Preparing Your Pantry for 2025

[@janetnunn210]

I turned off t.v. 2 years ago when my husband died.I rarely watched it anyway.I was going out for f3ench fries and gravy about ones a month now is ever 2 months.I put away the change from my grocery money and have a special wallet for it.when I go shopping if I find a really good sale on something I like I buy it with that money. I have ham in my freezer for Christmas and I found cranberries on sale last week so I will make some good juice. January I will start canning from my freezer.I am blessed

[@SuttonsDaze]

Love the idea of the special wallet for sale items!

[@terrim9323]

Death of my husband was immediate cancellation of DirecTV. I had to save every penny; no life insurance had only my paycheck. That was 2015; I don't miss TV now. I survived.

[@missperfect8424]

Haven't had cable in over 15 years, heat pump quit about the same time. Cannot afford a new one. Not fixable. Internet only on the phone. Antenna only for tv. My car runs by the grace of God,float broken on the toilet and lid switch on washer broken. Hope to fix both myself but have to wait for payday. So much else is either broken or doesn't work.Not complaining just explaining some of my situation. I don't have a big fancy panty but I've managed to get some things. Slow and steady wins the race so to speak. Folks just need to keep trying. Don't give up. You help keep us going. Thank you ❤🙏🇺🇸

[@SuttonsDaze]

I hear you, and I am so proud of you for pushing through!

[@missperfect8424]

@SuttonsDaze thank you

[@dennisfrench8225]

I feel ya and I am 66 yrs old my wife is 65 she wants all the bells and whistles but I do all shopping and cooking she wants more eating out and all tv bull crap but I refuse and pay the price for holding tite on my ways to make sure we eat well and I am not backing down plus she is on oxygen 24/7 so it’s really tough dealing with a person like that so I know what we will need in the future. Plus we are a fixed income family and I still drive a 1992 truck that treats me sooooo good !!!!! But I thank god I have always been a prepper I have 3 freezers stocked up. Thank you for letting me vent love yur channel

[@SuttonsDaze]

I am so sorry you’re going through that. Keep strong! You've got this.

[@patriot4095]

You’re doing the right thing.

[@lisabibby6274]

Over the last week, we've bought 6 turkeys, this week is hams.We buy meats when they are on sale and we save to do it. In December all the beef roasts go on sale for Christmas, so we'll buy strip and semi boneless rib roasts and I cut steaks and a few roasts for the year.We also stock up on the canned goods and stuffing supplies ect. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

[@SuttonsDaze]

Great plan!!

[@pamelaveith-h1p]

I am going to have a few veggie plants inside this winter - tomato, green bell pepper and iceburg lettace. I'm tired of skipping salads during the winter here in MA~! Have the pots, have the seeds, have the room - no excuses so wish me luck please

[@SuttonsDaze]

You’ve got this!

[@tammypelletier3195]

👍👍

[@jenniferkingsbury8229]

I have some Aerogardens...planted some lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, and sweet peppers for winter salads.

[@limitedaxcess]

@@pamelaveith-h1p I will not buy lettuce from the store anymore but I have an areo-garden that I grow lettuce in and pick it as I need it.

[@hopehealinghomestead462]

I’m trying to do the same.

[@clashalley5575]

Bread isn’t easy 😭 I mean it is, but good bread isn’t 😂 not for me. At least I can use mine for croutons and can make crusts and tortillas. But high five! Getting to a point where our grocery budget is under $3 per person per day and I’m only backfilling from sales and the garden is the accomplishment of my 30’s. The whole decade. A prepared pantry and homemade food from scratch is how to be a rebel these days and I’m grateful to be a part of the movement💪

[@dberger1010]

It took me well over a year to get a good loaf of sandwich bread. I finally found a recipe that works and I haven't bought bread for over 2 years. Keep trying. You will get there.

[@monicaluketich6913]

I've done sour dough bread and have had good luck with it. You just have to remember to feed it.

[@LeahNess-t7o]

Yep I'm stocking up on my turkeys. We won a half hog on a raffle. 2 large spiral hams in it. Very fortunate. ❤❤

[@SuttonsDaze]

Awesome!!

[@debbywelchel3893]

I am stacked to the rafters. If I couldn't go to the store for a long long time would be ok. Thanks Leisa. I only go to the store for sales. High five. Have a Blessed day.

[@dberger1010]

Same here. I'm down to very little spending and trips for groceries

[@cherylb.9766]

I just put up 8 jars of beef rice a roni and 8 chicken rice a roni on my shelf. From stuff I already had in my pantry. Your a big reason my pantry is what it is today... thank you. I loved that stuff and it's even better homemade!

