NO SPEND Pantry Challenge 2023 Week #1

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NO SPEND Pantry Challenge 2023 Week #1

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Once again it's cold outside and I want to stay home! It's PANTRY CHALLENGE TIME AGAIN! My goal is to feed myself and my husband by just using food from our PANTRY and FREEZER for the entire month of JANUARY or maybe longer! I plan on spending NO MONEY for the month. Other goals in the challenge are to use up older (or less popular) canning and pantry food items that are at or near their best before dates or have just hung around for too long. It's my second NO SPEND PANTRY CHALLENGE and I hope that I learned some things last year so that I can better USE WHAT I HAVE, SHOP FROM MY PANTRY and stay out of the cold! Hopefully I'll end up with some MORE creative recipes this year!
In this first video I'll review what I loaded up into the Challenge Pantry and show you some recipes from the last couple of weeks (before and after Christmas vacation.) I haven't bought groceries since my last grocery haul in December!! We had a wonderful family Christmas away and now I'm ready to get right into staying warm by the fire and eating interesting meal ideas! I can't wait to have you join in and share your favourite recipes for me to try!
Here's a link to the 2023 Pantry Challenge series:
• Pantry Challenge 2023
Here's a link to my first Pantry Challenge series:
• NO SPEND PANTRY CHALLE...
Here's a link to my Freezer Challenge series:
• Freezer Challenge 2022
Here's a link to my Home Canning Pantry Challenge
• Cooking Up My Cans Pan...
Here are some recipes I LOOSELY tried to follow:
OVEN PIZZA SUBS www.food.com/r...
BROCCOLI AND CHEESE PASTA www.daisybrand...
BREAKFAST MUFFIN CUPS www.eatingonad...
#pantrychallenge #dinnerideas #nospend #threeriverschallenge

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@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Welcome to my Pantry Challenge 2023! I'm ready for some great cooking challenges this year! Let me know in the comments what your fabulous recipe ideas are for corn flake crumbs, pineapple, oatmeal or any other items you spy in my challenge pantry!

@Layla-ir3sl Жыл бұрын

Some people use corn flake crumbs as breading. I feel like you could use it as a binder in meatballs/meat loaf

@barbaram3153 Жыл бұрын

I made oat milk for the first time this week, going to make an apple oatmeal cake, corn flakes can be used like gram crackers and make a pie crust or a crumble on top of a pie, that gave me an idea apple pie regular bottom crust and cornflake topping, make a home made shake and bake with cornflakes too. or a pineapple pie poured into a cornflake crust. I need to stop looking at food videos tonight LOL

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

So many great ideas barbaram! That pineapple pie sounds interesting! :) I find it toooo easy to watch someone else cook instead of getting started on meals!! :P

@susanrenovated4728 Жыл бұрын

So excited for this series! This was my fave thing on KZfaq at this time last year.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Glad to have you here! :) I had such a great time doing the challenge last year!

@nancyculp6968 Жыл бұрын

You can make hot cocoa mix out of the powdered milk then you can use your marshmallows in it.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Ohh that sounds yummy! I’m sure enough cocoa would hide the taste of the powdered milk! 🍫 Great idea Nancy! So great to see you here and I hope you enjoyed the holidays 🧡

@thomasapayne1 Жыл бұрын

Powdered milk works great in baking! Lentils are great for stretching ground beef. We cook up a batch and then freeze so we can just toss them in meatloaf, spaghetti sauce, chili, anything with ground meat.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Hi :) Thanks for the great tips! I do that with beans but haven't thought to try cooking and freezing with the lentils! Handy idea!

@laurenyost1526 Жыл бұрын

We like to put stuffing in meatballs and meatloaf! It makes the meat stretch farther and adds really good flavor and moisture.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the idea Lauren! :D It sure does have a load of spices in it!

@caroljane75 Жыл бұрын

Good luck with inflation. Right now, I need to eat some stuff up. Food prices are ridiculous and definitely don’t want anything to go to waste! I think a pantry challenge or $21 a week challenge are both budget friendly things to do. Love them both!

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Hi! I try hard to avoid waste usually but now it seems even more important with the food prices lately! I love both challenges as well but I'll enjoy staying home for at least a month until the weather improves before I start shopping for the great deals again :P It's great to have you watching

@Zyxwvutsrq Жыл бұрын

YAY! Happy new year friend. So happy to see you renew this series! Go YOU!!

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Happy New Year to you too J M!! It's so great to have you back for a new challenge! :D

@allysond727 Жыл бұрын

I like to use stovetop stuffing to top casseroles. It's pretty good that way. I usually just sprinkle it on dry and let the moisture from the casserole cook it up, toasty like.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Sounds great! It looks like I’ve got quite a few things to top casseroles at the moment 👍🏼😀 That sound like it would be really good!

