I am a single mom living with my grandma. She has taught me so much about living frugally. I love watching your channel and getting inspired to continue!
While I dont know if I could do what you're doing, I certainly respect what you're doing. I'm sure you're going to get some backlash for this video, but it's your choice. You're doing homestead life to the best of your ability, and that's a wonderful thing! People need to understand where their food comes from. We've gotten conditioned to food comes from a brick and mortar.I'm glad to hear that your family is feeling better
Hopefully no backlash. Some people can do it and others like me can't. If some are offended they should see what happens in a slaughter house. Just horrible. Homesteaders can do the kill quickly. Slaughter houses don't care and the animals are lined up where each animal can see what is going to happen to them. Just cruel!
As a little girl; I grew up eating rabbit that my Uncle raised out of a separate garage. My favorite was fried,( sometimes even the occasional squirrel!) My Dad and Uncles also did a lot of hunting, so plenty of duck, dove and pheasant as well. Wonderful childhood memories!
When my children were growing up (they are in their 40s now) we raised rabbits, had chickens, and my husband bagged 4-5 deer a year. We had a huge garden and I canned and froze everything, from tomatoes to pickled okra and everything in between. I also entered many of my canned goods and homemade candy and cookies in our country fair. I have many ribbons from them! Good days! Oh, how I miss them!
God bless you, your family and all your precious animals. My grandma told this story once: 'Back when we (my grandparents) were young, married, and poor, we were driving late one night and had been praying earlier to be able to have meat soon. Well, we ended up hitting a rabbit that came out of nowhere.... so we picked it up, brought it home and happily had meat that night.' This video reminded me of them (both have passed on)...some things you just never forget. Another great video!
Every time I watch your videos, I learn more. I'm 61 and you are simply amazing to me. How I wish my parents had been like you. Your abundant gratitude, grace & peacefulness are so beautiful. Your husband & children are truly blessed to have you. Your video was a wonderful lesson. Thank you so much🕊
I’m in my 50’s & been disabled for 20 years. I have longed to garden & grow my own food. I’ve been fortunate enough to purchase raised beds so I can try this year. I hope to get chickens soon. You are never too old to start. Thanks for sharing
This video and your beautiful, heartfelt narration, are a wonderful lesson on the “circle of life” and the stewardship of our resources. Most of us Americans are very far removed from the reality of the food we eat…you are doing a service to everyone who watches your video by reminding us all about where our food comes from and how to honor the life of every creature. So grateful for your sharing this meal with us!
Great video. We are retired now and live on 7 acres in a remote area of BC in Canada. We don’t have any animals but do hunt for moose and deer and grouse. We respect every life we take as well and try not to waste any part of it. We are about to move onto 70 acres this year where I plan on getting chickens again. We will continue to forage and hunt until we can’t anymore, I also keep bees to put honey 0n our shelves, we are very content with our lifestyle and plan on continuing to live like this for as long as we are able. Thank you giving me hope for the future of other young people. 🌷🇨🇦
I can't articulate how much what you said in this video meant to me, the things you said about your rabbit and past hardships that shaped and molded you to the person you are today! Thank you so much for sharing this video! Your sister in Christ.
What a delicious meal ❤ I think it’s so important to honor and thank the food sources that sustain us- whether that’s chicken you bought at a store or a rabbit you raised ❤
You’re such a sweet and genuine lady, thank you for these videos. It brought tears to my eyes when you talked about respecting the rabbit you’re eating. ❤️
You are such a beautiful woman in heart and soul! I love that you do these videos, please ignore the lack of control of others that feel they must tell you what to do, as they could never survive without a grocery store near them. While they will complain about things when it’s hard, you will have the skill to continue to feed your family and friends if necessary. Now, I’ve never eaten rabbit, but I have eaten squirrel, quail, and things my foster father would hunt for us. Blessings to you and your home
You are a beautiful soul how you take care of your family. This video brought back so many wonderful memories for me . When I was a little girl my daddy and I would go out looking for mushrooms every weekend and my mom and nana would be in the kitchen making rabbit and Polenta stew. Great memories thank you and God Bless you and your beautiful family .
That looked delicious! I will be trying that recipe on my family now! I appreciate the bond that you had with your rabbit, it sounds as if she enjoyed a good life with you all. Thanks for another great video. You write wonderful narrative!
@@TheProductiveHomemakeryes and she has spent whole entire life cycle being so loved cared for in her provision for this one family!! Her cycle is complete ❤
Thank you for sharing your life Laramie. I think you may achieve that dream one day of more land and sunfilled home , you are wise with money and your channel is doing so well, keep praying.
We love foraging for asparagus and dry land fish in the spring and berries in the summer! It’s like finding treasures! So fun for the kids and me! Love your videos!
