I think it's important to pack fun foods when you travel. If you don't, everyone else's food looks good and you suddenly find yourself going out to eat. A+ effort. I hope your hotel manager isn't a subscriber🤣🤣🤣
@DollarTreeDinners
Жыл бұрын
Haha I hope not but at the same time I’m sure it’s fine 😂 I know they probably anticipate that not everyone is going to eat out all the time
@allyrooh3628
Жыл бұрын
@@DollarTreeDinners good luck at Comic-Con
@marniekilbourne608
11 ай бұрын
I guess I'm lucky we just always ate out at different places which was part of the fun of the trip.
@margaritagonzalez6465
Ай бұрын
I mash my eggs with a fork 😉
@Anwelei
Жыл бұрын
Girl, please don’t apologize for not uploading! It’d rather you not get burned out. Ps I LOVE your videos. Your creativity has sparked my own and I find myself taking my lunch to work everyday and getting creative with the food we already have at home. It’s personally saved me a lot of money!!! Thank you for all your hard work!
@DollarTreeDinners
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I’m definitely trying to have a good work life balance, it’s hard sometimes because I love making videos and being creative
@susanmoore8074
Жыл бұрын
Bring parchment paper for the sandwiches you plan on using the iron on to prevent sticking to iron. Just a tip from experience.
@user-re6hn9kg7q
7 ай бұрын
When I was in college we used to pit slices 9f cheese between two pieces of bread, wrap it in wax paper and iron it to make grilled cheese sandwiches since we couldn't cook in our room. Good memories.
@CarolgTX
Жыл бұрын
If you cook with the iron, put parchment paper between the sandwich and the iron. Also, sundried tomatoes and artichoke hearts are a good combo for sandwiches.
@grlnexdoorable
11 ай бұрын
And sliced black olive 🫒.
@lizhumble9953
Жыл бұрын
So I was taught to wrap sandwiches differently. Not that it makes any difference of course, but thought I would share. Instead of straight squares, turn them to the side as diamonds. Set the sandwich closer to one corner, roll it and the paper together toward the opposite corner. Then fold the other corners under tucking them in themselves.
@DollarTreeDinners
Жыл бұрын
I’ll try that! I started wrapping them like this at first to imitate the fast food experience at home haha
@CarolgTX
Жыл бұрын
Do you live on the west coast or west of midline USA? I have lived on both coasts and find the square method is east , and the diamond method is west.
@lizhumble9953
Жыл бұрын
@@CarolgTX actually I think my uncle taught me and he was a short order cook in the Army in the Korean War. We are east coast people, but if he learned it in the military it could have been from anyone.
@ZimVader-0017
Жыл бұрын
This is the method Subway uses
@PhoenixSanguine
Жыл бұрын
It was really cool getting to meet you in person! Thank you for being so sweet about a random awkward person stopping to say hi in the mad rush of comic con 😅
@DollarTreeDinners
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for stopping by! I absolutely love meeting my followers and it means the absolute world to me that you took time out of your day to say hi!
@mcclungsonwhite7377
Жыл бұрын
Please never apologize for not posting, you don’t owe us anything! We all jsut appreciate what you do for us! This is such a great idea btw, my sister gets a sbux sandwich and drink every day she works and preparing her own would save her so much money! Also: I had a roll of sausage that I needed to use so I stuck it in the oven all flattened out as I watched you do it! Thank you for your videos, but please take time for yourself!
@ruthvolk8340
11 ай бұрын
Amen to that!
@Godblessed2
Жыл бұрын
LOVE YOU!!! Just made your ravioli lasagna last night and it was delicious! Also bought the dollar tree garlic bread and was shocked how good it was. God bless!
@DollarTreeDinners
Жыл бұрын
I love the garlic bread!
@HLS70
Жыл бұрын
For the Mickey D's toasted consistency .. . Pull apart the muffing and flip the insides out and toast. That way the insides are the toasted side and the outsides are untoasted so it's like Mickey D's when you eat it.
