I found you via the pantry challenge. I love the layout of your pantry shelves. Mine are such that I have to squeeze between shelves and am nervous of bumping jars onto the floor. Tarts or turnovers might be a good option for your apple pie filling. Everyone always uses frozen spinach for hot spinach dip, but I bet if drained/dried, canned spinach could work as well.

My Grandmother use to make rye bread. Really miss it. I will have to put this on my to do list for this year.

Looks amazing!

I'm doing the pantry challenge, i have posted my 1st few videos but next week i will post 1 day out of the week. I never done this challenge before so im learning what it is about

I have decided to do a small pantry challenge this year... I will use 15-20 items from my pantry a week that are near or at their best buy date. In the last week, I used 20 items that were on my list to use up:) I started a grocery weekly budget last January and it will continue thru this year too... If I work at using up more older foods, I can keep my budget lower this month. That way I can roll over to have more money to spend later in the year. That is a win win:) PS... From Louisisana- We call all soda a Coke... No matter what it is... LOL

I’m not participating in the challenge (I’m scared my children will revolt 😅). We are, however, beefing up the pantry with some needed items and eating through the older, less used stock.

First year for challenge for me but so far so good. My exceptions are 25.00 weekly for milk, eggs, fresh fruit/produce only. Today is sweet and sour meatballs in the crockpot.

Good Job and nice description of your pantry rules! Very inspiring!

Please stop rambling on and on and get to the video please❤

Call it pop...lol I regret in the 80's people in Texas made me feel I had to change who I was by calling it soda instead of pop like when I was growing up in Ohio.

Bravo on your arroz con gandules. 🇵🇷 😊

#Threeriverschallenge to follow everyone participating

Yes we are doing the challenge again this year. There are just three of us. Our daughter lives and helps us with our daily need when necessary? We are in our 80s. We purchase 1/2 gal of milk, one head of lettuce, one cucumber, two peppers every two weeks all of January and February. The money we save on groceries we buy the beef, chicken, pork and fish for the year. One of our friends gives us tuna and salmon he catches in Washington. Another one of our sons shares a pig with us and we make all our own Italian and breakfast sausages. We have always been avid canners and gardeners. My daughters and some of our daughter-in-laws do group canning sessions with us. Now many of our grandchildren are learning to can and garden. Love how so many of you younger people are keeping the old way alive.

New friend here. Your pantry is so nice! This is my third year of doing the challenge, but I'm now an empty nester so it's harder to get through my freezer and pantry. My 'rules' are similar to yours, and I'm determined to stay out of the stores through January. As soon as I go into one, I'll buy stuff I don't need. Like you said, if I do that, I won't be using the supplies I already have. I love olives too, so I'm with you on those! ♥🫒

All my adult life I've used January to eat down the fridge, freezer and larder. It used to be out of necessity, now it's habit. I love January to assess what worked and what didin't - this year I really didn't eat liver for some reason so I'll turn it into pate (which also freezes well) and is £50/60 left in my budget which makes me happy, Happy New Year from England, UK

I love canned spinach drained heated up with butter and salt and pepper.

Merry Christmas to you and your family. We really enjoy your videos, and they are so informative. We are going to try this for New Years.

Merry Christmas! The apples look beautiful and the Bailey’s a fun quick gift. Adding the cookbook for the apples to my cart ☺

They have chopped frozen with azure

Merry Christmas and thank you for the cheers 😊

It’s 36° Celsius today in Australia and I’m canning clam broth and caesar cocktail mix. Doing ham broth after Christmas - thanks for the tips!

1:43 it's actually not bad, looks like melted cheese 😂

I drink chicken bone broth daily… but I add turmeric and black pepper in it w a few other seasonings… I have seen people make hot cocoa w chicken bone broth daily..

Delicious!! Love a flatter bun !! Too much bun is not necessary!! Need to start making buns again!!!! Thanks for sharing

Happy Thanksgiving and happy 40th birthday !!

Im cuban 🥰and love learn so much of that type of vid.Ppl are crazy outside so sometimes i dont want to go out too.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!!!!

Plain ground pork I like with an egg roll in a bowl recipe

Blessings to you and yours. 😊

For the Apple pie filling you didn’t like, apple sauce quick bread is a fun one to give away for the holidays and could use up a good amount.

If you have any recipes that call for frozen chopped spinach, the can is a good sub. Creamed spinach, quiche, artichoke spinach dip are what come to mind

Beautiful loaf. Was it worth the extra time? Or maybe just for special occasion? Thanks for sharing, Angela you definitely make it look easier than it is.😊

Use the ham steaks to make scallop potatoes and ham

Absolutely love love knowing the why! Thank you for researching and explaining ❤

I love the idea of buying cleaning products for a year at a time! I’m going to write on any new bottles to see how long it takes to get through something.

not sure if it helps, but with tomato paste. When you skin your other tomatoes to can, you can dehydrate them and turn them into powders. Then just add some water with it and you have already dont and cooked tomato paste. Tastes delicious.

This year I’m going to do ham broth and pork broth. I did chicken and beef already. Tossing up on veggie in case I have my single vegan friend come over! I love doing pork fat. I saved some in raw form this year for sausages and yep, it takes up so much room!!

We cook our beans with the ham steaks, cut into small pieces, it gives the beans a delicious flavor and the steaks don't dry up.

That taco bake looked great!

Make ham and eggs.

You could use the Ham in soups or casseroles.

Add a itte water to your pan when you warm the ham steaks.

I’m loving your channel! For the ground pork, oh my gosh I love making burgers with them, or tacos, sloppy joes, or just cook it with some green beans. It’s one of my favorite proteins to cook and eat.

I use in ham and potato casserole at times

Hello …. We didn’t like the ham steak either …. I have a lot of them to one of my sons and he loves it !!! So I need to ask him how he cooks it !!! We have about 8-10 left ……. But need to figure it out…. Or my son will get them !!! My oldest son gave him one and he said the same as us …… it was dry when cooking it ….

I use the ham steaks for ham and pea soup, like you I find the steaks too thin to be able to reheat successfully. Mind you I have also used them in ham & eggs - just heat them quickly on the griddle and they do well. Also good in quiche or pasta with a cheesy sauce.

I'm watching you get your pork in the freezer. I do not know if you have ever considered canning your hams? It is very nice to have those on the shelf. Soups, beans, ham salad. Also, your ham stks, you can make all different types of glaze and use with them, or use them in stir fries, such as rice. I use a mix of pork roasts/loins, i chunk them up for raw pack canning, but i roll them in my dry rub recipe first, then can them. I would suggest to coat them heavily the rub. It comes out so mild that you need to use a lot of rub. They are delicious and you can do so much with it. Sandwichs, bbq pizza, add bbq sause for sliders, and so much more. Sometimes i do make the rub sweeter and sometimes spicier, i like having both on the shelf. I also can up some chicken the same way. It is so delicious! I hope that gives you a few ideas. I enjoy your channel. Thank you, and God bless!

Thank you very much, I appreciate the meals 😊

Thank you, these sound wonderful!

Just ran and pulled out ground meat to make that taco bake tonight for dinner. Going to pull out a roast to do the Mississippi roast tomorrow or the next day. I’ve never tried that but have seen it done before. I bet the leftovers would make great beef sandwiches. Thanks for the inspirations.