I love that when you don’t have certain parts you don’t hesitate to just grab that ingredient from the store. It feels so authentic and closer to my life.
Pro tip: Make your “kitchen day” on the day other family members are supposed to cook dinner! I used to do this with my kids. When my kids were teens they both got heavily into learning to cook. ( I was so proud) I would take those days when they were to cook dinner and spend the day baking or canning/preserving, prepping other meals. That way by dinner time I could sit down and relax while they cooked the evening meal. Worked out great!
Nice when parents teach kids cooking skills, my grandmother was always home taking care of her family and fram animals ,she was a hard worker, my mother was the same .
I can not thank you enough for sharing this video. I am ADD and even medicated (decided to try meds again after life tossed a box of wrenches at me lol) I am all over. I know I am not alone, but to see someone else being real and seeing them function the same is a breath of fresh air! Thank you for taking the time to share little bits here and there with us. Bless you and yours!
Samesies, except mine for me it was a late diagnosis as an adult and suddenly so many struggles made sense. I am at a season in life where I have the most demands on me that I have ever had and medication has been a HUGE difference. I still clean like I'm in a "If you give a mouse a cookie" book.... but I am more emotionally regulated and that allows me the opportunity to build and practice healthy coping skills. You are so not alone in all this.
🐛 Jess....just in case you ever want/need this, I have a 100% effective way to get rid of hornworms that I've used for the past 50 years gardening. It's not for the squeemish, but it works every time. 1) Gather as many hornworms into a jar as you can find (5 or more is good) 2) Squish them up (the 🤢 part) 3) Let the carcasses rot for 3 days 4) Add the rotted carcasses to a gallon of water and spray all over the plants. This will repel all further hornworms, but doesn't smell awful (except to the hornworms, evidently) nor is it harmful to anyone or anything. 🙂 I just love your videos! Even this old fart learns something in every one. Thank you!
I don't (knock wood) get hornworms..... at least not that I've seen yet. But I DID see a hawk moth the other day and made a homeschool moment out of it for my little one.... I've only seen 3 of these moths in my whole life and they are super cool. Imagine my horror when we looked him up and turns out to be the Dreaded Hornworm, bane of Tomato Mothers everywhere!! Breaks my heart to think this beautiful moth must be DESTROYED😢 I usually plant basil around my tomatoes and I've heard that keeps them away also. I'm in 5b midwest and I don't think they are as prevalent here.
Jess, i just love how you find humor & laughing 😂 when making your own commentaries 😂i think its so funny & cute!!😊🤣😜 Love also the kids talking and walking about in the background!🌹
12:24 Mckayla (sorry if I spelled that wrong) is body doubling for you! It is a classic need/work around in the adhd community. My daughter and I will spend hours on the phone while we are cleaning our houses. It keeps both of us on task. No judgement here!
Hi Jess, I'm a gluten free sourdough maker & I've found the most productive flour to make a GF sourdough starter is buckwheat flour or a mix of brown rice & buckwheat (I'm sure you already know buckwheat is GF so no worries in using it), it gives me a much stronger ferment & a quicker one from scratch as well. Hope that's helpful. Oh & I usually add some kefir or whey to my starters, it's amazing at kicking them off & into high gear. Best of luck with the GF sourdough bread making, from Australia.
You are such a ray of sunshine. If I’m having an off day and watch one of your videos it makes me smile. Your laughter is contagious. Thanks for sharing with us. God bless you.
I have to share something funny but a little personal. I sleep with the TV on and I usually just hit the Play All button on your RUclips channel and snooze away. The other night I woke up because nature called and I did a double take when I saw you out in a watery rice field. Well, I thought it was you but YT had switched to a different garden channel for some reason. For a moment I thought you were reeeeaaally branching out with your crops. Hopefully my weird sleep habits help your channel (and the rice growers). 😂
I just absolutely love and enjoy your videos…you can film anything you do and I’d watch! I’ve learned so much-both gardening and spiritually- from you!❤and yes, my dog watches you too!😆🐾especially with the animals! I love that you make being yourself a comfort to all 💕I’ve accepted my own “brain on tornado mode” now, instead of it being a negative-so thanks!♥️🌿
I smiled when your son brought a bag into the kitchen then smiled and waved as he was walking behind you to leave. That recipe you put together today really looked pretty!
