PS... u look fabulous.... don't even talk about your weight, because u look ABSOLUTELY stunning the way you are!

Honestly I would watch you make these repeat dinners like a little kid hitting play on Moana for the 70th time🤣🤣 thanks for inspiring so many of us to get creative and be grateful stewards of our family’s food

Thanks for being a relatable channel. So many channels on youtube, even homestead channels, are so unrelatable for people on a tight budget. Your channel helps me feel like I'm doing a decent job raising my kids and homesteading!

You look stunning. You're are a mother of 7 a wife and a busy lady. Never worry about your weight. You have a natural beauty.

Meals should be simple. Life should be simple. A simple life allows for more time for worship and family. Beautiful as always! Thank you!♥️

What a beautiful big brother David is. Melting my heart with the sleepy baby on his shoulder

You have made the definition of "made do" into an art form. You have taught me to be much more experimental in my cooking! Thank you!

I think you're awesome! I don't have kids (hoping to foster at some point) or a homestead (yet) but I feel like I'm learning so many life lessons just for my own life as is. Thanks for sharing!

I am absolutely amazed at what you’re able to create by just putting leftovers together. My husband and I just talked about how talented you are and how agreeable the children are about eating what’s in front of them. I’m not saying there is never a unhappy child over the meal but they seem to be good eaters. Like my husband said, we ate what was put in front of us or went without. Thank you for the video, we are learning so much.

I'm still doing a pantry challenge too. Unlike Jan., though, I am allowing myself $20 a week for minimal fill ins. So far I only spent $30 but I splurged at the Amish surplus market for a few items I found cheap to put back into the pantry. I have to buy when it's cheap and available.

Jessica, you are a true inspiration to so many. May the Lord's peace, grace and comfort pour over you. Pls know most of us are not looking at your stove or criticizing. We're too busy making mental notes on recipes and resourcefulness while cleaning our own homes 😆🤭💕🤷‍♀️

When I'm particularly lazy, I would throw my protein & veg together with rice into the rice cooker, add some seasonings, then just press the 'cook' button. It always makes the most delicious meals too!

Yes, children in the kitchen with you is a blessing. My children are grown now and I miss those moments. My grandson is almost three but lives three hours away from us. I love when he is here and wants to help me cook. It is a bit messier but cleans up just fine .

I haven’t converted to instant pot either. Still love my two crockpots, small and big. It’s okay! Still works!

Dear Jessica, You are anything but lazy! Your stove is fine too! You do an amazing job cooking for, teaching and loving all those wonderful children. John certainly is a cute little camera ham and he really loved his food too! Everyone sure stays busy in your home ! It is always a pleasure to see what you have to share with us weekly and to see how you do things! I tend to watch you every Sunday while I have my late morning coffee and seeing all the love gives me a wonderful start to my week. Thank you so much!

Love your fridge dump soup idea. :-) My grandpa would make "forever" soup whenever my family would come to visit. Whatever leftover soup was in the freezer, he put that in a pot with whatever was leftover in the fridge. I'm 40 now, and it's one of my fondest food memories.

Been waiting for this too!!!! Have a great day with home church with your gorgeous family Jessica!!!!! 💜💜💜

You had me at the homemade pop tarts. My husband can’t wait until I make them! Adding the blueberry juice to powdered sugar was a great idea for icing. We would have poured the rib juice on the potatoes, but I can’t wait to see how you make the baked beans with it.

Such a beautiful mother and homemaker! Your children are precious!

Insta pot, Seers, slow cooks, pressure cooks, for multiple options... Love mine

I love to watch your "meals we ate" videos! I'm trying to find more ways to cook without dairy since we recently found out our youngest daughter has a dairy allergy. I'm going to give some of these recipe ideas a try! I know for sure the homemade pop tarts are on the menu for this week!Thanks for sharing!

The baby is getting so big ! The food looked so good! Take care.

I’m falling in love with this channel and these challenges. Now I want to look into freeze drying. Great video!

I want to give you huge props and all the credit for changing my way of thinking when it comes to discarding scraps. Now when I make something, or if I see a video where there are "discards", I know automatically start trying to figure out if I have seen Jessica do something useful with that type item. When I saw your Crock-Pot of sauce and rib bones, I didn't even think about the juice, but I automatically wondered if you could do a broth with those bones. Would they be usable given the fact that they have been soaking in barbecue sauce? I can't wait for the baked bean recipe! On that note, I think it would be a wonderful idea, and I know that a lot of us would benefit, if you did a little talk on multiple different ways to use the most common types of discards, so that we could have a list all in one spot. Thank you so much for opening my mind and changing my thought process as to automatically throwing away remnants!

I would love to see a little house tour after the rearranging!

