What’s for Dinner | SIMPLE Family Meal Ideas | October 2021 🍁

[@fortheloveoflife7133]

I am obsessed, I came across your videos at about 10pm last night an cant stop watching them.. kept me busy sence I couldn't sleep. Thank you for all the amazing ideas.

[@sararamm]

The way you described the caramelizetion on the ham, I will be using that to describe it from now own ❤️

[@CookCleanAndRepeat]

I feel like breakfast for dinner always has the MOST dishes too! Everything looks so good as always!!

[@KristinStepp]

Only downside 😫 & thanks girl! 💜

[@aimeedouglas1584]

My mom made the roast beef and gravy when I was growing up, except she used dried chipped beef and white country gravy. She called it “sh*t on a shingle”, and that’s what I called it when I was a kid too. Oh, the 80’s. 🤣🤣

[@terriedahl9725]

That's what my Mom called it also. Lol

[@kaylaramirez5185]

That's what I know it as too

[@beckwhitty]

Same

[@jenniferdaniell4522]

Our S.O.S is ground beef and white gravy on toast

[@jazzyaar5]

thats how ive heard of it too!

[@alli888]

My comfort videos!!! Your channel helps me to be creative and take shortcuts where I can to make life easier on myself. Thank you!

[@amayranygomez5761]

You should do a Q&A have us ask you some questions. I’ve been watching you for two years and have really enjoyed watching you. Like what does your husband think of you doing KZbin? Would you be open to your subscribers sending you recipes and you testing one out occasionally?

[@BriMcCulloch]

My 9 year old twins and I recently found your channel when looking for lunchbox packing ideas. We love your videos. I love that you're a real mom, making real meals without making anyone feel shame for not being an overachiever with character cut sandwiches and fancy picks for their fruit. 😄 I grew up calling it Shepard's Pie with beef in it too. It's habit that I still call it that instead of Cottage Pie. I have autoimmune issues and my husband has celiac so we eat gluten free. I am looking forward to trying some of your recipes with a gluten free spin to them. With four kids in activities our dinners are often rushed as well. It's all going to the same place and looks delicious anyway! 🙂

[@cozinhandocomakeide2695]

a word that defines your channel: amazing. when the notifications of your work arrive, I'm sure it will be worth watching. your content always shows much more than the images! you can see his dedication and love for what he does, always wanting to make his followers satisfied. thank you very much for the beautiful work. God bless you and your family 🙏 a big kiss from Brazil 👍🌹👏👏👏

[@samanthawebber5684]

I absolutely love the way you say “olive oil” 😍

[@RR-bu9bf]

It sounds so good to my English ears too!

[@nicolejeann]

Walmart brand frozen biscuits are amazing!! My family loves them!

[@beckystokes9061]

It all looked so good. Yum! It makes me happy when you are honest with us and admit when something didn't turn out right or good, or if you messed up. You are just a normal person like the rest of us. ♥️👍

[@murphy81775]

Thank you for doing these videos, Kristin. You are doing such a service. Your family is so fortunate to have you!

[@gavrielvansickle3132]

Oh this brought a memory back, my mom always made those open face sandwiches sometimes with turkey or leftover roast. I forgot about them until you showed them, I so have to try your way now! Thanks for all the dinner ideas, definitely trying them all! Hope you have a great rest of the week!

[@alannasaenz4624]

OMG that roast beef is GENIUS! I will deff make that once it gets colder here. Total comfort food!

[@millennialmommaker]

I have the same dutch oven. You need a heavy bottom dutch oven for soups, like a cast iron one.

[@MrsAlmaTrumble]

It’s Tuesday! Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. Good Morning. Have a Great Tuesday!

[@KristinStepp]

Good Morning!! Love your messages, I hope you have a great day!

[@MrsAlmaTrumble]

@@KristinStepp thank you. You too. I'm at my infusion for my Crohn's.

[@KristinStepp]

@@MrsAlmaTrumble Aw! Sending lots of love your way ❤️

[@MrsAlmaTrumble]

@@KristinStepp thank you girl.

