Hello my dear friends! 👋💕 How’s your first week of 2024? I’ve been receiving comments and messages asking if I’m okay from the recent earthquake. Thank you so much everyone for your concern🥹. I’m fine and my place wasn’t affected so much by the earthquake🤗. I hope everyone is also doing well.💕 Stay safe and have a wonderful day! ❤️
It is true what you think/say!!! The producers are obliged to put an expiring date on the products. That doesn’t mean that the product will be bad directly. Getting bad depends on the kind of product like f.e. dry pasta will last very long of sugar or salt too. For dry herbs bought in the supermarket (bottled in the factory) it follow no rules and I use it until its finished. When we talk about fresh products like meat/dairy products/eggs …I will not use those products anymore after the expiring date. I think its too dangerous for salmonella or so. I am also living om my own (since 2013) and it’s hard sometimes like you say. When I have health issues or a problem, I have those difficult moments. At those moments I take a “rescue plant’s based tablet” and then I feel better soon.
Hi Lou C my 1st week of 2024 was good left my job cause it was so awful and stressful. Have 2nd interview tomorrow for something really good. Dont worry about expiration dates especially on goods like pasta, rice, tin goods, seasoning etc it's more of a guidance. It's for fresh foods meats, fish, eggs, milk etc where you need to be careful. Glad you got home too see your family. Take care ❤
It's late, but Happy New Year. One suggestion for your food items, use a sharpie permanent marker to write the date you bought them. Then add the date you open. This will help you track how old they are. Peppercorns and other spices are good for up to 2 years past any expiration date. They just won't taste as strong as when fresh. Thanks for sharing your routines with us. Helps inspire the rest of us in doing our day to day living.
I found this channel about 2 weeks ago and find it very calming. She doesn't really show her face and doesn't say a word, but I subscribed because, for some reason, it's calming to watch. Not in a million years would I have thought that I would subscribe to a channel like this. But here I am lol. 😀
Happy and prosperous 2024 to you Lou. I understand all too well the wonderful feeling to go back to your roots! I did that for 35 years and now I live at my ocean home! Just an FYI on the salt expiry. Salt never expires as it does not contain water. Microbes need water. As well salt is poisonous to most microbes. Salt was hugely important as a food preservative prior to refrigeration. I’m glad that you spent a happy New Year with your family.💕🇨🇦
Always astonished by the quality of filming, the nice light, the good framing, the intelligence of editing, the right sound at the right moment, the different moods and the climax in Philippina. Congratulations! And don't worry for the salt, like wine, no expiration date 😊
Wine indeed expires... at least in the sense of usability. Very high quality wines are good for a longer time than lower quality, but wine can get vinegary as it ages. We've saved wine for a special occasion only to have it be vinegary and inedible to drink.
@@brandylou9132 When stored properly and kept unopened, white wines can often outlive their recommended drinking window by 1-2 years, red wines by 2-3 years, and cooking wines by 3-5 years. Fine wine can typically be consumed for decades. Once opened though, the expiration is about 3-5 days with cool storage.
@@RememberMeYeah Yes, but my point was not actually about expiration dates. I was responding to the comment that "wine gets better with time". That's just not true. Some wines get vinegary.
It was wonderful seeing how mindful you are about cleaning, cooking, traveling and being with your family. And seeing Cloudy - everyone can sense how loved he is. You are doing fine and should be proud of your accomplishments. I wish you a year of golden moments.
When food shopping, I first make a list of the meal I want to make that week. Then I only buy the ingredients that I need to make those meals. That way there is no waste.
I dont think any content on RUclips has ever been this relaxing to me. I feel like it does wonders for my stress and reduces anxiety. Thank you so much Lou! And I will take note on that tape-broom thing, because that is genius :D
Hey Lou, about your food poisoning: Here in Germany, we don't defrost meat with the mircowave 'cause it can very quickly cover your meat with germs. We always thaw it in the fridge the night before. We tend to put minced meat in the microwave if we have to, but never chicken or pork. Maybe this will help you :)
Use a separate cutting board for raw chicken. Never place cooked food or fresh produce on a plate, cutting board, or other surface that previously held raw chicken. Wash cutting boards, utensils, dishes, and countertops with hot soapy water after preparing chicken and before you prepare the next item.
Hello Lou C. Happy New Year! Glad you and your apartment are ok after the earthquake. Nice that you were able to go home for the holidays. Take care dear lady and thanks for sharing these slices of your life with us.
Hello friend, I am Barbara from the United States of America and I think your videos are so adorable like you are. I am a new subscriber. I enjoy the different things that you do. So sweet. God Bless.❤❤
Microwave defrost might not be safe for meats. Try putting the frozen meat in the fridge the night before and it should be defrosted by the time you use it.
