92. Charity Garden, Cupboard Organising & Waitrose Shopping Haul - Living Alone in Wales (July 2024)
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- Visiting a local charity garden, sorting out the kitchen cupboards before the latest Waitrose shopping haul arrives.
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I loved how the lady at the charity garden praised each of the youngsters individually, it's so important to acknowledge and appreciate one another.
If you take a bit of the unidentified flour out and put a drop of vinagre on it, the bicarbonate in the flour will fizz if it’s self raising.
@@C1223opuv That is a brilliant tip! I've learned something new today 😃
Yes good tip😊💯 percent
Wow I didn't know that, thanks xx
Making sure my containers are big enough, I put products still in their packaging into containers. No need for labels and containers less messy to wash out. Works well in my kitchen. 😊
I would just cut part of the labels off the packets and put them into the containers facing the front, then you can see what's what🤗Oh, I see you're doing that Sean!
That's exactly what I've done in my kitchen when I moved to my present home 10 years ago!
That's what I do I sellotape them on the front of jars.
I do the same. Who needs a label gadget unless you want it looking tidier. Those containers look better than mine off a well known online store begins with a. Mine have pull down clips which eventually break.😢 So good job with those
Great idea! I just affix a piece of masking tape to the inside of the lid. I write the name & the best before date.
@@cathybritt6312 My thoughts exactly. I cut the best before date & stick that to the container as that is important information if you don't use stuff quickly. If I have a bit left over in the original bag I attach it to the container with a rubber band until it is used up .Some things I am so lazy, I simply pop the bag into the plastic container, like the flour . It keeps it fresh and i don't care what it looks like!
You should keep the yeast in the fridge or freezer. It will last a very long time that way.
My bread bin is one of the white enamel type with a lid that says bread on the side. It was mums and i cadged it off her when she got a new one. I think it's from the 50's. She started making her own bread when a loaf went up to 10p and she said I'm not paying that😅. That was in the 1970's and she only stopped making it when she was in her 80's when she couldn't knead the bread anymore. She used yellow split peas and pearl barley in stews to bulk it out as there were 6 kids at home. The nuts you bought was for you to make your own granola. I hope people don't start sending you bottles of wee when you start planting your veg😂😂😂😂😂
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I hope they don't too Susan 😂
Dang, mine's already in the post.
@@ReneeinVirginia😂😅😅
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You and my 87 year old dad must be Amazons best customers! 😜
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😂hahaha and me too..
You can use a clothes peg to close any open packets Sean
Sow linseed in a pot and simply let it grow in your garden. Bees and butterflies love it. The flowers are beautiful yellow ( sometimes beautiful blue) and look very nice in front of your black shed:-)
I looked up linseed and found it was also called flaxseed. I didn’t know it was the same plant. Learn something new every day.
Yellow split pea soup, cook for a long time with some herbs and throw in some old ham chunks or diced gammon just before you serve. Dash of mustard. Staple of the Swedish army!
In Finland we do same with green peas
To reduce cooking time on pulses, soak overnight or for a few hours
Productive idea growing Veggies for Velindre 🍈🍊🥕🍅 Do love an Amazon delivery. Great containers ! 😊
Hi Sean, I bought some sheets of black stick on labels from Amazon for my storage jars. They came with a chalk pen, so if you change the contents, just wipe off and write the new one. I also make a note of the use by date too. A lot cheaper than a labelling machine.
Will check those out. Thank you.
I like my tinned tuna in olive oil, seems to taste better that way - I love it on an oven baked potato, with some grated cheddar cheese on the top, with a salad at the side - beautiful. I suggest you put the sell by date on your labels, along with what it is, for your new containers, otherwise you have no way of knowing when they need to be eaten by. xxx
Living on my own now since my partner died, I only buy things I use regularly in bigger quantities. Otherwise there is a danger that things will be wasted. Cupboards don't get so full that way.
Can I suggest you split your sausages and packs of meat into portion sizes in proper freezer bags. This means you can just take out what you need and also prevents the open packaging causing the meat to suffer from freezer burn. You can put all of the portions of the same type of meat in one bag so they are all together.
I have frozen milk for many years and have never had any trouble with bottles splitting. Now I'm on my own I freeze smaller 2 litre sized bottles as they defrost much quicker.I
I noticed that you bought more chicken breasts and put them all in the fridge. Will you eat all of those before they expire? If not perhaps you could put some in the freezer so you don't overload the fridge. Have you checked you don't have frozen chicken in the freezer? Again, can I suggest you use proper freezer bags to prevent meat from deteriorating.