@wendoxia Жыл бұрын

What you need to do to the sub is broil it it open face and that will melt all the cheese and heat up the filling and keep the bread crispy on the edges but soft in the middle

@lifewithmisty1 Жыл бұрын

Great video😊 looking forward to the challenge👍

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Great to have you watching :) So glad you enjoyed the video!

@mariar2081 Жыл бұрын

First time here. I’m looking forward to the challenge. I want to go through the older freezer items and use everything in my pantry. It will spur on my creativity in the kitchen.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Welcome Maria! You might enjoy my Freezer Challenge as well! kzfaq.info/sun/PL0mlSDF8Ck4IN-SoJVdy51UxTKKjwYEjr I had a ton of fun cooking up some creative meals while trying to use up a bunch of items in my freezer! I had so much fun in last year's Pantry Challenge! It's great to have you watching :D

@mrs.tinklebinkle8574 Жыл бұрын

An idea to use your powdered milk even though it doesn't use a lot is peanut butter balls. It is 1/2 cup powdered milk, 1/2 cup corn syrup, 1/2 cup peanut butter and 1/2 cup chocolate chips or, nuts, or seeds. Mix together and form into a ball about the size of a walnut. Enjoy. Do not double recipe, does not turn out.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Sounds great! I have run out of Christmas treats that we received from family! It might be time to do up something yummy! Thanks for the suggestion :)

@roxannehill5209 Жыл бұрын

This will help me go through my pantry

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Awesome! I think we all have things hanging around that we could try and use up, right? :)

@tracyaxiak1585 Жыл бұрын

For the stuffing I have seen people make a crust out of it and then put chicken pot pie filling in the middle. I haven't yet tried but thought it was a great idea and want to try it next time I make stuffing.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Hi tracy 🧡 Great to see you! That sounds like a neat idea! Thanks for sharing! 😀

@adriennej8730 Жыл бұрын

Powdered milk can be used in homemade bread. =)

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip Adrienne 👍🏼

@erinnola-raised6543 10 ай бұрын

The bread w/toasted sandwich, yup I’ve been there. Run fingers beneath water & flick droplets upon loaf before baking(rehydrates what moisture lost in freezing)

@JessicaWanders 10 ай бұрын

Hmm I’ll have to give that a try! I think I’ve tried just about everything 😂

@erinnola-raised6543 10 ай бұрын

@@JessicaWanders I learned originally w/loaf of New Orleans French Bread that’d gone too hard. Tip from a Baker :)

@joyphillips1821 Жыл бұрын

Loved it so much last year, that I'm ready for another challenge. Even more so, since I learned how to can last year and now have a bunch of jars I want to open!

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

That’s so great that you’ve been canning! I really enjoyed doing the Canning Pantry Challenge last year kzfaq.info/sun/PL0mlSDF8Ck4IgJ1AEovXhUSq5E00KphyI but I didn’t get as much canned up this year unfortunately 🙁 Lots of things to use up in the pantry challenge though! I’m excited 😀

@lisiannie1 Жыл бұрын

Powdered milk is great I use it in soups, dressings, gravys, desserts and more. Anytime that you would use milk in cooking.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

I should try it in more things. I’m always so afraid it will make things taste like powdered milk and it isn’t my favourite 😕

@angelal6700 Жыл бұрын

The stuffing can be ground up and used as topping for a casserole, or as a sub for flour when frying chicken (corn flakes too). The onion and cherry jam-on toast! The sweet and savory is 👌.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

That’s a smart idea to grind up the stuffing mix! Thanks for sharing the idea 👍🏼🙂

@nancyanne1402 Жыл бұрын

The stuffing is good with ground turkey or chicken in a meatloaf.

@ladyray713 Жыл бұрын

Use the stovetop stuffing as filler in meatloaf. Sub out breadcrumbs. I like mix the egg and some water and a little oil (or ketchup bbq sauce whatever other stuff your adding that's liquid based) to help hydrate that stuffing before mixing with the meat.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips! Sounds yummy!

@elainelloyd651 Жыл бұрын

Dear jessica ,other than sprouting mung beans ,you can add them to soups ,curries and dips .No need to soak.Hope this helps

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this info! I haven't tried them in curry but I'm going to check it out! :D

@iartistdotme Жыл бұрын

I always enjoy you chatting away in such a joyful way talking about everything you are doing. So fun. My favorite series.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Oh thank you 🧡 I’m so happy you are enjoying the series! Sometimes Mr Wanders says my channel could be called “Jessica Rambles” 😂 I love talking to you all!!