I watch you, Bri, Rhodes, Hollars, Acre Homestead while I'm in the kitchen. But this weekend is gonna be a big tomatoe preserving party, so I'll probably run out of things to watch - thanks for Call the Midwife new season reminder! 😅
I LOVE Call the Midwife too! Girl, we watch a lot of the same shows. I love historical fiction/drama it’s so much fun! I’m also someone who gets distracted and often starts more projects than I finish. It’s part of being creative and inspired beyond my capacity I think. I appreciate you being open about the challenges that you face. It makes me feel like I’m capable of more than I’m doing. It’s always a blessing to hang out with you Jess. Until next time ❤
For the cookies, it is nice to freeze the cookie dough and when you want cookies, take them out of the freezer, bake them and then they taste like freshly baked cookies! You'd never know the dough was sitting for weeks or months in the freezer.
I just finished the new season of Call The Midwife. So good! Now, I'm watching you work in your kitchen on my phone while I work in my kitchen, slicing peppers, snapping beans, and canning soup. Thanks for keeping me company (glad to see Dr. Turner and Nurse Franklin are your kitchen companions 😊).
Personally, I have quite a soft spot for Sister Monica Joan. I find myself watching Call the Midwife during kitchen tasks if Jess doesn't have a new video up. Both make great kitchen companions!
I used to constantly hear how ADHD is more of a male thing. I no longer believe that. It just looks different in females! We may not have as much of the physical energy, but our brains go a mile a minute! Love you sharing this Jess. Btw, you always look so organized to me! 😊
I absolutely loved that salad. It was beautiful. I thought that fermenting was complicated. I watched my sister once and to be honest, it didn’t look appealing one bit ! You have inspired a new adventure for me. 😊
LOVE Call The Midwife! My mother and I watch it and call each other to compare notes. It’s something we can share and feel connected from our separate states.❤
I'm a baker and actually went to culinary school. You can venture off the recipe for baked goods, if you know the science and replace it properly. And sometimes experimenting makes some of your favorite recipes! I made a loaf of bread once and used butter instead of olive oil like I usually do and it made biscuit bread and it was such a hit it was gone by the end of the day.
I add onions,carrots,garlic and sweet peppers to my hot sauces, to make them less 🔥 😅 I hope this helps someone ❤ just picked some of my Tabasco Peppers 🌶 yesterday and froze them until I have enough for another round of fermented hot sauce. Thanks for sharing your recipes 🎉
I was wondering if using sweet peppers to a hot sauce would throw off the taste! I’m planning on doing a fermented hot sauce this week and have a ton of pimento peppers that need used. I will throw a few in.
Great video. I loooove Call the Midwife. I had almost all my babes at home brings back such great memories. That cookbook looks really good. I would love more cookbook recommendations.
I would love a video on how you fight insects. I’m in NC, not far from you really and seem to deal a lot with Mexican Bean Beetles (look like lady bugs in their adult stage) and cucumber beetles. I don’t like using chemicals since I let the chickens have all the left overs. This year the beetles took over and I had to just give up the garden when Sept hit.
That’s one good reason to bring us along on those kitchen days, we hold you accountable because you will want to finish the vlog and by doing so you will have completed your kitchen project 😉
You have a beautiful Confederate Rose growing beside your greenhouse. The blossoms look like a pink peony and most turn pale pink to white before they drop off.
Thank you for telling us about this recipe! We grew field peas for the first time this year and figuring out creative ways to use them is definitely something I'm researching!
We both said, ' what a pretty tomato' at the same time. lol After all these years,I love your love of tomatoes. I planted just one plant this year. It was a Big Boy variety and the amount of fruit it gave me,wow! I was able to process plenty from just one plant. Double blooming on some flowers and ornamentals. The heat sure has changed things God bless,Jess.🌍
My kids used to trade lunches, didn't know I made them pumpkin bread and sausage rolls hahaha til they were in their 40s 😊 their friends loved my lunches 😊😊
I love watching you ,i learn all kinds of stuff ,even when the new season of my favorite show started 😂😂😂 i love call of the midwife.thanks.❤ God Bless
This looks amazing! You were talking about school lunches… that is something we struggle with in our home to keep healthy and homemade. Could you share some of your school lunch ideas?
