Budget cooking for a single person…whilst ill!🤒

[@LeaKhn]

When you were cooking the beans you called them beanies and Beanie meowed! I’m sure of it!! Soooooo sweet!!

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

My little bean bean xx

[@galebee]

I think I saw red lentils in your cupboard. You can make a very filling stew with them. I put red lentils, tin of tomatoes, carrots, onion, seasonings like chilli powder, garlic, ginger and enough stock to just cover the lentils in a big casserole dish. Cover with foil and whack in the oven for about 30 minutes until the liquid is almost absobed. I stir in frozen peas and sweetcorn near the end of cooking. You could freeze it in portions to pull out when you dont feel like cooking. I sometimes add cooking bacon to it as well or left over meat from a roast. Its delicious, stick to your ribs comfort food.

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

That sounds amazing gale xx

[@charisse234]

I am a new subscriber and i have to say i really enjoy watching your channel it's great! Hope you feel loads better soon. Positivity peace and love ♥️

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Fabulous! Welcome x

[@CL-un9gg]

@@TheBudgetFoodieget well soon.

[@denisescally7090]

That all looked brilliant, wholesome, nutritious, frugal. I do hope you are feeling better soon!

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Thank you! Feeling a tad. Brighter xx

[@Maximusthedestroyer]

Hey, I have a little life hack for testing if your eggs are still OK to eat. If you put them in water and they sink they are fine to eat, if the float to the top they are bad. Hope this helps 😊

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Thanks for the tip! I’ll try this tomorrow x

[@Gizgirl70]

Yessss!! Older eggs develop air inside them, so the fresh ones always sink.

[@Brenda-lp5vr]

When doing dumplings was always taught to use suet

[@lauramc9354]

The soup looked absolutely delicious! Hope you feel better real soon!

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Me too xx

[@ColleenC-w2j]

👍🏼The way to check freshness is to put your egg in water. If it floats, toss it.

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Ah ok!! Xx

[@annebooth2232]

Bless you, really hope you feel better soon, have a good rest. Xx

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Thanks Anne xx

[@jesspalmer77]

I wouldn’t worry hun, my eggs say June on them snd I’m still using them 😂 If you’re worried put them in a jug of water, if they float straight to the top they’re no good but lingering around the bottom they’re fine x

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Haha brilliant xx

[@KarenBashforth]

I keep my eggs at the back of a cupboard. That way they stay cool. Same as Jess, I e been using eggs from June (2024!😂)

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Ok I don’t feel so bad now then haha xx

[@itcanbedonedollars3693]

Just found your membership option 😊 Can't wait. Big bowls of soup & hugs for your week of sickness. Love the creativity ❤ You taking good care of yourself.

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Oooh fabulous!! Xxx

[@GinaBertolo]

I hope you feel better soon. Soup is always a good thing to make and you can use whatever is around. I often buy a chicken, roast it, eat it most of the week and then make soup from it on the weekend. Hello to Jack!

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Yes! Thank you! Brill tip. Jack says hi! X

[@paris0551]

Me too! It’s a great thing to use a chicken when you’re cooking for one, and soup always makes you feel better.

[@julesfran7887]

Hope you feel better soon after some nutritious food and a good rest. And cuddles from Jack of course! Xx

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Thank you! 😊

[@carolinewhite-robinson7364]

Good to see you x hope you’ve rested in front of the telly with your fur baby all day!!

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

I have put my feet up with Jack for sure Caroline xxx much love x

[@elenivee5563]

Hello I hope you feel better soon. I am a new subbie and have binge watched all of your videos... I really like your sense of humor and your sense of style... Cheers from the USA Long Beach Cali

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Thanks for subbing! Welcome and see you again tomorrow xx

[@andreahall6007]

Sorry your not well my lovely get well soon rest relax and recuperate sending hugs .... probably for best being home while world has gone mad xxxx❤

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

I know thanks Andrea xx much love x

[@vreetech]

Recent subscriber here. Love your energy and attitude. Wishing you well and fast recovery.

