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

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)
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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
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[@sarahmaddigan8869]

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

[@franceshurt3517]

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 !!

[@vickiwalker3486]

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

[@bethcollier3789]

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.

[@Ashton60578]

You do a fantastic job in the kitchen. Your garden is doing just fine. It has fed your family and given you relaxation when tending to it. Take care.

[@annmcnamara8]

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

[@janicedelp2775]

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

[@joneboy1326]

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

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Wow, thanks!

[@kimberlyenglehardt5770]

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. 🌺♥️

[@teedub1990]

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

[@thefatbaker]

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

[@kimkerley4218]

Your garden is beautiful 🤩 It gets better every year 😊

[@jermyayala398]

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

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

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

[@inthehouse1960]

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!

[@ChristineKelly1000]

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.😊❤

[@celiapereira5223]

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

[@Factopia776]

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! 🌿🌽🥦

[@VickyMarinho]

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

[@Kelleena1on1]

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

[@empret7704]

Great recipes will try them thanks 😊

[@AZJH8374]

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 😊 💓

[@garykuiken6191]

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]

Things are definitely a lot easier now :)

[@bboice08]

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

[@rxqg]

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

[@anjoma9746]

Puck's hair is beautiful.❤

[@glenyscallaghan1195]

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

[@juanitakauffman6336]

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

[@marionsmith1464]

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

[@SchalkP100]

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

[@isnoo1]

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

[@patassion]

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

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

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

[@gecoimbra3612]

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

[@margarettt7675]

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 KZbin 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.

[@earlray72]

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]

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

[@andreaschuler4435]

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

[@cisicosta]

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

[@rhondajo3]

Love watching you cook! Thanks for sharing!

[@d.i.sgusted3820]

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!

[@lindamaldonado6807]

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

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2jXpHhrmseel9U Find us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/ourportuguesehomestead

[@wendybeirne8597]

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. ❤

[@karstencreekfarm5258]

Thank you for sharing.

[@surajithalder7787]

Best KZbin channel

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Thank you 🥰

[@jeanelliott7491]

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]

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

[@faithrada]

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

[@heatherhall3452]

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]

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.

[@mariapelleya7410]

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

[@deehalpern8988]

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

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

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

[@sylviagonzales5228]

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

[@shannonmann5501]

Love your new content with the recipes!

[@joyguthrie964]

Love your orange cosmos and zinnias. Great recipes.

[@user-wq3yk1ox5w]

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]

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]

@@ourportuguesehomestead . Thankyou. ❤️

[@jeanhawken4482]

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.

[@gregphillips24]

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

[@mermaidshostkatrine]

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

[@rudymazar8666]

Clafouti is one of my favourite recipes

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

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

[@rudymazar8666]

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

[@micaeloliveira2727]

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

[@ericmehl1356]

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

[@jennyjohnson9012]

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]

Hope you like them 😁

[@movingforward2570]

Bo looks just like you❤

[@101life9]

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

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

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

[@101life9]

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

[@shaz666]

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. 😊

[@JudySnyder-dv5ld]

You're amazing!

[@newearth4071]

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

[@louisefourie5846]

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

[@billiegutierrez2506]

The quiche looks amazing

[@annregan5330]

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

[@sgrvtl7183]

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

[@thomascallaghan5988]

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]

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

[@carolleverton5274]

Lovely family. Lovely content fantastic food thanks ❤

[@tjanneke]

Het ziet er allemaal heerlijk uit. One LOVE.

[@davidking7353]

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

[@kimkerley4218]

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

[@Loesters]

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! 🧚‍♀️

[@uppanadam]

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

[@sambotros1918]

lovely

[@sheilanichols3647]

Beautiful dishes of food!

[@petraprutst2706]

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

[@lilleymac9471]

Such a lovely Video, it looks ideal there at the moment. Its so nice to see your children helping and being involved. Your a great mum giving your children this environment to thrive, grow and learn in. I hope to one day do that with mine too. a one year old and a three year old but its making that jump from our comfortable life to something more more different.great to see all your harvested fruits and food . I like your kitchen set up too. Thank you for the video.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Thanks for your lovely comment ❤️ It’s a different kind of challenge to do this with small kids, but it can be done

[@lilleymac9471]

Definitely, I take my hat off to you. I take my active one year old cleaning with me. It's challenging but you just find ways round things .

[@evangelinamunroe6745]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@brittjansen9737]

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

[@luisaleonardi666]

Lea, you're a great mum and so thoughtful of your family . Your children are so cute. Do they start speaking Portuguese? Love your vids ❤❤

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Thanks :) Puck has been in school for two years now, so her Portuguese is good

[@vyvienvp3413]

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

[@nicolebury2743]

You made my day! Beautiful recipes. That's the blessed life.

[@winsnadar6319]

Beautiful family

[@KhlaBaiTong]

So beautiful 🥰

[@jeanettefrancis6473]

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.

[@lieuwina]

Leah and Martin you have done a beautiful harvest this summer and as they say 'what you sow you shall reap', and you have done just that. The flowers in your garden with your vegetable garden is a lovely place, Congratulations on your potato harvest, what potato did you plant? How is the project coming on for your house on the top field? I remember Martin was flattening it out. Your tomato salad is lovely. Have you ever tried making Italian Caprese salad with tomato's (tomato, basil, mozzarella cheese, olive oil drizzled over) delicious. You can also bottle can your fresh peaches in a light syrup. You are absolutely doing a fantastic job on using your fresh produce and have inspired me to be more creative with food. I loved Puk humming she is a lovely young lady. Have a lovely day to you, Martin and family.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Sorry, I don’t remember which type of potato we planted. We’re making a little progress on the house, but mostly preparation so that we can start in the fall.

[@assuncaomeireles198]

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. ❤❤❤❤❤ 🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@carolynhandley8563]

Very good episode.

[@donnatrimble7439]

Lea your garden is soo pretty. Ur hard work pays off

[@jacquelinesilvabravolatam9952]

Love the recipes... thank you

[@Void_And_Absent]

You are a good cook.

[@erikacooper8348]

Beautiful meals, I'm so hungry now after watching you're great video I must go and make lunch! Thank you for taking us along with you. Best wishes from the UK.

[@nessuno1948]

The little girl learns......

[@susangranger3089]

Amazing food forest you have and I love watching you cook with all this lovely produce. You give me lots of ideas. Thank you for sharing!!

[@martinkavanagh196]

Beautiful just. -So healthful & tasty. Thanks for sharing.

[@susanpacheco8582]

I just came across your channel. Great video. Thanks for the recipes!

[@Annazelfvoorzienendleven]

Echt leuk om te zien, overal die kindjes erbij, jong geleerd oud gedaan, mooie recepten, lekker veel eieren verwerkt zo, de tuin is mooi met al die bloemen erbij. Dapper wat jullie hebben gedaan, Nederland verlaten en zelfvoorzienend te gaan leven. Mooi dat je zoveel succes hebt met je kanaal en ondersteuners op patreon, dan wordt je harde werken ook beloond met een stukje inkomen. Groetjes uit het natte Groningen en ik zie uit naar je volgende video.

[@emveecee]

I love the new components of your kitchen, Lea, and those were wonderful meals you prepared (yes, quite a bit of work involved in some of those). I love sunflowers, both for the display and their fruit. Those red ones?? Gorgeous- I wonder if the taste is any different?

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Thanks! Not sure on the taste of the sunflowers, I don’t really grow them for the seeds

[@helenmayor5111]

Love all those tasty recipes you made. Giving lots of ideas, thank you for sharing. The tomato quiche will try that again too. Take care ❤❤❤

[@suepittel426]

I love your videos!