EASY SUMMER MEALS OF THE WEEK | Country Style Cooking & Using My Freezer Meals

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This video is filled with meal inspiration. Whether you have freezer meals waiting to be used, frozen convenience items at hand or yearn for some old-fashioned country cooking then this is the video for you. I'm sharing how I feed my family of 6 (at home) quickly and easily.
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0:00 Introduction
0:21 LASAGNA FREEZER MEAL
7:03 CAST IRON PIZ
17:57 CHILI BEAN NACHOS
24:09 KIELBASA STIR FRY JASMINE RICE
29:38 PIZZA
30:02 CRISPY CHICKENS SALAD
42:18 HEARTY MACARONI BAKE
43:28 LATE NIGHT GINGER BARS

[@thewilderthestillhomestead9802]

Please don't ever worry about how you look to us. When I watch your videos. I only see a friend, I don't see any flaws.

[@pamelabrown4941]

Agreed. I just love watching the family. Makes me want to make homemade pizza.

[@carolynmills513]

Agree. You be you!

[@tiffanydalhover6813]

I watch your videos everyday! All day and night.. there is something about your voice that calms me and centers me... I fall asleep to them also... not because they are boring but because it calms me! I love the food of the week the shopping hauls the day in a life baking all of it! Thank you! Good Ole down home food country living reminds me of growing up on a farm in a catholic family. Helps remind me to take a moment to relish my children and grandchildren and make memories!

[@acountrylife]

Good morning Tiffany. I’m glad to be a relaxing spot in your day. ♥️

[@thewoodenspoon9679]

Jennifer have you ever tired a dash of celery seed in your potato salad? It’s very good. I also add a bit of prepared mustard and a small jar of drained pimentos. I have even added a tiny bit of pickle juice. I really love the way you use what you have on hand and keep it real and make such wonderful meals!! You are very creative and it always looks so delicious. You are conservative and thrifty and that’s exactly what we need these days. Both of your great cookbooks are such a tremendous help. I just love them!!

[@MNTNSTARZ80.]

People might give you a hard time about how little some of your kids eat but I'm of the mind that as long as a kid eats healthy foods, doesn't snack on junk food then it's fine. My daughter ate whatever she wanted for meals, I kept cut up fresh fruit and veggies in the fridge and she ate those whenever she wanted a snack. My thinking is I'm not going to argue about amounts because it would have made her unhappy, me unhappy and quite possibly set up a negative mindset concerning foods. Less drama is always a good thing in my book

[@PethtelLady]

I was one of those moms that always freaked out about how little my kids ate and their pediatrician told me something at one of their appointments that changed my life. He said “Relax, Mom! I promise you they won’t starve themselves! As long as they’re growing, thriving, and healthy-they are fine!” And since that day nearly 15 years ago, I’ve never worried about the little amounts of food on their plates. What he said was so simple and made so much sense….and he was right. Lol!

[@lisarossnagel7815]

That Joe. What a delightful character. 😊. Thank you for sharing your delicious recipes.

[@lindacusick1156]

Crunchy part is good.

[@thevikmanstorpkitchen.403]

Joe you are sutch a great helper. Your mum must be so proud of you.🌞🥰

[@nancyalberghini7581]

Looks like you have a chef in the making with Peter often times wanting to make recipes

[@GAPeach58]

Oh Jennifer, that baked lasagna looks so inviting. But, I wouldn't cut off the crunchy bits. Lol. I'm the one in the family that prefers the crunch such as hard tacos or soft ones. 😋❤

[@cathychaney8361]

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[@korikauffman8286]

I am so glad that you like the cast iron pizza pans! We have had ours for years and use them for more than just pizza at times. My husband loves to do homemade buffalo wings and I have used them as a cookie sheet in a pinch when making Christmas cookies. I see you have the same issue we do with the pizza cutter not quite reaching the end of the crust. Happy 4th to you and your family!

