A Week of Money Saving Pantry Challenge Cooking

I make marmalade, I make bread, I make some meals, I sort out my cupboards and plan the weeks meals. What a week!
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[@janfoster9583]

Your cooking and food management posts are my favorite! I’m naturally frugal, debt-free, and always looking for home-cooking ideas. Thanks!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@Alicesgardenau]

My no buy use it up meals this week were: honey soy chicken with rice and cucumbers, cous cous roast vegetable bake, cabbage pancakes, pesto broccoli pasta. All made from items we already had in. Each meal had some sort of salad. This is a snapshot of one week :)

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@LynneAllison-ok5rn]

Jane, you are SUCH an inspiration!! Following your lead with a 'no buy July', 'bare bones food budget' and 'using what's in my stock' :D Now when I look at an item I automatically think 'Oh that's 4 meals' or 'That'll make meals for myself for a week'. Thank you ever so much Jane, you've made such a difference to this already frugal gal :D

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

You are so welcome!

[@LynneAllison-ok5rn]

@@FannieKumsalot well said !!!

[@eileenmiles4728]

Great job Jane, FYI a tin of evaporated milk kept chilled in the fridge whips up light and fluffy with whatever appliance you have (stick mix, hand mixer etc) a little cream of tartar helps keep the whip (like meringue) when you have no cream or yoghurt.🍨

[@lynnb1226]

Coconut milk will do that same! I always keep one tin in the fridge

[@paulaginn5125]

2 is 1, 1 is none. My husband will love this. He gets very nervous when we’re down to one of anything. His main concerns are butter, bread and pease pudding 🥰

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

I go for three of most things, I get nervous about running out.

[@paulaginn5125]

Yes I’m a three person. Running out rarely happens, but when Bill is down to his last pease pudding, it’s a serious voice. Luckily we’re two minutes away from Lidl. I’ll definitely make that pasta bake this week!

[@ybois3]

Blessings and happy Friday everyone ☀️

[@carolwoodward6141]

Golly, it is Friday. Thank goodness!

[@juliamarple3785]

How wonderful & comforting is that!? ❤ I'm pretty good at pantry management here in the US. All I truly need from my weekly trips to the store is NOTHING. I go to look for good seasonal deals or pantry restock. If I get in a $ crunch or there is a shortage of something, I don't need to worry for a couple of weeks. If I find an interesting recipe, I usually have the ingredients on hand. That light brown sugar you need? -You can just mix some molasses in with white sugar. It does take a lot of time to manage & plan, something I wouldn't be able to do if I worked full-time & had a house full of kids.

[@tonuyahubbart5398]

Thank you for all your tips and menu ideas! Love watching and listening to you ! You most definitely are the Frugal Queen of You Tube with a beautiful smile!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Wow, thank you!

[@gladysmackenzie4808]

I live in Atlantic Canada and have been making MaMade for many years. I learned about it from my Mother. It is a wonderful marmalade, better than most in the stores. It costs only slightly more than a jar of store bought marmalade to make the 5 or 6 jars. Love your videos and look forward to learning more from you.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks very much

[@sheilahughes3561]

Having had a disaster last week I took a list, which was short as I had loads in the freezer, only bought what I needed and froze some chicken to save it spoiling in the back of the fridge! Told my husband we needed to “ Get in, get it and get out! “

[@violettatorok5556]

I loved this video! Please keep doing the pantry clean up recipes and share with us. Kind regards!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

More to come!

[@Klf3150]

I have tons of bacon too! Will be cooking a couple packages so we'll be having BLTs (bacon, Lettuce & tomato sandwich -add mayo) plus going to add crumbled bacon to salads and breakfast for dinner (bacon and eggs with toast), and will top loaded baked potatoes with guess what? Bacon! Lol 🥓

[@AprendeInglesConStephen]

This video will help so many people - just seeing how your pantry is organised is super useful. I think in the UK we’e losing this knowledge but it’s essential with the cost of living. Thanks 😊

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks very much

[@kmac2482]

The spinach/mushroom/bacon/pasta bake sounds delicious! Adding that to my meal plan. I also find it so interesting seeing the different foods you buy in France. I’m in Canada so it’s always fun to see the differences - but yet you give options to exchange too if we don’t have that item. Thanks Jane, enjoying your channel.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks very much

[@sallyshuker5615]

In regards to your marmalade jar not sealing.....I take the lid off, pop the jar in the microwave and heat it till it is bubbling to the top - take it out carefully and pop the lid back on. This usually works to re-seal the jar - worth a go🙂

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

It's already eaten.

