QUARANTINE LEADS TO CREATIVITY!!!

[@amykremer6891]

I love to see you two working together in the kitchen! You compliment each other so well, and your meals are always really yummy looking! And btw... the backyard looks great! Thank you for sharing your lives! You both radiate peace, and we viewers just soak it up! It's such a help in these scary times! God bless you and keep you safe!

[@thefreylife]

Thank you for those kind words and encouragement Amy! We're so glad you're here, thank you for letting us be a part of your day :)

[@logansmama3333]

I've started writing poetry again! The quarantine creativity is real!

[@thefreylife]

Lauren that's so great!!

[@juliadillaman3632]

Quarantine cooking with Peter and Mary , yum!

[@franharvell1373]

Quarantine has made me get out my sewing machine and make masks for friends. I love seeing you all busy Mary! Peter, the yard is looking great!

[@thefreylife]

Thanks Fran! & that's so great you've been able to sew masks!

[@hollyosgerby1901]

I have been doing extra cleaning aside from my “usual” cleaning routine. Before isolating we used to get takeout usually once a week. I am not comfortable with ordering takeout now, so I am putting more thought into our dinners and becoming a bit more creative. The backyard is really coming along nicely, Peter! Continued prayers for relief from headaches, Mary. Hugs to Ollie & Harry! 🤗❤️❤️🙏🏼😘🐕🐱

[@alisonlayne8214]

I have been sewing cloth face mask. Started our for me and my family. But it seem to be turning into more. I love it. Sewing is what makes me happy. Stay safe.

[@thefreylife]

Alison that's so great!!

[@Hallz18]

I love that song!!! “Old Church Choir”!! I think I first heard it from your channel! 🥰🎶

[@thefreylife]

Holly_Adams it's so good! :)

[@anngabriel5455]

Quarantine led me straight to the kitchen too but l had to find a way to escape. I have crocheted a baby jacket, now I am sewing newborn baby dresses for my great granddaughter who is due in June. I am having trouble with jacket number two but God told me to walk away and then go back to it.😇😇😇😇🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@thefreylife]

Ann that's so fun you're getting time to sew clothes for your new grandbaby!

[@FreebirdTMH]

I am cracking up over y'all using Buttermilk for the first time, lol. That's the only way to make fried chicken! 😂. Try some Buttermilk Pie!! Y'all are Southerners now!

[@MarieRhondelle]

I have to say. You two eat well at home! Your food always looks great.

[@thefreylife]

Thanks Marie! :)

[@MarieRhondelle]

@@thefreylife ♡

[@user-vm5ud4xw6n]

With that much yard I’m surprised you haven’t put in a vegetable garden. The pizza looked great. I was ready to grab a bite! I’m still trying to find out if you can make bread in an Instant Pot without the yogurt setting. I’m afraid I’m not very creative. My husband has spent his whole life as a cook. Twenty years in the Army running a Mess Hall and then after discharge several restaurants. So I don’t really do any cooking!!

[@jewelhaines8842]

Hi Mary and Peter! I feel like you guys are my friends i see every day, it's so nice to visit with you daily!! I love you guys!! 🥰 Have a blessed day!! 😊 P.S. I'm looking forward to seeing how the Chicken turns out! Oh, Quarantine hasn't really led me to be creative, but..i AM doing a lot of heavy duty cleaning!! 😁

[@thefreylife]

Jewel thanks for joining us & including us as a part of your day! :)

[@bvong2430]

The yard looks great! Did you know if you don't have buttermilk, you can add a "blurp" of lemon juice to milk and leave it til it curdles and voila ... you have buttermilk

[@connimace258]

Also vinegar works if you dont have lemon juice.

[@thefreylife]

Barbara thanks for the tip! :)

[@masunshine2970]

Bless your heart, I woke up with a migraine and took meds but it never went away but I took a second round of meds and it's better very tolerable now. I pray yours goes away. Just to hear you cough with a migraine makes me feel so bad for you. You really can tell on the camera how much work Peter has done. Your yard that you showed before he got started had a slope towards the back. Glad you got you muddy flooding taken care of. Just love your new house and so happy for the two of you.🌞🌞🌞🌻🌻🐇🐕🐈

[@thefreylife]

Thanks Marlene! We hope you have a great weekend & that it's headache free! :)

[@julia2jules]

Love seeing Ollie enjoy his retirement

[@thefreylife]

Thanks Julia! He's doing great :)

[@redlisab1]

I have prayed for u so many times and it does my heart good to c I feeling good and buzzing around.

