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Hey everyone, I finally got a What we eat in a week done for this month! I haven't managed a second one for this shopping period!
This is about 9 days, although I realised when I was editing that I somehow forgot to voiceover day 3, so I clipped it out, it was the red rice and beans I mentioned on the bean video!
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[@DinoReader]

"Mom, are you watching the rooster lady again?" Yes, yes I am my dear.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Lol, they're so noisy! no matter where I film from they come find me!!

[@DinoReader]

@@OurSmallFootprint They make me laugh EVERY time. I love them!

[@CrazyGrandmaWeaz]

Lol whenever I set outside to watch one of her videos, my rooster goes a bit nuts trying to find it. 🤣

[@gloriadavidson8599]

All the meals looked really tasty 😋😋 Nyssa your background sound track - the not so silent ROOSTER and other bird sounds, dogs barking as well as your great commentary are just a JOY to watch!!!!! Thank you for sharing ❣️❣️ Love from the UK x

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you Gloria, I did try one of those mics that cuts everything but my voice out, but I really really didn't like it, sometimes I wish the wildlife and critters were a touch quieter, but I still prefer it to silence! :D

[@stephaniegilbert2476]

I get so excited when I see you have posted a new video. Awesome as always - you impress me with your resourcefulness, your skills and energy!!!! And your personality is delightful - a mix of sweetness and sarcasm that is perfect. 😀

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Naww, thank you Stephanie! :D

[@debimorsette1685]

I so admire you. You are a work horse, as was I. You’ve got kids and property to manage. I worked in mental health for 25 years and managed patients, therapists and psychiatrists. I worked 50 hours a week for most years and the last year, 2018, I worked 70-80 hours which enabled me to become debt and mortgage free when I retired. I’m guessing you work more than 80 hours. Keep the what we eat in a week videos coming. I really enjoy those. Debi in Vicksburg, MS, USA. 🥰🥰

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Not enough hours in a day to get all I'd like to get done done lol, but I'm happy to work hard to get us where we need to go, not quite debt free yet, but soon, I can see it which is always nice!

[@nanettesilas6062]

That rooster wants to be famous

[@heatherchambers1609]

He is! That is Earl😊

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I've tried varying where I do the voiceovers, but he comes and finds me!!

[@nanettesilas6062]

I like him , so consistent

[@lynneanthony168]

I think he already is!! 🐓

[@Sasha-16june]

I thought they only crowed first thing in the morning

[@Kazacks9602]

Things I love about this video! The rooster 😂 Your beautiful food Your authenticity (I could change my clothes and pretend it’s a different day but I don’t care) ❤ Your voice over’s (I could listen to you talk all day)

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Naww, thank you Carol :D

[@billiemoore3394]

You absolutely prove you can make gourmet food in a less than a perfect kitchen.Bravo!!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you :D

[@betsyjohnson9213]

How is her kitchen less than perfect??😮

[@OurSmallFootprint]

@@betsyjohnson9213 heh, I don’t have an oven, only a barbecue, the kitchen is outside on a patio, it’s def less than perfect :)

[@sylviahufer7019]

I love Japanese pancakes , this is another way I use up my zucchini and carrots that I have grated in the freezer . In the past I have used almond flour instead of normal flour .

[@OurSmallFootprint]

They're such a versatile thing to make, topped, untopped, any veg you want, any flour you want, eggs or no eggs!

[@debbiewenckowski4670]

I love the sounds of the wildlife. Love love the rooster xx

[@karishatavendale3432]

That bird at the 29,in mark is putting your friendly rooster to shame for the noise it's making! your meals always look so good

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I heard it while recording and thought the same thing! Cockatoo that one, they are super noisy as well! :D

[@bunnobear]

My husband asked who are you watching, my reply “ Nysa the lady who has saved us hundreds of dollars “ thank you ❤️ I am so keen to try the bagels

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Nawww, I am thrilled that some of what I do bleeds into what others do and helps them out!

[@vickiallum2190]

I can never get over how much you get done in a day.The meals you make are incredible.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you Vicki :). I feel like there's never enough hours mind you!

[@maruczka1]

Agree! She’s amazing!

