Building Stone Walls and Preparing for Winter.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2024
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Ingredients
* 1 heaped cup shelled unsalted pistachios (150g)
* ¾ cup whole milk (190ml)
* 2 tablespoon unsalted butter (30g)
* 3.5 oz white chocolate (100g/about 1 cup)
* 1 tablespoon powdered sugar (icing sugar)
Instructions
* Bring a medium sized pot of water to a boil and add the shelled pistachios. Let them boil for 4 minutes then drain them and place them on a clean kitchen towel.
* Fold the towel over and rub the pistachios in the towel to loosen the skins. Separate the pistachios for the skins and discard them.
* Add the pistachios to a food processor with only ¼ cup (80ml) of the milk and 1 tablespoon of powdered sugar. Blitz for around 5 minutes until the pistachios turn into a smooth paste. You’ll need to stop the processor 3-4 times to scrape down the sides. You’ll notice the pistachio turn into crumbs first then it should form into a ball when it’s reached the paste stage.
* Put the remaining milk (½ cup/125ml), butter and white chocolate in a clean saucepan and heat on a low heat until melted, set aside.
* Transfer the pistachio paste to a blender and pour in the white chocolate mixture. Blitz until extra smooth and creamy (you can adjust the consistency with more milk if desired (there’s no need to heat the milk up first).
* The pistachio cream will keep well in the fridge for 2 weeks.
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Our Story:
We are Carissa, Iwan & Frankie the sausage dog, and in 2020 decided one night over a bottle of wine that moving from North Wales to Portugal would be a good idea. Within a month we were on the road to Portugal to find the perfect piece of land to call home. We picked up Albi, Joao and Simao the cats along the way, as well as Diogo the podengo and a flock of chickens.
Subscribe to follow our project as we turn an old stone barn into our home, and learn the ropes of looking after a piece of land to make an abundant garden and one day, our very own winery.
You have mastered the art of filming and editing to the perfection. Not once do I have the urge to skip a part no matter how long the video is. My compliments!!!
Ah thank you! That means a lot! ❤️
I totally agree - I can easily watch your videos two or three times each.
@@martintaylor8543 Oh come on 🤔 watch 3 times !!! 🤔 is this Iwan’s mum comment 😂😂😂
🤣🤣 not even my mum would watch three times!
@@FrankieOffGrid 😂
Love that you include the salamanders, flowers and other wildlife in your videos. Gives your films an enjoyable richness and depth.
I just love your little gentle videos. I love to see the animals cuddling up to one another, so content.
I love how you worked the wildlife, flowers, pets and cooking throughout the wall build. It was all very engaging.
Beautiful. Such a pleasure to watch. Love how Diogo follows Ewan around. I'm so glad you are giving the wall a go. I am sure you will do a great job.
Yes, he was Iwan's little shadow for most of this vlog. It was lovely to see all the animals today.
You can’t beat a fall clippings fire with the rain close at hand. Your channel makes me feel like I’m back on the land. You two are pretty special and your care of the animals is commendable, especially considering how some came to you. Can’t wait to hear how the Pannatone turns out. 🎄
I love this video, as always. You have such a great cast of characters which includes your animals as well as your entire homestead, each element adds such wealth and richness to the plot!
You videos are so peaceful with great music.
Thank you for looking after your pets so well ❤
The wood ash with olive oil makes me think of soap making! How fun to have a bonfire. I love the way there is always an animal in every shot 😂 🐈🐕
Congratulations on your stone work, it’s going to look brilliant. You can be proud to stand back and say we built this 👏👏👏
Love your music selections so calming!
Your pets are so cute watching them all sleep together. Watching your black cat climb the trees in the background. Your ginger and white cat is so cute too. All your pets are so cute.
Joao put his winter coat on. He,s gorgeous.
Isn’t he?!
I love your property. It looks so homey and inviting. You've worked hard to make it what it is. The good thing about the weather is you don't have a burning ban. Granted we've had a number of large forest fires in recent years, but that's the nature of lightning storms in the mountains.
If your laying cement, keep a plastic sheet/tarp handy to throw over the wet cement. Pour your cement, level it, and throw the tarp over it. As long as air can get under to help let the cement harden and dry, you'll be fine. Rule of thumb: if you're getting soaked, give it up.
I agree with Carissa on adding more white chocolate, and refrigerate it.
I've been subscribed to your TH-cam channel for ages , binge watched the first videos from your earlier days and followed your progress from then on. I love the laid back approach to your brilliant videos, I love the animals too.. Albie reminds me so much of a cat I used to have, she was called Kitty .. (great name for a cat , as my sister said when she asked me what she was called 😅 ) I love the music and just the whole atmosphere in your videos, so thanks for sharing your lives living off grid in sunny Portugal xx
Congratulations on reaching 38,000 subscribers.