I agree about bread and happily pay a bit more for good quality. Luckily there are 2 bakeries in my small town.
Yes, three chickens throughout 7 days.
Freezer bags changed my life xD
Yellow split peas can be boiled up with whatever seasoning you like & just enough enough water for the peas to cook & be completely soft & broken down, but not so much as to make soup. Some people like to add a little oil. Some might add garlic or herbs. Then you can pour them into a
pot & let them congeal & spread them on toast or you can add some to your bowl of salad or throw some into a stew or soup.
wrap fresh bread in a clean t towel, stops it drying out as fast. Hope you had a good week.
For yellow split peas I'd get a smoked pork ribs as the best option (but you could use fresh meat if you prefer or smoked lardons/panchetta), then soak the peas in a cold water overnight (a few hours less or more wouldn't be an issue - it can be soaked up to 24 h). If you use fresh meat then you may start with cooking that meat first and getting the foamy bit off as it starts boiling - the foam wouldn't be an issue with smoked option. Then chop up onion 🧅 as much as you like it (can be a small one as I remember you not being a big fan of them) - fry the onion on the pan (together with lardons or panchetta if that was your option) and then rinse this into a pot adding your soaked peas (you can cook them in the same water or change it - it's up to you). When all that is in the pot you may taste if you need salt - with smoked options you may be fine without but fresh meat needs spices. And altogether it cooks for a decent time but then it causes no stress or problem as it doesn't need a close watching. When everything is nice and soft then cooking is done. But I'd also make this: dice a slice of white bread into about 1.5cm (1/2 inch) cubes and slightly roast them on a dry frying pan. I love adding those roasted bits into my pea soup instead of having a bread on the side. But be aware if you soak them in your soup too long they will become soggy and not that pleasant. You may add them few bits at a time if you want to explore where is your level of enjoyment 😊
All colours of split peas are great in soups and stews. You can also soak them, grind them add spices and make flat breads out of them. Theyre great for bulking out a cottage pie for example and high in protein, so theyre a good staple. Hope that helps 🙏💕
I also add red lentils to bulk out a veggie stew 😋 lovely and very healthy too
Hi Sean
the 3 chicken breast put in the fridge to save on time and cooking they could all be seasoned and cooked in the oven when cooked wrap individually and freeze. That's what I do Sundays as part of batch cooking for one person saves me time and then I just cook, boil steam my veggies. 🙂
You can use unsweetened yogurt, add ranch dressing powder, or add minced garlic and onion, other seasons you enjoy, and use that in place of mayonnaise in your tuna salad.
I read that you breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and supper (dinner) like a pauper. So you’re energized during the day and don’t try to rest on a heavy evening meal.
Keep walnuts and pine kernals and other nuts in freezer lengthens their shelf life for ages, freezing stops the valuable oils in them from going rancid.
Good advice. I find if you don’t do this they go rancid well before the best before date. They only take a minute or two to defrost and the oils stop them sticking together so no probs from freezing, even for chopped nuts. Goes for pine kernels too.
@@user-lr2wl5sp1b Thanks for the tip! Just pitched some walnuts 😢🎉
Pine cernels, cashew and whatever other nuts I'd use a teaspoon of each with my every breakfast till it's gone 😊. Flaxseed also might be a healthy addition for your porridge or yogurt, but I'm not sure if I'd enjoy that - my only flaxseed recipe is adding them into cookie mix as an egg alternative.
Ah, Bungle and Geoffrey takes me back watching Rainbow during lunchtimes in the week whilst eating my cooked dinner, which I had most days when I was in my early teens.
Loved rainbow ...paint the whole world with a rainbow that tune is forever etched in my mind
Yes, any new kitchen utensils, you need to wash & dry, Sean. I love your bread box...I have a nice wood one that I use too. Your containers look like really nice ones...easy to put food items in to keep fresh. Thank you so much for sharing. I love the idea of the Charity Garden...such a super idea for any community!! When you empty anything powder-like form, just give the container a couple of taps on the counter & it will most likely all fit in. Either put the products in the containers with their original packaging, or use the labels from the packaging, Sean. (I cut piece from the packaging, that identifies what's in the container & then slide it down in front of the container I put it in). Putting labels on the outside of containers isn't a good idea, if you need to wash them out ever. Seeing a guy organize a kitchen cabinet, with containers is funny to watch, for some reason. lol Make some split pea soup or just add them to any soup or stew...lol Blessings😊
For your tubs get a bit of paper or the name cut from the packet and selotape to the tub . Easy to change when you get a labeller.