[@wvnanaskitchenandgarden]

Starting in January I’m converting our pantry into an ingredient pantry….no more pre-packaged processed foods. Hubby agrees totally.

[@SuttonsDaze]

That’s awesome! I am so happy for you.

[@SandraMalone-pq4mn]

You will never regret that change! Happiest (and healthiest New Year to you and your Hubby!!

[@lorisilva10784]

Love ya, Leisa! We fight ourselves all the time. To break free from the matrix is a chore. We doubt ourselves, we question our abilities. I send everyone I speak to your way. Thank you for the pep talk, girl! It reinforces our confidence and reminds of our responsibility. All the best!

[@cedarcottagefarm2885]

I think a lot is due to corporate greed. I already stocked up on turkeys when they went on sale.

[@lindas9806]

It's not corporate greed. Those turkeys are loss leaders to get you into the store to buy more. When salaries go up electricity goes up fuel goes up you name it goes up we pay for it at the end of the supply chain.

[@paulawinstead5660]

@@lindas9806 There are people who don't understand or know all the "middlemen" between the farmer who's at the bottom of the totem pole when it comes to a share of that "corporate greed" (which is wrongly placed on grocery stores). The grocery store is at the top of that totem pole as in paying the highest price in order to get the goods that people expect to be on those stores shelf's. I don't place consumers on that totem pole because each one has the choice to pay that price or not.

[@kell1408]

If you really believe that is the case, then beat them at their own game. Every time you buy something and complain about the price after the fact, you are telling these companies that it is okay to charge that much because you will still pay it. I have learned to make A LOT of things from scratch that I used to buy ready made. I'm not paying $6 for a bottle of Heinz 57 sauce, because I found a suitable replacement recipe I can make at home for about 50 cents and less than 5 minutes of my time. My family can't tell the difference in taste. It doesn't have to be time consuming - I pick recipes that I can write on a post it note, and keep looking until I find them. Not all of the home made versions turn out great the first time, but i keep looking until I find one, or tweak the recipe until we like it. This one thing has easily saved me 30-40% off my grocery bill even with ridiculous inflation. YOU CAN DO THIS!!!

[@teamshoemaker]

Tons of corporate greed even just on eggs and milk. They charge every bit the market can bear.

[@LurkerSmurf]

I cracked up when you mentioned the tuna. There was a 50¢/can coupon, but you had to buy ten cans. I checked dates and can integrity before putting them in my cart, knowing I was buying two years' worth. I've hit that magic inventory point (given my personal goals) for everything except vegetables. I only shop sales to restock long term items and can pass up a half-assed butter "discount" that's still $4/lb.

[@SuttonsDaze]

You're a rockstar!!

[@debbiesavage7107]

I have enough butter to last a long time, too. I hate to tell anyone what i paid for it! I walked right on past the 3.49 ‘sale’. What?

[@SauerPatchGardening]

We bought a turkey for .38 cents a pound this weekend. Also got several commercialy canned vegitables because they are all on sale right now, most stores have them 3 for a dollar( or less) which is pretty good. Aldi had the big bags of potatoes on sale and I got one and pressure canned 4 quarts! Plus made a few potato dishes this week. Will probably get more while they are on sale, but, I need more jars! 😢 i bought a new set of shelves this summer and its is almost full. I'm so proud of myself! Stackin it to the rafters and using it, when I get some empty jars, I'm always on the look out on how to refill them. I know how many fit in my pressure canner and my waterbath canner. When I have enough to fill one or the other I find something to can. I have like 70+ different jars of jelly, jams and syrups just because I love the idea of turning fruit scraps into something interesting. Lol.

[@SuttonsDaze]

That is amazing! You are crushing it!

[@stacylgh]

Ace Hardware has the canning jars discounted. Some locations are cheaper than others. I switched through all of the local ones to find the cheapest price. I got 5 cases of wide mouth pints for $10.99 a case. I really want more but I can't swing it right now.

[@carolgodreau6409]

I had an upright freezer that was not old and had all the bells and whistles, door alarm too. Never went off and I lost everything. I had it fully stocked and since it was downstairs I always check the light. It was on, but the freezer was gone. I cannot bring myself to by another freezer. I have shelves that are now stocked with cans, etc. Each shelf is for a different year of expiration. All cans are lined front to back with the same items. I have not invested in Mylar, but watched your last video on Mylar. If you are putting flour etc into Mylar are you emptying the contents into the Mylar or putting a 5 lb bag of flour in each bag. I do have canning jars with oxygenators with dried beans. I wish I could do more, but too much to learn above what I have already done. The meats are canned meats because I have never used canning jars for meat. I have cooked a turkey, but have to freeze it. Only a small freezer over my refrigerator. Any suggestions. I have always cooked from scratch. Should the Mylar bags go in the big containers with gamma lids

[@cherylb.9766]

Oh your on a roll tonight!! No I only need a chest freeze big enough for 3 bodies😂😂😂

[@SuttonsDaze]

😎

[@thedahack5236]

😂😂😂

[@monicaluketich6913]

We aren't going to ask...