@diannapeterson_3 Жыл бұрын

Hi Jessica, I have really enjoyed watching all of your videos, I love how real you are. My family uses French bread for pizza nights, and we slice them in half and just top them opened faced and eat them that way. They get crispy, but not too bad since you are only having to cook them long enough for the toppings to melt/cook. It's our favorite way to do pizza night.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!! That's a great idea! It does take a long time to get the cheese to melt inside :( I'll have to give it a try! :)

@colinkaak9874 Жыл бұрын

Been waiting for this!

@jodie19831 Жыл бұрын

Me too. Jessica where were u 😆 jk

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Yay! Great to see you :)

@eatwellfeelgood Жыл бұрын

Chicken fingers for the corn flake crumbs! Cut up a couple chicken breasts, cover in flour dredge in egg then the crumbs

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Sounds simple and yummy! Great idea :D

@janicerhoades8851 Жыл бұрын

You can pound chicken real thin. Dip in butter, roll in corn flakes. Season dribble a couple T of milk and bake so yummy.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Sounds really yummy! Thanks so much for sharing! Really a super easy breading 🙂👍🏼

@smalltownhomesteadAC Жыл бұрын

You can mix powdered milk with fresh milk tto extend your fresh milk. If you get the ration right, you dont notice too much difference. Maybe it would work with canned milk also?

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

I'll really have to give this a try! Thanks for sharing!

@09echols Жыл бұрын

Use the stuffing mix as a coating for oven fried chicken and make yogurt or sour cream out of the milk powder.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestions :) I think that coating some chicken is a great idea!

@palmsandsand Жыл бұрын

Try the powdered milk in bread or pancakes (really any recipe that calls for milk). The black bean sauce for stir fries; the tamarind chili as an addition to Thai or Indian foods and maybe a creamy chicken and stuffing casserole or stuffed pork chops. Hope that helps.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the great ideas! Stuffed pork chops 👍🏼

@shirleywagner1380 Жыл бұрын

So excited for this year's challenge!!

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Yay! I'm happy to have you here! :D

@RevBTB Жыл бұрын

oh my goodness and the bad penny returns! LOL. missed you, Miss Jessica! Hope you and the Pirate Captain have had a marvelous holiday and are busy charting a course for your land yacht & formulating some exciting camper cookin content for us, - youre about ready to seed start, too arent ya? LOL

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Hi! We had a fantastic holiday break with some family! I hope you and yours had a wonderful season too

@zormier2002 Жыл бұрын

Those graham crackers make a nice pie crust if you crush them. Maybe chocolate pie?? You can make it with chocolate pudding and your instant milk. Also, bake with the instant milk instead of drinking it.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Chocolate pie! You have my attention 😀 Definitely need to focus on cooking with the powdered milk. The taste by itself is just so off putting to me.

@Teshuva0 Жыл бұрын

👏👏👏I’m so glad you’re doing this again.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

I'm so excited for this year's pantry challenge! Mostly excited to not be going out anywhere ;)

@marcwright4790 Жыл бұрын

Cook your peppers and onions before you put them on the pizza sub. That way they are warm and help warm your sub from the inside out before the bread can get too hard on the outside.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Great idea! Thanks for the suggestion! :D

@carmeninherlife2137 Жыл бұрын

Sprouted mung beans are essentially the same as sprouted soybeans, great for stir fries and Asian styles soups. You can also soak them and make them into sweet soup themselves, it’s a great soup to enjoy cold for summer.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Interesting! Thanks for the tips :) I’ve only ever used them in stir fry but I’ve always just bought them and never sprouted them before! I’m excited to try 😃 Last year I did alfalfa sprouts for the pantry challenge 🌱

@CarriesCulinaryCrafts Жыл бұрын

I hurry up and got on thinking it was today! 😂 I thought how perfect your premiere then my 1st week of challenge premiere is tonight at 7:30 EST. Well I hope to catch you tomorrow for the premiere Saturdays are always iffy

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Ohhh I'm excited to check yours out! Good luck :D

@zormier2002 Жыл бұрын

Pantry challenge is whatever you make it. The woman who created it says there are no rules except the ones you put in there. So it is your choice 😊

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

I agree 🙂

@Layla-ir3sl Жыл бұрын

With the tomato sauce and a little harisa sauce, you can make shakshuka. It’s got eggs and peppers and it’s amazing

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

I have made shakshuka in another one of my challenges but I've never thought to put my harissa sauce in it! Great idea! Thanks so much for sharing :D

@Layla-ir3sl Жыл бұрын

@@JessicaWanders It is traditionally made with a bit of harissa. I couldn’t remember if you made it or not, but it’d be so good with the harissa sauce.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

I'm going to try it!

@Layla-ir3sl Жыл бұрын

@@JessicaWanders I live right over the border in Vermont and it’s sad and dark but not as much as where you’re at. You have my full sympathies. Winters are rough 😔

@essiev6397 Жыл бұрын

Noodles with chicken, beansprouts, other stirfry vegetables in black bean sauce, yum!!!

