I honestly appreciate you leaving in the mistakes instead of trying to make people think you're perfect 🥰 I love that

Hey I’m so glad I came across your channel I’m an 51 year old black man in Texas you and your family give me inspiration for my family the way y’all get along and care for each other, you’re a very positive person you can tell you have a great spirit and I’ve been going through some rough times lately but watching your channel has helped me big time and I just wanna say thank you 🙏🏾 and God Bless you and your Family

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Brooke, you eating that ice cream while showing us your freezer is why I freaking love you! You’re so real and down to earth. And I just cleaned out my freezer but it was such a random mix, but a lot like your avalanche! Keep being you!!

Watching you is like spending time with a special friend.

That sweet boy passing out after eating his mama’s cooking just tickles me! 🩷🩷🩷

Hi Brooke If you can't afford the Mexican creama you can just add a pinch of salt, and juice of 1 lime to a cup of regular sour cream and mix it up. It's just as good as the creama. 😁😋

Please don't feel bad about the cabinets, fridge, or freezer being disorganized. I think that, as frugal people who try to use as much as we can and not waste it, we tend to have a lot of half-packages of foods after a while, and they can be funny-shaped. Plus, we are generally busy with kids, work, chores, so things are going to be a bit hap-hazard at times. I like real life. I can relate to real life. I cannot relate to perfection.

Oh Wow!!! What a rollercoaster of emotions! I was laughing at you with that dang ice-cream, then I was sad that you fell down the stairs!!! Then I was happy again that you didn't break your neck!!! I pray that you get good news tomorrow! Please, give us a short video so we don't worry until Friday!! Great dinner ideas as usual. Thank you for all of your hard work. Much love to you and the family. I will be praying for you to heal quickly.! Love ya!!

I slow cooked chicken thighs in the crock pot over the weekend then shredded it. Yesterday I used some of the shredded chicken, cooked stovetop stuffing, cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, chopped steamed (microwave) broccoli, and a little bit of Worcestershire sauce. Mixed it all up together and baked it. Didn’t even have to use any shredded cheese. It turned out so good. Not healthy but it fed everyone (I have 4 sons) plus some leftovers for lunch today.

You're the BEST, Brooke. Even though I am a senior citizen and I live by myself, your videos help me so much. THANK YOU!

Freezers are so easy to put stuff in, and so surprising when you need to clear them out! I love watching you brainstorm meals! Thank you for sharing your life with us.

When you’re adding dried herbs roll them in your hands first to release the oils. Helps add more flavor.

Fyi..if your tortillas are stale...put them on metal tray on warm(200) in oven for 20 minutes..taste fresh!! You can do this with crackers and cereal too!

What is the most funniest part of all of this is that you never even used any of those peppers---🤣. Great video, gonna fix the chicken casserole meal tonight it sounded so good.

So sorry about your ankle Brooke. You still made your video happy and uplifting. Hope all goes well at your Dr. visit. Prayers for you.

Chicken and dumplings--woot! I'm looking forward to making them as you showed how! Praying for a quick recovery in Jesus' Name for you!

I peel my carrots with the potato peeler. Works great. I'm sure there are several others here who do it that way, too. 👍

I love mixing chili and Mac and cheese for a good chili Mac. And also just plain spaghetti noodles with chili topped with onions and pepper jack cheese. YUM!

Brooke so sorry about your ankle! I hope you heal fast! ❤

Thank you! I have an entire freezer i haven't been in in ages..been scared tbh. Lol. Time to tackle it 🎉 wonderful inspiration and your honesty and relatability is why we love you ❤❤❤ btw it really wasn't that bad 🙏🏽♥️♥️♥️ blessings and love to all of your family and please thank your Husband belatedly for his service and sacrifice xx

I have been eating out of my pantry or dollarama Serverly braking my arm in 2s pots and having surgery. It’s been tuff 4 months off work. Your channels has given me some great insight. Back to work and going to slowly restock my pantry. I saw this winter how much it’s needed

And, that is why your teen boy loves to cook! Give him the opportunity to step up and show you what he can do!

I love your little dumpling, he is precious!!!!

Great video! Looking forward to part two! And I hope your ankle is feeling better. ❤

Man, those chicken and dumplings looked amazing! This was a great video, thanks!! 😃

Your freezer is not a mess. It is an abundant blessing

Your kids are so well behaved!!!

