Super Large Food Bank Haul 3.22.24

#foodbank #foodbankhaul #canningandpreserving #eldercare #babychickens #canning

[@lynny6754]

While I have never been to the food pantry, I am glad I found your channel. I find you to be very inspiring and love it how you do food prep in order to make the best use of what you are blessed with. It sounds like you know many of the tips already, but I love storing the walnuts in a mason jar and then freezing it as those bags can be so big. Bless you for taking care of your mother/mother-in-law!

[@lauracoblentz6131]

What a lovely haul!! You always impress me with the things you make out of it!! The stir fry looked yummy!! 😋🥰❤️

[@foodbankbeautiful]

The stir fry was yummy fed us 3 days😊

[@chickshicks44]

Deann just wanted to let you know you are a big inspiration to me. As living on food bank and dollar tree to make ends meet I love watching your channel. You have changed the way I cook for from trying to make more stuff at home and not being ashamed to go to the food bank and ask for help. Grandma is just an added addition to making my day when I see you have made a video. From watching your videos I have started using lentils instead of hamburger when I wanna stretch the budget. Please keep the videos coming and I love watching you

[@foodbankbeautiful]

CHICK! This is best comment. I love to hear the shame part! You rock❤

[@NancyNazareth-o8n]

I also freeze the little avocado cartons and I take them out and plop them onto my hot Taco/Burrito and it's lovely. I almost fainted when I saw your haul. WOW🙃 When I can find anything from Taylor Farms, reduced, I grab it. I get their stir fry pkg with noodles & sauce. I add a jar of Teriyaki mushrooms (rinsed) that I bought on clearance ($1.10), add the softened noodles, all the veggies, 1 little carton of food bank Manderin oranges or Pineapple, Food bank Napa cabbage, 1 of the 2 containers of sauce, cover and let steam for 5ish minutes. I also add sesame seeds on top. I eat this once a week. My favorite stir fry kit is the ginger garlic. PS you can freeze your ginger & it's easier to peel and slice. This haul was so good I'm going to have to watch it again. Thank you Ms Beautiful💗💗

[@foodbankbeautiful]

ohhhhh the oranges and pineapple sound so good in a ginger sauce stir fry😊

[@jacquethirlkel3001]

Idea: If you like, you can freeze fruit pie. Either in multi slice sections or by the slice. In aluminum foil or freezer bags. If you use foil, put in your oven on 350 and heat to defrost and enjoy warm pie. 👍🏻😉

[@JMurphy1]

Avocado freezes perfectly.. Enjoy!

[@petemontante4298]

i think i could have a cup of coffee with you and we could just have a nice conservation.thank you i really enjoyed your video.☕☕😇🥦 vickie from las vegas

[@CAJST-dh3oo]

This is a very nice food pantry haul. You received many wonderful things. 😊

[@vbroadwater3745]

You have a wonderful food bank! I had to go to a food bank after I lost my husband. My girls were young when they lost their dad!

[@foodbankbeautiful]

Oh raising daughters by yourself is so hard. Are they still little or all grown up? My food bank here is lovely most of the time nice staples and great extras😊

[@peggybrady5264]

DeAnn, had to add another word or two.. last night before I went to bed I made an overnight French toast or bread pudding, not sure what the difference is between the two.. I had rolls, eggs and raisins that came from the food bank that needed to be used.. I had milk, cream, cinnamon and butter.. put it all together stuck it in fridge.. took it out this morning and it is now in the oven.. it’s smelling yummy. Hopefully it will taste good!! Thanks for your encouragement. By the way if I get too wordy just let me know! Tell me put a sock in it!!😂

[@foodbankbeautiful]

PEGGY❤ I love your comments. Your breakfast sounds delicious. Good use of all the items you mentioned. I have a bag of raisins I need to use too but I am thinking raisin bars

[@peggybrady5264]

@@foodbankbeautiful waiting for recipe!

