Harvesting, cooking and preserving the summer harvest

Harvesting, cooking and preserving the summer harvest - Frugal family meals

Рет қаралды 32,817

Күн бұрын

Sharing more of our favorite meals that I make in our off-grid kitchen here in Central Portugal. There are lots of veggies coming from the garden, but we also get to enjoy the fruit our friends grow. Another great reminder that we don't have to do it all.
Recipes I use in this video:
Clafoutis: prettysimplesweet.com/clafoutis/
Tomato quiche:
Pre-made crust
Cherry tomatoes
Onion
Parsley
6 eggs
Splash of milk/cream
Garlic powder, salt, pepper
(soft) Goat cheese
Potato frittata:
700/800 grams of potato
8 eggs
Splash of milk
1 or 2 onions (raw or sauteed)
Garlic powder, salt, pepper
Oregano
Cheese optional (I use a hard sheep's cheese in this video)
Tomato salad:
Sliced tomatoes
Parsley, basil, mint
Salt, pepper, olive oil
Optional: raw onion, minced garlic
Peach chutney:
2 kilos of fresh peaches
Cup of raisins
3 cups sugar
3 cups apple cider vinegar
Chopped onion
2 cloves of garlic, minced
small piece of fresh ginger, minced
Roasted aubergine dip:
2 big aubergines
1 Onion
3/4 cloves of garlic
2 teaspoons ground coriander
1 tin of tomato sauce
Big handful of fresh parsley
Juice of 1 lemon
(Not shown in the video, but I scoop out the flesh from the aubergine with a spoon. Roasting them for about an hour makes this very easy.)
Fresh hummus:
Cooked chickpeas
Fresh minced garlic
Olive oil
Salt, pepper
Tahini
Lemon juice
(If too thick I use water or cooking liquid from the beans to help blend)
Thanks so much to all our Patrons, you are keeping the channel going!
Want to support us and these videos? Get early access (ad free!) to videos and more on Patreon: / ourportuguesehomestead
For one time donations you can use:
Paypal: ourportuguesehomestead@gmail.com
Buy us a coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/portugue...
If you would like to send us something (please only from within the EU), the address for our PO Box is:
Lea van der Eems
Apartado 001144
EC Zona Industrial Castelo Branco
6001 - 901 Castelo Branco
Portugal
Music: Epidemic Sound
New here? My name is Lea and I live with my partner Maarten, our daughter Puck and toddler Bo on our land in Central Portugal. We left the rat race in the Netherlands in 2018 and moved south in our old campervan. Two years ago we bought land in Portugal that had been abandoned for several decades. After lots of hard work we now live in a beautiful yurt and keep ourselves busy growing our own vegetables as well as producing olive oil, wine and honey on a small scale. This channel documents all the different jobs we have to do, and sometimes some nice footage of this beautiful country we now call home.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:40 Berry clafoutis
5:30 Harvesting tomatoes from the garden
7:29 Tomato and goat cheese quiche
12:04 Potato harvest
13:58 Potato frittata
18:27 Tomato herb salad
20:57 Watering the garden
23:02 Peach chutney
30:24 Roasted aubergine dip
33:06 Fresh hummus
34:50 We don't always eat like this
Want to see more updates? Don't forget to subscribe!
Email: quintahortavelha@gmail.com
Instagram: / ourportuguesehomestead
Facebook: / ourportuguesehomestead

Пікірлер: 223

@vickiwalker3486 11 ай бұрын

What a pretty zinnia! But you and your family glow greater🌻

@franceshurt3517 11 ай бұрын

Hi Lea and family, I love your placid attitude to life, you children are wild and free and happy and you can now finally reap the benefits of all your hard work in the garden. After all that work you can provide meals for your family. Can I suggest that you make the most of your home grown abundance by eating as many of the veggies as you can without peeling the skins off because that is where the most nutrition can be found, I never peel any root vegetables or fruit if the skin if it is edible. I love your flowers especially the red sunflowers, they are new to me. It's lovely to see the kids so interested in the daily farm events they are learning so much from being a part of the daily routines, hats off to the chickens for their daily supply of eggs. I think you do an astonishing amount of work every day and I thank you for your efforts in showing us your life, be kind and gentle with yourself, you are amazing!!!🥰😘🤗💕💕👌👍👍👍🐕🐈‍⬛🐔🐓🍋🍑🫐🍅🍅🍆🫑🧄🧅🍞🥔🧀🥚🥚🍳🥗🧂I do get carried away with the emojis sorry !!