I absolutely love seeing your little helpers. You are so creative and inspiring. I am loving the bacon grease in potatoes. I tried that last week, and threw in some chives I had in the freezer and it was so darn good. I love any allergy subs I can find, as my siblings and I all struggle with our own allergies. So tips like the bacon grease will be a huge benefit to family dinners. Thank you so much for all your tips and tricks. Can't wait for next weeks video.

Yay for dairy free yogurt next week!

Same here!! Its my peaceful time on sunday morning hihi

If he wants to and you get time, I'd love to see more of David's baking. Great video as usual!! I'm not sure, but I think every home in America that has little boys have those dinosaurs! Lol I had them on my counter when I was trying to make biscuits yesterday! Lol

"Fridge-dump soup" Love it!!!

Loved these meals this week. Loved seeing so much of the kids. I learn so much from you. You look amazing I wouldn't think you would need to loose weight. Be blessed Jessica.

#threeriverspantrychallenge. I'm a grandma living alone in Australia with a VERY limited income. I'm eating out of my freezer & pantry. Only buying milk, fruit, chook food, dog food & a weekly cake for church. Its amazing the things you find in the bottom of the freezer.

At your boys were such cute little cheeky monkeys back then weren’t they. One thing this does for you is providing memories, such a precious thing. Fabulous ideas and recipes too thank you, loving watching your old videos x

Your family always looks so happy!!!!! You do a fabulous job of keeping everything running so well. My mother was well known for her fridge cleanout goodies like your soup. That was how she came up with some of her best BBQ sauce!!!!!!

Nice. It would be good to see your freezer and pantry tour after the challenge to see the changes that have happened

The secret to perfect chia seed pudding is to just stir every 5-10 minutes or so for the first half hour. That's all it takes! You could do it in a larger jar and then portion it out into the cute little ones and it would be perfect.

Always great ideas and great ways to use foods in ways I don’t really thing of! Thanks for sharing your life with us.

I love this challenge and have been learning so much! I'm incorporating this challenge in my child's home ec curriculum. Those pop tarts look amazing!

Your videos inspire me to grow my own food and pray more and for that I thank you 🙏🏻

I just LOVE how you save and use EVERYTHING! Using the BBQ drippings…. GENIUS!!!!! And you would truly love and benefit from an InstaPot!

So not only have you used up food in your pantry but by gifting that freezer once it was empty you have also reduced your monthly expenses a little since there is now one less freezer being powered. With costs of everything going up right now it is great to be able to reduce expenses to be able to absorb those increased costs once you do start shopping again. Kudos.

I enjoy & appreciate these meal videos. You’ve inspired me my friend ❤️ You’re absolutely beautiful (inside & out). Love the children always helping. Blessed family. Enjoy 😊

You are amazing. I love watching you while I have my early morning coffee.

Your kid's are amazing. I love how they pray with every meal they get. My mother raised us like that and I still get surprise when people give me a weird look because I bless every meal I get out of habit no matter where I am. 😊

your so creative ...love that your showing to waste nothing ...very refreshing for sure 🌺🌺

Tongue was delicious! Juicy, tender, easy, flavorFUL I will start saving my drippings again. Don't cook much bacon anymore but need that fat! Never thought to use it in mashed potatoes. I may try dehydrating cooked rice - don't have a freeze dryer but sure would love to add rice to my fast food shelf.

You have the most handsome little tribe. Your older boys are getting so handsome, the girls are absolutely gorgeous, and your 3 munchkins are just adorable. David holding little Ben, ah so adorable. And I always say Levi, he is so so adorable. God bless them all. Oh, I miss my babies. Well, just a bit. LOL. Now, did you say dairy free yogurt? I look forward to that. I look forward to all your videos. I enjoy watching your meal preps. Thank you for sharing.

Jessica you are amazing in planning your meals. Bless your sweet family!

I am looking forward to the bake beans, becouse in the uk bake beans are in tin cans? In may houses beans means a cans 2 people per can on toast!!!!

My husband when he saw my subscription, but we have been saving money so he’s happy and on board!

Love your videos. Your children are so precious

Jessica I need to tell you I really enjoy your weekly menu video's. I am a grandma and have cooked for lots of kids but now it's just me and two adult kids who don't really eat at home. I'm loving your life style choice and am so excited my oldest daughter and four grandkids will be here this summer to stay while they decide where to live. I can't wait to have little helpers in the kitchen too and trying your recipes for healthy menus. After watching you use your freeze dryer am seriously thinking of getting one, if I use you link do you get credit for it ? Bless you and your beautiful family and only good things coming to you, Make sure to rest honey!!

I’m always IMPRESSED by your pantry! Another awesome video and SHARING! Watching you from Gander Newfoundland and Labrador Canada 👩‍🌾🇨🇦👩‍🌾!