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Thank you vree xx

[@martinsamuels2897]

Lovely breakfast I hope you feel better soon and a big Meow hello to bennie (Jack)

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

I hope so too. Beanie says hi 🐈‍⬛ xxx

[@martinsamuels2897]

@@TheBudgetFoodie hi Beanie 🙂 I just thought of an idea what about a pea and ham or you could use bacon soup what do you think?

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Sounds delicious x

[@martinsamuels2897]

@@TheBudgetFoodie yea I do remember having pea and ham soup growing up

[@martinsamuels2897]

Hope your having a nice Saturday oh I just remembered it's early Sunday morning there so sorry for messaging so early

[@c.jamieson6489]

Hilarious 😅 how stew doing 😂 you are funny. Hope you feel better soon hun, big hugs.

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Thank you xx

[@melanie6260]

I use cooking bacon for making pea soup, delicious! Also I make honey and lemon when ill, with a cold powder like lemsip (or other brand) honey, lemon juice and hot water. Does the trick

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

So good! X

[@mariaosborne3683]

Get well soon, moldy cheese is blue cheese 😂….or just cut off the mold…..all good….love watching your vlogs.❤

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

That’s true xx tank you Maria x

[@olearymiriam]

You could fry off cabbage and bacon and onion and potatoes or make potato cakes with those ingredients.Also you could buy a full chicken and make soup, curry and a roast dinner. A good thing for colds is the ginger, lemon and turmeric. Another thing to help soup is get a piece of brown paper and when your sweating off the onion, garlic and carrot and celery wet the brown paper a bit and place on top of the veg so they carmalize and get brown and get a good colour and flavour. You could also make an upside down cake with the peaches by making a sponge on top.

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Yummy that sounds amazing xx

[@bethel1019]

Sorry you're unwell. Hope you feel better soon. I have frozen spinach in my freezer and have been wondering how to use it, so I might try your idea with the onion and garlic.

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

It's so good! X

[@Joanne-j9q]

With all those lovely nutrients, you'll be back to your usual fabulous self in no time. I would add some of the pre-cooked bacon to some dough for bread or rolls with a difference. And a teaspoon of pesto to the pan before your fry an egg is divine too xx

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Oooh love those tips particularly pesto egg xx

[@paris0551]

Get well soon, and enjoy your comfort food. Take care xx

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Thank you, I will

[@butterflyj1967]

Well done pulling a video together when you're feeling poorly . Here's a prize for going above and beyond 😊🏆💐

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Thanks you! Xx

[@Wizzie1704]

I love your video’s and was looking forward for a new video. I hope you feel better soon.

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Thank you dorine xx

[@alexpowell4294]

Looking as good as ever must be something in what u do another great video x

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Thanks so much 😊

[@alexpowell4294]

@@TheBudgetFoodie always a pleasure your channel kept me occupied last 3 weekends x

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Fabulous!

[@charlibrackley]

Wherever you said beans Jack mewed! He knows his nickname! Hope you have a relaxing and healing weekend!

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Awww little Jack aka beanie xxx

[@BixieASMR]

So cute 😍

[@BixieASMR]

That brekkie looks yum! You need lots of rest my lovely, which I know is easier said than done ❤ my debt journey had a spanner in the works this week as needed to spend £600 on new laptop as went to renew antivirus software and my laptop isn't up-to-date enough for it and it no longer installs updates as so old 😭😭😭 Im gutted

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Oh no xx it’s replaceable money, bit of a pain xx

[@BixieASMR]

@@TheBudgetFoodie I know, I'm just on such a low income and had managed to pay off over £1k of debt over a few months and now I'm almost back to square one...1 step forward 3 steps back.. but we keep pushing 💪

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

I feel exactly the same xx

[@notme35]

Bowl of water, put eggs in, if they float they are bad, if they sink they are good xx

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Ooohh xxx

[@daniellehart487]

Wishing you well! X

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Thanks Danielle x

[@galebee]

I've had eggs that are weeks out of date that have been perfectly OK to eat. No good for baking but good for frying, scrambling or omelette.

