 years and I. Everything bad that could happen, did. We are in our mid 60's and we both have to work full time. And that barely pays our bills. And we just found out that my hubbys work is cutting their hours. So now he is going to lose 10 hours a week. So we will be down one paycheck a month from his pay. Im just so tired of bad. I know how it is. Im so exhausted, mentally, physically, emotionally. We just have to keep putting 1 foot in front of the other and keep on keeping on.
This hit me so hard. I’m so sorry you’re going through it like this, I just wish I could give so many of you hugs that are struggling like this. I’m sending you a ton of love your way! Ironically, I picked up my guitar today for the first time in months, and I just started singing whatever came out, one of the lyrics that came out was “one foot in front of the other” it didn’t sound great but it felt great getting it out. I may post the video purely because of this comment. Thank you. ❤️
@Theneurodivergentcreative thank you. Between the 9 major eye surgeries my hubby has gone through since 2020. He still can't see out of his right eye that had 7 of those surgeries. And me having breast cancer and a double mastectomy in March of 2023. And that's just a small part of the last 5 years. The hits just keep on coming. I tell God that he can maybe pick on someone else for a while. Lol. I just have to laugh, I'm tired of crying.
That’s gut wrenching. I’m sorry you both are really going through it. Sometimes laughing at it all is all we can do, I find myself doing the same thing. Sometimes we just have to find whatever silver lining we can manage to find, even if it is laughing at ourselves or whatever weird mess emerges from all the pain. Sending you a hug! ❤️
Have you had any blood work done lately for all your vitamins and hormones or iron? I don’t think you should be out of breath you are very young and you seem very tired a lot. Just wondering. I hope you are okay. You are doing a good job. Keep up the good work. Also the pictures of that waterfall and you spinning around too we’re really cool.👍
You’ve never been exhausted? It takes a lot of energy to talk especially when you’re a single mom, dealing with trauma, and also neurodivergent. Maybe just don’t make comments if they aren’t helpful to someone else, when they’re as pointless as the assumption you’ve made.
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Also, your dog and cat both cracked me up in this video. They are so entertaining!
Totally can relate! You are a great Mom ❤
I want a pantry one day that is bigger than my garage
That would be really lovely! I’d love to have a big pantry one day too, hopefully mostly canned items from a garden (that would be a dream).
Ooh, you could do pancakes with strawberry topping, syrup, and bacon for a Christmas breakfast. That sounds so good right now!
Very nice pantry haul. Enjoy your Blessings. ❤
Awesome haul and video Mary Beth
Such a wonderful blessing
apple sauce is always yummy
very nice food haul
love and hugs
Apple sauce is amazing to have in your pantry. It can be used as a healthy substitute for oil, and sometimes eggs, in baked goods. I use it a lot in muffin recipes, which make excellent snacks for your kids!
Keep the apple peels and cores to boil with water, strain, then use the liquid to make apple jelly. The strained liquid will have quite a bit of natural pectin. You could even try mixing it with some strawberries to make strawberry jam. Might be a bit softer set than a regular jam, but it will still taste amazing on toast or in PJ & J sandwiches.
As a special treat, you could make apple fritters. I think you may be able to use the pancake mix for the dough by using less water with the mix. Maybe a nice New Years treat? It's a bit of work to make, so definitely not a regular item to make!
I'm sorry you are struggling emotionally right now. I know how hard it can be to deal with depression and still do what you need to do. It's ok to give yourself some grace. I hope you find something positive to helps you through this stressful season. Many people are cheering for you!
Kitty (Olive) is my spirit animal 😂❤😊!
You can make Apple butter which tast amazing on warm bread🙂
Remember to take care of yourself❤
My mother used to make syrup when needed 1 cup white sugar, 1 cup brown sugar and one cup water ❤❤❤
hey beautiful great haul and i like that dress at the start of video under the rocks and what a nice waterfall and see that cat is trying his hardest to become a youtube star too lol
Nice haul!
Search for apple rice pudding recipes...there's loads out there and it makes a good breakfast if you go easy on the sugar and let the apples be the sweetener.
Make applesauce with the apples. Use the diced tomatoes and some of the grape juice to make a sauce for the pulled pork. It would be like bbq sauce.
