What We Eat in a Week | Large Family | From Scratch | 2 Monthly Groceries | Off Grid Australia 218

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What we eat in a week, this week was fairly mixed up, using up excesses and making a couple of treat meals!
Dairy Free, Large Family, Off Grid, two monthly grocery trip etc! enjoy! :D
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[@JaneDoe-lv9he]

It's a good job I live in the UK or I might be popping round to sample some of your lovely food. Honestly you work wonders in the kitchen and with everything else. I really look forward to your videos and I am thrilled you channel is thriving.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

It still amazes me people want to watch hehe, but I'm very grateful! Thank you! :D

[@voodookitchenmama]

Your recipes are amazing! Please do a cook book someday!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I shall definitely try :D

[@karenwittfoth5380]

I am sooo glad I found you!! You’ve given me so many ideas for meals!! Can’t wait for your next grocery haul! 😀

[@OurSmallFootprint]

That's great, I think that's mostly why I share the meals, because I know its hard sometimes to figure out what to make!

[@saravillareal6012]

You are such a hard worker and everything looks delicious thanks for another great video ❤️

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you Sara! :D

[@elizaC3024]

Going back and watching your early videos, loving them just as much as today's. Keep going!😊

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Hehe, I cringe sometimes watching really old stuff!

[@cathybier506]

As usual, everything looks delicious 😋!! Love all the recipes! You make everything look so effortless to make! Glad your channel is growing!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you Cathy :)

[@wannie9731]

I cooked your flat bread recipe after you passed on the recipe, I halved the amount. I will divide the recipe into four next time though, as even half was too much for the two of us. This will be a regular for us, easy to do and so tasty. Thank you.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

It is a fairly big batch! we can get two meals for the 8 of us out of it generally hehe! Glad you liked it :D

[@Rogue1417]

It's so sweet that the kids enjoy your cooking to the level of making regular meal requests. I would've loved it if my mother made the variety that you do. And, all basically from scratch. Your kids & husband are very lucky to have their personal gourmet chef.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you :D. I do tell them no a fair bit too lol, but at the same time, if someone else requests something it means I don't have to think about it! :D

[@lethaharris8120]

Thank you so much for sharing your videos !!! You are such an inspiration!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you :D

[@nicolecoburn8365]

you are truly amazing the food alone takes such effort I live in Australian I am in awe of how you cope with the rats mice dirt heat I can not image coping and you are so cheerful.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

So much dust and dirt! lol and the flies in summer *sigh* hehe, but you get used to it :D

[@denisescott9843]

Love your command of the English language.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you Denise, that’s a great compliment. I do try to be as concise and descriptive as possible!

[@elizabethjohnston5247]

Such a pleasure to watch your channel. Everything looks soo delicious. ❤️🇨🇦

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you Elizabeth! :D

[@annmarieganderton6855]

Thank you for sharing your time with us ❤️🤗🙏🏻

[@OurSmallFootprint]

You are so welcome! :D

[@sallyhostetter2820]

Sourdough granola. I don't think I have heard of that. Very intriguing. All your meals looked great. Your focaccia looks so yummy. I want a piece. Thanks for this video. I liked it alot - seeing the meals you make.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

The kids really like their granola in clusters, and most of the recipes use a honey/sugar base to do that, so I just thought the starter could be an alternative way to get the same effect! :D

[@paulamonaghan3280]

I have learned, the hard way, that I need something to eat when watching your "what we eat in a week" videos. Everything looks so tasty and my stomach starts to growl. LOL! I love cooking and baking but there is just the two of us. Neither one of us wants to eat leftovers for a week and freezer meals never seem to taste as good as when freshly made. Thanks for the inspirations.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I definitely think I would struggle if I didn't have a large family, we like fresh, I much prefer fresh made than from the freezer and I'm not a huge fan of leftovers myself (the kids and Darryl are though, luckily) I have a love/hate relationship with having to make so much food all the time lol.

[@h1a1n1n1a1h]

I sneak zucchini into lay bolognese mince too (literally just did it for dinner). That and carrot are a great way to sneak in vegetables, especially for my 24 year old brother who is still adverse to fruit and vegetables haha

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I reckon the veg adds to the sweetness of the sauce too!

[@bethenyauker4727]

All the food looked delicious 😋 you make such awesome things!!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I try! I want food to be enjoyed, everything in moderation and enjoyable! :D. Even with simple ingredients.

