$45 Grocery Budget Makes 80 Individual Meals || Budget Meals For Families

[@maryannanderson2213]

You want to make sure everyone has enough meat? No. You want to make sure everyone EXCEPT YOU has enough meat. That reminds me of my own mother. She has been gone for over 40 years but I still remember that when she fixed fried chicken for her large family (there were six of us children at home at that time) she would always say that the NECK was her favorite piece. I hate to admit how old I was before I figured out that she was doing what GOOD MOTHERS do to make sure their children have what they need and the neck was pretty much the only piece that was left after the rest of us got what we wanted. Bless her and bless you and bless all the REAL mothers out there who just automatically always put their children first. If I were not already a subscriber, that alone would have made me subscribe because you brought back such good memories of my mother!

[@lisapisa3662]

@@maryannanderson2213 God bless your sweet mother!

[@elaineshropshire1325]

Your sons are wonderful. They’re always appreciative and I love they compliment your cooking. It’s a small gesture that means so much.

[@VictoriaJoyce1775]

I agree, those young men are respectful and thankful for everything.

[@karmenmiles-mesch9295]

I LOVE how you call yourself out (even though you're NOT weird...) YOU. ARE. REAL!!! (AND HILARIOUS!!!!)

[@dorischaron1887]

I agree She is great

[@mellttabor2134]

It why ppl keep coming back instead of getting bored and leaving. 😁

[@livingbyfaith6]

I just want to say you amaze me and I've been blessed tremendously by watching your channel. We've hit a season in our lives where we are struggling badly financially. Many times I sit and try to figure out what to fix with what we have and I get so overwhelmed and end up crying. I feed up to nine people on a nightly basis. You encourage me so much with your videos. Thank you for the videos you make. You help so many people. Bless you!

[@tinamarienelson8469]

I’m going through a lean season also. I swallowed my pride and visited a local church food pantry. It helped me tremendously! I’ve had to go a couple times in the last year. I urge you to reach out for help. We all need it sometimes ❤❤

[@carladaniels7910]

No shame, use food banks when needed.

[@cathyblock7680]

May God hold you in the palm of His hand

[@ohmyet2173]

You could have used the oatmeal in your meatballs as a filler. You could also take your apples and make an apple crisp with the oatmeal. And the peaches I would have made a peach cobbler with the left over pancake mix. Put butter in a baking pan and melt, add the can of peaches with syrup to pan then top with pancake batter! I’m gluten free so I use oats for everything!! Like your video! I don’t know how you feed 4 boys with such a small amount of food!! When my boys lived at home I had to double everything. I felt like I cooked for an army!! Kyle is sooo cute! He cracks me up!! You did a great job stretching that out!!

[@donnawheeler6283]

Yes. He's adorable!

[@cristinas4398]

33:57 You're so right! When it tastes good, you dont feel broke! You and your boys are so fun 😊 I don't like subscribing to a lot of channels, I like to keep it down to the essentials, but darn it, you're checking a lotta boxes -- cooking channel, grocery budgets, meal planning but not rigid or snooty, store shopping trips, home cooking but not ALL from scratch (impossible to maintain), AND it's family AND y'all are funny! 😅

[@kj7653]

I love this. You are so real. Pajamas before dinner, skipping breakfast, etc. You understand what it means to be a mom.

[@margaretlisboa563]

No scrambled eggs in ur fried rice?

[@monicalogsdon]

@kj7653 she's a girl after all our own hearts and we love her.

[@monicac4877]

Omgosh, over an hour of Southern Frugal Momma, I’m so excited! 🤩

[@sharesecombs3931]

Me too, she's Awesome!!!👏👍🙏💕

[@melissadunn3831]

Same!!

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

I was afraid to post it in one part. I tried so hard to make it less time. I was like I’m gonna bore everybody lol

[@kitkat-fw3wy]

This is exciting to have more then an hour video from you!!!!!

[@KimberlyBaker-v3w]

​@SouthernFrugalMomma I am so glad you posted. Love all your cute hairstyles as well. Absolutely beautiful in your glasses with it curly.