[@SustainablePrepping]

We had to dig deep into our pantry this year bc of some unfortunate financial burdens. It was a life saver to have a deep pantry. Unfortunately, the pantry is still recovering - but that’s why it was there, to hold us through some tough months. Need to really lean in to fruit options for long term, and stocking our gluten-free options for my gf kiddo.

[@ajorgensen2334]

The other thing about scratch cooking is that you feel better when you eat it. My son went away to college and tried to eat convenience food - he was so ill after a week he had to go back to scratch made foods. I would drive up pre-made meals for him during his exams to help him out.

[@SuttonsDaze]

Makes total sense!

[@kathyl1162]

We took our tv down 2 years ago. It is amazing how much stuff you can get accomplished without it. We have a large family, 7 kids...5 of them still at home. If it's not on sale we just don't buy it and do without or find an alternative. But when we do find a sale, we buy all we can.

[@MsDemonBunny]

Ooh, this came at such a good time! Started a while back in pantry stock up (mainly for winter, in case of storm, ice, or just it's cold outside 😆) and frankly in case, well, we know what happened. With prices set to go up with no two ways about it, this kind of info is invaluable. Been doing much of this naturally while getting a couple more ideas.

[@SuttonsDaze]

I am glad this video helped you!

[@annieg822]

Hunting helps supplement my grocery bill.

[@SuttonsDaze]

That’s awesome!

[@limitedaxcess]

I am SO GLAD I started Canning in mid 2022! cheap meat prices and a lot of canned meat have saved us this month. Been Sick in Bed (again) for 3 weeks with the creepin crud and literally have NOT been able to get out and shop for food. Our large apt. pantry had enabled me to still cook nutritious, and EASY to MAKE (feeling sick as ever) Thank you Leisa and Darcy for your encouragements in canning and dehydrating it's really saved us in more ways than one!

[@SuttonsDaze]

Hooe youre healing and on the mend

[@KarinCole-bk2sd]

There's always wiggle room. But it can be hard to change for some. Starting with changing your mindset is the key in my opinion.

[@debk6598]

Make your coffee at home instead of going to Starbucks, look through your house and sell what you don’t use, cut back on buying lunches out and bring you lunch from home. It’s doable if you want to do it.

[@shellyweber3635]

Yep and I make my own creamer! Lately in a “French vanilla” kick. Two cups of milk, one can of condensed milk and about a tablespoon of vanilla extract. So good and fills a 32 oz canning jar!

[@janejdough2230]

My husband goes out for coffee with " the boys" on his way back our local store opens up. He always checks for the mark down meats ( 50%) he buys it , brings it home and when we have enough we can it, The savings is impressive.

[@SuttonsDaze]

Awesome!! You are killing it!

[@jamiewillhite6355]

I have found so much JOY, since I started canning and using those items. I've learned how to take chicken breasts on sale 97cents a lb and make my own chicken parmesen so much cheaper than eating out. Love using my pantry to enjoy great meals on a budget. Thanks for sharing your ideas.

[@SuttonsDaze]

That’s what it’s all about!

[@MaryGroves-u6c]

Still working on clearing / rotating food from the freezer 😊 THANKS for another great video.

[@SuttonsDaze]

You’re doing great!

[@ruthjames4299]

Thanks Leisa. This video comes at a really opportune time - I need to reset my food purchasing plan. I seem to have drifted from monthly shopping to weekly shopping and I know it is costing me more. Staying away from the store stops me from impulse buying. 🇦🇺

[@katemilanowski403]

I set a budget for just sale items. We are a big family so for example… green beans are on sale for 50 cents at Walmart. We bought 4 boxes of 12. If frozen a veggies are on sale we stock up and dehydrate them to save room in the freezer and use them in our soups.

[@SuttonsDaze]

You're on the right track!

[@SandraMalone-pq4mn]

Love this strategy!! I mostly shop sales, I call it cherry picking shopping. Mega stock-up on sales is the way to go! Stack it to the rafters, as Leisa would say!

[@lindas9806]

This is a very good video. I have found that I've been stocking things I just don't go through and that was my plan for 2025 is to be more specific about what I stock. So I've been taking a lot of notes hope to get to a place where I can buy some of my things once a year when there are really good sales.