@sarahmaddigan8869 11 ай бұрын

Nothing more lovely than a family spending time together in a garden.

@bboice08 11 ай бұрын

I like your black jumper/dress🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉summer food🎉🎉

@annmcnamara8 11 ай бұрын

I love watching you cook especially the Quiches Beau is a beautiful child and the little girl so sweet. Your potato harvest amazing

@AZJH8374 8 ай бұрын

Use the back of your knife to scrape. It will not dull your knife as fast. Crack your eggs on the counter, not the side of the bowl. Good cooking vid! Thank you 😊 💓

@teedub1990 11 ай бұрын

I really love the light in the terrace that you grew the potatoes in.

@thefatbaker 11 ай бұрын

Good to see you again, lovely video thank you for sharing 😊

@robynclarke5274 11 ай бұрын

You're doing a great job with the garden. Your meals look so delicious and nutritious so give yourself a pat on the back for doing o well in the dry conditions in Portugal right now.

@bethcollier3789 11 ай бұрын

Awesome show, thank you. Nice recipes, beautiful children, all lovingly cared for, by a wonderful couple of parents. Puck's humming is a splendid barometer of the contended moments in her life. And the produce coming from the garden, being stored in glass jars shows it is all working. Can't wait for your flat bread creation. Have an excellent week.

@isnoo1 11 ай бұрын

LOVE your recipes.......... YUMMO!!

@empret7704 11 ай бұрын

Great recipes will try them thanks 😊

@nessuno1948 11 ай бұрын

The little girl learns......

@movingforward2570 11 ай бұрын

Bo looks just like you❤

@Kelleena1on1 11 ай бұрын

I am loving your videos. Thanks for your hard work :-)

@joneboy1326 11 ай бұрын

Wow what a fantastic video... I have been watching your videos from the start... and this is truly one of the best. X

@ourportuguesehomestead 11 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks!

@anjoma9746 11 ай бұрын

Puck's hair is beautiful.❤

@surajithalder7787 11 ай бұрын

Best KZfaq channel

@ourportuguesehomestead 11 ай бұрын

Thank you 🥰

@kimkerley4218 11 ай бұрын

Bo and Puck look just alike lol. So cute! 😊

@earlray72 11 ай бұрын

Easiest way to peel peaches is to put them whole into boiling water for 30 seconds and then put them into an ice water bath. The skins will slide right off. It’s pretty amazing!

@ourportuguesehomestead 11 ай бұрын

We don’t have a freezer, so no ice for us…

@kimkerley4218 11 ай бұрын

Your garden is beautiful 🤩 It gets better every year 😊

@jermyayala398 11 ай бұрын

Your videos and dishes show that you are putting more effort. Just know that some of us notice and really appreciate it.

@ourportuguesehomestead 11 ай бұрын

Thanks :) Shifting my energy towards what matters most has been good for me

@juanitakauffman6336 11 ай бұрын

Your meals look delicious. I had never heard of a red sunflower before. It was beautiful.

@margarettt7675 11 ай бұрын

Not sure is you already know about this, but there is an effective way to easily.peel peaches. Blanch in boiling water for about 30 seconds, the peels will slip off. There are lots of KZfaq videos that review how to do this. I grew up on a tender fruit farm, we processed a LOT of fruit, including peaches, always blanched and slipped the skins off. Added bonus, you don't lose any of the tasty peach flesh with the peel.

@janicedelp2775 11 ай бұрын

I love every minute of your videos. You are so talented and always expose your sweet children to everything you do so they will learn. Your gardens are beautiful and produce extremely healthy food for your family. That's how we do. I love going into the garden and harvesting what is available to plan for the days meals. The meals you prepare look so delicious. Janice from Arkansas USA

@gecoimbra3612 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the recipes. Puck had a hair cut !!!!

@garykuiken6191 11 ай бұрын

Great video, hard work is rewarded. A long time ago, more than 70 years ago in fact we left Northern Holland and started anew in Alberta. I well remember the very large garden my parents had. In the fall we processed pail after pail of beans, carrots, cauliflower and enough patotes to last till spring. It's was years before I ever ate lettuce and such. When freezing vegetables became popular, hours of canning came to the end. How things chance, mostly for the better as the food served in the video are ample evidence.