[@julieneilson7302]

Great clip , thanks, I did a search and found your previous clip with the Dahl, thanks, I’ll plan to try your recipe ❤

[@OurSmallFootprint]

We really like it, its warm but not so hot that you lose the flavour and it freezes and reheats well :D

[@lynneanthony168]

Hi Nyssa, beautiful meals once again!!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you Lynne :D

[@nataliepowell3184]

Super ideas, thank you!💕

[@OurSmallFootprint]

You are very welcome Natalie :D

[@Turtledovegrove]

Oh boy..I really must choose a better time to watch your weekly meal videos...I had dinner a cup of tea..a big drink of water and now I want a portion of everything...lol...always such a pleasure spending time in the kitchen with you...can you do a full video when you do the cornbeef...I need something new to use up the one I have in the freezer....no pressure, no rush. I can't see it running out freezer to a pasture...oh....have you ever made a cabbage roll soup...I think your tribe would love it or a stuffed peppers soup...this would be right up you ally....prep wise I mean..one pot wonders..full of flavour...

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I haven't done cabbage rolls, that is definitely something I need to try! I am going to brine and everything the corned beef this week, so I'll make sure to film it! :D

[@gloriadavidson8599]

You are an Awesome cook Nyssa 👏👏👏👏👏👏 Love from the UK x

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you Gloria :D

[@chris_sw9283]

OMG. I am in awe. The ease in which you make all those delicious meals. Loving your channel.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you Chris! :D

[@mrssquirrel2349]

Nyssa you amaze me , you produce such amazing food with a very rudimentary kitchen. No offence meant just that most of us have more than a barbecue and a camping stove and don't produce such good results as yours. I have a question for a future FAQ . You've talked about updating your kitchen,what would your dream kitchen look like?

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I will def address it as we make improvements, but tbh, if I could just get the pantry built so everything was at hand rather than spread out over levels and distance it would make things so much easier lol

[@rosemariemichel7050]

Everything looked so good and delicious

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you Rosemarie :D

[@aussiemumof2253]

Yum! Love watching these videos! Love watching your subs climb with each video you upload!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

It's been kinda nice that the progress keeps going atm! :D Thank you :D

[@hestinethrash1502]

Thank you for what you do Nyasa

[@OurSmallFootprint]

You are very welcome, I am just glad that people want to watch it! :D

[@hestinethrash1502]

@@OurSmallFootprint everybody loves watching ur videos I no I do and I get a lot of info from u , you make foods that I've never heard of here in the US plus I've learned a ton on how to cook dairy free

[@trudytiplady4096]

Another awesome video thanks 😊

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you Trudy :)

[@tinapennington1587]

Thanks girl!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

You are so welcome!

[@patriciawhite1041]

Thank you for sharing your videos I do enjoy your cooking and grocery hauls that bread looks so good I didn't get the recipe there is only 2 of us I live in the United States small town in North Carolina Boonville is my home town I do follow 2 family's that live in your country they have large families more kids than you, you are a wonderful person that does so much in all that you have some people could not live like you do my Grandmother did and we did some also when I was growing up so Thank you for sharing your life with us GOD BLESS YOU ALL. Praying for you all GOD IS AO GOOD have a wonderful week.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

THank you Patricia! there is a video that shows how I make the focaccia that should have the recipe on it! :D kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6nVoY2Irsp2e7c

[@heatherbolichowski1910]

It all looked delicious! I have been making okonomiyaki with shredded cabbage and potatoes lately and it has worked out well.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Shredded raw potato ? I have never tried potato in it :)

[@heatherbolichowski1910]

@@OurSmallFootprint I suppose they are blanched, not quite raw. They are either frozen shredded hashbrowns I use, or rehydrated dehydrated LOL hashbrowns with the water squeezed out.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

@@heatherbolichowski1910 that makes sense! I contemplated blanching and freezing shredded potatoes as a way to store them but freezer space is a bit of a premium

[@karenlauder9768]

Everything looks delicious Nyssa!!!! Yay looking forward to the hamper video!!! Thank you for the recipe tin eats idea, will check it out. There is a parcel in the post too, a little surprise for everyone 🥰

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Naww thank you Karen!

[@jamielenoir4618]

Yummy week.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Lots of good foods hehe

[@paulaelves5160]

omgggg those ham n egg cups..why have i never thought of this before,,brilliant xxx

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Such a simple thing hey! If you are using thicker bacon I would cook off the bacon a little then add the eggs I think. But the ham was really thin.

