A Day Full of "Homesteading" | Cooking, Canning, & Restoration

Another VLOG style video, where we take you with us for the whole day. Start the morning off with Rachel as she makes us a wonderful quiche for breakfast. Then we'll process and pressure can 18 pints of goat stew meat. Next we'll check on some of the greens we've been drying in the freeze dryer, and then head off to a tree farm to buy some more trees to replace all the ones we've been removing from the land recently.
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[@maggiecutler-honnold942]

I love the quiet peacefulness of your videos. They counter all the world drama provide sanity for me. Thank you.

[@NaturalLivingHomesteader]

Yes, that bush is a flowering Quince. I have a start off my great gma's quince from their old homestead about 85 years ago. My mom remembered her planting it. It's out my kitchen window, so I get to enjoy it every day.

[@mikedashortz8398]

That red bush is called Quince...it blooms when forsythia does...early spring!

[@emilyneal7888]

Yep. Quince

[@TanyardTerrace]

I love my quince! Blooms early with the daffodils ❤

[@catherinebarlow3079]

You can make jam/ jelly with quinces

[@kathrynhowitt7418]

I agree with you and don’t care for silicone whisks. I think you should use what you want. It’s your kitchen!😂

[@marilyncapehart663]

Hi Todd & Rachel I Husband was from Liberia and we used to eat Smoked Goat meat it was Delish., My husband passed from a tragic accident., Joe taught me how to make many of their dishes, thanks for sharing 4-30-2023👍🏽👍🏽❤️❤️

[@Finnswife3]

Hubs and I had a dream to homestead on a smaller scale and you guys are a perfect inspiration. He passed three weeks ago and our dream died with him. Enjoying your beautiful videos now in a different way. Take good care of each other! ❤

[@1870s]

♥♥♥

[@malva4838]

I live on the farm my great-grandparents had. Their rule was no tree planted unless it produced food. So there is something to harvest most of the year here in Northern California (9B). I'm very fortunate ❤

[@penelopewright3611]

Yes it's a Quince. What you need to know is that it flowers on old growth, so you have to be careful when pruning, that you don't cut off all your flowering branches (I did that a few years ago - very sad!). It also grows big so put it is a large spot. Mine is late this year due to our cold, cold spring, but it's coming out now and just makes me smile every time I see it. Definitely worth the investment for Spring color!

[@shamancarmichael5305]

I really liked the 'day in the life' format! So fun to have the motivation of what can be done in a day! I watched you make that yummy quiche and now I'm hungry, but it's 9 pm! 😁

[@wystearya4347]

Love the big funnel you used for the freeze-dried items, looks handy! Your videos are so calm and inspiring, thank you for sharing. :)

[@1870s]

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[@miamor282]

Rachel I love your yellow sweater ❤ you look so cute in it

[@kdonor]

Bless you for the Silicon whisk. I have a plastic one and it's holding up.

[@conniefortner8750]

The quince will make apples that make the best jelly ever! I have one started from my grandmothers quince.

[@lisabooker6405]

Definitely a quince. Very pretty. You are both such amazing cooks. Everything always looks so delicious. Have a wonderful week. God bless. ~Lisa

[@Nanatracie]

Great video, love your gentle and caring lifestyle ❤️

[@daveandellenbartlett8725]

The best spatula ever!

[@LisaWheeler-gm8ie]

Bush appears to be a flowering quince. They are beautiful!

[@judydrouhard2651]

I think Quince. Lovely! 🥰

[@triciasklodowske5653]

We have had nothing but trouble with our FD since soon after we got it, like right after the 3rd batch. So after a year of trouble shooting their taking it in for service/repairs. I want a new one since this one has been trouble for 11 months. Maddening!!!! NOT Azella!!! Thanks for sharing. God bless and protect.

[@1870s]

That stinks, ours has treated us well. No issues.

[@margaret8056]

Good Evening Rachel and Todd I definitely will make your quiche love the recipe Margaret Lynch SOUTHERN IRELAND

[@lamgardn3800]

We have a flowering quince bush. It has never borne fruit, so I believe they're purely ornamental.

[@MK-wt9nj]

Lol on Rachel’s ta-daaa🎉

[@christymckinley2928]

Rachel.. I made homeade cornbread today and added the cowboy candy.. it was a hit with the family.. Thank you for sharing

[@blueheronhill]

Yes a quince. Some varieties give you a great fruit for jams.

[@dustinaustin7431]

If you have an iPhone you can take a picture and click the "i" on the bottom then click "Look up plant" and it will identify the tree/leave.

[@bezoarelfa537]

Chaenomeles japonica, japanese quince, Maule's quince, red flowering quince. Love your videos ❤️

[@katiesan865]

What a resourceful way to use broccoli leafs. I’ll have to start saving mine. Looks so good ❤

[@malba411]

I thought it was a burning bush, but up close I saw the flowers. It's beautiful. Looked like an azalea to me, but I also use the app for plant identification.

[@jasminthiaa]

I really love that pour over coffee maker in the first bit.....did you make that?? So cool! Please share! I love my coffee strong and fresh!

