Time Out: October 1st. Midnight cooking.
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- The harvests are still coming in thick and fast......they need preserving! Most days are filled up already so the only time I have for preserving is often after midnight....like today. Join me for a midnight preserving session and a bit of a natter.
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Watching again
Thank you Caroline. 😊
Have just found your channel a few days ago and have been watching as many episodes as my free time has allowed. You are so inspiring and thought provoking, and you don't half have lovely collection of crockery!
Oh thank you so much Sharon and a very warm welcome to you. Ahhhh, all my crockery is mismatched.......hand-me-downs, charity shops, gifts..........and I love every piece. :-)
A great video Vivi aaah the honesty....gardening and providing for oneself is hard work! Cheers good on you for toasting the evening with a beer.
Oh it tasted so good after such a long day! Cheers lovely. :-)
Hi Vivi, I wouldn’t have mind at all helping to wash the dishes and cleaning the counters for you so you could sit and enjoy your beer 🍺. Thank you for sharing, I hope after you finished your beer you had a long and restful rest of your night/morning. ☺️Take good care of yourself Vivi.😉💗💗💗
Hahaha, I'll give you a shout next time and you can come and do the dishes! ;-) Cheers lovely. :-)
I so enjoy when you upload cooking vids. Thanks for sharing😊.
Aww, thank you Nicole. :-)
Hahaha,I was cheeky! You caught me!🤪🤪🤪
Hahahaha, naughty. ;-)
Hiya Vivi. You are most industrious. The tomato sauce will be totally scrumptious I bet. Hope you enjoyed your beer. All the best. Mags 🌸🌺🌼🌻
It's a really gorgeous sauce.....so simple but, gosh, so tasty! The beer went down a treat.....well, half of it......I was too tired to drink the whole thing. ;-)
Thanks for you company Vivi :)
Awww, yay, and thank YOU for coming and hanging out with me. 😊
Night night , sleep tight , dont let the bed bugs bite. x
If they do I'll bite them right back. ;-)
Looks delicious Vivi! All set up for the winter!
Making this lovely sauce actually makes me look forward to winter! :-)
I always enjoy your videos Vivi. But I especially enjoy your cooking and DIY videos. Please make more of these in the coming months. Love them all. But this one was particularly special. Because it felt so personal, like i was right there with you in the kitchen, while you were cooking. Looking forward to the next one. Hope you enjoyed your beer too. God knows, you've deserved it.
Oh the beer was a wonderful treat....I thoroughly enjoyed it! I'm planning a 'day in the life' type video soon so hopefully it will be right up your street. :-)
I have bags and bags of green tomato in my freezer. I put it through the food processor so it's finely chopped, and then I add it to chili, or curry, or stews, and my family are none the wiser, lol. I'm forever sneaking veg into dishes. Get some rest, Vivi.
Hahaha, good on you lovely......I'm looking forward to experimenting with my green ones to see if I can sneak them past myself! ;-)
Good for you, cheers.......🍻
Yay, cheers lovely. 😊
I have seen your videos pop up in the past. But now I get them like when a good book catches you at just the right time. Thank you for sharing your life with the world!
Aww, thank you Iris.
It’s actually very interesting to find how you prepare your food. I use your recipes quit often. Thank you so very much. Your videos absolutely make my day.
Oh thank you so much Sherri.......I love that you're using and enjoying the recipes so often. Yay! :-)
Goodnight, Vivi. Sleep well.
~ Jon in rural BC, Canada
Cheers lovely. :-)
So I watched this at midnight. To feel your pain Vivi. Lol. I could barely hold my iPad up to watch, let alone slinging pans around and swapping and chopping lol. I bet it smelled just wonderful. Although you are up in the sky, I wondered if your smells drifted down, sending neighbors into dreams of Italy. Cheers!
Hahahaha - I don't know if my smells drift down...but I hope, if they do, they give my neighbours something to smaile about. Thanks for hanging out with me after bedtime. ;-)
Such beautiful colours in your pasta sauce ingredients. x
Oh aren't they just.......I love these autumn colours in the kitchen....and the smell is beyond good! :-)
I love your videos in the kitchen and this one is quite enjoyable and comical. It also gives me cooking ideas. Thanks
Hahah, cheers lovely. :-)
What a joy to see your tomatoes Vivi! I've had my worst tomato year ever (as have all my neighbours) - I'll only have enough to eat fresh! 😣 What a strange year!
