Easy Frugal Cooking Techniques That Lower Your Grocery Bills

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@UndertheMedian Ай бұрын

Here's a link to the recipes we talk about in the video: underthemedian.com/easy-frugal-cooking-techniques-that-save-hundreds-of-dollars/

@jadedgramma Ай бұрын

Thank you! I watch your channel daily and run the channel at night...wasting a few pennies for 'the cause'.

@UndertheMedian Ай бұрын

@@jadedgramma , loved your comment! thanks for supporting the cause.

@janicemeaders1453 Ай бұрын

I have been frugal since the last of the fifthies when I went out on my own.

@teresahunt5521 Ай бұрын

Two years and 6 months ago, I found UndertheMedian when I was unemployed and burning through my retirement. God has been so good to me. This will be my highest earning year of my 35 year career and today, I became debt free. Someone at work asked me if I was going on a spending spree! Ummm....NO! I didn't eat all of those beans and lentils just to go shopping!

@rivasoucie Ай бұрын

I am a youngish agnostic mother of three in a high income household, so probably not your typical fan, but I love you guys so much! I started with nothing in an old farmhouse on a dirt road and I still greatly value frugality and simple living. Your voices remind me of announcers on Canadian public radio shows from the 1080s :))) p.s. If you soak the walnuts in water before you blend them into the tuno salad, you’ll get a creamy consistency a bit more like mayonnaise or sour cream.

@UndertheMedian Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! And a super thanks for the soaking the walnuts idea. I would never have thought of doing that.

@bc101ful Ай бұрын

Larry and Hope, this was one of my favorite videos you have made. I am plant based and most cookbooks are sooooo complicated and filled with super expensive ingredients. Please write a cookbook. I will buy it immediately!!!!!!!! Do you bake? Bread, banana bread, etc We need frugal bsking recipes,.please!! I also would like to know how you get your calcium!!

@HoneyBee-pc3xi Ай бұрын

We get our calcium from green plants, just like the cows do!

@hazelnutbix5261 Ай бұрын

Dark leafy greens especially kales and sesame, dark tahini. Yummy sandwich spread is tahini with a tiny smear of yeast extract aka Marmite or Natex. Add some dark lettuce leaves on wholemeal bread, delicious.

@jadedgramma 29 күн бұрын

"Me too"!

@victorwadsworth821 Ай бұрын

Opened front door to find nine or more squirrels eating from the seed I left them for them & the birds, sister says I am also feeding a possum. I was picking up twigs & limbs in the yard short time back, I looked up, limb on the edge of roof, bird approaching, I asked the bird to kick it off so I could put on curb and the bird did so.

@user-zl4rr1ic7w Ай бұрын

Lol

@naty1012 Ай бұрын

Stuffed bell peppers are great for using up leftover rice too.

@UndertheMedian Ай бұрын

Yes! I love stuffed peppers.

@victorwadsworth821 Ай бұрын

I am in need of a bi-pass heart surgery with 98% blockage, while I am waiting, I get heavy chores done a little at a time like moving large sacks of mulch bought on sale. I am also frugal with personal energy but still getting things done.

@UndertheMedian Ай бұрын

Oh, no, Victor. We do hope you do well with the surgery. Keep us updated when you can.

@kathrynleaser5093 Ай бұрын

Best wishes for your upcoming surgery. If I can say this , have someone with you during the night hours. I stayed with my brother every single night when he had his. The moral support is invaluable during your stay. God bless you.

@barbaracampbell7747 Ай бұрын

I pray that your heart will go in complete recovery in Jesus name Amen

@victorwadsworth821 Ай бұрын

@@kathrynleaser5093 I understand they do just that, I plan to be alone after that not wishing to entertain others at my efforts.

@victorwadsworth821 Ай бұрын

@@UndertheMedian Plan on bringing broth cubes & plan to lose ten pounds.

@RN-mn3jn Ай бұрын

I will definitely be making the Peanut Stew. One of my dear friends is from Ghana and she always brings me their traditional Peanut Stew when the family makes it. And I absolutely love it. Your recipe looks like it will be so good. I lived in Ethiopia, Africa growing up as my father was stationed there. So I have a great love for the foods from Africa.