[@ericastout9873]

Hey sis 👋

[@QueenGoddessYume]

I've looked forward to your post. You never disappoint. My mother always used bacon grease for her gravy. Kiddo and puppy approved! She'd help wean our boxer pups with it. I always put carrots in my chicken and dumplings broth. I also use a can of cream of celery and sometimes... a green onion. My mother in law rolled her dough. To me, that's not a dumpling. I've used instant potatoes to thicken broth before and that works pretty well. Who doesn't like a potato? Thank you for reminding me of the classic meals we all love.🐔🥕❤

[@KristinStepp]

Aw thank you, I’m so glad! I need to try the instant potato tip! Sounds great.

[@Jenafiregaming]

The beef sandwich looks like the hot beef we used to make in the restaurant I worked in. I've always loved this meal, or the hot turkey sandwiches I always make after Thanksgiving. This is such a good comfort food. I think I'll have to make these later.

[@tiffanydalhover6813]

We call them beef hotshots and we also do this with leftover beef roast. Or even shredded chicken or turkey.. love them

[@Sarah-fr4ui]

Everything looked good especially the recipe with the roast beef and gravy. Never saw roast beef done that way before. Some nights I like having those type of quick and easy dinners. Looks yummy.

[@tlh7717]

I always appreciate your personal opinions and judgment on things you try but post.

[@Gidget13mwa]

Have you tried the Better Than Bouillon chicken base. They have other flavors too, but it has saved many a sauce I’ve made that might be bland! Try to find the reduced sodium if you can find it! I’ve used every flavor they make and we love them! Everything looked wonderful!👍❤️😋

[@melanieramon6738]

And they last a long time! Only recently started using the chicken one. 👌🏼

[@lstarrb]

I love Better then Bouillon so much

[@TheWendy321]

I use better than bouillon almost every time I cook! You're right, every flavor is great.

[@jillgott6567]

I chop and freeze Chives and other veggies makes meals easier when part of it is prepped. Great dinner ideas

[@elainenicholls7648]

You can also make drop tea biscuits. Just drop from a LG spoon and bake. Saves rolling the dough out and cutting them into a circle...

[@marywilliams6871]

I have that same pot and mine does the same thing. I’ve learned to put it on medium low for most things.

[@HoffmansHouse]

A little tip for thickening your chicken and dumplings without losing flavor is to make a roux of equal parts butter and flour and cook it together until you have a nice golden brown to cook the flour and once you put it in your soup/stew it won’t taste like flour. I do this all the time when my gravy is too thin.

[@Hannnaho]

Kirsten! Would you be able to do “easy dinner meals to take on the go?” Little league season is in full swing (pun intended) and I’m so tired of concession stand food. We are at fields from 4:30-9:30 every night and I’d love so ideas for what the heck to bring for me and my family.

[@jillgott6567]

What about making Mac and Cheese putting it in Thermoses, Grapes, sm Tomatos in individual baggies, Fruit, Cheese cubes and Crackers. Another idea is Sandwiches with Tomato Soup in the Thermoses with a few Carrot Sticks, String Cheese and Crackers to fill in . FAMILY FUDGE channel has great lunch ideas that could also be dinner on the go using Thermoses, Cooler or even individual Lunch Containers. Less expensive and healthy

[@Hannnaho]

@@jillgott6567 those are all GREAT suggestions. Thank YOU!

[@jillgott6567]

@@Hannnaho You are most welcome. I only cook for one person but have learned so much from these cooking channels , my meals are healthier and have more variety than those of many other single friends

[@victoriashort9201]

She has a lunchbox series as well!! Any of the lunchbox options may be good!

[@cooperbybbyumoneypenny5048]

The cracker barrel cheese is my favorite brand I love it so much most people wouldn't understand if they're not that they weren't from Kentucky but as kentuckians we know all about that cracker barrel cheese LOL

[@shannons1727]

Ain't it good!

[@smokefan1443]

I just use canned biscuits, cut up, for my crockpot chicken and dumplings! They work great!

