Eating for $21 a Week Days 6 & 7

[@tracieschrock9519]

you should do a 1 time shop and a budget of 100.00 for the entire month. alot of seniors and younger adults only have this amount left after paying bills.

[@Tamara_D]

Another idea is to shop within the snap (supplemental nutrition assistance program, aka food stamps) allowances and use store sales/store digital coupons to stretch your budget. 🙂

[@ggjr61]

@@Kittycat33eeWow! The minimum in my state is $23 dollars. The average is $109.

[@jillgott6567]

​@@Kittycat33eeit is more we than that in my state

[@debeckersley3850]

I get EBT in California which is based on a sliding scale. I'm a senior who worked hard to support myself, and because I got sick and had to go on SSI (Disability) before I turned 65, my food allowance from the State is $26 per month. Stretch that.

[@ArianyaNJ]

​@debeckersley3850 See if you qualify for Medicaid in addition to Medicare. I looked for my f-i-l but he earns too much between social security and pension. Twenty-six bucks a month for SNAP is disgraceful.

[@stac1126]

Instead of continuing for an 8th day etc. Do a video of rolling over your leftover ingredients and incorporating into a new menu for the next week with another $21 budget for the week.i love all your videos!

[@champagnemommy]

Check out her previous videos, she does rollover items in that series 👍🏼

[@DebbieandEddieBFF]

❤

[@maciewages]

You could use the flour and hotdogs to make pigs in a blanket just make a basic dough cut the hotdogs in half or thirds and wrap and bake

[@tcctocrazytccarson7309]

Or even adding some instant potatoes to the dough, for added flavor ♡

[@susieramick7202]

Maybe pancake batter. Using Brown and Serve sausages???

[@bendmall4341]

I remember Piggies in a Blanket! 😂

[@SuziQ1953]

I have a fear of making bread,tortillas or noodles. No longer. Your video has inspired me. Thanks Rebecca

[@DollarTreeDinners]

You can do it!

[@kenyonbissett3512]

@@DollarTreeDinnersa great idea for an ebook would be you budgeting for 1 month using Dollar General and/or Dollar Tree. The book could reference specific KZbin videos and what time in the video you do the recipe. In the book you could suggest recipes changes/additions like parma to the fresh potatoes in garlic/margarine sauce. This would benefit you in two ways, more video views on KZbin and the price of the ebook itself. This type of offering could be on Patron if that route appeals, general supporter and higher $ amount for more specific content like days 8+9. Just and idea…Best wishes?

[@morganmckibbon4241]

I can do bread but tortillas are intimidating to me for some reason!

[@elaineburkett509]

One thing I haven't seen you do that has been a lifesaver for me is biscuits. They are the easiest bread to make. Cut 4-6 Tbsp butter or margarine (or any other solid fat like bacon grease or chicken fat) into 2 cups self rising flour. Add 3/4 cup milk (or water or any other liquid) and mix just until combined. Drop onto greased baking sheet or cut and place on baking sheet and bake at 400 for 10-12 minutes until golden brown. These freeze well. You can even store the flour mixture in the fridge or freezer and make just a couple biscuits at a time if you want: 1/2 cup flour mixture and 2-3 Tbsp liquid.

[@jtothaizzo7000]

I've learned so much about cooking and budgeting from this channel. Let me throw in my beans and rice recipe. I ate this when I was unemployed and had very little money. Lucky I had bought a 25 lb bag of jasmine rice at the beginning of the pandemic, I stored them in pickle, and Mason jars. So for the rice, chicken bullion in the water. Way cheaper than broth, but still delicious. Then add fresh chopped cilantro when it's done. Then fry some garlic and green onion. Wash and drain black beans and add Chinese chili paste( or hot sauce) and a little fish sauce. Not too much it will be salty. Fry it up, and add lime. I had the rice. Cans of black beans are about a dollar. In Texas at the time I could get 5 limes for a dollar, and green onion and cilantro for maybe a dollar or two.