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Sounds fabulous! Thanks for sharing 😀

@auntrowdy7392 Жыл бұрын

Glad to see you again friend! I hope you enjoyed your holidays! You were missed!

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Thank you auntrowdy 🧡 I’m so glad to be back! I hope you had a wonderful holiday break as well!

@Evilgamesprite Жыл бұрын

Take your boxed stuffing and lentils and make a meatless meatloaf or meatballs. Lentil tacos, lentil sloppy joe in the Crock-Pot lenient Bolognese also in the Crock-Pot and lentils in a Sheppard's pie.

@Evilgamesprite Жыл бұрын

Also mung bean falafel. Mung bean coconut curry, mung bean and sweet potato cakes.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Thanks for all your thoughtful suggestions! So many great ideas for lentils and mung beans!! :D

@Evilgamesprite Жыл бұрын

Lentil are no my favorite but I have a 50 pounds of them we are trying to eat though and enjoy them. Those have been our top favorites. I was also gifted a large amount of mung beans. This has led me to many Indian and Japanese recipes. Thanks for the wonderful video.

@katrinbivens3723 Жыл бұрын

I MISSED YOU!!!❤❤

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much katrinbivens

@erikabailey7397 Жыл бұрын

Tamarind sauce is awesome for Indian foods. I use it as a dipping sauce for bhajis, pakoras, and breads.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Sounds great! I do have a giant bag of onions to use up! Maybe some onion bhajis! Great suggestion :D

@lindafero4720 Жыл бұрын

I make the stovetop with just enough water to hold it together. Cook it on waffle maker then top with canned chicken and gravy

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

That sounds brilliant! I don't have a waffle maker! I might think about getting one for this idea :D Thanks for sharing!

@outsanely Жыл бұрын

For the powdered milk, use it in baked goods (either straight or make milk first with it and then use in recipes). It's usually low fat/skimmed, so keep that in mind when using it, but I have had no problems with it in things like breads, pancakes, muffins, etc

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Hi outsanely 🧡 great to see you! I’ll have to bravely try it more. I really don’t like the taste of it so I worry it will affect the taste of things. I’m hearing a lot of people can’t tell the difference though…

@outsanely Жыл бұрын

@@JessicaWanders It might be worth trying a small batch of something, just to see. I know I personally don't like drinking canned evaporated milk, but I have no problem using it in recipes, so maybe it would be similar for you?

@anissofea3528 Жыл бұрын

this came up on my recommendations and its really interesting to see all the ingredients and the variety of food that u have in ur pantry. love from malaysia ❤

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Welcome! I'm so glad to have you watching! I hope you enjoy the videos

@kdonor Жыл бұрын

Oatmeal - granola. Corn flake crumbs - fried chicken or pork chops or cheesy potato casserole ( sometimes called party or funeral potatoes), pineapple - dehydrate or chick fil a copycat pineapple carrot salad.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Great suggestions! I’ll check those out for sure 🙂 I haven’t heard of funeral potatoes until today and the salad sounds fun!

@jaimekryzanowski6188 Жыл бұрын

Leave your French loaf cut in half and open on a baking sheet with all your toppings until they melt then put them together to make your pizza sub also maybe sauce and cheese on the open tops as well since Mr Wanders likes more sauce and to keep them moist?

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Great ideas! I usually put sauce on the bread but I was trying a different recipe to see if it made a difference 🤷‍♀️ I think open face is the next way to try for sure! Thanks for sharing your ideas 👍🏼🙂

@HesstonandTandem Жыл бұрын

I always love the pantry challenge videos! Everything you made was so creative and looks so good 🎉😁😁

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🤗 I love having you here watching Delaney!

@AndreaRuralMN Жыл бұрын

Powdered milk can be used to make yogurt. Yes it's fat free so maybe some heavy cream could be added before culturing. I've done it and it turns out like regular yogurt from the store 👍

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Andrea! I think I'll have to give this a try. I suspect it would be a pretty thin yogurt but that's not bad, eh?

