Gardening and cooking with fresh ingredients is one of the reasons I love our life here. We have spent a lot of time in the garden over the last few weeks and enjoying the fruits of our labour. Here are some of the dishes we have been enjoying this summer. Please find some instructions below.
I’m sorry to say I don’t really work with recipes, but rather ingredient lists. Most of my dishes rely on a basic understanding of cooking and baking. I hope the video gives some further insights in how to assemble these dishes. Feel free to ask questions in the comments.
Beet and carrot salad:
Beet
Carrot
Onion
Small clove of garlic
Olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper
Parsley
Mint
Feta
(Borage flowers for garnish)
Courgette fritters, base ingredients:
Grated courgette
Finely chopped onion
Garlic (powder)
Salt and pepper to taste
1 or 2 eggs
Flour (I use a mix of chickpea and wheat flour)
Baking powder (1 teaspoon per cup of flour)
Splash of milk as needed
You can also add: chopped parsley or other green herbs, sweet corn, feta, tomato, peppers
Pickled beets:
Cooked beets
Vinegar, water (3 to 1 ratio)
Sugar (1 part)
Salt
Mustard seeds
Clove (1 per jar)
(I have not pickled many things, so Google more recipes to see what works for you)
Stuffed courgettes:
(Round) courgettes/zucchini
Red lentils (I use 1/4 cup per courgette)
Chorizo
Tomato (cubes or paste)
Onion
Garlic (powder)
Paprika (smoked if you have it)
Fresh parsley or oregano
Grated cheese
I bake it in the oven for 45 minutes to an hour
Quiche Lorraine:
Crust
Bacon
6/7 eggs
Cream or milk
Grated cheese
Other good options for quiche filling: spinach, chard, tomatoes
Green bean salad:
Cooked and chilled green beans
Beans (I used Catarino, similar to Borlotti. Also works well with black eyed peas)
Cherry tomatoes
Parsley (or cilantro)
(Pickled) Onion
Olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper
Optional: bell pepper, finely chopped; feta
Simple tomato salad:
Beefsteak tomatoes, sliced
Parsley, basil, chives or spring onion, all finely chopped
Dress with olive oil, salt and pepper.
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New here? My name is Lea and I live with my partner Maarten, our daughter Puck and toddler Bo on our land in Central Portugal. We left the rat race in the Netherlands in 2018 and moved south in our old campervan. Two years ago we bought land in Portugal that had been abandoned for several decades. After lots of hard work we now live in a beautiful yurt and keep ourselves busy growing our own vegetables as well as producing olive oil, wine and honey on a small scale. This channel documents all the different jobs we have to do, and sometimes some nice footage of this beautiful country we now call home.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction, working in the garden
2:55 Harvesting for lunch
5:04 Raw beet and carrot salad
9:25 Courgette/zucchini fritters
13:14 Harvesting beans, beets, courgette and herbs with the kids
17:35 Pickled beets
20:22 Tips for herbs
23:04 Stuffed courgettes
33:11 An abundance of eggs
34:27 Quiche
38:09 Green bean salad
41:02 Courgette, chorizo and beans
43:53 Getting the greenhouse back in shape
47:46 Harvesting the first big tomatoes
48:36 Conclusion, keep it simple
20 Comments
Please find the ingredient lists in the description.
And in case you are wondering, we are a cilantro tastes like soap family. I'm sure you can swap parsley for cilantro in all these dishes if that's your thing 😉
Been missing your videos
Lekker om julle te hoor praat. My Moeder taal❤ Groete uit Suid Afrika❤
Wow, die Zuchhetti im Backofen sehen so lecker aus… mir läuft richtig das Wasser im Mund zusammen. Aber auch der Salat am Anfang im Video ist wunderschön. Ihr seid so eine nette Familie und ich wünsche euch von Herzen alles Gute.
The red color in beets is where all the health benefits come from the same is true for raspberries, blue berries and other fruits and vegetables the color pigments have anti inflammatory and anti oxidant properties.
Thank you for this lovely video. Your garden is beautiful and it looks like it is a good producer. Your babies are all grown up. Bo is so independent.
I always like your creativity in the kitchen. I’m amazed with the lovely dishes you produce with a knife and a spoon. The round zucchini is very interesting. I can see them in a variety of oven dishes.
Oh, your chickens, they look so healthy and they are simply beautiful.
I make a zucchini pizza. The crust is shredded zucchini, flour and spices. The toppings are typical pizza toppings complete with some mozzarella cheese.
I love the fresh salads and stuffing ideas for the zucchini’s . I hope to find and grow the round ones here in Finland .
Great ideas in your dishes. Love this video!
Thanks! This episode inspired what I made for breakfast. Next stop, ratatouille. I hope the beehives are doing well.
What a fantastic journey you & family are on! Thank you for this inspirational posting. Wishing you all success and bountiful harvest in months & years ahead. Love watching your content, quietly as I prepare Sunday lunch.
Baie, baie dankie dat julle terug is.
Loved this one , again
Die kalmte, vrede en rustigheidige gevoel is inspirerend….
I know for a fact that is probably not the actual reality, given all the roles you have to fulfil.
I actually had to pause whilst watching your cooking / food prep as I was salivating. I only had toast🙃 = no where nearly as inspirational and yummy as yours looked
You may not realise the extent of your progression as you are living it, but, from the outside looking in, it is phenomenal. The understanding of your land. AND Puck and Bo! – shooee they have grown. You have so much to be proud of.
I seriously think that "toddler tax" should be instituted as an international must
Sterkte vir julle almal
Looking good 👨🍳😋👍
Such a wonderful variety you are cultivating so successfully (with the usual challenges built in). Well done.
Hello Mommy Duck ! …
Hoi! Zo leuk om jouw recepten te zien als inspiratie! Ik heb ook een moestuin met huisje in Rotterdam en experimenteel ook veel met groenten en simpele gerechten. Die courgette-koekjes en bonensalades zijn heerlijk! Ook de chorizo lekker uitbakken en met een beetje gekookte aardappelen een frittata van maken. Of op een broodje met een beetje gesmolten witte kaas of mozzarella en wat blaadjes uit de tuin. Met portugese queijo de Oveilha en zomerpostelein ook een keer gemaakt en dat was heerlijk! Mijn favoriet is nu sate van courgettes met goede satesaus van de toko. Ik weet uit ervaring dat als ik lang weg ben uit Nederland ik toch de sambal en pittige gerechten mis. Heel eenvoudig; goede gedroogde satesaus van de toko door je vrienden uit Nederland laten meenemen. Sate maken van courgette en stukjes kip om en om. Grillen op de bbq of grillpan. En smullen maar!
De simple gemaakte quiche zag er ook heel smakelijk uit. Echt de fantastische idee om het ook uit te proberen. Bedankt voor de recept.
I have evjoyed this video tremendously..
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The flowers Are beautiful so is the vegtable garden. The children are growing.
Absolutely loved your Vlog. You have given me so many ideas for simple summer meals. The little ones are growing up so fast, look at Bo wandering around tending to the vegetables just like his big sister. I so love the colour of her hair. Well done on your garden and crop. Looking forward to your next Vlog xxxxx stay safe and keep cool
How pretty are those pink and white striped beets! They remind me of giant radishes…
Jy kook heerlike kos