[@pennysue8926]

These style videos are like sensory overload for your taste-buds... they make me so hungry... and I already had my dinner 😋😊 Thank you for sharing some amazing grub with us. Awesome. Hugs, Penny Sue

[@janetgrigoratos9318]

I love to hear you be so sweet and patient with your kids, you inspire me soooo much, I would love to see a video on how you converse with your kids with them to do their chores. You are my guiding light!

[@stellamooney1311]

When you said you were going to slice pickles, I remembered that I started using your pickle recipe for canning my pickles. He told me to only make your pickle recipe. He has Parkinsons and there is so much that he doesn't like to now. Just wanted to say thanks for sharing your recipe on here.

[@michaelagronemann914]

Jennifer your meals make me hungry , here in Austria we have different food when visit the USA I always eat bisquits and gravey!!! Your family are so blessed with Joseph he is a light for everbody send to the world in this loving family!!!

[@cathydecarles7084]

Jennifer you are a blessing to me and your beautiful family watching all your Videos Touches my heart ❤️ 🙏🏻✝️💗💜☮️📿♋️♋️🙏🏻♋️🇺🇸✝️💜💗💕❤️♥️🌷☮️📿📿

[@kimberlylholt]

You look like real life girl!! It happens to us all. You look amazing.

[@nancycoy9510]

You should be so proud of your three younger kids that are still home with you, they are so cute love their sense of humor.

[@GeorgiaPeach87]

I 💜 Joe’s smile!

[@belindaevans5171]

I put mayonnaise, eggs, sweet pickles and some bell pepper. It is so good.

[@marydrew2583]

Jennifer, my Aldi manager confirmed that Aldi spices are made by McCormick so save money by buying Aldi spices!

[@acountrylife]

Aldi has great spice blends.

[@dln7994]

Another enjoyable video:) The boys are really getting tall, Jennifer.

[@catherineburns2886]

The crunchy top of the Lasagna is my favorite part.

[@dianerajkowski1291]

Glad I found all of you on KZbin. What a peaceful informative experience mahalo from Hawaii!

[@acountrylife]

Hi Diane. Welcome.

[@ashleyharris1428]

Joe is such a great vlogger!! Great job Joe!

[@ritabaker3113]

Bless your dear family

[@reneemorlan1855]

Rewatched lol love the part about “ that was a lot of words just to say we are having tacos tonight “ lol love your channel ❤

[@acountrylife]

😁

[@jessicaweldy1403]

I am team butter for chocolate chip cookies as well!😉 everything looks great, love your videos!

[@janetlavoie2441]

I'm with you butter in cookies!

[@jglassStrengthDignity]

I love watching Joe help in the kitchen.

[@mcg267]

I enjoy Joe (and you/your family) so much.

[@tammymiller5801]

We add a couple shakes of dill weed to our potato salad.

[@tericandeloro4082]

I watched quite a few of your videos tonight, and I couldn’t help but notice how pretty you are! 😍♥️🥰

[@acountrylife]

Oh thank you!

[@bobbyjones7354]

Hi everyone, hope all have a safe 4th of July😎🐾🦮🎊. Here in Texas it's been in the 100's which is a typical Texas summer...I'm ready for winter already 😆....enjoyed the dishes...love 🥔 salad....enjoy...many blessings 🙌 🙏 to ALL...

[@bumblebeeplans]

The kielbasa stir fry is very similar to my grandmothers poor man’s dinner. We have it often here. Hot dogs (or sausage if you’d like) potatoes peppers and onions. Was one of my favorites when I was little visiting and now it’s one of my kids favorites also. They never got to meet her, so it’s my way of bringing a bit of her into their lives.

[@audrahcoleman0224]

I love you once a month grocery calls I always look forward to those videos

[@glendaruff125]

A favorite of mine is potato salad. Your kids are just missing out. Southern style is a little prepared mustard and onions and pickles relish. Some of the family don't like onions so we add onions at the end after taking out some for the no onion people. Enjoy your 4th.

