Because of these videos, I froze some tortillas before they went bad and when I pulled them out to thaw, they were as good and pliable as if they were fresh. Thank you so much for all the tips you provide us!

Gnocchi that has been baked as part of a sheetpan dinner is amazing. Some cubed up butternut squash, red onion wedges, broccoli and the gnocchi (no boiling needed) drizzled with a few tbsp of melted butter mixed with sage, salt and pepper. Roasted together for about 35 minutes at 425 and the gnocchi is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Add some diced chicken or kielbasa and it's a complete meal.

I recently started working at a dollar tree in TN because things are really getting hard. I watch your food and DT videos to give me ideas and what to look for. I am trying to stretch my 20.00 food assistance card as far as it will go. Maybe you could throw in a "what to buy at DT for 20.00 a month to go as far as possible" lol

I just found your channel today and I'm totally hooked! I'm a young(ish) widowed mama raising my young son and working full time as a nurse. These tips are truly invaluable 🥰

For the gnocchi try to duplicate the Olive Garden's chicken gnocchi soup. Easy and yummy!

I love that your family helps review the foods. Best for comparisons. Love it.

I got the Evian sparkling water to at dollar tree, awesome deal! The nutra grain bars were in my area in Jersey back around the holiday time. I stocked up and donated them to the food pantry. I am keeping my eye out for the Kind ice cream.

My daughter works at a family dollar/dollar tree store. Both stores are combined with each other,lots of variety.

The Fudge Mint cookies are so good and they are made by the same exact bakery that supplies Girl Scout cookies so they are literally the same! They are a great deal and I always recommend them!

This was such a timely video. I've been doing a lot of grocery shopping at Aldi and Dollar Tree lately (Aldi for grocery groceries and Dollar Tree for snacks) and it's great to know which products are worth the $1.25, especially the ones that are shelf stable. The milk in a box is a great find!

I love watching you. You make my day. I am a 77 years old widow. Big hug for your videos.

"Everything's better with chocolate." Yes it is, Dave. Yes it is. 😁 Great video. Now I need to go to my local Dollar Tree and see what they have.💲💲

I love gnocchi! My favorite way to eat them is if you cook a braised beef (stew beef or oxtail) with onion, tomatoes, garlic, peppers, seasonings and slow cook them until it’s falling apart and has its own gravy - pan fry the gnocchi - put the meat and gravy on top of them and top with grated parm cheese and I swear it’s the best!

The mint cookies are on my "do not buy" list .. they are SOOO good. I will eat a sleeve in one sitting :-P

We love the ginger snaps when we can get them. 👍

The rice rolls were one of my moms favorite snack. I miss picking them up for her and seeing her eyes light up. Mom passed away a year ago April 1st.😥

My kids are the same with syrup. 😭 I just make mine with granulated and brown sugars, water, vanilla, and maple flavor.

About to start college again in a couple of months, there's a dollar store right across the street from my dorm, thanks for the help! I will definitely stop by to get some of this stuff, I never knew they had so many food items!

Hey kids remember always you have an amazing Mom

I always stock up on my Himalayan pink salt from the Dollar Tree. The same exact brand at Wal-Mart is not only almost $4 more, like you said, but the bags at all of my Wal-Marts are almost half the size. Blows my mind. Ps. I love your channel! Such great content. 🖤

😂😂😂 LOVE Dave's response "there's no chocolate" LOVE the tortillas! Always keep milk on hand 👍

I love gnocchi in soup! I'll use it instead of noodles with chicken soup, then add a little heavy cream at the end. SO good! :)

I'm a huge fan of Dollar Trees Chef Karlin jambalaya and red beans & rice add some smoked sausage from the freezer section or the frozen sausage. Boom dinner. To stretch the jambalaya I always add black beans and corn. Corn bread on the side. Yummy

With the gnocchi you use vodka sauce, sausage, onions and bell peppers. It's delicious. 😊

My Dollar Tree gets bread and bakery delivery on Wed & Sat each week. Brands like Sara Lee, Entemann’s, Ball Park Buns, Thomas English Muffins, etc. All of them are a great bargain at $1.25. It gets picked over and sold out within a day, so you usually have to go on those days.

As soon as I brought home the coconut rolls, I melted some dark chocolate chips with a little coconut oil and covered the coconut rolls!!!!! And let them set up!!!! And DELICIOUS!!!!

Fun fact about the Pennysticks pretzels. My husband and I went into a store in Pennsylvania where they were being sold as a luxury brand for over $6 a bag! Same size bags as good 'ol Dollar Tree.

My dollar tree has 12 oz. frozen blueberries, I get 2 for $2.50, equalling 24 ounces, Wal-Mart sells a 16 ounce package for $2.58

My favorite Dollar Tree food items are: minced garlic, garlic Texas toast, basil pesto, Jennifer's Garden spring rolls, Lil Dutch maid lemon crème cookies and Fun Dip candy. I've heard that the frozen peppers and onions is really good. I plan to try that soon.