@AndreaRuralMN Жыл бұрын

@@JessicaWanders no not bad and if it's thin you can strain it like Greek yogurt

@lifewithmisty1 Жыл бұрын

Meals look good

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Yummy! :D

@adventuresingroceryland Жыл бұрын

Awesome start to have specific items you are focusing on using up. -Stovetop stuffing in meatloaf is amazing. Keeps the meatloaf nice and moist and also helps if you are using a fattier cut of ground beef. -Powdered Kale is the perfect addition to smoothies, soups, casseroles, omelets, scalloped potatoes..etc. Greens boosters are a real thing and cost a fortune! You made yours. ❤️ -Skim milk powder may not be to your taste for drinking or on cereal but mix it up and keep it in the fridge and use it for all recipes & coffee. It works fantastic and you would never know the difference in cooked food. The egg cups looked fantastic. I find them so helpful when I am trying to stay on track for breakfasts. Such an easy grab and go. I've never used pastry on the bottom of mine. Great idea. I have a can of crescent rolls in the fridge that's been there so long it's got a few little rusty spots on the metal. Lol. Looking forward to next week.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Hey Melanie! Great to see you! 🧡 I hope you guys are all feeling better 🤗 I do like to focus on items that need to be used up. It gives me some direction in a pantry challenge and keeps meal planning fun and, hopefully, somewhat creative 😆 Thanks for all the great suggestions! I feel like we often think of the same ideas! It must be a Canadian thing 😉🇨🇦❤️ I’m having great success flogging the skim milk powder on Mr. Wander’s coffees 🤣 It’s so great having you here watching! Today is Week #2 and I’m still going strong 👩‍🍳

@jennioldham22 Жыл бұрын

Love watching you in these challenges

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Thank you jenni 😀 I’m so glad you’re enjoying the videos!

@tinablair2206 Жыл бұрын

Glad you are doing another pantry challenge. I really enjoyed your last one. For the pineapple add it to some fried rice. The stuffing is good for a simple layered casserole. Pulled or cubed ccoked chicken topped with gravy then cranberry sauce. Topped with stuffing and bake until desired crispiness. The spaghetti looked great. I like to mix the leftover noodles in sauce and the next day I fry it in butter and top with parmesan, garlic and crushed red peppers. Use some mayonnaise to coat chicken and roll in corn flakes. So good!

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Hey Tina! Great to see you 🧡 Love the suggestions! Thanks for the thoughtful ideas 😀 I’ve never added pineapple to fried rice! I bet that’s amazing!

@mistegamer3348 Жыл бұрын

My mom always made pork chops with sauerkraut and onions. On the stove top . About 20 mins before serving, she would put stuffing mix in bowl, mix in very small amount of water, like 1/4 cup? Enough to stick together but not be wet. Shape into baseball/ soft ball shape. Put on top of the cooked pork chops. Gently simmer until moist and done. Would retain the baseball/ softball shape. Childhood fave, and the ball shape is what made it so good.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Sounds great! Like stuffing meatballs! Great idea! Thanks for sharing :)

@sandrawilliams3805 Жыл бұрын

Powder milk mix half powder with whole milk. You won’t notice

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip! I'll have to give it a try :)

@lonapritchett7786 Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed watching Jessica! Thanks for sharing this with us! Have a wonderful week!

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

So glad! Great to have you watching lona :D

@Sarah_Grant Жыл бұрын

Pizza buns....adding extra time due to frozen peppers is what made it crispy. Also, squish it down like you would a muffaletta sandwich for less mess....

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sarah! Someone else suggested “smashing” it too in a similar manner! 😜

@jodie19831 Жыл бұрын

I use crackers to bind hm hamburgers or make a crack crust for porkchops n fry them. Yummy. Maybe u can make tomato soup. We use tomato paste when making rouladen steak in frying pan with beef bouillon. Cheap n delicious. Marshmallows n condensed milk fudge. Chili

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Always wonderful suggestions :D Thanks so much for sharing Jodie!

@susanchoja6800 Жыл бұрын

Pantry challenge!! We are hoping to do as well but we are currently quite sick with Covid so no cooking is being done. I made a yummy tomato rice soup with left over plain tomato sauce. Just added sugar a bit of water, cream and rice cooked in broth. It was really good. For your condensed milk and graham crackers I think you could make hello dolly squares. I haven’t made them in years but I think it is a graham cracker crust layered on top with walnuts? Coconut, chocolate chips with sweetened condensed milk poured over the top then baked I think. I bet if you wanted to you could add some chopped up marshmallows? Worth looking into

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Ohh no! So sorry to hear that you are sick :( I'm definitely going to check out the hello dolly squares! I've never heard of them! Best Wishes and feel better soon Susan

@neverwares Жыл бұрын

I was just wondering to myself when you might be back. Yay!

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Happy to be back! :D

@melaniemurphy1005 Жыл бұрын

I know this is late, but I just found this video. lol For the pizza subs, if you really don't want them crispy you can always just microwave them to melt the cheese! I've got braces right now, so anything crispy, especially that I have to bite into, is a no go. lol

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Hi Melanie! I'm glad you found the videos! Thanks for the tips about the pizza subs! Yes...microwaving would work just fine :)

@Rebelartist83 Жыл бұрын

Tamarind and your onion sauce and your aged tomato sauce and your harissa and black bean sauce mixed together with your left over hot sauces and some coca cola and brown sugar can be turned in to a pretty good BBQ sauce...and that Duram wheat what a gem that's flour is perfect for homemade pasta and pizza crusts..