When I was young, rabbit was regularly eaten ( belgium, western europe ) but now is much harder to come by. Nowadays it is quite expensive, and when we eat it, it is for a sunday meal or some sort of festivity. We often pair it with fruit ( dried prunes, abricots, made into a compote) and also applesauce .Some bacon is also added to the stew. Mashed potatoes on he side , or potato croquettes for a more festive meal. Your rabbit stew looks delicious. Love your approach to cooking and life in general, wishing you and your family all the best
I grew up with my family doing the same thing. We raised rabbits, chickens, and turkeys for slaughter and also had goats and various other animals from time to time. My sisters and I were so sad when it was time for them to be sent away as my parents didn't do the processing. But eventually we got used to it and as you said we were very happy to have the food on our table to eat. The supper you made brought back fond memories. We learned many lessons being responsible for feeding all of the animals and knowing where our food came from.❤
Beautiful meal for the family. Learning so much from watching you cook, the ingredients you use, and most of all, enjoying the love you put into each meal you cook. Wishing you and yours many blessings.
Thank you for your videos ❤❤. This shows what farm life is really like.. we raise our own meat knowing all along they are for meat . It is easier to purchase meat from the store and not give it any mind of how it was raised. I can see you gave your animal the best life it could have . ❤❤❤ Keep up the wonderful videos they are very appreciated.
Hello from Melbourne :) I just discovered your channel, I've been working my way through your library and I just wanted to say how much I've been enjoying your content. Equally informative as they are relaxing but most of all, I really resonate with the philosophy behind it all. I too am on a low income and try to live a frugal lifestyle - sometimes out of necessity but mostly out of choice as it really does naturally become part of you. Thank you for your words of wisdom and videos, I look forward to watching what the future brings :)
The first rabbit i butchered was a cottontail that had been eating the garden, right after my daughter was born. Now at thirteen, she keeps rabbits and butchers them herself for the family. The first few she wanted to eat breaded and panfried, but i convinced her to let me stew some and everyone liked it. Maybe we will try your recipe next time we eat some (with 6 kids we have to cook two at a time!) Lovely video!
I live in Poland and rabbit was one of the first meats I gave to my kids (infants at the time, it was not store-bought rabbit). And chanterelles are sooo good AND super beneficial to your health, both anti-infammatory and antibacterial:-)
Delicious! In Belgium we also eat rabbit (my grandparents had some to eat, nowadays it is not common anymore), the sauce is dark and sweet and made with dark beer, mustard and dried plums. I like it very much, it is lean meat. But i don't think it tastes as chicken ;-)
This brought back so many memories. My dad was an outdoorsman and we ate all sorts of wild game and fish. Rabbits we often ate fried. There is definitely a balance involved with harvesting and raising one's own food. Especially taking the life of an animal. You learn incredible respect and thankfulness.
Looks delicious. When I was younger (73 now) we had meager means but always had simple delicious meals, my Italian grandmother who lived with us always found creative was to incorporate different meats & veggies into her spaghetti gravy. Each thing gave the gravy a different flavor. Her brother gave us a rabbit once& she seasoned & browned before putting into the gravy. She let it cook 3-4 hours& it was the best gravy ever!
I love your videos. You have quickly become one of my very favorite RUclipsrs. I keep looking back to see if you have put a new video up yet. I’m a single mom out living frugally.
I first tasted rabbit as a young girl hunting with my uncle. He made a rabbit stew and to this day it is a favorite. You are so fortunate to be able to harvest your own meat. I’ve never made with mushrooms and onions, will have to try that. Thank you for sharing your wonderful videos with us.
My Maternal Grandparents lived 2 houses away they had a big veggie garden. Grandpa raised Chickens,Pigs and Turkeys I was eating pure organic food in my early years I'm trying to do some gardening and raise some chickens when I move back east hopefully I'll do ok. Love Your Channel💕👍🙏
I remember growing up on my father's farm, butchering our own meats, learning to smoke/preserve foods... the memories are recalled with fondness... even when we had to dispatch a favorite animal, it was with appreciation and respect... blessings and love!!!
We raise meat rabbits, too. Our breeders are like pets to us. It is comforting to know we have a source of protein that helps our family be less dependent on the grocery store.
Hello Laramie! So glad to see you! Totally understand! We are retired dairy farmers. Our children learned empathy and work ethic caring for animals! The give and take of what animals do for us! I am glad to see you are feeling better! So many "bugs" going around! Love from cold Minnesota!❤🙋♀️❄️
To feel empathetic means to take on the feelings of another , or to put yourself in their position I think you might’ve meant sympathy. You also talk about give-and-take of what animals do for us. I’m not sure there’s a lot a cow asks of you while you take everything from them. They only ask to be fed and cared for. It’s us humans who do the giving (food etc.) in trade for taking their lives and those of their calves they cry for.
