Everything Is Going To Be Fine.

it's been a rough 2020. it's been difficult for everyone we are bombarded with news every day bad news every day well guess what it's not going to stop tomorrow it's not going to stop the next day it's just going to keep happening sometimes i've got to take a break i'll bet you need to take a break when it's time for me to take a break i come out here to the cabin i start up the fire and i cook something and i think about well anything else basically right i want to invite you to come along with me let's go to the cabin let's start up the fire let's enjoy ourselves and think about something anything different come along it's a beautiful indiana november early november and you know the colors we still have leaves on the trees it is a it's a very beautiful time of year it's really the best time of the year because harvest has just come in we still have you know fruit from the trees we have all this harvest it's time to start thinking about winter time and how we're going to feed ourselves all that kind of fun stuff but it is the rich time of year this morning we're going to cook up a little bit of hot chocolate one of the most popular morning drinks in the 18th century you wouldn't believe it but it's true so we've got our block of chocolate that's already been prepared just like they had in the 18th century drop it in our water something really simple we can really enjoy that on a cold morning like this morning not so cold that it's bitter but boy it's got that crisp air doesn't it so we're also going to cook up another common very simple dish great for breakfast that is scotch collapse and again shows up all over in the cookbooks and it'll be great for getting that morning energy we have to take breaks now and then this is a perfect opportunity we're going to take a break we're going to cook up this food you know our modern life is again so driven um you know we're getting news constantly we can't drop out of the modern world completely even if we might want to we can't drop out of it completely but we have to take a break don't we we have to go on vacation sometimes we have to have the mini vacation the hey i'm going to watch a youtube that is not anything else but just something that doesn't have to do with the news or what i have to do you know today or tomorrow my work whatever that is sometimes we just have to kick back we have to relax think about those folks in the 18th century some of those people they did they got all the way out of town sleepy hollow he talks about wanting to sell up everything that there was in this new york this very posh elegant place or at least very very prolific with lots of harvest and sell all those things and head out to the wilderness head out to kentucky or tennessee or indiana as it were in 1790 that was one of those things those people thought about doing and one of the reasons was to get away from it all to get away from that hustle and bustle or the drive and to go and try something out sometimes we just have to do that on a daily basis we don't have that you know far frontier now to go out to to um hide ourselves away from society we have to live in this world but we certainly don't have to be driven by it every single minute of every day scotch collapse here are so simple we have some beef that is a thin cut and scotching is actually cutting across the piece to make it a little thinner so we're going to cook this in the pan until it's looking really good with a little bit of butter [Music] [Music] [Music] once that meat is cooked up we're going to take it out of the pan we're going to leave that pan by the fire we're going to deglaze it you can use brown ale you could use some cider put in a little bit of parsley also just a touch of flour and let that thicken up and that's our sauce we pour it back over the top of our finished collapse and it's done it's going to be wonderful [Music] i added a little bit of the kitchen pepper to the top of this just to give it a little bit of spice great addition doesn't need a lot boy does not need very much right out of sleepy hollow got an apple cooking by the fire and that can be a dessert for any time again you couldn't get a simpler uh dish here we're just going to set this apple by the fire rotated every once in a while and it just bakes right here by the fire we don't have to really do anything to it let it cool down just a touch slice it up great little dessert yep i know it's going to be a crazy week we all have responsibilities yes but we also have a responsibility to disconnect to unplug uh for at least part of that time and relax there's truly not a lot we can do about that outside world right but we do have the responsibility to the inside world inside us so do what you need to do but make sure to unplug relax i want to thank you for relaxing with me by this fire today unplugging it's so important i want you to have a great week if you need to unplug do it and if you want more relaxing video check this one out

Channel: Townsends

Views: 436,943

Rating: 4.9723253 out of 5

Keywords: townsends, jas townsend and son, reenacting, history, 18th century, 19th century, jon townsend, 18th century cooking, scotch Collops, hot chocolate, cabin, fire, bonfire

Id: BveXvC_UVyc

Length: 7min 25sec (445 seconds)

Published: Mon Nov 02 2020

Reddit Comments

[u/Alpha-Trion]

John Townsends is the best of us.

[u/xxHEYxx]

I love his channel and the positive vibes. The message that self-care is important is especially true in these uncertain times. Thanks for posting!

[u/ihadtosignup]

He’s an excellent “Bob Ross” of the hearth, as it were.

[u/DrDrangleBrungis]

I discovered this channel over a year ago but it never really captured my attention. Going into quarantine back in March I just put an episode on in the background and it slowly became one of my favorites to learn from as well as provided a distraction from everything else going on. Also it inspired to start cooking and believe in myself to take that journey and enjoy it.

[u/drunkemonkee]

I'm envious of his cabin and surroundings when I'm in a small apartment with shitty soundproofing from the neighbours.

[u/brainhack3r]

I've really been embracing fishing and the outdoors.

Fly fishing in a river with beautiful scenery around me just completely relaxes my brain.

[u/Psycho-Designs]

I wish there was an unedited version of this that's a couple of hours long!

[u/olopower]

If I had a cabin like that I would also "step out" and relax

[u/Averse_to_Liars]

Vote before you go to the cabin.