[@jeriworkman3871]

Just thought I'd throw it out that I have recently started throwing my frozen sausage or hotdogs into a pot of boiling water still in the package. I love it. Thaws the sausage nice and evenly and I boil the hotdogs longer till they are cooked. Cut open the package onto a plate and no dirty dishes!

[@l.elizabethb.361]

You are such a dear! GOD Bless you! Such simple content and just as it is. GOD Bless your wonderful family!

[@acountrylife]

Thank you so much! I appreciate you Elizabeth.

[@kimholcomb4813]

Adding some grated zuchinni is also a great way to stretch meat.

[@mgdee8286]

Jen you always look lovely to me! It’s like visiting with a good friend! I love your channel best of all and always enjoy your content. I’m so excited for your new cookbook to be available! Hugs love and prayers from Melody in Texas!❤️🙏🏻❤️

[@acountrylife]

You're the best!

[@michaelagronemann914]

@@acountrylife thats so true just a joy to watch this channel!!!

[@margo8956]

Love the John Deere apron Joe. Need one for my husband.

[@marciadichiara5688]

Always enjoy your video!

[@mollysmith6055]

Thank Peter for demonstrating the Cornflake Clusters, please! I nearly made a batch of those last week and then didn't. Ended up making a strawberry poke cake for our 4th of July weekend so it was a good thing...that would have been too many sweets for just the two of us. Thank you for taking the time to film your meals of the week, I enjoy seeing them. Looks like you are having a perfect family summer...yay!

[@judylynne22]

I feel stuffed just watching!! Everything looks amazing.. Saving this video for sure!!

[@GAPeach58]

About a month ago, my oldest went to visit his brother a few hours away & I sent a long a big batch of the peanut butter cornflakes snacks. A few days ago I received a phone call from my youngest, "Mom, I need the corn flake snack recipe, they're almost gone.". Lol Happy 4th to your family. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@tericandeloro4082]

That was a lot Thanks for sharing. 🙋🏻‍♀️🥰😊

[@marydrew2583]

So happy to see you using and showing freezer meals like before. You are a beautiful woman inside and out and I enjoy your ideas always.

[@acountrylife]

Thank you so much! Have a wonderful day Mary.

[@michellefultz687]

Joe’s smile is contagious ❤️

[@geraldinelucas3143]

When my children were young to bulk up our taco meat I would add a can of re-fried beans.

[@Pharphette]

Ya or black beans. If you can also add mushroom, green bell pepper, and onion. Once it’s all cooked (no crunch) and mixed pickier eaters can’t differentiate the ingredients and complain.

[@janicehaney1771]

To stretch the meat I make for tacos,I add canned black beans to mine,it's very good!🤗

[@robins5880]

My kids actually prefer it that way

[@acountrylife]

Yes, I often add a can of beans or refried beans to my taco meat. I like it best that way.

[@Souperat60]

Such a great video! Watching you cook makes me happy😊😊😊. Happy 4th of July🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@cynthiastauffer8012]

Jennifer I just had to let you know...I was just looking at the Aldi ad and there is a candy bar the Moser Roth is the brand...it is called rhubarb crumble!! it looks so so good ❤

[@acountrylife]

I need to get that! I can't even imagine what it tastes like.

[@jackieburnett6881]

All looked delicious!

[@deborahcollins9623]

Happy 4th of July!! I like to add some cabbage to the kielbasa fry also yummy

[@lindamackin5685]

Love theses videos

[@skoop0808]

I always love your videos - especially the cooking ones!

[@acountrylife]

Thanks so much 😊

[@patriciajackson5870]

Happy fourth of July!☺️☮

[@tammifields4142]

Every last one of these dinners look Absolutely DELICIOUS and Flavorful!!😋

[@sheliapeters2082]

What a great week of meals these are the kind I love. It's going to be a hot week here and we need rain so bad it seems . I definitely think salad will be on my menu daily and something quick .