Jess that jar is so beautiful! We eat with our eyes first....presentation is 98%. I believe that and I would eat your ferment in a heart beat. Thank you for teaching us. :)
My dog stole both of my last two cucumbers. You are so funny. You had me rolling on the floor. I love your ADD. I have it too and I totally get you. Sometimes I resemble my dog when he sees a squirrel, all over the map. Your salad looks so beautiful. God bless you, your farm, and family.
I love seeing the different ways that you utilize your harvests! I've never had fermented zucchini, so be sure to let us know how it turns out! "Homestead to Table" food sounds so dreamy to me. But it definitely comes along with a messy kitchen sometimes! It is a sign of love, really ... you have to feed all of your boys somehow haha
I've made fermented zuchinni spears! Fermented zuchinni is delicious, it's just a shorter ferment. The longer you ferment something, the softer it gets, typically.
@CaduceusErin that's awesome! It makes total sense now that I'm thinking about it, I just wouldn't have put those 2 things together without inspiration haha. I must try this now. I already had fermentation lids in my Amazon cart anyways haha
When you were cutting tomatoes and switched to a sharper knife I felt my usual and dramatic urge/need to sharpen that discarded knife--I don't know why it's a thing exactly but it is. Must sharpen! Must sharpen! lol! Some people want to test the sharpness of a freshly sharpened knife by cutting paper or shaving hair from their arm, but for me the real test is slicing a ripe tomato. Slicing a really ripe slicing tomato without dimpling the skin and with hardly any juice escaping just makes my heart all twitterpated.
So when I looked at the thumbnail of this video, I thought to myself - is she fermenting jellybeans? LOL! I knew you really weren't, but it sure did look that way at first glance. What a beautiful jar full of color!
Love that you have a group of girlfriends that have your back :) I do as well and it is such a blessing to have them in my life. I really enjoyed the podcast all you ladies did on Abundance Plus, it was lovely to see you all together. The authenticity of your relationships really showed and it was such a treat to watch. It would be awesome to have them all on your podcast sometime, that would be treasured episode ❤
I have a batch of this bean salad on my counter. I didn’t have any cilantro, so I used basil. I also used purple hull peas. We’ll see how it turns out.
I’m planning a kitchen day tomorrow. Today I have a storm prep day.. crazy weather we’ve had here in Maine.. we have a hurricane watch.. which will be a tropical storm by the time it arrives here. I have about 3 dozen lovely, lush and healthy tomato plants.. laden with fruit that has just barely started to ripen. I’ve had a couple handfuls of cherries so far.. but pounds and pounds of unripe slicers and heirlooms that are heavy and green. My plan for tomorrow, so long as we don’t loose power is to make kale chips, dilly beans and bread!
I am in Zone 3 as well, it can definitely be a struggle. I am currently at my average first frost date but thankfully it's still looking good for another week. August and September are always such a crazy time trying to get everything picked and preserved, it's not a very big window!!
Wow, you have those darn Leaf-legged bugs on your tomatoes like I do. Your zucchinis are so green and robust. Your salad looks colorful and tasty ! You make fermenting look so easy ! Good job Jess , I love unwinding after work with a good Home-steading show and later I will check out my garden.
Good morning Jess,, What a heart warming greeting to see you this morning. ❤️ I needed you and that giggle this morning. Loved this video. ❤️ Like Rachel Ray she cooks but not so much on baking! Lol Your giggles will make my Friday WONDERFUL. 🎉 BLESS YOU JESS!!! ❤
I have made carrot kvass as well. If have had fire cider with local honey peppers onions and garlic and I’ve seen a “squished” tomato ferment from the UK and will be trying a blended tomato with vegetable and peppers kvass, because I love savory and spicy. With so many of us adults having leaky gut and microbiome issues a brew for the adult palette is a gateway option for those who do not yoghurt but love Clamato and hops ferments or chilled spicy v8.
Oh, you have the dreaded leaf footed bug. They took out my tomatoes and blacked peas, along with the extreme heat. However, your garden looks so much better than mine.