I was never a fan of gnocchi until my mom showed me- after you “ cook” it, add a quarter or half jar of pesto, half a bag of baby spinach, stir. Sprinkle a tad of parmesan cheese over it and voilà! It is so amazing and delicious and now I truly love gnocchi made this way. :) CHEAP TOO. You can often get pesto on discount so I wait til I find deals then stock up.

Harry and David is an awesome company. They ship all sorts of delicious food. I love sending boxes of fruit to my elderly parents who have everything and are difficult to buy for. The pears are especially delicious!

Thanks for the heads up! Listened to this on my way to DT and found the last three gnocchi. I never look at their food but I’m gonna have to start! Gnocchi is a regular dish at our house. We fry ours in the cast iron with Italian sausage, grape tomatoes, garlic and basil. Delicious 😋

I just did a Dollar Tree run for food items only, and yes, found some good deals. Decadant dark chocolate bars filled with raspberry.... heaven. Sweet relish, canned fruit ( check for dents!), yes the fudge striped cookies, canned condensed milk, vanilla extract, yes the Himilayan salt.

Their Creole seasoning. Good stuff !!! I put it on everything, too. Add it to gravy, chip dip, anything that needs more flavor.

You include your whole family! I love it!

I was like, "Yahoo! A Christine video!" Totally made my Friday! Great deal for the Nutrigrain Bars! My son loves those. I really need to buy that shelf stable milk to have on hand! Also loved seeing your hubby Dave share on taste testing with you. Hi to Tyler too! Happy Friday!💗🎊🎉

Our kiddos love “pizza gnocchi” casserole with gnocchi, marinara, Italian sausage and mozzarella cheese! The potato flavor melts away and just tates like taking a bite of pizza! 🍕

Can I just say your son is a cinematic natural?!?! And adorable

Not a food item, but I consistently buy the flossers! So much cheaper than other stores and easier to keep my teeth clean

Your son’s expressions are so fun. All of your kids have so much personality. Thanks for sharing your info and your sweet family. Happy 4th to y’all!

🥥 There is a Hawaiian pudding that is really tasty and easy to make…well, relatively easy. I’m still working on getting it perfect. It’s called Haupia and it can be made into squares. I like it soft like pudding. It’s cornstarch, sugar, and coconut milk. FULL FAT coconut milk. Maybe a little salt. Anyhow it is amazing and a total comfort food.

When I sold Girl Scout cookies back in the 70s door to door, they were $1.25 a box. I would lug them around the neighborhood in a cardboard box with plastic handles. The neighbors loved them too. Dave, does "good and flaming" mean that you catch your marshmallow on fire and then blow it out? I like to toast my marshmallows until they are warm and squishy on the inside and then I catch them on fire and, pretty quickly, blow it out. I like just a slight char flavor! So good!

Gnocci: pan fry them first. I found a recipe with those instructions, to pan fry with some oil until golden all outside, and then combine with sauce and the rest of the ingredientes. Hope you like them!

Lol kid of the 80's. I remember the 60's when they were still called Sugar Smacks. My favorite sugar cereal!

I always buy the cut broccoli at our Dollar Tree when I can find it. It only takes one pouch of Velvetta cheese sauce for two bags and it is delicious!

Harry and David is expensive stuff..... would definitely get those if I saw them.

OMG the while you were sleeping mashed potatoes scene was EVERYTHING. I love it.

I found the ginger lime and raspberry ginseng evian water at my local dollar tree …both were good but i REALLY enjoyef the ginger lime

Harry and David’s is a high end fruit and confection company specializing in gift baskets. They are located just a couple hours away from me here in southern Oregon. I can’t even find where you can buy just the wafer rolls by themselves on their website.

I use gnocchi in soup. We love chicken gnocchi soup. Saute garlic, shredded carrot, grated onion, salt, pepper and a pinch of celery seeds in butter and olive oil. Add flour and chicken bouillon. After a few minutes add water, heavy cream, cooked chicken. Bring to boil, add gnocchi. Cook for 5 minutes and it's done. One of my boys favorites!

I've been freezing tortillas (all kinds) FOREVER!!! However, (when frozen)they stick together and sometimes they break when you try to pull them apart, so, I got the bright idea of putting wax paper or parchment paper between each tortilla then stuffing them back into the bag before freezing and VOILA, no more broken torts!! Easy to get 1 or more and no waste 👏

I love the Toblerone candy bars,they are double the price at Target and Walmart, I wish they had that ice cream at my DT.

