NO-FUSS COOKING: Fast & Simple Recipes When Exhausted! and A BIG SURPRISE!
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- čas přidán 18. 11. 2023
- Hey friends, Thanksgiving is this week and I’d say you’ve already watched a ton of videos in preparation for the big day INCLUDING MY NO STRESS THANKSGIVING DINNER CROCKPOT VIDEO. I always like to do something a little different the week of Thanksgiving so I thought, “How about a Holiday Recovery Meals video?” That means we’re all sick of cooking after this week; so these are quick and easy to the nth degree, our taste buds are ready for something besides homestyle foods; and these hit that mark right in the middle, and we’re even going to find a new way to repurpose that leftover turkey. Since we all know what we’re eating this week, let’s visit tonight and enjoy these even quicker and easier than usual meals together and I have A BIG SURPRISE to share with you, too! #inthekitchenwithmommamel #mommamel #mamamel #tootiredtocook #easyrecipes #semihomemademeals
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Well, now I'm gonna have to get a printer! Or go to the library more often since Covid the printed copies are free.
@@sandybowman7140 yes and start a Momma Mel binder with all her delicious recipes.
@@MrsAlmaTrumble Wahoo, that sounds RIGHT UP MY ALLEY!! Great idea, Alma!
@@sandybowman7140 make another binder full of Mandy's recipes too. Did you ever make the French onion pork chops?!
Can we take a minute and mention appreciate all the hard work Momma Mel puts into these videos?! She shares some of the best recipes. I can't wait to try these. PS, I sent you an email.
Wow, thank you! You are so kind Mrs Alma and I will be sure and check my email too, thanks
@@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel you're so very welcome, Aunt Mel. Ok, it's the recipe I was talking about with the manicotti.
I can totally agree, Congrats Mel on all the hard work on ur new site & the heavy time consumer these videos are.
And once again, I love ur cheerleaders skill, Alma, u are the sweetest friend & loyal community member! Have a great Thanksgiving!
@@sandybowman7140 thank you, sweet friend. I try to support all my favorites and Momma Mel is definitely one of them. Her and others work so hard on these videos and some of them work outside of the home while doing CZcams like Sammi @Managin' the May's. Happy Thanksgiving to you too. Are you spending it with family?!
Thanks Mama Mel for all of your delicious recipes and for sharing them with us..Love from Lula mae and Family.
I have exactly the same feelings when enjoying nature. It truly shows God’s majesty. Artists would have nothing to paint if it weren’t for the beauty of His creations.
Yes, Amen, my friend! It is the most beautiful sight at Grandfather Mountain and Boone! We went there on our honeymoon and spent many vacations there. ❤️ It is so breathtaking at Blowing Rock as well. God's splendor is overwhelming to me as well. He is such a great God!
SO true, only a perfect and sovereign God could create such beauty and majesty. Can you imagine what heaven must look like if we have such beauty here...
@@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel I simply cannot, but I say that so often! What will our eyes behold there if what He created here is so beautiful? I truly cannot imagine.
Another Tip use the oven ready manicotti tubes and you don't have to cook them. I make a Ricotta and parmesan cheese filling and fill the tubes by placing filling in a plastic bag, snip the corner and squeeze filling into the tube. It works great.
Great tip!
Thanks ❤
I'm from southwest Virginia and I love to do this drive and have several times over the years.God's majesty for us to enjoy!!
Beautiful photos! I will never forget the first time I went out west. We were in Colorado and came around the curve and there before me was "the purple mountains majesty". I cried. I honestly could not talk for like 5 minutes with out choking up. God is amazing and we are blessed to live in this beautiful country. Thank you for the video. Love you and Happy Thanksgiving to all of you.
That is it! It is so hard to describe - I really need to see the west. That is on mine and Patrick's bucket list. Thanks so much for watching!
@@InTheKitchenWithMommaMel it is SO worth going! We drove highways but also side roads. Through Texas you can see so many Indian Reservations full of poor natives. It broke my heart. And the beauty of the country is amazing! So worth going.