[@helencantimagine]

Brooke, I Googled "Italian Potatoes and Tomato," and many recipes came up. You used past experience to make food today. Great job! I did that the other day with Tomato Bread Pudding. I had it once back in the late 1970's. I made the dish according to my memories. It came out just like I wanted. I like your style of thinking on your feet. Tonight, I'm having a baked potato with plain Greek yogurt, freshly grated parmesan cheese, roasted zucchini and carrots, and green beans cooked with a bit of onion and nutritional yeast and some Mexican cornbread. No meat 'cause I need to go to the grocery store. I don't feel like driving 10 miles to the store, so I eating from my fridge and pantry. Just making do with what I have. It's just me now; my husband is deceased (17 years), and the children are grown and on their own. I eat whatever I want these days. No worry about who likes what. The dessert will be the homemade blackberry cobbler with some cream I made the other night! I love "Great Depression Cooking With Clara," God Rest Her Soul. Simple is excellent. Great video, Brooke.

[@angelh1608]

How do you make the tomato bread pudding!?

[@helencantimagine]

@@angelh1608 Hey Angel, The recipe is on my channel, which is my name on my post. I hope Brooke won't be offended that I mention my channel.

[@virginiabarrientos165]

I loved your video, love you and your family, thank you and God bless y’all.

[@leslieaz8361]

I love your family's reaction to your meals. Every time Kyle collapses to the floor I have to laugh because he is so adorable! What a wonderful family you have! May God bless you all.

[@glorial.williscornelldougl947]

I love this family they are so humble and supportive of their mother. Keep showing us how to make the budget stretch with growing boys. You rock!

[@i2sky532]

Love the little guy fainting with each dish😂❤

[@justcallmesuzzie]

I have never seen ravioli cooked that way before. You taught this old woman something new today! I am SOOO going to have to try this! LOL

[@kdrinnin1]

Kind of like toasted ravioli which is popular in the St. Louis area.

[@YankeeinTexas812]

Your blessed your kids eat vegetables and they love and appreciate everything u make. Idk how you fed 3 boys and a husband on such a budget, great job!!

[@sybil5077]

Also, you have a very nice family that includes cooperative children. I watch a lot of KZbin and these people overall have terrible children. Their children never work for anything, they beg for everything, and complain about everything that is done for them. I’m now 77 and my kids (1 daughter, 1 son) are adults now but when they were young they were very good kids, I was lucky I also had a wonderful husband. Your family appears to be very nice, count your blessings.

[@rosevalley6581]

Showing others the foods you make on a budget is educational and eye opening. Your boys are gorgeous. May God keep blessing you and your family.

[@carpete6978]

You make me smile. I have roots in East Tennessee having spent every summer of my life through high school working on my grandparents’ farm. Wouldn’t trade it for anything.

[@kathleencole9546]

I love your boys..they are the best..good eaters and grateful to their mommy for all she does to keep them fed and happy.

[@roses993]

Been binge watching your vids😊. Im an engineer and i love to save money as a healthy habit!! I noticed that i have food in the kitchen that often spoils. I often let food go bad because im not sure how to use it and then forget about it. Hence your videos give me ideas to clear out and use up everything in ny kitchen!!. Your vids are helpful for people in all walks of life!! Thanks for the creative and fun vids 😊

[@leashy1204]

Save your scrap potato skins and cook in that cast iron skillet. Fry with oil and add fried sausage and shredded cheese. Yum!!😍

[@kelseyfarmer1473]

Another good affordable fried rice option, is spam fried rice. Cube the spam up and then fry it with the veggies then add the rice and eggs. So yummy.

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

I’ve done that a few times and I agree with you! It’s so good!

[@shariwuebben7280]

Add some pineapple and uou have Hawaiian fried rice!

[@margaretbauer3813]

Spam is the best when cubed and fried and then added to anything. Remember not to add salt to the anything becuz the spam is really salty. U can also soak and rinse the spam before frying. Just sayin' for those who need to mind their salt. Love this channel.

[@shymoment]

Oh yes, you get a few meals out of a can of spam. Rice, fried potatoes, soup beans. Just add a bit of spam and you have a yummy meal.

[@mollydaniels5571]

I love this and we also add frozen peas to ours.

[@3texaschick]

I cannot believe your got all that food for just $45. You are an amazing shopper!!! Thanks so much for your fun, real life videos! Keep em coming Brooke!

