DITL Off Grid Kitchen , Large Family, From Scratch, Meal Prep, Planning and Preservation | Australia

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Canning Pineapple for Pizza, Pineapple cordial and getting the chicken sorted for the month!
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[@Duke_of_Prunes]

People get so upset when you tell them that you like pineapple on pizza! 😂 It's my absolute favorite, with ham and green peppers.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Hehe, I do not like warm pineapple, at all! But all the kids love it, and hey, each to their own :D

[@user-ln4op5oj4q]

I love it, too, but bacon and pineapple. The pineapple cools off really quickly. Plus, you can cook the pizza, add pineapple after the pizza is done.

[@Duke_of_Prunes]

@@user-ln4op5oj4q Sounds yummy! 😋

[@user-xd3xv3vi7l]

It's nice to see the kids helping you in the kitchen

[@shellebelle53]

I'm so glad for the heat relief for you, but hopefully, pain management will help with your pain. Always enjoy seeing what yummy foods you make 😊

[@angeladavis2165]

Excited about the lemon chung video. I bought a bag of lemons so I could make it. Thank you!!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

It's so very very tasty, definitely worth having!

[@brilliantbutblue]

"Not" cross buns 😂 love that. Hope Darryl gets that piece of glass out of his foot without needing surgery. 👍

[@OurSmallFootprint]

It ended up working its way out, thankfully, he had xrays and ultrasounds and it was there, but then all of a sudden it wasn't!

[@angelaelphinstone5273]

Thank you Nyssa, as always......awesome!🎉

[@susanmontgomery1104]

Thank you Nyssa ,for another great video. Your fried chicken looked so yummy! I wish my kiddos would have helped out in my kitchen from time to time, now I get phone calls from them needed to know how to do things while cooking lol! Hope Mr D’s foot heals quick that sounds really painful. The rain in your background was relaxing.❤TFS!!!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Hopefully they learn to enjoy the kitchen, I don't like to force it too much because I want them to want to cook/prep/help out in the kitchen so they continue to enjoy it as they get older!

[@user-qd2wd7ns9uAnnie]

Wonderful video again Nyssa, I am a day behind 😳.... You are amazing with all that you make, saving $ and making all your produce stretch a long way.. Your buildings will take place and the delay is frustrating then you will have the much needed room.. Hope Daryl's is making a recovery from his foot.. Nerve ending damage is awful, I suffer from hands and feet due yo chemotherapy.. Looking forward to the next part... 🤗

[@sallyhostetter2820]

Sorry you are having pain but thankful you have medication to help. Your food prep was great to see as always. Hope the new buildings can get further along Easter weekend. See you next video Nyssa.

[@jessicahollinghurst36]

I've been making fertiliser for the garden with banana peel soaked in water then drained and use the liquid and it's great and a good way to get a second use from your bananas.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I do this quite regularly, though I have to remember at the time because the pigs love the skins lol, so the kids love to feed them to them!

[@gloriadavidson8599]

Nyssa I think you great cook 👏👏 Hold strong girl everything will turn out how you want it too❤ As always a pleasure to watch Love from the UK x

[@kellyvandenmeiracker8951]

That would be the hardest part for me too all the 1/2 finished jobs. Great video 😊

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Drives me nuts lol :D

[@lynhanna917]

Best pizza is pineapple and onion! On pizza sauce and sprinkle cheese on top. I promise it is good. And no meat. in Canada if you order a Hawaiian pizza it is ham and pineapple but i don't eat pork so i have onion! The world would be a sad place if there was no onions. Love your videos and your power shopping!

[@user-ln4op5oj4q]

I ❤ the videos soooo much. Hello from St. Clair Shores, Michigan, USA. Hope you're all well soon.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Hi! Thank you! :D

[@marieparks5674]

Life happens and schedules change, don’t worry.

[@bonstar3221]

I've made lemon Chung before and used it to flavour mineral water 😋 i havent made for a while. THANKS for reminding me about it, im going to make some tomorrow 😊

[@christinamillington2342]

It makes my day seeing you have posted a video. Youre an amazing cook. I need to move from England right next door to you 😂😂❤❤ xxx

[@bethenyauker4727]

Great job getting so much done!! I don't like pineapple on pizza i loved listening to the rain!

[@tessie4136]

Interested in lemon syrup. Cool change here also and rain. Good video. Preheating airfryer helps to cook food. Our printer was dried up. Lol. Have a good week.

