Harvests and a Meal from our Homestead in Portugal 

You got that right. Purrfect. 🤭

Absolutely 💯. He’s a good man.

Thanks for the tip. 😊👍

Our pleasure. Thank you 😊

We’re simply delighted that so much has grown well this year and the food is delicious 😋 Thank you.

Thank you. We love it that we enjoy different jobs and some that we enjoy doing together 😊

Thank you. Will do 😋😊

It was! Thank you 😊

Thank you so much 😊

Thank you, Brian. 😊

Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you 😊

It was. Thank you 😊

We agree. 😊👍Thank you.

Thank you for kind wishes 😊

Wow, thank you. We hope your garden continues to bring you pleasure and comfort always 😊

We love spicy food. Thank you 😊

Thank you so much 🤗 The meal was delicious 😋

Thank you. Much appreciated 😊

Thank you 😊

Thanks for sharing your appreciation, Sheila. 😊

Yes! Thank you 😊

Thanks for letting us know why you enjoyed this video, it really helps us make better films of what we get up to. Dan cooks wonderful and imaginative dishes and I never get bored even when we seem to have the same ingredients for days and weeks on end. I do enjoy a fancy pants creation now and again, especially when we have guests 🤗

I didn’t know that and your okra tip is brilliant. Thank you, we’ll be trying that. 👍😊

Ah, Luísa, that is the very same table you dined at all those years ago at your aunt’s house. We saved the table and hopefully all the beautiful memories 🥰

Thank you 😊

So nice of you. Thank you 😊

Thank you too 😊

Thank you so much 😊

Thank you and congratulations on finding each other 😊

Wow, thank you. That’s special. 🥰

We have the permission now. Just waiting for some builders to get back to us after August when the holiday season ends. 🤞

Yes. It’ll definitely be Nearby Veggies then 😊👍

We don’t even need to trim the ends, the beans are so tender. It took twice as long to make this meal because we filmed it so chop chop chop with bunches before we fell over with hunger. 😂 The ends are in the compost😊

Ah yes, we always cut off the green bits and any other bits we might not want to eat. Straight into the compost it goes. We have 40C at the moment so we can’t regrow potatoes in our climate at this time. Useful tips thank you 😊

@@NearbyVeggies O.M.G. Terrible temperatures. A real nightmare. I hope you at least have air conditioning at home 🙏🙏🙏

Thankfully our house stays cool. 👍

Of course it’ll be good if you make it. It’ll taste a bit different but lovely. 😊

Eat potatoes at every meal every day and you’ll get through more than you know. 👍

The fermented tomatoes have been in use for a year. We’ve had some last 18 months. Thank you for your question 😊

We use them in any dish you might use tinned tomatoes ( for depth of flavour) or as a tomato purée substitute.

Thank you, Mary. Did you recognise the dining table?

We haven’t retired yet. At this rate I’m not sure we ever will. 🤣

It’s funny you say that because we’re not taking our time with the renovations. We only recently received the permission to start the works and now everyone is on holiday. Our little rental house is comfortable thankfully. Dan works full time as you know and we need a space for that. Sadly we don’t have an oven. We miss that. Good luck with your search. 😊

@@NearbyVeggies Yes I remember about the permit and holiday season, I was just teasing a bit.

There was me thinking you’d done the unthinkable and missed a video 🤣

That’s very much appreciated, Maggie x

When Dan’s home from his latest work trip, he’ll be back to normal. But, I’ve got lots of jobs ready for him 🤣 Sounds like you’re in puppy happy land. 😊

Dan is looking the man, trim and ready to rock & roll in the garden😆😊

Quite fancy him myself, now you’ve pointed it out. 🤣

We do too, thankfully as we’re eating them with everything. 😊

Yes you can use the garlic as well as the honey. The garlic is really mild with a hint of sweetness and has already lasted over a year. We’ll keep using it until it’s finished or doesn’t look or smell right ( if that happens, we’ll share the news)

We put a link to the fermented tomatoes in the description and what you saw with the garlic fermented in honey was the full process- peeled garlic cloves in a clean jar covered in raw honey from our neighbour. It does its thing on the shelf and the jar we use let’s gasses escape and prevents air from getting in.

Loved this little video, what fun cooking with you and meal with a fav family. Next year I plant garlic n will try honeyed garlic, Mmmmm Do you make your own wine?

We don’t make our own wine yet, we’ve a few years to go before that happens. Delighted you enjoyed it 😊

Thank you. We really do feel that every meal is special when something on the plate has been grown or made by ourselves. 👍

Obrigados, Paula. 😊

Thank you. That’s very thoughtful 😊

Welcome and thank you for sharing your enjoyment. 😊

Dan likes using balsamic in lots of dishes and especially with tomatoes. It was delicious 😋 Thank you 😊

@@NearbyVeggies I made an adaption of this only instead of potatoes used pasta. Thanks for the idea!!

