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Even though cooking isn’t necessarily your “happy place,” I do love seeing you in the kitchen and sharing your recipes and ideas. Foods can create such special memories for families! My oldest will turn 46 shortly. We always have extended family dinners for birthdays and the birthday person chooses the menu. For his entire life, this son has always asked for my all day spaghetti and meatballs with cheesecake for dessert. It fills me with joy when I prepare something my family loves. Even now, when my adult granddaughter visits, she loves to “shop” my pantry for dehydrated apples, various soups I’ve canned, jams, and bone broths. She hauls it all back to her apartment in NYC and tells me that she feels like I’m giving her a hug each time she opens one of those jars. She always brings back the empty jars too! I hope little Riggs is feeling better. Thank goodness for baby carriers! Thanks for another great video.
Cranberry muffins are the bomb. I like to grate some lemon or orange zest, mix it with some form of granulated sugar, sprinkle it on top and bake it. It really is next level. Have a great weekend, you guys. 😊
My grandma would make oatmeal for us kids when we would sleep over. She also liked her toast black so I have memories of the scent of burnt toast, coffee and oatmeal cooking that somehow smells comforting.
I would really be interested in a video going through all of your fruits and veggies and which preservation method (canning, dehydrating, freezing, freeze drying) you prefer for each. Love all of your videos!
Fantastic video! I really love the "to-go" hummus idea. Anything to keep from doing a drive through. I'm doing the pantry challenge along with you, and love it! Thank you so much for the great content you share.
Oh I have some freeze-dried cranberries and have been pondering a muffin. Thanks for the inspiration. I've been sticking with the pantry challenge for one main meal a day and it's really pushed the creativity the last two months.
Good video, nice mix of all things for a cold winter day! I garden on sunny days and I'm inside on the cold, wet or windy days. I love baking, but the rest of the housework is just a chore that has to be done. God bless y'all and keep growing.
🇦🇺I grew up on semolina with cinnamon and honey, cinnamon sugar or apple sauce. An afternoon snack for my kids, I would make was pizza fingers. Slices of bread with tomato or bbq sauce then add toppings. Cut into 4 or 5 fingers. Place under grill. We would also make bulk sausage rolls for the freezer ready to bake also spring rolls with glass noodles and mixed vegetables. Slab cakes with frosting. Bacon and egg muffins was another.
Such delicious snacks! I love the instant oatmeal idea. We’ve been doing the pantry challenge too and I’ve made hummus and granola a few times - such great pantry recipes that we always have the ingredients for. Thanks for another great video!❤❤
Love your home made granola recipe! I made home made granola for the first time at Christmas for my daughter who has health issues and she didn’t want to eat store bought … and I have switched to home made now completely, I will never go back! You can adapt recipes to suit your taste exactly and it’s so much cheaper and healthier! My daughter is delighted she’s converted me 😊
Your time in the kitchen was quite productive. I too do not enjoy cooking. I spent time today making grab and go breakfast burritos and sandwiches for my husband to take to work. I was particularly happy with the burritos because I was able to utilize lots of veggies helping me with getting through stuff for the pantry challenge. I’m a big fan of using dried cranberries in muffins so I’m excited to see the recipe when you’re done with it. Great video, thank you for sharing.
Freezing hummus is such a great idea! A household favorite. Thank you for sharing. I'm preparing my home for another sweet baby to join us in 5 weeks so stocking up and freezing items is from my pantry is heavy on my list. I appreciate all your tips!
Thank you for sharing! You are such a fresh air to all that you do whether it is cooking or gardening and seeing how your children interact with 2 thumbs up! A friend from afar. D
Thanks for the inspiration! I'm gonna to hook myself up this weekend with some of the very things you made. I have my own recipes but I haven't put them to use for a while. Thanks so much Becky! God bless you and yours!
It is so beautiful seeing you working in the kitchen. So well organised and clean. I really appreciate that. I also don't like cooking and baking that much. But it's necessary to get the quality of food I want to. For a reasonable price. 😅 My children sometimes get some cereals or fruit joghurt from the store...they don't really like it. 😅 Regards from Austria
Cranberry and white chocolate muffins are one of the most popular here in Australia. Also you might like to try lemon curd muffins (lemon butter). great video 😉
Oh goodness hope baby Riggs is feeling better,,another great video! You would never know you don’t like cooking and baking, everything looked so yummy!! If you don’t mind my asking where did you get your glass containers, the ones you have on the shelf in the video, I love the size and shape of them.. have a great rest of the week 🙏🏻
Thanks for showing us ways that you do all this! I try and add something home made to replace store bought as often as I can. Which means hardly ever.... I'm excited to try the instant oatmeal recipe! What jars do you use for your dry goods? Or at least the kids if they are normal Mason jars.
I would love to know how you make your vanilla extract! Or if you already have it somewhere in what video? I’ve learned some much from all your content and love to see your sweet family.
Ooh! This one’s good, and fairly simple too 👍🏼(this is Cam). Only two ingredients for vanilla extract: put some vodka in a quart mason jar(35% alcohol or higher), add a dozen whole vanilla bean pods that you have sliced lengthwise to allow the beans to release, then put in your cupboard for 2-4 months. After that, it’s ready to use. That’s it! Super simple, which is why we love making it ourselves. Doesn’t take much and tastes 100x better cause it was made at home 😁😋
Hi there, I have been following for a few years now and love your videos - there are very informative and calm. You were there for me in tough times and I want to be there for you now. If I buy a mattress from Birch in Australia, do you get something too? Thank you xxxx from your French biggest fan in Brisbane 😉
I love watching your videos. I want to make more things at home and become more self sufficient, but I get so overwhelmed. I'm not sure where to begin. Do you have any suggestions?