Hi Lou, first comment. In the UK/EU we have a best before end date and a use by, it is probably similar in Japan. Use by is for perishable foods such as chicken, prawns, fresh dairy etc and should not be eaten past the date on the label. Best before is okay to use past the expiry date but the quality might degrade if it is quite far gone but would be perfectly okay to eat and not cause food poisoning. I would have no issue eating food that is a few months past its best before. Happy new year - love your content.
Just a little tip to make life easier : cover the inside basket of your air fryer with foil. U can use it a few times before replacing it with a new one. Always love your videos my darling ! Thank you.
I'm glad you are okay after the earthquake, and had a wonderful time with your family. Stay strong, and continue to share your wonderful videos of your life in Japan and your visits to your family in the Philippines. 💕
Nice to see a video from you today. You mentioned getting sick from expired foods. Another possibility is proper dishwashing. You need to clean your dishes with warm almost hot soapy water rinse in hot water then dry. Cold water alone does nothing to get rid of germs. I see this a lot when you wash dishes. Take care be well happy new year.
О, Люси! Как же приятно видеть и чувствовать твоё хорошее настроение! А позитивное отношение к жизни еще приятнее наблюдать! Не грусти, моя хорошая, мы все с тобой!
Hello, Lou. Nice to see you safe and healthy in 2024🎉. Pure salt and sugar (and honey) don't expire. They absorb moisture and bacteria and fungus can't attack them because they need moisture. So close the bag or container well and keep them in a dry place.
Salt is a mineral. It's also a rock. So, no expiration date unless it has additives. Peppercorn is a dried berry- plant material- so it will have an expiration date (but in proper storage, it's more about the loss of quality/ flavor.) The Himalayan salt for example was already 200 million years old before they mined it and put it in that container you bought. 😁
So happy to know you weren’t adversely impacted by the earthquake!! My husband and I were concerned, but this is the only social media I engage with, so we are just happy that you are safe and well. We’re from California and Alaska, so we do understand the earthshaking and we hope that you are always healthy and safe. Much love Lou. 💕💕🌺 Thank you for sharing a glimpse of your beautiful Philippine hometown, loving family time, and Cloudy is as cute as ever!!
Thankyou so much for this lovely video. I really enjoy seeing your daily life, especially food shopping & cooking. You are so right about what's important in life - my desk calendar has a "saying" for each day & one recently said "The little things? The little moments? They aren't little". Best wishes from Sydney Australia
Hello from Italy and happy new year! Salt is a mineral, while peppercorn and other spices are seeds or fruits or whatever, so it makes sense that inorganic matter doesn’t have an expiration date. In my fridge I have an “Eat me first” box (found the idea in pinterest): things that need to go fast or that are close the expiration date are there. Hope you’re doing well and enjoy the holiday with your family! ❤
To preserve things to last longer. Flour can be put in freezer. Just put in a freezer bag and store in freezer and it will keep longer. Spices if you buy them whole seed keep longer, but should be discarded yearly because they lose their flavor. If you have sauces that come in large bottles freeze it in an ice cub tray and put in freezer bags.
As others have said, salt doesn't expire but an ancient biblical teaching indicates it loses its "savour" (strength and ability to enhance the flavor of whatever you put it on). The same biblical teaching suggests it can be used to kill germs and many dangerous microbes. In ancient times it was used on walkways and streets where animals passed as a sort of disinfectant. It does this very effectively. Love your quiet and calming videos.
Salt never expires. It can get clumpy, but it never goes bad because salt kills bacteria and other microbes that can make food go bad. That is also why salt has often been used to help preserve food and keep it safe to eat for much longer periods of time. So you can keep using the same old box or bag of salt no matter how long it takes to use it all😊
Lucy, salt spends centuries underground without modifying its qualities. Yes, it does not go off, unless you drop something perishable in it, and even then...Peppercorns also don't "expire" as such, but they do lose their aromatic qualities with time.
If I may make a recommendation, when cutting chicken, I would use/get a small plastic cutting board or mat. The wood harbors the bacteria from the chicken making it harder to clean and higher possibility of cross contamination. Loving the videos, and have a safe journey back home!
Hi Lou!!! I’m always looking forward to your posts. You make me so calm. My new years resolution is to loose weight and not sweat the small stuff. I get on my treadmill and walk to your videos. Before I know it ,I’ve walked 2 miles. And I’m so calm. I’m so glad you got to go back home to celebrate the new year with your family. I love you Lou. I pray for you all the time. May God Bless you.
I have the same issues with food and condiments expiring. It’s because I also live alone. I don’t have a grocery store near me, so I cannot stock up on a lot of fresh things because they go bad. Also, I absolutely love your cooking videos. I wish you would do about an hour video with just cooking. I would watch it repeatedly! When you cook, it is relaxing and mesmerizing for me. I absolutely love it. Thank you for taking so much time with your followers. We appreciate you so much. ❤️ Love , Sue from Texas, USA
Salt has been used as a preservative for other foods, like meat, for centuries. It doesn't expire or go bad so long as it is stored in a cool, dry location.