[@Rsmblaze]

This was an incredible the way you stretched $45 for 6 days. So creative brooke!! This was amazing!!❤

[@bettyfederation5938]

I need to say thank you so much Brooke for all you are doing to encourage people to go to the food pantry and helping with food boxes for the people in need. I'm sad to say that the hard times you are talking about hit me this November. So glad I was watching you so it does help. I was so blessed by the church up the street from me hi got a food box and three paper bags of food and some other things. I also was blessed by my neighbor with a big paper bag of food Bless you and your family so much. ❤

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

I’m so glad you found a helping hand! If we all stick together, no one will go without ❤

[@donnawheeler6283]

I use food and clothing banks in my city. It sure takes the sting out of food and clothing shopping. I find staple items like jeans, blouses and a sweater or two. Then, I donate items I'm tired of wearing, but they still have a lot of life left in them. I just found your videos, and I'm getting inspiration for ways to change things up and stretch the food, too! Thank you!

[@ZenobiaDecrespin]

My situation,im not mad about it! Im 67 i spend my days drinking coffee, binge watching your videos while i diamond paint (best hobby EVER) ❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤😂😂😂😂 life is good here in the south! Thank you

[@reginastephens935]

After you make your rice, then put it on a baking sheet and toast it in the oven until it’s golden brown. It is a game changer for fried rice. It helps the texture a whole bunch.

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

Ohhhh I’m gonna try this!!!

[@JediBoyMama]

How long and what temp

[@reginastephens935]

I honestly never paid attention. Probably 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Just watch it and take it out when the rice is slightly golden brown. It just helps dry out the rice and makes it firmer.

[@jaquitamaynard7326]

Love your smile face turner

[@ninafleming4038]

Sounds good. I will try that the next time I make fried rice

[@EmilyGOODEN0UGH]

One or two eggs for your fried rice is a pantry item in my opinion, same as flour for gravy. It's only when you make a whole quiche or loaf of bread that they become grocery items. :D

[@bwhinkston1]

You really need to write a cookbook. I’d buy it.

[@barbaratodd4296]

Dear Brooke and Dusty, I loved it. I love your boys too. They are getting so big. I'm done with chemotherapy and radiation. I've started immunotherapy infusions this month. Cancer is down to half the size with hollowed out center in the tumors with dead cells, my doctor seems pleased so far. My husband, Josh and I thank God and put out faith in God he has control. You my friends have helped me so much by budget planning, survival supplies and pantry. I'm finally starting to live again. God knows going from bread winner to making nothing hurts a household. We are building back little by little. And thank y'all for your support and encouragement. God Bless and Merry Christmas.

[@marywalker1394]

Amen 🙌🏾🙏🏾❤️Merry Christmas

[@cathydecarles7084]

I had Cancer ♋️ last God bless and be with Sweet Friend 🙏🏻✝️☮️♋️❤️‍🩹🙏🏻❤️‍🩹🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@vickyhardina4865]

God bless you

[@lorigoodman3780]

I just found you. To be honest. I would give you money to cook for me if we lived closer. I am happy to say I won't starve next week because of your videos. Learning to cook and going to add to my pantry as I can. Not sure if I can get things as cheap where I am at. We only have Family Dollar and a local store here. 45 miles one way to the other stores. Yet, the cooking lessons are priceless. TY!!

[@wendyrosedavis1037]

Hey there girl. Love the idea of 45 for 6 days of meals. However in my country..it would be next to impossible to do this . Sometimes i just want to cry when prices keep getting higher . I think how are ppl to live /eat when many things are simply unobtainable for those who don't have much money . I love your videos Brooke cuz you give me/ us realistic goals . Cheap / Frugal is normal these days ..pardon me I shouls say ', these years Your channel kicks ass girl I watch you a lot !! Keep cooking Girl ! ❤🐾👍😊

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

If you don’t mind, what country are you from? I’ve been thinking about doing a video based on other countries prices. I have a lot of Canadians who watch, and I have a friend who moved to Canada! I was going to ask her to show me prices.

[@wendyrosedavis1037]

Im from Canada ..born & raised lol Today at grocery store.. 1 package with 5 green onions in..1.69 each bunch ! Im like whoa ! Few wks ago ..a small package of English cucumbers , ya ready..8.99 Im like wth ? A great idea Brooke ! 😊❤🐾

[@karintorenbeek7575]

Yes Queensland /Aussie prices seem to be 4 times higher then our prices Southern Mama

[@diannthomas7849]

Just dont forget the exchange rate when comparing prices.