😂 Girl! I feel SOOOO validated right now! Peppers! Peppers! More peppers! And even MORE peppers!! I'm using you as motivation to get to work!

Brooke, I am praying for a speedy recovery for you. So sorry the accident happened!

Praying for your ankle's speedy recovery, Brooke! You may be able to make a chicken cacciatore (non alcoholic) with ALL the peppers and the cauliflower rice if you have Canned diced tomatoes and mushrooms in your pantry and you can use the chicken leg quarters. Just A thought, because i plan on doing it too during this nonspending week!😅

I made the creamy noodles using the tomato sauce and heavy whip. I added a little creole seasoning to spice it up a bit. Sautéed some shrimp and made garlic bread (from homemade bread that was in the freezer). This was such a big hit!!! I had everything either in the freezer or in the pantry. I’ve been watching you for a while and you are the epitome of a wife and mother that’s taking care of her family. Thanks for the great recipes and you’ve got yourself a new subscriber🤗🤗

Oh poor thing. Seriously. Hopefully it heals fast. I know what it's like to have hurting parts and still trying to cook up something edible. My knee has been giving me fits. I love your content. I'll say one for you, love ya guys❤

I love watching you!! I was without my car for a week and had to get creative. Thank you for the inspiration.

Lately, been making homemade bread. Really easy but very delicious. We don't waste a thing and no preservatives.

Brooke, lunch , tuna melt, egg omelette w cheese bacon bits- egg salad-blt-Texas caviar ( not fish eggs) with rotini noodles- Supper- chicken fried rice with carrots and peppers- chicken tetrazzini- pulled pork Over potatoes then make sandwiches the next day. With the cube steaks make a Salisbury w/ mashed potatoes onions- chicken catchtori ( spelled wrong) oops chicken tacos w bell peppers. Just a few thoughts😊

I so love watching you cook you are so honest and don't fix or change anything before we see. I laugh so much watching you. I was saying you need peppers in every dinner 😂😂

Oh my, watching you make your dumplings brought back so many memories. That’s how I was taught to make them 40 plus years ago!! I made dumplings, biscuits, & johnnycakes

Praying your ankles not broken Brook. Been there done that on stairs. Great job on the no spend meals.

My mother always made her dumplings with her hands. So much easier! Your chicken and dumplings look delicious!

Looks just like my sweet Mama’s chicken and dumplings!!! She made her dumplings just like you do!!! Fantastic!!!!!❤❤❤❤. I fell at work in front of about 500 people at a monster truck show we were having!! I just tore every bit of meat off of both knees!!! I was so embarrassed!!! I tripped over a water hose!! That was 2 months ago and my left one is still sore!! I hope you heal quickly sweet girl ❤

You absolutely crack me up and I love your transparency and real life.

Hi Brooke for tonight's dinner I made meatball sub sandwich, chips and homemade cucumber salad, and Thursday night is always leftovers for dinner 😋

I’ve also been meaning to go through my fridge freezer and my deep freezer. It’s on my to do list but sometimes it just gets pushed back because I look inside, sigh and close the door/lid. 😂 I’m always stocking up on meat when I see it marked down or a really good deal so I’m sure it’s mostly meat and some veggies from last years garden. Have a blessed week Brooke & family! I hope your ankle feels better quickly! 🙏🏻❤️

I'm so glad I found your channel. You are inspiring! I am getting lots of cool ideas from you. Best of all, you are fun to watch 😃

On Ritz crackers we add cheese to crackers mixture but it's really good. Also broccoli and peppers with all those peppers . Great video

Love this. All your videos are real and honest but this one hits different. I feel this and this is the area I need to work on more cause I CANNOT stand half packages of crap.

I am happy that your family respects your NO SPEND week.

Prayers for your ankle! And I am stealing your chili! I think my hubby will like it a lot! Thanks for all you do, Brooke, and your dedication even under injury! You rock!

We’ve been having a no spend week here and cleaning out too. It’s been out of necessity but so glad I was stocked up. Now time to stock up again! Hope your ankle is good when you go to the doctor. Take care.