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Hmm I never thought of just throwing them all in together! Great idea! Maybe make some pulled pork with it or something! Great suggestions :)

@Rebelartist83 Жыл бұрын

@@JessicaWanders hey no problem just do like small cups and tbsp or you'll wind up with one big yuck and tamarind is a pretty strong fruit on its own I don't think we have them in my part of Texas but pretty close to boarder towns and they're popular in like north Mexico but I know worstershires tamarind and anchovies so I'm thinking that sauce is Lee and Perrins max that's gotta be strong crap .haha it's your cooking experiment your deal just may need some ant acid..good thing you have a in house guinea pig lol

@thequeensbudget 10 ай бұрын

I know this is old, but you can use black bean sauce on noodles. Its a Korean thing. Also, gnocci is Italian not French. Gnocci is a potato pasta made with potatoes, flour and egg. 🥰🥰🥰🥰

@JessicaWanders 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips! Would you just put the Black Bean Sauce on the noodles by itself or with other vegetables or something?

@thequeensbudget 9 ай бұрын

Hi ! Look up Jajangmyeon. You can use it 2 ways. First, just mixed with noodles.. add cooked slice onions, pork chunks ( like cooked cubed pork chops) and raw zucchini slivers of all things. Second, you can cook meat, either pork or chicken in the bean sauce, add ginger, soy sauce onions and any other vegetables and spoon over white rice. I'm not Korean, but I order Jajangmyeon at a Korean restaurant as take out. The bean sauce doesnt really taste like anything LOL

@JessicaWanders 9 ай бұрын

Great to know! It sounds really good so I’ll have to give it a try 👍🏻🧡

@redrose1920 Жыл бұрын

mung beans are usually in AfrIcan cooking. The bean paste is Chinese. i thought of you Saturday. my husband makes a dish called beef basil. its a Tye dish with steak, bell peppers, onions and fish sauce and basil

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! The Beef Basil sounds amazing!

@nancyculp6968 Жыл бұрын

Try making creamy cottage cheese and pineapple salad, uses green jello, cottage cheese, jello, chopped nuts and few more ingredients.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

That sounds like an interesting salad 🙂I’ll check it out!

@abitofbetsy337 Жыл бұрын

For your Corn Flake crumbs, Make Simple Corn Flake Chicken! If you have the Companies Coming Chicken etc. Book, this recipe is on page 47. Mix 1/4c melted butter, salt and pepper. Brush about 3lbs chicken parts with the melted butter. Put 1c corn flakes in a bag and shake the chicken in them. Bake at 375 for about an hour. So yummy! I have used Italian seasoning in this also, but it is really good for being so simple.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Yummy! Thanks for sharing the recipe :) Great idea!

@deborahtheodore5407 Жыл бұрын

I love your pantry challenges. Heck I enjoy all of your videos. Instant oatmeal cinnamon raisin cookies is one of my cookies heck With the stovetop stuffing mix make a chicken bowl with mash potatoes, corn, chicken and gravy

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Hi! I’m so glad you’re enjoying the videos 🙂🧡 I think cookies would be great! The chicken bowl sounds really yummy too! Thanks for the great suggestions Deborah!

@nadinegriffin5252 Жыл бұрын

I'm excited for your 2023 pantry challenge! I love listening to your videos as I prep meals from my own pantry for dinners. I struggled with using up cornflake crumbs too. 😆. Finally used mine up last years as toppings on baked Mac n cheese, breadcrumbs on broiled tomatoes and as breadcrumbs in meatloaf and meatballs. I stick to purchasing panko now and no other crumbs. Lol

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Yay! I'm so glad you're enjoying the videos :D I don't usually buy corn flake crumbs but when i do I usually end up using a small amount and have the entire box left over! These ones came in with family over Thanksgiving! I love the idea of putting them on broiled tomatoes but I hope this box is gone before tomato season! lol

@nancyculp6968 Жыл бұрын

Just thought of something you could make with the cornflakes: Peanut butter chewies. This is something they use to serve in my grade school as a child. Now I make them for my son. They are quick, fast and at least this treat has something good for you in it.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Nancy! Those look sooo yummy! I think they'd be gone in a flash :D

@wendoxia Жыл бұрын

Jessica you can’t get that broccoli casserole to brown you’re just gonna burn the noodles and burn the broccoli because there’s nothing on there to get toasty.. If you would’ve put the Parmesan on the top before you broiled it you would’ve had a nice crunchy topping but also with the cottage cheese melt and it’s not so lumpy… I’m used to cooking with cottage cheese because I’m Jewish and we make noodle kugel and you kind of want to get that cottage cheese to melt down to make it more appetizing looking

@mommamoore Жыл бұрын

You can use the powdered milk in bread recipes. Jello,marshmallows, your pineapple , with some cottage cheese you could make like a jello salad.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestions! Mmmm jello marshmallow pineapple salad sounds pretty yummy 🤤

@Layla-ir3sl Жыл бұрын

I’m doing a pantry challenge too. Would love creative suggestions for using up rice cakes!