@ourportuguesehomestead 11 ай бұрын

Things are definitely a lot easier now :)

@rxqg 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I will make your recipes this week because they look yummy and hearty. Lovely family. God bless ❤

@VickyMarinho 11 ай бұрын

Food made with love. The best nourishment for our families. Congratulations

@ChristineKelly1000 11 ай бұрын

I LOVE your blue and white dress Leah. Great that the children like helping you in the garden. Make the most of it. They grow up so fast.😊❤

@patassion 11 ай бұрын

I think preserving is like gardening, you get better equipment and better organized as you go along and it gets easier.

@ourportuguesehomestead 11 ай бұрын

I definitely learned it need a few more things before I do it again 😂

@kimberlyenglehardt5770 11 ай бұрын

You prepared such beautiful food! I’m eating healthier and these meals were something I aspire to 😊 The way you planted your garden with so many flowers make the work easier to do. Sweet babies💞 you’re doing just right. 🌺♥️

@glenyscallaghan1195 11 ай бұрын

A lovely pace of life just right for the children and the adults of course.❤❤❤❤⭐️

@inthehouse1960 11 ай бұрын

What a beautiful quiche. If you want to save money on pie crust (or not have to fiddle with making it) I've been using thinly sliced potatoes for the crust and it's so flavorful! Thank you for these beautiful and inspiring videos. It's a lot of work!

@marionsmith1464 11 ай бұрын

The food looks great & Puck and Bo get cuter everyday ❤

@rhondajo3 11 ай бұрын

Love watching you cook! Thanks for sharing!

@karstencreekfarm5258 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing.

@celiapereira5223 11 ай бұрын

All the dishes looked super delicious and easy to make... thanks for sharing 👍💯🤗

@JudySnyder-dv5ld 11 ай бұрын

You're amazing!

@sambotros1918 11 ай бұрын

lovely

@mariapelleya7410 11 ай бұрын

Use the potato peels to make chips. Olive oil, salt, pepper, maybe paprika, toss together, spread on baking sheet, hot oven. Yummie treat.

@deehalpern8988 11 ай бұрын

Were you a chef before you were married & had children? You are so talented. I love your videos.

@ourportuguesehomestead 11 ай бұрын

Waitress is the closest I ever got to that 😅. I started cooking young and it’s definitely a big passion of mine

@lindamaldonado6807 11 ай бұрын

Summer produce (fresh from the garden or someone else’s) is the best, flavorful eating. I especially love vine ripe tomatoes!

@andreaschuler4435 11 ай бұрын

What a nice meal you can create out of tomatoes, combined with other garden goods. Makes my mouth water!

@Factopia776 11 ай бұрын

The recipes are mouthwatering, and your adorable children bring so much joy. Puck's humming is heartwarming. The garden's produce is a testament to your hard work and love. Looking forward to your flatbread creation. Have a wonderful week ahead! 🌿🌽🥦

@shannonmann5501 11 ай бұрын

Love your new content with the recipes!

@SchalkP100 11 ай бұрын

This is esthetically a super beautiful presentation and a pleasure to look at. Congratulations!

@ourportuguesehomestead 11 ай бұрын

For those wondering: the digger is still not working. The engine is now at a mechanic and we are waiting for a few more parts to arrive. But we are hopeful it will be working by the end of summer. Wondering what to do with all your zucchini? Check out this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f52kpqhmysjPkac.html Find us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/ourportuguesehomestead

@rudymazar8666 11 ай бұрын

Clafouti is one of my favourite recipes

@ourportuguesehomestead 11 ай бұрын

It's so good! Puck asks for it every day now 😅

@rudymazar8666 11 ай бұрын

@@ourportuguesehomestead Enjoy your beautiful family and life in Portugal !

@cisicosta 11 ай бұрын

Loving your videos and good recepies 😊 I love potato salad for summer is such a good refreshing meal 😊 All the best for the family x

@KhlaBaiTong 10 ай бұрын

So beautiful 🥰

@tjanneke 11 ай бұрын

Het ziet er allemaal heerlijk uit. One LOVE.

@annregan5330 9 ай бұрын

This video was beautiful I haven't watched for a while love your recipes .ore please👍👍🇬🇧

@spiritfree5050 11 ай бұрын

Love Quiche

@sheilanichols3647 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful dishes of food!

