Preserving for leaner times – Beetroot chutney

Apologies – Internet is a lot slow tonight. Video is taking too long to upload. The consequence of living in the sticks! Will try uploading lower res

As promised, here are the exact measurements of the recipe as advertised, in the event you do not have a gut feel.

Beetroot800gpeeled & grated
Apple2 largepeeled & grated
White vinegar100ml
Balsamic vinegar75ml
sugar100mlBrown sugar will influence the colour – golden / brown
Fresh ginger10cmgrated / finely chopped
Black peppercorns1tt = teaspoon
T = tablespoon
star anise3that pretty spice
cardomom pods2can get quite intense
cloves2The toothache meds spice
snoeksout1pinchI dont carry snoeksout, its far to far from the west coast of South Africa. Normal salt will do
The original recipe – courtesy of Kobus van der Merwe & Jac de Villiers in “Strandveldfood – a West Coast Odyssey

Thanks to Chris & Chrisna for this special birthday gift cookbook! https://www.flyleaf.co.za/strandveld-food/ or https://jacdevilliers.com/books/strandveldfood/6/

But as you saw in the video – feel free to play around with the taste profile. Why not add chilli, or earthy nutmeg, or ……

Have fun with even the half bag you have left over in the bottom drawer of your fridge!

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I remember the first of September

This is the 5th episode in a series of blogs celebrating my 8 month self sustained life here on the farm.

Its visual, in cahoots with my YouTube channel which you must please like and follow and subscribe and share! Thank you!

https://youtube.com/@TheGreatReset-thorn?si=qsS5LbBWo4WlEXnX

Here follows the month of September, which should be in celebration of spring, but it was cold….

#popuprestaurantdreams – al fresco sourdough
#popuprestaurantdreams – behind ther scenes
#popuprestaurantdreams – date balls
#popuprestaurantdreams – farm fresh salad
#popuprestaurantdreams – Sourdough croissant dough
#popuprestaurantdreams – sourdough croissant in progress
#popuprestaurantdreams – Sourdough croissant babies
A job for every person, and every person gainfully employed. My manifesto…
fresh produce – beautiful baby spinach
birthdays on the farm
#popuprestaurantdreams – birthdays on the farm
checking up on our return on investment
#popuprestaurantdreams – dog biscuit treats
getting to know McDonald’s farm animals
learning about personal hygiene
creating my own compost
planning the spring season
preparing for bush market
my first baby cabbage
our first mulberries
sourdough baguettes for farmers market
Terror’s victim number 2 – fortunately an old tacky tekkie.
new kids on the block
the production centre
new friends
quintisential spring

Piccalillie & Pickles

If you follow my youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/@TheGreatReset-thorn , you would have seen “how to” pickle those little onions that are too small to sell on market.

Here is the actual video https://youtu.be/f_5lxrtk6Yc

Here are the 3 pickling solution recipes as promised.

This last one, is actually the pickle for carrots, let me know if you need a “how to” video for traditional copper penny salad.

enjoy those pickles!

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And finally we made it to December

This is the last episode showcasing what I have been doing on the farm over the last eight months. Not much more to add to what I said in the intro to this series Addressing Hypengyophobia – 2nd chances, dont fret the small stuff, but I will ask you to please like and follow my YouTube channel. All kinds of homestead recipes and hacks will follow.

https://youtube.com/@TheGreatReset-thorn?si=qsS5LbBWo4WlEXnX

Have yourself a brilliant 2024.

#popuprestaurantdreams – experimental glutenfree shortbread biscuits
birthdays on the farm
preserving onions – clean eating with slow cooked onions
Christmas egg hunt
have you ever slept on a table?
my Greta Garbo christmas tree
no rest for the productive – family day onion sorting
paw patrol
planning a new project
preserved duo – beetroot chutney and basil pesto
pretty by dry
credible promises
#popuprestaurantdreams – “free form” bagels , the subject of my 2nd official YouTube video
Soul solstice
stuck with Christmas project without these zips
the guys are off to watch the soccer
#popuprestaurantdreams – The Husband’s favourite – buttermilk rusks
You’ve heard of cat in a hat …..here is Bishi in a basket
cabin crew

November confirms it – I was made for this farming life

Its a bit of a long title, but I see the disbelief in people’s eyes when they ask how it is going on the farm.

Read the intro here if you have not done so yet. Addressing Hypengyophobia – 2nd chances, dont fret the small stuff

More importantly, you and your friends and acquantances must please follow my YouTube channel. Feel free to ask for specific content.

https://youtube.com/@TheGreatReset-thorn?si=qsS5LbBWo4WlEXnX

Preserving pickled onions
#popuprestaurantdreams – seaside feating with snoek on the braai, and our catch of the day: fresh mussel soup, and fresh crayfish tail
#popuprestaurantdreams – Bread and babies
Fresh produce – admiring the peel beetroot jewel
birthdays on the farm
harvesting coriander seeds
#popuprestaurantdreams – dinner dresscode
Terror 1 and Terror 2 – damage control and repair job
Finding old snares in the veld
First DBP generation with her offspring – well done Blossom
fresh produce – my first onion harvest
fresh produce – verdant beetroot.
garden guard dog
Selection for preservation – Onions, fennel seeds, figs
Hello Fellow – please help yourself to as many moths as you can handle
Intensive goat breeding training
It is an Elode Kanna
Launch of my YouTube channel
Learning by looking
Naughty “Dam Duikers”
new product page QR code
now to find buyers
Poppy seed harvest
Preparing for the bush market
proof of life
Seaside holiday with the dogs
My fearless provider
Shopping list and Damara/Nama lessons
So that is what a gasket looks like!
#popuprestaurantdreams – sugar free health rusks
Never too old for a side hussle
Young guns