@ladyray713 Жыл бұрын

Slap some Nutella and sprinkles on it. Instant dessert.

@pinkkr1983 Жыл бұрын

Cottage cheese, cinnamon, raisins and a little brown sugar is my fav!

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

That’s sounds amazing! Mental note 👍🏼😀

@nadinegriffin5252 Жыл бұрын

You and me purchase things similarly. Lol 🤣 I also have semolina in my pantry to figure out a use for.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Too funny

@BrowneyedGirlmjd Жыл бұрын

Sorry I missed this live. Looking forward to this series. You always get so creative and I’m looking forward to the next live because we have so much fun in the chat. 🙂

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

No worries! We'll catch you next time

@Cookingwithapril Жыл бұрын

Hey Jessica. I am a new subscriber. I plan on doing a pantry challenge in Feb and March. I really enjoyed yours. Let’s stay connected.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Hi! Welcome to the channel 👍🏼 I’m so glad you enjoyed the video 🙂 I’ll probably still be at it in February with my track record 😂

@myjesusislord Жыл бұрын

I love your personality! It's like a family member running some ideas across. Very down-to-earth, and homey. 😁 Thank you for the ideas! Btw, we use powdered milk for cooking. Works great! New subscriber 🤍

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🤗 I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! Welcome to the channel!

@80sarah1999 Жыл бұрын

2lbs ground beef, 1 cup of water, 1 package or stuffing mix and one egg This is a meatloaf recipe!! It’s great way to use up stuffing mix!!!

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Sounds great! Thanks for sharing sarah :)

@heatherfranklin4794 Жыл бұрын

You could make Ndangu (spelling) with the mung beans. Our Tribe of Many makes it on their channel. Her husband is Kenyan.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Sounds interesting! Thanks for sharing heather :) I'll check it out!

@katievdbshsh757 Жыл бұрын

Just ran across your videos. Sounds good, going to try using up my pantry items too. I have lots of opened items to use up. Wish me luck. God bless you from grandma Katie in Oregon

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Welcome!! Good luck using up your pantry items! It's great to have you here watching! :D

@beverleymuscat2396 Жыл бұрын

Hi Jessica happy new year, I have recipe for your cornflakes crumbs and marshmallows. For cornflakes crumbs and use some spices and herbs mix and place in zip lock bag and coat your chicken drumsticks and use cooking spray to coat the chicken drumsticks and place on a baking sheet pan and bake in a oven 180 deg for 35 mins. Also with cornflakes crumbs make a cheesecake base. Marshmallow I make rocky road, but ones that you have in your cupboard I would cut them in half. I hope this will help you from down under 🇦🇺👍

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Hello Australia

@brandiyoung4726 Жыл бұрын

I pulverize the stuffing in the ninja & use it to bread chicken .

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Great idea! It already has so many great spices in it :D Thanks for the suggestion!

@nancyculp6968 Жыл бұрын

You can make marinara sauce out of your canned tomato sauce, make sloppy joes, spaghetti sauce, vegetable soup, minestrone soup, tomato soup, Spanish rice, stuffed peppers, chili etc.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

All super ideas! I haven’t made minestrone soup in ages actually!

@zormier2002 Жыл бұрын

Kale powder in smoothies, spaghetti sauce, chili, when it is ground that fine a tablespoon here or there is fine. The stovetop stuffing, I used it instead of crackers in a meatloaf. So yummy. I added an egg, ketchup, a few shakes of Worcestershire sauce and the stuffing mix. It was a tad dry so maybe add 2 tablespoons of water but I used ground turkey so beef might be fine.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

I’m finding that at least a TBSP I don’t notice at all! I’m loving it! I think I’ll have to make more next kale powder next year, for sure!

@zormier2002 Жыл бұрын

I love the Rotel over my frozen chicken that I put in my instant pot. Add cumin and you have chicken tacos

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Sounds great! Easy peasy 🙂

@erinnola-raised6543 10 ай бұрын

Split Lentils, especially Red=Masoor Dal!! Delicious Indian Dish :) Enjoy w/rice & maybe make samosas or pirogies & those are what Tamarind is for=to dip

@JessicaWanders 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

@jenny97217 Жыл бұрын

Black bean sauce is great on pork riblets. There are a ton of recipes online for them.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Hi Jenny! Thanks for the great suggestion :) I'll definitely check it out!

@jodie19831 Жыл бұрын

Another fantastic pantry challenge Jessica 👏 👌 ardent Michelle does alot of cheap meals with beans, lentils.... out of the box 4 me.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Jodie! I'm so glad that you enjoyed the video :) I do make a lot of meals with beans because I grow my own drying beans and lentils are always so cheap that I always have them on hand!