[@1870s]

It was a gift, here's some more info kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3m0p2ash5tnf9k

[@kellyhawes9293]

A quince tree would make a great Mother's Day gift!!!!

[@brianczuhai8909]

I'll visit them for trees and pick up some. Good "reasonable" prices. I found some small potted $10 blueberries at a local nursery in Ida, MI. Decided to give that another try. Tractor Supply used to sell very young, but $8 fruit trees. The problem is the big ones are now $40. Your trees should survive. It's the same natural area where they initially grew at.

[@kayemcnamara9356]

Flowering quince! My mom had a huge one in her yard for years as I was growing up!!! They have fruit at the end of the season and also quite a pricier on the branches, so be careful!

[@stephaniemartinez3866]

I love an egg quiche or frittata, so many meals from one morning of effort lol

[@TLadret]

Thank you guys yet again for sharing your day with us, I always take something away from spending time with you two on my back porch!😄 I did have a thought though as I was watching you trim your goat meat as it reminded me of my dear meat. I don’t know if you’re going to raise meat goats again but I would suggest to have the butcher leave the ‘stew’ meat in as large chunks as possible (roast type size) and then you trim them into stew chunks yourselves. Much easier than trimming each individual piece of stew. I also cut up my meat when it’s still partially frozen and it cuts into perfect 2” square chunks really easily. Just a thought to share since you’ve taught me so much! ❤🇨🇦❤

[@lindajp6457]

I was so happy to see you question the jar. I do that. Thought I was being paranoid. Love your content ❤

[@cynthiafisher9907]

Thank you for thinking of us noise sensitive types! I really appreciate it.

[@butterscotchgrove6151]

Did you get that 8th egg in the quiche? The one hiding behind the bowl? 🙂

[@1870s]

Maybe? ♥

[@NerainerRidgeway]

Rachael the pink flowering bush you like is think is a Chaenomeles x superba. Otherwise known as flowering quince

[@hollyk4368]

The quints is easy,,,, you can take a few cuttings and stick em in dirt and many will root… has big thorns,

[@susanharrell984]

Flowering quince. Hummingbirds love it as an early feed source. Doesn't really produce edible fruit in my area, zone 7B

[@marybrannan8961]

Love your videos! So many amazing kitchen adventures! Have you considered pulling together a cookbook?

[@MarahHulse]

I would buy this in an instant!

[@annhendrick8681]

Oh me too❤️

[@1870s]

We have plans to do a cookbook someday ♥

[@sharons6290]

That is a great looking quiche, That bush is gorgeous, Never had goat meat, interesting.

[@PlainJane144]

The bush definitely looks like a quince. I have a similar one but prune it small. The blooms really are so beautiful, which are actually in profile picture on here that noone can really see lol.

[@charlenegrady8781]

Great quiche. You had a busy day. Thanks for sharing. Take care Rachel and Todd✌️🇺🇸❤️

[@TheFabFarmer]

We just butchered one of our Nubians…I just decided to can all of it and skip the freezer. I have a hard time cooking goat to make it tender unless I slow cook it. Canning it is just perfect for us. Makes it versatile and easy work of processing so we can skip the vacuum seal bags etc.

[@lindachandler2293]

I totally understand the motivation thing.

[@niecieyukiye6654]

You can can quince jelly or whatever...delicious. and quince smells so so good!

[@jimmyskinner7211]

i enjoy watching your videos

[@Col3verse23to24]

Great vid ❤ That’s an ornamental quince and they are one of my childhood favourites. The leaves go through beautiful changes in colour as well. Happy growing and God bless you 😊

[@sandyhunter3934]

Just watched the last one you did, I am loving this

[@sandyhunter3934]

Can you tell me what Cowboy candy is

[@kellyharbaugh9391]

I found you when I was searching how to grow big onions you popped up.

[@1870s]

welcome ♥

[@aura-leekistner1810]

I love your pie crust recipe! Always have 3 or 4 in my freezer, for those on-a-whim moments that makes me want to bake a pie or 2, lol.

[@joeyhardin1288]

Flowering Quince. Thank you. God Bless and stay safe.

[@deborahdunnell6343]

Flowering Quince

[@jkgirlify]

That looks like the Quince I have in my yard in Maine. You put the fruit in a brown bag to ripen.

[@jeannet9592]

The Ap, "Picture This" is very helpful to use to ID plants, trees and shrubs. I love the flowering quince too!

[@1870s]

Been using Google Lens lately, it's quite good too.

[@joanfels6641]

My parents had a double oven range, small oven on top. Mom had put a pressure cooker of green beans on and she went to check it and it exploded, spitting hot green beans and glass on her. Luckily , the lid to the canner hit the upper oven saving her from a direct hit. She had some burns and cuts but nothing severe. She was pretty sure she probably didn’t get the lid on right. The plant looks like what we call japonica or fire in the bush.

[@sharonscheiber7313]

I have always called it a fire bush

[@pamelapelech3249]

That looks wonderful

[@kittyrichards9915]

Love your channel, but I would definitely wash the lids and rings before putting on my jars. Those lids but ave been in a factory, trucks, warehouses. Ugh.