[@thewoodenspoon9679]

Jennifer this was a great video. I thought absolutely everything looked delicious! I love how you are conscious of ingredients and use what you have to avoid waste. It is very inspiring.

[@acountrylife]

Thank you so much!

[@PethtelLady]

I love wearing perfume every single day too. My kids always spray their stuffed animals and their blankets with it because they say they always love with their stuff smells like me. Lol. Last year, I was driving my kids to school and my son, who was 10 at the time, grabbed my perfume from the console of the car and put some on his wrist & he said that he liked to do that because it made him feel better if he ever got sad at school. Totally melted my heart into a giant puddle. 😂

[@acountrylife]

Oh, that's the sweetest! Those days when boys are lovey are so sweet.

[@deborahgreene1256]

Love your videos! 👍❤❤

[@patriciasweet9102]

Happy 4th lovely family. I am going to do that to pizza dough next time I make it. Great idea!1 Love potato salad mustard .mayo,sweet relish,chopped onions,salt and pepper. You lasagna looks so good. Another hot day quick dinner we love is my skillet bell pepper supper. I add tomato sauce,diced tomatoes,diced bell pepper,salt,pepper and the rice and extra water. Cook 15 -20 min till rice is done. Both your cookies look so good.

[@teresakeith5539]

Joe is becoming a young man! His voice is getting lower too! Hi Joe!!!

[@audrahcoleman0224]

And we do the same exact thing on once a month grocery holidays as we have pizza for supper that night

[@treenaakers9429]

Great video! I've been slacking off so I'm playing catch up with my video watching

[@kimsparks4325]

we add bread and butter pickles to our potato salad

[@elkedebuck4547]

Hello Jennifer, everething looks so yummy

[@morgantiddy5613]

so lovely!!!

[@tracywilliams8264]

Good job Joe

[@heatherlavender8236]

Thank you for all these kind of videos and I enjoy all you're channel too. I am just making a Zucchini Egg Bake from a Primal Cookbook and it is cooking and hopefully it will be good. I just needed to use up some Zucchini and this one just looked delicious so I will let you know. It is probably almost like a quiche slightly with some turkey sausage, Zucchini, eggs, onion, butter, and cheese over the top. Thanks so much for sharing this it is so encouraging keep up the great work and many blessings!

[@marcellareese8853]

My kids also hate potato salad (and macaroni salad). You're right, they don't know what they are missing. Everything looks so good. The Taco Bell seasoning packets are our favorite.

[@katenowatzke6583]

My Grandma would make toll house choc. chip cookies. I am pretty sure she did. I made some once and I thought, wow these taste just like Grandma's cookies. She would put nuts in them too. They were Heavenly! :)

[@trishthompson5244]

we add a can of chili to our taco meat. has beans and meat.

[@janetennis3451]

Delish meals!

[@karenchakey]

Love love these meals In a week videos, I love taco bell seasoning too, however I do not like Aldi brand taco seasoning to spicy for me, I did try your taco seasoning in your cook book and I like it as well. Good to see everyone love seeing the kids.

[@mplummer1574]

We are hunkering down to stay out of the heat in California 😬 Lasagna looks delicious 😋

[@Bex-rg8pj]

Happy 4th 🇺🇸

[@auntiepam5649]

Great Video!

[@meg88262]

i so enjoy your videos.

[@acountrylife]

I appreciate that!

[@nancyalberghini7581]

Hi Jen, just an fyi, I read on kitchen aide sight and they said that we should only have our mixer on 2 when mixing and kneading dough. I used to put it very high after mixing.

[@tinkerbellwiz]

Everything looked wonderful to me yumm 😋 I loved the cast iron pizza 🍕 pans

[@acountrylife]

Thank you 😋

[@MNTNSTARZ80.]

I've found that if you put some water into the pan with frozen meat like bulk pkg of hamburger or sausage, then cover the meat cooks faster and you don't have to stand over it while it's cooking. The water evaporates and the meat browned nicely

[@maryjemison1101]

Those pizzas 🍕 have me Drooling 😂

[@karenwaldrop5739]

Pizzas look great

[@hollyarchuletta959]

Shredded potato/hashbrowns are great to add to taco meat to stretch it as well!