I love your videos, your voice is so sweet and calming. When ever I watch you, I can feel myself slow down and relax. Thank you for that. The rabbit dinner looked so delicious.
YT recommended one of your videos (chicken pie) last night that I watched. Like other folks commenting, it is too easy to become hooked on the videos and your commentary. Along with the change of pace of seeing a different lifestyle.
Inspiration!!! I would love to start living more mindfully, slowing down and dream of a home on farmland with likeminded neighbors who farm too. I live in Houston TX and I was considering moving to an "Agrihood". i love your storytelling so much. Great job!
I don't know if you've ever tried the fruit that comes off the paw paw tree, but it is delicious. Also, since you live in Appalachia, you might be interested in seeking out where there might be wild persimmons growing. My grandparents used to pick paw paws and wild persimmons and give them to me as a kid. And you can make wonderful jam with both. If you know the right places to look at the right time of year, they can be pretty abundant too. I've been born and raised on this stuff. Maybe you already know all this. I just thought I'd throw out this suggestion just in case bc it's like finding buried treasure and I'm sure your children would get a kick out of it.
We have many chestnut trees and black walnut trees in western NC /smokies of Appalachia. I have always loved ramps in spring, but they are being depleted. High end restaurants want them and groups of workers go sweep through hillsides not leaving enough.
@@cumberlandquiltchic1 I'm growing ramps in my backyard. Took me some time to get them established, but I finally succeeded. They make a wonderful pesto!
I love persimmons but never had a pawpaw though I've been really, really yearning to taste one. The flavor has been described as a mix of vanilla pudding meets pineapple/tropics. Thinking about getting a couple of saplings to try growing them myself.
I'm a vegetarian and I view stewardship of the earth from a non-biblical perspective. However, I appreciate anyone who minimizes their reliance on factory farming which is so harmful to animals and the environment. Thank you for honoring the rabbit in the way you did. It's different than how I would, but it was still from the heart. Also, thanks for calm videos without a bunch of music or anything. Very relaxing to watch when I'm buzzing around the kitchen myself.
Your meal looks delicious! If more people had your attitude toward life and being content, the world would be a much better place!. Blessings to you and your family.
My Dad grew up eating rabbit raised in the back yard. My grandparents were very resourceful having gotten married in 1929 just a few months before the depression began. You video was lovely.
When I was a little girl we were visiting a family friend and he was frying up rabbit and I was watching him and he offered me a piece omg it was so good but I’ve never had it since but I always remember how good it tasted! Thank you for bringing us this important video I love the way you cook!
RUclips suggested your videos to me and your voice is so comforting. I’ve never seen a rabbit before processing, it’s quite rare here but my husband has been dying for rabbit stew.
@@TheProductiveHomemakerAnd mushrooms are so healthy! They are perfect to strengthen your immune system naturally, there's a whole branch (mykotherapy) to have diseases healed. 👍👍 For example, Coriolus treats flu symptoms. Blessings your way! 🙏❤️
We sent two lamb for slaughter two years ago and I cried my eyes out. I'd hand-fed them from a few weeks old and was totally in love, but...they had an amazing life in our orchard and tasted so good. It taught me a lesson about life and how we should never to take food for granted. I still smile when I remember bottle feeding those boys.
@juliewolvey6209 I've always dreamed of homesteading, but the older I get, the more I wonder if I would be tough enough to butcher an animal I had raised and cared for. I don't mind so much if I haven't formed an attachment.
We love rabbit & raise them to eat as well. They’re delicious, & are now becoming an old timey dish that you only hear the elders used to eat as you cannot buy rabbit meat in the stores anymore. I have canned our rabbit meat to have for soups throughout the winter. My husband actually prefers to butcher rabbits over chicken or duck when it comes to the smaller animals.
I've only had rabbit once. Our neighbor made a Rabbit Fricassee, much like yours but stovetop, served over rice, and it was delicious. One of my most memorable meals. Best wishes to you and yours for a happy and healthy new year. ❤❤
Your videos bring me so much joy and serve as a reminder to appreciate all that I have. So thank you for that. I will continue to faithfully follow your content, Laramie!
Blessings Laramie! I believe in a video you shared that you spend about five to $600 a month on food to feed six. As I look at my own life that would be $100 per month for a single person. Needless to say, the conviction kicked in immediately! I applaud your fortitude and I’ve asked God to bless your family and my perspective thanks to your videos ♥️
I am new too you're channel. I love your lifestyle I am old 62 and alone my husband passed away. Now I am alone and I struggle myself. I am so happy for you getting monetized. God bless you sweetie.
