You could maybe cook the porridge overnight in the big padded bag. I can't remember it's name. At guide camp, we used to cook porridge overnight in a hay box.
Very productive day! Love watching you cook. I started my kids cooking at 3, making muffins and cake mixes. We would add different flavours to plain cake mix, putting a teaspoonful of jam between layers of cake mix, chopping up fruit to add to the mix, grating carrots and zucchinis too. The entire time my kids were in school they cooked and froze cakes and muffins for morning tea. All their friends were jealous and when they came to visit, insisted on cooking! They were not allowed to cook at home. Until aged 8, I controlled the oven, after that my kids knew enough to cook by themselves. I also started them ironing at 5, by 7 they could iron their school uniforms. My eldest daughter went into the Army, her ironing skills were appreciated. All my kids are great cooks, my son even contemplated becoming a chef. My youngest daughter made shaped biscuits for all her friends as presents, which I loved, saved me heaps! She even taught some of her guy friends how to make them, also muffins and cakes, as their mums didn't bake. My kids usually had birthdays at home, I'd cook spaghetti and feed everyone, some kids wanted to take leftovers home! I'm not a brilliant cook, just ordinary but it's amazing how many parents don't cook.
I definitely don't feel like I have any significantly superb skills! I think it is just that its unusual to do this kind of quantity of cooking anymore, and I do have a good eye for ingredients, but that is just immersion and practice. My kids are always welcome to help, sometimes its frustrating, it makes a task take so much longer, but I want them to learn how to cook and enjoy it to a degree!
I’m also a big family living rural in the Aussie bush and I love watching your videos. I’ll be definitely trying some of your canning tips and recipes! Thank you so much for sharing 😍
@@OurSmallFootprint I’ve still got about 10 to watch that I have downloaded I only found you a week ago 😂 I’m just trying to get my channel up and running so I don’t have any subscribers yet but I’m working on making my first proper vlog and see how I go 😅 buuuutt for now I really am enjoying watching your little Aussie family it reminds me a lot of mine and I tell you there’s no better way of raising kids! Much love from the Eurobodalla shire 👋🏼
You are an amazing cook! Everything always looks so good, and nothing goes to waste. Did I hear you say "when it's 0 outside", didn't know Australia got that cold. Was going to plant potatoes this past weekend, but we had 8 inches of snow and blizzard winds. So tired of winter! Take care@
We get down to about -5 Celsius here, no snow, it only stays cold while the suns down, it still gets fairly good temps during the day most of the time! :)
I've enjoyed watching you cook, bake and can. I'm a visual learner and have seen a few things I will try. I've been cooking/baking for over 40 years, your doing a great job!!!
Soaking your oats the night before helps with quickening the morning cooking time. I just pop the oats in the pan, cover with liquid to about an inch over the oats then pop on the lid and leave on the bench overnight. Soaking also also makes it easier to digest I think
I keep on thinking I should just make overnight oats again, they eat the leftovers cold anyway! lol. But yes, I should just pop them in the pan the night before! I never think of it, something else to adapt into my routine, thank you! :D
A month goes so quick lol, I'm hoping to eventually drag my supply runs out further, once our fruit trees are established I think I will definitely be able to !
I learn so much from each video. My parents had 9 kids and they had an outdoor kitchen too. We had 2 refrigerators and 2 large chest freezers. Do you use the big pressure canners pots for the jars when cooking. I want to start canning but need to do more research. Thanks for your videos.
Yes :) I have two big pressure canner pots that I use for canning, and I used the steam canner for the zucchini pineapple! :D. I have quite a collection of tools :D
Wow you are a brilliant cook I am in awe. You should think about doing a book. Your little boy was adorable very cute. I have always wanted to do canning but I have always been worried I would mess it up. Is the mock pineapple done that way. Do you put the jars in boiling water is that how its done? It really looked like pineapple.
There's lots of hesitation over starting canning, but once you give it a go, it really isn't hard! you just follow and trust the process!. The zucchini was put in a mix of pineapple juice, lemon juice and some sugar, and brought to the boil then simmered for a bit before being packed in the jars and then the jars processed, it even sort of split into the texture like pineapple has, very very close to eating pineapple, one of my jars got opened this morning and the kids ate it as a snack lol.
I just love watching you cook for sustainability. You have taught me so much, I am so thankful. It is hard to believe one more week till end of the month. More shopping. I know you are prepping for winter. Are you planning on doing a winter shelf stock video. It is going to be weird in a few weeks because we are heading into Spring and you Fall. We are going to have to turn it up so you get through the Cold. Watching you in your summer helped me plan ahead. You are awesome
I know, those monthly shopping runs seem to happen so often! lol! We don't overly stock for winter, we are lucky that even in winter, in our temps, we can still grow and harvest a lot of cold tolerant plants, so whilst we take advantage of when things are in season, we don't have to be as careful as some climates when it comes to having more on hand for winter. I think as we become more self sufficient it will change, because we will rely far more heavily on our home produced stuff and drag our 4-6 week hauls out to maybe 8-12 weeks but until our fruit trees are more established etc, we still need those more regular visits!