Definitely gonna have to check out the food at my local Dollar Trees! This may be a little off topic, but these days when things are so expensive, the tips below might help in addition to shopping at Dollar Tree for food and other items. Some Tips for 1-2 person households (or more).... I'm single/empty-nester so these work great for me. I buy 2-3 loaves of bread at one time and freeze all but one. Thaw in fridge. I do the same with Texas Toast (1 loaf) for when I get a hankering for French Toast or Breakfast Toasters ( like at Sonic, but better cuz, well, it's homemade lol When you buy hamburger or hot dog buns, take them out of the bag and put in freezer bags. I put 2 hot dog buns in one quart size bag and 1 burger bun in quart bag. Thaw in fridge. I'm in Texas so I buy the HEB Thick n Juicy frozen burger patties ( a little pricey but worth it). They don't take long to thaw so it should be ready when it's time to eat. If I only want one hot dog, leave the other in the bag and leave on counter or in pantry. Freezing them this way keeps them from spoiling and growing mold. Great for older kids when they get home from school as a snack (the hot dog) and babysitters, too, if they are going to be doing dinner for the kiddos. You can do this with tortillas, too, but I would advise taking them out of the bags and putting a piece of wax paper in between each one to make it easier to get the number out that you want. I would transfer them to a freezer bag or put back in original bag but put that in freezer bag if you want. I basically do the same with pork chops, steaks, chicken breasts. 1-2 pieces of meat (depending on size). After shopping I put them in the fridge until ready to put them in quart freezer bags. Be sure to label your bags with date bought & item(s) in the bag before you put the meat in; markers don't work well on bags with cold meat in them lol You can also season each bag of meat if desired before freezing. To thaw these meats, I get a big bowl, put the bag/s in and place a smaller heavy bowl on top and fill big bowl with water. Put in fridge. I haven't timed them, but I guarantee they thaw a LOT faster than just putting them in the fridge as is, especially pork chops and steaks. Chicken and the rolled ground beef take longer but should still be done the same day. I would put those 2 in fridge in the morning so they should be done by dinner time. I cook my chicken in my cock pot so I don't mind if they are still a Little frozen in the middle. TIP: If cooking chicken this way, season them then add some water around them then cook. I have found this helps them to moist and not so dried out. Personally I shred them immediately when I take them out of the crock pot and either use it all in a recipe OR store it in a Pyrex container. I love shredded bbq chicken sandwiches so when I want one, just take out the portion you want, mix with bbq sauce, heat it up and put it on your bun/bread! Great sandwich done in just a couple of minutes! I hope these help someone! Have a great day!

I’ve always preferred the cheap pancake syrup. My parents were very frugal and I can’t remember ever having maple syrup growing up. I don’t mind the flavor, but it makes your pancakes and waffles soggy.

I got the chocolate mint cookies you mentioned in a previous video ...AND I ate one whole sleeve in a matter of minutes!!!Thank you for sharing all your great ideas!!!

So good! I'm always so focused on organizing and DIY items, I never really think about Dollar Tree for food. What a helpful video! I need to explore the food section now! Cas

Ok, so hear me out. The coconut rolls dipped in Nutella 😋 so good!

My great find at the Dollar Tree- food grade plastic containers that come with the twist on lid. Comes in 2 qt and 3qt. I have started storing some of my beans, rice and pastas.. the rest are going into 5 gallon pickle buckets. Firehouse subs sells the containers with lids for $3. I bought a set of 6 real Gamma lids off of Amazon- $70.

I prefer my gnocchi fried in butter with salt and pepper and then when it's browned, you know like potato pancake brown, add it to the top sauces on grilled veggies. Columbia Pasta's are so great, stock up when you find them! they store well in a air tight bucket in the pantry.

You included all of my favorites except Jennifer’s Spring Rolls in the frozen section. They are delicious and a great deal.

Your hair looks amazing in this video! Appreciate all the tips!

I love the gnocchi from the dollar twenty five tree! I make a homemade Alfredo sauce and cook bite sized chicken on olive oil, add onion, garlic, mushroom, parmesan cheese, and fresh spinach, and cook the gnocchi in water and just add to chicken mixture. Stir to combine and enjoy!

Pan fry the gnocchi! Use butter to brown the gnocchi with shallots and mushrooms! Mmm my fav

We recently bought a food sealer. It’s been disheartening throwing out food with freezer burn. I’m excited about the sealer adding additional time to use the food. We just inventoried the freezer and pantry. We are trying to stay on top of things so as not to be wasteful. Love your videos! God Bless You!