[@OrlaQuirk]

​@@bonnyc392 yes, I totally agree about making bread. I buy pound bags of yeast, so a loaf of bread can be made with a pound of flour and less than 10 cents for yeast. I usually make my bread 50/50 whole wheat and white unbleached flour, like you do. Homemade bread elevates any meal. It can even be a meal. A pound of (relatively) inexpensive white All-purpose flour will have 40-50 grams of protein, and I think it's about 1400 calories. That's enough to get you through an emergency day. I always have flour in the house. It can bulk up a meal, or be the basis for one.

[@Fibro_Warrior]

You could’ve made five pieces of cinnamon toast, and then top it with the fried apples. That sounds good. This whole video was awesome. I know back when you were doing the fifth day I figure it out and it was a little over two dollars per person per day for the five days so it’s much less if you’re doing six or seven days, this is a great great video.

[@sueransbottom2248]

Bless you for your videos. I love how genuine you are! May God keep blessing you and your family! 🙂

[@jeannetaylor2217]

Dearest, I’m loving this video ❤. Groceries, in the south must be way less expensive than here, Northern Illinois. I think it’s fabulous how you show everyone it’s possible to live on a shoestring budget ❤. I am a single, senior women and I watch all your videos for ideas. Living on a seniors low income, it’s no different than than having a family like yours, to have meal’s. I appreciate you so much BTW, you have a great singing voice. You should use it more often on your show’s, when you are not speaking. 💕🙏🙏

[@tinadavis9796]

I am also a single senior woman. I just wrote down so many notes on this video. I also have potatoes to use. I'm definitely going to try the Italian fried potatoes and everything bagel garlic bread!!

[@sandy-pf9bb]

I'm a single senior too. I love the ideas and I really love being part of the family for a little while.

[@marymarvin8901]

I make oven roasted potatoes with carrots and use tomatoes on top with Italian seasonings olive oil. Can serve on side with any meat or add cheese over roasted veggies

[@natashafoster9881]

You are teaching me a better way to shop here in Tennessee

[@tracydimond3759]

I hear ya about using several stores to get the best prices. I have a local grocery store, a dollar tree, a piggly wiggly, a small wallie world, 2 dollar trees, and a small mom & pop grocery store all centrally located. When we first moved to this town my husband asked why i'd take so long inside. My answer : i'm doing recon. ☺️ And as inflation has made things more expensive it really helps with knowing what items cost

[@BLUECRABNETWORK]

Everyone needs to watch your videos so they know how to Stretch their budget! 🎉😊 excellent meals 🎉

[@mellttabor2134]

Teach an economics class starting 9th grade,using these videos in school! Let the kids comment , add, or create better. Especially the budget of 30$ how many meal videos!

[@southerngirl9207]

I feel like southern folks know how to stretch food and make things from scraps and leftovers

[@melissareynolds56]

We do, growing up we didn't always have meat as protein fried potatoes rice, gravy fried bologna sandwiches grilled cheese alot of other things. Homemade pancakes versus the box, homemade biscuits

[@gracekennelly8534]

Coming to you from B.C. Canada 🇨🇦! Love ❤️ your show! Btw, our groceries here are over double the cost of your food if not more…. That’s shopping sales! You are so blessed 😊!

[@MZELLYFOO]

This is my first time seeing your channel as I try to figure out how to cut grocery costs. I am so happy that you include the dinners you create with it. I see a lot of grocery videos where they show what they get, but not how they use it. I struggle to come up with meals looking at the ingredients. I would've never guessed what you were going to do with the tortillas, so thank you for showing us how to make ends meet and what you can do with the ingredients!!!

[@billiecambron]

Best video I’ve seen! $45 is realistic for a lot of families. My cousin only gets $23 in food stamps a month and is drawing a little less than $900 month in disability; he had a stroke and had to quit working after 40 years. And yes, use churches or food banks, whatever it takes. Fantastic job, bestie 👏🏻

[@youmakemehappy7]

Only $23/month?! That's terrible. It's amazing what humans can do when we have no other options!❤ I have finally allowed myself to accept food pantries❤

[@chairk4119]

Just want to put this out there. I am a retired SW and I had clients in the same boat. They would get meals on wheels as well since they are like TV dinners they could freeze them. Disabled and under 65 should qualify simple application for free meals. Also it is delivered once a week.

[@Vgp-rp4iu]

I don't see how they can expect anyone to eat on 23 a month. I mean obviously one person can eat very very frugal but that's just insane.