[@thefreylife]

Thank you so much Lisa!!!

[@masunshine2970]

Have been cooking all the things my grandkids won't eat since I'm the only one here. All kinds of fresh vegetables, green beans with mushrooms, bacon, onion, and mushrooms, with garlic fried chopped chicken thighs, with fresh grated Romano and fresh grated parmesan cheese. Over rice, SO good.

[@yatarika]

I made mini hot chocolate cheesecakes and porcupine balls. I joined a quarantine cooking group and have gotten amazing ideas and recipes.

[@sunny4jenny]

My quarantine creativity project was actually inspired by YOU TWO!!!! we are setting up a bird feeder station- including dift types of feeders & seeds, a bird bath with solar fountain, a lamp post, bird waterers, wind chimes, dift types of birdhouses & when it’s safe to plant here (still snows here in PA 😕), we will be adding perennials that attract bees, butterflies & hummingbirds! It’s all making me so happy!!!!! I love nature!!!! Just makes me feel better!( I live with chronic illnesses too)

[@nicholew664]

Quarantine has led me to 'taste testing" lots of food and sitting on my bum in front of the TV! Ughh lol haha love yalls vids!! Such a great couple!

[@thefreylife]

Nichole quarantine is a great taste testing time! :)

[@beverlysettle1084]

I pulled out my old craft container and all of my paints..some brand new..were all dried up. So I ordered some acrylic paint pens and I painted a rock to leave in the neighborhood for some child to find. Also, I have been playing the piano and trying to relearn the classical music that I used to know (along with some hymns from when I played piano for the church). Staying busy and getting back to the old basics!!💕🌼☮️🌻

[@tarabrookecarroll1176]

LOVE that song! It always gets stuck on my head! THERE AINT NOTHING GONNA STEAL MY JOY

[@danielleblanken1690]

I’m a nurse, so not a whole lot has changed for me. But since we can’t go anywhere on my days off we’ve been cooking a lot and I might be getting a little carried away with my veggie garden.

[@luannprickett2863]

Naan bread is what the crust looked like! So proud of you for not throwing away perfectly good dough starter, and making something delicious!😋

[@bzzwiebel963]

You guys give me strength to get through the self isolation i.e quarantine. Because of the asthma I have been afraid of this bug! You guys are troopers !!! Cheers Barbara

[@Tru_G.R.I.T]

I had a couple onions going bad so I chopped them up and I cooked them as low heat as I could on the stove and a skillet and some butter all day until they were caramelized and then I doubt them with balsamic vinegar and cook that down till it was like thick and syrupy ate it with some burrata and flatbread pizza crust on made with self-rising flour delicious

[@lynnrose7562]

That sounds delicious.

[@thefreylife]

I was going to say what Lynn said - that does sound delicious!

[@lizbrown8219]

I haven’t gotten creative in quarantine, but I have been watching a lot of videos, and I discovered you guys and I just love you all

[@ashleykeen9215]

The yard looks great! I’m not typically a commenting person, but I do watch everyday! However, today I just want you guys to know that the yard looks!!! great.

[@ringmazepuzzlegame4438]

I just love you guys,,,,,i think you should be bigger, you are the example of how a happy life should be, You guys are Heaven SENT........

[@dawnbeaird5183]

You can put some cold water in your sink, put your chicken, broth etc. In to thaw. Will thaw pretty fast, just a little tip. 💜

[@marissaclifford4882]

I'm glad you got to rock out, super awesome. Looks like you had a great lunch. The pizza looks delicious, I'm having pizza tonight too, not homemade, but I'm looking forward to it. :) ❤ I love seeing you both succeding in your big project. During quarentine I learned more about drawing!

[@thefreylife]

Marissa that's so fun you're drawing!

[@sybercat1]

I've been sewing again, waiting on my new sewing machine to come in next week! I'm super happy and its keeping me busy!

[@Missyfoo81]

I found Glenn and friends from Mary, so me and my husband made our first loaf of no knead bread. It was so fun, thank you guys for always inspiring me!

[@thefreylife]

Frances yay so glad you made bread! How was it?

[@Missyfoo81]

@@thefreylife it was pretty good for our first loaf. A little too crunchy but I think our dough was too wet. We will try again tomorrow using the biga and see how that comes out. I find the whole process very relaxing. Stay well Frey's!

[@christincavanaugh2357]

I started taking online contortion classes! Doing things I thought I couldn’t and relearning things I used to do.

[@gwenschott]

It's true you can keep the eggs at room temperature, but I wouldn't store them by the stove or toaster oven because of the heat.