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Oooh good to know x

[@joanneniven342]

Hope you feel better soon. Great video. Love what you made ❤😊

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Thanks Joanne xx

[@jacquespoulemer]

Hello BCUK, i notice Beanie translates for the felines in the audience....😹Cabbage and Lard is only surpassed in my book, by Brassicas and Duck Fat. If I don't have Baking Powder I do the old Acid - Bicarb Dance. something acidy, vinegar, citrus juice, or sour cream (yoghurt) and a spoon of bicarbonate of Soda. to get the dumplings Burping. All the Best Jacques Mexico

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Haha xx delicious

[@sigriddejongh7001]

First of all, get well soon!! you have a nice channel, nice recipes (I like budget) and you also have nice taste (clothes, your shed!!) keep it up, you are an inspiration, Greetings Sigrid 🤕🍉🍅🫒

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Thank you Sigrid xx

[@user-mf4xc1dw5y]

Hi Rechenda, I love your videos too. You’re so funny and natural. I’m sorry you’re feeling rough. I do hope you’re feeling well soon! I’m 60 and trying a low carb high protein diet as I’m putting on weight easily. I had bacon and cabbage for breakfast today - can you believe it! 😅I’ve seen cooking bacon in Aldi but never bought it. Def looks an option now. God bless 🙏🏻xx thank you. You shouldn’t be replying, you should rest and maybe have a day off tomorrow we all understand. 😉

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

I hope so too!

[@nilecrocodileRobyn]

Hope you're feeling better soon, Rechenda ❤ kisses to handsome Jack 🖤

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Thanks Robyn xx

[@Chemg33k576]

If you get in a pinch again without butter, lard is a fantastic substitute! I prefer it in my dumplings to butter actually 😊

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Great idea!! X I love lard

[@juliecharnock5939]

Feel better soon lovely x

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Thanks Julie x

[@Liensy]

Hope you feel better. That stew looked lovely 🤤😋

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Thank you I still feel a bit rough xx

[@terrij2410]

One thing I like to make when unwell is carrot soup with ginger and garlic. I use broth and just a bit of cream added towards to end. All the vitamin C with the garlic and ginger helps. Hope you feel better soon.

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Omg I could make this xx

[@jamesnock5572]

Sorry to hear your feeling under the weather rechenda ☹️ i always go for ginger and garlic when im unwell. Also fresh ginger root is good in a honey and lemon hot drink. Rest up and try to keep up with the healthy food, food is medicine.🙋‍♂️

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Sounds nutritious I will try to get some ginger in me tomorrow x

[@muttersmenu2422]

Cheese is mouldy milk, just do what my Mutter did scape off the hairy bits and the make a toasty. Chin up and hopefully you are feeling much better 💐👍🇦🇺

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Yes true true! Xx

[@nadaleenbrady8183]

Can u double chicken soup and freeze half? I do this when there are big leftovers and I also make my own homemade bone broth which really helps if you are ill just pull it out and warm it up! Hope u feel better soon ❤❤❤ from Ohio USA

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Sounds tasty! X

[@gailgulliver8970]

Thank you Rechenda (And silky Jack) you have overdone it this week that all-nighter you did must have deprecated your batteries so get some rest to recharge yourself I always have plenty of vitamins every day magnesium and cod liver oil you know the ones we need that we don’t always get to eat everyday but I hope you feel better soon I love your little channel and your cooking experiments as you never know what it’s going to be like I think I like the element of surprise Rechenda what you deliver every time you put the pan on the stove or open the fridge 😂keep up your great little vlogs I see your getting a lot of new people popping on now how lovely for you so onwards and upwards young lady I’m sure you will get that deposit for that new home in the future .xxps big hug to Jack.xx

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Oh thanks Gail I need some magnesium and cod liver xx I’ll put on my shopping list x

[@CeridwenEdwards-mu2rw]

Dumplings would normally be made with suet as the fat and a much firmer texture dough you can roll into balls using your hands. Eggs in the UK are always good for a week after the best before date. If they are stamped with a lion mark as most are then they have been produced to some of the highest food safety standards in the world. Other countries have very different standards so there are bound to be many comments questioning if they are safe to eat.