Oh Lou, I'm sooo happy you got to see your family. I just got back from S.Korea visiting my daughter , the first time in 2 years since I saw her . I hope 2024 is a great year for you .
Salt lasts for literally millions of years, it's a mineral, a rock, unlike the peppercorns which are an organic substance. It can absorb water and turn into one solid lump if in a damp place, but it'll probably outlast the packaging to be honest. Salt mines in the UK are nowadays used for archival storage (double win, paid for the salt you extract and then paid for the holes left behind).
Welcome home, dear sweet Lou. Im gkad you are safely home, and you had a lovely visit with family. Salt basically lasts forever, though the quality can be affected depending upon how you store it. It is also usable as a way to preserve foods. (You can find ways on the internet.) Honey also basically lasts forever. But, storage methods affect quality, and usability. When considering spices, as someone else commented, they don't "spoil", but the taste, texture, strength, and overall quality reduces as they age. This can make buying in bulk a poor investment for a single person, or very small family. It may not be as desirable as paying a few cents more for spices that will taste good, and there will be less thrown away. I put sticky labels with the expiration date where its very visible and create meals usung items that are expiring first.
Hello Lou, I really enjoy your videos so very much. And you have been helping me! I am cooking more at home, getting things done in my apartment, and thinking more positive about being strong, no matter what is happening in my life. It's not easy, however I am doing this more thanks to you. 🙏🙏 You have inspired me to take better care of things in my life. I am grateful 🙏 I hope you had a wonderful time with your family when you went home ❤️ Have a good day at work and see you in your next video! 🌞🌞🌞
Hi love your channel! A little tip. If you combine vinegar and baking soda you obtain only a nice chemical reaction. So a nice water. If you combine them you will neutralize the clean action. So only use one of them for clean.
We have a verse about this: "To cook chicken soup, you need to take a chicken corpse, if the hostess is afraid of corpses, Galina Blanca will help her (a cube of dry chicken broth).
I hope you come close to all your goals in 2024. You are a very thoughtful and ambitious young lady and an inspiration to young people who work hard to get ahead in life. You are methodically and diligently pursuing all that you seek!!! It’s a pleasure watching you!!!
Salt will literally stay good for a life time and more so long as it doesn't get wet, the most that will happen if moisture gets to it is it'll clump up and you'll have literal salt rocks
Dear Lou! Happy new year and all the luck in the world and good health!🍀🍀🍀, so glad to see you with your family and friends ❤️and so good to hear that the earthquake didn’t do you any harm!🤗see you soon! Lots of love from Iris from southwest Germany 🌹💕🤩
Love your videos❤I would like to make a suggestion....when you are frying garlic it is best not to put it in the pan at the beginning because when it turns a dark brown color it gives a bitter taste to the dish. It is best to brown onions first then add garlic. Hope it works for you😊
Coucou Lou et merci pour cette vidéo 😊 Comme d'habitude vos vidéos m'apaisent et m'aident à aller mieux 🌸 Je vous souhaite une très bonne année et plein de bonnes choses ❤❤
I hope you're doing well and have had a good start to the new year! 😊Very reassuring that your residential area was not badly affected by the terrible earthquake. I recently learned a little something that I didn't know either: oat products should be stored in a dark container and in a dark place, otherwise important healthy ingredients will be lost. I still have a small (transparent) jar half full of oats here, which I now use when it's freezing to feed the birds, and I've now put my breakfast oats in a dark, sealable tin. 😊😊
So glad you got to see your family. I just started watching your videos a couple of months ago. I watch them because they are so calming!! Thank you for making videos!!! I pray all your hopes and dreams come true!!
I'm sure someone else has mentioned it but salt doesn't have an expiration because it doesnt expire. Thats why its used to preserve foods a lot. I believe honey also does not expire. As for the issue you have, do you have a coworker or friend nearby who also lives alone? You could split the cost of some of those condiments and ingredients and divide them between you into other containers. That way there is no waste and you both get to enjoy them without feeling like the rest will go bad.
I am super happy when I see a new video from you appearing! Thank you for making my day good. I hope that you had a nice start of the new year and that it will be positive for you in every way! 😘😘😘😘
Здравствуй! С наступившим Новым годом! Давно тебя не было с нами. Рада увидеть снова твою историю. Увидела в холодильнике смятую пластиковую бутылку с соусом. Я такие бутылки храню вверх дном, соус всегда будет доступен
You’re so sweet. Salt does not expire. . .salt is what has been used to preserve things throughout history, so it basically lasts forever. Another note, it’s good to know that vinegar does not actually disinfect. It kills some germs, but not most kinds of germs, so it’s really not an effective way to clean. A lot of people use vinegar to clean, but if you do some quick research, you’ll realize it doesn’t work if you’re really wanting to sanitize. Happy new year, I hope for all the best for you in 2024!