[@jessgrace5770]

I’ve been making my own cold brew and I’m obsessed! I add a cup of ground coffee and 3 cups of water in a mason jar, shake it up, and let it sit in the fridge for 14-16 hours. Then I strain the mixture in cheese cloth and a strainer with small holes, then pour it back in the jar. Then I have cold brew coffee concentrate! I add a cup of concentrate and a cup of water to ice then add creamer/sugar. So good!

[@thefreylife]

Jess that sounds delicious, thanks for sharing!

[@denisejones7780]

Mary you could use the shelve unit on the dining room wall to store cook books and some of your pretty serving pieces. How about a herb garden, that wall gets a lot of light.

[@mockfanatik]

For the starter when you feed it, you can use it to make pancakes with the part that you take out. So good. We had to make starter for culinary class, I remember feeding it, it was like a pet to take care of. LOL

[@thefreylife]

mockfanatik Ooo thanks for sharing!

[@PinkHawk191]

Me and my mom are in the process of remodeling our new condo. We have been picking out everything for my bathroom and my bedroom. Doing stuff for the remodel has been a good distraction and gives me something to look forward to. Hopefully we will be moving in June.

[@CarlaPage]

when i have a headache,i take a benadryl and alleve it really works

[@tamekahill2826]

The food looks good and the yard is coming along nicely. I just remodel a house in the same layout is y'all's house a year ago.

[@thefreylife]

Thanks Tameka! & that's so fun! :)

[@kristinahawkins6694]

It’s finally started warming up here so my husband smoked some chicken breast yesterday. It was so nice coming home from work and not having to cook. The chicken was excellent

[@aprilsutterfield3635]

I've not been creating anything. I've cleaned every place I usually put off bc it's hard lol! Today was baseboards washing doors and walls! I think I'd rather be creative! 😆

[@thefreylife]

April that feels so good though getting everything clean that we don't normally have time to clean - way to go!!

[@Stacey67643]

I like to cook bacon crumble it and cut up a tomato and chop up lettuce , shredded cheese and mix it with mayo and have a BLT pita!!! So good and refreshing.

[@thefreylife]

stacey Murphy oh yum!!

[@love_gracie_joy]

I have been in and out of the hospital and a bunch of outpatient services so my room is completely covered in piles of stuff. So I'm taking this time to organize it. Hoping you both continue safely creating things at home. Love you! 😘😇

[@thefreylife]

Gracie we're glad you're home & have the energy to organize a bit, but make sure to rest when your body needs it :)

[@love_gracie_joy]

Thank you! I hope you do the same! (Including Peter and the yard work)

[@kimberlyprzybyl1187]

Learning how to make yeast bread and find the perfect, soft dinner roll recipe. I’ve never had luck with yeast and now I am!!!

[@eej1983able]

Much better day today physically no headache! Woop woop! Exhausted from working at home when I can. Grateful to have a job that still pays me when i can't be there for COVID19 restrictions. Pray my husband gets relief from pain in his left shoulder 😰

[@RandallJT84]

A great way to defrost frozen proteins (chicken/fish/beef/shrimp) rather quickly. Place the protein in question in a large enough bowl to hold all the meat in question. If it's in bags, discard those, and place the meat in the bowl directly. Run cold water over the meat, and cover completely. Don't add anything else to the water. Allow the bowl to sit in a sink or on counter/fridge uncovered until defrosted. Times vary depending on amount of meat/proteins your using. Rookie Mistake: Don't use Hot/warm water in this application, as it'll slowly cook the meats over time. Cold water is a must! Once the meat is defrosted, wiped off to dry with paper towels completely. Then use accordingly.

[@maddieadams75]

Sour dough is my absolute favorite. My mom had a starter crock for sour dough when we were little. Yum ❤️

[@luannprickett2863]

Peter, you have worked so hard in your yard and it is looking wonderful! Plant some hydrangeas and butterfly bushes! Really, you have done a great job!

[@Asincitygirl]

I've never heard of a starter that said throw some away. Usually you use it then add to it to keep it going. After all it came from a time when things were in short supply. You should check out other ways of making it.

[@denisejones7780]

in the first 7 days you remove the amount you add so it doesn't grow too big and gets strong.

[@trishasmall6723]

I was rocking out to Elevations new song Raddle yesterday. Feels good to just let go and worship while working!!