Oh what a shame......ach, some years eh? :-(
OMG! That sauce looks lush. I really fancy some (a lot!) of spagetti and that sauce.....
It IS rather gorgeous! ;-)
Trying to catch up on your vids Vivi,love this.👍
Oh thank you lovely, that's much appreciated. 😁
Looks yummy 😋 Cinderella midnight lockdown
Hahaha - yes, I'm definitely feeeling a little Cinderella at the moment. ;-)
I love the harvest storage video's. I have heard other youtubers express their thoughts of being just a little sick of it all lol. I can't wait and I know I will feel the same lol. Happy times. Janice
Yay and hurray....I hope you have mega harvests and get as sick as me about midnight preserving sessions. ;-)
Many thanks for the reminder to do this Richard & Paul tomato recipe. Did 2 trays this afternoon and yes...it smells wonderful.
The next challenge, finding space for it in the freezer!! 😁
Hahaha - yes, I'm having the same problem......freezer Tetris! ;-)
Open and honest 👍 another fantastic video thank you viv it's like sharing time with a good friend 🙂
Awww, I love that, thank you......that's just how I want these vids to feel. :-)
your always busy well done vivi
Too busy at the moment.......hopefully as we go into November the harvests will be dealt with and life can be a bit more chilled again. Bonkers time but so worth it! :-)
As I have just woken from a nap, let's hope I don't fall asleep again. It was neat "helping" in the kitchen. It was always more fun to cook with my daughter. Hubby does NOT cook. He is horrible on the grill too. (charcoal anyone?) Hugs to Vivi! Hi everyone everywhere! Thanks for sharing. Stay safe.
Yay for kitchen help - thank you, lovely, for coming and hanging out with me in the kitchen. :-)
A very lovely and delightful video, Vivi. I really enjoyed it.
Oh thank you so much Bernard, I appreciate that. :-)
Thanks Vivi I appreciate it.
Thank you lovely. :-)
Loopy funny video! Cracked me up. I've had those nights. I do the tomato roasting in the oven when I have a ton also. Don't forget about podcasts when you are lonely after midnight. my fave current one is "two girls one ghost" which has some good ghosty stories and I'm sure there are others like that which are fun this time of year.
Cheers lovely. :-)
Congratulations on a great tomato harvest. You’re tight, come winter you will appreciate this extra work. My tomato harvest was very disappointing this year. No blight until the very end a couple of weeks ago and dismal harvest with very few ripe tomatoes. I covered the plants through a few light frosts but then got a harder frost and saw the tell tale spots of blight starting to appear. Harvested everything (a sorry amount and mostly green) and have them out in the garage and bringing them in a few at a time as some start to ripen and finishing ripening in the kitchen. Onions were a total disappointment this year also as well as peppers. But squash, cabbage, beets, celery, lettuce and chard did reasonably well. We’ve gotten beautiful weather since I harvested the tomatoes, squash, beans and peppers.. Hahaha. Oh well. Oh, and the carrots are doing reasonably well. Surprising, since I planted them rather late. Would love to see you do a video on how you prepare the green tomato curry as I’m pretty sure I’m going to have mostly green tomatoes. Keep safe and all the best to you.
Oh the ups and downs of growing our own eh?! For every disappointment (beans in my case) there are always things to celebrate. We just have to adjust our recipes/cooking accordingly. Happy winter scoffing lovely. :-)
Thanks for the last call video Vivi...I can smell the garlic from over here. Sweet dreams.🍝
Mmmmmm, garlic filled dreams! ;-)
Recipe looks yummy, great idea to puree one and add to the other! Thanks for the offer of the beer, but you can have my sip! On too many meds, no alcoholic treats for me! 😀 Kudos for powering through the preserving grind!
Awww, thanks for sharing your sip back to me...I thoroughly enjoyed it. Pureeing the sauce took it to a whole other level.....it's so good! :-)
What a late night for you! Sauce looked yummy 😋
It was a late night indeed but so worth if for more gorgeous sauce stored for the winter. :-)
I totally relate with the long nights and the 'all work and no play' feeling at times!!!!!!! (!!!!!!!!) ;) It was beans for us this year--great harvest---carpal tunnel is setting in from podding. ;) (Kidding...sort of...). The deer had most of our toms so I only bottled a bit of those.