[@SuttonsDaze]

It is so much easier to shop when you know what you really need and what you really use

[@cherylb.9766]

I've turned my TV off 2 times. 1st time was for 2 years. Then Seahawks demanded my attention so I gave in. Lol. The 2nd time was 3 years ago and I've never looked back!!

[@LeahNess-t7o]

I keep my extra tuna for back up cat food. I like a dual use food.❤

[@SherrySchusterman-n6q]

Got 2free turkeys at Tom Thumb. Shopped their mark downs and spent enough to get them. I almost never pay full price for groceries. Also 88 cents a lip at Walmart so got 3 more. One is for a friend, making her thanksgiving meal for her.

[@ursamajor1936]

Hubs and I lived through days like this in the 70s. Never thought we'd have to relive them but, i was mistaken. I do believe this round will be longer and deeper. TY for sharing what you can. Hopefully, people will get prepared.

[@SuttonsDaze]

It is definitely a different world now.

[@ursamajor1936]

@SuttonsDaze amen! Stay safe and well.

[@simonefeaster5131]

Yes to all of it, Leisa! 😊That being said, we all have to do what we can to fit our own situation. One thing that I’m doing next year is I got into the Master Gardener Program in my area…that’s going to ramp up the output of my little backyard garden so much!!! As someone else said, layer skills one at a time. Next year, I will either get a dehydrator or a freeze dryer. This year I dried herbs from the garden in a closet😂 Let’s keep on stacking it to the rafters, good people! You are appreciated, Leisa!

[@bonniem.pederson7105]

KZbin is my cable, I haven't watched regular TV Except for Baseball playoffs

[@tiagentry4917]

I got 4 turkeys this week at Publix for 49 cents per pound. All of them are over 25 pounds each. This supplements my cat food for the year.

[@bbrhody831]

Anything worth having is worth putting in the effort to get it. Where is it written that life is gonna be easy?

[@mtnshelby7059]

Good video. As a fully employed single person with all home responsibilities on my shoulders...I do take shortcuts preparing meals. I spend every Sunday preparing all meals for the week. Even with shortcuts. 😮

[@hhsg11]

Great idea about the coloured dots, I’m going to use that. 👍👍

[@RebeccaTreeseed]

I think I will too. I date everything, but a dot on the side sounds easy on my old eyeballs.

[@Mko007]

I'm sorry I didn't mention this. There is a place called Shamrock Warehouse located all over the country. They sell everything but I go there for meats, I got a BEAUTIFUL 8 of ham for $14 and a 8 pd beef eye round for $25. If there is one in anyone's area, you should definitely check it out. The prices are fanomable

[@cherylb.9766]

For turkey . 99 a pound at Costco!! I picked up 3 just to can and freeze dry.

[@LeahNess-t7o]

I found 88 cents a pound for turkey at WALMART. To me anything under a dollar is good.

[@shirleygriffin7672]

Late seeing your video, because we went to get fresh spring water 💦 , watching now. This weekend we went to the farmers market, spending 456.77, CASH. No problem. Thankfully I got eggs, goats milk 🥛 6 quarts, regenerative meats, lamb, beef, turkey, chicken 🐔 , organic essential oils, herbs locally grown, dried and liquid. 4 bunches of flowers, RAW honey, goats cheese, fruits ........ pantry has been expanded, clean and organized, locked 🔒

[@SuttonsDaze]

That’s an amazing haul!

[@kerryberry142]

Take your grocery budget for the month and divide it by five. Use 20% a week and 20% for stock up on sales. It’s hard but it can happen even if only 5-10 dollars a week. We give up a lot all year to be able to buy beef from a local farmer once a year.

[@ConnieSmith-p3p]

I love that you spoke on grinding your own flour. It is quite a tidy sum cheaper and the taste and health benefits of consuming all three parts of wheat are three wins in one. The fourth being that if stores are shut down or out of stock, what does a body do then. Your wisdom about knowing or learning skills that our ancestors applied because they had no other choice makes us free and far less helpless. Being slaves to every single convenience cripples us as a nation. It also keeps us poor. We all need to become sturdier!!

[@SuttonsDaze]

Absolutely, it's so important to be self-sufficient

[@retiredinnameonly8429]

Thank you! I had been saving up for a midsize chest freezer, but you make me think that instead of spending almost $1000, I can spend $200 and get a 10 ft.³ or a 7 ft.³ chest freezer that will meet my needs. What I really need The freezer for is to hold items until I can can or dehydrate them. The freezer in my refrigerator side-by-sideHas enough space on its own to hold the things I need during the week or i’min the middle of prepping for the dehydrator’s or the canning jars. It will also allow me to process next year the garden produce with less urgency. Yay

[@SuttonsDaze]

Exactly!!♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@SandraWelker-o1p]

My pantry is called Sandy's store by my family and close friends. For over 10 years now.