Really enjoyed this video and I can't wait to see what we get in the hamper on Saturday. I just got a presto pc and can't wait to try it out! Little bit nervous though! Lol
Fantastic vlog. I really enjoyed the voice over and music. Great content as usual. I started making almost exclusively muffins instead of cakes ,years ago. I love that its completely portioned and cooks quicker. Because we are on grid atm , my goal is to use whatever appliance uses the least power to cook that particular food. So I use a bread machine, even for my real sourdough and I use muffins to cook for far less than a cake too. Ill have to see how we go once we get solar and what works for us. The muffins looked yummy, also how did that kid pop the stray choc chip back in the bowl and not in their mouth? Unheard of here. I can't turn my back on mine, that's probably why there's always someone in my kitchen with me . Trying to get extra treats. Lol. ❤😘
hehe, I was as shocked! I think my problem with muffins, I do like that they're quicker and proportioned is my muffin tins never seem to work well, also they get dirty on the shelves all the time! I suppose so long as I'm buying the cheap muffin papers and they put them in the compost its not such a big deal to use those though! Our oven is gas, so it doesn't take any electricity, but it does take LPG, it is also not the easiest thing to regulate temp with as we don't have the fan working on it and no thermostat, its all a bit by feel!
I am working hard on getting my blog up so I can share recipes easily that way lol, but mostly I just answer in the comments at the moment! The pumpkin muffins were approx this (I'm not very good at exacts!) 220g Plain/AP Flour 1 tsp Bi Carb/Baking Soda 2 tsp Cinnamon 1 tsp salt 150g'ish of Sugar (about a cup, brown is nice) 2 Eggs 350g of pumpkin, Roasted is best to get a more dry end product, try and get lots of flesh and leave liquid behind 120g of mild tasting oil (I'm sure you could use butter or lard here, just a fat of some kind) 60g of Yoghurt 1 cup of choc chips (optional) Mix all the dry together, then add all the wet and don't overmix. 20ish mins at 175 celcius for muffins :)
I bought a whole bunch from Big W when they had them! But I was considering trying the ForJars lids, they are getting some great reviews online and even with shipping work out not too bad a price!
@@OurSmallFootprint yes, I ordered a heap from oz farmers at the beginning of 2020 - just getting low now, I'll be interested to see how you go with ForJars!
Mostly just to have one less thing to buy! :). I just buy raw sugar in bulk and have molasses on the shelf, which is multipurpose, I use it for baking, for in teh garden, and for the brown sugar :D. I can also adjust how 'dark' I want the sugar for different purposes :D
Texture is great it has that ‘stringy’ pineapple texture, flavour wise, meh. It’s pineappley but pineapple juice from a bottle pineappley which makes sense, but still just not quite as nice as pineapple canned in water or extra light syrup
Nope, just make sure you pressure cook it long enough you can crumble the bones, when I'm not canning the stock I'll sometimes add old zucchini, old sweet potatoes etc etc, bulk it up even further for them, carrots any veg we have. It does make the stock kinda cloudy and gross looking, which doesn't make it taste bad, but doesn't look so great on the shelf lol. We don't have much in the way of surplus veg at this time of the year/shopping month though lol. We buy a good quality dry food from the feed store and this just reduces the cost by stretching it, the vet we spoke to when our dog had puppies about it said it was a perfect food source for them, so we're happy with it! :D
You could maybe cook the porridge overnight in the big padded bag. I can't remember it's name. At guide camp, we used to cook porridge overnight in a hay box.
Oooh! That could work, I’ll have to try that :)
Very productive day! Love watching you cook. I started my kids cooking at 3, making muffins and cake mixes. We would add different flavours to plain cake mix, putting a teaspoonful of jam between layers of cake mix, chopping up fruit to add to the mix, grating carrots and zucchinis too. The entire time my kids were in school they cooked and froze cakes and muffins for morning tea. All their friends were jealous and when they came to visit, insisted on cooking! They were not allowed to cook at home. Until aged 8, I controlled the oven, after that my kids knew enough to cook by themselves. I also started them ironing at 5, by 7 they could iron their school uniforms. My eldest daughter went into the Army, her ironing skills were appreciated. All my kids are great cooks, my son even contemplated becoming a chef. My youngest daughter made shaped biscuits for all her friends as presents, which I loved, saved me heaps! She even taught some of her guy friends how to make them, also muffins and cakes, as their mums didn't bake. My kids usually had birthdays at home, I'd cook spaghetti and feed everyone, some kids wanted to take leftovers home! I'm not a brilliant cook, just ordinary but it's amazing how many parents don't cook.