It does feel never ending at the moment......but it's wonderful while it lasts! Hahaha.....I'm looking forward to a week off in November.....maybe. ;-)
Love video
Thank you Bridget. :-)
Cutting Gary.... I'm having the mind of a 13 year one........... and that was already when you picked it... I'm glad you're not cutting anything other than it's nose............ Cheers Vivi, you're having some beer, I'm drinking some wine. xo.Oh no don't stop preserving. I've just bought a book about fermenting as I want to try out so many more ways to store our vegs so I won't get bored with the same, the same... I agree, it's a joy to be so rich to take out your freezer the harvests when it's needed. Over here tomorow will be a dry day, after that rain indeed and I'm just relaxing over here. I will still go to my allotment during the autumn and winter, I've some vegs sown in the greenhouse and I've a wurmtower/hotel that needs attending or perhaps I'll transfer it to our back garden. Will see. Hope you had some sleep and that the knees didn't went cranky on you. Hugs xoxo Vleer.
Hurrah for midnight preserving whether it's with beer or wine! Happy exploring the fermenting......it's something I have never tried because I haven't enjoyed the taste of the foods when I've had them from a friend.....I wish I did like them because I think it would be a very useful extra way for storing.......good luck! :-)
🍻CHEERS! I harvested my green tomatoes yesterday and took cuttings of my plants to try overwintering them in the house... no idea if it will work. I am also trying to over winter peppers by bringing in the plant. I am completely fascinated by all the different preservation methods. I have always dabbled.... However, this year was a record for me. I have been canning/bottling like a fool with still more to go (fortunately no more tomatoes) until I run out of jars. We are having a shortage on them here. Green tomato curry sounds amazing! I was also thinking I might try some salsa verde and fried green tomatoes. Take care and 😊 thanks.
Hurrah for canning season.....and hurrah it's nearly over....hahaha! It will be interesting to see how your over-wintered tom cuttings do......fingers crossed for them. :-)
Well, we are definitely going to do the blitzing of half a batch and mixing it in. 👍👍👍 Yay for your treat... and 40p change left too!! 😊 I hope you had a good night's sleep. I slept well last night and was yawning at 3pm... 🤔 I am so hoping we can skip blight this year... 🤞
I actually ended up blitzing ALL of it after the first go......it comes out so gorgeously thick and creamy......I had some over steamed kale and it was ridiculously lux - blitz away lovely, blitz away! Hahaha....the 40p is staying in there and having odd pennies added for the next bottle. ;-) Even if we do get blight now I think we'll be grateful it's so late in the season....it's not often we have outdoor toms still standing in October! I may even see if I can get one through 'til Christmas! ;-)
@@WhatVivididnext 👍👍👍
I really enjoy your videos Vivi. I was up late canning(bottling
😉) last night myself so I can relate. It's so worth it though. Take a well deserved rest.
So very well worth it....but, goodness, it will be good when it's all done and we can breathe again eh? ;-)
That really did look delicious 😋 hope you got some sleep 🥴🌸
It was totally gorgeous! Hahaha, yes, I crashed out the minute my head hit the pillow. ;-)
You have certainly been blessed with tomatoes this year. One thing I do with some of my tomatoes is open freeze them whole. When they start to thaw you can easily rub the skins off, or you can just drop them whole into a stew if you don't mind the skin. Watch out, though that they don't roll out of the freezer. They become like snooker balls and they can do some damage if they land on your toes.
Hahahaha - freezer opening jeopardy! ;-)
I also do this with my Roma tomatoes. Saves having to deal with them in 40°+ weather. When I want to use them in a sauce I put them in a bowl of water to soften slightly, then peel (very easy when they’re frozen), chop them up frozen and into the pot. And yes when they’re frozen whole they are just like billiard balls and would give someone a good crack on the head if you needed a weapon.
I’ve tried that recipe, it’s gorgeous isn’t it. Well worth it everyone!
Oh it's fantastic!!! It's a life-changer for me! Hahahaha, so quick and easy.......no more skinning toms for me! :-)
I will definitely try this recipexx
Yay! 😀
Oh yum! I need to pick tomatoes tomorrow so you know what I’ll be making! Love your cooking vlogs! Last year I pulled two entire tomato plants, roots and all, hung them upside down in my basement and they continued to slowly ripen for fresh eating. I also made green salsa with the rest that didn’t ripen. We do a lot of canning so I totally understand being tired of processing but keep reminding myself it will be sooo nice come winter. Thank you, get some sleep 😴.