[@mangopuppybaby]

New subscriber. I love pantry clean out meals. Beautiful job!

[@misfit7610]

If you have a lot of the same meat make several different meals using it up. Make your pork chops, the rest cut the meat off the bone and make pork stir fry, pork fried rice, pork tacos, grind up some of the pork and use it just like minced beef. I had a huge amount of chicken and I made 2 weeks of different meals all using the chicken and never made the same meal twice. No one ever noticed that we ate 2 weeks of chicken lol. With the economy the way it is I have no issues buying meat on clearance and using it for as many meals as possible. Your breads look delicious!!

[@susieguyton1781]

This last year I would grocery shop every 2 weeks. The last time I shopped I decided to put 3 weeks between shopping outings. I did have to pick up a loaf of bread and carton of milk in between but nothing else. The third week “forced” me to be creative and use the odd items in the freezer. I am going to stick with this schedule and see how we do.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

It's a good thing to do once in a while

[@stacel1972]

Everything looks so delicious. The pasta bake is on my list to try.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

It's so good!

[@justnina8023]

Thank you for sharing this ❤. I always look for new ways to feed my family

[@maryanngreiner1833]

Back in the day we always called the style of canning that you used with your marmalade as "open kettle canning". Not as common now here in the states, but still done by some. My mother always used melted paraffin wax poured on the top of her preserves to seal them.

[@celiaburnhope8254]

I used to do the same - still have some paraffin wax, but now I just use lids I can seal and pop them in the steriliser (where bath) for long term storage.

[@juliamarple3785]

I remember that wax on my grandma's jams!

[@agnesskaoma9599]

Following your frugal instructions i have started implementing it thanks

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Fantastic!

[@lisaward3890]

Hello Jane&Michael ; i loved your video today. Thank you for sharing your spinach mushroom pasta bake, i have all of those ingredients minus the bacon. But no worries, we do not eat meat with every meal anyway! I love the texture of your gluten free bread that you made. I would love to try that one myself. I was having my own out of the box ideas for the homemade bread you made to be turned into french toast and have that for breakfast.Love the marmelade you made. I make apple butter when the apples are ready to harvest. I use my slowcooker to make that. I do not have pantry cupboards, i only have regular kitchen cabinets. I also make use of the top of the cabinet for storing cans of various items. Love the inspiration you shared with us today along with your 4 legged furry baby! It is fun to see similarities in the food you have available and the food we have available to us. Alot of it is very similar like spam! You get spam that is frozen we get spam that comes in a can(tin ,you call it) Enjoyed your video including your outside shots. Your yard looks so relaxing!

[@johnmelissaziech6207]

Your creativity always inspires me to shop in my pantry. Saved a lot of food, and money, doing that. Thanks!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

You are so welcome!

[@sheila1013]

Some great meal ideas there Jane and your bread looks absolutely delicious. I too like to use tinned potatoes from time to time and also enjoy them roasted in the airfryer with a touch of olive oil, salt, pepper and paprika. I always have a feeling of satisfaction when everything gets used up. Same as you, I stock check and then if necessary, just piece shop for odd items towards the end of the month. Thanks again Jane and Mike for another inspiring video. 😃🤗

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Great idea!

[@QueenMarieAntoinette-tp1wx]

This was great, Jane. We've been buying summer produce (we are in NYC, we have to get it when we can) but aside from that we have been spending down our stock and I've been batch cooking and pickling veg thanks to your influence. We are also avoiding Amazon's Prime Day. We need nothing and a deal doesn't mean we should buy it. Thank you so much for your advice and influence. You and Mike are terrific!