[@Greens5511]

Such a fun video! I appreciate how lovely u both work together, so heart warming. Oh that microwave 👎 I finally was able to ditch mine and put in a real fan above my stove and just love it!! All the space I need and finally venting out the cooking steam and heat, so helpful in the summer heat. Oh my and the price on those pines! That's awesome!!

[@marthabrickett3298]

Flowering quince

[@gunther13101]

Quince jelly is really delicious….but the quince fruit is very bitter, so you have to add a sweet fruit and sugar to it. I have made it with rhubarb and a bunch of sugar.

[@wereadalot]

Nice check in

[@SharkSandwich451]

Mmmmmmmmm!!!! I’m so going to try making one of those (cant eat eggs tho so its tofu for me)

[@elizaC3024]

Great video.

[@Shanngella]

Oh what an idea to dehydrate broccoli leaves! I do kale leaves so I assume broccoli would be similar

[@Michelle-ky8tn]

That’s a quince, for sure ~ I have a thornless double knockout quince in my yard, I love it !

[@sheliaheverin8822]

I love that coffee contraption. I thought you were in the cabin at first. Do the "noise sensitive" people know they can turn the volume down?

[@1870s]

Here's some more details about it kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3m0p2ash5tnf9k

[@sgrvtl7183]

Lovely video! I love what you are doing. I first discovered your channel when you were doing the floors. Arielle & Eic from Simple Living Alaska had referenced your channel~

[@jerriscollins-ruth9019]

Sounds good

[@tracyzabelle]

I love honey or agave in my coffee..

[@ardythclark7096]

Make quince jelly - it tastes similer to honey so good on Brie cheese or creame cream cheese !

[@anneturner2018]

You need an ap called Picture This….identifies plants….Japanese Quince

[@nancyvonseggern1280]

I've run into a lot of the jars not accepting rings. And in all the sizes. I do know the wide mouth rings from Pur brand I've especially had issues with.

[@cindynielson4231]

Wow what a great price on evergreens. Your quiche looked amazing. TFS 👍

[@cecilesmith5688]

flowering quince

[@ljmike5519]

I've seen on another channel that inability to close a ring properly was there was 2 lids stuck together. Fyi to trouble shoot if it happens again. Blessings

[@SimplyBethany]

I get so excited I see another video from y’all! I hope we can buy a homestead one day! Any tips for one income families? I’m a sahm while my kids are young but we are patiently awaiting our homestead❤

[@1870s]

Hustle while you're young, it's much easier now than when you get older. And there are a lot of skills you can start ot learn now, so it's easier when you do make the move.

[@lisanowakow3688]

I had that trouble and decided the rings after being used a couple times can warp.

[@pjk1714]

Nice choices. You will enjoy the barrier during winter once older too.

[@tammimerritt9011]

Made a fritatata today instead of the quiche but it was tasty and I look forward to the leftovers. It was such a great way to use up some eggs and then I made pasta dough that I will roll out and cut tomorrow

[@juliebauman3998]

Try canning raw onions. They brown in the jar and are little less mushy.

[@davidstoughton3257]

Looks like a quince, makes good jelly or jam but they are very hard even when ripe.

[@PatriciaHunt-h9f]

Red Quince early bloom

[@limitedaxcess]

Just jarred up 5# of Honey I got a great deal on but didn't want to store it in the plastic container 🤣

[@jennifernolen8111]

Japanese quince ❤️

[@denisebrady6858]

Rachel I find the Microwave over a stove top weird- you would not be allowed to do that here in Australia. Interesting video & am going to try canning a little bit of Goat meat- not much just a test. Cheers Denise- Australia

[@holaholaoficial]

LINDO DOMINGO MAS 🎉

[@kathyburns7203]

Quince very tough to kill when/if you want to remove it.

[@robingirven4570]

The FD works faster if you defrost by air instead of using the defrost mode. I aim a fan at the FD. 😊 That bush is a quince. I had one hat my old house. I never harvested them though. 😕

[@Maranatha_Homestead]

Now I want a red Quince too!! ❤

[@Ninafaye6611]

I canned most all of my deer meat. It mellows it and i can make anything with it i would make with canned beef.

[@kimdowning8736]

I've had that happen with the ring not wanting to go on and tried a different ring and it was fine. The ring can get damaged and not work.

[@loriwest5047]

Quince!

[@deaniebeanie4416]

Thats one of my favorite things when i visit family up in Michigan, the honor system with farm stands. We've picked up so much corn and all kinds of home grown stuff and i always leave more than whats asked. Sadly that system would never fly where i live 😢

[@heatherj3385]

I love pressure canned meat in general. I canned lots of elk this year and it's like pot roast in a jar. Delicious! I bet goat meat is similar.

[@deannalynne1626]

Great video and wow, love the prices on those trees!

[@MsLippy]

Thr red bush is called - Maule’s Quince also know as Chinese Quince. Beautiful trees y’all got

[@michellelaclair]

you definately have the best , well thought out videos out there with the mostest interesting content on the homesteading level and yes i said most>est!!! lalala

[@1870s]

Yay! ♥