Start small! And do what you can where you are. Even if you are in a city with no yard, you can learn to cook from scratch, make sourdough, and even compost indoors :) Think about what one skill you would like to learn most and do that. Once you’ve mastered it, decide another skill and learn that. One step at a time! It’s taken us 18 years to get to the point where we are now. Lots of attempting, learning, failing, and trying again along the way. It’s a journey for sure!
This is the first video from your channel I have watched; thank you. Very nicely done. I did notice two things that I wanted to comment on. One, you do not have to reinvent the wheel with cooking. If you are making something up, google other recipes first; you may find exactly what you want, or see one that is almot what you want, making it much easier for you. Also, I saw you measuring your lard into a pyrex liquid measuring cup! AARGH! Those glass pitchers are for liquid measurements. It is very difficult to get an accurate measurement for lard or powdery ingredients--you need to use a specific measuring cup so that you can level off the top for accurate measurements. Will using a pyrex work? Sure. But it will not be accurate. Baking needs accuracy to have good results. One cup is different than one cup plus two tablespoons! Thanks again, and good luck.
Hey seasonal homestead A couple years you uploaded a video called The quest to design and build the BEST chicken tractor. And the design yall made I really liked and wondering if y’all had the designs for it?
We intended to do the designs asap, but decided to wait to make sure we loved it. That was good, because we have made a few critical tweaks over the years. The goal is to have a plan done by this summer.
what do you use in your laundry? It looks like salt. Do you make your own laundry detergent? Do you make other cleaning products? If yes, will you share that with us?
I add salt to each load because we have hard water and it helps to soften it and get clothes clean. I use soap nuts for the washing part and sometimes add a little vinegar too if it’s really dirty.
(This is Cam) That white container is actually a proofing box for pizza that we got from Amazon. Originally bought for pizza dough not are quickly finding many many other uses for them 👍🏼 amzn.to/437CQwY
Love your videos, your gardening, cooking and baking and family life. Since I saw you using a microwave I would like to point out, that microwaves kill anything living that is in your preciouse, manly homegrown food! What comes out of the microwave is dead matter. No good for living beings and especially sad for the superbe quality of nutrition that you use. I never in my life used a microwave and i never will. Thank you for sharing your life with us.
Is the Birch mattress firm? I need a firm mattress because of my back. I’m worried it would start to sink since it folds up so easily. I know it sounds crazy but I need a very firm mattress or I wake up with back pain.
What temperature do you bake the gronola at? I am allergic to coconut and honey. What can I use in it's place to have a good texture? I am also allerhic to nuts, except peanuts and cashews, thus far. I am allergic to most fruits too. 😂
I bake at 350. Sub maple syrup for the honey, and for the coconut you can omit it buckwheat instead. Exchange nuts for pepitas! It’s very adaptable. I put different stuff in it sometimes depending on what I have.
For the oatmeal, you can used dried sliced apples instead! Chop them up to bite size pieces. I don't know if there is similar replacement for the freeze dried applesauce. I would just omit that one. It will still be good, just won't have as much apple-y flavor.
I use it to soften the water since our water is very hard. It helps clean the clothes better. I also use soap nuts in each load. They stay in the washer which is why you don’t see them.
I don't get why people using water for oat meal... just use Milk, oats and a little bit of cocoa... waaaaaaaaaay better than with just water (which I hate with passion btw...).
Haha! You made your preference clear :) There is milk powder in the oat mixture we make. We use a non-dairy one due to dietary needs. So when we add water it’s reconstituting the milk powder and still has the creaminess. Maybe not quite as much as actual milk but close.
I can never understand why people spend so much time and effort to make from scratch healthy meals and then use a microwave. This is the 2nd video I've watched this week for healthy snack ideas that have used a microwave. I understand the convenience, but it doesnt outweigh the negative and seems to defeat the purpose to me.
I'd like to learn more about what your talking about. Do you have some links to scientific studies of the negative effects of microwaves you could share with me?
I'm getting really sick and tired of all these RU-vidrs pushing products in their videos, just so they can get something for free. Don't we get enough adverts in the videos pushed upon us by RU-vid. Come on guys, I really enjoy watching your videos, but do we really have to put up with 20% of the video taken up with some sales pitch.
Thanks! I’m glad you are enjoying the videos. RU-vidrs who stick around and post often create content as a job. We personally spend on average 20 hours creating/filming/editing each video. That is the time and doesn’t include costs. Ads and sponsorships help creators get paid for the work they do and gives the content to you for free. We also only promote and partner with companies whose products we already use and we really like (we legitimately turn down 95% of offers we get). Sponsored ads you can skip past if you want. It’s worlds better than cable tv, where you pay for the cable, still get commercial advertisements, and can’t skip them. All of the ads and the paid for service are present in cable tv because those who provide a service, like education or entertainment, should be paid for the work they put into it. A RU-vidr is the same and should not be expected to work and provide entertainment or education for no pay. Hopefully this gives you a little more understanding of the why behind it.
This is the first video from your channel I have watched; thank you. Very nicely done. I did notice two things that I wanted to comment on. One, you do not have to reinvent the wheel with cooking. If you are making something up, google other recipes first; you may find exactly what you want, or see one that is almot what you want, making it much easier for you. Also, I saw you measuring your lard into a pyrex liquid measuring cup! AARGH! Those glass pitchers are for liquid measurements. It is very difficult to get an accurate measurement for lard or powdery ingredients--you need to use a specific measuring cup so that you can level off the top for accurate measurements. Will using a pyrex work? Sure. But it will not be accurate. Baking needs accuracy to have good results. One cup is different than one cup plus two tablespoons! Thanks again, and good luck.
