What a colorful arrangement of fruits and vegetables. Everything looks really fresh. You’re very lucky to have such a great community resource. Thank you for sharing your videos. ~Money Saving Mama
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for your kind words, Money Saving Mama! I'm so happy that you enjoy the videos. Indeed, having access to fresh fruits and vegetables is such a blessing, we're so fortunate to have both of these wonderful services nearby. Thank you for watching😊💕 P.S. You have a new sub!
@ashjoma
3 ай бұрын
Wonderful haul. Never ceases to amaze me how fabulous your local food bank is. I went to my local town food pantry yesterday (remembered that it closes at midday on a Friday, this week). It’s only a small pantry in the community centre, items donated by the community, bakery and a person who makes vegetable soups for the freezer. I was hoping for some frozen soups but all gone. Only frozen breads and a few donated pantry items available. I guess the need in town is great currently. I dropped off a couple of items for the pantry cupboard too. Best wishes from a cold Central Tablelands.
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Hi Ashjoma😊 Thanks my friend. Yes I'm so grateful that we have such wonderful help where we are. Sorry you missed out on getting some soups (is definitely soup weather now). But that's so nice that you could drop off some items to help others where you are, I'm sure that'll be greatly appreciated as like you said there is such a need currently. Hope you have a good weekend and stay warm. Take care💕
@wandaspinney6568
3 ай бұрын
What a great deal for $5.00 I would never be to get the items for that amount. Definitely not vegetables... sadly. Lots of wonderful bread and sweets.Enjoy. 😊
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Hey Wanda😊💕 Thanks so much. Yes it was great value with this lot, so nice to get and will be very much appreciated. I was watching Keltie's video kzitem.info/news/bejne/y5-imq6vnqSod6wsi=qlEon58ZSprZJ_gM the other day about how much groceries $100 buys you at the moment in Canada... it was very eye-opening, to say the least! Prices here are crazy too at the supermarket... but wow, all those taxes you all get stung with over there are insane!!
@heathermcdonald7354
3 ай бұрын
You did well, the amount of veges for 5$ was impressive and the breads were nice looking 😊
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Heather😊💕
@cathecavalle1016
3 ай бұрын
Super nice produce haul this time. It’s always nice to have a few choices for a stir fry or a stew. Your kiddos will enjoy the treats. It makes you feel good when you can put a treat in their lunch boxes. I am glad your garden is still productive. Ours is over here in the desert. Temperatures are now up in the 3 digits everyday 🥵 Take care until next time, Cathe
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Hey Cathe😊💕 Thanks my friend. Yes I agree, it's so nice to get some extra veggies and lovely to be able to give the kids some treats too. Oh that sounds roasting hot where you are now! Yes fortunately I can still pick some greens and some cherry tomatoes from the garden, which is great. It's getting quite cold here now though overnight, around 5°C (41°F) and very frosty in the morning. Much of the garden now is in the shade for a good part of the day... so not sure how some things will tolerate that, but we'll see! Have a good weekend over there🥰😘
@robertadunaway7030
3 ай бұрын
Great 2 hauls. My sister always makes a Faux Shrimp cocktail with steamed Cauliflower which she would call "Poorman shrimp".
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Roberta😊💕 Ooh that sounds interesting... does she just use steamed cauliflower pieces instead of shrimp or does she marinate them before or after cooking in something else before serving with the cocktail sauce?
@robertadunaway7030
3 ай бұрын
@@makingendsmeet No she would steam & chill the cauliflower and just serve with cocktail sauce. You could marinate if you were wanting to use it in a dish to replace the shrimp like a scampi.
@Gardeningchristine
3 ай бұрын
I use the pita bread or tortillas as pizza crusts. Or I cut them into triangles and toast them crispy, then dip them in fudge, yogurt, fruit sorbet, anything sweet, or savory I guess like cheese dip, or spinach artichoke dip.
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Hey Christine😊💕 That's a good idea to use the pita bread in toasted triangles with dips, I'll have to try that next time! I ended up making pizzas with two of these ones and then using the other three to wrap up some leftovers in for a quick meal.
@welbornsh
3 ай бұрын
Lots of goodies for you and your kids!
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Sharon. Yes it'll all be a wonderful help for our family. Hope you have a great weekend😊💕
@sherriekemper1828
3 ай бұрын
The veggies are beautiful--they look so fresh and appealing.I just now have broccoli ready to pick in my garden but sadly, no cauliflower. You also got some great treats for your kids and all-in-all, a great haul. I think the cereal alone would be $5 here. Take care and thanks for the video.
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Hey Sherrie😊💕 Thank you. Yes there was some great produce this time and the kids have loved the treats. I checked the price on the box of Weet-Bix and it sells at the supermarket here for AUS$6.50 at the moment, so a fantastic deal with the fruit and veggies for $5! That's great too that you can now start to pick your own broccoli. I'm sure the taste must be amazing being picked so fresh, yum! Enjoy!🥦😋
@janecannon5567
3 ай бұрын
Great variety of food and a nice variety of sweet things too. Is your garden producing anything now? Hope you are feeling a lot better Mem.