I still remember the rabbit stew my grandma once made from the animals she got from her relatives in the village. You're eating luxury! It's organic pasture raised meat!
I truly love your videos. I am from a small town and grew up eating rabbit, squirrel and raccoons . Watching you prepare this brought back fond memories. Thank you ❤
Oh my good lord What a find this beautiful lady and her family are I would give anything to be living just like this How happy, content they are And no it doesn’t have to look pretty to taste good but to me it all looks pretty and I bet it tastes good Cooking Preserving Foraging Butchering Amazing Amazing Xxxx 13:06
I am so glad you are bringing your Appalachian experience to others in the world. It has been my back drop of growing up!!!! AND many many of those ways means and meals are still staples of my life today ❤️❤!!
I'm new to the channel and it is great to see that you are teaching your children where food actually comes from. How cool that you show your children the edible plants in the area . They may not appreciate it now but they will later on .When you ask most children where food comes from they say the grocery store. That's not their fault. But many children are totally clueless about food production.
I cannot say I would have the guts to butcher my own animals of any kind, but I admire and respect you for participating in the entire process. ❤ It is important to eat as ethically as fits within our budgets as we can. You have certainly done that this day. I also appreciate your reminder to recognize progress and practice purposeful gratitude!
I’m so glad you’re back, we have been waiting for a new video ❤ your meal looks fantastic!!! What a treat. Very glad your family is well now. Thank you for sharing your life with us 😊
I know here in Europe rabbit is eaten more, not so much here in the UK but definitely in France etc..Many people were encouraged to breed rabbits for meat in their back gardens during WW2. I know my Uncle had a shed full of rabbits for such a purpose right up until the 1980s.. Nowadays not so much . That looked a delicious meal.
Hi! I had asked you about your sweet candle. You responded and I got that candle for Christmas! I love it!!! Thank you again for your help! 🕯🕯 I have never had rabbit but my parents were born and raised in Kentucky and I have heard stories of the ways they would trap them with boxes & sticks, etc. It was a staple for them. 🐇🐇
Rabbit, with a side of polenta at the AlMar in New York is $38 a plate. You are eating luxury. And the mushroom medley is $12 a plate. Bon Appetit!
Yes! In restaurants this would be a very expensive meal, but at home, the price was very very low. Thank you for being here ♥️
Omg what kind of ridiculous price is that???
I love this comment SO much ❣🙏
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Your wisdom, especially at your age, is amazing ❤ I am 60 and am learning things from you 🌻
I am a single mom living with my grandma. She has taught me so much about living frugally. I love watching your channel and getting inspired to continue!
You have been gifted a very special valuable place to learn grow that will serve you and this child through your life❤
I love your calming voice and the way you narrate
Same!
While I dont know if I could do what you're doing, I certainly respect what you're doing.
I'm sure you're going to get some backlash for this video, but it's your choice. You're doing homestead life to the best of your ability, and that's a wonderful thing!
People need to understand where their food comes from.
We've gotten conditioned to food comes from a brick and mortar.I'm glad to hear that your family is feeling better
Yes! There were no Whole Foods stores in the 1800's 😉😅
Well said, Renee. 😊
Hopefully no backlash. Some people can do it and others like me can't. If some are offended they should see what happens in a slaughter house. Just horrible. Homesteaders can do the kill quickly. Slaughter houses don't care and the animals are lined up where each animal can see what is going to happen to them. Just cruel!
As a little girl; I grew up eating rabbit that my Uncle raised out of a separate garage. My favorite was fried,( sometimes even the occasional squirrel!) My Dad and Uncles also did a lot of hunting, so plenty of duck, dove and pheasant as well. Wonderful childhood memories!
Fried is delicious too!
I have a friend who actually eats large crows. He says they taste just like chicken. I know some are as large as chickens.
When my children were growing up (they are in their 40s now) we raised rabbits, had chickens, and my husband bagged 4-5 deer a year. We had a huge garden and I canned and froze everything, from tomatoes to pickled okra and everything in between. I also entered many of my canned goods and homemade candy and cookies in our country fair. I have many ribbons from them! Good days! Oh, how I miss them!
Many of us wish we had a Gem like you in our family we could learn these things from. You are a blessing
@@yanabgamin307 oh, thank you so much! God bless!
God bless you, your family and all your precious animals. My grandma told this story once: 'Back when we (my grandparents) were young, married, and poor, we were driving late one night and had been praying earlier to be able to have meat soon. Well, we ended up hitting a rabbit that came out of nowhere.... so we picked it up, brought it home and happily had meat that night.' This video reminded me of them (both have passed on)...some things you just never forget. Another great video!
I am so glad that your family has recovered. Your speech is eloquent, sincere and steadfast. Thank you for being such a delight.