@Xxxero42
Жыл бұрын
When you get back, I'd love to hear how the iron cooking worked out!!
@Kinbrielle
Жыл бұрын
I've used an egg slicer twice like that every time I make hard boiled eggs for egg salad or to put in macaroni salad, it works so great
@nancycarney
Жыл бұрын
I love meal preparing for travel. Simple. Cheaper. Convenient. We even have a small cooler for drinks. Hubby loves sausage egg and cheese english muffins. You always are prepared.
@vickiberry-6010
Жыл бұрын
I love your videos so much! I want to share two dollar tree menu ideas, one a dollar tree beach picnic and a dollar tree camping trip!
@victoriacross7090
Жыл бұрын
Ooooh, DT camping trip would be fun!
@jeremywilson6387
Жыл бұрын
Randomly your channel popped up as a suggestion a couple days ago... I've probably watched about half of your whole catalog already😂😂😂 I really appreciate the work you have put into these videos. I'm not a creative person at all with the only exception being that while I can't create a recipe I do enjoy taking a recipe and molding it into what I like. Anyways my point is your channel is great for this and you mention it often. I've already bought ingredients from different videos to make the next weeks worth of meals. Special shoutout I paid like $22 for all week based off what I already had and what i bought inspired by you. So many great ideas! And the 1st meal I made was that simple ham and cheese with soup. I live in Phoenix so I didn't do the soup but I added some BBQ to my ham/cheese mixture before putting it in the oven. And had some more bbq for dipping and damn was it good lol Thank you very much for the content, keep up the great work but on your own schedule don't feel the pressure to put out content. Ok no more rambling from me lmao
@nicolejames2259
Жыл бұрын
I love to hear about what you sell at comicon!
@lisagrafton2529
Жыл бұрын
Try adding about 2t of sugar to your egg salad. It has been the way my family grew up eating it, and it's delicious! Just a little sugar, changes the whole flavor. I add sugar to my devilled eggs and egg and potato, potato salad, just add mayo (I use miracle whip..grew up that way), mustard and sugar, with a little salt n pepper. I use yellow potatoes with very thin skins, so I leave the skins on, and I cube the potato before boiling them. Saves so much time in cooking, and it's way easier to tell they're done.
@meghanhancock1372
Жыл бұрын
A pastry blender works great for chopping eggs for egg salad, too 😊
@grlnexdoorable
11 ай бұрын
It also works on olives, pickles, and mushrooms.
@bonniepickering6949
Жыл бұрын
There is no need to apologize about the wait between videos. Take your time. Love your content no matter how long g it takes. Wish I would have found you sooner, to be honest. Lol.
@kathy3178
Жыл бұрын
Your videos are high quality and definitely worth the wait. I tried the Spanish rice from Dollar Tree. It was so yummy. I did kick it up with the jalapeno Velveeta cheese packet I found at Dollar Tree. I went back and bought four more of each. It still comes out cheeper than going out to eat.
@kristihanson
Жыл бұрын
Have you ever tried a chicken salad with the canned chicken? Like maybe a dressing or mayo, with a nut, craisins - something like that? I am watching this and eating the Cranberry Almond chicken from Aldi's. I only get it as an occasional treat because of the cost, but by watching you, I think it could be made for much less. It could be a great Dollar Tree recipe.
@tanyamckinnon5376
Жыл бұрын
Ok love how you made the breakfast sandwiches. I never thought of just baking the sausage and especially the eggs. What a time saver and clean up is much easier!.
@tinashort9098
Жыл бұрын
My grand daughter got to go to Roanoke for that ComicCon a couple of months ago. She loved it!!! She’s a huge anime fan and Legos so she was thrilled!!! I love your videos so much! I just found you a couple of weeks ago and have just binged your videos!!!!❤
@DollarTreeDinners
Жыл бұрын
We were probably there! Was it big lick comicon?