[@georgiaswangin9225]

The soup you got makes great pot pies

[@auntrowdy]

Hey Deanna! You can definitely freeze the avocado. I’ve done it many times. The only thing is that the consistency might be a little softer when you thaw it. Other than that, it’s perfect!👍🏼

[@foodbankbeautiful]

Thank you! I am putting in freezer right now!😊

[@robinsmith8299]

This is Saturday and I just finished canning 7 pints of chicken I got from the food bank. I sure hope I did it right.

[@foodbankbeautiful]

WOW ROBIN! that is amazing! Great job.If you used approved recipe canning directions you should be fine❤

[@robinsmith8299]

I followed the ball book but I had 3 that siphoning occured are they safe to put on the shelf

[@bumblebee7922]

Hi there Deanna!!! What a wonderful haul of goodies!! I LOVE seeing your hauls. Thanks for showing us!! I LOVE the long videos. Yes! I LOVE that Cherry preserves jar. I save all my pretty jars like that to reuse for all kinds of things. When I share something I made with a friend, I put it in those jars. Like soup, spaghetti sauce, pickled red beet eggs, etc. Fun!

[@ginavonk7799]

I get those avocado cups and they freeze great. 🙂

[@jacquethirlkel3001]

Google: says add some lemon juice and freeze in ziplock bag with all air removed for one month. There may already be lemon juice in the packaging and you could just freeze it. The worst that could happen is you defrost your free frozen mashed avocado and it is yukky? Good luck. Or enjoy avocado toast now? God bless!

[@Missycookingonabudget]

What a beautiful blessing ❤

[@foodbankbeautiful]

Yes, I was happy with it!😊

[@Rosirgirl12345]

I did some canning today,9 pints of gravy,4 quarts of pork,and I made chicken/bone broth,that gave me 8 pints,pretty productive day 😊

[@foodbankbeautiful]

WOW that is alot!!! Very nice job! You will enjoy it for a few months!😊

[@dianeblanchette4891]

Enjoyed every much !! sending lots of love your way ! Have a great weekend !!

[@foodbankbeautiful]

Thank you Diane, you have a great weekend too!😊

[@amandahandlin1405]

You got some good and useful stuff. And the food you made sounded so yummy. Was so happy to see a video from you today my friend❤❤❤

[@foodbankbeautiful]

hi Amanda, nice to see you here! I did get some nice things this week.

[@AngieGryszan-gw9gz]

I have frozen the hose single serve avocado cups before with no issues. When you showed the peanut butter it made me think of the no bake peanut butter cream pie I will be making for Easter next week. 1 -8oz bar of cream cheese 1 1/2 c confection sugar 1 c peanut butter 1c milk 1 16 oz cool whip 2 pie crusts ( I like to make an Oreo pie crust for this but it is good with short bread crust or even Graham cracker crust) Beat cream cheese and confection sugar together Then add peanut butter and milk to that Fold in the cool whip last Add to pie crust cover then freeze. Partially thaw a half HR before eating/ searving Makes two pies so if you want one half the recipe

[@foodbankbeautiful]

Omgosh that pie sounds so good! OK putting avocado in freezer! Thank you

[@pammerola3801]

you can absolutely freeze the smashed avacado it works perfectly

[@foodbankbeautiful]

They are in freezer now and I will pull out on taco nigjt!😊

[@Judi-lm2fj]

I love Costco muffins. You received a wonderful haul.

[@foodbankbeautiful]

Those muffins are always so yummy!😊

[@jrae6608]

Can freeze the avocados, they taste great after freezing

[@Rosirgirl12345]

That looks delicious! Im gana get the ingredients to make that,i think i might add a lil bit of peanut butter. Your raw side salad would be so good,on a hamburger 🍔 or hotdog🌭..can you tell in starving 😅. Thank you for sharing. Again..great job.😊

[@foodbankbeautiful]

i love peanut butter in stir fry too!😊

[@Rosirgirl12345]

Hi Deanna so happy you made a video i think i was having withdraws😂. Beautiful food bank haul. The yakisoba sauce is made of,worcestershire sauce,ketchup, soy sauce,oyster sauce 🤢🤢,and honey or sugar.