[@chairk4119]

@Vgp-rp4iu I totally agree. Ask our Government how?

[@kaelynnmartin6521]

@@Vgp-rp4iu when we were on very low FS. Our worker told me that FS were only supposed to be a supplement not an entire food budget

[@Chellascommoncents]

Thank you for taking the time to film these videos. We so appreciate you and your heart for helping others.

[@jessicahanlon7828]

We called it crazy supper night when it was make it to payday! One thing we discovered was hashbrowns, piece's not shredded, onion, and hotdogs , fried up it margarine served with ketchup was a fav that today we call the poor man's feast. Grew up in a fishing town, hard times we never apparent because of the creativity of meals. Keep smiling and enjoy the holidays.

[@TammyB-x2h]

Saluted potatoes and onions = best meal ever!

[@cherylstevens9016]

Congratulations Brook, and a job well done!

[@drjudyr]

I’m so impressed with your cooking style. Not pretentious. Simple meals, creative from your fun brain and solid skills that I can learn from. My mother always worked full time so she was in a rush at dinner time. She did the best she could and we ate well. I like your style of fun and how you teach us some basics like how to keep the meatballs together with cornstarch. Who knew? And I’m trying the fried potatoes with marinara sauce for sure and sharing your video with my daughter. “ Food fatigue is real y’all!” I think we all see you as genuinely interesting. And enjoyable to watch shop and cook. Well done on the $45 week challenge.

[@stephaniemeads]

Love your videos! I’m so old, I remember when their bread was 25 cents for white and 59 cents for wheat! lol you’re videos always give me great ideas! Have a blessed day!

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

I remember in 2019, I went to North Carolina when my sister had her double lung transplant. We went to a Food Lion and I remember it so vividly, their brand of bread was .47 cents a loaf!

[@kricketcooper5024]

I remember before Aldi came to Michigan. We’d drive down to Toledo Ohio to go shopping there about once a month. The store was so busy that the line for the checkout started at the door and snaked through the aisles and if you missed something when you passed it you were out of luck.😂

[@roundtreecumberbatch2012]

I remember.33 cents

[@donnawestbrook8992]

I am 54 (not old yet) and definitely remember 25 cent loaves of bread.

[@auradelafae254]

We pay $5 a loaf of bread in Aus

[@Cthomas5678]

Using your hands is where the love comes from when cooking ❤

[@pamguyton4597]

I tried the Dollar Tree oatmeal when I forgot to pack it for a camping trip & didn't want to buy a big container for the weekend. I really enjoyed it!

[@kareybarey13]

I LOVE that your boys keep their elbows off the dinner table! Great table manners!

[@shannonadams3101]

The smiley face spatula is you, Brooke! It suits your positive, sunny personality 💛

[@marywalker1394]

Absolutely ❤😂

[@rosegildenzoph3736]

I can't believe your big ;oys only eat one thin tortilla pizza for lunch I had two teen boys and they about ate us out of house and home. They must snack alot... you are adorable! And I mean that in a good way. I love watching you😊❤

[@beccabryant3429]

I love Miss Clara watched all her videos at least twice❤ Watched a ton of your videos too. Love how real you are.

[@Pmckay04]

I loved her too!!! I bought her video...and reminesse

[@PurpleReign1401]

Thank you for using your pantry items, I've been saying that because you buying stuff you dont need is stopping you from getting something else you might have wanted or needed. Using your pantry items will give people an idea of what to keep stocked up on. I've also suggested using your garden items and of course your eggs. You work hard to keep your garden producing and it also shows people how to save by growing their own food. There are thousands of free videos, books (free or cheap) and websites to show you how to have a garden even if you don't have a lot of space.

[@nancykearns5030]

You can use flower pots, 5 gallon bucket. To garden in.

[@joysomers601]

You are very smart with choices and stretching your dollars. I'd love for you to do a series on restaurant copycat dishes on a budget. Some that we do are Chilli's queso dip, Outback Alice Springs chicken, McAlister French dip sandwiches & McAlister Ruben (I leave the sauerkraut out of mine), Panera broccoli & cheese soup, etc. I saw the KFC bowls...would love to see more content like that.