[@PerilousRainbow]

You saying about not wanting to focus on just one store for too long, I think it’s actually a good thing at times. There’s a lot of budget channels who showcase how to shop and save the most money when you have easy access to multiple stores, but some people live in food deserts or for whatever reason are limited to just one store the majority of the time. You should also definitely be prideful of the content you put out, it’s very thoughtful and a lot of hard work to do what you do and keep it enjoyable to watch.

[@tcctocrazytccarson7309]

I agree ♡

[@patriciahurt5608]

You are an inspiration.

[@aikanae1]

I agree. I don't think many people have time to go to multiple stores.

[@robetpeery9084]

Great video Rebecca. this is perfect for those people who don't have any other stories to shop for their meals. love the 21 dollar video. I think you should do more. And I know you work hard on putting out good videos and I appreciate it they're great to watch and helpful.

[@ilovemusic1974]

I live in the Los Angeles CA area and we have I think too many stores to choose from and love your videos Please keep posting ..I love all your videos

[@amk5647]

As a side note, your makeup and brows are always flawless!

[@Zorro-5515]

She's s beautiful and sweet young lady!

[@bmolitor615]

the country gravy-makin interlude between eating potato pancake One and potato pancakes Two, Three and Four killed me.

[@DollarTreeDinners]

Haha I’m glad it was as entertaining as I hoped it would be 🥰🥰

[@cziegle3794]

@@DollarTreeDinners Did you do a video where you made pancakes using oatmeal packets? If so, what video is it? I want to try it someday. Love your channel. Thanks for making this content.

[@DollarTreeDinners]

I did! That was during my first KZbin series where I did $5 a day from dollar general, around day 6 or 7 I experimented with adding oatmeal packets to my pancake mix to flavor it

[@krishenderson970]

We also add chopped onions to our potato pancakes :)

[@DollarTreeDinners]

Sounds great!

[@anthonymaldonado9869]

What makes it taste better is when you put blueberries fresh blueberries in

[@j4d7s8]

The tortilla process was memorizing. Relaxing to watch.

[@DollarTreeDinners]

I really love integrating some relaxing no talking cooking scenes, glad you enjoyed it!

[@wherearrryeeoooo]

Same and the second the time lapse started I was like yeeesss.

[@Celticgirl81]

I was thinking it was ASMAR tortillas

[@sallyjean1472]

I love watching your channel. I too am on a very limited budget. Retired early due to health problems so my. budget is tight. Would echo a lot of people asking for a second week where you use the leftovers and then spend another $21. I live rural and have a local grocery store and dollar tree as my shopping options. One thing I'd like to know --what you'd buy to build up your pantry with your rollover 'savings'. For me - it would be more flour, sugar, cinnamon and baking powder. I'd want to make cookies like Snickerdoodles. Also a jar of jam to use as a pancake topper. But would love to read what you'd do.

[@cat-zt3cb]

thank you so much for your videos! i'm 17 and i just moved out, so i don't have a ton of money to spend on food and i'm also learning how to cook. i like how your plans are very doable and easy for people who don't necessarily have a ton of knowledge already on how to prepare things, and the way you explain everything is so helpful.

[@robylove9190]

You do a fantastic job, Rebecca ❤

[@DollarTreeDinners]

Thank you so much!

[@ellecee453]

This series was great! I didn't think the homemade flour tortillas were too much work--I think they're a great idea. And anytime you want to include Peruvian food. I'm interested! You showed how good and how joyful the meals can be for one working with a very small budget throughout the day and the week.

[@zzydny]

I really enjoyed this week, and I am now inspired to try making tortillas and pasta. Thanks for that! I was also really happy to see what you did with the beans and rice; as a vegetarian and as a person with a very tiny budget, beans and rice are important. And, just by the way, I live very nearby a space rocket testing center; I've gotten very accustomed to the windows in my house rattling and the ground shaking. Loudest thing I've ever heard: the Space Shuttle Engines; so noisy that I could actually feel the sound inside my torso. Not kidding.

[@jacqueline8121]

Watching you make tortillas was so inspiring! I feel like I can actually do that and I've been intimidated by the idea until now. Thank you Rebecca!

