Feb24 Meal Prep, Planning and Preserving post 6 week grocery haul! Pt 7 | Off Grid Australia 365

[@crazygrandmaweaz8942]

Don't worry about filming while you're shopping and in the car park. You need to pay attention to your surroundings and stay safe. We love you too much to put yourself in danger for a YT shot. 🤗

[@2772ruby]

I love the backdrop when you do voiceovers, looks like an Australian painting, and then the kookaburras chime in with a true Aussie anthem. I had a good laugh with the kookaburras. Love your videos. 😘

[@elizaC3024]

That ramen dish looked really good, I will have to give it a try. Keep the recipes coming.

[@lj2070]

We watch the videos no matter how you put them out. Don't fret about it. You do you, that's why we watch....

[@cathybier506]

Don't fret too much about your videos! We enjoy whatever you put out!! Food all looked delicious 😋!!

[@denisedavies5950]

I love your nature background music while your trying to talk. Beautifull ❤ unique 👍

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Sometimes it is quite loud lol :D

[@janicedelp2775]

But I can still hear you fine over the lovely background noices. They don't bother me at all. Janice from Arkansas USA

[@bettietaylor1571]

Hang in there you'll getyour video s organized where you'll be happy with your content. We are with you. Don't loose heart😊

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Slowly but surely! Progress not Perfection hehe :D

[@sallyhostetter2820]

You have said all along that for you to make your You Tube channel work for you it has to be filming as you go through your busy days so it's cool that is how it is. Pretty cool kookaburra's are laughing. Love it that you ate all those dumplings. They looked good. Then everything else looked so yummy. The quiche cups I need to try. Thanks as always.

[@kelsihills3926]

Dry pancake mix... 2 cup s/r flour, 1/2 c white sugar, pinch of salt, 1 serve of milk powder (enough to make the equivalent to 500ml of milk).... add wet - 500ml of water and 2 eggs. I do mine up with 1 mix per jar. My 4yr makes them all by herself only needing to be watched with the pan. 😊

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you :D

[@DiannaGrable-fm8jd]

I bought some premade Ravioli once and I'll never buy it again. It is way too expensive. Your dumplings look so delicious! Everything you make looks good. Nyssa, don't worry about filming while you are shopping. You show it when you get home, so I don't see a need to show it while you shop. My goodness, you have got so much on your plate right now, I don't see how you have time to breath.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I think there’s a time and a place for pre-made definitely, but we chose to do this move etc to have more time to make things and still get fancy food even with limited income, I feel like it was worth it heh

[@monikapatel8197]

Like your videos . Meals you do for the family.

[@asimplygoodlife]

Hi Nyssa, this is my pancake mix. It’s a double batch feeds our family of 4 300g Self raising flour 1tsp bicarb 6 tablespoons of sugar 50g milk powder (or dairy free substitute) When ready to use whisk together 1 & 1/3 cups of water and 2 eggs make a well in the dry ingredients, add the wet and whisk. Let the batter rest for half an hour before cooking makes it fluffier 😊

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thankyou :D

[@mandiejohnson2802]

your videos are great just post what you can do not worry about the filming in the store do what you are comfortable with

[@annamaria8755]

Appetizing food always. Safe travels on your grocery shop.

[@wannie9731]

Going to try the creamy noodles, and the corn quiches. Thank you for the inspiration I get from your video’s.

[@paulamonaghan3280]

Everyone show your support by watching through the ads please. Love your videos Nyssa and cannot wait for the next one.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you :D

[@libbywilson3064]

Now that I know how payment goes for you ... I watch the adds. Have a great time with your mum and doing groceries ❤😊

[@Birdiechik]

We make mince chow mein with ramen noodles and cabbage, so good!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Cabbage is so great, this lot of cabbage were really expensive and really small though, so we didn't even have the cabbage pancakes we normally do!

[@punkyfish1977]

The minced beef pie filling looked so so nice Nyssa! Fantastic! I hope you're all ok 🥰

[@OurSmallFootprint]

It's not as nice as big chunky steak filling, but its still pretty darn good :D

[@carolynrose9522]

I’ve had breakfast, however, you still were able to make me hungry with the cook ups! lol

[@tawanajackson5545]

It all looked yummy. I put a little cornmeal in the bottom of my egg muffins to help them keep from sticking 😊

[@OurSmallFootprint]

That's a good idea! :D Thank you :D

[@tawanajackson5545]

@@OurSmallFootprint You're welcome. I have learned so much from you. I figured I would share a secret of mine lol. ♥️♥️

[@nicolewatters4062]

I love quiche!❤that looks so good.

[@vegemitegirl1971]

I made pies recently too, using the Borg's vegan pastry. Nigella Lawson has a recipe for Thai chicken curry. I thickened the sauce and used that for my individual pie fillings. I was able to freeze 4 pies for easy meals on other nights. As a pie mould I used my metal Texas muffin pans. Perfect size for 1 pie.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Anything in pastry is a winner I reckon!