[@foodbankbeautiful]

Hi!, nice to see you! I was way off on the ingredients for the sauce, but it still tasted good!😊

[@Rosirgirl12345]

It looked delicious.

[@MsRene98]

I have never frozen the wholly avacado but i have had the cups in the fridge for a couple of months and they stay fine. I love them because i always have avacado on hand without having to buy avacados and use them in time. I would think you can freeze them if you want to.

[@foodbankbeautiful]

I think so too. Gma loves avocado so I use it when I have it

[@robinsmith8299]

I'm going to can some chicken tomorrow. I made lasagna tonight using mostly food pantry items. I've .never canned chicken before. I don't have a freezer other than my refrigerator. So canning it will be. Have a great day. Keep smiling

[@foodbankbeautiful]

lasagne sounds so perfect, plus it makes great leftovers. canning chicken super easy i love it

[@scottytalada]

Your frozen pastries. Just bake them at 350 in the oven, until golden brown, and puffed up..

[@ceedee3636]

i have frozen them, its great!!

[@SaltySue207]

hi, I have frozen the single serve Wholly guacamole and it tasted fine

[@foodbankbeautiful]

ohhhh good, i was hoping that would be the case

[@Amtrak.taz.]

Turn on the air Conditioning. I'm in Ohio and mine was on the day I moved into my new apartment it was so hot in here 79 degrees. I turned the ac on and cooled off the apartment.

[@foodbankbeautiful]

This is the warmest March I can remember❤

[@foodbankbeautiful]

my 5 best items not in order 1. conversation hearts 2. cranberry walnut bread 3. cherry danish 4. who gives a crap toilet paper in lemon yellow wrapping 5. freezer avacado single serving...what was yours?

[@lorafuhs]

Nice cooking 😊

[@foodbankbeautiful]

thank you Lora!

[@patriciakochis3757]

Looks like you cut your hair the exact same way I did ,LOL yes for real ❤

[@patriciakochis3757]

I cut about 10 or 12 inches off ,and I thought I would miss my long thinning hair ,but nope I like the way I cut it off 😊

[@foodbankbeautiful]

I just chopped it off....lol nothing fancy here❤

[@mommywboyz2599]

Why do you cook on a hot plate and not a stovetop?

[@ginco5203]

Hmmmm. Are those noodles like Ramen or like spaghetti? I think I have the fixins to try this stir fry. Sauce might be a little different but.... hmmmm.

[@foodbankbeautiful]

More like spaghetti! If you make it let me know😊

[@chickshicks44]

Also I have a granddaughter that will be 3 on Easter. She loves chickens if it was up to her she would have chickens running all over the house and would enjoy every minute of it

[@foodbankbeautiful]

Hey chick, I loved it but omg the work to keep it clean😊

[@sollandernorman-rv7dd]

Aww she is an aries mine is March 26

[@lorafuhs]

❤😊

[@sherrycrutchfield2890]

A lot of people make avocado toast.

[@foodbankbeautiful]

SHERRY....lol my gma would eat avocado toast everyday if she could! I love it too😊

[@quilterinthewoods62]

I Deanna, I have the asian recipes ready for you. Where do i send them.

[@quilterinthewoods62]

You can freeze those avacado cups.

[@foodbankbeautiful]

Hi Quilter! So nice to see you!❤

[@foodbankbeautiful]

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[@foodbankbeautiful]

i will love to see those recipes!

[@lorafuhs]

Im glad you dont talk with your mouth full😊

[@foodbankbeautiful]

lol. i might

[@bonniegaither3994]

I don’t know where you’re looking, but you’re not looking at us. It’s awkward.

[@Myfavorites877]

Just listen.

[@kimrector8230]

Why don’t you just put the camera down it would be easier to see

[@foodbankbeautiful]

HI Kim , thank you for your comment. There are some food bank hauls where I do it that way.....and then the early ones....full of flaw❤Have a great day and thank you for the comment!

[@uncledick9445]

You pronounce the ch in radicchio as a k like the word school.