@suzyq1865 Ай бұрын

We have a friend living in Ghana and they eat a lot of rice and veggies. They are slim and very healthy

@RN-mn3jn Ай бұрын

@@suzyq1865 Mine friend is also trim and just such a beautiful person. They make me these rice balls with the peanut stew called Omotuo. This is one of my favorite all time meals. I am so thankful for my friend and her family for including me in their traditional foods.

@rutrine Ай бұрын

thank you for making vegan frugal recipes! already loved the frugality and budgeting tips but the recipes being plant-based is a huge plus! when you mentioned vegan mayo earlier, you can make it from scratch in a blender way cheaper (1 cup vegetable oil, 1/2 cup unsweetened soy milk, 1 tbsp white vinegar, 1/2 tbsp mustard, 1/4 tsp lemon juice, and a dash of salt)

@watsonfam2511 Ай бұрын

Hope, I think a personal cook book needs to be in the works! Your viewers will get it and support you, no doubt! I’m holding out for it. ❤

@jadedgramma Ай бұрын

No can do without Miracle Whip!!! Cold pasta dishes, etc. If you won't eat a mayo type dressing, go with zesty Italian for an awesome cold salad...especially a Greek or Mediterranean

@Nicole-zv7ee Ай бұрын

This was such a treat, Hope! I love your food/cooking videos. Thank you, thank you. This was a good one!!

@cathylingo9521 Ай бұрын

Cook once and eat twice is my motto!

@KristelViljoen 21 күн бұрын

Me too❤

@rochellethundercloud346 Ай бұрын

With bulk cooking, load up the oven and cook everything then. Grab the slow cooker,load it up and let ir go. It's super easy. I used to do that all the time,but since I have no space, I stopped. Once my situation gets better, I will be bulk cooking again.

@victorwadsworth821 Ай бұрын

Couple weeks back, bought new clothes dryer from Sam's Club, the took old dryer with them all parts & insulation free, they were puzzled when I ask them to leave the box which I put in my garden to stop weeds.

@dharmaslife Ай бұрын

I can’t do rice, but I really appreciate all of the ideas to do with chickpeas! Seriously, your recipe ideas are different than most - it gets really frustrating listening to people give out the same ideas over and over… GRATITUDE ❤

@Corinna_Schuett_GER Ай бұрын

Everybody can "do rice" by using a napkin you wrap the lid into. Works every single time! 👍👍

@Robert74450 Ай бұрын

I always sell the old appliance for parts

@victorwadsworth821 Ай бұрын

Hit Sunday with air conditioner bill of $420.00s, works fine now, AC came with 30+ year old house & now looks like it will go some more years working fine

@victorwadsworth821 Ай бұрын

@@potatoheaad I use to have an attic fan, it cleared the heat from house in minutes.

@dabneydee9109 Ай бұрын

I have the same food processor. It was my mother's and it's ancient. Still going strong after decades of use! If only manufacturers still made things to last ...

@UndertheMedian Ай бұрын

It was my mother's. She gave it to me when my newer food processor quit working. You're right Made to last.

@Corinna_Schuett_GER Ай бұрын

If things were "made to last" there wouldn't be any rebuy business. Today things are "made for waste" because of the economy. There will be more durable things and less waste in the Millenium Reign under Christ again. 🙏❤️

@naty1012 Ай бұрын

Stretching meat is a lifestyle for me.

@jadedgramma Ай бұрын

This week in a town about 12 miles from me a store(criminally high prices!) has chicken quarters on sale for $.77 lb! Will be buying at least 20 lbs. Lots of soup in the future.

@teresajones5973 Ай бұрын

Do you have any videos with plant based recipes? I don’t eat much meat and would love some more ideals for meals.

@UndertheMedian Ай бұрын

We have several videos with plant-based recipes. You might like this one where I plan a $10 menu: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rbqjqZh715rdl5c.html Probably my most popular recipe video is my lentil burgers: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q5OjlZmZnpjJoIk.html

@dharmaslife Ай бұрын

Im on like the fourth recipe and so far it’s all vegan

@HoneyBee-pc3xi Ай бұрын

Watch Chef A J on KZfaq or Brand New Vegan or Shayda's Healthy Cooking.