[@patmartin9727]

I had a very heavenly fruiting apple tree in my garden at my previous house. I use to store all the good apples wrapped in newspaper in a single layer in cardboard boxes. Stored in my garage, they kept like that for months. After about 3/4 months I would go through them once a week I just squeezed them through the paper to ensure they were still firm. Using any up that had started to get soft. This meant they wouldn’t spoil the others . I would use any soft ones for deserts t hat week, usually making a couple of big apple crumbles that would last us all week. If I had more than I could use I would stew them down then freeze them in blocks the size I knew was one serving. This meant we were eating our own apples until at least Christmas sometimes even until Easter.

[@toniisaacsen3523]

So fun to be using up items in my pantry and freezer as I watch you do the same. Thanks for the video. These are my favorite type that you make. Have a wonderful day!

[@gladyschandler6724]

Thanks, Jane. I do a stock check every time before grocery shopping.

[@wyldlibrarian3549]

Pure gold. You live like kings and queens! Can I ask if you can do some bean/ rice/ pasta type dishes you know? I was born in UK and your cooking makes me so nostalgic for my mums cooking!

[@zeldavantonder6974]

Such an inspirational video!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks so much!

[@susanparslow3753]

This is such a great video. Thank you for sharing your week of meals from your stocked food. We eat very simarly to you. I have pantry envy 😊. You have so much stocked compared to us.😊 All of your meals looked so delicious. We are Australian and like the rest of the world food prices are a nightmare for the average person/family. I'm on a mission to eat just as well, but on less dollars. Its just my husband and I also. I shall be implemeting some of your recipes to help achieve my goal. 😊

[@gloriacundy7283]

We’ll done Jane. Some good tips here. To avoid a large hole in the bread I remove the paddle one hour before end of cooking time. Always unplug before doing this. Once plugged back in the machine cleverly continues from where it left off. Best wishes.

[@cyclingonplants7444]

Hi Jane and Mike 🤗 I always enjoy your Friday videos. I enjoy marmalade very much but I'm the only one that eats it so one jar lasts me forever! You made some delicious pantry meals there! Wow! It's good to flex that creative kitchen muscle once-in-a-while. Your bread turned out so perfect!! Yum! I'm having beans on toast for my dinner tonight 🥰

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thank you

[@akkedegroot4883]

Thank you Jane, your video's keep me more organised. I am going to do a stocktake and plan some meals from it. My allotment is starting to give harvest so i need freezer space

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Sounds great!

[@karenparkes7181]

We also have an allotment but my freezers are full to the brim so need to make space

[@BrittanyLucy]

Roscoff pinks, Yorkshire tea and homemade marmalade, you are a woman after my own heart!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks very much

[@Vangirhl]

Hi Jane. I liked the video. It made me realize that our family needs to do a pantry tidy and stock check. I am sure we can find plenty (loads) of meals in there! Thank you for this timely message.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

You can do it!

[@abidashah4943]

Thank yoy for sharing bless u and 👪 👩‍👧‍👧 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 with joy peace and happiness always keep safe take care love always love watching.and learning 💖 ❤ 💕 💓 💗 l9v from uk

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks very much

[@beefreelady]

I'm also having a no spend and/or low spend July. I will be using in-house food for as long as possible before my next grocery shop. Although, I may need to buy some produce and other essentials before the month is over, I will try not to spend much money. I have a stocked pantry which might take all summer and fall to thin down before food expires.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

I'm right behind you cheering you on!

[@fishinghole333]

You really are an excellent cook, aren't you? Lovely!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Oh thank you!

[@jacquelinejordan1588]

I am ashamed to admit that I have way, way too much both in the freezer and the pantry. Just the two of us with occasional kids visit. I am going to try to stay out of the stores for the rest of the month and also have a no buy August. Great video Jane and Mike.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@happyJan2516]

Thank you this is a real eye opener as we’ve been thinking to do the same. Tomorrow I am home alone so going to do exactly this, I have so much veg I have blanched and frozen. You are such an inspiration Jane and your GF bread looks amazing! God bless, Jan xx😊xx

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Best of luck!