Ahhh, yes, I have to do the same reminding at this time of year......I know I will be so happy I did it in the middle of January when there's not much left in the garden......but, goodness, it is a bit of an effort eh? ;-)
Oh I love that combination of foods, tomato, garlic, onion and olive oil. Roasted. Yum. I'm still getting ripened tomatoes even though it's cold. 60s F in the day and 30s & 40s at night. I don't have near the space you do to be able to put up, but we'll eat them until they're gone. My plan for next year includes more tomatoes.
2 years ago I bought from a farm and canned about 24 quarts. I buy crushed tomatoes when on sale so they lasted me a long time.
Hurrah for still getting some ripe ones!!! Yes, enjoy them while they last!! :-)
This video has really taken me back. When my kids were small and tucked up in bed and my husband worked night shifts I used to do the bulk of my housework late at night and batch cook during the early hours of the morning. Just me and The World Service. I actually used to really enjoy those hours of solitude.
Ahhh, yes, perfect......and the shipping forecast.....it is a lovely time of the day when most of the world is asleep...... :-)
Me too : )
@@WhatVivididnext We don't have the shipping forecast (but I have memories of childhood from when we still lived in UK) in Australia but b sports update (usually football) every half an hour. I mean what can happen in half an hour?
@@angelau1194 Hahahahaha! 😉
I cooked R&P’s tomato dish for the first time this week it was delicious! I like the addition of the peppers. The aroma was fantastic. Hope you slept well between doing the dishes and cooking. I was tired just watching. 😴
Hahaha - yes, I crashed afterwards.......the alarm went off five hours later and I swore at it! Worth it though to have such lovely food stored for the winter.......I'm enjoying this sauce on Cavolo Nero kale.......yum! :-)
@@WhatVivididnext wouldn’t of thought of using it with Cavalo nero yum.
wow vivvi lm up at 8 and in bed by ten read for a while them sleep .love the tomatoes sauce xxx
I'm fantasising about a 10 pm bedtime......it will come......in mid November. ;-)
What we have done with green tomatoes. Put them in a brown paper bag with 1 or 2 ripe one's. Place in a closet and check weekly. They will ripen slowly. I have had garden tomatoes for Thanksgiving many a year. Try. It will Surprise you.
Oh I always do leave my green ones to ripen if they can......usually spread out all over the shed! ;-)
Hard rewarding work,then time to sit back and have a beer
Looking forward to the sitting back time in November! :-)
Cheers Vivi. Will do the roasted toms for preservation! Another great vlog! Must try some salsa. Minimal harvest of home grown toms so have been buying toms for sauce. Now am thinking I need to harvest my green toms and brown bag them and planning to pick and
Yay, go for it lovely. :-)
Hi Vivi ! Tomato bake looking yummy. FYI. There is a US Southern dish called "Fried Green Tomatoes". Perhaps you might try it??? Keep safe. Blessings.
Eek.....I did try once.....years ago....sadly I wasn't a fan......but I loved the book! ;-)
You deserve that treat
Thank you lovely.....I had wonderful treats this weekend when my big sister came for a visit. 😁
Bottoms up Vivi! I hope that beer didn't go straight to your head hahahaha... Hic 😂
Oh it was such a lovely treat......and it knocked me out beautifully! ;-)
@@WhatVivididnext
Hope you slept well 😴
hi viv,,it's tomato heaven,,,yeah,your in tomato heaven!!!,,,xx
Absolutely! :-)
I used to do the same when my girls were little.
Oh my goodness! Hats off to you lovely to do all this and bring up two little ones also! :-)
If you like pickles Vivi green tomatoes make excellent pickles sweet or otherwise :-)
Sadly I don't like pickles......I think it's going to be green tom curry all the way. ;-)
Love it! It does seem like the energy level tanks by the time late night preserving hits. I sure hope you didn't use sharp tools after that gorgeous beer on an empty stomach. 😂😂😂 Could we have another quick peek at your tomatoes? Ours here have been done for ages.
Hahaha - sharp tools are bad enough when I'm stone cold sober....so definitely none used after a glug of beer......though I did nearly slice open my hand washing up the blender blade! Yes, I stayed up and did the blending too. ;-) I managed a wee visit to the garden today to film the October tour so you'll see the toms then......they're still coming! Woah! :-)
Olive oil is one of the better fats. I also use avocado oil and grape seed oil, peanut oil if stir frying. I bet the smell IS amazing.