@frugalitystartsathome4889 Ай бұрын

⁠@@dharmaslifewell, it would be - seeing as how they follow a vegan diet…

@user-gz5mx2nd5p Ай бұрын

Good tip about chickpeas. I soak them overnight as it brings more nutrients by soaking and reduce my time to pressure cook to 5 minutes and natural release.

@katherinerichardson1767 Ай бұрын

I watched last night and as always not disappointed. It is so encouraging to learn that I also do many of the cooking techniques and learn new ways to fix leftover. The best part I love about preparing many meals ahead are for days that are heavy with appointments, unexpected visits, and you're just plain tired from doing gardening and yard work. Thanks for the encouragement and support. Love ya guys.

@livingoncoffee Ай бұрын

It must be really nice having you around, Hope, doing all that delicious cooking!!!

@dkguy1437 Ай бұрын

Love your recipes. I eat a whole food plant based diet - healthy & economical

@Corinna_Schuett_GER Ай бұрын

Very inspiring recipes, THANK YOU! 😀👍 I have noticed I already go with your strategies (not all but most) for many years already! I was called the "queen of leftovers" as a student back then and it has become some of my normal habit also to feed a small family. I use recipes like you Hope more as an inspiration so they never taste the same. Today, we're only the 2 of us but still not changing habits. I think I can make sth edible out of ANY leftover. I even search the trash can of the family I'm currently working for as a housekeeping help and THEY throw away a lot that's not even perished! LOL 😅 Another tip stretching SALAD you can for example make more portions of 1 iceberg salad if you mix it with dandelion or evening primroses leaves with no extra costs they grow in your backyard, VERY tasty and healthy! Put only 1 tomatoe cut it in smaller pieces just for the flavour and colour. Or take just 1/3 bell pepper to add in instead of the whole veggie. Greetings from Germany, Jesus is coming! 🙏❤️

@sandrabryan9106 Ай бұрын

We got a good deal on a big bag of peppers,mushrooms, and chicken breasts, so we had a stir fry with half a chicken breast, a third of an onion and 4 large mushrooms, a pepper and rice. It made four servings (wraps with cheese for 2 lunches and 2 large bowls for dinners). For dessert, I made a small chocolate banana cake (4 servings) to use up an extra banana before it expired. The other three bananas went into the freezer for a banana bread later on.

@monabiehl6213 23 күн бұрын

Why chicken breast? Hindquarters are cheaper, tastier and have more nutrients.

@sandrabryan9106 23 күн бұрын

@@monabiehl6213 We always have thighs/drumsticks but chicken breasts were cheaper and much easier for stir fry.

@noreenp.9858 Ай бұрын

I like to take overripe berries and add cornstarch and cook until thickened. This is great with granola, oatmeal, or ice cream. Any vegetables going bad can be cooked and frozen if you can’t consume them immediately. Mash those potatoes and freeze them or dice the onions and peppers or rhubarb and freeze them.

@terryhenderson424 Ай бұрын

You can use rice in pretty much any dish that calls for par-boiled or cooked pasta. Rice works well in most dishes that call for a sauce ir gravy. And cooked rice can be used to stretch pretty much any fritter, fry cake, or patty dish.

@richardbicycle5262 Ай бұрын

We primarily eat animal products and fruit right now, so these are probably out for us , but love watching you guys anyway and seeing how creative you get with it all! Looks tasty

@cathystewart2268 Ай бұрын

I recently watched a video on making no-tuna salad and she added a bit of chopped up nori to make it a bit more fishy. Brilliant.

@dharmaslife Ай бұрын

Pleasantly surprised that you started with something I can mostly eat ❤ Thank you!

@Jackie_W82 29 күн бұрын

I love that you shared your chickpea recipes. I just stumbled across a 25 lb bag of them for $28! I couldn't pass that deal up

@diversekakes 11 күн бұрын

I often will use tahini and hummus in place of mayonnaise in that “tuno” salad. Tastes great!

@angelanehring4931 Ай бұрын

Thank you! Thank you! I want to make all of your recipes.

@monicaluketich6913 Ай бұрын

I always have vegetables for stir fry. When I see bagged vegetables on sale, marked down vegetable trays or have bits and pieces of broccoli, carrots, onions, cauliflower , green peppers, etc., I cut what ever I have in bite size pieces and stuff them into quart canning jars. I blend Oriental spices together and boil some of them in a mixture of water and vinegar (usually 1 part water to 2 parts vinegar) then all you do is pour the vinegar and spice mix into each jar so all the vegetables are covered. Make sure you don't have any bubbles. Put the lids and rims on them and put them in the refrigerator. They keep 3 to 6 months. When you want stir fry, you have the seasoned vegetables and any of that extra rice she talked about. Just add meat or tofu, and there is a fast dinner.