[@DollarTreeDinners]

You can do it!

[@anotherpenny1942]

I have been wanting to tell you how highly I think of your videos and all the research and work you put into them. I am retired now and very blessed not to be on a tight food budget, but when I was a single mother raising my 2 children, I sure could have used a channel like this. Ip[ lived paycheck to paycheck during those years. You do so much to help people who have very little to spend/are food insecure. I hope your channel continues to grow and you keep making these.

[@joanneandrea7298]

Just a content idea : Planning a child's bday party (including decor or whatever) for a set budget (you decide how much).... or a summer patio party (beach party) for a set budget.

[@alisonh768]

I’m a new subscriber and I wanted to share how much you’ve inspired me over a short period of time! I’ve tried many of your recipes(loving the McDonald’s sausage burritos at home), taken your product suggestions, you inspired me to make Polish food and I discovered a Polish deli a few towns from me. You are so creative and your channel is comforting. I’m so glad I found your content Rebecca!

[@DollarTreeDinners]

That is awesome! thank you so much!

[@vondakaycarter2090]

I just wanted to thank you for doing this particular series. My husband has been on disability for a year now and it has changed what we spend on groceries. Dollar General is only 3 miles down the road from us versus the 30 minute drive to other places. Again Thank you and I love the ideas.

[@almlpb]

I was listening to the radio on my way to work, and the hosts were discussing food deserts in our city. A listener called in and said they relate to this so much, and a resource they love is Dollar Tree Dinners. They said it helped them reframe the way they thought about their situation, and opened their eyes to how much variety and good food they can have even on their extremely limited budget. I thought you'd like to know that you're absolutely making a difference in the lives of others!

[@Tamara_D]

You could make a hash using your hotdogs and getting 1 potato. Chop them into small cubes and fry until crispy. I make a low carb version using a turnip in place of the potato. Hotdogs are a great replacement for sausage. Great video 👍

[@Ohwhale79]

I second this. I LOVE using turnips in this way, so tasty and low carb!! (I like to par-cook my turnips before frying because those suckers are hard as a rock!)

[@tcctocrazytccarson7309]

Not sold @ Dollar General, but I agree ♡

[@Ohwhale79]

@@tcctocrazytccarson7309 you can buy fresh potatoes at Dollar general. Like maybe not all of them, but I've definitely bought a bag of potatoes at Dollar general before. They have a tiny fresh foods section at mine.

[@Tamara_D]

​@tcctocrazytccarson7309 turnips aren't sold there..that's true. But potatoes (frozen/canned) are. Dollar tree/general don't accommodate specialty diets (low carb/sugar/gluten free etc) very well. However, Wal-Mart does. If you happen to do shopping every 2 wks or monthly, it would greatly benefit someone with dietary restrictions to go to a grocery store.

[@shannonwhite7605]

Love, Love, Love this series & your videos... I've learned so much from you!!🥰❤🍽🌶🧅 idea... quick chicken n dumplings Dollar Tree!! Bag of mixed veggies, mainly carrots, onions, celery. Make a roux with your margarine & flour, add veggies. Then make your broth (soup base) from chicken bullion/ water. Add that. Make drop dumplings from flour, milk & margarine & add salt & pepper to dough. 2 cups of flour, 4 tbsp margarine 3/4 cup milk. Add some milk to soup broth, drop dumplings by the teaspoon full. . Add canned chicken?? Maybe?? Just a thought.. I know this isn't in standard recipe form.. sorry!! Keep cooking love!!😘✌🏼

[@defishe01]

love this series. with the left over bologna or hot dogs, you could have diced it and fried it and made your country gravy with it. i would love to see you add another week. you do such a great job and i have gotten so many ideas to help save on our food budget. i'm not sure what the price comparison would be, but 3 c. flour, 1/2 c water, 2 t. salt and 1/2 t. of yeast makes a loaf of artisan bread

[@sharonoldham4374]

Good tip on the bread. I'll try that. I love the smell homemade bread baking.😊

[@adigmon]

Another hot dog meal…weenies and gravy! Seriously, a family favorite that comes from my great grandmother cooking during depression times. Eighth cut hot dogs and fry in a little oil until brown, add chopped onions and garlic if you have it and lightly brown, then add tomatoes, tomato past, and or tomato sauce. Add a little water, season to taste, and simmer until gravy thickens and serve over rice. It’s delicious and extremely cheap, especially if you have the veggies in your garden!