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Jane😊💕 I'm feeling much better thanks. Yes was some great things in this lot. I'm still picking cherry tomatoes, endive, rocket, silverbeet and some herbs too like chives, rosemary and basil. Oh and I nearly forgot, I harvested some sweet potatoes the other day as well!
@judithrichardson8213
3 ай бұрын
Hello MEM. Well I think you got some really nice food from both the food banks. It is amazing to think if the food was not donated to the food banks/pantry's, it would all end up in the land fill. By donating the food the grocery stores are not only helping to families, and individuals to be able to eat, but helping to save food waste. See you again soon my friend, and enjoy the test of the weekend, and have a good week. Much love and respect as always from a land far, far away. Jo. xxxx
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Hello Jo! Thanks so much😊 Yes, there was some really great things, all very helpful. And absolutely, the impact of food banks and pantries is truly remarkable. It's heartening to see how they not only provide much-needed support to families and individuals in need but also play a crucial role in reducing food waste. All that bread I received was destined to be dumped. So much better in bellies than the bin! Thanks, hope you have a wonderful weekend and a great week ahead too! Take care💕
@pensivepensioner1244
3 ай бұрын
The veg looks amazing, real quality produce, and wow! to all the fibre one donuts 😂 Your family will certainly be 'regular' 😂 Sending hugs from the UK. Angie ❤x
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Hey Angie😊💕 Thanks so much. Haha lol, yes we will! Hope you have a good week over there my friend🥰
@bookreader7108
3 ай бұрын
Nice assortment. Broccoli and cauliflower are so versitle. I like to eat them either raw or cooked mushy... I know, I'm weird. Hope you have a wonderful week. Take care ❤
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Thanks my friend. Yes it was so awesome to get the broccoli and cauliflower. Haha no you're not weird, I totally get that! Hope you have a lovely week too🥰
@debbiehernandez260
3 ай бұрын
well worth $5,well wishes my friend.
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Hey Debbie😊💕 Thanks my friend. Sending my best wishes to you too, was thinking of you with those recent tornadoes. Hope you were safe and out of harms way over there.
@Dinki-Di
3 ай бұрын
Such a variety of beautiful fresh vegetables! Cauliflower and broccoli are also delicious cut in florets, tossed in salt and olive oil and roasted in the oven for about 20-25 minutes. Great with a yogurt or tomato-based dipping sauce.
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Thank you! That's a great idea to cook them like that in the oven too, sounds very tasty, thanks for the suggestion Judy. I might have to roast some this weekend, yum!
@ellalella1
3 ай бұрын
I love broccoli and cauliflower so I would be very happy with those vegetables. I quite like squash too. My kids come home for summer holiday now for a long time on Wednesday so kids at home now for about 2.5 months. They can stay at home while I am at work nowadays but there is a lot of transition when it happens.
@catherinebarlow3079
3 ай бұрын
Here in UK kids don't break up for summer until the second week in July there off until first or second week in September
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Hey Elin😊 Yes I was very happy, was so fantastic to get the broccoli and cauliflower this time, lots you can make with them. It's great that your kids will be home for the summer, although I can imagine that changes everyone's daily routine to begin with. That's really interesting to find out they have such an extended break too... but hearing how cold and dark your winters are over there in Sweden I can understand why! Hope you have some nice times with your kids these holidays💕
@ellalella1
3 ай бұрын
@@makingendsmeet there have been discussions to shorten it but there never gets any further so far. You can put your child into after school care even during the summer break for some weeks at the beginning and the end so those with younger kids often do. Mine can be at home while I go to work and not trash the place. My son does go to care during the school year still after school and until both are back from work.
@HuberRhonda
3 ай бұрын
The kids will be super happy!!! Hope all is well with the garden❤️
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Hey Rhonda🥰 Thanks, yes the kids are always super excited on food bank/pantry days to see what I've brought home! The food bank ladies are really kind putting aside the sweet treats for them. The garden is going good thanks, despite the weather cooling off heaps. I'm still picking cherry tomatoes, endive, rocket and silverbeet (Swiss Chard) currently. I've pulled out some older basil and am in the process of replanting a couple sections at the moment😊
@gloriaandrejcik9787
3 ай бұрын
Nice hauls! The broccoli and cauliflower look beautiful. Definitely nice ingredients for a stir fry. It's nice they switched up the donuts and added strawberry.
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Hey Gloria😊💕 Thanks so much. Yes, was so nice to get the broccoli and cauliflower. It has really helped out with meals. And those strawberry & cream donuts are very tasty too!
@tammybowen5307
3 ай бұрын
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@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
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@justjane6975
3 ай бұрын
Those pitta breads make nice crispy bases for pizzas.
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Yes they're great for pizza bases, aren't they?! We loaded a couple up with pizza toppings the other night and they turned out really good😊🍕😋
@donnacameron4515
3 ай бұрын
Oh my I see a stir fry, stew, soup when I see all those lovely veg. I have been craving Filipino Pancit which uses carrots, onion and I thought I saw green beans there etc. I’m cooking a small pork loin for tonight’s supper so will slice some of the pork very thin for the pancit tomorrow. Enjoy all you goodies.