[@DebraMorris-q6r]

That’s funny cause I’ve been a get ready person for years , my family call my 2 pantry’s “D mart” it’s smart to be ready, just like Noah😊

[@SandraWelker-o1p]

@DebraMorris-q6r I learned a huge amount from my grandparents before they passed. All scratch cooked meals and preserving what we grow.

[@DebraMorris-q6r]

@@SandraWelker-o1pI think that great,good to pass it on.. my husband and I are hunters ( not for horns ya can’t eat horns) we process our own meat, the meats are so lean and good, I also cook from scratch,my pantry is more ingredient based, I feel blessed that I can hunt, garden and process our foods,❤ blessings to you be safe

[@SandraWelker-o1p]

@DebraMorris-q6r same to you

[@PR.Hobbit]

I inherited other people's pantries so when I do an inventory I try to use these things in different recipes. I have 2 smaller freezer and one huge one which I've been rearranging so I can find what I need when I need it -- chest freezer sucks because stuff gets buried. Freezers work best when they are right full so I'm filling the bottom with water filled pop bottles which I can remove if I need the space. I'm in the mountains learning to grow food and save seeds. I practice frugality ... "frugal not cheap"! I 'was' an accountant so know about keeping track and I studied everything I could get my hands on about becoming debt free. I rarely eat out. I cook up big pots of meals which I'll eat for a couple of days and freeze the rest in meal portions. Thank you for the refresher on stocking the pantry!!!

[@RebeccaTreeseed]

I always cooked from scratch because mom's garden supplied most of our food. Then when my son couldn't eat commercial babyfood, I cooked from scratch to control the ingredients in his food. Saved us from the Corporate Succubus Slavers' toxins. Encouraged my zero toxin garden. I did have to decide chores were good entertainment. I am grateful for that early training away from the convenience of eating toxic waste.

[@littlegreenpatch98]

Hunting season. Yesterday driving home on I75 there was a Chevy Tahoe deer wrapped in a trap on top and another four door sedan had one strapped to the truck no head. 😮 Only in Michigan.

[@dawncurtis583]

You are right about there aren’t good sales anymore. It’s discouraging.

[@Mko007]

I worry because I have absolutely no space so I only have one extra of everything except emergency meals and water. But my system is if I take it off my shelf it is immediately replaced. I have found this system doesn't break my bank, I am not broke and I always have a fully stocked 5 tier shelf

[@SuttonsDaze]

You’ve got a great system!

[@Mko007]

@@SuttonsDaze thank you so much! I learned it ALL from you. I also have a small freezer, I live in a box lol but made it work. In any space you can make it work!

[@tinatedder8963]

My grocery budget went from 200 per week, down to 35 per week. Thanks in large part to the pantry/storage room that I have made over the last 5 years. I've ditched TV and only run fiber to the house for internet. We heat the house with wood, with a propane back up (hot water on propane). I grow in 3700 square feet, and preserve it all. I added 3 new blueberry bushes, and 4 more raspberry bushes. I have 2 freezers, one for veg/fruit/dairy/bread/freezer meals, and the chest freezer is for meat. We bought 1/2 a cow, along with raising rabbits/chickens. My wonderful hubby just harvested a 10 point buck, and that will be here sometime this week to go into the freezer. I have many proteins that I've pressure canned, but we use our grill all year round and prefer to grill/roast or bake. My goal for 2025 will be to grown a small seasonal eating garden. Nothing worse that canning 60 quarts of carrots, green beans, beets, corn, and all the things, then realize that you canned ALL the carrots...grrrrrr.

[@GGsGarden]

About a year ago, I made it to where my pantry lets me be selective on when I shop. The occasional exception is for Sunday after church potluck when I need a fresh ingredient that I don’t have. Otherwise, sales and if I get low on half-n-half drive when I shop.

[@SuttonsDaze]

That's a great system!

[@ashleyhavoc1940]

It took literally 6 mins to scoop out the wheat berries, grind 4 batches, and sift them into the flour canister. 🙄 Even with the grain mill purchase, I've saved hundreds of dollars each year (for the past 7yrs) on bread ALONE. The time use comes from MAKING the bread. I think some people just have a higher recreation requirement than others.

[@SuttonsDaze]

It pays off!

[@jeannieknudsen7516]

i bought 2 🦃at .39c lb last week to roast & can. This week I'm buying 2 more at .39c lb to roast & can. Hot dogs & chic can't b bought at this price. 👍👍👍 Yes to canned 🦃 meat 😊♥️👍

[@gingercapperrelli1722]

I love tetris in the fridge&freezer. My boys say it's dangerous. Its only dangerous if I bungee cord it closed!!!😂😂😂

[@SuttonsDaze]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@heysuz701]

Dollar General is usually more expensive on staples unless there is a great sale. I noticed the other day that the frozen fish fillets we like (National brand, same count and weight) was actually $2 less than the local mom and pop grocery. I need to check the Walmart price. But Walmart is 30 mins away, mom and pop is 15 and DG is 3.