[@junebugtea6654]

We have an old recipe that is similar. Instead of tomato sauce and paste, we put ketchup, mustard and brown sugar to create a thick, sticky BBQ sauce. We usually ate it with Kraft Dinner maccaroni and cheese.

[@sharonoldham4374]

​@@junebugtea6654Thay oddly sounds good. May have to try that.

[@jerrieanderson2245]

This was a great week to watch. Seeing you make the gnocchi, tortillas, pastas was a master class in using flour! Looking forward to trying these. I love potato pancakes, but didn’t think instant would work. The crunch on the chimichangas was awesome. Thank you got all your content.

[@delaneycha8339]

when I was younger my dad would make my siblings and me a straightforward and cheap version of bibimbap which we called heaven: rice, hot dogs, fried eggs, hot sauce, and sesame seeds. This could be super easy to make for your series and can be eaten for any meal! I still make it sometimes into adulthood bc I view it as a comfort food

[@DollarTreeDinners]

That sounds so good I wanna make it right now 😂😂

[@startmelaughing]

11:52 for the dog ❤

[@settheworldonfire94]

I bet eggs would be really good on those potato pancakes. Country gravy is also really great with eggs. I love the variety you managed this week despite only spending $21. Your videos have definitely inspired me to budget better and stop wasting my leftovers. Also, as someone who makes fresh flour tortillas often, yours look great! I typically use lard, but margarine definitely works if that is what you have.

[@stephiec4062]

Cutting the pasta dough is such a good idea! I wonder if you cut it into a bowl beforehand and then transfer it to boiling water it would be more consistent and not burn you.

[@jimko49]

I’m jealous of your pan flipping skills. Also if you oil the bottom of a measuring cup when you press out your potato pancakes, it won’t stick. I love your channel!

[@treatsntrinkets]

Cutting the pasta with scissors could be a useful hack, but doing it right into the boiling water definitely just seems like a good way to make sure it's unevenly cooked. I'd think it would be easier to cut the pasta over a strainer, then you can put that in the boiling water. Add some frozen broccoli when you're making the sauce, and it's a decent take on cavatelli and broccoli, which is one of my favorite Italian comfort foods.

[@lindanizamoff7981]

I like the idea of separating the mixed vegetables. I would have used the strings beans to make a small Shepards pie and instead of using hamburger I would have ground the hot dogs and added cooked beans, maybe made a gravy to mix with the hotdog and beans for my bottom layer. then did a layer of the string beans and topped with the potatoes and baked.

[@tcctocrazytccarson7309]

Great idea, could possibly flavor the gravy with the chicken bouillon ♡

[@melissatomei6637]

I never really looked up a recipe for homemade flour tortillas but I will tell u that this is the easiest recipe for flour tortillas, thanks for that !

[@pek5117]

Great series Rebecca. We don't have Bologna here but millions of people can't be wrong, it seems like a very common sandwich there. One thing I was expecting was when you roll out a slice of bread thin and wrap it around a hotdog and brown it in the pan and serve with mustard.

[@beccaalvarez9699]

I love these types of videos because it’s exactly the situation I find myself in. I’m on unemployment and have lots of bills so I usually only have a little bit of money for groceries for 2 so I love being able to use your videos as a grocery list and a starting of point for what to cook! Your videos are so fun and helpful and i appreciate all the hard work you put into them ❤️❤️

[@Rebecca-sc2di]

You should show how you would roll the leftover ingredients into the next week. I really enjoyed this series and would love to see what you would do with the rolled over items.