[@jomcd2073]

Even these types meals look tasty. I think you are a very good cook Jane:)

[@seekingtheminimumlevel1830]

I am doing a "low buy" July and August buying only some produce and dairy. We have lots of meat in the freezer to use due to being taken in by too many sales. Everything is inventoried, and we don't need to purchase any meat for at least two months! I may try to push that to three months to get the freezer mostly empty and do a good defrost before winter. Really enjoy your videos!

[@sandramorton5510]

We went through our large freezer, found items buried and need to be used. Pantry was organized as well. Between the freezer, pantry, vegetable garden we have not been to the grocery store in 2 weeks, could be more weeks. We need lettuce (too hot to grow here now), fresh fruit and milk which we will get at the Farmer's market. We are also cleaning out closets, listing and selling things we have not used in years and we have a garage sale scheduled. I made strawberry jam last week, dehydrated blue berries and tomatoes. I have bread in the freezer now, after we use I will start making my own again, yours looks fabulous. Thank you for sharing.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks for watching and commenting

[@lynnoorman2144]

I would thaw some of chops and dice it to put in casserole type dishes that can be done the slow cooker - sweet and sour pork or pork and apple casserole withdumplings, for example. My freezer, too is full! Good to know that I'm not alone, Jane! Hope this helps some one.

[@judyland-obrien4259]

Delicious and inspiring meals!! Well done You!!

[@garygnagey3569]

You made some great meals with your pantry and freezer excess!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thank you!! 😊

[@juliemoore6957]

You have inspired me! I'm going through my pantry TODAY!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Good luck!!

[@chrisnutter6933]

You look great Jane 🎉 thanks for the ideas 😊❤

[@grainneocarroll6427]

This week, we had roast pork leftovers which I sliced thinly and frozen, reheated in sweet and sour sauce served with rice. one of my other storecupboard meals is basically goring, using leftover cooked rice, a tin of tuna (I usually use the oil from the tin as the cooking oil to save money and also add flavour), tin if sweetcorn, onion and garlic and whatever handfuls of veg are in the fridge or frozen veg, with a couple of spoons of mild curry powder, all stir fried together. A veggie chilli comes from a tin of tomatoes, tin of kidney beans, a sweet potato, onion and garlic, and again whatever handfuls of veg need using up, like cauliflower and carrots and peppers etc. And my big way to use bacon is to do a big batch of macaroni cheese, which lots of bacon and veggies (onion, garlic, mushrooms, peppers, peas etc) and then freeze the leftovers as pasta bakes ready to put in the oven.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

You are doing well

[@iriswelch3553]

I love weeks like this! Thanks for the great ideas!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks for watching

[@karenmendes5867]

Jane I just started to watch your channel and I love all your videos. I have a question for you. How can a single person have fun when they live on such a tight budget. Sometimes I think it might be harder as staying home a lot can cause a sense of isolation. Any thoughts?

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

If I were single, I’d get involved in charity volunteering,

[@karenmendes5867]

@@FrugalQueeninFrance that’s a great idea. When I get my permanent home I think that would be a lot of fun. I’m the meantime I’m going to keep watching your channel and telling my friends about it. 👍🏻

[@elizaC3024]

Happy Friday to one and all.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Same to you!

[@patmartin9727]

Would love to see how you make your pasta sauce if a possible.

[@lindascullion4417]

Thanks Jane and Michael for another great video the cooking ones are my favourite 😊

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Our pleasure!

[@patmartin9727]

Great video Jane and Mike, lots of great meal ideals from the store cupboard. Lots of lovely salad from your garden.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks so much

[@lilybee_]

You're meals always look delicious! Thank you for sharing your pork and bacon follies. You're not alone. Im having a word with myself about our freezer stock that needs eaten up. ❤ You inspire me to do more wit what I have

[@jimmiepatrum]

I love how well organized your two pantries are. You've inspired me to inventory my foodstuffs and I hope to be as well organized as you are when I've finished doing that. The meals you prepared are just lovely. Still trying to eat down my freezer and I am pleased that it is going down, even if ever so slowly. Diane in NC

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@patmartin9727]

I have a list on the inside of each cupboard door which tells me what I have and as I use things I just cross them off. I find this saves weekly stock checks I can just check the list. I just do a physical stock check about every 3 months. In my freezer I write down what is in each drawer so I know where to look for what I want instead of having to rummage through. When I had a chest freezer I use to use plastic shopping bags in the bottom so I could sort like for like items.