You are always a delight and a balm to the chaos of daily life. So glad I found your channel and that you share yourself and your life with us out here on the internet.
Congratulations on your success and the website is a wonderful addition. Being able to Pin recipes is wonderful and I thank you for that feature!🥳
All the best to you and yours❤️
Looks delicious !! Thank you again ❤ I loved your trip to Boone and Grandfather Mountain ! I've been through there many times in my lifetime. I'm 70 now and I haven't been there for so long. It made me homesick ! I live in Maryland but my Daddy is from West Jefferson, outside of Boone. It is the most beautiful place in the world to my family ! So thank you once again ❤
Love you Mel ❤hey everybody please ask Jesus into your heart today while you still have time ❤
Thank you for reminding me of how Big God is!! We are going through a very, very tough time right now. Harder than anything we've had to go through. It's so easy to get our focus off of Jesus and on to the problem. So thanks for the reminder that He is greater than anything we face!! He has all the answers and we are going to get through this with His help ❤️❤️!!!
I am very grateful to have found your Channel Mel. Not only do I enjoy your recipes but I always find inspiration in your words & your soothing voice. Happy thanksgiving to you & yours.
Mel, thank you so much for sharing your experience on the Blue Ridge Mountains with us. It brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for being so real and down to earth. I really feel like you’re my friend. I look forward to watching you all the time. Please keep doing what you do so we’ll. This is truly a blessing to me.
Thank YOU for this encouraging comment. Your words mean so much to me and I appreciate you being here ❤️😊
I love the sundried tomato pesto. I make a breaded grilled cheese with it. Take two pieces of a hardy bread and spread some of the pesto on both pieces. Add some sliced fresh mozzarella between them with the pesto towards the middle. Dip sandwich in some beaten egg and then in some Italian breadcrumbs or panko. Cook slowly in a pan with plenty of butter until both sides are toasty and cheese is melted. This is amazing with a creamy tomato soup.
Oh, that was beautiful. I think God wants us to see the beauty that heaven has in-store for us. Many blessings and Happy Thanksgiving.
Great recipes. Thanks for sharing. The scenery is beautiful. I always always love just basking in the beauty of God's nature❤
Oh my goodness! These recipes look delicious! And the footage of the colors . . . Totally breathtaking! Seeing God’s amazing artwork never gets old. We are Blessed to be able to enjoy this beauty He provides for us. Thank you so very much for sharing.
Oh Wow! God truly is amazing! Thanks for sharing love you my Sister in Christ💗
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I visited Portugal about 40 years ago & the fruit that we ate there was so delicious and flavorful and beautiful! Words can’t describe the tastes of the peaches,strawberries, and even the grapefruit. I was trying to describe the fruit to my aunt and i was so overwhelmed with emotion because I knew that I experienced God’s love first hand. I felt like she thought I had lost my marbles because I started crying while describing it to her.
It’s good to know that there’s another human besides me that gets emotional when witnessing beauty that our Heavenly Father created just for us.
Honey, I understand 😊 I love that He wired me to feel things deeply ❤️
Blue ridge parkway was lovely. Yes God is so big we often forget. This is a good reminder!!
I pray you and your family has a blessed Thankgiving day.
Oh, that gootage is gorgeous too!! Thank you for sharing it. I'm a west coast transplant in UT. I love our mountains in fall. But that was extra WOW! God is geat. What a beautiful world he created for us to live in!
When I make noodles likes large shells, manicotti, or lasagna, I drain the water and fill the pot with cold water it helps firm up the noodles quicker so you can just pick them up!
Honey, that is a great tip! Thanks so much for sharing it - probably helps them not tear, too!
Our grater disappeared as well. So it’s one of the things our family will get as a family gift for Christmas. As my boys get older, they’re helping me in the kitchen. They are enjoying learning. My boys won’t be relying on anyone to cook for them and they know that they can cook for their future partners too.
Where do these things go? 🤣 And I think it is wonderful and admirable how you are raising self sufficient young men! Thank you for watching!
Been there its beautiful and thank GOD for his creation
Finally someone else who isn't a Rao snob! The Hunt's sauce is inexpensive and tasty! Beautiful scenery!