[@traceyhardie]

Great advice!. Only buy what you use!

[@SuttonsDaze]

Absolutely! Less waste is always a win.

[@amyschultz8058]

What are we doing differently for 2025? We are adding more raised beds to our garden. We are scaling back on spring gardening because our spring is crazy with temperature fluctuations and pests, those plants now move to fall gardening which is more successful. I know bugs have to eat too, they can somewhere else. Fall will be as big as summer . We have some areas in our home that are horribly planned. We plan to add a small pantry inside and build a shelf system in a unused mudroom for dry stuff like extra tin foil, disposable plates..etc We will continue to hunt, fish, garden , can and preserve and shop those sales. From reports I've seen 2025 will be worse than it is now. So as you say Stack it to the rafters.

[@marylindsay6241]

I normally only shop sales. I do have 2 chest freezers. My goal is also to get down to one. My favorite thing to can is meat. Big fan of

[@Gina-de8gb]

I am going to keep on , keeping on , THANK YOU LEISA

[@HomesteadEngineering]

I also use my pantry to create a situation where I only shop sales. Its almost an art. :)

[@SuttonsDaze]

So true!

[@kevinlittle9483]

I get the same way with our freezers! I see a spot where i had a turkey of a whole chicken, and my OCD kicks in and, yeah....gotta go get and replace! Empty spaces bother me! 😅

[@stellamacdougall1013]

Ive reached the point that I'm on month 2 of eating off my pantry I probably won't have to go to the store for another 2 months then I'll go to the store and make a $300.00 stock up and live on that another 3 months

[@thil6863]

I make buns with self rising flour whole milk and add spices for flavoring. Found metal baking rinds through Walmart. Bake at 350 for about 25 - 30 minutes and a lot less than a loaf of bread

[@thil6863]

(Rings)

[@monicavalentine8472]

Love your videos and content, just maKes sense

[@SuttonsDaze]

Thanks

[@jamiewillhite6355]

Thanks for introducing me to For Jars. I love their sealing bags for my freezer items. Also great canning lids. Azure is my go to for my favorite pint and half jars! Thanks for blessing me with your knowledge and resources.

[@rae984]

What is For jars?

[@jamiewillhite6355]

@rae984 For Jars is a company that has canning lids and other supplies.

[@JodifromMichigan]

I’m with you on Consumers/ Michigan’s grid. I’m inching closer to sending you an email!! Thank you for all you do!

[@SuttonsDaze]

You can do it!!

[@JodifromMichigan]

@@SuttonsDaze Thank you! It has been a labor of love!

[@123gwilco]

The price of sugar is crazy!

[@KB-gu7ls]

Paying for convenience will cost you your health. I have a app that when I scan the item it will tell me all the additives that is in the food.Scratch is better for your health. Giving your self a little extra time to make something from scratch it could save your life.

[@SuttonsDaze]

I completely agree!

[@GGsGarden]

Learned scratch cooking as a kid. Most of my food is made without a recipe. Downside is if it is really good, I may not be able to replicate it exactly.

[@RebeccaTreeseed]

Sales just look like rational prices to me, not cheap. I have one freezer and have mostly dehydrated and canned it. I love making fruit ices and ice cream for the summer. I make fudgcicles. I do freeze water to keep it cold through blackouts. I freeze smaller bottles to keep the fridge cool during blackouts. I rotate the frozen water and water my plants. Keeps the water fresher.

[@SuttonsDaze]

Same

[@LindaCBMediaGroup]

I'm going to do a complete inventory and reorganization.

[@SuttonsDaze]

Yes!!!!!

[@annettependergraft120]

I am buying two gallons of water each pay period, as well as back stocking canned goods we like.

[@shirleygriffin7672]

Remember to watch the film m To Dye For, parents turned film makers, Brandon and Whitney Cawood. Also watch David Lin interview farmer Joel Salatin, Nov 17 - Food Shortages in 2025? 20% of USA food imported. This was wicked but excellent

[@MissJean63]

I’ve bought two turkeys at .69 per pound. I’m canning Ugly Turkey and stock.

[@hollyh9334]

I'm at the point that I rarely need to go to the store except for fresh produce, some dairy, and occasional sales items. It's been a long haul, but definitely worth the work!

[@SuttonsDaze]

Amazing! That is such a satisfying feeling!

