Perfect Comfort Food | Shepherds Pie, Peach Blueberry Cobbler, Homemade Ice Cream

[@KAStodgell]

I love how Dan mindfully put his arm around you to keep you from falling. An act of Love for sure.❤️Keeper❤️

[@LoveMyCoffee10]

You & Dan are an Amazing couple! Just Beautiful ... I love making Shepherd's Pie on a cold day. The Red Pepper Jelly sounds devine, I will have to make it

[@metamud8686]

So funny to hear how planning for YT videos now has you much more mindful of your day (e.g., remembering to thaw out things). Glad we can give something back to you that way 🙂

[@janicecraig2364]

Oh I am so excited to learn about your freeze dryer. Congratulations and thank you Harvest Right for choosing such a deserving You Tuber!

[@buddharain6066]

So nice to see Dan on camera! He seems like an awesome husband and father! Love the spring… what a great place!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

He’s the best!

[@sabrinaknapp256]

Pyrex says on their website that their measuring cups can be used for either dry or wet. I have definitely used it for both. This seems to fall under the "don't sweat the small stuff" category for me. I will keep on using the one that is easiest to grab. Love your videos!!!!

[@chrissyfrancis8952]

I knew the rule, but always use what leaves me less dirty dishes!

[@Getjoyful]

God has blessed you and your family. It's beautiful to see a big family like yours being so self efficient. Love this.

[@sandyrees490]

I love that your recipes are made of Whole Foods. No store bought mixes! Can’t wait for your cookbook to come out into the world

[@lindas.8036]

Congrats on the freeze dryer. I, and I am sure other subscribers, sent an email to Harvest Right, advising they would be well-placed to send you a freeze dryer! I got a very nice, non-committal response from them, and am delighted they are sending you one! I understand you know Jessica from Three Rivers, and she does all kinds of fantastic things with hers. Wow! I can't think of a better spokesman for Harvest Right than you and Jessica! Again, congrats! I am delighted!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Really???? Oh my goodness thank you so much. What a kind and thoughtful thing to do!❤️

[@taraschmidheini4674]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐😇

[@cynthiafisher9907]

I love to watch you bake and cook! It seems like it would be easier for you to have all your baking ingredients by the counter where you were filming so you don’t have to traipse back and forth across the kitchen so many times. Oh, I’m excited for the cookbook! And congratulations on the freeze dryer! That will be so much fun.

[@kittyrichards9915]

I think that's how she stays so trim and slim!

[@judithniles4229]

Chelsea, don't fret about the measuring cups, they can be used for wet or dry ingredients. All the food that you made today looks utterly delicious 😋

[@cathylongstreth5405]

My mom found out that HER mother used the same cup for both wet and dry, and gave me a big lecture about why you can't use them interchangeably. Obedient as I was, I have always used both. As an older adult, I decided there was no need and just use a single cup now...less dishes❣️

[@marilyngodfrey868]

Your meals always look so yummy! God bless all of your family!

[@1944chevytruck]

I hope your family appreciates the work you do to make all that yummy food! ..... great job!

[@Sammysam44]

What a sweet man to reach out and hug u while walking xoxo you've met your moat wonderful matches 💖

[@LittleMountainRanch]

He's amazing! ❤️

[@crizzyjj]

I love your videos! You make the best recipes and communicate so well. I want to share that the only differences in the measuring cups is that a liquid measure has a spout and dry measure is made for easy leveling of dry ingredients. A cup is a cup, so you've been doing it right all along. Can't wait to see what you do with the freeze drier.

[@tammyfletcher7667]

I so agree!

[@karenruise9275]

I think shepherd's pie needs to go in the rotation this next week. And I have a few bags of frozen blueberries that I need to use. Thanks for the recipes. For someone that claims to not like cooking (I would have never guessed), you sure do a great job at it.