Seeing that scenery always makes me think that our pioneer ancesters were some tough folks. Walking west across those Appalachian mountain ranges was no small feat.
What a great idea. ☺ You are always sunshine! Thanks MommaMel - I'm thankful for you. Be blessed!
Awesome video, thanks Mel, no shame in being emotional ❤️👍❤️👍❤️
My Mammaw had a little plastic tree with spikes on the branches, and it was to put the spice drops on for Christmas! The bottom was a shallow dish to scatter loose ones around it, those spice drops really brought me back❤️
Amen sister. God has made some beautiful places. I grew up in East Tennessee and now live in Western North Carolina. Both sides are beautiful in their own ways. Happy Thanksgiving!
Beautiful scenery and love the fall colors. Thanks for sharing.
That is beautiful I walked the swinging bridge when I was little I’m 62 it was scary I’m glad me and my husband used to do that I lost him September 15 he was only 56 thanks for memories❤
Thank you for the beautiful fall tour! God bless you and yours this Thanksgiving.
I miss seeing God's beautiful colors in the NC fall. I had to move back to IL 4 going on 5 years ago after calling NC home for over 21 years. Thank you for sharing them. I love your new website!! Love and Light my friend!
Great show tonight. God bless you and your family.
Ive never been but , Im so gkad u shared this with us , its breath taking ...N yes God is so very huge n we are so small...He created a gorgous World ...
Amen ✝️
When making manicotti the best thing to do is not to cook the noodles at all and then try to stuff the manicotti and then put sauce over the noodles and let it cook and one pan. That’s always worked for me.
You can even par boil the noodles that way there’s still a little tough or what you would call al dente but I would just cook them for four minutes
Thank Mel for sharing, Loved the scenic views, absolutely BEAUTIFUL!
Mel, I cannot thank you enough for your videos. Watching you cook and try new recipes has brought so much comfort and joy to me over the last several months. And I teared up with you during the last part of this video. Our God has created such beautiful scenery around us. He is a wonderful and loving God. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! ♥️
Thank YOU so much for being here and your kind words for me. And honey, His majesty - if His beautiful creation here is topped my heaven how beautiful it will be
Amen. Mel, God is Awesome❤
That would be a good use for the extra chopsticks you get with takeout….Manicotti retrievers!…
Beautiful pictures/videos! Nothing wrong with getting teary-eyed seeing God's beauty in nature! You are a beautiful lady! Thank you for your new website as well ❤
Your scenic Fall foliage drive reminded me of. Mom. She always loved going for a ride that time of year and their anniversary was in October. So I can see why they were married on Sweetest Day in '49 💞🍁. Thanks for the trip down memory lane😊
I’m so happy to see those mountains again. ❤ I’m from there, right where you were driving. Every chance I got I’d up there on the parkway, especially in the fall when God reveals his glory through His creation. I’m glad it touched you the same as it does so many of us who call it home. I just found your channel and my kids are saying thank you for the delicious food. Congratulations on your website, Mel. I’ll be subscribing ❤
Mel, I just love your videos. You are so down to earth and relatable. Love to you and your family for the upcoming holidays!
Love your tip about the spice drops! Right up my alley!😜
Oh Mamma Mel, I just love you! Thank you for the new recipes, for your realness (like being genuine with rosmary "mistake"), for making me laugh, for all the helpful cooking tips, and for sharing your heart with us! And I love your heart for God❤ Thank you for the incredible views of His creation. I am so excited about your website too! You better believe I'll be printing those recipes. Sure will be nicer than my beloved scribbled notebook full off recipes from your videos, lol! God bless you❤
My manicotti tip is after cooking, take a pair of scissors and cut lengthwise to open up. Put filling in center, roll up and put seam side down In casserole dish. After cooking, comes out clean! No more frustrating stuffing the fragile tubes!!
Great idea! Thanks ❤
God is so amazing….so majestic ❤
You made me feel better, Mel. You are like a comforting loved one!