[@holleym2927]

I just ate dinner, but after watching your food I'm starving!!!! Everything looked amazing!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Heh, one of my friends always makes sure to watch while eating! :D

[@holleym2927]

@@OurSmallFootprint thank you for the tip! I'll be sure to do that from now on!

[@MsBettyboop1970]

Your meal looked so yummy

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you :D

[@LifeWithMeAustralia]

I find it so relaxing watching your make bread for some reason hahaha I watched your other sour dough bread recipe before bed last night too 😅 the bacon and egg cups are so cute!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I think dough work is very relaxing to watch! :D. the kids really liked them, definitely have to make them again :D

[@1sunchazer]

Are you feeling ok? You look like you are having some issues/discomfort. I am fairly new to your channel but I am enjoying your videos. Love and light

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Welcome :). I have good days and bad days pain and fatigue wise, there's some variation between videos I'd imagine :)

[@1sunchazer]

@Our Small Footprint do you do any supplements fir 5he pain and fatigue. I understand that I have 4 different types of arthritis. The autoimmune issues are horrible. I will keep you in my thoughts

[@OurSmallFootprint]

@@1sunchazer I’ve tried a bunch of things and haven’t found much that helps in general :). I have prescription meds I take 2-3 times a day depending on severity and try and take some b and d vitamins but meh :)

[@debbiebousquet5677]

Wow ur dinners look very yummy... An I do potato pancakes all the time same idea with the cabbage but leftover potatoes. An I love cabbage it very good for u❤😂.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Leftover mashed potato patties are awesome! :D. We love Zucchini fritters too, veggies for the win :D

[@SodbusterLiving]

I'll be over for dinner this week ;)

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Hehe, just a bit of a trek! :D

[@frugalitystartsathome4889]

As ever, everything looked delicious. You just can’t beat cooking from scratch (well - with maybe the occasional hand from a jar or packet…but only when needs must, of course…)

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Nothing wrong with a helping hand from the occasional packet mix... mmmmmm gravy.... hehe

[@nannysdiner07]

Hi Nyssa!! Great video as usual! Fried cabbage and noodles are delicious and will help use up that cabbage 😋

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Cabbage is good every which way! hehe, it is such a versatile ingredient, love how well it lasts in the fridge too, might lose a few more outer leaves, but its still good in the middle!

[@mandiesplace]

I love all these ideas! I love cabbage and zucchini so all these looked good to me! I have been making homemade naan which I assume is exactly like flatbread and even my husband is talking about making some quick sandwiches on it. So good! Great video as usual!!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Definitely very similar! Most naans have some sort of enriching, yoghurt or something, but otherwise, very similar. Its such an easy bread to make! :D

[@mandiesplace]

@@OurSmallFootprint oh yeah that’s true! I always use sour cream because I never have plain yogurt! I am going to go back and find your flat bread recipe! I love an easy quick bread! I appreciate how you always reply to my comments thank you!

[@lynnebrown-hardy1566]

The sushi bowls looked oh so yummy good!!! I have been making a sushi dip with imitation crab that is so yummy. I bet it would be good with that chicken too

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I might have to grab some imitation crab when I grab the nori... mmmmm :D

[@robynclarke5274]

Your soups today looked very nice.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Soup is such a great meal, we eat them a lot in Winter heh

[@robynclarke5274]

@@OurSmallFootprint Yes only we eat soup much of the year as well as salads for variety.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

@@robynclarke5274 we definitely eat them more in winter but they aren’t ruled out in summer heh

[@qwertyqwert2772]

the fam eats goooooooooooooooooooooood❤

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Be nice if they appreciated it hehe :D. But its just the norm for them, they don't know any diff!

[@pennyyager6123]

I love the Chinese stir fry sauce. Everything I've made using it has been great.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

It works really well doesn't it!

[@pennyyager6123]

@@OurSmallFootprint yes it does. It's become a staple in our home!

[@kimjones3028]

Thanks Nysa, have a gteat week

[@OurSmallFootprint]

You too! :D

[@tawanajackson5545]

As usual it all looked yummy 🌞🌞♥️♥️

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you! :D

[@tawanajackson5545]

@@OurSmallFootprint You're Welcome ♥️

[@rarasstitchingrealm2276]

I'm new to your channel and am enjoying it immensely. I'm in NZ so it's nice to watch someone in the same seasons as me. Could you write out the name of those cabbage pancakes, I'm intrigued by them! Thank you.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Welcome! They are Okonomiyaki! Super good! :D

[@louisechapman4009]

Great job but you sure work hard!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I still think we manage because we end up with more hours in a day because we don't have to go anywhere!