@sharenread8677 12 күн бұрын

My sister has a similar recipe for Broccoli Casserole ( which is layered like lasagna,but without meat),. It is Lasagna Noodles,broccoli,mushrooms,shredded cheese,you can substitute with what you prefer. Then repeat. It is made in a medium loaf pan. Really good. She also use to do a vegan cracker dip,using tomato as the base. That was also delicious. Sharen.

@marianneb.7112 Ай бұрын

Thank you, Hope and Larry! Your videos are so helpful and encouraging. God bless you. ❤

@sharenread8677 12 күн бұрын

Banana is also a great baking substitute for whenever you don’t have any eggs on hand. Or when baking for someone with dairy issues. Sharen

@eclecticacre2593 Ай бұрын

I had a friend gift me a 10 pound bag of potatoes and 5 or 6 garlic bulbs. I cooked and mashed the taters... in the freezer they go. Peeled up the garlic, put it in a mason jar cover with warm white vinegar set in fridge. Will keep for months. Just rinse and use. I despise food waste.

@teresajones5973 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the recipes!

@sharenread8677 12 күн бұрын

@victorwadsworth821 Ай бұрын

Bought computer mouse on Ebay, pop up screen gave discount code which I used.

@maureen8930 27 күн бұрын

Hope do you have cooking book ? you eat so healthy I would love to cook healthy I just love watching your food videos 🎉🎉🎉🎉

@tlopez5821 Ай бұрын

Great tips, Larry and Hope! I appreciate all of your ideas to help during these tightening times. I'd like to add a suggestion on the saving of veggie scraps to include composting after you've made your broth, or not! There's a ton of videos on types of composting making it accessible for those with and without single family homes. The compost is great for home gardens (container gardens included) and saves money in soil additives because you've made your own!

@cynthia57169 Ай бұрын

What you call Tu-no Salad I know as Mock Chicken Salad. Smashing the chickpeas with a fork for texture, add onion, celery, salad dressing, 1 t any seasoning blend you prefer. Can add cold pasta! Beans & rice is a staple in different cultures. Search some recipes. My go-to’s are Gallo Pinto and Dominican Rice & Beans,

@calliepygian9093 Ай бұрын

I love your cooking videos’

@lindadobranetski6302 Ай бұрын

Oh my I love chick peas. I am a newbie to your channel

@kathleenfreund7332 Ай бұрын

Great video Hope and Larry! I’m going to try some of your recipes!

@akhiker2495 Ай бұрын

Thx for the video! Also, your hair is so pretty!

@jenniferschmitt7938 Ай бұрын

I am definitely going to try some of these chickpea recipes! There is a thrift store my husband and I like to go to and they always have a canned food section where you can get free food and they always have cans of chickpeas and dried chickpeas as well. No thanks to your video I have recipes I am going to try! Thank you

@acb93 Ай бұрын

Great video! I’m going plant/starch based again, and I would love to see more what you guys eat in a day/recipes!! ⭐️💕

@acb93 Ай бұрын

Did you guys read any books/follow any specific guidance about going plant based or did you jump in head first? I’m reading The Starch Solution right now

@yohannahthewarriorofyah1523 Ай бұрын

Love chickpea recipes i have dine same as you yet bit differently. Will try your recipes as well. Thank you

@Revert2017 Ай бұрын

Great meal ideas!

@victorwadsworth821 Ай бұрын

Winco had a manager's special of two-pound Velvetta cheese for $3.98. Nearly sixty years ago I was introduced to Velvetta & Rotel Tomato's dip. I contacted Velvetta, no one knows how old the recipe is.

@jennyeagan1840 Ай бұрын

Velveeta is originally from the Amish. Think it was one of their recipes that could make the cost of cheese less expensive by adding more milk.

@elizaC3024 Ай бұрын

Great video guys.

@hollynauss6359 Ай бұрын

Id be interested in seeing some low budget but party and picnic-worthy desserts. My family loves sweets but those unnecessary treats are pricey!