[@dwynn57]

it is amazing the different cuisines that use the same ingredients! I personally am not a huge fan of beans, altho I know they are a wonderful source of protein. I love the fact that you are going to stores that are common in almost any town. many towns have more than one dollar general! and they are upping their ante by having more cold and frozen stuff. all in all I think you did a fantastic job this week! thanks for sharing! xoxo

[@orreng]

Rebecca…you are an articulate young woman. Good job! Cheers from Houston!!

[@TangoSierraDIY]

This was a great series! I live closer to a Dollar General than any other store, and it always amazes me how many groceries I can get there, especially on a budget. I also appreciate the Polish cooking and would like to see more of that, maybe using easy to source and thrifty substitutions.

[@debeckersley3850]

My Dad was English and my Mother Louisiana French. My poor English Grandmother could not cook. When Mom cooked something he really liked, he'd say, "I wonder what the poor folks are eating." As judged by your cooking prowess, pretty darn good!

[@jacquespoulemer3577]

Rebecca, Mike and the rest of my dollar tree huggers. The mind set of saving and putting aside for a rainy day is a difficult one to get rid of. Often I catch myself saving things I don't need hehehe. Rebecca, I may have an idea for a video you might want to do. Back in the 90s it was a very hot day and a neighbor invited us to swim in their pool. There were 3 households and we were talking about dinner. I suggested that if they wanted to clean out their refridgerators we could pool that food and anything else they wanted to use up. We had leftovers of all kinds, potatoes that were going soft etc etc. I took the leftover chinese food and made my own dumpling wrappers (like the dough you made) for assorted dumplings. Leftover steak and pastries for sauerbraten. I roasted the oldish potatoes. I hope this can be a useful idea. Jim Oaxaca Mexico

[@laurabusch7067]

Could you just cut the pasta onto a plate (etc) first and then put them into the boiling water at once? Would they maybe stick too much that way? I’m very interested in trying this because my husband always wants fresh pasta but as a mom of 3 I do not have the time or energy to make them the usual way 😅

[@debbiepowell8172]

I lived about 30 -40 minutes from Ft Knox my whole childhood and our window’s rattled on a regular basis. Another great video.

[@wilmasantos3255]

I absolutely LOVED this series!!! I would love to see what you do next week, including the leftover food. Your ideas are insanely good!! I’ve tried at least 10 of your recipes and I’ve loved them all!

[@reallyseriously7020]

Look in the Mexican foods dept at the store. You can often find huge jars of bullion for about the same price as the small jars in the soup aisle. They also offer more flavors. The chicken tomato is really good.

[@lenalyles2712]

Instead of potato paddies that you made, I think it out with some milk and make waffles. They freeze well and you can put fruit, syrup or gravy. Have had them my whole life and at over 70 I have had a lot of them. For green beans, save your bacon grease and fry the green beans with a little garlic powder, fry until you start to get brown specks.

[@SaltyBuzzard]

I keep the instant mashed potatoes on hand because I crave them (hubs does Not 😅)… I make mine with the chicken bouillon instead of straight water.. delicious 😋

[@tcctocrazytccarson7309]

Sounds yummy ♡

[@sharonoldham4374]

I had bought a pkg instant potatoes. Reached in the pantry and they were gone. Found out my son had made and ate them. 😅

[@dukealliefifi]

Thank you for this series. It's not something I would cook unless I fell on hard times. But I think you are really helping those who need to be on such a tight budget.

[@zatunjamsa]

You making those tortillas was soooo relaxing😴 Love your KZbin channel so much, thank you.

[@KarenBowers4]

You should be very proud of your content. I love the recipes and you give excellent directions for each one. Plus you have a calming voice that makes the videos enjoyable to watch.

[@griseldarodriguez8334]

Luv your videos. Would like to see a roll over video with the left over ingredients and adding them to a new week. I'm trying to lower my grocery spending since it's just me now. God bless you.

[@TheDeliciousCaek]

Lomo Saltado is my favorite dish! My nana would make it when she was visiting from Peru and it's so good. She once did fried yucca with it I believe.