[@colleenhalleday644]

Nyssa , not saying that you’re not busy but you should do a cook book. Hi from Perth

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Hehe, if I can get the blog up, that will be a good start, then I can start putting all the recipes there instead of in my various notebooks and then maybe I can collate something into a book hehe! :D

[@christinamillington2342]

I love the roosters. Jessica from 3 rivers is another of ny favourite channels. I love meals for the week videos. Hope you gad a good shopping trip. Take care and look forward to the next video xx

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you Christina, a lot of people like the week meal videos! I try and do a couple a shopping period, but I don't always get to them hehe.

[@sallyhostetter2820]

Nyssa, Hi from USA, 9,000 and some odd miles away. No problem standing in the same space for this video. Ha, ha. You are funny. I need to hear the rooster every video. Love it. Your family nutrition is really good. Sourdough and Miso - your family has good gut health. Loved this video. I made your Lasagna soup but used boxed lasagna noodles. I guess shame on me. Yay sourdough.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I think the beauty of making it into a soup is no matter what noodles you use they would soften up lovely and suck up all that sauce! We used spirals one time, but I definitely didn't add enough liquid lol, it ended up very thick and forkable hehe :D

[@mplummer1574]

Would it help to take one of your older kids shopping with you? I take my grandson and he’s a huge help but we don’t do it for days so maybe it just doesn’t work to take help?

[@OurSmallFootprint]

@@mplummer1574 I think it’s too long with too much condensed for them to be helpful, I think they’d end up dragging their feet. But the two oldest also don’t do car travel fantastically, they get a bit car sick. I think also, that coming on my own is kind of a break, I only get time on my own once every 6 weeks and it’s nice heh

[@SodbusterLiving]

That rooster. He makes me laugh every time. Love these videos! ❤

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Noisy sod, but I do love him, Darryl is hopefully building a tractor for him while I'm shopping, because he's such a calm rooster he keeps getting attacked.

[@JustMeeee2]

Thank you for ALL the things! Have a Blessed Day!!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you for watching! :D

[@karenlauder9768]

Hi Nyssa🥰 Is that Earl trying to compete with you at the beginning of the video😂🤣😂 He wants his own KZbin channel that cheeky rooster😆 There is nothing fake about your videos & that’s what we love. Keeping it real! I can’t relate to the fake channels on yt. Great to see how you used the canned pork to make it crispy. Your sushi looked professional🤩 I’m sure you will love the pickled ginger next time. Wow you make fancy porridge!!! Lucky kids, I just do oats, water, a grated apple & cinnamon. Hope the shopping trip goes well 🥰

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Earl and Shadow are generally the two crowing at me lol That canned pork is super versatile, so handy to have on the shelf! Hehe, I vary what I make them depending on my mood, some like it fancy, some plain etc, it is the one time I do regret not having a microwave so I could make up diff little instant packets and they could pick and choose what they want lol.

[@qwertyqwert2772]

stand wherever the hell you want! I still need to try those bagels!!!!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Hehe. They're time consuming, but when I make them I remember how good they are and how much they are worth the effort!

[@fonkapollo]

I live in Wisconsin, USA, and we definitely have different winters. 😉

[@holleym2927]

If this is your version of a "pantry challenge" I want to eat at your house every day!!!! YUM!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Hehe, I do have a well stocked pantry! but at the same time, at this point in the month there is a little more thought that goes into the yummy meals!

[@amandapicazo2]

You make such a variety. I'm inspired.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

We try, I do like to make lots of different things even if we're using the same ingredient over and over lol :D

[@NicoleARLore]

Lots of great meal ideas… can’t wait to try with my family!!! Thank you! Love ur channel… ❤from 🇨🇦

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you Nicole, I always look at these videos as like flicking through those free recipe magazines at the grocery store hehe!

[@kerrijones719]

Hi Nyssa, had to wipe the drool off my keyboard!! You could open a cafe with your tasty food. It looked delicious 😋. Safe travels and am looking forward to your next video. 😀

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you Kerri! :D

[@nvdxn]

thank you. your videos are an inspiration, the lemon syrup looks like an easy way to use up some lemons, and I am off to the shops to buy a cabbage for cabbage pancakes

[@OurSmallFootprint]

We love the lemon syrup, definitely something I'll do again with a surplus of lemons! The cabbage pancakes are delish, definitely a family fave here! :D

[@atlanticalilly]

Miss you Nessa. I pray u guys are well, especially with all of the issues lately 🤞

[@laurakaszuba6785]

I just watched this and now I am so hungry! I don't think I'm gonna find anything in my kitchen that even remotely could be fixed like your meals.😢 awesome as usual. Love you guys