[@krackerjaxx5575]

The rain gigglers were so funny. But….. the dumpling story made me laugh out loud. You’re so funny Nissa, I love it. Film what you’re comfortable with. You never fail to entertain and the wildlife is amazing! Thank you!

[@nicolewatters4062]

Those dumplings are stunning❤

[@OurSmallFootprint]

They are worth the effort, though I would like to get more than one meal out of them lol.... I should have made fried rice or something to go with!

[@nicolewatters4062]

@@OurSmallFootprint well, we do the best we can do!! I bet it was a real treat to eat those yummy dumplings.

[@shellebelle53]

Hi Nyssa I find putting sparkling plain water in my pancake mix makes them quite light and airy. Also the scone recipe that uses 3 cups of SR flour, a can of lemonade and cup of cream...makes the fluffiest soft scones 😊

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Oooh, like in batters, that makes sense :D

[@monikapatel8197]

Coconut milk rice and chicken curry . 😋😋😋😋

[@rebeccarogers3420]

You could use muffin patty cases for quiche without pastry. That wouldn’t stick 😁

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I definitely could, I wasn't really thinking about it, just had that extra batter and didn't want to cut up another pastry sheet lol.

[@rosemariemichel7050]

Hearing the laugh of the kookaburra was so neat. Tasty pies.😊

[@bethenyauker4727]

Another great job on meals! I thought they all looked mouth watering!! No worries on filming out, we love watching anything you do!!

[@mylife-321-0]

Hi Nyssa, Your dumplings looked so yummy! You have got a lot of meals out of your meat, I need to learn how to cook for two. I spent years cooking for a large family and now the nest is empty. loving all the videos. You are doing a great job! Things will settle down and come together for your channel TFS!!♥

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I worry about not cooking for a mob eventually lol

[@punkyfish1977]

I'm the same, I am used to cooking for 8 and above people and now its only 3 adults , 1 who cannot eat more than a child portion and I always always cook too much, so now I just have a 'Make one for now, make one for later ' attitude, that way it feels more intentional when i have enough food to feed a small army haha

[@monikapatel8197]

Dumplings 😋

[@marygarcia5449]

Ya ya afternoon coffee & Nyssa! ❤❤❤❤

[@allthingsjonda5760]

You are a pro making those dumplings!!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Lots of practice when making so many for each meal lol

[@denesetowers4353]

You have made another great videos. We love because you are so real

[@mandiejohnson2802]

bulk pancake mix 8 cups all -purpose flour 6 tablespoons baking powder 3 tablespoon sugar 4 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoon salt Instructions For the Pancake Mix: Combine all the ingredients together in a large mixing bowl. Store in an airtight container or mason jar. Label the container using the printable labels from Walking on Sunshine Recipes. To Make the Pancakes: Shake the mix first before measuring out the cup of pancake mix. You want to make sure the ingredients are properly distributed and haven't settled before making the pancakes. Combine 1 cup pancake mix, 1 egg 1 cup milk together in a mixing bowl. Whisk together until smooth. Heat a griddle and grease with butter or non-stick cooking spray. Using a ⅓ cup measuring spoon, pour the batter on the hot griddle. Cook until bubbles appear. Flip and continue cooking another minute or until the bottom side is golden brown. Serve immediately. Notes This recipe is enough to make 2 large mason jars. It will make 4 recipes of pancakes, each recipe making 32 pancakes. Recommended P

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thankyou! I’ve been experimenting with adding coconut milk powder into the dry mix so only water and egg needs to be added to make it even more simple heh!

[@mandiejohnson2802]

@@OurSmallFootprint good thinking maybe this one will work :) 10 cups all-purpose flour 2 1/2 cups powdered milk 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup baking powder 2 tablespoon salt Directions Combine flour, powdered milk, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl; stir to blend. Store mixture in an airtight container and use within 8 months. To Make Pancake Batter: 2 cups pancake mix 1 cup water 1 large egg Beat together pancake mix, water, egg, and oil in a large bowl with a wire whisk or fork until smooth. This makes 16 4-inch pancakes

[@michelleh5727]

I know you probably get tried of us on repeat but you are entirely too hard on yourself.. you buy so little "convenient" foods .. a few food items to simplify your life you go for it girl.....prawns from Christmas wow you really can make food stretch... we are HERE for it all squirrels and all..lol Thank you for sharing!!