Squezze the poor grapefruit, she is waiting so long in your fridge 😅 Liebe Grüße
Just a thought when you complained of backache while standing. I have an anti fatigue mat in the kitchen. Whenever I am standing for a while, cooking, meal prep or preserving. I make sure to stand on it. It’s just a kitchen mat that has a thick foam layer inside. The foam keeps your spine from being compressed. It’s lovely and I can stand for hours.
@marycerullo84, an anti fatigue mat, sounds good idea in the kitchen, where I stand a lot cooking
Where can I buy one in UK? Thanks a lot
The containers. Once you have opened the packets and poured the contents into the container you have broken the air tight seal the manufacturer has packed the contents in a sterilised environment only when you are about to use the product should you then transfer what’s left in to a container and then follow the shelf live instructions on the packaging.. all products will deteriorate once the air tight seal is broken.
Waitrose chunky cod or haddock fish fingers, the frozen ones are only £3.75 for 6. All fish no filler. Great quality.
my gosh Sean you gorra lorra lorra nuts to eat by September😂😂 the pine kernels are lovely lightly toasted in frying pan on salads 😊
Also sprinkle on top of pasta dishes or make pesto for pasta sauce.
It’s interesting watching you make a cozy nest for yourself…important when you live alone . I’m shocking , I find when people come over I’m always relieved when they leave so I can have my peace back and get on with my hobbies 😂 and I’m looking forward to watching your garden flourish wherever you decide to plant whether it be plot or home. Unfortunately my cat pinches all my tuna in spring water and it’s the good Italian one Sirena 😼
Sean, nuts can be frozen. I purchased pecan halves in the autumn and store them in the freezer to use all year for when I make homemade candy, cakes and cookies.
If that's a lemon in your fridge wrap it in newspaper and it will last much longer and not go brown 😊
It's not.
Use the holes on the inside of the kitchen cupboards to add more shelves to make more space
I would put the things you don’t use daily on the top shelf like the flour and split peas and then but the tea bags on the bread bin because you use them multiple times a day.
I always wash new containers. A releasing agent is used on the mold so the product will release from the mold. When the container arrives it still has residue from that agent.
Self raising flour has a raising agent such as baking powder already added. Plain flour requires you to add a raising agent. Self raising flour is not common where I live in Canada 🇨🇦
Kafir s brilliant was poorly with an avid stomach awhile back and after Adweek on Gaviscon tried it without much hope! Now I have it first thing on an empty stomach.
Cut the original package and best before date of the package and make a label that way, stick on with clear tape
I sprinkle flaxseed and chopped nuts, onto my breakfast of fruit and yoghurt.
I do as well flax/hemp and a few chia seeds
My breadbin is Tupperware, must have had it 30 years
Hi Sean, I cut round the name on the package e.g. Plain Flour and just add it on top of flour in container before putting top on. I havent got a labeller either😅 oh I see you've already done. I really should read the comments first!
Pine kernels lovely blitz with either Italian parsley to make lovely pesto.All nuts make lovely pestos .
I don't eat sugar but I would make an exception for the carrot cake 😂
I have, for many years, always put my flour bags when I get it, in the freezer (in polythene bags) for 24 hours and then store it in the fridge. It kills any flour weevils and eggs that might be there. I make my own bread from this flour, and it is gorgeous.
@@stevelewis2378 That's put me off flour forever 😂
Its incredible how small is the fridge and how many things he puts into it!! 😂
Beautiful soil, Sean. My husband worked on our clay veg plot for years. It is beautiful soil now.
I think all the nut/oat based 'milks' aren't allowed to be called milk anymore because they technically aren't milk even tho they're used as a milk replacement. They're now called oat drink or coconut drink etc.
Pine kernels are used in pesto. My favourite way to use them is to lightly toast in a frypan, remove, use same pan to saute spinach or silverbeet in a little olive oil (with garlic, if liked) then throw back in the toasted pine kernels and some sultanas or raisins, season. Makes a lovely side, along with sauteed mushies, or mushrooms in cream sauce for beef or chicken
Nutmeats can be ground/chopped to use in muesli, in muffins, as a way of coating fish instead of flour.
Much the same for split peas, except for muesli.
Please freeze the nutmeats.
People make portable snacks with honey, nuts and various seeds, flax is often used, rolled oats, buckwheat. Toasted these are delicious.
I love Kefir, mostly with fruit.
If you keep your nuts in the fridge/freezer it will extend the shelf life. Nuts are high fat and can go rancid.