[@chelseahuntstrickland2286]

In Kansas we call the roast beef dish either a hot beef sandwich or a hot mess. Sometimes we will do bread, then the roast beef topped with fries and then covered in gravy. YUUUMM

[@shelbylynnwilliams8520]

All of your meals this week looked so good! I haven’t thought about roast beef opened face sandwiches in decades until recently another KZbinr showed them in a video. I enjoy your videos.

[@AshleymAdams21]

Yay!!! So excited for a new video! I’ve been waiting and stalking your page for new yummy recipes. Can’t wait to try these out!

[@carrieteeple6376]

I recently came across your channel and I've been obsessed ever since! Your food and personality is amazing! Great job, girl!!👏👏👏👏

[@bonniepwtf]

Such a treat to start off the day with one of your videos. Now I'm so hungry. These were some really good ideas for the week. Take care Kristin.

[@robinweaver5865]

Everything looked delicious! I loved the roast beef idea and I’m definitely making that! I love quick and easy meals!

[@FaithfulFinds2024]

Love your videos. You are such a breath of fresh air. At 52 it's so nice to have a change of pace from the same ole same ole. 💜. Blessings to you and your sweet family

[@jessieward24]

We do open face sandwiches too but we toast our bread with butter. It's so good

[@sydneylawson9337]

Once you get used to stainless steal you won’t go back! I use it because it lasts longer, and I love it

[@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel]

Everything looks great, and YAASS the deli roast beef and gravy is great. My momma made it for us all the time growing up ❤

[@kimberlybattle6425]

That's the way that I make my dumplings like that also my grandmother taught me that..

[@CathieG]

Awesome Kristin! I’m going to try the white chicken chili. 🥰😋

[@verniciasmith6372]

Great video everything looks delicious especially the chicken & dumplings

[@christinasimmons2180]

The white chicken chili was really good. It is just me and my husband so I got to freeze some of it for two more dinners.

[@donnaningewance]

Never thought to make hot roast sandwiches like that. Will try it soon. Love your channel!

[@marymowry83]

Some good 'ole southern cookin' this time! Loved it!

[@Randy8923]

Enjoyed. I like all these recipes very much! Great job! All looks delicious! The open face roast beef is first one im making easy and quick.

[@barburbec]

All your meals look delicious.

[@loriecondrey8488]

Try making your biscuits with Pioneer flour, real butter ice cold and buttermilk. Girl they are awesome! I freeze my butter and cut it up in tiny chunks, then work it into the flour leaving it chunky and then add buttermilk. Those chunks of frozen butter create air pockets of buttery goodness

[@TheWendy321]

Do you have a recipe you recommend??

[@loriecondrey8488]

@@TheWendy321 Kristin might, I don't measure when I make biscuits. But I really like how the turn out when I use pioneer flour. This is just a guesstimate lol but maybe 2 cups if pioneer flour, 1/2 stick of frozen butter and maybe 1 cup of milk?? You just learn feel the right consistency. Hope this helps.

[@lisamcanterbury]

I grate frozen butter into my dough. Quick and easy for me

[@jensbalancedlife1468]

Love breakfast for dinner anytime!! Everything looked delicious!

[@cynrok]

also we do the roast beef as well, though we call it 'hot roast beef' and it involves a closed sandwich (bread on top like a real sandwich) and gravy poured over the whole thing. also we use chuck roast not deli meat. but it is a family fave! works for any meat though--hot turkey sandwiches are a staple after-thanksgiving meal to use up turkey.

[@tabithabell9568]

Watching you make gravy reminds me of when my momma taught me how to make it. Over four generations of women have used our recipe, and nobody can tell you the measurements. Just follow your Southern heart and have at it. 😅❤

[@sarahemily5576]

I’ve never heard of the roast beef sandwiches but oh man it looks amazing and I’m definitely trying that! Love all your videos so much! Thank you for sharing!! 🥰

[@carrieteeple6376]

It looks really good and I'm making it for dinner today! We've had the Bob Evans potatoes before and they're delicious.

[@charitywelch7877]

I just made turkey Manhattan's this past week! Like you, I did the Bob Evans mashed potatoes and beans. Yummy, easy, and a true comfort meal!