Thanks for theses delicious recipes and the beautiful Mountain View’s from your trip!
I really enjoy your videos and recipes. Beautiful photos of the mountains!❤
What a beautiful ending! Praising God for the gorgeous mountains full of color that He gave to us, and you shared with us. Thank you for adding this surprise.
You're so welcomed and thank YOU for watching 😊
I live in NC and I love Grandfather Mountain. You are so right about God’s beauty and how amazing it is to take it all in. Thank you for the recipes. I love manicotti. Did you know you actually do not have to boil the pasta first? Once I found that out, it was a game changer, especially when stuffing with a ricotta filling.
Your new website is beautiful! I look forward to being able to browse through all your recipes as they make it on the site. Excellent job!
Absolutely beautiful Mountain view of the gorgeous colors,thank you Momma Mel for sharing and sending blessings for a wonderful Thanksgiving to you and your family
Stunning scenery ❤
Beautiful scenery and yummy food.❤
Thanks so much for sharing the Grandfather Mountain footage. It was so beautiful and awe inspiring! It brought tears to my eyes to see the beauty God surrounds us with. I'd love to see that in person someday.
The recipes in this video look delicious.
You are such a blessing to us. I'm so excited every time I see a video pop up. Thank you so very much for all that you do, and all the great ideas that you give us. I hope you have a most wonderful Thanksgiving with your family.😊
Love myself some gum drops, love the orange slice ones too.
I'm from Pennsylvania, & when you were talking about how cold it was on top of that mountain, & getting out your coats & "toboggans" I was so confused. I was wondering what you'd need toboggans for when there's no snow? You see, in my neck of the woods, a toboggan is a wooden sled without the metal rails underneath to slide on. It's flat & made of long strips of wood, & the front part curves up over where your feet would go. Some are long enough for several children to ride on all at once. We call the hats you were wearing "beanies" or "tossle/tassle caps". I love how different regions have different names for the same thing. Makes the world more interesting. My roommate used to live in N. Carolina, & he said when he first moved there from up north, he was totally confused about toboggans too, lol. Thanks for your easy to follow recipes & entertaining videos. I watch you & another southern lady who cooks on CZcams because aside from the great, easy recipes, I just love to listen to "y'all" talk in your warm, lovely accents. Happy Thanksgiving to you & your family. God bless!
Love the fall colors! Thanks for sharing. The beauty always chokes me up, too.
God Bless and thank you for sharing not only recipes but God's Beauty. Happy Thanksgiving ❤❤❤
Hi Mel. These were some great recipes. I found your website and I signed up for your newsletter. I’m so proud of you. I knew from the moment that you opened your mouth on the very first video that I ever saw, that you were special. I love your channel. Wishing you the best always! 🤗💕
My beloved Mom wld put the turkey carcus in the freezer till January & them make amazing turkey soup w/ added fresh string beans & seaonings! Perfect cure for a cold winter night w/ loaf of fr Italian bread😊
That sounds delish! She cooked the bones but then strained everything right? That's how that "bone broth" is made I think!
What a sweet memory, they never wasted anything and it always tasted so good!
Yummy!❤
Ms. Mel, you are a sweetheart an work hard to bring us a part of you with the video's. I want to say thank you. I hope that you an your family have a wonderful family.
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The footage you got in the mountains was absolutely gorgeous!! Thank you for sharing!! That turkey ring looked delicious too!! ❤😊
Hey hey sweet friend ❤❤❤. I absolutely love this idea❤. I love Manicotti 😋😊
Me too, but I hate stuffing shells LOL
I love the new website! Happy Thanksgiving, Mel.
Thank you for sharing that beautiful adventure! I hope one day Father God will bless me with that trip! Stay safe and be blessed!
Wanted to especially thank you for sharing your footage of the fall foliage. It's been a long time since I've been up that way. It is beautiful!
Thanks so much for the after Thanksgiving quick fuss free meals! Also, oh my I miss my Virginia in the fall and all of God's beautiful patchwork quilt on those mountains! Lots of love from now my High Desert home in Arizona.