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you Laura! a lot of people comment that they always try and eat while watching lol :D

[@heatherbolichowski1910]

Focaccia and bagels are still on my to-do list! I am trying to have every second week as a pantry challenge except for buying produce to make sure leftovers get used up. That is definitely a work in progress!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I think however you make it work that you use up leftovers is a good thing, whatever sequence of events makes it work for you is the best way! I bake a lot less bread in winter because the timing is harder lol.... but we eat more stews and soups which would be nicer with bread! contradiction there :D

[@jacquienatale2160]

Love watching ❤

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you Jackquie :D

[@barbaraallan5954]

I dont know how you manage to do so much in a day, your children are lucky to have you and a great life xxx

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I put a lot of it down to not having to go anywhere, no commute times, all the schoolwork gets set up of an evening and I direct them during the day and I get long days because I don't have to go anywhere! :D

[@carolbolton4800]

❤Hi Dear Nyssa, You are sooo talented in so many ways! I know that I have said that often; but you consistently meet the highest of "cusine bars," even when you are just a few days away from your 6-week-shopping trip to Brisbane! The meals you prepared are delightful, I must make some lasagna soup - I could "alllllmost" taste the sweet aroma wafting thru your patio kitchen! 😋 T'was lovely indeed to see! Be safe on your trip to Brisbane, and I can't wait to see what "goodness" you purchase to prepare for the family and "us" - your faithful followers - again soon! 😊 Love from America!❤ Carol

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you Carol!, the Lasagne soup is so good and the leftovers are almost even better! worth making a big pot and eating from it for a couple of days hehe.

[@sharonburling2262]

The foccaccia looks delicious! Considering your near the end of the 6 week period, the food was in abundance! I cook my roast I n water first for about 45 minutes. This liquid is then used with the vegetable water to make our gravy. I also use the tub of Maggi gravy. I can sometimes have enough gravy to freeze a few containers. Might be different for you guys. There's only 2 of us most meals!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Leftovers aren't in abundance here lol, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but sometimes it would be nice for an easy lunch hehe :D

[@caroljane75]

Open kitchen, no oven……wow what amazing dishes you can make. Cooking in the cold is what would get me. Love the rooster!🐓

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I'm lucky that our daytime weather is still pretty good even in the middle of winter, still 10-15 is the lowest it kinda gets. Though the early morning porridges can be in negative temps lol, and it does get a bit chilly if I'm still doing food prep in the dark. But we tend to eat earlier in winter so we get everyone fed and bathed and inside with the fire before it gets toooooo cold :D

[@caroljane75]

@@OurSmallFootprint I’ve cooked similar to that…..not long term. Camping, power outages. It’s amazing what becomes normal.

[@lindamahar1244]

Hi new to footprints first show you talk so fast but you have settled more in front of the camera, enjoyed your hints etc, gee the boys great unpacking, I am in Reservoir Me,Bourne Victoria

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Welcome Lyn! Yes, I do talk a little fast lol, but I have tried to slow down and I just pick up the pace again lol, I can't seem to maintain that slower pace, I kinda do everything at a decent clip though! :D

[@marywalsh8344]

Wow U are a fabulous cook 👩‍🍳

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you Mary! :D

[@Karomatics]

Okonomiyaki! Yum. I cant wait to make it. I have gotten so many good ideas from you. Thank you!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

It is such a good filling meal with really simple ingredients, and I love how long cabbages last!

[@thelmacampbell2623]

I think the rooster is a happy sound, he says he's on the job 😊...

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Hehe, I love hearing all the animal sounds, some people find him a bit hard to listen to in the audio though! :D

[@lynneanthony168]

Hi Nyssa 👋 I have some catching up to do but I started here and now.....I'm STARVING!!! Happens every time. Your family is so lucky to have your beautiful homemade meals every day. 😋

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you Lynne :D.

[@jennifersisson-pg3in]

It all looks so good! Thanks for the share. I would just strain and squeeze the lemons with some cheese cloth or a Tshirt if it's where you want it.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Yeah, I think I need to get the lemons out of there, or its going to get more and more bitter.. though at the same time, its been weeks, so maybe it is at peak bitterness lol, who knows!