Wait, Jess what was that lid and spring thingy you used for your jar?? LoL. That recipe looks really delicious. Looks like something I would probably find tasty
In the adhd world, we call having someone with us so we can stay on task a body double. If my daughters and I are really struggling, we will call and ask them to come be our body double. Sometimes, even just a long video call is enough. ❤️
That fermented salad looks good. I tend to ferment green tomatoes, onions, and garlic at the end of the season. My tomatoes end up with lots of green ones left because of our season. I think just making up things is interesting. A favorite dish of mine is what we call Hobo - because I just chop up whatever I have available (like Carrots, potatoes, Onions, garlic, Cabbage, squash, turnip, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, etc along with sausage, toss with a little olive oil, some butter, and parsley and bake or put on the grill.
Just yesterday, I was beating myself up about not filming more of my canning/kitchen projects for RUclips. This video made me feel so understood. I am the same way in the kitchen, all over the place. I can barely keep track of my recipe, let alone my camera angles. Thanks for taking a moment to share and for making me feel less alone in this particular aspect of ADHD, Jess! 💚
I want to tell you we have been trying all summer to grow Kajari melons. At the beginning of spring, we added two new raised gardens and a cattle panel for them. Nothing all summer! Our son kept encouraging us to keep trying. Finally, today we have a Kajari melon 5" long and about 5" wide! So glad I didn't give up!
Fermenting intimidates me. I need to just try it already. I love saurkraut and I love kimchi. I need to break out my comfort zone when it comes to fermenting foods myself. ❤
Crazy how one can find comfort in someone they’ve never met. Thank you🤟
I love that when you don’t have certain parts you don’t hesitate to just grab that ingredient from the store. It feels so authentic and closer to my life.
"It was hateful", talking about the hot sauce😂😂😂 that's how I feel about most hot things. Such a wonderful Southern expression❤
Pro tip: Make your “kitchen day” on the day other family members are supposed to cook dinner! I used to do this with my kids. When my kids were teens they both got heavily into learning to cook. ( I was so proud) I would take those days when they were to cook dinner and spend the day baking or canning/preserving, prepping other meals. That way by dinner time I could sit down and relax while they cooked the evening meal. Worked out great!
Nice when parents teach kids cooking skills, my grandmother was always home taking care of her family and fram animals ,she was a hard worker, my mother was the same .
Such a great tip. I run into this dilemma all the time.
Did anyone else wave at the screen when Toby passed behind Jess and waved at the camera? 😁. Hi Toby🙋♀️
PS + forgot to mention how beautiful the jars you canned Are! So colorful & vibrant! All the colors of the rainbow 🌈💜
I can not thank you enough for sharing this video. I am ADD and even medicated (decided to try meds again after life tossed a box of wrenches at me lol) I am all over. I know I am not alone, but to see someone else being real and seeing them function the same is a breath of fresh air! Thank you for taking the time to share little bits here and there with us. Bless you and yours!
I see you, I hear you and I’m giving you fist bumps because you’re not alone. We’ve got this.
lol that's when u take an entire meal out of the freezer ...
Samesies, except mine for me it was a late diagnosis as an adult and suddenly so many struggles made sense. I am at a season in life where I have the most demands on me that I have ever had and medication has been a HUGE difference. I still clean like I'm in a "If you give a mouse a cookie" book.... but I am more emotionally regulated and that allows me the opportunity to build and practice healthy coping skills.
You are so not alone in all this.
my tribe!
@@PatrickPoet RIGHT! LOL 😆
🐛 Jess....just in case you ever want/need this, I have a 100% effective way to get rid of hornworms that I've used for the past 50 years gardening. It's not for the squeemish, but it works every time.
1) Gather as many hornworms into a jar as you can find (5 or more is good)
2) Squish them up (the 🤢 part)
3) Let the carcasses rot for 3 days
4) Add the rotted carcasses to a gallon of water and spray all over the plants.
This will repel all further hornworms, but doesn't smell awful (except to the hornworms, evidently) nor is it harmful to anyone or anything. 🙂 I just love your videos! Even this old fart learns something in every one. Thank you!