Every time I watch your videos, I learn more. I'm 61 and you are simply amazing to me. How I wish my parents had been like you. Your abundant gratitude, grace & peacefulness are so beautiful. Your husband & children are truly blessed to have you. Your video was a wonderful lesson. Thank you so much🕊
Yes, the comment about being grateful for noisy children again was very touching. That is truly what life is about.
I’m in my 50’s & been disabled for 20 years. I have longed to garden & grow my own food. I’ve been fortunate enough to purchase raised beds so I can try this year. I hope to get chickens soon. You are never too old to start. Thanks for sharing
This video and your beautiful, heartfelt narration, are a wonderful lesson on the “circle of life” and the stewardship of our resources. Most of us Americans are very far removed from the reality of the food we eat…you are doing a service to everyone who watches your video by reminding us all about where our food comes from and how to honor the life of every creature. So grateful for your sharing this meal with us!
Great video. We are retired now and live on 7 acres in a remote area of BC in Canada. We don’t have any animals but do hunt for moose and deer and grouse. We respect every life we take as well and try not to waste any part of it. We are about to move onto 70 acres this year where I plan on getting chickens again. We will continue to forage and hunt until we can’t anymore, I also keep bees to put honey 0n our shelves, we are very content with our lifestyle and plan on continuing to live like this for as long as we are able. Thank you giving me hope for the future of other young people. 🌷🇨🇦
I can't articulate how much what you said in this video meant to me, the things you said about your rabbit and past hardships that shaped and molded you to the person you are today! Thank you so much for sharing this video! Your sister in Christ.
Love these videos! Keep them coming. You are amazing!
What a delicious meal ❤ I think it’s so important to honor and thank the food sources that sustain us- whether that’s chicken you bought at a store or a rabbit you raised ❤
You’re such a sweet and genuine lady, thank you for these videos. It brought tears to my eyes when you talked about respecting the rabbit you’re eating. ❤️
Lovely to hear about your journey, thanks for showing the beautiful meal and the story of your 1st rabbit.
Thank you for being here with me ♥️
You are such a beautiful woman in heart and soul! I love that you do these videos, please ignore the lack of control of others that feel they must tell you what to do, as they could never survive without a grocery store near them. While they will complain about things when it’s hard, you will have the skill to continue to feed your family and friends if necessary. Now, I’ve never eaten rabbit, but I have eaten squirrel, quail, and things my foster father would hunt for us. Blessings to you and your home
You are a beautiful soul how you take care of your family. This video brought back so many wonderful memories for me . When I was a little girl my daddy and I would go out looking for mushrooms every weekend and my mom and nana would be in the kitchen making rabbit and Polenta stew. Great memories thank you and God Bless you and your beautiful family .
That looked delicious! I will be trying that recipe on my family now! I appreciate the bond that you had with your rabbit, it sounds as if she enjoyed a good life with you all. Thanks for another great video. You write wonderful narrative!
She had a great life and we were very lucky to have had her. I hope you enjoy it!
@@TheProductiveHomemakeryes and she has spent whole entire life cycle being so loved cared for in her provision for this one family!! Her cycle is complete ❤
Thank you for sharing your life Laramie. I think you may achieve that dream one day of more land and sunfilled home , you are wise with money and your channel is doing so well, keep praying.
We love foraging for asparagus and dry land fish in the spring and berries in the summer! It’s like finding treasures! So fun for the kids and me! Love your videos!
When I was young, rabbit was regularly eaten ( belgium, western europe ) but now is much harder to come by. Nowadays it is quite expensive, and when we eat it, it is for a sunday meal or some sort of festivity. We often pair it with fruit ( dried prunes, abricots, made into a compote) and also applesauce .Some bacon is also added to the stew. Mashed potatoes on he side , or potato croquettes for a more festive meal. Your rabbit stew looks delicious. Love your approach to cooking and life in general, wishing you and your family all the best
YES,and red cabbage with chopped bacon and apples as side dish (Germany). 😄👍
I grew up with my family doing the same thing. We raised rabbits, chickens, and turkeys for slaughter and also had goats and various other animals from time to time. My sisters and I were so sad when it was time for them to be sent away as my parents didn't do the processing. But eventually we got used to it and as you said we were very happy to have the food on our table to eat. The supper you made brought back fond memories. We learned many lessons being responsible for feeding all of the animals and knowing where our food came from.❤
Beautiful meal for the family. Learning so much from watching you cook, the ingredients you use, and most of all, enjoying the love you put into each meal you cook. Wishing you and yours many blessings.
Thank you for your videos ❤❤. This shows what farm life is really like.. we raise our own meat knowing all along they are for meat . It is easier to purchase meat from the store and not give it any mind of how it was raised. I can see you gave your animal the best life it could have . ❤❤❤ Keep up the wonderful videos they are very appreciated.