@tinashort9098
Жыл бұрын
@@DollarTreeDinners yes it was!!! How bout that!?! We live about an hour away from Roanoke!
@karachampion
5 ай бұрын
I don't know if anyone has commented this but they make hot lunch boxes that you can charge in your room/home the night before then you can set a timer for it to begin warming up so your food is hot when you want it without needing to plug it in at the time of heating.
@ViperBurlesque
Жыл бұрын
Ok... the joy this brought me (haven't watched it yet, just saw the title) is unreal hahaha. I'm so excited!!
@loveanythingart
Жыл бұрын
I love the idea of cooking the sausage and eggs in the oven! So simple and so easy! And less mess and clesn up! Thanks for the wonderful idea!
@rivahcat8247
11 ай бұрын
The breakfast sandwich idea is brilliant! I'm retired now, but I wish I'd seen this while I was actively working. As far as chopping your eggs for salad, try using a pastry cutter; chops them quickly and finely.
@erinf4712
Жыл бұрын
Great video! I travel a lot and always try to take some sort of premade food when traveling by car, train, or bus. On planes, I at least try to take well wrapped tuna pouches, seasonings in small zip bags, crackers, etc. The trick with the english muffin and sub sandwiches is to lightly toast the muffins and rolls. Then the microwave and iron tricks work perfectly.
@eathomelive
9 ай бұрын
Be careful with stinky food on planes. Lol.
@raegibson3066
Жыл бұрын
I love Starbucks as well but I have changed how often I go and what I order. This started shortly before covid as I used to complete their weekly and weekend promos and challenges but it just became too busy and too expensive to keep up with it. The stores closed for awhile or had limited hours during covid so it was nice that my stars were frozen as per their policy. I have noticed though over the last 6 months they have changed their hours again, so they close about 2 hours earlier on weekends and holidays. Their prices have for sure gone up and not by a lot, so between .40 to $1.00 over the last year but if you look at a receipt from before covid, it's about $2 more per item now. Their venti and trenta drinks were about $6-7 before and now are about $8-9 each unless you just get an iced tea. I usually only go a few times a month and I save my stars for the expensive stuff. I rarely purchase anything big there unless it's a really good offer and I get a lot of stars for it as most of the offers are like 70 stars if you go six days in a row or 20 stars for 3 separate orders on a weekend.
@ellenradford8582
4 ай бұрын
We have always taken food to the cons we have attended. I now do it because both of us have had bariatric surgery and are gluten-free. So it makes sense to do it.
@judyluthy9724
Жыл бұрын
Oh my! I wish I had found you earlier! You do such a great job, and your recipes are delicious, easy and your instructions are spot on. Thank you
@cupcakeadventures8770
11 ай бұрын
She has a TikTok same name she post the shorts
@vickileonardson9130
Жыл бұрын
Cool idea! I'm impressed. Looooove the iron idea. Hubby and I are going cross country this fall and I am trying all of these!
@valcat6373
Жыл бұрын
Good luck at the convention. Glad to see another video tho. More people people should bring their lunches to at least help the budget. But I do have ti say I would be disappointed if you gave me a pb and j sandwich with such skimpy insides lol. I like to really take the pb and j, just me. Love those containers. Great idea to cut the sun-dried tomatoes. Have a great weekend.
@DollarTreeDinners
Жыл бұрын
Haha it’s funny how we all have a pbj preference, a long time ago I preferred them with a ton of jelly and now I like them with just a little
@jgodwin717
Жыл бұрын
Great ideas! Thanks on the may tip to prevent soggy sandwiches ❤
@kathleendonnelly6077
Жыл бұрын
Always so excited when you have a new video. You are a genius!
@scholargrrl
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for all that you post! You put out quality and that's what we are all here for. 💕 Don't apologize for all that you do.