[@MsBettyboop1970]

Great meals love ❤️

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you :D

[@clairescott6540]

Love the rooster 🐓 ❤ great meals as usual xx

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you Claire :D

[@wilburwild4731]

So happy you gave us a guacamole update! I've been hanging out for an update since you forzen it to see how it went.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I keep on forgetting! There’s been a bit of a learning curve in regards to defrosting, I tried leaving it out for an hour and then using the thermomix but it ended up like guac ice cream lol… this batch we used warm water with it in a ziplock, I was concerned it would discolour, it didn’t but it did end up quite thin, but still perfectly usable. I think best option is to not forget to pull it out and put it in the fridge a few hours before a meal lol

[@wilburwild4731]

@@OurSmallFootprint awesome advice thanks! They are a dime a dozen when they are in season up here so was really keen to see how it went.

[@julierex6754]

Love your videos Nysa! You are an amazing cook!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you Julie! :D

[@spookbeyourself]

i soak my oat overnight in almond milk or hazelnut milk then cook in the morning thick creamy yummy

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I keep on saying I should soak, and keep on forgetting! :D

[@maryg0round399]

i really love watching these they give me so many meal ideas!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I'm so glad, that is kinda what I aim for! :D

[@robynclarke5274]

I loved your puff pastry quiche, I'm going to use this, thank you

[@mandiesplace]

Great job!! It doesn’t look like your at the end of a six week period with no shopping! All the meals looked great! Every time I see the bagels and pizza dough I wonder why I haven’t tried them yet!😂 I love these videos thank you!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Hehe, both are definitely worth a go! :D. Thankyou :D

[@SimonneBee]

Thanks so much for these videos. Going to watch again and write down ideas and quantities for meals to make coming up.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I think these short form ones work a little like flicking through a recipe magazine hehe, just tickle a thought of something you could make similar! :D

[@countrymousesfarmhouse497]

Fantastic food. ❤ I'm always inspired by what you're doing, every single month. I'm not struggling with the pantry challenge despite having a few spanners thrown at us at the moment, but we're definitely eating less exciting meals this week. Plenty of good, real ingredients but so little time to make from scratch. Nevertheless my family is all fed and happy. That chicken over potatoes looks delicious, I admit that before I serve anyone, I put some of each meal in the fridge. My savages could easily go through large piles of meat or chicken and I'd never have those leftover meals that are my favourite. Thank you for continuing to inspire me. Have a beautiful weekend lovelies ❤❤

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I probably should do the 'leftovers first' approach too lol. We haven't been eating much sourdough lately, its hard to get the routine working again in winter!

[@mnchop8503]

I should take your advice! I always intend on leftover meat, though my husband seems to just eat more if there it is. Last week he easily ate two 12 Oz steaks.... 😮 I eat 6 Oz! But I also love veggies more.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

@@mnchop8503 Darryl is a bit the same I tend to serve him when it’s a meat dish that should have leftovers and fridge the rest, but he is known to go cut more meat off a few hours later lol

[@susanmontgomery1104]

Pizza looks so yummy as all of you cooking!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I love our sourdough pizza hehe, we generally have it once a week! :D

[@rosemariemichel7050]

Yummy yummy yummy for the tummies!! I like the 🐓

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Hehe, thank you! :D

[@katiestockley5984]

deliously awesome Nyssa xox

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you Katie! :D

[@lanyrogers5707]

Love the way you stretch your food and still make appetizing meals. I would eat all of what you make except sushi:-)

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I really try to still make appetising food, I can be slack and just not eat if something doesn't appeal to me lol, I don't have a particularly big appetite in general and am pretty happy to skip meals, so I need to 'want' to eat the food heh

[@stoneshillhomestead2569]

I love your videos and your creativity! Jessica @threerivershomestead is very creative also. I agree that you are doing a pantry challenge every 6 weeks. Living off grid makes it routine I’m sure!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Definitely feels like we do, even though we then shop again at the beginning of the six weeks, I suppose a true challenge would be to skip a shop completely, and maybe if the gardens do ok this year, it might be feasible! or drag out 8 weeks instead of 6 or something!

[@ronalee34]

@@OurSmallFootprint The pantry challenge is flexible according to the family's needs. I think you do your version of a pantry challenge all the time and I really admire you. I hope the gardening will be less frustrating this year!