I don't (knock wood) get hornworms..... at least not that I've seen yet. But I DID see a hawk moth the other day and made a homeschool moment out of it for my little one.... I've only seen 3 of these moths in my whole life and they are super cool. Imagine my horror when we looked him up and turns out to be the Dreaded Hornworm, bane of Tomato Mothers everywhere!! Breaks my heart to think this beautiful moth must be DESTROYED😢
I usually plant basil around my tomatoes and I've heard that keeps them away also. I'm in 5b midwest and I don't think they are as prevalent here.
Jess, i just love how you find humor & laughing 😂 when making your own commentaries 😂i think its so funny & cute!!😊🤣😜 Love also the kids talking and walking about in the background!🌹
12:24 Mckayla (sorry if I spelled that wrong) is body doubling for you! It is a classic need/work around in the adhd community. My daughter and I will spend hours on the phone while we are cleaning our houses. It keeps both of us on task. No judgement here!
Toby smiling and giving a wave is just so sweet
Hi Jess, I'm a gluten free sourdough maker & I've found the most productive flour to make a GF sourdough starter is buckwheat flour or a mix of brown rice & buckwheat (I'm sure you already know buckwheat is GF so no worries in using it), it gives me a much stronger ferment & a quicker one from scratch as well. Hope that's helpful. Oh & I usually add some kefir or whey to my starters, it's amazing at kicking them off & into high gear. Best of luck with the GF sourdough bread making, from Australia.
I m so proud OF FAMILIES living the AMERICAN DREAM.
You are such a ray of sunshine. If I’m having an off day and watch one of your videos it makes me smile. Your laughter is contagious. Thanks for sharing with us. God bless you.
It was nice to see Toby in the background being quietly social with a sweet wave to us. Always enjoy your videos Jess!
When I catch things like that after the fact I'm always bummed I didn't realize they wanted a moment to say hi. BUT it is sweet to see
@@RootsandRefugeFarmhi Toby!
I have to share something funny but a little personal. I sleep with the TV on and I usually just hit the Play All button on your RUclips channel and snooze away. The other night I woke up because nature called and I did a double take when I saw you out in a watery rice field. Well, I thought it was you but YT had switched to a different garden channel for some reason. For a moment I thought you were reeeeaaally branching out with your crops. Hopefully my weird sleep habits help your channel (and the rice growers). 😂
My dear that is a Confederate Rose 🌹………they die in winter 🥶 but comes back in spring. Easy to root and give to friends ❤❤❤
I just absolutely love and enjoy your videos…you can film anything you do and I’d watch! I’ve learned so much-both gardening and spiritually- from you!❤and yes, my dog watches you too!😆🐾especially with the animals! I love that you make being yourself a comfort to all 💕I’ve accepted my own “brain on tornado mode” now, instead of it being a negative-so thanks!♥️🌿
I smiled when your son brought a bag into the kitchen then smiled and waved as he was walking behind you to leave. That recipe you put together today really looked pretty!
I watch you, Bri, Rhodes, Hollars, Acre Homestead while I'm in the kitchen. But this weekend is gonna be a big tomatoe preserving party, so I'll probably run out of things to watch - thanks for Call the Midwife new season reminder! 😅
Thank you Jess! I love your honesty! It doesn’t have to be perfect, just real! You inspire me! Thank you!
My husband has replaced cucumber for zuchini & we found that we like it better!
I LOVE Call the Midwife too! Girl, we watch a lot of the same shows. I love historical fiction/drama it’s so much fun! I’m also someone who gets distracted and often starts more projects than I finish. It’s part of being creative and inspired beyond my capacity I think. I appreciate you being open about the challenges that you face. It makes me feel like I’m capable of more than I’m doing. It’s always a blessing to hang out with you Jess. Until next time ❤
In addition to making "to do" lists, I make "done" lists so I can be proud of all I accomplish. I may get distracted, but I'm still productive.
Love Call the Midwife - it’s one of the few shows my brain can handle having on while I’m working in the kitchen.
For the cookies, it is nice to freeze the cookie dough and when you want cookies, take them out of the freezer, bake them and then they taste like freshly baked cookies! You'd never know the dough was sitting for weeks or months in the freezer.
Don't apologize for your kitchen! It's a working kitchen! It wouldn't be realistic if it was completely clean.