I’m so glad you enjoyed ♥️ thank you for being here!
Hello from Melbourne :) I just discovered your channel, I've been working my way through your library and I just wanted to say how much I've been enjoying your content. Equally informative as they are relaxing but most of all, I really resonate with the philosophy behind it all. I too am on a low income and try to live a frugal lifestyle - sometimes out of necessity but mostly out of choice as it really does naturally become part of you. Thank you for your words of wisdom and videos, I look forward to watching what the future brings :)
The first rabbit i butchered was a cottontail that had been eating the garden, right after my daughter was born. Now at thirteen, she keeps rabbits and butchers them herself for the family. The first few she wanted to eat breaded and panfried, but i convinced her to let me stew some and everyone liked it. Maybe we will try your recipe next time we eat some (with 6 kids we have to cook two at a time!)
Lovely video!
I live in Poland and rabbit was one of the first meats I gave to my kids (infants at the time, it was not store-bought rabbit). And chanterelles are sooo good AND super beneficial to your health, both anti-infammatory and antibacterial:-)
Delicious! In Belgium we also eat rabbit (my grandparents had some to eat, nowadays it is not common anymore), the sauce is dark and sweet and made with dark beer, mustard and dried plums. I like it very much, it is lean meat. But i don't think it tastes as chicken ;-)
I’ve eaten this Belgian national dish in Antwerp, many times. It’s delicious.
That sounds delicious!!
This brought back so many memories. My dad was an outdoorsman and we ate all sorts of wild game and fish. Rabbits we often ate fried. There is definitely a balance involved with harvesting and raising one's own food. Especially taking the life of an animal. You learn incredible respect and thankfulness.
Looks delicious. When I was younger (73 now) we had meager means but always had simple delicious meals, my Italian grandmother who lived with us always found creative was to incorporate different meats & veggies into her spaghetti gravy. Each thing gave the gravy a different flavor. Her brother gave us a rabbit once& she seasoned & browned before putting into the gravy. She let it cook 3-4 hours& it was the best gravy ever!
Yay, you're back! Wonderful to hear that you and your family are all feeling great again. 😊
In Greece we cook rabbits with small onions and red sauce with garlic, laurel, oregano, cinnamon, tomato paste, salt and pepper to taste
You have elevated homemaking to an art form. Your videos are delightful! You are nourishing your family with real, whole, delicious foods.
I am so obsessed with your videos! As first time mom and being married a year, I am living for these videos!
I've made this exact dish when I lived in France. I'm so impressed with your channel.
Looks like a beautiful meal! I hope your family and you enjoyed it!
Happy new year! Nice to have your videos again
I love your videos. You have quickly become one of my very favorite RUclipsrs. I keep looking back to see if you have put a new video up yet. I’m a single mom out living frugally.
Love your channel. Such a good meal.
I first tasted rabbit as a young girl hunting with my uncle. He made a rabbit stew and to this day it is a favorite. You are so fortunate to be able to harvest your own meat. I’ve never made with mushrooms and onions, will have to try that. Thank you for sharing your wonderful videos with us.
I have missed your sweet videos. Glad you are feeling better. Have a blessed day.❤
Thank you for your beautiful videos!!such and incredible inspiration
My Maternal Grandparents lived 2 houses away they had a big veggie garden.
Grandpa raised Chickens,Pigs and Turkeys I was eating pure organic food in my early years I'm trying to do some gardening and raise some chickens when I move back east hopefully I'll do ok.
Love Your Channel💕👍🙏
This is SUCH a beautiful tribute to a very blessed rabbit ❣🙏 Thank you ❣
Hope everything is okay? Missed your video last week. Cannot wait for the next one 😊
I love how you romanticize life! It fills me with vigor for frugality and taking pride in what i have.
I remember growing up on my father's farm, butchering our own meats, learning to smoke/preserve foods... the memories are recalled with fondness... even when we had to dispatch a favorite animal, it was with appreciation and respect... blessings and love!!!
We raise meat rabbits, too. Our breeders are like pets to us. It is comforting to know we have a source of protein that helps our family be less dependent on the grocery store.
My friend gave me a rabbit. I made a nice light sugo with tiny cut carrots, onion, and celery.. It was really good!
Hello Laramie! So glad to see you! Totally understand! We are retired dairy farmers. Our children learned empathy and work ethic caring for animals! The give and take of what animals do for us! I am glad to see you are feeling better! So many "bugs" going around! Love from cold Minnesota!❤🙋♀️❄️
To feel empathetic means to take on the feelings of another , or to put yourself in their position I think you might’ve meant sympathy. You also talk about give-and-take of what animals do for us. I’m not sure there’s a lot a cow asks of you while you take everything from them. They only ask to be fed and cared for. It’s us humans who do the giving (food etc.) in trade for taking their lives and those of their calves they cry for.