You're so relatable and it makes me feel a bit more normal. The whole cutting board thing is me lol. You're awesome. Never change and God bless❤

You are like hanging out with your best girlfriend! You are quirky & so funny. This is the content that people need in their lives! Keep being you! Keep showing your mistakes. It is refreshing. God Bless you & your sweet little family! Much love from Indiana USA 😍

Love ya girl and I am so glad you are ok!!!! ❤

Love you guys. Brooke I pray your feeling better and that everything goes well with your doctor.💐

That sauce on the spaghetti is my favourite sauce. We call it Rosé sauce. It’s wonderful on baked tortellini with cheese on top of course! Hope you heal quickly! ❤️

We love to use sloppy joe sauce instead of tomato sauce in chili. Its amazing

Hope you’re doing better!! Great video with good ideas. Everything looked yummy! Take care🥰

I hope your ankle heals quickly! Sometimes ligament damage can be worse than a break. Take care!

Sorry about your ankle. I knocked a can of evaporated milk from an upper cabinet this morning. So I'm joining you on the injured list. Hope to get an x-ray tomorrow morning that my Dr ordered for me. Praying for both of us.❤

I hope your ankle heals quickly and beware of those stairs. Fortunately, I live in a one-story house but in September 2021, I did manage to slip on a patch of water on my kitchen floor, flew across the kitchen and slammed my left humerus on the lower cabinet and fell onto the floor and shattered my right kneecap. Two surgeries (and a plate in my arm), two months in a rehab facility, six months with an ankle to thigh knee immobilizer and I've learned to be extra careful how and where I walk now.

fun fact. My grandpa introduced us as kids to putting peanut butter on garlic toast to eat with spaghetti. Super yummy. Love your videos, you're down to earth and you have the best sense of humor! Hope you heal well!!

Once covid/stay at home happened and then some shelves started being emptied, I had food inventory lists going and kept track of what I ate everyday. I'd fry or scramble a dozen or more eggs and freeze them. I got powdered milk and Anthony's powdered cheese (just real cheese that is dried and powdered) in case fresh cheese and milk wasnt available. Got to the point, I realized I had plenty on hand. We had had a 20% pay cut with covid so I tried going for how long without buying groceries. I went a month and a half before I decided to go get fresh stuff, but helped on budget! All those sale things we get to save money end up costing money if we dont end up using it and have to toss it.

Great video & one of the many reasons I love you so much, Brooke! Perfect timing. We have a freezer full in the garage. We never go out there. Came just in time to remind me. I hope you have a fantastic day and may God heal you swiftly! xoxo

Hope you heal soon! Thank you for all you do! 🥰

That chicken Ritz casserole reminds me of a dip I once had at a party. Maybe that was what it was!

Did I hear your husband say love you? If so how sweet and cute was that!! families need more of that especially spouses.

Blessings to you Brooke, I hope you’re appointment is good news.

FYI...Someone turned me on to a great tip years ago. She said if I have stale crackers, chips or cereal to just spread them out on a cookie sheet and bake at 200 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes, let cool and place in a ziploc baggie. I have saved so many stale items this way and I love it. My kids have never learned the habit of closing any bag in their entire lives. Also I take stale bread, rolls, etc. and spray the inside of a paper lunch bag and heat them up the same way. I hope this helps you out.

Brooke, I feel ya on that freezer, I have an upright about 6 ft tall and I have to open the door very slowly lol. In the case of the rollator (walker), if it helps then use it. I have trouble standing so I have a folding chair in my kitchen so I can set down while cooking. It was a hoot when you were trying to get Dusty into trouble by telling everyone he told you to get over it, hilarious. Love you and your family. God bless and prayers for a quick recovery on your ankle.

I hope your foot is alright Mrs Brooke great video as always we love you and your family!

Brooke Thank you for for keeping it real. My freezer often looks like yours but I recently used up everything . I was inspired by your videos. You come up with great ideas for dinner. Love chicken and ritz casserole

Poor Brooke, so sorry about your ankle. You are a treasure so hang in there.

Thanks for all your help a lot of your ideas I would have never thought of and I am on a fixed income so this helps a lot I have started my emergency pantry and things thanks thanks for watching people that's in the same situation as me God bless

Just so you know, if you have stale chips/crackers you don’t have to throw them away! Put them on a baking sheet, put them in an oven that has been warmed to 350 degrees. Bake for 5 minutes and take out and dump onto another baking sheet that has a single layer of paper towels on it. (It prevents condensation as it cools.) let it cool completely which normally only takes 5 minutes. Check to see if as crispy as you want. If not, repeat the process. So easy and no more wasted crackers and chips!