[@rickysmama9638]

For potato pancakes if I have onion I shred some in if so have to add potato flakes. I also have added onion and garlic powder for some extra flavor

[@amyamorette8592]

the tortilla process and sizzle on the skillet was magical

[@LynneGirl26]

We live near multiple quarries. We can feel the vibrations at varing levels of intensity. Like mini esrthquakes.

[@ellefirebrand]

Another recipe to look out is traditional spaetzle. It’s a loose dough, almost pancake batter consistency, made with eggs, milk and flour. You can use a colander and push the dough through the holes or sort of scrape it off a wood cutting board into boiling water. Then boil it and you can pan fry it. This was a super fun video and loved all the different recipes and techniques you used. I’m also polish so absolutely loved the pierogis.

[@LisaCatLady]

Eating the tacu tacu and doggo in the background, photoboming...I love it!

[@sharonriley4]

You did absolutely fantastic ! I want to thank you so very much for all your hard work showing us what we can do with $21 :00 and I am going to a challenge myself using what I have in the pantry and refrigerator and make meals like you did. You help me every time I watch you. Thank you again Sincerely Sheri with much appreciation

[@lynnedavenport3298]

I can't eat a lot of these meals due to diabetes, but I do love a Dollar Tree Dinner video!

[@tracieschrock9519]

me too ✋️

[@mj3825]

Southern frugal mama does low cost low carb (not dollar tree tho)

[@five_pennies]

Yeah, I feel you. A lot of her recipes are pretty easy to adapt to be diabetic friendly but the swap ins cost so much more.

[@scook5599]

​@@five_penniesYes. It is much harder to get low cost healthy food.

[@19tristan98]

I'm the same way. Love the videos, but not easy for diabetics to eat cheap at all.

[@candicecane5432]

Hello! I love your ideas! May I make a suggestion for an ideal? Could you try to find a budget with more protein and veggies, fruit and less with carbs for people who are on certain diets like diabetic or keto or low carb. It could be a good challenge! 😁

[@drummerlovesbookworm9738]

I’d like to see you visit your local food bank, take what they give you, and then supplement trying to use their items with a shopping trip with however much you are assigning yourself that week. Or pretend you have two kiddos and cook for all three of you. Or show the items that would be stocking your pantry with as far as spices, etc. that people can be using to jazz up their cooking. Or I’d like to know what to put in a gift basket for someone on a tough food budget - oils, spices, sauces, condiments, etc. PS: Would a different meat be better than hot dogs? Like corned beef? SPAM? What can we give to people who are really struggling? What are the things they can’t buy on a restricted budget? I’d love to see a second week. These are great!

[@VRuffing]

❤ Thank You so much for your time and creativity to put meals together for the low budget in mind. I just turned 59 and on SSDI, low end income FS, you have inspired me to create on a very low budget. NC. Don't give you much for food. 🤗

[@sandrakeen4000]

I don’t know if you do it in this video but in case you do see this, I thought perhaps you could talk about why you put your sheet pan on the bottom of your oven. I have seen several other videos lately. That sort of explained it, but thought you could add that to your video. America’s test kitchen said it helps with browning, but then allows the top to steam. I have always put my tray near the top or middle.

[@bridgettescott7196]

So excited I love all your videos. Thank you for all the hard work 💜

[@DollarTreeDinners]

You are so welcome!

[@mariamunoz3338]

If you had some vinegar you could have made a very small amount of chesse with left over milk. Instead of 2nd bag of veggies a bag of frozen fruit if comparable costs. Personally i wouldnt have gotten chips maybe rotel, canned tomato, or frozen onion and peppers for flavor. You can make tortilla chips from the tortilla if you want something crunchy. Someone mentioned using beans in place of beef for a shepards pie. That could work if you had beef boulion and im guessing pulsed the beans and add some flour for texture. Ik a lot people are not a fan of ramen buts super cheap, usually 5 packs for 1.25. When im tired and dont feel like cooking i make ramen and an egg and peas or corn whatever i have on hand. I think this video was really good for such a small budget. It also is good for those who unfortunately live in food deserts.