@SageGypsy 7 күн бұрын

My daughter and her husband gave me a hot pot just like yours!

@dianastolter1070 Ай бұрын

Please, more of the frugal recipes.

@kristenvincent3622 Ай бұрын

Something I do to minimize food waste is anything I can’t turn into stock or that gets a little too old to eat as leftovers is I feed them to my chickens, which reduces my egg costs.

@Joce123 Ай бұрын

Yum

@sharenread8677 12 күн бұрын

Make chicken fried rice,or use the dip chick pea recipe on washed celery sticks for snack. Sharen

@walkinthepark-withcoffee Ай бұрын

Hi Hope and Larry! Hope do you eat lentils,beans, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower etc without the effects?? I avoid all of these and eat eggs and lean meats (organic field raised) for protein. I would like to be plant based but am finding it difficult. Any suggestions? I have tried Beano but didn’t work. Love your videos❤

@tenthousanddaysofgratitude Ай бұрын

Start small and build up. The more you eat these, the more your digestion learns to tolerate them.

@samcrawford7148 Ай бұрын

I was wondering if you use a FOODSAVER to seal up bags for the freezer...some people say they LOVE theirs and they save money and freeze longer and better condition...My sis in law had one and got rid of it...but I was wondering if you use one or what you use to feeze your foods in...

@wendyw4023 21 күн бұрын

Did you know you can put ripe bananas in the refrigerator, and they will stay ripe and not over-ripen? I buy bananas for my oatmeal, and when the bananas lose almost all the green on the skin, I put them in the fridge. Sometimes, the bananas to straight into the fruit drawer when I get home from the grocery store.

@marlenegearon4709 Ай бұрын

I don't have a pressure cooker, how would you convert the time to use a crock pot?

@autumnsmith3585 23 күн бұрын

Can you do a gluten free shopping tip version, please?

@tawnaparko3388 Ай бұрын

I recently discovered that avocados with some black spots on their flesh are often ok to eat. They don't look as pretty as super fresh ones but still taste good. I usually just eat some as a side instead of using it in a recipe just in case it is a little off. I wonder if some are just brused but not old.

@KristelViljoen 21 күн бұрын

With climate changes and global warming on the increase with worldwide reduction of fresh water resources please give us some tips on how to save water, reduce fresh water consumption and repurpose, collect rainwater and or recycle water.

@sheenawalker1751 Ай бұрын

My bean and rice burgers always fall apart or if you do keep your sticking together?

@UndertheMedian Ай бұрын

If they fall apart, they probably don't have enough moisture or you are cooking them too long. Mine are a little "mushy" when I put them on the pan. I generally bake my burgers, too, because I make a huge batch of them all at one time.

@lifebeyondthesalary2458 Ай бұрын

Yeah I can’t stand arugula either. Too bitter!!!

@charlenewhite4365 Ай бұрын

May I ask which stores you shop and do you guys use ALDI’S OR LIDIL?

@UndertheMedian Ай бұрын

We generally shop Aldi and Kroger for most purchases. We also have a locally, owned ethnic store that we get specific ingredients from.

@shirleysymon2160 21 күн бұрын

I took leftover turkey sloppy joe,

@Joce123 Ай бұрын

Exactly how do you make bean Burger with rice... Do you have to make a like a paste out of the beans?

@monabiehl6213 23 күн бұрын

I don't want to buy expired meat 5 pounds of meat will last me 6 months to a year so I need some fresh meat to freeze. I try to buy the meat on sale.

@rachellee.9389 Ай бұрын

My cat's name is Eowyn Arugula, but I call her Weenie. Yes, that's right, my Weenie is on YT!

@rochellethundercloud346 Ай бұрын

I've had chickpea salad.its good, and there are millions of ways to make it. Very frugal,filling,easy. Another frugal idea is taco fries. It's like nachos but with fries instead of corn chips. Yes, you can make it vegan. Or veggie lasagna.use eggplant instead of pasta

@UndertheMedian Ай бұрын

Oh the taco fries sound lovely!

@s.torres242 26 күн бұрын

We are vegan wannabe's. Tho vegetarians haven't quite made it vegan even after being certified in plant based living by Cornell University. I love your recipes...have you thought about writing a cookbook?