Thank you!! Can’t quite believe it!
Favourite part of my week when a new video drops, something so peaceful about watching your journey. Absolutely love seeing all the animals and wildlife too. Thank you for sharing your journey x
Thank you so much! ❤️
Very good music and editing! Liking to watch your videos. Thanks
Thank you very much!
What a delightful Saturday morning you have given me! Wonderful video. The artist in you shines through. Thank you.
Just subscribed from Australia love your channel
Evening from Scotland..looking good.
The end was very beautiful, with a sublime melody.
Beautiful video. Very soothing and meditative. Nature shown in all its beauty and moods.
Ohh, pistachio cream panetoni. Now your speaking my language.
Great work with the fire and the well. Diogo gave his approval, that is good enough for me.
Love the sky shots and the animals. That salamander is cool.
Such a lovely video. Your channel is one of my favourites 😍 I love to see how you love nature. That salamander was spectaculair!! Good luck with the stones. Have a wonderful week! Love from the Netherlands ✌️💃🐾
Lovely to see all the fur babies, they certainly know how to keep warm cuddled up on Sofa.
Good start to retaining wall, Iwan, make sure you protect your back. Carissa the pistachio panettone sounds deliscious. I will be checking in Lidl uk inase its returned for Christmas.💚
Your home is so much more suited to offering you proper shelter this fall. What a difference! We built our small home to be both on or off-grid. Jim and I burn wood, both with a 1930 kitchen wood stove and a 2016 air tight stove in the basement, with propane back up. We tied into the grid and I appreciate the convenience, however we can be all right if a winter storm takes out the power. ~ Diane
Oh boy!!! You just can't beat an Autumn bonfire. I used to have quite a few in mid Wales ... until we moved/downsized to North Wales a few years back and our postage-sized garden doesn't support such activities. I envy you....
I am so impressed with how far you have come as film makers. Beautiful work. Take time to congratulate yourselves.
Thank you!
Greetings from a very frosty South Wales love watching your videos so relaxing
Diolch!!
So peaceful, hard work though.
Catching up Still, can't wait to see the wall done! Well done
Great work; Uncle Nick has taught you well at the well and the wall! Remind him to build that mechanical log splitter soon. Merry Christmas!!!
Hi. I am from South Africa and have followed your channel for some time. I never comment but today I so loved your video and editing that I wanted to say how much I enjoyed it. Beautiful !
Loved your video ….the salamander is on my family crest ….much love from a chilly Algarve 🇵🇹🌞
Great shots at the beginning of the video. Really setting the scene and identifying the season. Its the time of the year to finish projects and to begin planning and preparing for new season works by that cosy fire 😊 Iwan I think you can get tools to help shape stones. The jigsaw puzzle wall is improving every day.
Thank you for the salamander pic ❤❤❤
That you for taking the time again to show us all what moving to a different country could mean. It’s good that you are learning practical skills that will be with you the rest of your lives. I have always believed nearly everybody can do most jobs if they have the courage to start and not give up. You have shown us that.
I love how you seem to be so much more confident lately..
you both seem to be very happy and all of your house pets are delightful.
Looking forward to trying the pistachio cream. I have a bag and was wondering how to use them..
Cheers🐨🐨
Os vossos animais procuram o conforto do lar pois sao muito bem tratados é lindo de ver.
Enjoyed watching the video 👍 Have a nice Sunday with a lot of 🌞 sunshine ☀️
I hope you both love your new way of life? It seems really amazing wonderful. All your hard work is definitely paying off. I wish I was younger as I could see me living nextdoor
Wow! Cool video
Thanks!
I love your photography. It really captures the atmosphere.
Love the focus change on the flowers❤
Thank you! 😊
Good morning from Rio de Janeiro, God bless your life
Bom dia!
I'm very jealous of your rain. Although it's true that we are able to get ahead with stone work, we have masses of brush trimmings that need to be burnt and it is just too dry (and windy.) This is the second year that we haven't had the usual downpours in November and the water table is way down. Strange, that everywhere else seems to be flooding! Except for a narrow strip along the Mediterranean... Oh well, back to watering the plants and building stone walls!
Good to see you got a block splitter at last!! They are much more efficient than an axe.
AWESOME DAY OF CHORES AND HOMESTEAD PROGRESS... IM HAVIN MY JAVA HERE ,AS THE WIND BLOWS OUTSIDE.