@Parsley96
Жыл бұрын
Hooray!! Missed ya!!❤
@jackie_O341
10 ай бұрын
So many great ideas to use for my middle schooler's lunch. Thanks for your awesome videos!
@koreanchick1417
Жыл бұрын
Just an idea for the strong flavor of the sundried tomatoes...maybe you can mix it with mayo or cream cheese then use that mix on your bread?? Just a thought lol I've never actually tried it!
@TBIJourney
Жыл бұрын
Woohoo she's back 😁
@angelstellrecht
Жыл бұрын
What a fantastic idea for a video! I've seen so many of these meal planning videos from tons of people and I ADORE them, but I've never seen one like this. Great job! I'm a fairly new subscriber, so I wanted to leave a comment with props :)
@DollarTreeDinners
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I thought it was a super fun idea! Most of the meals I make are inspired in some way by fast food or restaurant meals
@sleepydreamyy
Жыл бұрын
12 days definitely is not a problem for waiting ❤ thank u for ur videos!
@jms7313
Жыл бұрын
Good looking food and great ideas to save on a budget!
@symplybeingme
Жыл бұрын
Another great video you inspired me to do some meal prep this weekend
@karenlowe-alton417
Жыл бұрын
You are a culinary genius. Thanks for the ideas. Yes, tell us how the iron worked! 😊
@paulaflatt2936
Жыл бұрын
Awesome ideas. I’m going to try these when we travel for soccer. Thank you
@beccasteele6874
Жыл бұрын
I have learned so many ideas from you on what to make and how to do the prep!!! Apprentice your efforts
@kippytx
Жыл бұрын
Great ideas!!
@victoriacross7090
Жыл бұрын
Omg, never knew how they wrap the breakfast sandwiches! I only know how to do burritos lol, learned something new. Cracking up at ironing a sandwich. Definitely curious to see how that goes. Have a great show!
@crepusculardivinty
Жыл бұрын
Glad I found your channel love your videos ❤
@rachelresets
Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love Starbucks, but we don't have the money for it. I loved this meal prep! 🥰😍
@patjones5723
9 ай бұрын
And yet AGAIN....I'm impressed 👏 👌 ❤😊
@Shazilee
Жыл бұрын
ENJOY YOURSELVES
@theresarogerssimpson1280
8 күн бұрын
That was great
@ashleymcmon1836
Жыл бұрын
I ❤❤❤❤❤ your videos I wish I would have found you before! I have used several of your ideas for lunches for work and have told everyone to watch your videos! You think of stuff I would never think of! Keep doing what you do!! 🤗
@DollarTreeDinners
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 🥰
@edriannahiggins229
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for posting, keep your channel going please and thank you ❤😢
@mariarobinson3739
8 ай бұрын
Great videos!! You do such a good job!!!
@pattycake8272
Жыл бұрын
Nice thank you
@LYNETTEMARTINEZ-iq5rc
Жыл бұрын
Cool ideas for meal prepping.Turkey Pesto m.y favorite sandwich 🥪 at Starbucks,😎
@RobertPeters4674
Жыл бұрын
She's back. 🙌🥰
@mjking9019
Жыл бұрын
The iron should work. The Brother's Green, now Pro Home Cooks, way back when both brothers were doing that youtube channel, had a series of meals made in a hotel room. Josh, I think, did use an iron to press sandwiches in foil and it worked pretty good.
@dianethoroughman9541
Жыл бұрын
Using an iron is a clever idea. I hope it works. Thank you for sharing.
@debbiewilson2247
Жыл бұрын
All the sandwiches look delicious!!