[@kjybutterfly]

Another enjoyable video. I like the idea of a meal one day and them turning it into something different the next day ie; the risotto. I like the sound of the Dahl. What is the best way to look for the recipes that you mention? I realise that the website is a work in progress.😊

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Generally speaking I just go back over my own videos on my channel and search lol. Slack I know, I have notebooks galore but if I've written it out on here, I use that! I'm working super hard to get something up that is usable/it doesn't need to be super pretty! lol. But just so I can direct people to recipes! :D

[@kjybutterfly]

@@OurSmallFootprint thank you.

[@christinehanna1699]

Wow , amazing gourmet meals ,glad I don't have a husband anymore or he'd say if Nyssa can cook all those wonderful meals totally off grid you surely can get your butt in the kitchen and do it too lol 😂 no excuses ..good thing you live in the middle of nowhere so men don't show up at your door trying to convince you to leave and go with them ..

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Lol, enough people to cook for, don't need to add in anymore demanding men ;) :D

[@karolynforeman7529]

Love Jamie Oliver!..

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I find a lot of inspiration watching him! :D

[@naturewoman1274]

Yum yum yum 😋 😍

[@rorey8535]

I love watching you cook whatever you are cooking I'm going to show my ignorance .I'm American and I always thought porridge and oatmeal were the samething What is the difference really curious.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I think they are much the same thing, I tend to refer to baked ones as oatmeal, maybe because baked porridge just sounds wrong and mostly its an American thing to bake it that I've seen and you guys call it oatmeal ? and I tend to refer to stove top creamy oats as a porridge! :D

[@rorey8535]

I am happy to know because I really was thinking that they were the same Thanks

[@OurSmallFootprint]

@@rorey8535 I definitely think its interchangeable, more region than an actual difference in the dish itself!

[@marygarcia5449]

Looks good. I’d like the recipe for the dough for the steamed pork buns and the meat part too lol 😅. Great video ❤

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I will def record them when I make them, prob later this week! Darryl specifically requested I make them hehe.

[@marygarcia5449]

@@OurSmallFootprint I seen clips of you making it before and my mouth was watering!! 😂 we love dumplings 🥟 and this would be great to learn. Hubs has been wanting the steamed buns, but no one here sells them!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

@@marygarcia5449 I’ll make sure to film it as a how to and write down what I add rather than just in passing! :)

[@marygarcia5449]

@@OurSmallFootprint 🥰tysm!!

[@jodykerr1876]

Hi Nyssa, I was wondering if I could cook that mouth watering pork roast in the oven and the recipe for the rub please and where did you purchase the knife that you used to cut pizza too please? Thanks from Jody Kerr.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

You definitely could, just low and slow, about 160 I spose and it takes as long as it takes to get to 73 internal temp :D. The knife is a thermomix one, we love it, D refers to it as his Bat'leth lol. thermomix.com.au/products/pizza-knife (if you decide to purchase, there's a spot to put your consultants name, if you put my name in I earn a small commission :) - Nyssa Lehane) The Rub is in ratios 2 parts Brown Sugar 1 Part Salt - Flaked salt when using cup measures, if using fine salt you want to half this or 'to taste' 0.5 Parts Pepper 0.5 Part Smoked Paprika 0.5 part Garlic Powder 0.5 part Onion Powder 0.25 parts Mustard powder. So if you were using a half cup as a 'part' 2 parts would = 2 x 1/2 cups, 0.5 parts would = 1/4 cup etc :)

[@mplummer1574]

Pork roast looked delicious 😢

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Roast meat is so good, its just an expensive way to eat it hehe.

[@billiemoore3394]

Your food is epic!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you! I like to try and keep some variety even with a repetitive menu! :D

[@ANNtique]

I’m making sourdough focaccia for the first time today and I’m not happy with the dough. It feels too stiff. I’m going to try your focaccia next. I think you have a tutorial with measurements right? Yours looks so amazing

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Yes there is a video focusing on how I make mine, drop a comment if you can't find the ratios I use, but I have hopefully put it there somewhere! There's lots of variations of Focaccias, it really depends on what you are after :D

[@bylindalawrence5943]

I must have missed an explanation at some point. What is Cowboy candy?