I love your videos, your voice is so sweet and calming. When ever I watch you, I can feel myself slow down and relax. Thank you for that. The rabbit dinner looked so delicious.
You remind me of my kind-hearted and capable and resilient and practical grandmother.
The food looks good and with the cost of living it’s great that your family had a nice meal
Thank you! It was delicious!
YT recommended one of your videos (chicken pie) last night that I watched. Like other folks commenting, it is too easy to become hooked on the videos and your commentary. Along with the change of pace of seeing a different lifestyle.
Wonderful stories and thank you for sharing friend
You are amazing! I love your style, your words, and your thoughtfulness. ❤❤❤❤❤
Inspiration!!! I would love to start living more mindfully, slowing down and dream of a home on farmland with likeminded neighbors who farm too. I live in Houston TX and I was considering moving to an "Agrihood". i love your storytelling so much. Great job!
It’s very rewarding raising your own meat ♥️ thank you for being here!
My grandparents used to live this way 😊❤
I don't know if you've ever tried the fruit that comes off the paw paw tree, but it is delicious. Also, since you live in Appalachia, you might be interested in seeking out where there might be wild persimmons growing. My grandparents used to pick paw paws and wild persimmons and give them to me as a kid. And you can make wonderful jam with both. If you know the right places to look at the right time of year, they can be pretty abundant too. I've been born and raised on this stuff. Maybe you already know all this. I just thought I'd throw out this suggestion just in case bc it's like finding buried treasure and I'm sure your children would get a kick out of it.
Ramps in spring! I watch Celebrating Appalachia and she shows a lot
Of detail about just about anything here.
We have many chestnut trees and black walnut trees in western NC /smokies of Appalachia. I have always loved ramps in spring, but they are being depleted. High end restaurants want them and groups of workers go sweep through hillsides not leaving enough.
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I'm growing ramps in my backyard. Took me some time to get them established, but I finally succeeded. They make a wonderful pesto!
I love persimmons but never had a pawpaw though I've been really, really yearning to taste one. The flavor has been described as a mix of vanilla pudding meets pineapple/tropics. Thinking about getting a couple of saplings to try growing them myself.
@@andreamortimer2610 They remind me of bananas. I always loved the taste of them. If you like bananas, you'd like paw paw.
I'm a vegetarian and I view stewardship of the earth from a non-biblical perspective. However, I appreciate anyone who minimizes their reliance on factory farming which is so harmful to animals and the environment. Thank you for honoring the rabbit in the way you did. It's different than how I would, but it was still from the heart. Also, thanks for calm videos without a bunch of music or anything. Very relaxing to watch when I'm buzzing around the kitchen myself.
My mum cooked rabbit in parsley sauce and my mother in law cooked it with salt pork. Both delicious.
Your meal looks delicious! If more people had your attitude toward life and being content, the world would be a much better place!. Blessings to you and your family.
The closer we grow back to self sustainment and independence the beter. Good for you. :)
What a beautiful meal.
My Dad grew up eating rabbit raised in the back yard. My grandparents were very resourceful having gotten married in 1929 just a few months before the depression began. You video was lovely.
When I was a little girl we were visiting a family friend and he was frying up rabbit and I was watching him and he offered me a piece omg it was so good but I’ve never had it since but I always remember how good it tasted! Thank you for bringing us this important video I love the way you cook!
RUclips suggested your videos to me and your voice is so comforting. I’ve never seen a rabbit before processing, it’s quite rare here but my husband has been dying for rabbit stew.
I love your voice. Your snippets of wiseness give me so much insight. Thank you ❤❤
Thank you for being here!
Thank you for sharing! Your dedication to your family is inspiring.
Chanterelle’s are the most delicious mushrooms on earth! You are so blessed to have them close by.
They are so good!
@@TheProductiveHomemakerAnd mushrooms are so healthy! They are perfect to strengthen your immune system naturally, there's a whole branch (mykotherapy) to have diseases healed. 👍👍 For example, Coriolus treats flu symptoms. Blessings your way! 🙏❤️
We sent two lamb for slaughter two years ago and I cried my eyes out. I'd hand-fed them from a few weeks old and was totally in love, but...they had an amazing life in our orchard and tasted so good. It taught me a lesson about life and how we should never to take food for granted. I still smile when I remember bottle feeding those boys.
@juliewolvey6209 I've always dreamed of homesteading, but the older I get, the more I wonder if I would be tough enough to butcher an animal I had raised and cared for. I don't mind so much if I haven't formed an attachment.