I definitely don't feel like I have any significantly superb skills! I think it is just that its unusual to do this kind of quantity of cooking anymore, and I do have a good eye for ingredients, but that is just immersion and practice.
My kids are always welcome to help, sometimes its frustrating, it makes a task take so much longer, but I want them to learn how to cook and enjoy it to a degree!
I’m also a big family living rural in the Aussie bush and I love watching your videos. I’ll be definitely trying some of your canning tips and recipes!
Thank you so much for sharing 😍
Thankyou for watching! having an audience makes it easier to share :D
@@OurSmallFootprint I’ve still got about 10 to watch that I have downloaded I only found you a week ago 😂 I’m just trying to get my channel up and running so I don’t have any subscribers yet but I’m working on making my first proper vlog and see how I go 😅 buuuutt for now I really am enjoying watching your little Aussie family it reminds me a lot of mine and I tell you there’s no better way of raising kids! Much love from the Eurobodalla shire 👋🏼
You are an amazing cook! Everything always looks so good, and nothing goes to waste. Did I hear you say "when it's 0 outside", didn't know Australia got that cold. Was going to plant potatoes this past weekend, but we had 8 inches of snow and blizzard winds. So tired of winter! Take care@
We get down to about -5 Celsius here, no snow, it only stays cold while the suns down, it still gets fairly good temps during the day most of the time! :)
I've enjoyed watching you cook, bake and can. I'm a visual learner and have seen a few things I will try. I've been cooking/baking for over 40 years, your doing a great job!!!
Thankyou, everyone seems to really enjoy this format, I just have to get better at filming it heh
Soaking your oats the night before helps with quickening the morning cooking time. I just pop the oats in the pan, cover with liquid to about an inch over the oats then pop on the lid and leave on the bench overnight. Soaking also also makes it easier to digest I think
I keep on thinking I should just make overnight oats again, they eat the leftovers cold anyway! lol. But yes, I should just pop them in the pan the night before! I never think of it, something else to adapt into my routine, thank you! :D
I’ll continue to watch there over my lunch break so I don’t start feeling hungry... those muffins looked great.
I should bring you a butternut or two this month!
I can’t believe I missed this video lol ~ it just came up in my suggestions
Heh, it’s strange the way some videos pop up! And to who and when!
Oh wow! I can’t believe it’s been nearly a month of watching these awesome kitchen walk throughs!
A month goes so quick lol, I'm hoping to eventually drag my supply runs out further, once our fruit trees are established I think I will definitely be able to !
@@OurSmallFootprint I reckon you can too!
I luv warchen your videos.
Mock pineapple was cool.
The kids could definitely taste the difference, they weren't overly fond of it, but they ate it, I dunno if I'd do it again though!
I learn so much from each video. My parents had 9 kids and they had an outdoor kitchen too. We had 2 refrigerators and 2 large chest freezers. Do you use the big pressure canners pots for the jars when cooking. I want to start canning but need to do more research. Thanks for your videos.
Yes :) I have two big pressure canner pots that I use for canning, and I used the steam canner for the zucchini pineapple! :D. I have quite a collection of tools :D
Another great video
Thankyou :D
Brilliant video
Thankyou :D
Wow you are a brilliant cook I am in awe. You should think about doing a book. Your little boy was adorable very cute. I have always wanted to do canning but I have always been worried I would mess it up. Is the mock pineapple done that way. Do you put the jars in boiling water is that how its done? It really looked like pineapple.
There's lots of hesitation over starting canning, but once you give it a go, it really isn't hard! you just follow and trust the process!.
The zucchini was put in a mix of pineapple juice, lemon juice and some sugar, and brought to the boil then simmered for a bit before being packed in the jars and then the jars processed, it even sort of split into the texture like pineapple has, very very close to eating pineapple, one of my jars got opened this morning and the kids ate it as a snack lol.
Great video Nyssa. Those muffins looked so good. Looking forward to your next video.
They turned out well, the kids loved them!
I just love watching you cook for sustainability. You have taught me so much, I am so thankful. It is hard to believe one more week till end of the month. More shopping. I know you are prepping for winter. Are you planning on doing a winter shelf stock video. It is going to be weird in a few weeks because we are heading into Spring and you Fall. We are going to have to turn it up so you get through the Cold. Watching you in your summer helped me plan ahead. You are awesome
I know, those monthly shopping runs seem to happen so often! lol!