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Oooh could I use lard in the dumplings?

[@kjking66]

I do drop dumplings like the ones you did..add just a bit more flour and salt, make sure to cover the pot for approx 12 mins. I also make a firmer roll into balls type as well. 😊so many great ways to try. You can use lard as well

[@CeridwenEdwards-mu2rw]

@@TheBudgetFoodie yes i have made them with lard, beef dripping, duck fat, goose fat, butter etc... when i don't have suet to hand. I tend to chuck it in the freezer briefly then grate the fat. The taste and texture differs slightly from a traditional suet dumpling which always have a very light and fluffy texture. I also use suet for pastry sometimes, great for roly poly puddings (with savoury or sweet fillings) but also for a different texture for pies and pasties.

[@gilliangrainger9600]

I hope you get well soon ❤

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Thank you Gillian xx

[@CharleyB60]

Lidl do a cheap dumpling mix, I roll it into small balls and put in a casserole in the oven then they crisp up lovely, you’ve done a very inventive recipe today excellent x

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Great tip! Xx

[@carolh9734]

Yes cocking bacon's ok. Sometimes it's comes as thick slabs which is nice slow cooked with BBQ sauce. I think you can make German knurdles with flour, water and maybe an egg. Would be great in soup. Hope the raw garlic has done the trick and that you're soon up and running again.👍

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Sounds fab carol xx

[@kjking66]

Feel better❤

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Thank you ❤️

[@cheryledwards9760]

Keep your strawberries in a glass jar in fridge, last so much longer

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Great tip!

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Lid on or off?

[@cheryledwards9760]

Lid on

[@jacquelineharper5811]

Cut the edges of the cheese off, voila, no mould, eat enjoy. All good.

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

That’s true x

[@diamondslashranch]

Where do I meet one of these cabbage men please?😂😂. Hope feel better soon.

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Haha brilliant xx

[@itcanbedonedollars3693]

The dumplings look a little like the polenta bread when I add it to soup yumms 😊

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Nom xx

[@jacquelineharper5811]

There's a lot of fat in cooking bacon, no lard required. Mix of smoked and unsmoked probably. Nice with mash and baked beans. Colcannon mash yummy.

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Sounds yummy x

[@suehorn-le4xb]

Get well soon

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Thanks Sue xx

[@AthenaRelihan]

Great you managed to track down some cooking bacon 😊 hope you feel better soon

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Yes I did xx thank you Athena x

[@charlibrackley]

With your fabulous taste and customising designer ways, have you thought about offering consultations and or something along those lines? Would be a potential side hustle for you?

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Hmm never thought of that! X

[@HH-zb5ul]

Have a great day !

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

You too!

[@dawnlovejoy8917]

Have you tried the Bread & Butter Thing? I got my first bags, enough food to last one person for a week for a week for just over £8.

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Not yet! X

[@motherclanger]

Spinach will do you good x

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

It will xxx

[@AnthropoidOne]

Where can I get glasses like those?🇺🇸

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Firmoo xx

[@melanytodd2929]

You have East -end men in your fridge???

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

I do 😝

[@melanytodd2929]

Who needs food? 😂

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Exactly x

[@CarolandDave]

Why dont you make lentil and bacon soup with your onions

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Fab idea xx

[@trudyharding4277]

Still a waste of food. What to do???

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Indeed

[@user-mf4xc1dw5y]

Hi Rechenda, I love your videos too. You’re so funny and natural. I’m sorry you’re feeling rough. I do hope you’re feeling well soon! I’m 60 and trying a low carb high protein diet as I’m putting on weight easily. I had bacon and cabbage for breakfast today - can you believe it! 😅I’ve seen cooking bacon in Aldi but never bought it. Def looks an option now. God bless 🙏🏻xx thank you. You shouldn’t be replying, you should rest and maybe have a day off tomorrow we all understand. 😉

[@TheBudgetFoodie]

Thank you so much! Haha you’re looking after me, so sweet xxx

[@user-mf4xc1dw5y]

@@TheBudgetFoodieThanks 🙏🏻😀