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Thanks Donna😊💕 Yes it was a great lot of veggies, will be very helpful with many meals. Enjoy your dinner tonight and noodles tomorrow too, that's a great way to stretch ingredients over more than one meal!
@darleneprice6467
3 ай бұрын
Great haul. Lots of beautiful veggies
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Thank you😊 Yes was some lovely veggies this time.
@christieflesch3750
3 ай бұрын
Great Haul❤❤
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Thanks Christie🥰
@nmarie360
3 ай бұрын
That is going to be a delicious stir fry Mem! What a fantastically diverse and colourful food haul😊
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Thanks Nmarie🥰
@jeanz3622
3 ай бұрын
Very helpful haul😊
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Thanks Jean😊💕 Very helpful indeed!
@evelynmcdonald9981
3 ай бұрын
Great variety of fruits and veggies 🥕 for $5 and awesome haul on the breads!!!❤❤❤❤❤
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Evelyn🥰 Yes it was all so very helpful and really great to get.
@jeannedenault9352
3 ай бұрын
Those were two great hauls . Nice to get the cauliflower. I make zucchini muffins 😋
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Jeanne😊💕 Yes, was so awesome to get some different veggies this time, love cauliflower😋 That's a good idea to use the zucchini too, would go great grated in muffins.
@kathleentanner343
3 ай бұрын
@@makingendsmeetzuchinni loaf as well
@muskokaoma7470
3 ай бұрын
That produce looks really nice.
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Thank you. Yes was so nice to get, was all really fresh😊
@alankimtroia4197
3 ай бұрын
Love your videos!
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Thank you! I'm so glad to hear that you enjoy them. I really appreciate you watching😊💕
@donnadelong2781
3 ай бұрын
Nice help the weeks meals.
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Thanks, yes most definitely! 😊💕
@cathydecarles7084
3 ай бұрын
I am so glad you have the food bank and you get things that you need Cathy here from America 🇺🇸 🙏🏻✝️☮️🇺🇸🥰🥰🫂🫂God bless you all 🙏🏻✝️☮️
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Cathy. It certainly is a great help. God bless you too. Hope you have a lovely weekend over there as well🥰
@muttersmenu2422
3 ай бұрын
Lovely selection of fresh vegetables and fruit 🍇 Ratatouille is delicious and so easy to make, enjoy 😊 Hopefully the kids are not getting tired of the donuts 😁 Great support for the family ✔️ Nice video
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! Yes, Ratatouille is a very tasty dish, and you're right, it's surprisingly simple to make. We're definitely been enjoying some healthier meals with those fresh veggies and fruits, was so great to get. And as for the donuts, well, let's just say they're still a hit with the kids! Appreciate your encouragement my friend. Hope you have a nice weekend over there😊💕
@BecBarb
3 ай бұрын
Nice haul 😊😊
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Thank you😊💕
@kerrijones719
3 ай бұрын
Wow! Beautiful haul. Many yummy meals out of this one. Have a great weekend Mem.
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Thanks Kerri😊💕 You too!
@kaythegardener
3 ай бұрын
Wow, I wonder if a $5/ visit fee would help weed out some of the people who go for several food banks & then resell the food to neighbors!! Only a few rotten apples spoils it for the rest!!
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
It's unfortunate when a few individuals take advantage of resources meant to help others in need. I don't believe though that it's common practice here in Australia for that to occur, at least not where we are here in Queensland. This particular church pantry relies mainly on donations and what they can source directly from local farms for free or cheap in bulk, so the $5 you pay helps out there. I could see though how having a fee might potentially discourage some who might seek to sell food bank food rather than use it themselves. Thanks so much for watching Kay and for sharing your thoughts😊
@pattimorgan9795
3 ай бұрын
Great double haul❣️ those strawberry donuts look so good. Have a great weekend ❣️😊😊😊
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Patti. Yes the strawberry donuts make for a nice change. Hope you have a wonderful weekend too my friend🥰
@suelamond4060
3 ай бұрын
What about a vegie slice with the zucchini. Carrots .sweet potates.and whatever else you have.
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
That's a tasty idea, would be a great way to use some of the veggies. Thanks for the suggestion Sue😊💕
@tracychambliss2032
3 ай бұрын
im not seeing description box
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
You may have to click on the dots below the video to bring it up depending upon what device you're watching on. Here's the links to make it easier :) ========================================================== RESOURCES IF YOU NEED HELP LOCATING A FOOD BANK NEAR YOU : ========================================================== Australia: Click the "Find Food" button on www.foodbank.org.au or try secondbite.org/food-finder/ and www.ozharvest.org/food/receive-food-individuals/ America: www.feedingamerica.org/need-help-find-food and www.foodpantries.org/ Canada: foodbankscanada.ca/find-a-foo... United Kingdom: www.trusselltrust.org/get-hel... and www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk/our-members also low cost food parcels through www.breadandbutterthing.org/
@tracychambliss2032
3 ай бұрын
Thank you
@makingendsmeet
3 ай бұрын
@tracychambliss2032 You're most welcome. Hope it's helpful💕
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