I love to see your recipes. Watching you shop and cook is my favorite. The pretty things you buy for yourself makes me feel i can by myself pretry things as well.
Hello Lou C. Happy New year. Hope this new year brings you all the good things God has planned for you. As someone who was living alone for a long time I would freeze certain things to make them last longer. Some herbs and spices, certain sauces as well. Before freezing I would do some research about the things I’m freezing to make sure the quality doesn’t get spoiled. I also had a food vacuum sealer that I used.Maybe you could try and see if this is a possibility for you. Take care always.
Hi Lou i just started watching your videos about a week ago. I absolutely love it. Your videos are inspiring and they are so calm. I watch your videos inbetween my work also. So far you were excellent. I am from South Africa. My name is Kaamilah. I wish i could be your friend and come visit you in Japan. Much love. You are so inspiring ❤
I've had food poisoning as well so now I look carefully at expiration dates. I also only buy what I will use in a few days, so I hardly ever need to throw away food.
Your mom is right it only matters that you were there to make memories with them! I’m so happy you got to spend New Years with family. Thank you for sharing some of those memories with us 🥰
I would suggest that at the end of every month that you do a stock take of your foods and make a list of meals to use what you have the following month.
Happy New Year Lou C, I am so relieved that you and your apartment are ok! Sending thoughts and prayers to everyone suffering from the earthquake 🙏! Am so happy to have a new video to watch from one of my favourite content creators, your videos are special filled with inspiration, joy and love. Even your content that is a little more thoughtful, especially on the living alone as I do too but unlike you I still live in the country I was born in and you have the added stress of living alone in a different country and I must say you are doing very well and very gracefully. I was watching some of your old content as your content/videos bring me Joy, Happiness and peace, and one of the videos you Sang in the shower! Wow you have such a beautiful Singing voice I just wanted to let you know that! Please keep up the content it really helps and brings Joy to so many people! Am really looking forward for what 2024 brings for you! You may be alone in person, but in spirit, you are not alone! Peace.
Oh Lou....I wish you didnt feel that life is a continuous battle. I know there is alot of hardship and evil but also beauty and positive experiences to be had. I will pray for you.
Hello Lou C, best wishes from Germany for you and your family for the new year... The reason for no expiring date on the salt is that salt is a mineral and does not expire... In Germany we have salt mines with salt that is millions of years old. There is no risk of poisoning by salt 😉
Hello my dear friends! 👋💕 How’s your first week of 2024? I’ve been receiving comments and messages asking if I’m okay from the recent earthquake. Thank you so much everyone for your concern🥹. I’m fine and my place wasn’t affected so much by the earthquake🤗. I hope everyone is also doing well.💕 Stay safe and have a wonderful day! ❤️
It is true what you think/say!!! The producers are obliged to put an expiring date on the products. That doesn’t mean that the product will be bad directly. Getting bad depends on the kind of product like f.e. dry pasta will last very long of sugar or salt too. For dry herbs bought in the supermarket (bottled in the factory) it follow no rules and I use it until its finished. When we talk about fresh products like meat/dairy products/eggs …I will not use those products anymore after the expiring date. I think its too dangerous for salmonella or so.
I am also living om my own (since 2013) and it’s hard sometimes like you say. When I have health issues or a problem, I have those difficult moments. At those moments I take a “rescue plant’s based tablet” and then I feel better soon.
So glad to hear your ok...
Sooo glad to hear you weren't harmed by that earthquake. Praise God.
Hi Lou C my 1st week of 2024 was good left my job cause it was so awful and stressful. Have 2nd interview tomorrow for something really good. Dont worry about expiration dates especially on goods like pasta, rice, tin goods, seasoning etc it's more of a guidance. It's for fresh foods meats, fish, eggs, milk etc where you need to be careful. Glad you got home too see your family. Take care ❤
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Salt never expires because microbes cannot live in it. That's why it's used to preserve other food.
Salt and sugar doesn't have expiring dates. They can be used for a very long time. Doesn't go bad. By the way. Love your videos❤️
As long as they are not exposed to dampness then they don’t expire
Salt is used as a preservative on many meats and things like pickles.
She’s a Filipina living in Japan ! Proud of your courage Miss Lou ! God bless you! 🙏✝️😇✅💐😍
Such a heart warming video! Hugs from Sweden and wishes to achieve your dreams!❤
It's late, but Happy New Year. One suggestion for your food items, use a sharpie permanent marker to write the date you bought them. Then add the date you open. This will help you track how old they are. Peppercorns and other spices are good for up to 2 years past any expiration date. They just won't taste as strong as when fresh. Thanks for sharing your routines with us. Helps inspire the rest of us in doing our day to day living.