28F DEGREES AND A NITE OF SNOW. ENJOY THE SPRING RAIN...LOLOL!! GOD BLESS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM IDAHO.🎄🎄🎄🎁🎁🎁🎄🎄
Greetings from Thailand. Your video skills get better every week. Great job. Ewan, my father taught me to never lift with my legs spread apart. You don’t need a hernia ! Cheers, keep up the good work, and enjoy every day.
Thank you! I think the manual handling advice changes as often as the weather to be honest 😅 I was taught that a solid stance is the most important - the rock was too wide to pick up with a narrow stance. Good job we train back in the gym 😂
I feel the frustration for you to get going with your wall you amaze me how calm you both cope with things well done ❤❤
The winter nostalgic video... Love it! I miss the cold weather of Central Portugal...
i love your vlogs and what you guys have achieved is tremendous,
Ohhhh that pistachio cream panettone sounds amazing…I’m away haunted lidl and aldi here in Scotland to see if I can find it
Another beautiful video. ❤ The well looks like it's taking shape.
Has there been a geographical shift in the European continent and Portugal 🇵🇹 is now next door to Wales 🏴 😂, bet you both feel at home with such lovely weather 😉. Yes I agree Clarissa chipping branches sounds easy but is so time consuming and who doesn’t love a good bonfire 🔥 in autumn 👌🏻, year moves on and so are you in project, looking great guys 👍🏻.
Hi, hope your both well,keeping warm. We have snow here. Your getting on nicely with the jobs despite the weather. I enjoy all your videos. Stay safe and sane.😊
Qué felices son vuestras mascotas ❤❤ hermoso lugar
well done all round, do it yourselves make mistakes and learn, plenty of online advice out there to help you conquer most tasks, believe in yourselves
Thanks Peter! We’re loving the process!
Wow, you guys are really learning this stonemasonry thing ❤
Haha smash it until it looks good 🤣
Hi from freezing Wales, I made a panettone using the ChainBakers instructions which turned out well. He is on TH-cam and the video was before last Christmas, I’m looking forward to the pistachio crème❤️
Ah great! Thanks Denise I’ll have a look!
I am so glad I saw this comment, I went over and checked the ChainBaker channel and love it! He has an excellent collection of recipes, easily duplicated at home without needing expensive, bulky mixers. I'm already planning to try the panettone and stollen recipes from his Christmas collections.
Thanks again, never would have found the channel without your comment!
Dramatic music at the woodpile. I LOVE it!❤😂
Panettone needs to be cooled upside down to stop it collapsing on itself. Push a couple of skewers into the sides so that you can flip the bread and rest the skewer ends on something so it’s ‘suspended’. It’s quite tricky to make at home but we love it so am interested to see how you get on with the pistachio cream. We have a similar craving for a tiramisu panettone we had a few years ago😊
The salamander is stunning. Great way to end. ❤
It's all coming together really nicely, the stone wall and all else! No tips for Panattone or how to proper make one, I would actually check TH-cam to find a good recipe and see how they make it! The Pistachio cream looked delicious, I'll send my address so you can ship some over for Xmas 😂 B-roll looked great again!! Cheers Bert 🙏🏻❤
Haha if it lasts that long! Thanks so much ❤️
Great teamwork guys . Spoke to my friend today she was really envious and wished she could do it with her other half.so I think you have another viewer!! Lol.jokes aside your determination to make it work is amazing . Well done Dave
Ah thank you so much Dave! ❤️
Thanks so much for showing both Joao and Simao❤❤❤ Made my day😊 In Denmark it's been raining for months, but then a few days ago it turned into crazy winter, freezing and so much snow. So seeing you in t-shirts😮
your gardens are looking so pretty, so much colour!
good luck with the well wall, practice makes perfect as they say & you're doing a great job
love seeing all that rain, your place is so green
is there no one who would be interested in your olive wood? could be a small income for you every year, just seems a waste to burn it
thanx so much for sharing
You can definitely concrete with some light rain, I have done so without any issues, you just wouldn’t want heavy rain while you are having the concrete go off/set. If you are worried just put a tarp on top and divert water away if you have a serious downpour :) project looks great!
Beautiful video guys, have a great weekend! Laura ❤❤❤
Thanks so much Laura! ❤️❤️ hope you’re well!?
All good here, thank you! Had to laugh when Iwan was filming in the rain, just like the UK has been!!! However, the last couple of days have been proper Autumn/Winter! It’s been blumming cold and after the fog has lifted, quite beautiful! Take super care and have a wonderful Christmas 🎄 ❤️❤️❤️
You too!! ❤️
Lovely video again. The joys and frustrations of life on the land.
Really lovely vlog.