We don't overly stock for winter, we are lucky that even in winter, in our temps, we can still grow and harvest a lot of cold tolerant plants, so whilst we take advantage of when things are in season, we don't have to be as careful as some climates when it comes to having more on hand for winter. I think as we become more self sufficient it will change, because we will rely far more heavily on our home produced stuff and drag our 4-6 week hauls out to maybe 8-12 weeks but until our fruit trees are more established etc, we still need those more regular visits!
Really enjoyed this video and I can't wait to see what we get in the hamper on Saturday. I just got a presto pc and can't wait to try it out! Little bit nervous though! Lol
It's always a bit of a surprise isn't it lol. Once you get that first load done, it's so easy! :D
Fantastic vlog. I really enjoyed the voice over and music. Great content as usual. I started making almost exclusively muffins instead of cakes ,years ago. I love that its completely portioned and cooks quicker. Because we are on grid atm , my goal is to use whatever appliance uses the least power to cook that particular food. So I use a bread machine, even for my real sourdough and I use muffins to cook for far less than a cake too. Ill have to see how we go once we get solar and what works for us. The muffins looked yummy, also how did that kid pop the stray choc chip back in the bowl and not in their mouth? Unheard of here. I can't turn my back on mine, that's probably why there's always someone in my kitchen with me . Trying to get extra treats. Lol. ❤😘
hehe, I was as shocked!
I think my problem with muffins, I do like that they're quicker and proportioned is my muffin tins never seem to work well, also they get dirty on the shelves all the time! I suppose so long as I'm buying the cheap muffin papers and they put them in the compost its not such a big deal to use those though!
Our oven is gas, so it doesn't take any electricity, but it does take LPG, it is also not the easiest thing to regulate temp with as we don't have the fan working on it and no thermostat, its all a bit by feel!
Great vlog
Thank you!!
I'm super new to your channel and I'm already in love lol!!! Do you follow recipes? I would love to know how you made the pumpkin muffins.
I am working hard on getting my blog up so I can share recipes easily that way lol, but mostly I just answer in the comments at the moment!
The pumpkin muffins were approx this (I'm not very good at exacts!)
220g Plain/AP Flour
1 tsp Bi Carb/Baking Soda
2 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp salt
150g'ish of Sugar (about a cup, brown is nice)
2 Eggs
350g of pumpkin, Roasted is best to get a more dry end product, try and get lots of flesh and leave liquid behind
120g of mild tasting oil (I'm sure you could use butter or lard here, just a fat of some kind)
60g of Yoghurt
1 cup of choc chips (optional)
Mix all the dry together, then add all the wet and don't overmix.
20ish mins at 175 celcius for muffins :)
A great vidio I love the fact you use everything. Sue wales
We really try! sometimes we don't do as well, but we definitely try! :D
Great video! Can I ask where you get your canning lids from? Here in Tassie they are rare as hens teeth!
I bought a whole bunch from Big W when they had them! But I was considering trying the ForJars lids, they are getting some great reviews online and even with shipping work out not too bad a price!
@@OurSmallFootprint yes, I ordered a heap from oz farmers at the beginning of 2020 - just getting low now, I'll be interested to see how you go with ForJars!
As always, loving your clogs. Can I ask why you make your own brown sugar?
Mostly just to have one less thing to buy! :). I just buy raw sugar in bulk and have molasses on the shelf, which is multipurpose, I use it for baking, for in teh garden, and for the brown sugar :D. I can also adjust how 'dark' I want the sugar for different purposes :D
How did the mock pineapple taste? How is the texture? It looked really good!
Texture is great it has that ‘stringy’ pineapple texture, flavour wise, meh. It’s pineappley but pineapple juice from a bottle pineappley which makes sense, but still just not quite as nice as pineapple canned in water or extra light syrup
@@OurSmallFootprint I’m surprised about the texture - that sounds pretty pineapple-y. shame about the flavour.
@@ANNtique it still works on pizza which was its main purpose and I was going to try a hummingbird cake with some of it!
Hummingbird cake sounds good.How did it go?
The dogfood I need give a try. Any extra on fixing it?
Nope, just make sure you pressure cook it long enough you can crumble the bones, when I'm not canning the stock I'll sometimes add old zucchini, old sweet potatoes etc etc, bulk it up even further for them, carrots any veg we have. It does make the stock kinda cloudy and gross looking, which doesn't make it taste bad, but doesn't look so great on the shelf lol. We don't have much in the way of surplus veg at this time of the year/shopping month though lol. We buy a good quality dry food from the feed store and this just reduces the cost by stretching it, the vet we spoke to when our dog had puppies about it said it was a perfect food source for them, so we're happy with it! :D
@@OurSmallFootprint Thank you.
Have you tried the mock pineapple yet ? Is it a good alternative?
It tastes very much like pineapple, even the texture is fairly equivalent! The kids ate a whole jar as a snack lol :)
@@OurSmallFootprint wow that’s great