A good Sellotape for closing plastic packages, or half eaten crisps , toffees ect, works well , also use the label of the product you bought for your containers, cut and tape , nice and neatly , unless your particular that is .
Kefir is good for you, but fruited variety may have too much added sugar.
Rutabaga (your sweet) is delicious slow cooked with onion and salt and pepper until it’s really soft. Very nice.
Maybe have a go at making your own (Kiefer) ?
Yellow split pea rice . Boil peas until almost cooked and rice and cook until rice is done.
Pine nuts are usually blended with basil and olive oil to make a pesto. Also, a quick way to add a label is cut out the label from the original bag and tape it to the canister. Now that the world is going plastic-free, try to use glass or steel containers🫙instead of plastic to store things in. No one is forcing you, just an idea to think about.
Always wash any new contains, dishs, pans, etc. Self. rising has levelening (baking soda and baking power. And maybe crm of tartar) . The recipes in the vidro sounds good. 😊
Love the veggies for Velindre charity. The Velindre looked after my sister when she was so ill, although we lost her in 2020 I will always be grateful for the care they gave her.
I have some sticky labels for labelling jar contents. I’ve just bought some acrylic pens for labelling glass jars but you need to always keep the same contents in them.
I cut the label out of the packet & use selloptape, or if it is a homemade concoction I use a peice of scrap paper & tape. I have used masking tape before. If it was something I was going sell or give away, then I would use a posh label. Some things like honey have legal rules though.
Sean, I keep meaning to add this comment.
I had to qualify in food hygiene to professional level because I was a community worker and gained a client with multiple allergies that I needed to cook meals for. (18 community workers, only me and 1 other could cook from scratch!)
Anyway, one of the quickest and also safest ways to defrost anything is to plunge into cold water. Approved food hygiene standard and really, really quick.
Your method of boiling frozen chicken breasts makes them really tough. You could use them to sole your shoes with. Not sure it is safe either, but don't know.
It’s common practise in the US apparently, loads of videos on it.
My only comment is to get tuna packed in water, no oil. My cats love this occasionally.
Eat that bloomin` grapefruit..
Or at least squeeze the juice and drink it - less fibre but at least not wasted and put the used halves in the garden to trap a few slugs 🐌
😂 I thought that Heather Then thought, 'I bet 'Seanies' all over the world are also thinking that!' 😄
I think Sean buys fresh grapefruit just to tease us. Like the leek.😂😂
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Bronze it at this point. 😂
Cut the label off of the packet and tape it to your container.😊
I cut the names of the packages and stick them on .
Totally with you on the tuna in spring water. I don't care for an oily tuna.
Easy Split Pea Soup: onions, leeks, veg of choice, herbs and broth (or broth cubes) of choice + salt, pepper and any flavorings you're keen on. Simmer until peas are tender and fall apart. Easy... peasy 😉
And I use mason(canning) jars for storing all my cupboard grub - even have a little vacuum sealing doodad to suck out the air 👌
hi Sean, I think these were for making your own granola, you can also sprinkle flax seeds powder on your breakfast cereals. lol I was writing this as you said maybe it was granola I was going to make.
You don't need fancy labels for your containers. I write on mine with a permanent marker pen 😄I also write the use-by date on a piece of paper and drop it in the top of the container. Split peas will be good in your slow cooker meals. Keep your yeast in the fridge. You've got a lot of food stuffs there to get through. I find meal planning is great for making sure I am only buying what I will use and before their expiry date.
I think you can make pease pudding with split peas. Beautiful!😋xx
Great video Sean love seeing your food haul 👌
Your steady weight loss is the best way because once you get down to what your happy with its more likely to stay off so well done 😊 hope you have a nice time with your friends take care!❤
When I don’t have labels, I cut a piece of the pack (name of product or use by date) and pop it in the container
Pine kernels are nice sprinkled on salads or plain yoghurts. Also an ingredient of basil pesto.
Sean cut the labels of the packet and tape them on until you get a labeler 😊
I soaked some Aduki beans and got nice spouts for salad. The second time (same procedure of rinsing every day) I soaked them they sprouted and started to smell off. Had to bin them.
Hi Sean put cooking instructions of items on back of container or cut instructions off of bag and place inside with items stored I do hope this helps
if you havnt ordered the label machine yet I just bought a nimbot its really good you can not only get white and clear labels but also labels to put on cables which is very useful
I’d make Pease Pudding with the yellow split peas, wash and drain the peas, put about 250g in a large saucepan and cover with enough water to come about an inch above, add salt and a very generous amount of white pepper. Bring to the boil, turn to the lowest setting to simmer, skimming the froth off from time to time. After about 20-30 minutes you will need to stir it more as it thickens and that’s why you have a big pan - (so it doesn’t spit all over the hob). It’s done when the peas are quite smooth and thick but still pourable, it sets on cooling. It is traditionally cooked in a floured muslin cloth in with the boiling ham but I’ve adapted it so it’s easy for one person and still tastes very similar- the key is white pepper.