[@FrugalFunMum]

Great Vlog as always. I'm looking forward to the lemon chung too! Funny you were talking about pineapple and an ad for BUPA featured pineapples LOL.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Lol, the google gods are listening! :D

[@debbieframpton3857]

Another great video

[@marierobinson3935]

The hot cross buns looked gorgeous, i recently brought some and they had blueberries and other red fruits instead of sultanas or currants and they were delicious, have a great week ❤🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I was going to try some blueberry lemon ones! I love blueberry lemon flavour! :D

[@libbywilson3064]

Enjoyed the vlog as i usually do. Wish we lived somewhere near to you and could have a friendly working bee... to get all your jobs done. Love and friendship to you ❤. 😊.

[@oliviafox3605]

Thank you, Nyssa.

[@lornacraig5549]

Exactly what I call mine “not cross buns” ❤️

[@aprilwright8056]

Another great video!! Hoping you get to work on your building!!

[@theonewhomjesusloves7360]

love pineapple on 🍕🍕🍕

[@user-sr7pm5bf6b]

Love your food prep videos. When using the pomelo the thick white pith is used in asain dishes as a meat/beef substitute and taste great. We also have used the rind in the garden as a pest deterrent.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

oh really! I didn't realise that, I will have to google that one for next time, there was a lot of it!

[@jeanz3622]

I m going to have to try that chicken you made with rice and green veg. It looks deliciuos😊

[@BonnyP-69r]

It looks like Kavik is ready to start his kitchen apprenticeship with you Nyssa. He’d like to do more!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Sometimes I have to beg a child for help and sometimes I have to find something for them to help me with lol, kids!

[@AussieTracy]

Hahaha I found myself shaking my mouse pointer to shoo the flies - I felt dumb but it was just habit. Good ole Aussie Flies dang annoying but I'd rather them than spiders. I love winter as it means less of those annoying little turds. I never thought to make pineapple cordial from the skins. I will give that a go. Hopefully hubbies foot gets sorted quickly and I am looking forward to see the progress of your additions. Happy Easter 🐰

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Yes! at least in winter there's less of them lol... something to look forward to! :D

[@nancyfarkas3592]

I also get a sore mouth if I eat too much pineapple. Mainly fresh pineapple.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I think it’s the high acidity heh

[@debbiebousquet5677]

Hello. Pineapple 🍍 is so very yummy. I take the skins an cut them up a little bit an fill a pan with the skins an water an boil it for about a half hour an let cool an strain the liquid an save the juice an put into a jar an store in the fridge an drink it it's supposed to help with body pain. ❤😂 I'm not sure iffn it works it not . An it's supposed to b good for ur lungs too

[@OurSmallFootprint]

My kids adore the syrup from the skins hehe, but I love having all these different flavoured cordials on the shelf, so I love to turn it into that as well, I add some sugar, but not as much as a lot of the recipes call for because we like it kinda tart! :D

[@Desertthorn11]

No Cross, Hot Cross buns look so delicious. So sorry about Darrells foot. Nothing more irritating than having foot pain, just ask someone who has broken toes so often that I'm considered a pro at it.

[@elizaC3024]

I completely understand about money spent on projects and the process being so incredibly slow, with repeated pauses that it makes me crazy. We have spent thousands on updating our solar system, with more powerful technology and battery storage. And this is week 3 of it not being operational. And now we are 12 days with zero solar power, so my utility meter is spinning away, so I will be paying even more for not having the solar in place...ugh. The one savings is that my husband is my installer, electrician and engineer. But unlike our previous solar system, he designed it himself and knew all of the details by heart. Now this is new more efficient technology and finally being rid of flooded lead acid batteries 👏, is a blessing. Too much maintenance and mess with those. And he's nearly 68, so I want him to have less work on his plate. So I bite my lip about his taking his time to learn about all of this before getting it going. 😊 I am not sure if you have tried lidocaine lotion/cream for your nerve pain. I use it on my forearm, and ankle/calf area to make it more tolerable, especially for sleeping.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

It's hard isn't it when its all DIY, you want to do it right, sometimes that means there's pauses, but I hate having spent money on the supplies and they sit just idly by while we try and work around them lol. I am looking forward to upgrading to Lithium as we make some small changes, but we'll prob use our gel batteries until they cark it too lol. I haven't tried it, I have been meaning too, it would probably help with that initial falling asleep, or even falling back asleep, a kid wakes me in the night and all of a sudden the pain is bad again and I have to try and ignore it long enough to try and fall back asleep, I end up reading a lot lol.