[@angiezaehringer8297]

I just found your channel today. I watched part 1 and 2 of the $50 walmart videos, and loved your ideas so I sudscribed. Then I watched the thanksgiving from scratch one. There went my schedule for today, but it was worth it. I'm really glad I found you.

[@patriciajansen5484]

One of my favorite meals using mixed vegetables is a knock off of Olive Garden minestrone soup. I always make sure I have enough diced tomatoes in my cupboard along with some of that lovely pasta that you made by hand you can really tweak this to your individual tastes by adding herbs That you like, and as an extra boost, a half can of the cannelloni beans it makes a lot of servings. So if you’re on a budget, this is a great recipe. I love your channel. Thanks for all your hard work.

[@naliaacevedo2500]

I have enjoyed watching your videos. You have some great tips, and good ideas. In this video where you made the homemade pasta, I don't know if it would help, but I'm wondering if maybe cutting the pasta separately, so when you're ready to use it, and then try dropping it in the water. You did really great making the pasta though. I'm going to have to try my hand at making homemade pasta. I used to have a pasta machine, I eventually gave it away. You definitely are one articulate, and smart adaptable lady. Thank you for always doing these videos. Blessings to you, and your family.

[@lauramaldonado5591]

Applesauce and sour cream would be delicious for the potatoe pancakes ♥️

[@dianegordon9743]

love your ideas. you also don't have to transform every ingredient. you could just have a side of veggies with your meal which is what I would do.

[@DollarTreeDinners]

So true!

[@tracyleepaulson7518]

Hi I'm Tracy Lee from Michigan. I love your channel. I just came across it recently. You are so genuine. Our dollar tree doesn't offer any frozen or frig options, but we shop there for other groceries. Thank you. I enjoy all your videos.

[@gregorybraidman1405]

I really enjoyed these three videos. Having been in a situation where I lived like this, the one thing I always bought was Dehydrated Onions. Cheap, flavorful, and adds texture. Other than that, what you did was perfect.

[@traderkaz]

That DT frozen grilled chicken sandwich you mentioned in other videos is so good! 👍👍 Thank you for taste testing DT foods for us. When I microwaved mine, I just cut the cook temp back some so it wasn’t quite full blast. I think it microwaved better that way. (70 or 80% cook strength is what I did)

[@marymitchell8717]

Totally agree, the best thing I ever did was learn how to make my own flour tortillas!! It's pretty simple, and they taste nice!

[@macshizzel]

the potato pancakes you made are really similar to something we make in Scotland called tattie scones- it's basically the same recipe but you swap the eggs for margarine/butter, could be useful for a future budget challenge you happen to do?

[@DollarTreeDinners]

I would love to include something like that! Sounds delish!

[@RebekahAmberClark]

I would love to see you maybe sometime do a meal plan like this, but for people with chronic pain/exhaustion/arthritis/etc, with recipes that don't take a lot of difficult chopping, etc, for preparation and cooking! The foods you make all look so delicious, but a lot of them look like more than I can handle doing, especially 3 times a day on the regular, with fibromyalgia. Thanks for all you do with this channel, and keep being awesome!

[@dawnamariamiriam]

Agreed. I also deal with chronic pain/fatigue. I wish I was able to cook like I used to.

[@dawnamariamiriam]

That said, Rebecca's content is still amazing!

[@rbirkheimer59]

WOW!!!! This is amazing! You just keep better and better. Smart cookie! You are so sweet and a great personality. Thank You! Hugs, Rebekah

[@WorldOfWonder66]

This has been fun to see what you came up with. I really enjoyed going through the week with you. Now seeing what you have left shows me you could have ate a little more healthy with protein and veggies. For myself I would have had to do that. Because of my health if I would have ate like that for a week I would have been very sick. Adding the extra protein and veggies each day might have helped. Please be careful when you do these extreme budget weeks. Your health is important to. We love you and we want you to take care of yourself 🙂

[@The3Storms]

About the leftover veggies! When I’m out of lettuce/tomato garnish for tacos I’ll put frozen or canned veg in with the protein and cheese-the colors are more appetizing, and it’s lighter on the stomach. Same with enchiladas, I always put corn or mixed veg in now.