[@paulanelson1884]

Every time I see your wood cook stove i just oohhh n ahhhh over it! 😁 I have always dreamed of having one but now that I live in Louisiana USA. Just not feasible! We have summer time weather just about 7-9 months of the year! We pretty much live in a tropical state! But your stove is so beautiful! My Maw Nichols cooked on one till I was about 10 yes old! I loved staying with her n helping her cook on that stove!

[@animae80]

In the UK Shepherds pie is made with ground lamb (hence the Shepherd in the name). We call the one made with beef or pork< Cottage pie. 😁

[@cindyupton7357]

I adore your wood cook stove!

[@melissafields3376]

I also forget to take my ground meats of my freezer to thaw ahead of time. However now, I repackage them into freezer ziploc bags( quart = one pound. gallon = 2 pounds) i smooth them out evenly and flat; even into the corners (no air pockets, less freezer burn) I can then stack them in my freezer; takes up less space. If I forget to thaw, I just cut open around the edges, put in a skillet and in about 8 or less minutes; it's nearly cooked! I've been doing this for about 40 years now.

[@JKnight911]

Oh I’d love for you to put a cookbook together. All of your food looks delicious. I found your channel a couple weeks ago. I just love your content. Thank you for sharing all that you do. I must say, I’m a little jealous because I’d love to live where you live, and the lifestyle you live. Unfortunately I’m over 50 and single with health problems so I’d never be able to do all the work required. But in my eyes, you have the perfect little homestead!

[@rhondamontiel3827]

The sound of that crunchy snow is great for those who have never experienced it. Having grown up in Michigan I can't imagine wondering what it's like!

[@lynsmith2698]

Omgoodness Chelsea, wow…..I am so excited for you getting a freeze dryer. You guys so deserve it. Congrats 💕 PS the only difference between wet and dry measuring cups is…there is room above the one cup line for the liquid cups so you don’t spill it when you carry it to the bowl. They are box one cup. So either way…..they both work. I love ketchup on my shepherds pie too.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thanks for clearing that up! Makes perfect sense.

[@metamud8686]

That frreezedryer is going to totally revamp your preservation. Your pantry will be completely different next year. And you will be amazed by the flavour of freezedried green beans vs. the canned muck you have now ;-) You have no idea how much more excited you will be once you get the hang of it. It's really a game changer, total overhaul. I'm so excited for your family to 'get' one from HR (not sure if there are strings attached to the gift, but showing it on YT will be more than a fair deal for you). Hip hip huzaaa!

[@jenthrasher5056]

We're I live 15 is freaking cold. We've got snow twice already, typically we don't get snow before Christmas. It's gonna be a cold snowing winter this year. I hope everyone got prepped over the summer. I also prep foods, of course my lasagna I get cooked, cool then vax seal single servings for freezer, did same for homemade cast iron pizzas, made up 360 hot wings and vax-sealed into 8 per pack for freezer. Made Chilli 2 huge pots, (12 lbs hamburger) and have 38 4 serving freezer bowls ready for winter. Thanks for sharing your versions of prepping

[@barbaraodonnell963]

I love watching you! I love your farm, your canning and all that goes with homemaking. Anxiously waiting for your cookbook!

[@sheilaflory2541]

I took a cooking class in high school and my grade was reduced on a cooking session because I used a liquid measure rather than one for dry ingredients. I was raised to reduce the number of dishes to clean but it’s something I’ve never forgotten!

[@debbiemusgrove676]

I think the liquid dry cups is a new thing that everybody has discovered and so has to pass it on. I’ve been using those Pyrex cups for both for years and everything turns out that’s fine. I make my shepherd pie just like you except I don’t add broth and I mix the cheese in with the potatoes. Everybody loves it. Great comfort food. I’ll have to try blueberries and peaches with my cobbler next time since I love blueberries.

[@wild_free_homestead]

I learned that about the measuring cups a couple years ago and I've been cooking, canning, etc... for many years. So don't be embarrassed about not knowing. I bet there are a lot of people that don't know this. Thank you for sharing your family cobbler recipe.