I found this channel about 2 weeks ago and find it very calming. She doesn't really show her face and doesn't say a word, but I subscribed because, for some reason, it's calming to watch. Not in a million years would I have thought that I would subscribe to a channel like this. But here I am lol. 😀
Happy and prosperous 2024 to you Lou. I understand all too well the wonderful feeling to go back to your roots! I did that for 35 years and now I live at my ocean home! Just an FYI on the salt expiry. Salt never expires as it does not contain water. Microbes need water. As well salt is poisonous to most microbes. Salt was hugely important as a food preservative prior to refrigeration. I’m glad that you spent a happy New Year with your family.💕🇨🇦
Always astonished by the quality of filming, the nice light, the good framing, the intelligence of editing, the right sound at the right moment, the different moods and the climax in Philippina. Congratulations! And don't worry for the salt, like wine, no expiration date 😊
Wine indeed expires... at least in the sense of usability. Very high quality wines are good for a longer time than lower quality, but wine can get vinegary as it ages. We've saved wine for a special occasion only to have it be vinegary and inedible to drink.
@@brandylou9132 When stored properly and kept unopened, white wines can often outlive their recommended drinking window by 1-2 years, red wines by 2-3 years, and cooking wines by 3-5 years. Fine wine can typically be consumed for decades. Once opened though, the expiration is about 3-5 days with cool storage.
@@RememberMeYeah Yes, but my point was not actually about expiration dates. I was responding to the comment that "wine gets better with time". That's just not true. Some wines get vinegary.
It was wonderful seeing how mindful you are about cleaning, cooking, traveling and being with your family. And seeing Cloudy - everyone can sense how loved he is. You are doing fine and should be proud of your accomplishments. I wish you a year of golden moments.
When food shopping, I first make a list of the meal I want to make that week. Then I only buy the ingredients that I need to make those meals. That way there is no waste.
I dont think any content on RUclips has ever been this relaxing to me. I feel like it does wonders for my stress and reduces anxiety. Thank you so much Lou!
And I will take note on that tape-broom thing, because that is genius :D
Hey Lou, about your food poisoning: Here in Germany, we don't defrost meat with the mircowave 'cause it can very quickly cover your meat with germs. We always thaw it in the fridge the night before. We tend to put minced meat in the microwave if we have to, but never chicken or pork. Maybe this will help you :)
Use a separate cutting board for raw chicken. Never place cooked food or fresh produce on a plate, cutting board, or other surface that previously held raw chicken. Wash cutting boards, utensils, dishes, and countertops with hot soapy water after preparing chicken and before you prepare the next item.
Здоровья вам и вашей семье! Пусть ваши близкие и вы будете счастливы!
Salt does not expire. Its a mineral. They actually mine it out of the ground (except sea salt) and those salt deposits can me millions of years old.
Hello from Germany, you can use salt as long as you want!
Hello! 👋 now I know thank you ☺️ ❤
Hello Lou C. Happy New Year! Glad you and your apartment are ok after the earthquake. Nice that you were able to go home for the holidays. Take care dear lady and thanks for sharing these slices of your life with us.
Hello friend, I am Barbara from the United States of America and I think your videos are so adorable like you are. I am a new subscriber. I enjoy the different things that you do. So sweet. God Bless.❤❤
Según un vídeo se mudo de casa........Que paso? sigo viéndola en el mismo sitio!😮
Microwave defrost might not be safe for meats. Try putting the frozen meat in the fridge the night before and it should be defrosted by the time you use it.
Спасибо за видео, как здорово, что вы смогли поехать домой и встретить Новый год в кругу семьи! Всего хорошего вам! ❤
Hi Lou, first comment. In the UK/EU we have a best before end date and a use by, it is probably similar in Japan. Use by is for perishable foods such as chicken, prawns, fresh dairy etc and should not be eaten past the date on the label. Best before is okay to use past the expiry date but the quality might degrade if it is quite far gone but would be perfectly okay to eat and not cause food poisoning. I would have no issue eating food that is a few months past its best before. Happy new year - love your content.
Just a little tip to make life easier : cover the inside basket of your air fryer with foil. U can use it a few times before replacing it with a new one.
Always love your videos my darling ! Thank you.
I'm glad you are okay after the earthquake, and had a wonderful time with your family. Stay strong, and continue to share your wonderful videos of your life in Japan and your visits to your family in the Philippines. 💕
I enjoy watching your routines and your cooking
It’s relaxing
Don’t listen to anything negative or mean spirited
People like that are just jealous
7:16 I love that color polish you have on.