Fantastic! Thank you for letting us know. Hope it was lovely 😊

Thank you 😊

Obrigados 😊

It’s the kitchen at the rental house where we live until we get the restoration done. We’ve shown it several times 👍😊

Thank you 😊

Thank you 😊

Thank you 🤗

Thank you so much 😊

Getting better every day. We do our best to keep practicing. Looking forward to going back to Portuguese class in October. 👍

Obrigados 😊

So good. Simple and delicious 😋

@@NearbyVeggies it's so much healthier than what is available in the supermarkets. Btw the taste is way better and nutritional values are much higher. If I may...I don't want to interfere too much in your affairs but how much knowledge do you guys have in your pocket if it comes to gardening? I would love to hear from you. With kind regards Gordan

I’ve been growing and gardening most of my life and Dan and I have been growing fruit and vegetables together for about 12 years. We’ve had to relearn and adapt to this climate and of course we’re always learning. Thank you for your question, Gordon. 😊

@@NearbyVeggies wow! So I can learn a lot from you guys💚. Back to your lifelong experiences in the field of gardening, have you been a grower by profession?

@@NearbyVeggies btw it's such a pleasure to see you guys workin' with nature, your love for nature really radiates from you. 😊💚

Obrigados

Thank you 😊

Thanks Sonia 🤗

We’ve kept some for over a year. The flavours change in complexity. We feel it improves. Try putting a smaller amount in a jar to leave to try in several months time. 👍

It really did smell wonderful 👍

🤣🤣🤣You’re an absolute hoot

Thank you 😊

Thank you 😊

Thanks so much 😊

They are amazing, Lea. Cherokee Trail of Tears. They mature into deep purple pods and a shiny black bean for the pantry. I’ll send some over to you as I’m planning a fresh sowing in a couple of weeks. Let me know if you want some. 😊

@@NearbyVeggies that would be amazing! So they’re good for both green beans and shelling beans?

Yes. Good for both. And they can be planted again towards the end of August for a late crop. We’ve been growing them from our own saved seed for 10 years. I’ll pop some in the post to you this week. 😊

Thanks for the tips 😊

The garlic in honey and the tomatoes are about a year old. We’ll keep using until they don’t look or smell right. I expect the garlic in honey to last another year before a new batch is made and the tomatoes you saw are almost finished. New pot on the go. We bought the balsamic, salt and pepper and we don’t plan on making ‘balsamic’ though I reckon we’ll accidentally make vinegar when we start wine making. 😊

We make meals with whatever we’ve got. Would also be lovely with rice, pasta or just bread. Hope you enjoyed it. The Guinea fowl could likely become a favourite snack for the eagles, mongoose and foxes we have. 🤣 Definitely no Guinea fowl although they are beautiful.

We made a video about it here FERMENTING Tomatoes | Full Preservation Process ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Vxe9hLt1BmY.html

Thanks for coming along to join us. 😊

Thanks, Denise. We’re good at the moment.

Thank you 😊 our vegetable garden brings us lots of pleasure.

You are right. I like them trimmed. 😊

He’s got beautiful blue eyes for sure. 🐈

Thank you 😋

We like that too 👍😊

Thank you. All the best with your journey. 👍

@@NearbyVeggies thank you that mean a lot. ❤️

Thank you 🥰

It was!

😊👍

Dan is a vegetarian, but as for me, I eat everything indeed almost anything put in front of me. We share our surplus veggies and swap for eggs which means one less job for us. We won’t be getting chickens any time soon as cute as they are. 😊

Btw your garlic looks tasty, we bought some recently at the garlic farm in IOW (husband did the around the island race) their garlic looked very similar to yours and is like no other garlic in the shops. 😋 I’m tempted to try the fermented garlic and honey.

Ooh, I did the around the island race too, some years ago. We lived across the Solent in Hamble. Dan was racing in Cowes Week last week and we loved our visits to the garlic farm. Did you ever try the garlic ice cream? We bought our smoked garlic from them and started growing elephant garlic (which is actually in the leek family) after we tried a roasted elephant garlic. The garlic 🧄 they grow is very good. Have you ever tried black garlic? It’s amazing but I’ve not made it yet. The process is weird. If you have lots of small garlic bulbs that are unlikely to last long storage, they’re the ideal ones for fermented garlic in honey. They have a complex flavour and really add something special to the meal- milder than fresh garlic and very different to other fermented food. Highly recommend giving it a go. Time consuming but easy. 👍

Thank you

Thank you 😊

It sure does. Thank you 😊