[@jennydeininger9029]

I love shepherds pie! I recently learned that if it’s made with ground beef instead of lamb, it’s called cottage pie. The roasted garlic in mashed potatoes is delicious. I add a squeeze of lemon juice too. You can’t taste the lemon (unless you use too much) but the acid with the starchy potatoes makes the flavor pop.

[@marisaivany5559]

I didn't know the measuring cup thing either. Well, now we know. 😊

[@mary-lynnberti7081]

We also love Shepherd's pie. I have always added a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce to the meat mixture and we eat it the British way with HP sauce on top instead of ketchup. In fact, I get cravings for the sauce, which is why I make Shepherd's pie! Ketchup on meat loaf. It's so interesting to hear other families food traditions. I absolutely love your videos and send warm thoughts from Winnipeg, where we had a little blizzard last night and are about as snowy as you are!

[@dawnrodney7032]

Chelsea, you have such a calming voice that if I don’t listen to you in the morning I feel I haven’t started my day right🥰❤️🙏I have watched your videos over and over again, lol!! Love all your material!!!

[@NaturalLivingHomesteader]

You will love your freeze dryer! I love Cooking with my freeze dried foods. I've had a harvest right for 2 years now and use it all the time. My most favorite things are Freeze dried onions and freeze dried peppers. I also freeze dry most of my frozen veggies to save freezer space. Freeze drying your herbs is the best! They taste and smell exactly like fresh. Enjoy!

[@elizabethlink3993]

💚 How absolutely wonderful that you have a spring on your property and it's gravity fed down to the house! Getting a little creek flowing in the ditch that remains will be so nice. I definitely have a water source like that on my "Dream" property! Super yummy-looking Cobbler, Shepherd's Pie and Ice Cream, Yum-O! 💚

[@lindseykayesgarden]

Don’t worry about the measuring cups, either will measure a cups by volume. The clear measuring cup just makes it easier to measure a liquid without having to fill multiple cups.

[@brendalawhon6567]

I just found your channel and love it your great cooker beautiful place I'm 70 disabled Im a artist I'm from West Virginia always ,giveI a thumbs up God bless you and your family.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Welcome!

[@Ater_Draco]

Your Cottage Pie looks lovely. It must be a real arm workout, mashing all those potatoes! My mum was one of 8 children. My nan would have loved your kitchen. She worked wonders with a small gas cooker and a tiny galley kitchen, but I don't know how she managed logistically. Thank you for sharing

[@sassmediaaccount217]

Congrats on getting the freeze drier! Your preservation game is about to go NEXT LEVEL!

[@karenlemley8656]

We were taught the difference with the measuring cups but it really doesn't matter what you use as long as they are the measurements called for, lol. I used to do it all the time and I came out alright, lol.

[@LollyJK1]

"Smells like summer" is appreciated and understood by those who live in a winter climate. I say it often about flowers I purchase in the middle of winter. I'm new to your channel and absolutely love it!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Welcome!

[@tanjarott7535]

Congrats on the freeze dryer!!! Yay. That is really a neat thought that you could be preserving food for your kids for the future. So cool. At first when I saw you pull out the ketchup I thought you were putting it on the ice cream, lol. I am like...is she serious? Takes me a while to catch on, lol. What a lovely meal for your family. That takes a lot of time thinking out big meal plans like that. I get to cook on a wood stove we purchased from our Amish neighbors when they upgraded. I like cooking on it. Especially simmering soups all day or making stock. It is also our main heat source in our house.

[@cassandras1688]

I did wonder if they were a good heat source as well as cooking. Thanks for answering my unasked question.

[@cathydavis9259]

I did NOT want a freeze dryer. The bad reviews about changing oil, poor customer service and problems I read turned me off. A year ago this month, after hearing all the KZbin channels sing their praises I gave in and bought the large freeze dryer, oil free pump with extra shelves. I now LOVE it. Customer service has been very kind and helpful with my questions and user error issues. My kids are grown up so it’s just the 2 of us but I’m using it all the time. It’s going almost non stop. You don’t need to have a large family to make it worthwhile. I am not sorry I bought a freeze dryer. ❤

[@CindyBradshaw-d9l]

Glad you love your Lodge pans! They are made in a small community just outside Chattanooga, Tennessee...my hometown. Really great store at the plant! You'd LOVE it!