@TBIJourney
Жыл бұрын
Could you please do a budget graduation inspired dinner idea? I'm trying to put together something from past videos but I'm struggling with it. 🙏
@DollarTreeDinners
Жыл бұрын
Hmm I’ll have to think on that one, I haven’t had a graduation dinner since high school circa 2010 and then I just made my family a lasagna haha
@TBIJourney
Жыл бұрын
@@DollarTreeDinners lol 😀 now I feel old. I'm 2002 I also had one for 8th grade which is what I plan to do with this. Also I have an amazing idea for you on an upcoming video I'd love to see your take on. I'll tag you once I post it. 👍 **Also thank you I should have added this 😀
@wheatie83
Жыл бұрын
Most graduation parties I go to have sloppy joes or hotdogs. Homemade salads and chips. Pop and water and sometimes alcohol
@TBIJourney
Жыл бұрын
@@wheatie83 awesome i might use this instead. I have time to keep looking but if nothing else this sounds good 👍
@soothingsymphonies
Жыл бұрын
I've done finger sandwiches and different types of chips and dips
@robetpeery9084
Жыл бұрын
thanks for the video and i just want to say nice to see you and you make your egg salad the same as me cool tell next time beautiful friend ✌
@robetpeery9084
Жыл бұрын
thanks for the love and reply my beautiful can't wait to see more of you my beautiful friend love your videos I would like to see what you look like with out a counter in front of you see your body if that would be possible thanks again love you
@joannaacevedo6282
Жыл бұрын
I love your content !
@xsharaesweetsx6317
Жыл бұрын
I love your videos they’re so helpful
@The3Storms
Жыл бұрын
I’m having all kinds of flashbacks to my last job across from a ⭐️💵, thank you! A bit odd as I hate coffee, but I’d get my coworkers hot chocolate the first real cold day each year and enjoyed their toasted sandwiches in winter and cold boxes in summer (you’re right, though, I never bought the pb&j). Good on you for using your experience there to make tasty meals and save some money.
@roxannejohnston3311
Жыл бұрын
Great job! And for 1/2 the price of starbucks. 🎉
@aleciayork3255
Жыл бұрын
Love your videos
@shirleywarner8831
2 ай бұрын
Julia Child used the hot water start for her eggs and I have used it too. Works very well
@cherylmclaverty2182
4 ай бұрын
I love your videos and the way you think and safe money I also want to look up your video on how the iron works but again you really are amazing!
@jacquelinejamesx5049
Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad that you attended the con. I live in va and my daughter is a cosplayer. There's a big con in Richmond in August FYI
@tanishahogan9396
Жыл бұрын
I'm curious about how the iron panini works out!
@DollarTreeDinners
Жыл бұрын
I will report back! That’ll be my dinner tomorrow. I have eaten one of the sandwiches today and can attest that it’s on point to Starbucks
@D1ona1
4 ай бұрын
Lady just blew my mind making that sheet sausage. I love sausage but hate patting all those small rounds. Lol
@MWeems-eh3po
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your budget friendly ideas. Have 3 subscriptions, hope you n your guy have safe travels. 😊
@tawanajackson5545
Жыл бұрын
Those Turkey basil sandwiches look yummy ❤❤
@DollarTreeDinners
Жыл бұрын
I had one today for lunch and it was absolutely perfection
@_E_P
Жыл бұрын
Get one the battery jumpers that have a plug on it and just use that in about 2hrs you will have hit food and the battery pack will still be plenty charged
@peacekelly1128
Жыл бұрын
The sandwiches all look great. I think the Panini will work fine. I just think most Panini sandwiches have cheese in them. That’s kind of the point of heating them up to melt the cheese. I’m sure that will be good just like it is as well. I hope you enjoyed your trip. Thank you for all the ideas on your videos.
@RoseMRiley
Жыл бұрын
Yummy 😋 looks great 😋 👍 👌 😀 😍 😊 ❤
@shaynecarter-murray3127
Жыл бұрын
Okay so this is the second video of yours Ive seen, only to discover you are gonna be a vendor at a comicon. Meaning you're probs a nerd, meaning i appreciate you even more. Also funny that its in Hampton, where my niece moved literally the same day your released this video. You have gained a fan 😂
@tanishahogan9396
Жыл бұрын
These are some great ideas! The sandwiches look delicious (especially the PB & J...I usually use a serrated knife and a sawing motion to cut my sandwiches in half though, but that's just because I don't like the pinch point that pressure slicing the bread creates).