[@irenedombryant2023]

Nyssa a couple of channels I watch Hot Thai Kitchen, School of Wok, Ziang's Food Workshop to name a few! Hot Thai Kitchen does a Chicken Penang (can also be done with Beef). Has only taken me nearly 20 years to find someone who could show me this dish as I remember it and it's spot on, think it might be one you like. Also have found a really good Katsu Curry on Food with Chetna. Love that Rooster, really makes me smile would say, he could drive you nuts when you are doing the voice over.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Oooh thank you for the channel suggestions! I was watching a bunch of Marions kitchen the other day too for inspiration on flavours for noodle dishes hehe :D Hehe, sometimes it is very hard to keep going when he keeps interrupting lol.

[@irenedombryant2023]

@@OurSmallFootprint will have to go have a watch as Daughter said "yep, I've seen her channel"! and said to me to let you know about the channel, Yeung Man Cooking.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

@@irenedombryant2023 Thank you, added to my list! :D

[@irenedombryant2023]

@@OurSmallFootprint Just remembered another I think you would like : Spice N' Pans

[@tinapennington1587]

I feel stupid for even saying this but before watching your channel with the rooster I now know that they just don’t crow at sunrise 😂

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Lol, I think its a common thing to think! But no, they use it to communicate too, and generally speaking when he crows the ones penned up with the hens start crowing too and then he goes again etc lol.

[@Victoria.Stein0201]

Love your videos. I'm in the US so masa is in every store however I buy my bulk masa at Sam's club or Costco or at a Hispanic grocery store. Costco here I have to order it online to be sent to my house Sam's club I can get it in store. Maybe look if you can have it delivered to your mom's and it's there when you go for 6 wk run.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Amazon delivers here at not too bad a price, but I will definitely see if there is a hispanic grocery store anywhere near where I go, there's a few asian ones, but I haven't seen any others! We don't eat them that often, so the fact that its a little more expensive isn't so bad, but it would be nice to have access to it a bit cheaper! Mum works full time and lives in a unit complex, getting things delivered to her can be really hit and miss :S

[@Victoria.Stein0201]

@OurSmallFootprint wonder if Costco can have it delivered to its store you go to so your pick up day is the same time you will be there. Do you have Sam's Club there? Also depending on the masa you buy you could use it for a variety of thinks. Tamales, corn bread, tamale/cornbread ground beef bake, corn fritters, corn dogs, if you can find it cheap enough there in big quantity it could be very useful for you

[@OurSmallFootprint]

@@Victoria.Stein0201 our Costco doesn’t seem to have any masa avail at all. Not a line it stocks from what I can see!

[@Victoria.Stein0201]

@OurSmallFootprint that stinks. We have Sam's club and another warehouse store called BJs here not sure if you can find them there. I'm trying to think of people on KZbin who use masa a lot with good recipes to share with you.

[@RebeccaShepherd]

I know you are always super busy, I wonder if you woukd get the chance to show us what your stock is like just before a 6 week shop?

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I really hate the current setup of my 'pantry' lol, until I get the new part built, it is spread out over part of the top of the house, shelves down in the kitchen area and tubs and barrels stacked out of the way all over. I was so hoping to have it built before now, and then I could stack everything centrally and it would be so much nicer (and easier) to share! but it just hasn't happened. I will try and do it for next month though, I do sometimes share photos of the shelves to try and explain in my 'planning' videos, but sometimes I just don't get to it :D

[@cherrygripe4961]

oh man I just finished making bagels and now I see methods I could have implemented to not have them look and taste like rubber tires lol

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Lol, an excuse for more bagels!

[@cherrygripe4961]

@@OurSmallFootprint its been going so much better LOL

[@OurSmallFootprint]

@@cherrygripe4961 heh. The more you handle dough, the better you get at it I reckon, you start to learn the feel of it without conscious thought

[@cherrygripe4961]

@@OurSmallFootprint yeah Ive been baking nearly every day and I do find the process easier and less and less stressful

[@AylaHarmon-hh4of]

Hello 🤗

[@cinapoowee7582]

A whole jar of your onion jam on my pizza please!!!!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

It's so good! I'm looking forward to next pizza night now! :D

[@saravillareal6012]

Loved everything you made as usual accept the the fish dish 😋 it's just me so maybe I can go live with you you can adopt me 😊

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Hehe, one more mouth to feed wouldn't make much difference around here! :D

[@jenniferr2057]

Your rosters think you are lonely and talking to yourself.... They are talking with you so you don't look crazy....

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Lol, totally! They are coming to keep me company! :D

[@marilyngandhi8571]

Love from Ipswich, Qld. 💚💚💚