Hermoso Lou, estar con tu familia es genial!! Me alegro mucho x vos!!!!!❤❤❤❤
Salt comes from the sea. It is not grown therefore it doesn't expire. Thank you for sharing❤
Nice to see a video from you today. You mentioned getting sick from expired foods. Another possibility is proper dishwashing. You need to clean your dishes with warm almost hot soapy water rinse in hot water then dry. Cold water alone does nothing to get rid of germs. I see this a lot when you wash dishes. Take care be well happy new year.
О, Люси! Как же приятно видеть и чувствовать твоё хорошее настроение! А позитивное отношение к жизни еще приятнее наблюдать! Не грусти, моя хорошая, мы все с тобой!
Hello, Lou. Nice to see you safe and healthy in 2024🎉. Pure salt and sugar (and honey) don't expire. They absorb moisture and bacteria and fungus can't attack them because they need moisture. So close the bag or container well and keep them in a dry place.
Nice video with nice feelings . You’re mother is right and money doesn’t matter if you’re with you’re family
If you add lemon slices into your microwave when you are degreasing it (water + vinegar) it will help it smell nicer! 🥰
С Новым годом Лоу, всего тебе самого наилучшего, пусть все твои желания исполнятся.
Salt is a mineral. It's also a rock. So, no expiration date unless it has additives. Peppercorn is a dried berry- plant material- so it will have an expiration date (but in proper storage, it's more about the loss of quality/ flavor.) The Himalayan salt for example was already 200 million years old before they mined it and put it in that container you bought. 😁
Peppercorn is a Plant & Salt is a Rock. Rocks last a looooong time:)
Salt is a preservative and a mineral. it does not expire.
So happy to know you weren’t adversely impacted by the earthquake!! My husband and I were concerned, but this is the only social media I engage with, so we are just happy that you are safe and well. We’re from California and Alaska, so we do understand the earthshaking and we hope that you are always healthy and safe. Much love Lou. 💕💕🌺 Thank you for sharing a glimpse of your beautiful Philippine hometown, loving family time, and Cloudy is as cute as ever!!
Thankyou so much for this lovely video. I really enjoy seeing your daily life, especially food shopping & cooking. You are so right about what's important in life - my desk calendar has a "saying" for each day & one recently said "The little things? The little moments? They aren't little". Best wishes from Sydney Australia
I'm so glad you got to see your family. You are so young but already know what is important in life. I know your family must be so proud of you!
Hello from Italy and happy new year!
Salt is a mineral, while peppercorn and other spices are seeds or fruits or whatever, so it makes sense that inorganic matter doesn’t have an expiration date.
In my fridge I have an “Eat me first” box (found the idea in pinterest): things that need to go fast or that are close the expiration date are there. Hope you’re doing well and enjoy the holiday with your family! ❤
To preserve things to last longer. Flour can be put in freezer. Just put in a freezer bag and store in freezer and it will keep longer. Spices if you buy them whole seed keep longer, but should be discarded yearly because they lose their flavor. If you have sauces that come in large bottles freeze it in an ice cub tray and put in freezer bags.
As others have said, salt doesn't expire but an ancient biblical teaching indicates it loses its "savour" (strength and ability to enhance the flavor of whatever you put it on). The same biblical teaching suggests it can be used to kill germs and many dangerous microbes. In ancient times it was used on walkways and streets where animals passed as a sort of disinfectant. It does this very effectively. Love your quiet and calming videos.
Salt never expires. It can get clumpy, but it never goes bad because salt kills bacteria and other microbes that can make food go bad. That is also why salt has often been used to help preserve food and keep it safe to eat for much longer periods of time. So you can keep using the same old box or bag of salt no matter how long it takes to use it all😊
Lucy, salt spends centuries underground without modifying its qualities. Yes, it does not go off, unless you drop something perishable in it, and even then...Peppercorns also don't "expire" as such, but they do lose their aromatic qualities with time.
Salt - clean salt that isn't mixed with anything else - has a shelf life stretching years, so don't worry about it going bad. 😊
May you have whatever you need in 2024. May your dreams come true! Happy New Year!🎆🎊🎈
If I may make a recommendation, when cutting chicken, I would use/get a small plastic cutting board or mat. The wood harbors the bacteria from the chicken making it harder to clean and higher possibility of cross contamination. Loving the videos, and have a safe journey back home!
Hi Lou!!! I’m always looking forward to your posts. You make me so calm. My new years resolution is to loose weight and not sweat the small stuff. I get on my treadmill and walk to your videos. Before I know it ,I’ve walked 2 miles. And I’m so calm. I’m so glad you got to go back home to celebrate the new year with your family. I love you Lou. I pray for you all the time. May God Bless you.
Have a lovely time at home with your family ❤❤❤
كل عام وانتى بخير بسنه الجديده احب اتابعك وتفاجئت بتوقف الترجمه شكرا لمجهودك 🎉🎉🎉
I have the same issues with food and condiments expiring. It’s because I also live alone.