[@janeandrews4850]

My daughter brought me an Aldi Crofton caste iron Dutch oven, found it good

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I have one of the crofton shallow ones but I haven't been lucky enough to shop when they've had some of their cast iron ranges in their special buys! They had some roasting trays I would have loved recently, but I wasn't down there at the time and the friend I normally get to grab me stuff wasn't able to :S

[@janeandrews4850]

@@OurSmallFootprint I live 4hours from Aldi but my daughter lives in Dalby and rang to say they had them so she brought me one which I picked up when visiting her.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

@@janeandrews4850 Yay for good daughters! :D

[@lethaharris1608]

Thank you Nyssa ❤❤❤❤❤ wonderful video and always !!

[@madalina088]

As my son grows,he tends to eat more and more often

[@OurSmallFootprint]

The kids can graze all day heh, bottomless pits!

[@theonewhomjesusloves7360]

thats not scary, its awesome, they looked 👍 great...we would have eaten a bunch too😂

[@TheLifeOfAliInAustralia]

A basic muffin mix I've used for years (25 yrs hospitality) is only 5 ingredients (makes 12 cafe size muffins or 24 + cupcake size).. 5 cups SR flour, 2 cups sugar(easily use 1), 2 eggs, 600 ml buttermilk (or milk/milk substitute with a dash of vinegar) and 130gr melted butter. I ALWAYS add vanilla, then any fruits around. Would be an easy mix to jar, she just needs to add milk, egg, butter and whatever dried fruit or fresh fruit around The word for the pork mix is 'emulsified 😉 Not sure if you have heard, but a bunch of Aussie pages have had their channels deleted because they have even slightly shown their kids face's, it devastating.. just a heads up because I absolutely do not want that happen to you xx Happy Easter to you and your family

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you :) and happy Easter to you and yours as well! :)

[@julliefillippi8155]

Film when your shopping. So people think your crazy. I carry on a conversation with myself when I am shopping. Welcome to the crazy clan. I buy the dumpling wrappers. So much easier. Those dumplings are making me hungry. Think of what you would pay if you had those dumplings out. Yum. I think your pies look lovely.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Hehe, I know, I need to get over it!

[@aprilwright8056]

Pastries looked good! Great video!

[@ANNtique]

Pastry yum!

[@robynclarke5274]

Your dumplings sure looked delicious. We usually buy them which is expensive so I think I'll try to make some.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

It’s definitely cheaper to make them, but you eat less when you buy lol

[@markparkinson7194]

Awesome

[@allthingsjonda5760]

Super video!!

[@BonnyP-69r]

I wonder if it would work to fold the corners of the pastry back over the inside of those cheesy corn bakes.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

It probably would, so they're like little contained pies! :D

[@holleym2927]

Yum, yum, yum!!! I haven't had real food in a couple of days because I was prepping for a colonoscopy. Can you just imagine how hungry I am watching this!!!! Thanks, Nyssa!

[@bunnobear]

Oh boy I can, hope it went well :)

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Ick, I hope it went well, colonoscopy prep has to be one of the worst things EVER!

[@holleym2927]

@@OurSmallFootprint I agree about being one of the worst things ever!!! I'm done now and I'm okay, thank the good lord! I shouldn't have to do it again until 5 years!!!! I have a lot of issues with this that runs in my family, so have to do it pretty often. Hope you have a very successful shopping trip this week!!!

[@holleym2927]

@@bunnobearThank you so much! I'm good for another five years!

[@bettiegambrill8545]

I see you have another viewer with the name 'bettie'! Love your rambles and enjoy your food prep

[@NOVAFrugalFamily]

Yum! Everything looked amazing especially the dumplings/ potstickers. I used to get a good deal on egg roll wrappers and often used those for wontons too but the price has gotten high here. Makes me want some. Do you pick your shopping based on your schedule and your moms or more closer to the date based on what food you had left? I think you do a great job stretching your food so you just end up with boring foods at the end. It’s so hard to have others in the kitchen when you have so many things to do so totally agree with what you said about getting off track.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I mostly used to do it 6 weekly because most of my income was paid fortnightly so it worked well like that, but now I'll be sort of figuring out based on when income comes in and how we're going with food, we never have nothing left by the end of the shopping period, but we definitely lack some of the more convenient stuff and sometimes we run really short on veggies, I just don't have the room in the freezer for huge amounts of frozen veg, its one thing that I would prefer more of a stockpile of! But the garden was supposed to provide a bit this year too and it hasn't unfortunately.

[@NOVAFrugalFamily]

@@OurSmallFootprintI also gave up and stopped gardening which seems silly but I am in a busier area with tons of stores within minutes. If freezer room was unlimited, having the veggies would be amazing but you make so many amazing meals all the way through the time. The timing of shopping trips is certainly hard especially when you have to plan so far ahead. I mean the hamper you get could hold you over for a little bit longer if it landed in a good spot but it is certainly hard to know all of the things ahead of time.