Great work on the stones 💪❤
I'm near Melbourne Australia, supposed to be going into Summer, it has rained for the last 24 hours, but we're expecting 30 degree C day on Tuesday, the weathers all over the place atm.
It feels like Winter, but then gets sudden bursts of warm weather, I feel your frustration.
I'm in Surfers, we just had a 3 day heatwave, then massive storms with incredible lightening 😮 til 3am; yes I sat up to watch it😅 but it still feels like summer will never be the same😢
Same weather here in New Zealand. All over the place. Sometimes scorching hot and sometimes wind and rain. Still waiting for the long hot dry summer forecast.
Guys, I just adore everything that you do. It’s poetry life. I’ve only ever watched this channel (in the past) But, I just adore what Carissa does with a camera. You’re outstanding. Carissa has even made me love Iwan too. ✊👍❤️
Haha Iwan edited this video 😅 good news nonetheless!!
I knew he did. 😉😂❤️
He has is uses….😉😂❤️
Ooooh big fire❤
Great video once again,x
It’s the music for me, I just float away.Any chance of a playlist of some of your favourites? Pretty please❤
Another beautiful video. You should consider compiling some of these for an extra long slow video for meditation and bedtime. ❤❤ ❤
I bought a lemon panettone from Lidl one year and LOVED it but sadly they didn’t do it again
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It's a shame that you couldn't find a way to save all of that heat going up into the air to heat your home over the winter. I guess we're not as far advanced as we think we are! Love your video's and your tireless working together.
Like a big balloon😅 one day I’m sure we’ll work it out.
Great video thank you for sharing 😁
Your videos are excellent, your choice of music, editing etc. You must be so happy with your beautiful property.
Thank you so much! Yes we are!
Great video, thank you.
Cementing 😆 mortaring❤
I’ve decided that cementing is now a word.. and it describes all activities in which cement is used - concrete, mortar, render all of it 😅
Wow you have those rubbery tree lichens which are traditionally a very powerful and effective antibiotic and if processed by boiling and leaching are a last resort form of food/ carbohydrates. They also a proof that you are living in a low air pollution zone ;) beautiful!
Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys.
Once again nice music!👍👍👍
IIRC, the problem with pouring concrete in the rain is that the rain may get into the setting concrete, making parts of your mix much wetter than you wanted; &/or that it may wash some of the concrete away, leaving you with pockets of too much sand & gravel (unless it washes the sand away, too...). I *think* you'd be fine to pour if you had some way to keep the rainwater & runoff out of your work, but please verify that elsewhere first.
Oh wow, so understandable as to why the authorities have to be notified of any 'bonfires'. What with the eucaplyptus alone, never mind the slightly wet olive branches.......quite a fire! Wish we had such regulations in South Africa (although, sadly, would not curb the arsonists). We are just entering our summer fire season and I fear this one is going to be a doozy. As you mentioned, its always good for the soil and regeneration of plant life, but, devastating for the wild animals.
Lovely video! What is the music while you're chopping logs towards the end? It is heart-wrenchingly beautiful. You have a real talent for combining sound and image. It's a delicate delight. Thanks once again for sharing a little slice of your life.
It’s called Spring Equinox by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen. So beautiful isn’t it!
@@FrankieOffGrid Thanks!
Frankie looks so cute when she runs at full speed with that long coat.😂
Haha doesn’t she?! She thinks she’s flying!
Hold her ears out and it might happen lol.😂
Thank You!
Im sure Nick would be proud of you two on the stone work so far around the well❤❤, Looking good so far! He might say your mix is a little too wet, but I dont know, Im just an old lady who watches and learns, and wish i could do things like this.❤
Beautiful video, the intro was perfect.
Thank you very much!
Very cool frames focused on the axehead! Tres professional. Seriously artful.
Thank you Vicki!! ❤️
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I don't particularly like writing not positive comments, but I'm really not a fan of all this burning of tree prunings. Yes, you get potash of which you'll need about 10g per square metre of veg garden. Do a google search and almost all of the hits will say that composting is much much better than burning, especially because of the pollution caused by all this burning. Farmers used to burn excess straw, but this was banned years ago exactly because of all the CO2 it releases into the air. Even if you cannot chip all your prunings, stacking them and leaving them to rot down will not only eventually give you great compost but also serves as a great habitat for wildlife while they are decomposing. Just my two cents here. Loved the shots of the salamander, they are such pretty animals.
Thanks for the comment. If we were in Wales then we could have done that.. it’s not permitted to have piles of wood or garden waste here because of fire risks in the summer.. it’s quite common for normal compost piles to ignite here.
There are plenty of positive reasons to use fires in the garden, especially as our soil is so bad. So I think we’ll focus on those rather than the negatives.