I love your authenticity with us and how you make people feel that we’re in your home with you! ❤️
Toby is such a handsome and charming young man. All you boys are so sweet! You are truly blessed.
I love these videos! Whenever you post them I hop right in my own kitchen and work along with you! 😊
I just finished the new season of Call The Midwife. So good! Now, I'm watching you work in your kitchen on my phone while I work in my kitchen, slicing peppers, snapping beans, and canning soup. Thanks for keeping me company (glad to see Dr. Turner and Nurse Franklin are your kitchen companions 😊).
Personally, I have quite a soft spot for Sister Monica Joan. I find myself watching Call the Midwife during kitchen tasks if Jess doesn't have a new video up. Both make great kitchen companions!
@hillarysmith4465 Yes! Sister Monica Joan is absolutely a favorite of mine. And Sheila. She's so darn sweet.
Thank you for being your real self. You are truly encouraging!😊
I used to constantly hear how ADHD is more of a male thing. I no longer believe that. It just looks different in females! We may not have as much of the physical energy, but our brains go a mile a minute!
Love you sharing this Jess.
Btw, you always look so organized to me! 😊
I absolutely loved that salad. It was beautiful. I thought that fermenting was complicated. I watched my sister once and to be honest, it didn’t look appealing one bit ! You have inspired a new adventure for me. 😊
LOVE Call The Midwife! My mother and I watch it and call each other to compare notes. It’s something we can share and feel connected from our separate states.❤
Call the midwife! I love that programme, didn't realise it was available in the US too! Such a good wholesome show. ❤
This !!!!! So prefer these videos that teach me to do something!
Oh those ferment jars! You should tell us more!!
Yes! I want to know too. I’ve never seen that kind before.
They are Ball fermentation lids and springs. I love them!
@@bnmcrowl thank you!
I'm a baker and actually went to culinary school. You can venture off the recipe for baked goods, if you know the science and replace it properly. And sometimes experimenting makes some of your favorite recipes! I made a loaf of bread once and used butter instead of olive oil like I usually do and it made biscuit bread and it was such a hit it was gone by the end of the day.
When my sourdough goes flat and ends up like croutons instead of bread, I pretend I meant to experiment. ;)
Oh! I'm so glad you told what you are watching! I LOVE Call the Midwife. Didn't think they were making anymore.
When I saw the thumbnail for this video the first thing I thought was, she's done it she's figured out how to grow jellybeans
I understand about staying in task. It helps me to play music loudly
I add onions,carrots,garlic and sweet peppers to my hot sauces, to make them less 🔥 😅 I hope this helps someone ❤ just picked some of my Tabasco Peppers 🌶 yesterday and froze them until I have enough for another round of fermented hot sauce. Thanks for sharing your recipes 🎉
I was wondering if using sweet peppers to a hot sauce would throw off the taste! I’m planning on doing a fermented hot sauce this week and have a ton of pimento peppers that need used. I will throw a few in.
@Junkinsally adds to the flavor imo and best of luck!! 🌶❤️
Fun visit with you as you get your ferments going! Thanks for sharing! Blessings to everyone 🤗💕🇨🇦
Ha!! I watch things on my phone while I'm in the kitchen, but also listen to books/podcasts while I'm in the garden.
Bless you Jess !
Great video. I loooove Call the Midwife. I had almost all my babes at home brings back such great memories. That cookbook looks really good. I would love more cookbook recommendations.
I really love the springs and fermenting tops. Also, I cannot wait to have a group if gals that I can text in a pinch! Praying everyday for them!
I would love a video on how you fight insects. I’m in NC, not far from you really and seem to deal a lot with Mexican Bean Beetles (look like lady bugs in their adult stage) and cucumber beetles. I don’t like using chemicals since I let the chickens have all the left overs. This year the beetles took over and I had to just give up the garden when Sept hit.
That’s one good reason to bring us along on those kitchen days, we hold you accountable because you will want to finish the vlog and by doing so you will have completed your kitchen project 😉
THANK YOU FOR GETTING THE CANNING FUNNEL OUT!! That was about to drive me nutso watching you fill the jar one, messy spoonful at a time! 🤣🤣🤣
It is a beautiful sight on the counter ❤
Bless you 😊
So easy,gotta start fermenting! Thanks for sharing! Be well.