[@Cynkarl1]

Nyssa, question? When does your weather start to cool off? We here in Northern CA are just starting to see Spring. Thanks for the wonderful video. Cindi

[@OurSmallFootprint]

The forecast atm is all 30-32, which is a lot cooler than it has been! we normally get our first frost in May :D

[@denisedavies5950]

Have Sonet in the kitchen to help while your making any type of bread. Its a good skill to learn.❤

[@denisedavies5950]

Maybe also good for home schooling learning measurements and ratios 🤷‍♀️

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Sonnet does a lot of cooking and is one of the ways she has learned her fractions etc heh :D

[@jenniferpalmer2337]

Yummy thanks

[@senzalbasha4455]

Love watching your channel. Here in regional vic. Was wondering where you purchased your your mincer machine ? 😊

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Luvele! Highly recommend it, low power draw but still very efficient! www.luvele.com.au/?ref=oursmallfootprint

[@Whimsy_Pose]

You can do the water bath in the airfryer as well, if you don't have a basket insert a silicon one would work. We poach eggs in the air fryer. Totally get the fry then steaming, best way for dumpling!😊 what is the oil sprayer you use? I have a few but they don't spray well.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I saw some silicone inserts for air fryers advertised I’ll have to have a look! It is a decor brand, works really well, half price sales at Cole’s/woolworths all the time too

[@Whimsy_Pose]

@@OurSmallFootprint anything that heat proof and will fit should work, small bake dish?

[@OurSmallFootprint]

@@Whimsy_Pose I don’t seem to have anything small enough lol, which doesn’t really surprise me it’s not like I cook anything in small batches heh

[@Whimsy_Pose]

@@OurSmallFootprint very true 😁

[@sharonburling2262]

Those pancakes looked good. What do you serve them with? My favourite is lemon and sugar. Do you use cornflour at all to thicken your stews etc? A Nepalese work colleague gave me some beef and also vegetarian dumplings his wife had made for him. They were delicious. The spicy satay sauce to go with them was thee bomb!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

We have a variety of things, we really love bacon and maple syrup hehe, but sometimes I grab a jar of blueberries off the shelf and turn it into a sauce or some cinnamon stewed apples as well! the kids like them with peanut butter too lol. I use cornflour or wheat flour depending on the dish, sometimes I find that corn flour if it is going to be cooked again (Like in a pie) can go a bit stretchy, and the texture isn't superb, whereas wheat flour doesn't do that :D

[@penelopepittstop100]

Re the photos of completed meals - is it a job you can allocate to Sonnet ??

[@frugalitystartsathome4889]

Or Daryl - didn’t you say he used to be into photography?

[@libbywilson3064]

How do you work out how much of the noodles to cook.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

for the Ramen ? I just cook 1kg of them if there's leftovers, the kids will warm them up or eat them cold the next day :D. Sometimes there's leftovers and sometimes there isn't heh

[@suziethunderchicken8704]

😊

[@smurphy3500]

Don't be so hard on yourself. Just call the grocery hauls what they are = 6 Week Grocery Haul #1 or 2 or 3 for 2024. It doesn't have to be by the week or month!

[@marierobinson3935]

yummy❤🇬🇧

[@elainecoad205]

Loved what you cooked in this video. That ramen at the end looked wonderful and I'm not a fan of noodles

[@OurSmallFootprint]

It’s so simple but very tasty, a meal all the kids enjoy and can have any veg/meat added that is around!

[@michelle10261]

Hi do you have any good recipes for a gluten free dairy free quiche. With not tomato or meat please. As I go to a craft group in Tara. Some ladies have dietary requirements. Thank you.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I make a frittata a lot, which means I don't have to worry about pastry and do it dairy free, I basically do 12 eggs with 1 cup of coconut milk and a little fat of some sort to help it not stick oil/ghee/whatever(or your milk of choice) add any spices I want, fill a pie dish with any veg/meat/whatever I want and pour it over and cook. It works really well, grease your pan or do it in silicone for it to come out easier for presentation, but its not too bad! But that same ratio would work well in a gluten free pastry base too. I like to wilt spinach/silverbeet in the pan before adding it, and then we add whatever we have on hand, corn, peppers, zucchini anything works! :D

[@michelle10261]

@@OurSmallFootprint yum thats sounds delishes

[@gloriadavidson8599]

😋😋😋😋😋😋🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@paulettejw]

It's up to you, girl it's your KZbin, it does get a little monotonous, and you are kind of all over the place laugh out loud, but my favorite is when you prepared the food that's what I tune in for. I think you just try to get everything in, and so you, tend to talk really fast and then it doesn't help when you speed up the video but it's your KZbin and I'll just catch what I can and won't what I won't! I'm certainly not gonna judge

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Heh, I’ve tried to slow down when talking but meh, it’s just my standard speed, I have tried to stop speeding up video and instead just sharing snippets of real time :)

[@paulettejw]

@@OurSmallFootprint it's really OK I love listening and seeing what you do, I think it's pretty cool with all that you do!!