[@BLUECRABNETWORK]

Tip for extra flavor in pancakes add a bit of vanilla yes, it tastes amazing and everyone has vanilla in the pantry. 🎉😊

[@deeferry6520]

The spanish make roast potato dish with spicy marinara sauce, its called patatas bravas, its delicious, this sounds like the potato dish you were talking about. Great meals Brooke, thank you for sharing xxx

[@barbarakrall1184]

Your boys are just adorable and so cute! The youngest fallling over after eating is so funny. I'd never heard of fried apples, but they looked good with that cinnamon. You are very creative when you cook.

[@donnawestbrook8992]

Growing up fried apples and sausage was a treat. It does take spices, but I guess you could buy apple pie spice combo.

[@suzyfoster623]

Love fried apples

[@jillgott6567]

I watched a channel the other day which did $5 meals for 4 people. Her recipe looked good - a curry with rice. However, she called for what are expensive ingredients for many people - Coconut Milk, Jalepeno Pepper, Bay Leaves and some other seasonings that seem costly. Thank you for keeping your recipes realistic for those of us who cook on a budget.

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

Some days you can luck out and find coconut milk at the dollar tree!

[@spicycopper2436]

If you have a Sprouts grocery store, they will put their Coconut Milk & Coconut Cream on sale for 2 for $2. I stock up on them.

[@jillgott6567]

​@@spicycopper2436 I don't have a Sprouts as I live in the Northeast

[@CraftyCassie6910]

Curry with rice would be more like a $10 meal or less depending on where you’re located. If you get the curry cubes ($2.99 at my Walmart), get a couple potatoes and a pack of baby carrots, you have curry. Protein is optional as is Coconut milk. Then use whatever rice you have on hand. Leftovers make an excellent fried rice. I always keep those curry cubes in my pantry for when I’m craving it.

[@melanieroberts2221]

​@@CraftyCassie6910For meats sometimes i go to the Mexican butcher shop. Cheaper on meat

[@natvolt1001]

May i suggest putting a little nutmeg &/or cinnamon and for kick a drop of vanilla in the oatmeal. I promise it will taste amazing

[@margaretbauer3813]

I don't know if anyone has told u this before, but your gray hair looks good on you! It really does. I would have changed things up with the apples and put them with your breakfast oatmeal and pancakes with cinnamon and sugar. Yum!!!

[@sharonparsons9804]

What a great video Love the reactions of the kids 😂 Sharon from Australia 🇦🇺 🦘

[@Helpfromabovealways]

"I remembered my bag, give me a cookie" Yes! I feel that! 😂

[@nancyanne1402]

We don’t get bags unless we buy them. I have bought too many. Now it’s only the expensive ones or paper. I often just load stuff loose in the truck and have to chase it when I get home to my bags and totes. Extra careful not to leave anything perishable under a seat!

[@Helpfromabovealways]

@nancyanne1402 I am always forgetting our bags. So now everytime I remember I'm going to repeat this to myself "I remembered! Give me a cookie" Love it!

[@EmilyGOODEN0UGH]

I always forget my bag... so I just shop for a nice box too while going down the Aldi's aisles. LOL

[@joannerandolph2198]

You did a remarkable job of deciding what to cook out of your choices! Your little guy is so funny!

[@GinaKayLandis]

I like her little "yeah" when she decides on a grocery item. Makes me smile!

[@wendyjones3586]

I am surprised at the Aldi's .. I am in Michigan and ours are fully stocked all the time . Bagels make great pizza.. Love your videos..

[@misstishwyo]

That Kinders Buttery Steakhouse seasoning goes on everything in my house!!! Adds a great flavor to everything!

[@nikkinaugle607]

Omg i have eaten soup beans my whole life and never heard of chow chow till your videos i bought some from our iga to try it, it take the soup bean to a whole new level of good thanks for sharing it

[@bernadettemanning6896]

Peel and cut apples mix up pancake batter put apples in batter then fry when it's done put cinnamon sugar on it

[@katycalvert6852]

My (incredibly) picky child loves the tortilla pizzas, and she often wants me to fold it in half and cook it in the pan for her so she has a “pizza quesadilla”!

[@thejessicawilliamswithyoun4946]

Pizzadilla is a favorite here 🎉

[@itsjustme7487]

Excellent idea!!! Smart girl, your daughter.