[@kathleenlucas5207]

Just went in with a friend and got a 50 lb bag of yukon gold potatoes at a really cheap price. Have canned twenty pints so far, ten more to go. The rest we will eat fresh. Already had the jars, so it was cheap to can them. Also can my own meats and soups.

[@SuttonsDaze]

You're on a roll!

[@KarenLevy-e5w]

You look really great! Take it easy and rest some. 🙂

[@SuttonsDaze]

Thank you, I will

[@nomopms1]

We've already started cutting back on things we enjoy....like cottage cheese and yogurt. Nixed a lot of TV, but I have enough on DVD and even VHS to last us a solid year IF we watched everyday, which we don't. We're cutting back in every area just to try to offset the increase in food prices. I think coffee and creamer is the next to get slashed, along with beef. I want to bake my own bread, but find a hand crank grinder. My husband needs to do something now that he's retired. :) Hope you're healing well!

[@SuttonsDaze]

It's amazing what we can do when we have to. Keep him busy and my gosh woman, not the coffee!!

[@nomopms1]

@@SuttonsDaze LOL!!!!! I drink only a smidge of coffee a day, but my hub might croak off without it. He LOVES his coffee! :D

[@ASaltyGurl]

Please don't give up the coffee...cut some where else. Try making your yogurt, I make 4 qts for the month. Yogurt where I live is close to $9 a qt. If I don't have coffee, I will choke something...😊

[@passionateherbs8183]

When 2020 shut us down I found prepping channels and you for prepping and canning! I was working from home because of the shut down and I knew retirement was coming soon and I am a party of one. So while I was still working I bought as much for my retirement future as possible! I bought grain mill and stocked up on a variety of wheat berries. I stocked Mason jars and stocked them to the ceiling! LOL Since I retired I have cut out SO many wants and it was Hard, but it is so nice to have that money! I cut cable TV while I was still working. Now I have Amazon Prime for movies and some TV shows. I just got a deal on Discovery+ for 99 cents for 3 months and before the 3 months is up I will cancel it. I am very well stocked on rice & beans. I am stocked on #10 cans of freeze dried food. One time when YOU Leisa told us about an awesome sale on Thrive Life through your link I stocked up! Thrive Life has so many different foods that other companies don't have and I like that they have the small cans as well! I bought a Steam Canner & Presto Pressure Canner, 23 qt. I already had an All American Canner, but as I am aging and getting weaker, well that one is super heavy. OH!! I finally bought your knife Leisa! I was on sale and I don't ever remember seeing it on sale and I've been attempting to buy it for years! LOL I am also stocked up on sugar, molasses, and cornstarch and as you know I can make my own brown sugar and powdered sugar with these ingredients. I am so grateful to you and a few others that I have learned so much from since 2020! I would not be anywhere near as prepared as I am now without you all and I am forever grateful.

[@Mko007]

I bought a bread maker it is like 3 ingredients and has paid itself off trifold.

[@SuttonsDaze]

That is awesome!

[@gaynellhilton3004]

WooHoo!!! I am already there (except for milk, eggs, all dairy and things that cannot be stockpiled) , I only shop the sales and also replace what was used the prior month. Meats is a whole other story, no good sales here at all which is sad. All my spare cash goes to stocking my pantry.

[@SuttonsDaze]

Way to go Gayne!!!!

[@ettahamilton670]

I think I need to share a recipe for bread that only takes 2 hours from beginning to the time you pull it out of the oven. I use a kitchen aid to mix it cause it's such a big help and a actually have one. Okay here it is..... 4 cups warm water, about half a cup of honey or sugar or molasses or brown sugar etc. 1 tablespoon of salt 4 tablespoons dry yeast I prefer saf- instant 4 tablespoons oil Approx. 6-8 cups flour (your choice) Knead. Til smooth and elastic. Let rest 15 minutes. Shape and place in greased loaf pans. Let rise one half hour bake 350 degrees for one half hour. Makes 4 loaves. I've received a lot of compliments on this recipe. Hope it helps with the time factor. I also used this recipe for cinnamon rolls. Just add a bit of extra sugar and use slightly less flour. And roll out in the shaping phase and add your preferred filling. I use a little flour brown sugar, cinnamon, butter and if I feel like it some nuts or chopped apples. All that is to taste I've been thinking about the addition of strawberries or chopped apricots to. I've got to think a bit more about that though. Hope it helps someone😁

[@Bee_Thankful]

A Kitchen Aide is on my list this year. I would love to make bread! What kind is your Kitchen Aide? 4 loaves are to many for my household. Was wondering about the Mini Artisan machine...any suggestions?