[@jimmiepatrum]

@@patmartin9727 The cupboard list is a great idea. I'll start doing that. I do use cloth shopping bags in my chest freezer to hold different kinds of meats. That works great for me. I have gotten so lax in keeping up with my freezer inventory book. I really need to get back to doing that. Thanks so much for your tips. Diane in NC

[@rebacarmack8335]

Food looked delicious

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thank you 😋

[@carolinehayes3212]

One of my favorite vlogs you have done food looked great ..what a good price on dauphinoise potatoes love frugal food on a Friday

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks very much

[@adaly5115]

Superb video Jane and Mike, loved the meals,no spend August and September in my diary and budget planner, thanks, Anna.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Wonderful!

[@laetitialogan2002]

Wonderful Jane, well done

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks very much

[@mdilworth7564]

Loved this video! So much inspiration! Your meals looked delicious! Thank you for the video!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

You are so welcome!

[@jonismalle7666]

Very nice video. Thank you for sharing.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thank you too

[@rachelseibert7882]

Looks so delicious! Thank you!! What a great home chef!😊

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks very much

[@suebee1540]

Thank you Jane, you continue to inspire me, and your meals look delicious! The no buy, dry July has been a success for me this past week. Thank you!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Wonderful!

[@shelleyjackson619]

Have you thought of canning the meat to take advantage of the deals without overburdening the freezer? I have yet to try it but I understand it would mean we can have the product stored outside of the freezer. This would also be especially helpful for times when the electricity is out. We have hurricanes 🌀 here in NC and unless we have our generator going, our demand for electricity might change some priorities. Love your channel and I have learned so much from you two! Thank you!😊

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

A pressure cooker costs more than a freezer here, plus the electricity is prohibitively expensive. Thanks very much for your comment.

[@juliemoore6957]

Your dinners look absolutely yummy!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thank you 😋

[@marjimcmillan9265]

I too have come to realize that having too big of a stockpile is not what I need for now. My freezer is still pretty full and I’ve been working it down some! New home has way less room for pantry items which is actually helpful!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks for watching

[@flochou63]

Thank you for the inspiration, I will check my cupboard ;)

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

You’re welcome 😊

[@mireillebaan]

Thank you! Can you show how your veggies doing in the raisedbeds?

[@diegeferenbach8065]

Thanks so much

[@elizaC3024]

I need to do exactly this for the next 2 months to get through older canning items, and the depth of my freezer reserves. Great recipe ideas, I will make a few of those.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Great idea!

[@wendygardener2316]

love the way you "make do" !

[@marypeterson1053]

Thank you for the helpful tips.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Glad it was helpful!

[@suzanneoconnell9625]

Great video! Amazing what you can do!!! Thanks Jane and Mike ❤

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Our pleasure!

[@susanbell4528]

Thank you for the inspiration

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

You’re welcome

[@jenniferwang3489]

We found a deal on diced ham (12 oz) for $.79. I bought 4 and I also bought some backaches of cornbread mix so we will try to make beans and cornbread, as I have lots of dried beans we can use to make beans and cornbread.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Sounds great!

[@susanjacks8830]

Jane your meals look wonderful! I tend to overbuy too. Trying to buy food as cheaply as I can. Just the two of us as well.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

We are going to stop overbuying and just get what we need

[@quietpeasant]

Absolutely delicious-looking meals! Thanks for the inspiration! Have a fantastic weekend.

[@Gotsomethingtosaynow]

Loved this episode Jane

[@belindacopson2390]

My husband makes our marmalade, it's always good! I can remember my mother using the Marmade concentrate in the 1970s. Like you I am using up last year's bottled apples at the moment - I like apple puree mixed into a fruit jelly for an easy summer pudding.