[@KellyMclane]

I live in Georgia 🇺🇸 & it tickled me when you said you had to check your spring box “before winter sets in”. I consider what y’all are walking through a fantastic winter wonderland! Looks “set in” big time to me ☺️. So beautiful! Love your videos!

[@carolynmills513]

I would love to have a large glass of that pure spring water.

[@teresakryvenchuk6205]

Your 🥫 canned food is awesome. Reminds me of my grandma's cellar. My husband is from Canada 🇨🇦.

[@susan-almosta_farm8823]

That is so amazing and wonderful that Harvest Right sent you a freeze dryer!! So exciting!!! I can't wait to buy one some day.

[@KayWilliams-ef3jg]

I've always made a weekly list for dinners. I shop from my list to save money. So, in the morning I just check the list to see what I need to do and what time I need to start cooking. My boys liked to check the list too and often suggested a meal which was great.

[@michelerowes4340]

So nice to see your GP with you in the forest . Had one too when we first came to our farm .they are certainly a force! Good puppy

[@jeannereddig5080]

Your property is beautiful. The natural spring water is amazing. All the recipes look delicious. Especially the cobbler and ice cream. Yum😊

[@carolschedler3832]

Congrats on the Freezeright!! Woooo hoo!

[@tammyfletcher7667]

I've been cooking for 41 yrs I knew there were different measuring cups but still didn't use them. My recipes are always good so I wouldn't feel bad. Only in baking do I measure, I go by taste and the looks of things. You can tell you are a marvelous cook. Congratulations on your freeze dryer. If I were young I would have loved one but my children are all married. Just me and my husband. I'm anxious to see how you use it.

[@rachelanderson9091]

Beef is cottage pie, lamb is shepherd's pie ! In the UK anyway. Cumberland pie has (usually) leeks in place of onions, carrots and peas, plus the mash is topped with mature cheddar (or 'old sock') cheddar.

[@thegabrielfarmstead]

Beautiful pantry you have. We also love the way you arrange it. It looks so neat. It's amazing how weather is variable from continent to another. We live in Southern Africa and -10 degree celcius is freezing cold for us...Looord... and then you casually said "it's not even that cold" 😂. Our coldest day in winter is -1 on average! Also, we don't have freeze dryers here, we mostly sun dry for preservation. We enjoy your videos.

[@Kranzinator28]

red pepper jelly is AHMAZING on top of cream cheese as a dip or if you bake brie in puff pastry and put it on top its good too. yum

[@karendooks6244]

Here in England that cobbler would most likely have been served with custard, nice and thick. Love these sort of recipes, my children, now grown up, tell me that the food they ate as children was full of fat and sugar. They then proceed to feed their children with manufactured snack bars masquerading as health bars where the first 2 ingredients listed are sugar and fructose. My answer is, all three of you grew up healthy, and my son is a Royal Marine Commando, so must of done something right with all my from scratch cookery. 😂😂

[@janana6786]

So happy for your gift fro harvest right. Yay!!

[@CrMizer]

Congratulations on the freezedryer! Can't wait to see what you make.

[@SauerPatchGardening]

You are both so knowledgeable. You have such a beautiful place there. I know its a labor of love. I'm so happy that i found your channel. Everything you do just makes me happy. I've been binge watching.

[@nancyowen6936]

I cannot wait for future news on cookbook - I’m so excited. Count me in for a copy!

[@terrymiller6218]

HELLO, YOUR VIDEOS ARE SO WONDERFUL TO WATCH, I GET LOST IN WATCHING YOU WORK IN YOUR KITCHEN!!! IT'S FUN TO WATCH SOMEONE WITH YOUR ENERGY LEVELS WORK AND HAVE FUN DOING IT!!!! YOU ARE ENLIGHTENING AND INSPIRING TO ME AND I HOPE MANY OTHERS ALSO FOR YOUR GRACE IS BEAUTIFUL TO WATCH!!! THANK YOU FOR BEING SO INSPIRING FOR THE REST OF US!!!!! THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOU !!!!