[@marcialee4999]

We LOVE you!!!! Poor kids UNITE!!!!❤️❤️❤️😂😂😂

[@susanlanderos5232]

😊😊😊 I WOULD HAVE MIXED UP THAT PANCAKE MIX ADD CUP FLOUR AND WATER LIL VANILLA SUGAR. I MIXED UP. ADD MORE BUTTER TO YOUR PAN OF APPLES YOU COOKING. JUST POUR THAT PANCAKE MIXTURE ON TOP OF APPLES IN YOUR CAST IRON SKILLET AND BAKE IT UP IN OVEN. THEN CUT THEM IN PIZZA SLICES, PUT ON PLATE PUT LIL DRIZZLED SYRUP. YUMMY. GOOD JOB BROOKEY!!!!❤🙏❤😊😊

[@Jean2DaBean]

I missed these kinda videos from you :) are you planning on doing a "Christmas dinner for cheap" kinda video this year? Sending love to you and yours

[@cindiwalls3518]

Your husband and sons are the sweetest. I enjoy your videos cuz you're so down to earth and real. I'm a vegetarian and my youngest son, who still lives with me, is the pickiest eater in the world (he's on the Spectrum). I've watched a few of your videos and I'm thinking I'll have to try that!

[@weaverwagon6084]

I love how creative you are with your meals. I also like how you take the time to pull everything out to see what you have left. I am a visual person and I just think it’s great! Merry 🎄 Christmas

[@tamimercer476]

I love that you cook how most people (REAL people😊) cook. I have already used some of your ideas and I’m gonna make the fried rice for dinner and pizza tortillas for lunch😊💝💝💝

[@kimberlyweddel2505]

Unfortunately for me our grocery budget is 40.00 for an entire month and let me tell you that you impress me with how you stretch a buck and not many people do, growing up poor myself and knowing fifty different ways to stretch pintos definitely helps

[@SouthernFrugalMomma]

I used to help a friend of mine budget his $60 a month in food stamps, and he ate good every month! I’d like to figure out how to do a video on that.

[@jillgott6567]

​@@SouthernFrugalMomma That would be a great video. I get foodstamps. My state gives $291/ month for 1 person. It is crazy - I do not spend it all in one month so it lasts me a long time. I also stock my pantry up so I eat very well.

[@kimberlyweddel2505]

That would be great as we are elderly and on fixed income and we eat lots of rice ,beans ,and taters I am trying to figure out how to incorporate some meat into it as of right now we can’t afford meat because out here in the sticks they really don’t have a lot to choose from and we can’t afford gas to get to the city, we also don’t get food stamps or get food from any food bank. I do not want pity from anyone because there are people much worse off, however I would love if you made a video. God Bless and Merry Christmas from Oklahoma

[@kimberlyweddel2505]

@@jillgott6567I’m glad you get help, my state says we are over the poverty limit 😂😂 and we are on social security

[@marywalker1394]

@@kimberlyweddel2505🙏🏾❤️Merry Christmas

[@dorischaron1887]

Loving Your videos, got to try those Italian taters. And Now I want some fried apples I've always loved those but never think to make them. But I have 3 apples thanks for the good ideas.

[@cass2533]

For the overnight oats try adding some of the syrup you bought! ❤ & you can heat them up to make them better!

[@rainsofhealing]

Yum! A little bit of salt in the overnight oats really helps with flavor too

[@olganazario4247]

Your videos give me a lot of ideas, and I have to thank you so much. I watch others on YT for ideas as well, but when I see something new from your channel I definitely watch it. Thanks again for sharing!!❤

[@donnawheeler6283]

Anyone else ever put peanut butter on their pancakes? That's how my mom showed us to eat them when I was a kid. The peanut butter was a great way for us to have protein if mom didn't have breakfast meat on hand. A diced apple and some cinnamon in the oatmeal will make it a bit more interesting than plain. The apple can be cooked down a bit in the water you boil before adding the oatmeal. Mmm!

[@MaryAPolzin]

I love peanut butter on my pancakes with a little syrup good eaten there

[@darlenem4940]

Gosh I love your channel. You really keep it real. People just don't have a lot of money for food after making sure they have a roof over their head

[@laurabrandt9746]

Excellent ideas as always! I noticed i have started trying to guess what you're going to make out of the ingredients you have, but you continue to suprise me 😊 i thought you were going to make gnocchi, but the fried potatoes with marinara is a much easier option i will definitely be trying. I also thought that the last few bread slices could have made some cinnamon sugar toast that could have stretched the pancakes/fried apple vibe (but looks like the mac and cheese was enjoyed thoroughly!) Love the long videos, and LOVE your glasses!!