[@mariannejoynes6541]

Some great meals there! I’m in the process of doing this too. It’s going to be fun I think. I plan to empty 1 freezer at least. It’s amazing how we stock pile isn’t it!? I made a lasagne last week, when I went to put portions in the freezer I found 2 portions in there already. A lesson learnt there for sure! Happy eating. ❤

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks, we stock pile but we still need to eat it

[@kimc5750]

Very motivational video!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

So glad!

[@katehorrell8732]

Another great video, I love these food ones it gives me so many ideas.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks very much

[@dianeroberts3533]

7.30 great inspiring video As always I really enjoyed watching it and sharing in your meal plans.Thank you Jane! Diane from Cornwall in the UK.x

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

You are so welcome!

[@deborahlewis3954]

Every meal looks so good! You inspired me to do that this week, thank you.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

I'm so glad!

[@CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom]

I love making homemade bread. The bread looks so yummy

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks so much

[@sargee97]

Loved the video today, many thanks. Kind regards Angeline ❤️

[@bradlafferty]

A thought about a glut of pork…I pressure can meats on sale. They make for handy meal ingredients later on! Thanks for the vid!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

No pressure canner here, it’s too expensive to import them from America

[@bradlafferty]

Oh. I’m sorry to hear that. It was just a thought but I guess locale does matter. Best regards.

[@ruthwiseman4730]

Spinach and mushroom bake looks delicious

[@debbiesavage7107]

When needing a light brown sugar, and all you have is dark, add plain white sugar to the dark. Sort of mash it together with a spoon and you won’t need to go to the store. You can make your own brown sugars with white sugar and molasses. (You probably already know this.)

[@kmac2482]

I’ve done this too. Was making ginger cookies the other day and ran out of the brown sugar that the recipe called for. Just used white sugar and added a bit extra molasses and it was perfect - no discernable difference from the original recipe! I’m trying to become more resourceful to make do. It is so easy to get in the habit of running out to the store for one or two items, but it isn’t cost effective to do so.

[@missjones8123]

This was very helpful, Thank you!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Glad it was helpful!

[@loriella6250]

Does the chalk pen simply wash off the jars for reuse?

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Yes

[@farmerwife8412]

I have been making orange marmalade from oranges someone have me. It is the first time i have done this successfully. Now making a 2nd batch....all from scratch. I have never seen that marmalade concentrate here in Australia. It is likely an English thing. 😊

[@farmerwife8412]

From oranges someone gave me, not have me.😮

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

I do too, this mamade is quite cheap from the Uk

[@colettebishop2173]

​@@farmerwife8412g and h are next to each other on the keyboard, doesn't take a moment to think before rolling out the spite, does it?

[@farmerwife8412]

@colettebishop2173 I wasn't trying to be spiteful in any way. I am sorry if you took it like that. It was simply a comment as it was a new product (the marmalade concentrate) that I had never seen. The English comment was actually a positive one (i know they love their marmalade), and so I do apologise if it sounded bad as that was not my intention in any way at all.

[@colettebishop2173]

It wasn't you, it was the person making a smart remark about "it isn't have me, it's gave me" - I had your back 👍

[@charlenebrissette3348]

I used to buy big packages because they were on sale too and like you it is just me and my husband, we have come to the same conclusion as you. I had to change my way of shopping also. Sometimes it is hard though because it’s always the big packs that go on sale and never the small packages.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

So true! I just won't look at the big packs

[@sorayasongs]

Thanks for sharing Jane, would you please share recipes for bread in the bread maker, Tia

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks for watching, the link to the recipe is in the description box under the video

[@preppernut]

When you get your sugar, you may consider getting a small container of molasses. With that, you can make your own brown sugar as light or dark as you want. That is, if you can get it cheaply in France.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Adding treacle/molasses makes Demerara sugar which is totally different from soft brown sugar. Thanks for watching.

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Having a pantry is great but you have to keep inventory. I bought pasta and beans in tins some months ago, still eating from it and not buying any more untill everything is eaten. Those deals they always come back just monitor the deals in the shop . That is how you save money on a yearly basis

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Yep, there’s always deals