[@scotserve]

I love shepherd's pie but I don't put a lot veg in it but that's the way I love it plus really creamy potatoes loads of onions and lovely gravey in it. And I'm from Scotland UK.

[@staffordlee1430]

I’ve never seen Shepherds Pie made w/ tomato paste before. I’ve always made mine w/ gravy and Worcestershire sauce. Your version reminds me of the flavor profile of how I make meatloaf, especially if it were 1/2 beef & 1/2 pork. So fun!!! The golden brown top made me want some so bad:-) The cobbler w/ honey & vanilla scented ice cream was just gorgeous. You are a delight to watch. Your pantry is AMAZING! Truly your whole set up is inspirational. What a sweet, productive, impressively self sufficient life. God Bless you and your family. And congratulations on the freeze dryer. Looking forward to seeing how that goes. Thank you for sharing so much information and great recipes and ideas! The red hot pepper and basil ribbon jelly looks beautiful and sounds delicious. It would make a wonderful Christmas gift. Can’t wait to see how you make it!

[@kristiweik7777]

Oh I'm so glad you get a freeze dryer! I don't have one, but I've seen what can be done with them from those I watch!

[@plannergirljones2551]

Hello from Ireland and your the first American to make our shepards pie exactly they way we do

[@lizdillon1277]

Hello Chelsea, I have only just started watching your Blog and have to say you are amazing, you must spend so much time in the kitchen. I have already got some ideas from some of your recipes. I am going to share a tip with you about cutting your onions, do you have a kitchen wiz, if so what I do is chop them into halves and quickly wiz them in the wizzer, saves me lots of time and tears. I am in Australia and cannot imagine how cold you get over there, it has always been on my bucket list to visit Canada but as happens in life I don't think it will ever happen unless I win LOtto. WOW you look too young to have adult kids, but I guess with being so busy all the time you are very fit. I will continue watching your blogs and enjoying seeing what a different lifestyle and country are like

[@scotserve]

Congratulations I think you deserve it after binge watching your channel, I hope you have a lot of fun and it helps you with your cooking.

[@evanorvell8368]

I was taught the difference in dry/wet measurement in high school home economics, but I've never seen that it makes much difference in recipes!

[@Kitten_Maru]

Watching this late into the evening was a pure torture, but I'm very happy for you and everyone who had a chance to try the feast you prepared :D

[@tdleitch]

I’m so happy for you on the freeze dryer. It’s also on my homestead dream list though it’ll be a lot of saving before we can afford the price tag. But that doesn’t stop me from dreaming and watching what everyone makes with theirs. I can’t wait to see what you do lucky lady! Congrats

[@elizabethstreeter2145]

When trying to get the heat up quickly open the top of the stove and stand the wood up in the fire box that is one of the reasons for the opening at the top

[@sherriekemper1828]

This was another great video--the walk to the spring was beautiful in the snow. Your dinner looked scrumptious and I'm anxious to duplicate it. I've made your Nutella bread and my husband ate most of it after dinner and finished it off for breakfast.

[@ruthtingle7219]

How beautiful is it where u live, imagine being able to be around all the natural and gorgeousness everyday

[@debbieyzuel7887]

So happy for you to get the freeze dryer. If anyone needs or deserves one it’s your family. I’m sure you’ll make very good use of it.

[@tracymyers703]

Hey, Chels, I would love the peach blueberry cobbler recipe. It sounds great! Thanks Love you.

[@kathyoppici4238]

Cream cheese, pepper jelly and crackers are wonderful!!! We use jalapeño jelly.