[@ritascott7901]

Our family makes a similar meal of cut dough into boiling water. A trick my mom taught us girls (5!) is try to snip them into a pile which helps avoid splashing. It is difficult to keep your hand away from the heat, just pause for a second or two.

[@ellen3883]

I think your homemade tortillas with the refried beans mixture looked so good! I am gonna have to try it 😊

[@debimorsette1685]

So many great ideas. You really stretched that $21 and had great variety. Well done! We have always made potato patties with leftover mashed potatoes. You don’t need to add flour or egg; just the mashed potatoes. Put a little oil in your fry pan, add your patties and get them brown and crispy on both sides. In another pan fry up some eggs. We like our over easy. Top each patty with an egg and you’ve got a delicious and quick breakfast.

[@kayladaniels9598]

I have watched this particular series several times. I always learn something new. Love your content. 😊

[@Jennifer-fz4ns]

Onions are really good in tater cakes. And butter, lots of butter on top. They are one of my favorite things.

[@terricolarusso2639]

I loved this series and really looked forward to the next episode! 🥰

[@vickifrakes9488]

The potato pancakes are best with finely diced onions, too.

[@KrystyneY]

I love watching you make all these different creative dishes!

[@oilinmylamp]

I recently found your videos. I enjoy them very much. You are so inventive and creative. It makes it so enjoyable to watch! I have to watch eating so many carbs due to health reasons so I was wondering if you had made a budget video with moderate carbs for a week? I’m new to your channel so I may have missed it. ❤

[@Novstorm22]

Absolutely love your content! Could you maybe do a weekly budget with only microwaveable meals? I’m a college student, and a lot of people I know only have a microwave to cook with in their dorms. I personally only have a microwave and air fryer, but I would love a microwave only meal plan.

[@dweinerface2619]

enjoyed seeing the techniques for making a variety of foods with the flour did you find it too onerous? definitly time consuming, was it worth the time and effort to make the items from scratch? would love to see more, the peruvian dish was different too definitly gona try that one., good work!!!

[@connieblack5276]

Fantastic job! You should be proud of yourself! Thanks again.

[@DollarTreeDinners]

Thanks again!

[@HLS70]

Love the potato pancake recipe. Brings back a couple memories. Your potato pancake recipe actually reminds me of potato cakes my dad would make as a side to use up leftover mashed potatoes and we would eat as a side with a meal. Growing up, my dad would shred the potatoes for potato pancakes, so im used to the texture of them that way. Thanks for sharing!!❤

[@KeikoMushi]

In the past, I've used potato gems as an substitute fpr normal potatoes for soups. It does a great job of adding salt and oil into the meal as well.

[@Ohwhale79]

WOW! That Peruvian dish looks extremely amazing! All those little crispy bits would be rolled up on the inside. Yum yum!

[@DollarTreeDinners]

So good!

[@suzanneburns2931]

Really enjoy watching , you are a delight to listen to .

[@elizabetharrowsmith7260]

It’s funny you mentioned those explosions because we live in a town that has underground storage caves, and they are constantly blasting to make them bigger and every day at 3:30 we hear at least two explosions sometimes more, and they are supposedly very far away but they often rattle our windows and scare my dogs

[@joanneruth1168]

Tasty beans & rice with veggies, maybe meat or meat substitute (hydrated soy bean textured veg protein) or added peanut butter is a great favourite. I also love adding soaked oats- yum. Chilli powder & tomato paste too. Add diced cucumber or shredded kale & diced red onion. Top with yoghurt. A favoutite meal of mine. Even leaving out some of these ideas when i am too busy produces a yummy food bowl.

[@ruthsnively7248]

I love your videos!!!!! I think you have such a sweet and caring spirit. Thank you for your videos and for you channel. I really enjoy learning from you.