92. Charity Garden, Cupboard Organising & Waitrose Shopping Haul - Living Alone in Wales (July 2024)

Press the flour down with a spoon , it'll fit!

Pine kernels, are they the same as pine nuts? Toast and use in pesto. For the nuts I buy, I put them in the freezer and they last so much longer. Nuts can go rancid, so smell them first before you eat them. I love those containers for my food, too. I use them for pasta, rice, beans, sugar and flour. Keeps any grain moths out, and seems to keep them fresher.

Was they for overnight oats Sean ?

Labeling and dated you can't go wrong.

Was just about to say that soil looks good

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.
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Flax seeds is very good for your cereal / smoothies etc 👍😉🇨🇮☘️Eire

Find a recipe for good old French Canadian Pea Soup! Yummm

My gosh Sean, yer fair into yer nuts😅 useful containers, split peas for soup, soak overnight for quicker cooking although you don't have to, yellow Split Peas, diced Onions, diced Potato, diced Carrots, couple of Ham, Beef or Chicken cubes, salt to season and pepper. Bootiful soup😊 You usually say, when you buy a Swede what the American's call it but never what we call it in Scotland, Turnip or Neep😂

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.

Great video. Did you hear me say it's time to get rid of the grapefruit?😂

I buy Albacore tuna in water. Albacore is better for you and tastes better too! 😊

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.

I got some yellow split peas the other day at the grocery because they were drastically price-reduced (only 39 cents for the one-pound bag!!!) and since it’s WAY too hot here for soup, I looked up recipes for them and found some for yellow split pea fritters. It’s supposedly an Indian dish (or maybe just Indian-inspired) and is like falafel using the split peas instead of garbanzo beans. And you don’t even have to cook them—-all you do is soak them—-preferably overnight, but for at least four hours according to the recipes I’ve looked at. I won’t get to make them till at least next week, but I’m looking forward to them because I love veggie fritters.

HI Sean I have sent you another message regarding green houses. take a look , regards Allen

Will be in Wales on Thursday my sister in. Bridgend it will be 24 hours flying hope the weather is warmer than here in NZ Aotearoa

Think that grapefruit has gone now bud, please don’t eat it!

I bought some of your Kombucha but just the raspberry and elderflower one. Didn’t rate it for the price to be honest. Will try the ginger one next because I do like a hit of ginger 😄

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.

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.

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.

Enjoy your friends!!!

Until you get a labeler, cut the bit of the label with the name and either slip it inside so it shows thru the side or tape it on the outside.

Make a split pea soup with onion, carrot and a ham bone or ham chunks. Very easy to make and very tasty.

I think you can make pease pudding with split peas. Beautiful!😋xx

If you're interested in gut health try Symprove Sean. It's way more effective.

You’re going to be needing a bigger fridge at this rate 😂

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. 😊

Split pea soup is delicious.

Hello there I was looking for a recipe ,for pasta bake,with tuna x

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.

If that's a lemon in your fridge wrap it in newspaper and it will last much longer and not go brown 😊

Swiss chard, ruuby or yellow, are cut and come again veg. So easy to grow, easier on taste than spinach imo

Buckwheat flour makes great pancakes

Most things that are in jars or cans last one year longer than the expiration date because it is not in the open air

Its incredible how small is the fridge and how many things he puts into it!! 😂

I think you have too much money tied up in food stock if you'retrying to manage a budget. Used to be an old problem of mine . Now I just replenish stuff, especially produce, as they get eaten. I also stop having too many grand designs of making things that are cheaper to buy like bread because we don't make enough to get the savings. Just my 2 pence worth based on personal experience.

If it will fit, then put the actual packet Into the jar, the you can see what the contents are.

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.

Hi Sean your kitchen cuboard change around looks 100% better🙂 new containers all nicely stored in your lovely kitchen cuboard hopefully makes it easier to locate your provisions🙂 cupboards look so much better more i

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. 🙂

If you keep your nuts in the fridge/freezer it will extend the shelf life. Nuts are high fat and can go rancid.

Ahhhh Sean, we live in Japan and we love raw tuna - sashimi. Young fella, so delicious with a delicate taste!! Kombu - cha is a drink cha means tea and konbu is a type os seaweed. 😉

Sean when I decant a package I cut the lable off the package and put it in the new container. Thought I'd share my time saving tip with you❤I have the same issue of remembering what the substance is in the containers later on. 😅

Do you brew your own kombucha?

You can make a peas pudding with yellow split peas, you buy a ham hock put it in a clean muslin bag tie it really tight at the top. Then do the same with the yellow split peas. But put them in another clean muslin bag, and boil them in the same pot, for about 1 hour or an hour and a half. They are really tasty! Enjoy!

Why don’t you cook your mushrooms with the spinach, much healthier steamed with the spinach instead of fried on the hob 🥰

I always cut out the 'use by' date and keep in the container, or on the label with other info. You can watch this back for now until you get your labeller! 😊