[@ettahamilton670]

@Bee_Thankful honestly the way the recipe it is easy to cut into quarters. Even though I live alone cause I'm getting older I still make the 4 loaves. I store the bread in a plastic bag in the freezer. I cuts down on the constant work it will last as long as two months if properly kept sealed. I have had it last that long and still be really nice. Just saying.

[@ettahamilton670]

@Bee_Thankful and with regards to the kitchen aid , when I first started making this recipe I did it by hand. The only reason my hubby got me a kitchen aid is that I was baking 20 loaves a day out of my kitchen or more and selling it. Make sure you get one with a dough hook. So depending on how big a batch you make the one you are looking at might work.

[@Bee_Thankful]

@@ettahamilton670 Thank you so much! I am thinking your recipe would also make great dinner rolls! Wish me luck...going to order the mini artisan - husband is groaning at the thought...cause any bread recipe I have made in past is always a lead balloon ..lol. Thinking it is because I don't have the strength to knead it enough. I am excited to try ur recipe! Blessings and Happy Thanksgiving! 😊

[@donquest656]

Water hints .. canned and can veggies in water, your hot water heater, a water bob in the tub line the freezer with 3/4 filled lemonade bottles of water and of course bottled water 😊

[@GGsGarden]

Back in Nov 2020, I bought a bunch of Campbells Cream of Mushroom soup on sale at Kroger for $0.50/can. Saturday I restocked at $0.79 a can at Kroger. That is 58% increase over 4 years. STOCKED PANTRIES DO SAVE 💰

[@SuttonsDaze]

Yes!!!

[@ashlynnelson2595]

I have a wheat grinder i have the wheat berries but we dont eat very much bread anymore. I spent alot of money on it. Maybe one day i will go back to it. Ive been doing alot of sales and coupons lately. Just bought my kids stocking stuffer candy for .52 today.

[@RabbitHole-xyz]

We are canning 3 turkey breasts tomorrow and 2 hams on Wednesday.

[@bonniem.pederson7105]

Watch out for the latest RECALL bagged Organic baby carrots from Grimmway Farms 😲E Coli again👀🙏

[@SandraMalone-pq4mn]

I organized/inventoried my freezers. Canned from them. Have made room for turkeys. Purchased two this week @ 39 cents per pound!!!! YAY. The turkeys I took out had cost me 37 cents per pound. Figuring in inflation, they were a steal!! I may go back and get a couple more. No, I will go back and get more turkeys! I feed a lot of mouths daily...32!! And we all love turkey. Canned turkey is soooo good!

[@SuttonsDaze]

32!!!??? Yore wonder woman!

[@SandraMalone-pq4mn]

@@SuttonsDaze Yes, 32!! Mostly young children. I have operated a nature- based child care for over 45 years. But you know, when you do what you love and love what you do, it doesn't feel like work! I'm also a master gardener, so the nearly 4000 pounds of fruits and veggies I grow organically, help feed us all. We source local, organic meat, raise chickens, love every moment! And I stack it to the rafters!!!😃

[@shirleygriffin7672]

Sharing your video

[@SuttonsDaze]

Thanks for sharing

[@carolyndymond4065]

I would love a freezer, but I don't have space in my small flat I can't even fit a cooker in. I have to use a air fryer 😢

[@lindarochefort9520]

Plan your work. Work your plan.

[@SuttonsDaze]

That is a great motto!

[@debbywelchel3893]

I just got a good turkey at 77 cents a pound

[@thedahack5236]

You can even buy the mill on a payment plan now.

[@SuttonsDaze]

Awesome!!!

[@JuneLewis-u8u]

Hard for me 75 widow have stocked but rotating for 1 hard to go thru and keep at least 6 months

[@virginiabirkett4980]

Hope you're doing good!

[@SuttonsDaze]

Doing good. 5 days out of a 6 week sentence. ..lol. I'm a lousy patient trying to behave

[@virginiabirkett4980]

@SuttonsDaze just dealt with someone having a massive heart attack. Please stay safe and keep getting better!! 🙏

[@janisfowler113]

Your video is on speed dial. I don’t know if it’s my iPad or on your side.

[@lyra.in.Missouri]

KZbin is the only thing I watch from my kindle fire and believe or not you can watch movies on KZbin . I don't own a television.

[@jfletchercamps]

Newly Celiac patient here learning how to bake all over again. Any tips for making my own 1:1 blend? The COST, though 😮

[@SuttonsDaze]

Milling your own non wheat flour is great!!

[@cherylb.9766]

😅😅😂😂 Phil get 3 turkeys!! 😅

[@tmoshe5026]

So the mill vs store flour. Mill has more nutrients and flavor? Do you have a link or something to the wheat berry you grind? Can you do some grinding and bread/ biscuits making?

[@SuttonsDaze]

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