[@mackenzieryals2690]

I made everything!!! Of course, ALL is delicious!!!!!

[@Ashay921]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I love your KZbin channel you give me a lot of great ideas for fall dinner ideas

[@KristinStepp]

Thank you so much! 💜

[@MaegensKitchen]

Everything looks so good! We love having breakfast for dinner, it’s so good. Plus we don’t eat big breakfasts normally so dinner time is really the only time we have breakfast foods

[@nicolechew1029]

Girl that roast beef is going on my menu!! We need quick meals for sports night and this will please everyone! Love your videos 😍

[@joelanderson7118]

love youre videos never fail me they all looked good to me you are definately a gift from god for sure keep up the good work and may the lord shine down on you and youre family god bless

[@krissiehaney6815]

Everything looked so good!! Breakfast for dinner is always my favorite 💛 i loved the quick meals. Basketball has started so quick meals on game nights is great.

[@brettevans9492]

Add that Vermont cheese to an apple pie crust baked in. Very good. I think Nancy fuller makes it like that

[@austin_217]

Definitely making that roast beef!! Yum!! Thank you for sharing!

[@lnet1970sfav]

The chicken chili looks amazing 🤩

[@tkluvscj1]

That roast beef sandwich looks so good!!

[@jenniferwilliams420]

I put cream of chicken and milk and butter in mine. It makes them nice and creamy

[@cristinadimuro1801]

I really enjoy your videos and I made your kielbasa, green beans, potato foil packets and your apple pie filling slow cooker pork. Both were delicious! Your accent is so cute. I love that you use Pioneer Woman dishes too. Also, my husband and I also went through a rough patch separated like you did and we are doing great now and have a 3 yr old. So glad your family is doing well. God bless from Connecticut.

[@murphy81775]

Who could say anything negative about your open-faced roast beef sammies? That looked like comfort on a plate!

[@SallySkellington84]

I haven't had an open faced roast beef since I was a kid!!! I gotta make those again! I swear I was like 12 years old the last time i had one! Omgosh! Talk about a nostalgia! Replacing my pizza lasagna with that!

[@AuroraTigress]

I learned from watching Jade the Libra's channel that you can thicken broths with instant potato flakes, I've never tried it though. But I have got to try that roast beef and gravy!

[@jeannetteerrett6501]

Yay the bacon gravy video!! I have to try it!

[@liso3741]

Def trying the quiche and the roast beef sandwiches this week. My tummy is growling watching this! Gonna keep the other recipes for days I feel like making messes lol 😆

[@melissapalmer9356]

You are amazing. I've been watching you for a long time. I love how down to earth you are. I need to try that roast beef recipe. Hope you have a great week!

[@susieQ666]

you can't beat an easy tea ...ill definitely will be trying that open sandwich .... all looked incredible 💜💛

[@Sarah-fr4ui]

I'm making the roast beef over potatoes for tomorrow. That looks amazing. 😊

[@Isabella66Gracen]

I really love the feeeze dried chives. I use them in nearly everything. I'm thinking that all you needed was a few bouillon cubes in that broth, to make up for the diluted flavor. Looked delicious!

[@agirly1503]

Bob Evans mashed potatoes are everything 😍!

[@dwynn57]

yay! loved the vid and everything looked so good! I personally love fried potatoes in bacon grease and onions! nothing better! thanks so much for sharing and looking forward to future vids! xoxo

[@shannons1727]

Only way I was thought to make fried potatoes. True southern grandparents and I'm in southern KY! I add pepper and a little garlic! Dip in ketchup! Haha! Gosh I need to make these soon!

[@1whocs486]

Hey there just thought I'd tell ya how I make chicken and dumplings..for the dumplings I use 1 egg and about 2 cups of plain flour ( you can use self rising flour for softer dumplings) I like plain bc the dumplings hold up better anyway add ice water to make it into a dough ..let it rest and then roll them out thin..

[@terrywilliford2915]

My step-dad makes open faced turkey sandwiches for dinner sometimes. So yummy.