Oh Mel, that is so exciting! So proud of you sweet friend ❤️
I just found your channel a couple of months ago, Momma Mel. And I just love it!! Your recipes are just like the food of my childhood that I continue to cook to this day. Thank you!! This Kentucky gal is sending you and your Tennessee family wishes for a wonderful Thanksgiving. God's blessings on all your hard work!
Mel, congrats on your website! I'm so excited for you (& for us). Your CZcams success has been so fun to watch evolve from the beginning. May God continue to bless you!❤❤❤
Hello Mel! 🥰❤️
I always love to put your videos on, because it puts me in an instant great mood. ❤️
We are thankful for you too!
Hey mel let u know love your cooking videos and making people hungry lol 😂🥰
Thank you 😋
What a great idea for a video! Keep em com'n 🙏🇺🇸🦃✌
Thanks! Will do!
I love the quick and easy recipes that Mamma Mel, puts up every week. Happy Holidays to u and yours
It is such a treat to watch your videos, Momma Mel. Your voice and sweet demeanor carry us along as you put together those lovely dishes.
We didn’t make it to the Blue Ridge Parkway/Skyline Drive this fall, so thank you for the footage you provided of your trip. Have you ever been to Peaks of Otter in the Virginia portion of the drive? It’s a beautiful place to visit. We spent our anniversary there a few years ago in the lodge. It was very, very cold still in March, but we still enjoyed the trip.
Happy Thanksgiving!🦃🍁🦃🍁🦃🍁
I love your website. I signed up and already see new recipes I need to try. Thank you so very much. Wishing you and your family a happy thanksgiving!
Love, love, love this video!! Here's a tip--use tongs to remove the manicotti from water.
Thanks for giving us so much Mel!!! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving to you and yours.
I live close to the Blue Ridge Parkway in VA .. we use it to drive to church, and shopping toward the south. Its is great to be able to jump on it and go either direction. Have a very blessed Thanksgiving!!
Have a beautiful, blessed thanksgiving! Thanks for sharing your down home cooking with all of us!❤❤
I WOULD LIKE TO WISH Y'ALL A VERY HAPPY &BLESSED THANKSGIVING . HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY &GOD BLESS Y'ALL VERY MUCH. (TAMMY FROM CALIFORNIA)
Happy Thanksgiving Mel! I am so happy I found your channel. What a blessing you are!!!
And I feel exactly the same way about you friend, what an encouragement every week to hear that I am helping others feed their families!
I love watching your videos. I can relate so much to your cooking prowess...I'm you! New website is exciting news! Thanks for sharing! The ending of this video is gorgeous. God's creation is truly awesome.
Thanksgiving blessings to you no your family. God bless you Mel!
I love your recipe videos, but you really blessed my heart with the videos of your trip - I love North Carolina. I was stationed in NC for 6 months during Operation Desert Storm and I fell in love with it. I'm in Southern California and haven't been back - hoping to visit once I retire next year. Thanks again!
Thanks for shareing that beautiful fall scenery. I'm like you when it comes to taking in Gods' beautiful handiwork; I always find myself singing the hymn "How Great Thou Art" with tearful joy! Happy Thankgiving to you and yours Mel & God bless. Can't wait to explore your website! 🧡🦃🍂🤎
I think you are about to get some cold days this week! Yay! That helps me get into a shopping spirit! I live fairly close to you & it makes me feel like I know a famous star! 🤩
Thank you for the video the mountains are beautiful!
Happy Thanksgiving!
God bless you 🙏❤️
I watch you all the time 😊
Calming your nerves with spice drops made me giggle 😂❤
Congratulations on the new website.👏🎉 Love these after turkey day recipes! Hope y'all have a Happy Thanksgiving 😊
Thank you for sharing your photos and videos from Grandfather Mountain!!!
I'm gonna try the manicotti! Thank you for sharing the scenery. I got emotional too. It telly is a beautiful land we live in!
Thank you Mel for the easy manicotti recipe. I am glad you put mozzarella sticks in the noodle as my grandson does not like ricotta cheese. Also many blessings to you and your family.