Can you trade some tomatoes with someone else at the allotment for something that you didn’t grow? Maybe for a bit of a change ?
As to green tomatoes, I’ve heard of them being used in a vegetarian version of mincemeat for pies...maybe. I always like fried green tomatoes, but really hard to do with tiny tomatoes. I’ve heard that if you leave a bit of stem in, wrap in newsprint, they can slowly ripen, tasting like hothouse tomatoes. Not the best flavor, but possibly tomatoes at Christmas? Of course I’ve also heard of using green pumpkins in place of apples in pie, too. Necessity is the mother of invention, as they say.😉
Absolutely! I'm looking forward to trying the green tom curry as I have yet to find a way to eat them that I enjoy! I will of course lay them all out for a while to see if they will ripen.......but......hahaha, I have a feeling there will still be quite a few green ones. :-)
Haha way to go Vivi... 😂😋 I love R&P tomatoe recipe, so easy and very tasty... 😋😋😋😋. I had a covid test today and to be honest it wasn't to bad.. Got to wait 72 hours for results... 🙏 Vivi, I had this tomatoe recipe tonight for tea and by goodness it was good.. 😃😋😋
Oh goodness!!! I hope it comes back neg.......and I hope you aren't down with something, Covid or otherwise. Please be kind to yourself. X
@@WhatVivididnext Thank you lovely... ☺️ I've had a bad cough and feeling a bit poo... Had the test because I care for my sick momma and felt I needed to be safe to be around her for her sake ya know.... I'm sure I will be fine, just a bad dose of flu.. 🙏 Anyway what do you think of the roasted tomatoe recipe? 😋
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Bravo Vivi, now rest those knees. By the way I love this type of video from you. It's like I'm there with you in your kitchen , but I just wish I could wash up all of those dishes for you while you partake in that glorious bottle of (beer) is it? Anyway virtual hugs from Laura in Canada
Hahaha - please feel free to come on over and wash up anytime you fancy! Then kick back with me over a brew or a cuppa. ;-)
Good night vivi! Good job jobbed well done, and easy does it on the treats 🤣 I’m the same, I have a small square of dark chocolate and feel it’s a massive treat, but for a different reason than yours, mines down to health and keeping on the right side of insulin resistance......I’m watching this in the morning, I cannot stay up late anymore.
Hurrah for treats....however small, simple and infrequent they are....we all need them! ;-)
Cheers Vivi =)
Chin chin lovely. :-)
Sorry addendum: will try to ripen the green ones in a few drawers and make a special batch of home spaghetti sauce!
Hahaha - I got you lovely. :-)
My friend dries tomatoslices
Yum! 😊
I love the paint colour in your kitchen, any idea what it is vivi? Xx ... have you ever tried making Apple cider vinegar? I’m doing it with Apple cores.. seems to be going ok 👍
Ach, the paint was about four years ago so I can't remember the colour name.....I think it was from 'Earthborn' paints......it was definitely a 'green' paint. ;-) I don't make ACV, no, as I don't like it........much as I try to. ;-)
Hi Viv, how many hours do you fast for and how often? Also, what do you drink whilst fasting? Do you find the process beneficial? many thanks, Sue (Swansea) xx
I used to do it regularly for one day each week......now, less frequently because I'm too disorganised! I just drink water. :-)
Hi Vivi. Could you tell me what gas number (if gas) or what electric number you put your tomato mix on. Thank you 🥰
I had it at 200*c. 😊
@@WhatVivididnext thank you 😊
Steak ale pie 👅
Oooh, no, not for me. ;-)
Do you listen to music when you do late night cooking?
Yes! And quite loud.......but it's OK, I sound proofed my flat......I love a show tune or a bit of Meatloaf.....or Queen.....or Abba......a proper good tune to sing along to! ;-)
Well don't do it at night. It is your choice. The way you are talking shows that really, you do enjoy doing it at midnight, part of your annual routine. And alcohol on an empty stomach??????
Hahaha, I'm actually not that much of a fan of doing it at midnight....but this really was the only time I had. ;-)
Why ever not?
So you were fasting all day and then you had alcohol at midnight? I don't understand.
That's how I roll sometimes. 😉
Sometimes you need to,unwind with a glass,lol.
@@bloodmoon1956 Exactly! 😉