@jeanhawken4482 11 ай бұрын

Gorgeous food so appetising and generous. pucks little face was so gorgeous when she looked with some concern towards her brother pre egg mix going into berry desert. Such a classic.

@d.i.sgusted3820 11 ай бұрын

Glad to see you back with a new style of filming and hopefully it works for you, you have given me a few ideas on dishes straight away, keep up the good work and keep up those happy free range children chortling!

@carolleverton5274 11 ай бұрын

Lovely family. Lovely content fantastic food thanks ❤

@winsnadar6319 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful family

@joyguthrie964 11 ай бұрын

Love your orange cosmos and zinnias. Great recipes.

@uppanadam 11 ай бұрын

These moments will be your kids best memories!! :-)!!

@sgrvtl7183 11 ай бұрын

Your meals are beautiful! Thank you for sharing~!💗💚

@billiegutierrez2506 11 ай бұрын

The quiche looks amazing

@evangelinamunroe6745 11 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@davidking7353 11 ай бұрын

your a hero 2 kids and living off the land , very hard work

@petraprutst2706 11 ай бұрын

The clafoutis is in the oven. Thanks for you're inspiration.

@mermaidshostkatrine 11 ай бұрын

So nice seeing all four of you ❤ beautiful family. Take care Lea, I'm a bit concerned on your lack of energy. ❤

@sylviagonzales5228 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful dishes and they look delicious also! The children are growing so fast! Best wishes to you Lea! ❤

@user-wq3yk1ox5w 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for keeping it real. I’m on my own and there are days when I’m just not up to creating exotic or complicated dishes. Here in Australia we are at the tail end of Winter and so there will be plenty of things to plant. Thanks for sharing your achievements and challenges with us. It’s really appreciated. ❤️

@ourportuguesehomestead 11 ай бұрын

Cooking for one is a whole other challenge. Sometimes eating some bits and bops from the fridge is just what you need :) Good luck with planting!

@user-wq3yk1ox5w 11 ай бұрын

@@ourportuguesehomestead . Thankyou. ❤️

@brittjansen9737 10 ай бұрын

Wauw wat wordt Puck groot! Het eten ziet er heerlijk uit.

@newearth4071 11 ай бұрын

Awww , you are such a beautiful family ❤👨‍👩‍👦‍👦🧚‍♂️🧚‍♀️

@gregphillips24 11 ай бұрын

You eat well and very healthily.Wonderfully appetising /appetizing food.

@micaeloliveira2727 11 ай бұрын

Your children are so grown up 😍😍 congratulations. hope your Portuguese os way better now 😅😅 wish you and your family the best

@wendybeirne8597 11 ай бұрын

Fab video with some lovely recipes. I was so relaxed watching you, it was such a relaxing video. You both work so hard working with the seasons. But I take my hat off to you. Take care. ❤

@101life9 11 ай бұрын

Lately your videos are very relaxing to watch. I don't know why😅. Thanks for sharing.

@ourportuguesehomestead 11 ай бұрын

Thanks :) Just the vibe of summer I think. We’ll pick it up again when it cools down

@101life9 11 ай бұрын

@@ourportuguesehomestead I think so...the heat slows us down😁

@jeanelliott7491 11 ай бұрын

I'm happy to see you another video. I love all your cooking. I've never thought to roast a whole eggplant. I will have to try that. Your children are really growing. They are so cute and so nice that they help you in the garden and the kitchen I'm sure they like it even though it probably makes more work for you. Making good memories.

@ourportuguesehomestead 11 ай бұрын

This way it’s easy to scoop out flesh :) They love it, I don’t always 😅

@faithrada 11 ай бұрын

Mmmmm baked whole eggplant t makes a great Baba Ganu ? A super dip.

@heatherhall3452 11 ай бұрын

I do that with pumpkin too, makes it so much easy to deal with than fighting with the knife trying to cut it, the skin just peels off. 🧡 💚 🎃 💚🧡

@tomprice2501 10 ай бұрын

What a wonderful video, love your cooking skills with recipes, reminds me of my upbringing in Zimbabwe on the farm. We had a large variety of fruit trees, berries including granadela or passion fruit (4 types) avocado. We grew enough pumpkins, gem squash for a year because they do keep well, squashes potatoes and about a dozen herbs. Just watching you reminds me of those times. Keep up the great work to be self sufficient.