You have a beautiful Confederate Rose growing beside your greenhouse. The blossoms look like a pink peony and most turn pale pink to white before they drop off.
Your ferments are beautiful!! Thank you for sharing.
I love that show
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I love that you turn on a show to do your work because I turn on your channel to do my work 😂❤️
Thank you for telling us about this recipe! We grew field peas for the first time this year and figuring out creative ways to use them is definitely something I'm researching!
We both said, ' what a pretty tomato' at the same time. lol After all these years,I love your love of tomatoes. I planted just one plant this year. It was a Big Boy variety and the amount of fruit it gave me,wow! I was able to process plenty from just one plant. Double blooming on some flowers and ornamentals. The heat sure has changed things God bless,Jess.🌍
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Hi Jess, where did you get the fermentation kit with the springs you put into the jars?
Love Call the Midwife! Reminds me of the Victorian Farm type of programs which are my favorite!
I love the wild look
O watch you and other homesteaders while I'm working on my urban homestead classroom ❤
Thank you for linking this in you cooking channel.
Love you, beautiful Jess ❤😊
My kids used to trade lunches, didn't know I made them pumpkin bread and sausage rolls hahaha til they were in their 40s 😊 their friends loved my lunches 😊😊
I love watching you ,i learn all kinds of stuff ,even when the new season of my favorite show started 😂😂😂 i love call of the midwife.thanks.❤ God Bless
Its such a good show! I enjoyed the early seasons more but I still like it very much!
That’s why you pull out a freezer meal that you made ahead of time like lasagna or crockpot meal that’s cooking while you work!
*Stops to smell the lemongrass* 💚
This looks amazing! You were talking about school lunches… that is something we struggle with in our home to keep healthy and homemade. Could you share some of your school lunch ideas?
Jess that jar is so beautiful! We eat with our eyes first....presentation is 98%. I believe that and I would eat your ferment in a heart beat. Thank you for teaching us. :)
Wow, that does look delicious. ❤️🙏
I LOVE call the midwife!!! I didn't know there was a new season out 😮❤
My dog stole both of my last two cucumbers. You are so funny. You had me rolling on the floor. I love your ADD. I have it too and I totally get you. Sometimes I resemble my dog when he sees a squirrel, all over the map. Your salad looks so beautiful. God bless you, your farm, and family.
I love seeing the different ways that you utilize your harvests! I've never had fermented zucchini, so be sure to let us know how it turns out! "Homestead to Table" food sounds so dreamy to me. But it definitely comes along with a messy kitchen sometimes! It is a sign of love, really ... you have to feed all of your boys somehow haha
I've made fermented zuchinni spears! Fermented zuchinni is delicious, it's just a shorter ferment. The longer you ferment something, the softer it gets, typically.
@CaduceusErin that's awesome! It makes total sense now that I'm thinking about it, I just wouldn't have put those 2 things together without inspiration haha. I must try this now. I already had fermentation lids in my Amazon cart anyways haha
When you were cutting tomatoes and switched to a sharper knife I felt my usual and dramatic urge/need to sharpen that discarded knife--I don't know why it's a thing exactly but it is. Must sharpen! Must sharpen! lol!
Some people want to test the sharpness of a freshly sharpened knife by cutting paper or shaving hair from their arm, but for me the real test is slicing a ripe tomato. Slicing a really ripe slicing tomato without dimpling the skin and with hardly any juice escaping just makes my heart all twitterpated.
I love Call the Midwife!!! Iv already watched the new season. You're going to love it. 😊
So when I looked at the thumbnail of this video, I thought to myself - is she fermenting jellybeans? LOL! I knew you really weren't, but it sure did look that way at first glance. What a beautiful jar full of color!
That's what I thought, too!!! 😂
Love that you have a group of girlfriends that have your back :) I do as well and it is such a blessing to have them in my life. I really enjoyed the podcast all you ladies did on Abundance Plus, it was lovely to see you all together. The authenticity of your relationships really showed and it was such a treat to watch. It would be awesome to have them all on your podcast sometime, that would be treasured episode ❤
I have a batch of this bean salad on my counter. I didn’t have any cilantro, so I used basil. I also used purple hull peas. We’ll see how it turns out.