Good Evening Mary Beth. Nice food haul. Love and hugs to you and the girls💜🤗🧸🧸
Hi, ya Mary Beth. Nice to see you got fish. I wish I would get catfish. I would😅 make a red gravy with some and fry the rest. I made pulled pork nachos before with my pulled pork it's so good.
Honey, it's been a long year, I myself am crying every day and can't seem to see the light lately. But I know it will pass and my advice to you is to acknowledge and honor your emotions...have a good cry, it helps. Your dog and cat playing on your sofa put a smile upon my face.
Make plain applesauce in a crockpot, applesauce makes a great substitute for oil in recipes and besides you can flavor plain applesauce as you need too.
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You can make all kinds of meals with what you got - that is great. WOW, on the apples - so many things those can make too. Mmmm fried apples are wonderful. Love the scenery.
You should look up Loretta Lynn's peanut butter fudge, it's a very simple recipe with very few ingredients and uses hot water instead of milk or cream.
FWIW I just got the notice. Let's check it out.
awesome you got some fruit
I would love to see your apple cider vinegar recipe. Applesauce might be a good option. That time after school is so important 😊
That is a great haul. Do you ever dry apples for snacks? We all have yucky days! Blessings
ive gotten some of that pulled pork before, i put it on baked potatoes, pretty good
We recently made buckeye bars. So much easier.
You can make applesauce and apple crisp and freeze it. Dont worry about having an "off" day, we all have them. I have PTSD and know how hard it can be. Take care
I made pb cookies, pb blossoms + lunchblady pb bars
you can make a pear crisp or cobbler😋 or a smoothie if you have a blender🍌🍓🍐 or baked oatmeal... Yum!
or apple crisp! good holiday breakfast
My mom used to boil water and sugar make syrup
Apple sauce and freeze
Yes I can relate but I try to pull myself out of it by being greatful. Today I went and got free bananas. They let me know tomorrow the food pantry would be open. This is the first time I have ever been going to food pantries. Today was my second time. I have never been in this position until I just retired. I think God for providing for me. You will be ok. We are being watched over. I cried for a good hour today over being greatful.
The last 5 years have been horrible for my hubby of 46 years and I. Everything bad that could happen, did. We are in our mid 60's and we both have to work full time. And that barely pays our bills. And we just found out that my hubbys work is cutting their hours. So now he is going to lose 10 hours a week. So we will be down one paycheck a month from his pay. Im just so tired of bad. I know how it is. Im so exhausted, mentally, physically, emotionally. We just have to keep putting 1 foot in front of the other and keep on keeping on.
This hit me so hard. I’m so sorry you’re going through it like this, I just wish I could give so many of you hugs that are struggling like this. I’m sending you a ton of love your way! Ironically, I picked up my guitar today for the first time in months, and I just started singing whatever came out, one of the lyrics that came out was “one foot in front of the other” it didn’t sound great but it felt great getting it out. I may post the video purely because of this comment. Thank you. ❤️
@Theneurodivergentcreative thank you. Between the 9 major eye surgeries my hubby has gone through since 2020. He still can't see out of his right eye that had 7 of those surgeries. And me having breast cancer and a double mastectomy in March of 2023. And that's just a small part of the last 5 years. The hits just keep on coming. I tell God that he can maybe pick on someone else for a while. Lol. I just have to laugh, I'm tired of crying.
That’s gut wrenching. I’m sorry you both are really going through it. Sometimes laughing at it all is all we can do, I find myself doing the same thing. Sometimes we just have to find whatever silver lining we can manage to find, even if it is laughing at ourselves or whatever weird mess emerges from all the pain. Sending you a hug! ❤️
My all black kitties name is Nova ❤
Black cats are awesome🐈⬛ Mine was called Chowder😊
Have you had any blood work done lately for all your vitamins and hormones or iron? I don’t think you should be out of breath you are very young and you seem very tired a lot. Just wondering. I hope you are okay. You are doing a good job. Keep up the good work. Also the pictures of that waterfall and you spinning around too we’re really cool.👍
You sound so tired ❤😮
Can you go to another food bank to get stocked up?
I wonder about apple juice?
How do you afford your cat and dog food
You talk like your stoned
You’ve never been exhausted? It takes a lot of energy to talk especially when you’re a single mom, dealing with trauma, and also neurodivergent. Maybe just don’t make comments if they aren’t helpful to someone else, when they’re as pointless as the assumption you’ve made.
Totally can relate! You are a great Mom ❤