[@crazygrandmaweaz8942]

I love canning pineapple. Rarely a good sale any more but 1 pineapple made about 4 jars so much more economical.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Yes, I think I paid $3 per pineapple, and we got 20 jars out of it, plus the cordial and a whole tray full for the freezer, so it works out a lot cheaper than purchasing it! Especially if I want to purchase the Australian stuff :D

[@carolynrose9522]

The cordial had a great colour. It has got cooler here too, but alas no rain. Everything is dry and trees and shrubs are dropping leaves like crazy due to the stress. No flies at dusk, just invisible bities. Got 3 days of bland white food ahead for son to go into hospital. Try to do same so as to not to temp him. No spices or marinades and few permitted vegetables and no tid bits. Boring food. Blah! Nice to see all that chicken get marinated. Off to Costco on Tuesday for stock up. Hope the build progresses along for you. Poor Darryl, hope it doesn’t cause problems.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

So nice of you to try and 'suffer' along with him lol. Good Luck with whatever he is getting done! :D

[@jinga2535]

For water bath canning I’ve used a cotton towel under the jars if I didn’t have a rack for that pot. In your steam canner, I wonder if you could use a towel under the bottom layer of jars and then use the rack to support the next layer of jars.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

hrmm, maybe, though its only a thin aluminium, I wonder if it would be enough insulation against the heat, I'll have to measure it up, I haven't really thought about double stacking it before because I tend to use it for small batches anyway, but I have pizza trays that I use in my bigger canner as separation trays and maybe I can find something similar for the steam canner!

[@sharonburling2262]

I ate a whole pineapple years ago. Did my poor tongue pay for it! Still love fresh pineapple though, especially with strong cheese! Watching those tortillas cook is mesmerising! I love how they grow. Are they made with yeast?

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Lol, yeah, the kids every time I have to remind them, and nearly every time someone complains of a sore tongue! They are, I have this standard flat bread dough that I use and can use in a variety of ways, I actually just put it up on patreon so some people can test it for me and give me feedback etc, before I put it up on the website :)

[@lethaharris1608]

Oh my goodness Nyssa you have such wonderful ideas !!!! I use pineapple skin to make vinegar . I'm going to try the cordial ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I actually keep on meaning to try making tepache I think its called, a fermented drink with the pineapple skins when I have them, and I always forget, that's another one to give a go!

[@lethaharris1608]

@@OurSmallFootprint oh my goodness yes !! Thank you ❤️

[@tawanajackson5545]

I Love pineapple on pizza lol.

[@DiannaGrable-fm8jd]

Hi Nyssa. Do you add water to your Cordials when you go to drink them? I have never had them, so didn't know.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Yes! Either water we add bubbles to using the soda stream or just flat water and some ice!

[@BiancaH1120]

Are those pineapple jars from Pack My Product?

[@OurSmallFootprint]

These ones were from iwoohoo but I think pack my product has the same ones

[@jenniferpalmer2337]

hear you sister just breathe one day at a time [I am a carer for a few family members and it gets crazy ]

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Each day as it comes, one moment at a time! :D

[@heatherbolichowski1910]

We can sometimes get pineapples at a great price here but I’m wary about canning them. Is the texture of home canned pineapple the same as commercially canned pineapple?

[@crazygrandmaweaz8942]

I believe it is. Unfortunately the heat of the canning takes away the health benefits of the fresh but the flavor and texture was fine.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

It is just like commercially bought stuff, really good firm texture and tastes nearly like you're eating it fresh, there is a loss of nutrients as said below, the same as when you heat anything, but its worth it to have on the shelf for the kids to use for pizza heh.

[@lisaburns235]

How do i sign up for patreon?

[@OurSmallFootprint]

There should be a link down below, but www.patreon.com/oursmallfootprint should give you an option :D

[@lisaburns235]

@@OurSmallFootprint awesome, just signed up 😀

[@annelefevre9457]

Maybe you need to become more religious …..you might not have so much trouble if you put your faith in Heavenly Father. Best wishes in your days to come.

[@franciswhite4079]

Woo religious bully

[@OurSmallFootprint]

It would be nice to have a faith, but unfortunately, its just not something I've ever been able to do :)

[@marythurmond5975]

Disregard the suggestion that you become more religious. That is a hard hearted remark. PEOPLE OF FAITH HAVE TROUBLES/STRUGGLES JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. Becoming more religious is not the goal-relationship with my Lord is my source of peace. You may find faith one day. I love your videos❤️