I don’t have a grocery store near me, so I cannot stock up on a lot of fresh things because they go bad.
Also, I absolutely love your cooking videos. I wish you would do about an hour video with just cooking. I would watch it repeatedly! When you cook, it is relaxing and mesmerizing for me. I absolutely love it. Thank you for taking so much time with your followers. We appreciate you so much. ❤️
Love , Sue from Texas, USA
Salt has been used as a preservative for other foods, like meat, for centuries. It doesn't expire or go bad so long as it is stored in a cool, dry location.
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Oh Lou, I'm sooo happy you got to see your family. I just got back from S.Korea visiting my daughter , the first time in 2 years since I saw her . I hope 2024 is a great year for you .
Salt lasts for literally millions of years, it's a mineral, a rock, unlike the peppercorns which are an organic substance. It can absorb water and turn into one solid lump if in a damp place, but it'll probably outlast the packaging to be honest. Salt mines in the UK are nowadays used for archival storage (double win, paid for the salt you extract and then paid for the holes left behind).
Welcome home, dear sweet Lou. Im gkad you are safely home, and you had a lovely visit with family. Salt basically lasts forever, though the quality can be affected depending upon how you store it. It is also usable as a way to preserve foods. (You can find ways on the internet.) Honey also basically lasts forever. But, storage methods affect quality, and usability. When considering spices, as someone else commented, they don't "spoil", but the taste, texture, strength, and overall quality reduces as they age. This can make buying in bulk a poor investment for a single person, or very small family. It may not be as desirable as paying a few cents more for spices that will taste good, and there will be less thrown away. I put sticky labels with the expiration date where its very visible and create meals usung items that are expiring first.
Hi Lou, I just made a same pasta in my previous video too!
Nice to see you again. Wish you and all friends here a great start of 2024!
Hello Lou,
I really enjoy your videos so very much. And you have been helping me! I am cooking more at home, getting things done in my apartment, and thinking more positive about being strong, no matter what is happening in my life. It's not easy, however I am doing this more thanks to you. 🙏🙏 You have inspired me to take better care of things in my life. I am grateful 🙏
I hope you had a wonderful time with your family when you went home ❤️
Have a good day at work and see you in your next video!
🌞🌞🌞
Thank you so much for your peaceful videos - I love them. Greetings from Dresden Germany ❤
Happy to see you’re ok. Take care and carry on with the much loved videos ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hi love your channel! A little tip. If you combine vinegar and baking soda you obtain only a nice chemical reaction. So a nice water. If you combine them you will neutralize the clean action. So only use one of them for clean.
We have a verse about this: "To cook chicken soup, you need to take a chicken corpse, if the hostess is afraid of corpses, Galina Blanca will help her (a cube of dry chicken broth).
I hope you come close to all your goals in 2024. You are a very thoughtful and ambitious young lady and an inspiration to young people who work hard to get ahead in life. You are methodically and diligently pursuing all that you seek!!! It’s a pleasure watching you!!!
Salt will literally stay good for a life time and more so long as it doesn't get wet, the most that will happen if moisture gets to it is it'll clump up and you'll have literal salt rocks
Dear Lou! Happy new year and all the luck in the world and good health!🍀🍀🍀, so glad to see you with your family and friends ❤️and so good to hear that the earthquake didn’t do you any harm!🤗see you soon! Lots of love from Iris from southwest Germany 🌹💕🤩
Love your videos❤I would like to make a suggestion....when you are frying garlic it is best not to put it in the pan at the beginning because when it turns a dark brown color it gives a bitter taste to the dish. It is best to brown onions first then add garlic. Hope it works for you😊
So glad you could have nice time with your family❤❤❤
Coucou Lou et merci pour cette vidéo 😊
Comme d'habitude vos vidéos m'apaisent et m'aident à aller mieux 🌸
Je vous souhaite une très bonne année et plein de bonnes choses ❤❤
Your clam pasta meal looked delicious! Next Tim try a squeeze of lemon and some lemon zest over the top tossed just before serving.
You have a sweet loving & caring heart❤🙏🙏❤
Cara Lou, lo dico spesso pure io che la vita e' una continua lotta e che bisogna lottare per i propri sogni...che coincidenza!
So glad you are back and safe!
May this year be the best one yet for you and your loved ones! ❤❤
I hope you're doing well and have had a good start to the new year! 😊Very reassuring that your residential area was not badly affected by the terrible earthquake. I recently learned a little something that I didn't know either: oat products should be stored in a dark container and in a dark place, otherwise important healthy ingredients will be lost. I still have a small (transparent) jar half full of oats here, which I now use when it's freezing to feed the birds, and I've now put my breakfast oats in a dark, sealable tin. 😊😊
So glad you got to see your family. I just started watching your videos a couple of months ago. I watch them because they are so calming!! Thank you for making videos!!! I pray all your hopes and dreams come true!!