[@ka6148]

Ive never made a cobbler with fruit on the bottom Looks yummy both ways

[@trishawright6342]

My grandma always used tapioca in blueberry pies and cobbler it absorbs the juice and isn’t “pasty” it still works for me as well.

[@futurefolk9919]

I know I'm late to the game but I'm super excited for you and your family for getting your freeze dryer! I don't have a place to put one not can I afford one at this time but I'm thankful for you. ♥️

[@chrisfarleylover]

So excited for your freeze dryer!!!! Yay!!!! Also, thank you for going out of your way to do your delicious looking cobbler! Everything looks incredibly delicious! ❤

[@luannherring7543]

I live in Montana. I bought a harvest right a year later I bought a second one. We have ours in a sun room that is heated and cooled the freeze dryers run hot in the winter that room is freezing and in summer hot all the windows we have over a foot of snow and high of 17 today. That room is very very warm both freeze dryers going have my bread rising in there. The kitchen to cold even with furnace set at 75. Just letting you. Know if where you plan to put freeze dryer you need to stay cool

[@naomihartman6623]

I cook vegies with mince. And tinned tomatoes and stock and Vegemite and thicken it then put potatoes mashed and then bread. Crumbs and cheese bread crumbs and a crunch

[@cassandraschepperle1429]

My freeze dryer came in July and has run non stop ever since. It's one of the best purchases I've made. The food rehydrates beautifully and the convenience of shelf stable food is great. Easier than canning, but I do that too. One of the best things is freeze dried herbs, they taste like just picked. Have fun with yours

[@prairieriverhomestead1535]

🎉 how exciting freeze drier!!!

[@hannahorellana6177]

I made cottage pie (ground beef version) and peach cobbler for dinner. Neither one of us had ever had it and really liked it! I found your channel like two day ago and I’m already so hooked and influenced lol

[@kfl611]

What a nice looking dog!!

[@theheritagehousesc]

Wow! So much snow already! Looks beautiful but keep it up there guys! 😁Looks like Winter wonderland! ❤️ I love the watering system!

[@jandawood1234]

Wow! You already have the crunchy snow sound when you walk. Great video!

[@ecocentrichomestead6783]

OOH! That's what I should do with my well! The walls of my well is crumbling as well.

[@danu2you799]

I am so thrilled for you re the gift of the freeze dryer. You are going to love it. A generous gift for generous people.

[@daralynnhale1565]

Lovely video content and will definitely try out these two recipes for my family :) Super excited girlie for your freeze dryer!!!! Welcome to a whole new way to preserve food! Looking forward to sharing the freeze drying journey with you and others. I have learned a few time saving tips and hacks that have greatly helped with time and organization. Thank you to Harvest Right!!!

[@sassmediaaccount217]

It would be interesting to see how your pantry looks throughout the year, and see how much is still left before you start canning in August again!

[@kellyharbaugh9391]

Your ok you must know what your doing you raising a lot of children God blessed you with, children are a gift from god your doing a great job.

[@marciainnocent6321]

I topped my Shepard pie with bbq sauce. Yummy.

[@theresawilliamson433]

I melt the butter in the pan first (1 stick) and when it is melted, I pour in the batter. Then the fruit is dolloped on top and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. Then bake at 350 degrees until golden.

[@aprilgarrahan3245]

I remember the day I was learned the difference between dry and liquid measurements. Fondly ❤

[@joybaal4393]

I am in my 70’s and never knew that 😂👍I learned something new today ❤️

[@Chris-yo4ks]

I have been eyeing a freeze drier for a few years.......they are just so darn expensive. One of my FAVORITE items they used to have in MRE's was a freeze dried peach square......basically a peach slurry with chunks freeze dried. it looked like a piece of styrofoam.....but just melted in your mouth.....a chuck of peach goodness. Of course, the best items were phased out of those meals.

[@deborahstewart2322]

Amazing spring water I remembered Grandmas well water so cold and good

[@justpatty7328]

So glad you received a Harvest Right freeze dryer- a huge blessing for you! One is on my bucket list too. Beautiful and I bet delicious comfort food!