[@susanharris1285]

Mary the crazy things you cook look sooo good, Peter yard is looking great Ollies just chilling in the sun hey Harry where ever you are love and prayers!!! I'm making eggs all different ways

[@elizabethgreen6770]

I love watching you guys cook. It makes me want to cook. Usually on Thursdays I make dessert for my life group. But now I can't. So I have enjoyed cooking.

[@thefreylife]

Elizabeth glad you're getting time to have fun cooking :)

[@morganforrest7551]

It’s been great weather here in NC. Love having the windows open and breathing in the fresh air.

[@saraschutz812]

Doing Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. Hoping for left over turkey to make some soup over the weekend. Hubby just wanted the turkey out of the freezer.

[@thefreylife]

Sara oh yum!! that sounds fun and delicious!

[@BNHAalltheway]

The pizza looked good the yard's coming along nicely glad You guys hade a nice day God Bless

[@thefreylife]

Thanks Paula! :) We hope you have a great weekend!

[@daryngalbreath6038]

Love the cooking, sizzle sizzle, frey frey....I make tumblers and custom shirts, totes etc, last week my boss asked me about making shirts for our nursing home staff as an encouragement, so tomorrow I'm going to be ironing on 126 shirts whew!

[@Abby-md8zq]

That’s a huge backyard 😍😍😍it’s looking great!!!!!!

[@invisibleinkling1474]

Wow... Have fun! Yes.... We used to be Chicken Scratch Ranch when we lived in AZ. Now we're in TN and whisper dogs. Anyway, the coating on the eggs is called the "bloom." And we are the only country that refrigerates them. Condensation actually compromises the bloom, risking the allowance of bacteria to form by making the shell permeable. So if already refrigerated, leave them that way until you use them. It's too late to leave them out. But if not yet refrigerated, leave them out, unwashed, on the counter at room temperature. They should be safe from spoiling for a good long time... at least a month. Oh... and always crack each egg into a seperate small bowl before combining it with other eggs or ingredients. It is possible for farm eggs to be fertilized (if they allow hens to dwell with roosters) and/or sit in the heat too long. You'll know if it's compromised if it's too watery, the yolk is liquified, or it smells bad. Fertilized eggs are OK to eat. If the farm has no roosters, no problem. But if the farm does, and any of the hens are broody (try to sit on the eggs and hatch them), all the more reason to check each one in a seperate bowl before eating. P. S. DON'T LEAVE GROCERY STORE EGGS OUT. THEY'VE BEEN WASHED MULTIPLE TIMES.

[@invisibleinkling1474]

And don't refrigerate unwashed eggs. Bacteria city!

[@elainehardy3502]

I remember when McDonald's had iced coffee for a $1. I love the frappes there.

[@suehamilton8531]

I have been creative in the kitchen as well. Also painting landscapes 🏜️

[@Joyce-dd3fm]

The yard looks very nice Peter! Yummy pizza!

[@malkahmollie]

My creativity today was making homemade pierogi for the first time! I also was inspired by you guys and did an oven roasted BBQ pulled pork.. it wasn't smoked like Peter's but it was still pretty darn good!

[@jennadale7482]

I enjoying listening to For King & Country while I am cooking or cleaning. I always end up dancing around my house. 😂

[@elainehardy3502]

That chicken sounds delicious.

[@allosch9]

The yard looks great!!

[@Jaspurrsmum]

I love Old Church Choir! Mary screamed and I jumped lol. You have worked so hard on that yard. :) I used to eat Tuna fish all the time. Now I cannot stand the smell or taste of it. Yet, I can eat it raw. And I tried Kombucha. I cannot do it. I ended up pouring it out. Ooh a Flatbread pizza. Looked amazing!

[@luannsmith5309]

I am crocheting like crazy and I have read 22 books!! Creative sometimes!!!

[@Dreamer5211]

Hi Guys , Thanks for the distraction !! and the vlog , why do we misplace stuff when we move ? We seem to pack with great detail , only to be going crazy trying to find that one item you were looking for !! You guys know what I mean , moving is hard work. Take care , Gary 

[@sxcredjones4034]

I agree with it leading to creative work

[@genavievehernandez3027]

That is a good song. You guys are so fun to watch I love your videos.

[@americanspirit5636]

I left a comment on one of your videos and I think the person who monitors took what I wrote wrong. Or maybe I am not the best writer.. probably the latter. Anyway my comment was removed. Sorry if I offended. I love watching you guys because God is a huge part of your lives. Wholesome and real. And both of you have the gift of laughter. This channel is a blessing.

[@sparrow8534]

I love watching your videos cause I have cystic fibrosis too!