@Void_And_Absent 11 ай бұрын

You are a good cook.

@jacquelinesilvabravolatam9952 11 ай бұрын

Love the recipes... thank you

@louisefourie5846 11 ай бұрын

Aaaah beautiful garden. Hard work. Thanks for all the lovely food preparation that you did. Glad to see you and your family are well.

@kassy6373 11 ай бұрын

Slijmei, lovely!

@Loesters 11 ай бұрын

Zo gezellig hoe Puck lekker bij je komt hangen en kletsen tijdens het koken. Doet me aan vroeger denken, bij mijn eigen moeder. Dat zijn zo'n warme herinneringen! Het ziet er allemaal heerlijk uit wat je op tafel zet Leah. Wat een geluk! 🧚‍♀️

@carolynhandley8563 11 ай бұрын

Very good episode.

@jennyjohnson9012 11 ай бұрын

Lovely recipes Lea, can't wait to try them. I love seeing the children joining in. The next video is eagerly awaited!! Nothing like cooking your own food brought in from the garden.

@ourportuguesehomestead 11 ай бұрын

Hope you like them 😁

@shaz666 11 ай бұрын

I'm very impressed with your property/gardens, I've been following your channel for about three years and I think you have done a fantastic job it was nice to see how far your vegetable patch has grown, Well done to you I wish I could be half the gardener you are. 😊

@chengasuncion444 11 ай бұрын

Awesome dishes momshie😎🙏😎cool fam❤❤😎😎

@portugal1969 11 ай бұрын

❤

@vyvienvp3413 11 ай бұрын

Wonderful quiche, wish we had 'smelly vision'! You are doing so good. X:)

@sf55514 9 ай бұрын

Leah, relish these moments with your little ones they grow up so fast. Mine are in their 40's and I think about their sweetness at the age yours are now.

@ericmehl1356 11 ай бұрын

You'll might try making Toum which is an excellent spread on vegetables.

@isagt57 11 ай бұрын

About poles or any wood used in the garden, Japan's Famous Yakisugi is a centuries-old technique, when there was still no means of chemical wood protection, which involves charring the surface of wood to make it more resistant to moisture and more durable as a whole, improves performance in inclement weather. Charring the timber, prevents decay/rotting and naturally removes the lignin making it less desirable to parasitic and insect infestation... "today we still can see some old Japanese houses with over 120 years old Yakisugi structure"... even only 10% of 120 years means Less work of replacing any wood structures in the garden ;)

@assuncaomeireles198 11 ай бұрын

Que excelente vidio adorei todos menus que fez tudo comida saudavel que só faz bem à saude. Como tem muitas batatas faça puré e faz um empadao de carne picada que é uma delicia. Tambem pode fazer jardineira com batatas cenouras nabos e pedacinhos de carne e alho. Primeiro poe a carne a refogar com cebola alho e massa tomate quando a carne estiver quase pronta poe agua depois poe batatas aos cubos as cenouras nabos fica uma delicia é comida portuguesa. Tambem frango assado e arroz para acompanhar. Gosto muito de ver as suas crianças a quererem ajudar sao adororaveis. Muito obrigada por ensinar a fazer esses pratos que sao deliciosos. Que Deus abençoe muito ao marido e crianças. ❤❤❤❤❤ 🤗🤗🤗🤗

@thomascallaghan5988 11 ай бұрын

Great video and I think a seasonal garden cook book would be brilliant 🤔❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿ps all the peach skin in a pot with water and sugar,cook it for a while to get a syrup it’s great to pour over pancakes or anything that takes your fancy

@ourportuguesehomestead 11 ай бұрын

One day I’ll write a cookbook! Too busy with human babies at the moment :)

@jeanettefrancis6473 11 ай бұрын

Nice potato dish. My mother used to make it. To speed up the cooking she sliced the potatoes very thinly and layered with egg/milk mixture and cheese. Very delicious. Your garden is doing really well and I love all the interplanted flowers. Gardening has to be fun and not stressful.

@scummins2922 11 ай бұрын

Since you are making chutney , you can shock the peaches in boiling water for a few seconds (like it is done with tomatoes), and the peach skins will slide off.

@JudySnyder-dv5ld 11 ай бұрын

Looks delicious!