[@ams8376]

New subscriber here ! I love that you cook meals for your family ! Things are very difficult these days ..so expensive 😳 I love to cook. alot of people I know do fast food and it's terrible ! Great job Brooke !

[@TwinMomKara]

I love all your videos, can’t get enough, it’s helping me be more frugal

[@alishaparr577]

That crockpot chicken meal sounds really good, but I like my green beans a bit firm so I probably would put them in just the last 30 minutes or so.

[@bearfriend9531]

Hi from NZ bestie! Sometimes if I have left over fried rice, I add it to the ground meat when I make meatballs or patties. It adds flavour and helps hold the meat together. You can also add egg or a bit of milk or water if you want to. Love your channel.😊🎁

[@ashleypauley7588]

I love the cast iron corn bread pan. I love soup beans and corn bread. One of my favorite meals but i think id have to use some bacon grease lol im not much for mixing food but i could eat the beans corbread and potatoes all mixed together 😋

[@jeaniealvarez8582]

The Lord Bless You abundantly ! You have love in heart and it shows when you all ways are giving to others to help provide to others with great advice and showing people how to provide for their Families! The Lord has given great wisdom ! Thank you so much Southern FrugalMomma !🥰🤩🙏🙏🙏 ❤Jesus is Lord! Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year My prayer's are with you and your Family!

[@TxnMary]

Loved how you stretched your dollars. I will try that eggplant dish and the budget saver here in Missouri. Please tell your sons to take the hats off at the table. As a southerner, you know that! Otherwise great viewing.

[@johnniecurl2229]

We have cut our bill a lot by doing the bulk of our shopping at Aldi.😊

[@maryscavone5622]

You make me smile and giggle every time i watch you lady! When i moved to Fl. Everyone didnt know what I was saying when i said "Oil" or "fire" . Lol love watching you 🎉😂❤

[@BLUECRABNETWORK]

All the boys are so cute! I think the smallest one may be a movie star.

[@2WOLFS]

You know with having a wonderful grandmother in our life's. We just need to think about how she fed all of us. It was always good, always filling and made with the simplest ingredients and plenty of love. I still use alot of my grandmother's ideals and meals. Thank you for sharing.

[@devilsrejects26]

You can also smash a few beans on the side of the pot to make them more creamy.

[@bethp.knight7774]

I know you may never see this since it is an older video, but the Knorr chicken bullion is delicious in soup beans. I just add one or two spoons/scoops when I would normally add the salt. So good!

[@mellttabor2134]

I have taken up that trick. Really brings more flavor!

[@robinridgway1330]

Tell your boys I started out watching your cooking and found out I love to watch the boys reactions your boys are so sweet

[@monicalogsdon]

10 out of 5 stars it must really be good. I'm really loving your channel especially with the inflation going on I'm learning to cook with things like beans and cheaper cuts of meat and making meet stretch further my husband and I are both disabled so we are on a fixed income your channel is the breath of fresh air is you use real life ingredients and your family is the taste testers it's about its wholesome as they come and I love it

[@BlessedWithNina]

I tried to do a follow along shopping list using online grocery shopping, and not using walmart. I made a couple of substitutions, and then wrote down your meal plans with a couple of different meals using the substitute foods. It's very helpful to me and others that you make these videos showing us that we can still make lots of healthy foods that taste good on a small budget

[@christinagaffney2054]

as an extra we peel our potatoes a bit thicker (of course scrub them good). and then we make fried potato skins (baked, deep fry, pan fry)then cover them with crumbled bacon and cheese or do our pizza potatoes and do pizza sauce, cheese and pepperoni pieces. potatoes are so versatile and delicious. also, we do sheet pan pancakes because who wants to stand over the stove, serve them with any fruit topping or just add your berries right in and you're good 2 go

[@brendadimarco2305]

Your meals always look so delicious! You give people great ideas how to use what you have on hand.

[@sharonash191]

Love all your ideas!!! If you boil your potatoes, diced, shredded, fries,etc….(1/2 way done), before you brown them in oil the taste is so much better.❤❤❤

[@debrajackson3416]

This has been one of my favorite videos. My daughter is 14 & I think she & your son would be so cute together. She's a great cook & loves Asian foods too.

[@bujo.sunflower]

Another game changer is adding about a Tbsp of sesame oil! It is soooo good! I just found your channel, and you are awesome.