Shelf-stable gnocchi is perfect for pan frying. (Don't boil them before or you get goo. You're looking for a golden color with a light crisp.) Nigella Lawson recommends using freshly made gnocchi, which do give you lighter results, but the shelf-stable kind are good in a "I need a dense potato moment that somehow also has a little chew" kind of way.

your makeup is on point. you look amazing. best look for you all over is this one. ❤

If you have a chance to try Olive Garden's creamy chicken gnocchi soup you might like them more. They are also good frozen and stirfry in butter when frozen. by the time they are heated all the way thru they are nice and crunchy. Serve with sauted cherry tomatoes, onion, garlic and greens of choice.

I buy the shelf stable milk.

Brown butter and fresh sage for gnocchi, is my favorite way to eat them.

The Mint Chocolate Cookies r soooo good. I like to put in freezer and eat them cold. They r NOT frozen just cold. Love!! 😋 Thanks for the tip on "Kind" brand ice cream and fruit bars. I found protein bars at a discount store for $1.99 and I will ck my dollar store for the ice cream. Thanks! 😋🍨

I use gnocchi as dumplings in chicken and dumplings.. Love em

After watching this video I ran to Dollar Tree to find some of those items, especially the ice cream! They didn't have any of the good stuff you showed, but the spring rolls are back!!

Thin mint ot thin mint type cookies in the freezer are AMAZING!! 😀

My oldest daughter is allergic to dairy so I was excited to see some non-dairy food featured, especially the shelf stable almond milk!

I love the coconut rolls. I bought about 20 bags before they went up.

Very impressive presentation, it shocked me with the quality and price of stuff. Thanks!

Wow, some really great finds. Love when the family helps with the taste tests.

There are a lot of good items at Dollar Tree. My sister also uses Fudge Stripe cookies for s’mores.

I agree, those cookies are amazing frozen. My son’s that age too, we like those pretzels too. Still a great deal @ $1.25

Freezing tortillas is fantastic! I also stocked up on organic butter for $1.99 and pasture-raised whole eggs for scrambling in a carton for .50! They were expired in one day so I bought 20 And froze them all! Lol Now I take them out one by one and use them for French toast, quiche, pancakes etc. I still can’t believe they cost me .50 for the equivalent of one dozen of pasture raised eggs!!! There’s so much you can freeze. It’s definitely underrated!

Your husband is a man after my own heart, "it would be better with chocolate" - always! Gnocchi - SORTEDfood had a recipe recently where they made a fish pie where they used gnocchi for the potato topping. You could use the gnocchi where you would use any mashed potato. Shepherd's pie, tater-tot casserole, etc.

Omg!! Harry and David is a fairly high end company that you order online. Great find!

The raspberry and grapefruit Evians are delicious mixers!

Love the Ice Cream

The fudge stripped cookies are just as good as the higher priced ones!.

love the surprise While You Were Sleeping clip. Not only that but that is a great scene!! "All the great ones were tall"

The potato gnocci is amazing used as dumplings in chicken and dumplings!!!

The garlic Texas toast & the single pork egg rolls 😋

I like to cut the Dollar Tree gnocchi into quarters and use them in dumplings in Italian style tomato and veggie soups

It’s more economical to stick to tortillas together (with a little mozzarella in the middle of the tortillas) and use that as a pizza crust base, you get 11 servings that way, the pizza crust was only 2

The fudge stripe cookies are most definitely the best way to make s'mores! Especially when you little kids! (And the chocolate on the cookie actually gets melty unlike chocolate bars.)

The mint fudge cookies @ Aldi and just like a thin mint. And at $1 amazing. They also have a SAMOANS cookie dupe too!

Harry & David is from my area (Southern Oregon). It's a specialty store that specializes in local fruits, chocolates and nuts. This cookie in my Harry & David store costs around $12 for a round 10oz. tin. Those little boxes ones look like over stock from what they include in the seasonal fruit baskets.

The "girl scout" fudge mint cookies at my dollar general is $1. And i love them! Also sold year round. So cheaper than DT but still both great price compared to the "real deal"

Thank you so much for this video - I’m always checking out my DT’s food section; you also look so pretty…luv your color choices in your outfit and your hair looks nice.

For the gnocchi, I love to saute mine in a pan with olive oil, avocado oil or butter until light golden brown. Then you can add whatever ingredients you like-cream sauce with veggies and meat, no cream sauce and spinach, etc.

My son is dairy free and I instantly grabbed 8 of those ice creams when I saw them last week. Such a great deal! They also had boxes of chia milk at mine

Loved you,you’re husband snd sons reactions!

I also found canned tuna with crackers at the Dollar Store. That was really tasty!

Stacy...is spot on with her Olive Garden recipe. We make it too & it's delish, also you can use it to make chicken & dumplins replacing the dumplings with the gnocchi & its yummy that way too! Thats about the only two ways I use it. Thank you so much for the video....your so informative & thats why I LOVE your channel. Every vlog I walk away with more VERY HELPFUL knowledge....thank you so much for all your time & effort to bring us educational content😉👍