@@HFTLH I tried so hard not to become attached, but I'm a sucker for a pair of big brown eyes....
@@juliewolvey6209 I hear you!
Thank you for lovely words of wisdom and insight. Glad you all are feeling better!
First time I had rabbit was in Portugal and it was so incredibly delicious! What a great way to honor your beloved rabbit ❤
We love rabbit & raise them to eat as well. They’re delicious, & are now becoming an old timey dish that you only hear the elders used to eat as you cannot buy rabbit meat in the stores anymore. I have canned our rabbit meat to have for soups throughout the winter. My husband actually prefers to butcher rabbits over chicken or duck when it comes to the smaller animals.
I've only had rabbit once. Our neighbor made a Rabbit Fricassee, much like yours but stovetop, served over rice, and it was delicious. One of my most memorable meals. Best wishes to you and yours for a happy and healthy new year. ❤❤
Girl I couldn’t do it! I have two rabbits that are like family but I get it! Ya do what ya gotta do! God bless yall
Rabbit does taste like chicken. Squirrel tastes like chicken as well. We had a large garden and raised chickens, rabbits and pigs as well.
Your videos bring me so much joy and serve as a reminder to appreciate all that I have. So thank you for that. I will continue to faithfully follow your content, Laramie!
Blessings Laramie! I believe in a video you shared that you spend about five to $600 a month on food to feed six. As I look at my own life that would be $100 per month for a single person. Needless to say, the conviction kicked in immediately! I applaud your fortitude and I’ve asked God to bless your family and my perspective thanks to your videos ♥️
So happy to see you again! And glad to hear you all are feeling better.
I am new too you're channel. I love your lifestyle I am old 62 and alone my husband passed away. Now I am alone and I struggle myself. I am so happy for you getting monetized. God bless you sweetie.
I still remember the rabbit stew my grandma once made from the animals she got from her relatives in the village. You're eating luxury! It's organic pasture raised meat!
We feel very rich eating this way!
I truly love your videos. I am from a small town and grew up eating rabbit, squirrel and raccoons . Watching you prepare this brought back fond memories. Thank you ❤
Oh my good lord
What a find this beautiful lady and her family are
I would give anything to be living just like this
How happy, content they are
And no it doesn’t have to look pretty to taste good but to me it all looks pretty and I bet it tastes good
Cooking
Preserving
Foraging
Butchering
Amazing
Amazing
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I am so glad you are bringing your Appalachian experience to others in the world. It has been my back drop of growing up!!!! AND many many of those ways means and meals are still staples of my life today ❤️❤!!
I have used paw paws in place of bananas to make bread with, they are so good. Rabbit is good meat, it looks delicious, good job!
I'm new to the channel and it is great to see that you are teaching your children where food actually comes from. How cool that you show your children the edible plants in the area . They may not appreciate it now but they will later on .When you ask most children where food comes from they say the grocery store. That's not their fault. But many children are totally clueless about food production.
Sweet Laramie, I’ve missed you, too. Yes, many good things to eat start with onions and garlic.
So very good to see you, Laramie! Thank you for a another soothing and inspirational video on gratitude and self-sufficiency!
I'm in Northwest Indiana right under Chicago. We have 6 paw paw trees
I planted in 2014. Two trees are bearing fruit.
I cannot say I would have the guts to butcher my own animals of any kind, but I admire and respect you for participating in the entire process. ❤ It is important to eat as ethically as fits within our budgets as we can. You have certainly done that this day. I also appreciate your reminder to recognize progress and practice purposeful gratitude!
I’m so glad you’re back, we have been waiting for a new video ❤ your meal looks fantastic!!! What a treat. Very glad your family is well now.
Thank you for sharing your life with us 😊
This looks so delicious. I make a similar gravy with beef but will try with rabbit.
Oh yes! Beef with mushroom gravy is so delicious!
I started eating rabbit as a young girl with my grandparents. Loved it❤️
Welcome back! I love watching your videos!
Thank you for your patience in waiting!
I also live in wv. I have chickens and lambs, i usually plant a garden. I can a lot from the garden and grocery stores.
I know here in Europe rabbit is eaten more, not so much here in the UK but definitely in France etc..Many people were encouraged to breed rabbits for meat in their back gardens during WW2. I know my Uncle had a shed full of rabbits for such a purpose right up until the 1980s.. Nowadays not so much . That looked a delicious meal.
How interesting! Thank you for sharing ♥️
Hi! I had asked you about your sweet candle. You responded and I got that candle for Christmas! I love it!!! Thank you again for your help! 🕯🕯 I have never had rabbit but my parents were born and raised in Kentucky and I have heard stories of the ways they would trap them with boxes & sticks, etc. It was a staple for them. 🐇🐇