I love your videos, I'm not capable of putting up a bunch of homegrown food or even the amounts that you guys manage. Such great inspiration and as Jess would say "turn your waiting room into a classroom".Your little helpers are just too adorable, I appreciate a good finger gun Levi

G.Morning Ms. Jessica. Always such a busy Bee .Enjoy u sharing your hard work & day with your Family. Wonderful tips. Very helpful & healthy. Have a excellent week.

Enjoyed watching your video. My daughter in law found a huge container of dried beans. I brought them home and am canning them. So far a total of 18 quarts. Now I'm working on my dried beans. Winter is the best time for canning Beans, meat, etc I do enjoy canning, baking, and making cheese.

I love watching your videos. They fill me with inspiration and provide quality information. I especially love your pantry challenges and full week of meals for family. It can be tough cooking everyday, but when I see what other mothers are making and baking for their babes, it makes me smile and I feel motivated again. Thank you 🙏 😊

Watching the kids eat those awesome pop tarts have me hungry! I think it’s time to go make breakfast! 😀

Jessica I thought of you the other day when I made a gluten-free banana bread sweetened solely with dates (chopped very finely) and no sugar. It was absolutely delicious! The dates in your lara bar recipe here reminded me. I had my doubts that it would be good with nothing but dates to sweeten it but I was pleasantly surprised. I know you can't have sugar so it might be an idea for you to utilize in baking!

Been waiting for this 😊

You have a good mom. She looks after you as an adult still. That is definitely some love. 💜

Cheat way to cook sausage patties is in the oven like bacon (works well if frozen) and easy way to save grease/fat to cook with.

Im very impressed with all your creativity, my mom was real good at that ,me, not so much!

Your kiddos are sooo cute!!💞

Enjoyed it!

Yes the best years of your life raising your children your a wonderful mother 🙏 Great video

Thank you for sharing. Your family is amazing.

I absolutely loved this week's video.

Love watching your videos and your little helpers are lovely too from Kathy in Spain xx🍞🧀🍎🍋

I always learn so much watching your videos!

Love the curtains in kitchen

Very interesting!

I get so much inspiration from your soups!

Well done Jessica. Love this video.

Thank you. That was an awesome video.

Ha ha ha ha my siblings & I booked baking spoons and the mixing dish 😂😂😂. Lovely

Food looks so good

Have you ever tried crushed pineapple with it's juice into a dry cake mix. Nothing else, just the two ingredients. Mix together and bake in a 9x13 pan. Pineapple sweetens it so no toppings are needed.

Loving the boys table 😍

The ribs like that is how I eat them now. I take the bones out and eat them with a fork. Love this way at a restaurant cause less mess and you still look nice afterwards for your evening out!

Those concord grades would be great snacks if you freeze dry them, or freeze them for a cold snack on a hot day for the kids. Loving your channel btw - great ideas

When I run out of confectioners sugar, I whirl white sugar in my Bosch blender and when it is almost done, I add a couple of tablespoons of cornstarch.

I’m learning a lot from you, thank you for the videos!

Very enjoyable video, I’m a new subscriber. ♥️ Patricia

❤️❤️❤️❤️love your videos !!!

I made a batch of beef vegetable soup. I put my store bought beef chunks in the food processor (my first time trying it this way). I put everything in my instant pot with vegetable broth. It is delicious! I WILL do this again. Thank you for your good instruction and inspiration!

Such beautiful children!

That beef and noodles looked fantastic, I think I will have to make some after my pot roast ( using the leftovers)

Coming from a family of 2 siblings and divorced parents, I love watching your family play and doing things together. Thank you for sharing your life with us. Blessings

Hi Jessica and Family!! I always get so excited to see your videos come up! 🥰🥰 I pray your week is so very blessed my friend!!

Good watching you again GOD BLESS YOU ALL X

I just made grapejuice jelly! Thank you for the ideea! It came out great!

Your son looked like his dad putting on those shades. 😄

Pop tarts look very good.! Great idea!

Thank you so much for taking time out of your busy day to make these videos I so enjoy watching them 😊

I love your soup ideas! I have done soup this way 2 times and they have been amazing ! Thanks Jessica

Love that olive oil was your “convenience “ food” it is sometimes hard to remember while cooking to use different things. I left my son to make Rice Krispie treats and he used shortening in the pan. Maybe not the best choice but I think he clearly remembered to just use the butter wrapper this time 😂 Another amazing week!

You mentioned you haven't converted to the instant pot yet, but I can't recommend it enough. It's a life changer! Plus it has a crock pot function so you can still do crock pot meals, but it's so multifunctional that I hardly even use my stove anymore.

The noodles with the freeze dried beef broth looked amazing I love how creative you are! I definitely want to try that some day if I ever buy a dry freezer!

Your food videos are so nice and helpful.. I've recently had to go back to work after being home with my children for 15 years we and am now not home during dinner time..so your videos help me to prep meals for them while I'm out of the house.thanks for the inspiration