[@AliciasInTheKitchen]

Sometimes it gets really hard to put the meals of the week videos together, right? Your meals always look so yummy! Hope you all are having a wonderful weekend celebrating the Fourth!

[@acountrylife]

Yes, supper is over and I'm like, oh no, I forgot to film. They take me a while to get enough days of meals to make video. And the editing is time consuming, too. I love watching meals of the week videos so I keep making them for others. Have a wonderful day Alicia.

[@brandiparis5411]

Just ordered your cookbook!! Cannot wait to get it💚 Got a bonus this week and thought I would, for once, spend it on myself…haha😁

[@acountrylife]

Thank you so much. Hope you enjoy it!

[@katenowatzke6583]

Neat dinner ideas! The chicken patty with salad and ranch dressing looks really good. Inspires me to eat more salad. :)

[@acountrylife]

And it's so, so easy!!

[@katenowatzke6583]

@@acountrylife Yes it is!

[@siakelley2345]

Add paprika to your potatoe salad you can thank me later

[@acountrylife]

If I take potato salad to a potluck I always slice extra hard boiled eggs on top and sprinkle with paprika. It looks and tastes so good.

[@janesecaraway3995]

Great video Jennifer! Happy 4th of July!! From Montgomery al 🙏 ❤️

[@acountrylife]

Thanks so much!!

[@donnagribbins1763]

I like nuts in my chocolate chip cookies but I prefer pecans. I am not a huge walnut fan. I think pecans have a slightly sweet flavor. I like adding pecans into chicken salad too. I use chicken, celery, pecans, mayonnaise and dried cranberries in my chicken salad. I did catering and that recipe was a great seller. I made it using 20 lbs of chicken at a time and sold it by the lb. I roast bone in Skin on Chicken breasts seasoned with just olive oil, salt and pepper and used that to make my chicken salad. It was a game changer. The chicken had flavor. Your dinners looked delicious. I keep a lb of smoked sausage in my meat drawer at all times. It lasts usually about 3 months at a time. I use it when I have not thawed something and need a last minute quick meal.

[@acountrylife]

Donna, that's how I make my chicken salad, too. I also add celery because I love the crunch.

[@nancyfarkas3592]

I haven’t had taco Johns in over two years. Their food is really good though.

[@rachalnocchi5600]

I am always happy for different versions of potato salad! Only me, my mom and daughter-in-law like it. I typically do mayo, mustard, a bit of pickle juice (it gives a nice zip!), salt and pepper for the dressing. I love hard boiled eggs, celery (chopped very fine), sweet onion or green onions, and potatoes. If I'm feeling fancy I dust the top with paprika! yum!❤

[@janetdwyer1867]

Great recipes Happy 4th of july.

[@ritabaker3113]

I love Joe. Blessed fourth

[@pennyphebey8617]

You so deserve 39 K😍

[@acountrylife]

Thank you!!

[@kate31184]

Great video!! How long is the absolute longest you would keep a freezer meal in the freezer?

[@katnuccio85]

A year

[@mariezafonte6473]

Everyone fights for those crunchy lasagna ends in my family.

[@aileenf544]

Hi Jennifer, another awesome video. Love seeing the kids getting in to the kitchen and helping out. I now have my hubby hooked on your channel, he loves seeing what you and Warren do as cranberry farmers. We don't seem to get fresh cranberries here, which is kind of sad :-(. Happy 4th July xx

[@acountrylife]

Thanks for watching Aileen. We'll keep growing more cranberries and hopefully they'll make it your way.

[@aileenf544]

@@acountrylife just watched again and made the pizza crust.....totally delicious, thank you x

[@gofftroop95]

Is that bobcat mount new??? My husband wants to trap one and get it mounted. He hasn’t much luck last year. Maybe this yesr!