I felt tears welling in my eyes seeing you spending time with your family--so happy you were able to spend New Years with your loved ones!
salt never expires....never goes bad
I'm sure someone else has mentioned it but salt doesn't have an expiration because it doesnt expire. Thats why its used to preserve foods a lot. I believe honey also does not expire. As for the issue you have, do you have a coworker or friend nearby who also lives alone? You could split the cost of some of those condiments and ingredients and divide them between you into other containers. That way there is no waste and you both get to enjoy them without feeling like the rest will go bad.
I am super happy when I see a new video from you appearing! Thank you for making my day good. I hope that you had a nice start of the new year and that it will be positive for you in every way! 😘😘😘😘
Здравствуй! С наступившим Новым годом! Давно тебя не было с нами. Рада увидеть снова твою историю. Увидела в холодильнике смятую пластиковую бутылку с соусом. Я такие бутылки храню вверх дном, соус всегда будет доступен
A blessed 2024 to you dear Lou. Take care of yourself and your health. Have loads of fun in 2024🥳🎉🥰
You’re so sweet. Salt does not expire. . .salt is what has been used to preserve things throughout history, so it basically lasts forever. Another note, it’s good to know that vinegar does not actually disinfect. It kills some germs, but not most kinds of germs, so it’s really not an effective way to clean. A lot of people use vinegar to clean, but if you do some quick research, you’ll realize it doesn’t work if you’re really wanting to sanitize. Happy new year, I hope for all the best for you in 2024!
I love to see your recipes. Watching you shop and cook is my favorite. The pretty things you buy for yourself makes me feel i can by myself pretry things as well.
Hello Lou C. Happy New year. Hope this new year brings you all the good things God has planned for you. As someone who was living alone for a long time I would freeze certain things to make them last longer. Some herbs and spices, certain sauces as well. Before freezing I would do some research about the things I’m freezing to make sure the quality doesn’t get spoiled. I also had a food vacuum sealer that I used.Maybe you could try and see if this is a possibility for you. Take care always.
Hi Lou i just started watching your videos about a week ago. I absolutely love it. Your videos are inspiring and they are so calm. I watch your videos inbetween my work also. So far you were excellent. I am from South Africa. My name is Kaamilah. I wish i could be your friend and come visit you in Japan. Much love. You are so inspiring ❤
I've had food poisoning as well so now I look carefully at expiration dates. I also only buy what I will use in a few days, so I hardly ever need to throw away food.
Your mom is right it only matters that you were there to make memories with them! I’m so happy you got to spend New Years with family. Thank you for sharing some of those memories with us 🥰
Coucou 😊 bonjour Lou 👋, j'espère que cette nouvelle année t'apporte plein de bonnes nouvelles 🙏🍀💐
Cloudy is the cutest dog!
Dates are one of my favorite snacks when I’m craving something sweet
Salt is a preservative.. it lasts forever. But also, as a mineral.. it can't really expire.
Watching your videos always makes me feel calm and relaxed.... And also hungry : I wonder why.
Super danke für die Einblicke in dein Leben! Wünsche dir von Herzen alles Liebe für deine Zukunft😘 Liebe Grüsse aus Austria (Europe)
You can make your own oat milk by blending a date with oats and water, then straining 😊
Hello!
Salt does not expire.
In fact, before refrigeration and freezing it was used to preserve food.
I would suggest that at the end of every month that you do a stock take of your foods and make a list of meals to use what you have the following month.
Happy New Year Lou C, I am so relieved that you and your apartment are ok! Sending thoughts and prayers to everyone suffering from the earthquake 🙏! Am so happy to have a new video to watch from one of my favourite content creators, your videos are special filled with inspiration, joy and love. Even your content that is a little more thoughtful, especially on the living alone as I do too but unlike you I still live in the country I was born in and you have the added stress of living alone in a different country and I must say you are doing very well and very gracefully. I was watching some of your old content as your content/videos bring me Joy, Happiness and peace, and one of the videos you Sang in the shower! Wow you have such a beautiful Singing voice I just wanted to let you know that! Please keep up the content it really helps and brings Joy to so many people! Am really looking forward for what 2024 brings for you! You may be alone in person, but in spirit, you are not alone! Peace.
Oh Lou....I wish you didnt feel that life is a continuous battle. I know there is alot of hardship and evil but also beauty and positive experiences to be had. I will pray for you.
Hello Lou C, best wishes from Germany for you and your family for the new year... The reason for no expiring date on the salt is that salt is a mineral and does not expire... In Germany we have salt mines with salt that is millions of years old. There is no risk of poisoning by salt 😉