@DollarTreeDinners
Жыл бұрын
Sorry about my last comment I replied to the wrong one! I cut the egg salad kind of sawing because it was so full I knew I’d squeeze it all out haha
@tanishahogan9396
Жыл бұрын
@@DollarTreeDinners That's a good point...the filling can definitely make a difference as to which way to cut it! 😀
@teresakryvenchuk6205
Жыл бұрын
Loved your food ideas. I wonder if a waffle iron would brown up a sandwich ?
@jakenda1978
Ай бұрын
Try some pickle relish and onion/celery in the egg salad. YUM!
@WlknHope2024
Жыл бұрын
I just recently found your videos and I LOVE LOVE LOVE these meals. You are such an amazing woman. Can I say this though? That tiny little white string keeps bugging me though lol. Like, in my mind, my hand is trying to sneak up over the countertop to pluck that thing off. Anyhow! Keep doing what you do cause I love it and you just got another subscriber. 🎉
@TheDifferentBeing
Жыл бұрын
I would def like more prep meals ideas like this. (Im new so if you have a playlist sry)
@kathyfranco9372
3 ай бұрын
I made the sandwich at thee end of this video. I had never eaten pesto. But I really liked it. I'm also going to make my daughter one for her supper😮
@sharonoldham4374
23 сағат бұрын
I think you subs should turn out really good. When I was in college, we used to make grilled cheese sandwiches wrapped in foil with an iron. They came out really good.
@wintergirl_93
Жыл бұрын
Hard boiled eggs w/everything but the bagel seasoning is top tier 😏
@nicoleheuton5676
Жыл бұрын
Looks so good. Do you have 99 cents stores where you live? They sell fresh produce and I’m curious to see if it would be cheaper. They all raised their prices too though due to inflation but I hear they have an 18 pack of eggs for $1.99
@DollarTreeDinners
Жыл бұрын
I wish I would love to check one out, they are only in 4 states sadly
@kellyharris4639
Жыл бұрын
Your own little waffle iron is small. I think I’d pack that or a smaller slow cooker to heat
@okbookgirl
Жыл бұрын
If you put the eggs in the baking dish whole instead of scrambled when it comes out you chop it up till it looks like egg salad size. It was viral on TikTok last year.
@fatboyslimsmom1964
Жыл бұрын
For the egg salad or any sandwich with a wet filling: spread a little softened butter on the bread first. It just keeps the premade sandwich from getting mushy.
@angelagary5197
Жыл бұрын
I was wondering if you could do smoothie bowls, dollar tree style. Plz
@evelyndawn8159
Жыл бұрын
I love the idea of making my own turkey pesto sandwiches. They're so expensive at Starbucks.
@susanjane4784
Жыл бұрын
When I used to go to tabletop gaming conventions I packed a loaf of bread, a jar of peanut butter, a jar of jam, baby carrots, celery (roughage good), apples, and bananas. That worked for me. Easy to fix at whatever hour and way cheaper. I'm not a soggy sandwich person. Today I would precook bacon as well.
@stacyr4549
Жыл бұрын
If you get lackluster grapes again: rinse them, toss them with a koolaid packet or two, then freeze.
@BekEhr
Жыл бұрын
I literally JUST got home from a road trip 😂😂
@MistySlocomb
Жыл бұрын
I apparently can't figure out how to watch videos "in order". How did the iron trick work out?
@DollarTreeDinners
Жыл бұрын
It worked pretty well but it took forever haha!
@elizabethmay7262
Ай бұрын
I hope you don't mind me asking but I think I heard you say you sell at comic con. What do you? I might of missed what you have said. By the way, I love all your videos and I get great ideas from you. Thank you ❤
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