[@ladygrinningsoul992]

Been waiting for this! I’m English but love your accent and lovely recipes especially how you say “boil” ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@juliehadley8336]

When I saw the ingredients for Manhattans I was like, "oh yeah!" We used to order that at a small mom and pop restaurant where I grew up. So good. I actually planned to make that sometime this week. I gotta try that chicken chili too!

[@minimalveghead135]

Hey Kristin- great recipes once again! The link for the white chicken chili didn’t work- I get a message that the pin isn’t found. Really want to make this!

[@janglin725]

A trick my grandma taught me for drop dumplings is to dip the spoon into the hot liquid before scooping each dumpling and they slide right off the spoon

[@1TikiMomma]

Yes! And Thank you for mentioning bone in, skin on thighs for making the best base for chicken and dumplings. All of you recipes look great! I will have to try that quiche. LovefromFL 💕

[@RomanicHopeless]

I usually mix those packets with cold water then add them into the broth. Kind of like a slurry

[@mamachicken1548]

Everything looked so good!! I want to try the roast beef and gravy one and I think I'll pour mine over toast. Like my potatoes on the side : )

[@lizeteavila8971]

The roast beef but on a biscuit!!! Excuse me while I go to the store!

[@terriarheghan3676]

Thanks again. I appreciate your videos/meals!!👍🏽❤️

[@tinaellis4844]

The open face roast beef looks so good. I also love breakfast for supper better. I believe it taste better. 🤷

[@aimeebennett1923]

You should try 2 cups Martha white self rising flour 2 heaping Tbs mayo And water to bring together Heat up a cast iron with crisco Dip and flip the biscuits bake at 350 till done I roll out 1/4-1/2 inch thick.

[@selinasnowdon2834]

I’m English and have never seen dumplings like that. Where I’m from suet (kidney fat although Atora do a vegetarian version which I always used) is used in dumplings, makes them light and fluffy. Would try this but husband hates stews (but likes curry I have no idea what the difference is other than spices!). Gotta love fussy men and kids 😂. Biscuits in the UK is what you dunk in your tea (probably your cookies). Amazing the different terminology with the same language. Loving your videos.

[@meeganvs1636]

Yum!!! I grew up eating open faced roast beef sandwiches. They remind me of my Grandma.

[@susanboddie1120]

Have you ever tried throwing some flour in with your fried potatoes? Gives them a crunchy coating. Wheat flour is my favorite. So good. Also, I saw a woman make biscuits using only self-rising flour and heavy cream. They looked delicious. She said her family had always done that. She had an Appalachian life channel and does a lot of cooking also.

[@lilliegibson7131]

For the open face sandwich, toast your bread. It's so good. My granny called them Northern SOS. And SOS, for anyone who doesn't know, is white cream gravy with sausage or ground beef in it over toasted white bread. My dad liked chipped beef in his gravy, I don't. You can even have potatoes as well. SOS stands for Sh*t on a Single, which it kinda looks like. Poor people food as granny would say.

[@chelsealaird8604]

I always make chicken & dumplings different too

[@jaynebennett3401]

Watching you make gravy reminded me of my younger sister, she was newly married and wanted to fulfill a dinner request from her hubby, Sausage gravy. She had watched our Mama make gravy for years so how hard could it be right! Well she tried and it was a disaster she fed it to the neighborhood dogs. After about four gravy failures when she called the dogs they hid so she dumped the next few failures over the railroad so the hubby wouldn’t see them then started worrying she would derail the train and gave up! She did finally learn to make an awesome sausage gravy. But often wondered whatever happened to all the neighborhood dogs!😂

[@cnb1243]

I’m sorry but this story made me holler 😂😂💃🏾

[@tkluvscj1]

Oh and the tomato. I love sliced tomatoes with salt and pepper 😊

[@kimberlyyoung6517]

I made the beef and gravy for my kids a few months ago. My daughter liked it but my son not so much. But I had a beef roast so I used it up for that

[@marymowry83]

That's how my mom made open faced roast beef! Yummm

[@rhondaodell7923]

I don't know why but watching someone cook looks so much easier than it really is LOL. But do live this channel ♥

[@lillyrainblue1581]

TX toast for roast beef open face so yummy. Looks yummy