I’m planning a kitchen day tomorrow. Today I have a storm prep day.. crazy weather we’ve had here in Maine.. we have a hurricane watch.. which will be a tropical storm by the time it arrives here. I have about 3 dozen lovely, lush and healthy tomato plants.. laden with fruit that has just barely started to ripen. I’ve had a couple handfuls of cherries so far.. but pounds and pounds of unripe slicers and heirlooms that are heavy and green. My plan for tomorrow, so long as we don’t loose power is to make kale chips, dilly beans and bread!
Multitasking is usually the way I work too!
Wish we had a longer growing season. We live in zone three/four.
I am in Zone 3 as well, it can definitely be a struggle. I am currently at my average first frost date but thankfully it's still looking good for another week. August and September are always such a crazy time trying to get everything picked and preserved, it's not a very big window!!
Wow, you have those darn Leaf-legged bugs on your tomatoes like I do. Your zucchinis are so green and robust. Your salad looks colorful and tasty ! You make fermenting look so easy ! Good job Jess , I love unwinding after work with a good Home-steading show and later I will check out my garden.
Good morning Jess,, What a heart warming greeting to see you this morning. ❤️
I needed you and that giggle this morning.
Loved this video. ❤️
Like Rachel Ray she cooks but not so much on baking! Lol
Your giggles will make my Friday WONDERFUL. 🎉
BLESS YOU JESS!!! ❤
" i thought it was hatful" lol that's the spice level I like
I had no idea what that spring thing was used for. So thank you. I learn so much from you, even the most simplest things.
That made me to want to do some cans like that. Thank you
I have made carrot kvass as well. If have had fire cider with local honey peppers onions and garlic and I’ve seen a “squished” tomato ferment from the UK and will be trying a blended tomato with vegetable and peppers kvass, because I love savory and spicy. With so many of us adults having leaky gut and microbiome issues a brew for the adult palette is a gateway option for those who do not yoghurt but love Clamato and hops ferments or chilled spicy v8.
Oh, you have the dreaded leaf footed bug. They took out my tomatoes and blacked peas, along with the extreme heat. However, your garden looks so much better than mine.
Wait, Jess what was that lid and spring thingy you used for your jar?? LoL.
That recipe looks really delicious. Looks like something I would probably find tasty
In the adhd world, we call having someone with us so we can stay on task a body double. If my daughters and I are really struggling, we will call and ask them to come be our body double. Sometimes, even just a long video call is enough. ❤️
That fermented salad looks good. I tend to ferment green tomatoes, onions, and garlic at the end of the season. My tomatoes end up with lots of green ones left because of our season. I think just making up things is interesting.
A favorite dish of mine is what we call Hobo - because I just chop up whatever I have available (like Carrots, potatoes, Onions, garlic, Cabbage, squash, turnip, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, etc along with sausage, toss with a little olive oil, some butter, and parsley and bake or put on the grill.
The flower at the beginning is a confederate rose. My grandmother had one that was around 8ft tall. ❤
Love Call the Midwife show... have been waiting eagerly for the new season
Just yesterday, I was beating myself up about not filming more of my canning/kitchen projects for RUclips. This video made me feel so understood. I am the same way in the kitchen, all over the place. I can barely keep track of my recipe, let alone my camera angles. Thanks for taking a moment to share and for making me feel less alone in this particular aspect of ADHD, Jess! 💚
Film it anyway. If not for the public, then for your family to learn from and remember you.
I just finished watching the new season of the Midwife. Love you're videos ❤
I want to tell you we have been trying all summer to grow Kajari melons. At the beginning of spring, we added two new raised gardens and a cattle panel for them. Nothing all summer! Our son kept encouraging us to keep trying. Finally, today we have a Kajari melon 5" long and about 5" wide! So glad I didn't give up!
Watching this while washing, chopping and freezing my nada-penos.
Fermenting intimidates me. I need to just try it already. I love saurkraut and I love kimchi. I need to break out my comfort zone when it comes to fermenting foods myself. ❤
It's so easy!! Kimchi and kraut are great starters. Just keep them submerged, and wait. That's it.