You can eat this spread on bread with a slice of ham, which is traditional in the north east of England where I’m originally from or you can use some as a soup base, adding water or stock to it and heating it slowly.
I love watching your videos and I was so very happy to see you have The Victorian Kitchen Garden and other series, I remember watching them when they first came out and loved them, loved Mr Dodson and Ruth Mott and nobody I spoke too could remember them, I was beginning to think I’d imagined them 😝 so thank you again for making it possible to watch them again 🥰
I have a metal bread bin with a wooden lid that can be used as a bread board, I love it. What I’m looking for is an old fashioned glass vinegar bottle.
Really missed your videos this week. Lovely ti have you back 🥰
You should postva list on the fridge of what you've bought. The use by day and make a loose menu. Im widowed and it helps to not waste ! Just a suggestion as food in the states is getting pricey! 🎉
Nice to see you organising your cupboards in your kitchen with your new containers. You don't need a labeling machine, just cut the labels of the packages stick them in containers. Like your bread bin. First time I have seen you without a cup of tea in your hand. Sean you are slipping. Good about your weight keep it up. 😊
You can keep your nuts and seeds in the fridge for longer time. I am from a tropical country. It goes rancid much quicker than in a cold country
Tyvm thaT was great!
Black marker pen will write on those x
Pine kernels for making delicious fresh basil pesto, when you grow some basil. Put linseed into your bread for extra nutrients, or on yogurt for breakfast with the other nuts
If it will fit, then put the actual packet Into the jar, the you can see what the contents are.
I love your videos of the simple things in your life. It’s these things that really matter in this stressful world. Power to you Sean
I’m shocked that many of the expiration dates were for only a few months out. I’d have difficulty using all that food before then. I do really love the look of all those perfectly shaped containers. I’m afraid I use my glass jars when I empty them. It works but not as pretty as yours are 😉
I don't like to pick fault but surely your Bungle impression was actually Zippy?? 🤔🤣
I have those canisters. Bought them from Sainsbury’s in the sale 😊
Enjoy your walk ❤
Hi Sean cheek if it best before then most dried food last a lot longer Eat by I would use up x
Sean, if you want to extend the life of your flour and walnuts. Keep them in the freezer or fridge. You can take the flour right out of the freezer and bake with it.
I’ve got box envy.
Sean, with the yellow split peas: take a generous cup of split peas, rinse them under cold water, put in a pot with a little chopped onion, maybe chopped carrot(chop small) , a bay leaf if you have it , salt or you can get a bit of a ham from your butcher you can add it in a s a big peace it will all break apart, then cook on low heat until it is thick and creamy. May have to add water. Delicious and nutritious esp with fresh home made bread.
Also freezes well.
Staple in Scandinavia.
I have a bamboo bread bin too its great.thank you for this video i enjoyed watching it! Positivity peace and love ♥️
Yes Sean, I would wash with warm soapy water before using the containers.
I use the label from the packed and the date's too.. I think someone else suggested that too.
👍😉🇨🇮☘️Eire
Yellow split pea Dahl is nice , soup too.
Look at your lovely loamy soil! Bootiful. I garden on heavy clay - fertile, but hard to work with. Hope you've enjoyed a restful week.
You should ALWAYS wash ANY containers you buy before filling them, especially ones for food because you have no idea what was in them. Also, if you gently tap the bottom of the containers on the counter, the flour, etc. will compact down and you can fit more in.
❤The charity garden is such a great idea, plus it looks amazing 🎉Love your storage jars. Have a lovely, chilled weekend Sean😘
Use the split peas for a Dahl and roti.
Yummy. I would make cashew butter or keto granola and my hubby would love that.
Granola is so easy.
Beautiful… lovely spending time with you Sean. Hope you have a lovely week as well with your friends. We have the same bread bin as you, I’m not sure if the wood helps keep the bread fresh or the fact we bake our own but, we find taking it out of the wrapper keeps it just as fresh. But, I’m sure you’ll find out one way or another.
Thank you for another lovely video.
❤ from us two old farts. Jay & Joe ❤ 😊
Sean, how to tell what flour that is in the box is to make a pancake with it. It'll either be American style or crepe style but either way it'll be edible and then you'll know.