[@OurSmallFootprint]

There's a video showing me making it, but it is a sweet pickled chilli mix, generally jalapenos :). The brine has a fair amount of sugar in it, so its very sweet and spicy! :D

[@nataliechalmers1068]

I’d like too see how you make yoghurt

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I'll make sure to film the next batch! :D

[@virginialynch7207]

Your food is just lovely. Are you a trained chef ?

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you Virginia, no, I've worked in some kitchens over time, a pub and a canteen, coffee shops that kinda thing, but not any formal training, I think I just enjoy food and enjoy providing it for people, and I tend to do well with things I choose to/like to do like most people... I always say it makes up for my housekeeping, which is not so great anywhere but in my kitchen lol.

[@karolynforeman7529]

Beautiful..which balsamic do you use?..I cant find the thick one..only the liquid..doesn't taste the same as the thick..what do you recommend?..regards

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I'm using the Kirkland one from Costco! I really lke the flavour of it and it comes in such a nice big bottle.

[@ruthtingle7219]

If you pre cook those ham and egg cups, would they be ok in the fridge for a couple of days do you think?? Cause this is a great idea for an easy breakfast which I'm in need if at the moment ?

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Definitely, they'd be less crisp, but I don't think that would detract from them! :D

[@ruthtingle7219]

And would u mind pointing me in the direction of your flat bread recipe 🙏 thanks hun, another great video xo

[@OurSmallFootprint]

@@ruthtingle7219 The basic ratios are 1200g Bakers Flour 740g Water 60g Oil 20g Salt 10-20g of yeast (dependant on your weather and how quickly you want to use the dough!) I just throw everything in the mixer and knead :) Can easily halve the recipe too, this makes us two meals worth generally, I make one meal and then put the rest in the fridge to use the next day. I will adjust the water/flour ratio depending on weather sometimes too! and depending on the flour you use, so make it to recipe first up but then if its a little wet pull back on the water next time etc :D

[@punkyfish1977]

Hi Nyssa, did you do a video on the Pork & veg soup? I can remember you canning it but not if you put anything in it besides the pork and veg. ? It looks fab ! Sorry for keep asking you questions lol another great video 🥰

[@OurSmallFootprint]

No problem! :D. I did it in this daily video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2e5dZucnteYgZY I used some crushed tomatoes (Those jars of soup that didn't seal properly) as well as stock paste I think! It's tasty, I added some salt when heating it up, but definitely nice and hearty even with minimal pork in there!

[@punkyfish1977]

@@OurSmallFootprint Thank you. I just re watched it, I'm going to give it a try. 🥰

[@poodlepup1]

can you tell me where you get the cake liners for baking please..

[@OurSmallFootprint]

These ones are just from Kmart! Someone did send me a link the other day for some for sale somewhere else in various sizes though, but I haven't tried them yet.

[@hestinethrash1502]

Nyssa ur so cute how u describe everything I love how you laugh off what u believe is being a air head lol too funny 🤣🤣🤣 love ur videos I watch every single one for sure

[@OurSmallFootprint]

lol, thankyou! :D

[@ksksjd]

Why don't you double the dinners and have them for lunch the next day,and for breakfast you can also make something baked and so you are left with time and maybe more money and the dinners/lunches with more meat.

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I don’t really have the ability to cook double of most things. Already cooking large quantities :D. There is regularly leftovers though that some of the kids have for lunches etc :)

[@ksksjd]

@@OurSmallFootprint ❤ I see lot of cooking from you and I couldn't do it! You cook so much and with so much flavor and you do a wonderfull job!❤ Thank you for sharing your recipes with us!

[@geraldinelucas3143]

I think you could really relate to his youtube farmer their family is smaller but they live in a yurt they purchased used and have purchased another without time to put it up. They home school their children, can etc.Their climate is different and they are not off grid as you are but I think you could relate to some of the frustrations bringing some laughter to how difficult it is at times. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4G9qaigadpnos0

[@OurSmallFootprint]

I have watched a bit of Mike before :D. I definitely appreciate some of the similar struggles at times hehe :D. And their eldest daughter is growing up into a lovely young woman!

[@mariestar1823]

Everything looked delicious!

[@OurSmallFootprint]

Thank you :D