Thank you you gave me some more ideas on what to make this week 🎉

As someone that also has fallen down the basement stairs, twice, I really empathized with you, Brooke. You did an awesome job, regardless! Love your channel and am so happy I found it. Hope you are on the mend,

Take care Brooke! I hope you have a speedy recovery.

Brooke, a/k/a Tumblina, take care of yourself!!! We can't have you hobbling around like Dusty did. 🤗❤

I think the garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika are the original three too. I do this about once a week, and it keeps down the mess down in the freezer. I think it saves money too. I just found your channel and I love it.

I think I'll call you Pepper, from now on! Brooke, you have a lot of goodies I can't wait to see what you come up with ( writing before I watch!) I so appreciate you and what you do. It's rough out here in the mama trenches! My freezer is full of peppers too! We have such hopes for peppers!🤣

If friends or family comes over and I have a good amount of eggs, I used to make deviled eggs. Everyone likes a good deviled egg. I like the meals you are throwing together! Always filling, always looks tasty even if something is not looking perfect. You are real and lovely! ❤ (just a tip here bc I noticed not all of your boys likes cooked onions: thickener and a seasoning authentically, so I usually cook them to death like brown em as I like, and then add a little water time to time and cook it down. Repeat until I can not see any pieces of onions. no one ever gonna notice I used any but the flavor and the thick texture is there. it is something like that tubed onion you have there in the U.S but I guess it tastes a bit better bc of the browning process)

I am so accident prone! This is something that would happen to me while planning a family get together! I hope it heals quickly.

Sure hope your ankle gets better soon and happy belated Memorial Day! Good food as always!!

THANK YOU for showing us how to feed people without spending any money.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

So sorry about your ankle! Thankful you are better now!🙏🏼💗

Hi Brook, I just found you and subscribed. I watched your blessing box video and immediately went to your channel This is my second video and you're great!! One tip would be to use a towel under your cutting board and then it won't slide. I'm looking forward to watching more!!

I am new to your channel. Im a Southern Momma living in the Rockies for over 20 years and you and your channel are helping me return to my roots and foods my own Momma used to make. Thank you for inspiring me to live simply and make do! Your boys are so sweet and lucky to have such a good-cookin Momma! I whipped up a meatloaf and mashed potatas for my son unexpectedly this week and he was as excited and sweet and appreciative as yours are! Totally made me happy and smile 😊! TY for being genuine and showing us its not that hard to make it happen!

Take care of yourself Brooke. ❤ Love you guys. These videos are the bomb!!

Hi Brooke, hope all is well for you and your family. Loving your videos. What I love is creating meals with what you have. It is a challenge, but wow when creating amazing meals taste so good. Who would have thought. I love your ideas and have written a lot of your meal ideas. Need to really budget at the end of the month. Thanks for sharing your wonderful ideas. ❤Hugs to you and your beautiful family. Big Hugs. Let the cooking ideas begin. I know you can do it. I can see a pork stir fry there, with garlic bread on the side. I did the same, looking in the fridge freezer and our small stand up freezer. There are a lot of meals there. Homemade soup, stir fry pulled chicken, chicken macroni with cheese and onions and peppers.

Sending love and prayers to you Brooke.

I am so sorry for your ankle. Sounds like something I would do. Hope it heals without any complications. I love your videos and have tried so many products and dishes based on your sharing them on your videos. Love & hugs from West Tennessee.

Hope the ankle is doing better!!! Have been doing the same thing using what's in the freezer, then I get anxious about how much it will cost to replace😮

Brooke you take care of yourself girl!!! Don't want to mess up your summer in a cast...I will be praying for you and hope things go well Tomorrow!!!!

I finally got a better freezer I can be more organized and I love your shows

Sure hope your injury is healing well. In Culinary school, we used to dilute sour cream with milk to make it the consistency of the Mexican Crema for drizzling. Also, to keep the cutting board from sliding, a wet paper towel or wet towel underneath will help😊

Gurrrrrllllfriend, I needed this video today. Both of my freezers are a hot disaster! All recipes look amazing! Yum! 😋 ❤

I love you drop your dumplings. Those who cut dumplings don’t realize the little clouds of deliciousness they are missing. My mom also made her cobbler by dropping the dumplings. Best ever.

I like canned peas and carrots in mine. It adds color and of course flavor!

I love when Brayden gets the BIG EYES 😳 and says "Mmmm thats so good!" And when Kylen faints and then does the👍 from the floor. LOL😂so cute!😍 When they get older they have all these wonderful videos and memories to look back on.