[@thefreylife]

Thanks Piper Little, we're so glad you're here and a part of our Frey Life family! Hope you have a great weekend, keep on pressing on!

[@Uniquelyyours1]

Omg, all your food looks fab, Mary and Peter:) Is your skin still itchy, Peter? I hope it's better. Take care:)

[@luannprickett2863]

Genealogy research, gas range research (my oven died March 18th), kitchen gardening (planting carrot tops that sprouted, beans and celery, in a raised bed... I am in Alabama, so we have almost the same weather.....

[@Ascensiion1]

Peter it is coming together. The yard looks great. I was wondering though if you'll be using a compactor or not? Oh and Mary...the pizza looked yummy! Keep safe and God bless 🙏❤🙏

[@lorileewalters2018]

It looks just beautiful as does your house, it’s so pretty. Love, hugs and prayers to you both and stay safe and healthy❣️🙏❣️🙏

[@thefreylife]

Thank you Lori! :)

[@lorileewalters2018]

The Frey Life you are so welcome 🙏 you’re my favorite couple, and you’re in my prayers everyday ❤️🙏❣️

[@LexiLooBelle]

The coating on eggs shouldn't be washed off because it stops germs getting into the egg. The shell is porous with out the natural coating , so I never wash my chooks' eggs.as for what I've been doing - taken Mary's lead and started watercolour painting! 😀🎨🖌

[@Amelia-fy7qz]

I felt Mary screaming, when peter places the camera on something hot. I react like that all the time XD.

[@nitagibbons7107]

The butter makes the chicken tender and juicy and yes you can shake the butter milk and it won’t hurt it a bite I know as I took cooking classes/restaurant management!

[@samjacobson788]

We did the same thing! Made our own pizza last night for the first time. Quarantine fun haha!

[@cindygroff9587]

Yard is looking great

[@sharonpodorski4687]

Mary is amazing with her cooking. I cook all the time but you two have made me not waste and have fun

[@sarahseedtostem]

No Chains by KB is my favorite pump up christian song right now!

[@caprialnichols7659]

Loving the vlogs keep it up Mary and Peter

[@NorseButterfly]

Quarantine has led to a lot of great, creative ideas.. but I've been too sleepy to follow through😴. I don't know what my body is up to, it's not like this is anything new to me🤷‍♀️.. this is my normal life, except instead of *going* to dr's appointments, I have telehealth chats. It's frustrating to *want* to do things like paint, but feel overwhelmingly sleepy, and not have the energy to get the supplies out.

[@michelle10261]

Thank you for sharing your vlog from Michelle in Australia

[@MammaBear.]

I can't wait to see how that chicken turns out! :)

[@cherylpedinoff2772]

Hi Frey's I love watching your cooking. You could write a book call it Delish. Because you both say that when you have nade something really tasty and enjoyable.

[@masunshine2970]

Buttermilk makes great bread and cakes.

[@laurabeth1418]

Peter got any more song recommendations? I’m loving old church choir 🙌🏻

[@albertglass2594]

Headaches are horrable when I get one I have to standup and look at the ceiling. Mary you fuction a lot better with a headach than I do.

[@thefreylife]

Alb ert Glass so sorry your headaches get so bad! Hope you have a headache free weekend :)

[@albertglass2594]

Thank you I hope I do not have a headache. I have to much school work to do.

[@cheyennelovesherpets]

cool pizza it looks amazing all my love to you peter and your pets xxx

[@thefreylife]

Thanks Cheyenne! :)

[@jessicamichaud4407]

You made cold brew coffee! Ice coffee is when you take fresh hot coffee and pour it over iced milk, the ice will melt, so make your coffee a little stronger. Cold brew is when you soak ground coffee is cold water, usually about 24 hours. Enjoy!

[@virginialigon706]

I've started making smoothies I'm putting different Ingredients in them

[@thefreylife]

Virginia oh yum!!

[@jaytee2642]

3:00 That's a Maker's cleaning cloth, right? 😎 That tag color looked familiar, so I checked my cleaning supplies. Yep! I used to watch her a lot. Clean My Space? Or Clean Your Space? I should probably be doing more cleaning and less goofing off. LOL This must be a hint. 😒

[@wendycharles4777]

Peter and Mary where find fresh eggs but joy your week and weekend God bless

[@theresagrosscup1968]

Dunkin’ if you like slushy type drinks.....Dunkin’ Donuts French vanilla coffee is awesome.. pizza looked delicious!

[@dawnchristine1438]

Try making the Dalgona whipped coffee. It's easy and delicious.