@jodie19831 Жыл бұрын

@Jessica Wanders yes lucky with the garden. U did well this year. She does eat for $1 or $2 a day challenge. I never think of beans 2 cook with. I'm looking forward to pick up ideas from u for beans. Kids r picky lol

@jodie19831 Жыл бұрын

@Jessica Wanders u could do a $21 challenge with items u have on hand n see what u can come up with. Little more difficult bit interesting to see. Then it's 2in1 😆

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

I love that idea! I think it might not be challenging enough! lol

@jodie19831 Жыл бұрын

@@JessicaWanders true as u can pair what u have

@zormier2002 Жыл бұрын

Hey hun! You got this. 😊

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Hey!! So great to have you watching another pantry challenge 😀🧡

@meluvs2read Жыл бұрын

You could use dome cottage cheese to your lime jello to make a salad...lime jello, cottage cheese, miracle whip and pineapple sounds good to me.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Yum! That sounds amazing! Thanks for sharing that one :)

@gaildurocher6553 Жыл бұрын

I work in a restaurant try slicing the bread on the side length ways but not all the way through and cook it sligjtly open faced that's how we do the pizza subs. However your bread is thicker so maybe try making them completely open faced cut the way you did and then stick them ❤️

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the tips! I think that open faced is the way to go! 👍🏼🧡

@erinnola-raised6543 10 ай бұрын

Black Bean Sauce the ‘umami’ in a stir fry if You choose:pork or beef & vegetables

@JessicaWanders 10 ай бұрын

I’ll have to remember that! Sounds yummy!

@erinnola-raised6543 10 ай бұрын

@@JessicaWanders Delicious!! Yet another recipe I can share with You

@katisme5137 Жыл бұрын

I am now in your No Spend Pantry Challenge playlist. Fyi, Tamarind chilli is used more for Asian dishes. you can search youtube ( look for Pailin's kitchen...she's Thai) for tamarind shrimp recipe. the dish will give a sour, sweet taste...to eat over rice.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Awesome thank you! I will check it out :D

@lauraklein6405 Жыл бұрын

I make gnocchi and serve with spaghetti sauce. Delicious!

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Sounds great! Have you made it with this semolina flour? Have you had any luck freezing the gnocchi to use later? I'm thinking about doing up the whole bag and freezing what we don't use?

@micahmiller5923 Жыл бұрын

So excited to see this video and series! Those cornflakes crumbs could be used in place of breadcrumbs in meatballs. And you could make meatball subs for a fun lunch with leftover meatballs. As for the darker days, I read online this year that Dec. 21st (Winter Solstice) is the author's favorite day of Winter because every day after that is longer than the day before. So now I'm reminding myself every day that the sun will be out longer than yesterday to help me overcome my S.A.D. this year.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Micah!!

@karenm7433 Жыл бұрын

I love all your videos! ESP pantry challenge. The cottage cheese pasta looks good - I want to try it. I bet a little puréed pumpkin in it would be good too.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Thank you karenm! I'm so glad you enjoy the videos :D I loved the cottage cheese pasta! I really want to try it again with some added veggies. Pureed pumpkin would be great I think!

@janicecraig2364 Жыл бұрын

I make the muffin cups minus the crescent rolls. Yum.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

I've seen those too! Great little breakfast cups!

@NOVAFrugalFamily Жыл бұрын

We just used up a stuffing mix in my pantry and I have one more which I was going to look for a casserole. I have seen people use them in meatloaf. No quick about it! Love your pantry challenge. Dry milk to make homemade bisquik and you can use it for tons of things like garlic cheddar biscuits and I make a fried chicken with it we love.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

I’m on the look out for stuffing mix casseroles too! I might have a couple in mind for next week 🙂 Making a baking mix with the powdered milk is a really useful idea! Thanks for sharing 👍🏼

@kathytaylor446 Жыл бұрын

Hi Jessica happy new year to you and your family looking forward to watching your meals xx Kathy from Spain

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

Hi Kathy from Spain! Happy new year!! Great to have you watching :D

@colinkaak9874 Жыл бұрын

I don’t do any canning or preserving, so I don’t have a backlog of jars like you, but I am still doing a pantry challenge this month. Going to use up all the stuff in my small garage freezer and really empty the pantry. Then I can give both a really good scrubbing. I will probably need to buy fresh fruits and veggies, though. You give me inspiration! A lovely way to spend a dreary Saturday afternoon with a friend.

@JessicaWanders Жыл бұрын

I have a lot less home canning to use up this year! It's always a great time to stay home and find creative ways to use up things hanging around in the pantry. I can't wait to hear how you're doing with your pantry clean out! It's always great to have you here watching