A tip for the tzatziki: sprinkle salt on the shredded cucumber, let it sit a couple of minutes and then squeeze water out of it with a cheesecloth or a light towel. The sauce will be firmer and any bitterness in the cucumber will get out with its water
Every variation sounds great!!I love your tip.. that's how we do it in Greece.The original recipe all over Greece is even simpler though.We use yoghurt,fresh mashed garlic,strained cocumbers,extra virgin olive, salt,pepper,red vinegar and that's it.Sending love to everybody!
Hahaha I love putting her videos in the back ground while I work lol. Just cleaned most of my garage today after binge listening to her last 6 videos even tho I've already watched them all haha
One of my favorite tricks from my mom, was to cook a small quarter to half dollar size of meatloaf, or meat ball mixture so you can taste it before cooking the whole recipe. You can adjust spices if needed.
It's possible that the foil you used to cover the lower rack in your oven is keeping it from heating correctly. Check your manual. It usually tells you not to do that. I love the Blondies! Thanks for the recipe.
I, too, adore caramelized onions. I make them in the crockpot: put a couple tablespoons of butter or oil in your crockpot. Fill your crockpot to the top with cut-up onions and add a bit of salt. Cook on low until caramelized. It usually takes about 10 hours in my crockpot. They freeze beautifully in meal-sized portions! In regard to bars like your blondies, you can bake a 13x9 recipe in two 8x8 inch pans. The area of a 13x9 pan is 117 square inches, and the area of two 8x8 pans is 128 square inches - so very close. Just watch the baking time. You might need to reduce it a couple minutes for the two, smaller pans. Handy if you want to take baked goods two different places, or freeze half for another time, or whatever.
Ohhh Dorothy! I have never tried to caramelize my onions in a crockpot before! That is such a great tip, thank you for sharing! I am going to be trying this soon. We are growing several hundred onions this year and I am going to need all the creative tips I can get on how to preserve them. This one is going on my list! Thank you again! -Cara😀
I already own wooden spoons, freeze my veggie cutoffs for broths etc and just now, I finally ordered the dough whisk. You slowly but steadily change my cooking life. And I life in a bus with a small kitchen!!!!
We love America's Test Kitchen too! We actually watch the product tests and order things they recommend. Lol! I just started watching your videos a few weeks ago, and I am nearly all the way through the list. I bought the photo storage boxes for my seeds, the roo apron for my mom for Mother's Day, and I am planning to start canning bone broth, spaghetti sauce, and meat. I have been canning for close to 40 years with my mom, but we just do a few veggies. I am ready to branch out to other things now! I love how REAL you are. Can't wait to see more!
@@angelaloveless8034 buy cheap meat! The cheapest cut will come out so tender after pressure canning. Save the expensive cuts for the grill or whatever you usually do. Pressure canning meat is my favorite. It is the most simple thing to can for me.
Where did you find the roo apron, please? I'm also an atk shopper! Canning meat is the easiest canning, truly, and a game changer in my food storage, prep life....
When you showed the Danish whisk I heard "and yes, I'm going to lick this" and I thought "nice, no batter wasted!" but then realized you actually said LINK it lmao love these cooking videos, hope you all enjoyed your time together!
Sending love from denmark. I harvested my first radishes today, and its all thanks to you. You are the reason i have a garden with fruit and veggies now 😍😍 THANK YOU
I'm so glad you showed the radishes, our little 5 yr grandson wanted a veggie garden so bad, so we bought him a small raised bed ad let him pick out the veggie seeds (he of course wanted them all, which made this Grandma's heart happy), but we started with the radish, tomato, peas, cucumbers - he's so excited to watch the videos of the garden and see his own growing. :)
That is so wonderful! My kids love being in the garden. It is so great to be able to teach little ones where their food comes from. Sounds like he has a great grandma! God Bless!- Cara
Unless it's empty, check the drawer beside your stove. You had a pepper grinder in there. I am so jealous of your friends getting to enjoy the great meals you make. Being at the beach makes me extra hungry. Never thought about cutting onions pole to pole. Thanks for that tip; learn so much from you. Love hearing your voice and your giggles. You're just the sweetest. God Bless. Love you! xxoo
@@alyssalauren1591 awesome! I put in two 4x4 beds but then decided to add two more! I have a small backyard too. I think I was inspired because Becky shows and talks about her mistakes. I can’t believe stuff is actually growing:)
I carmilize my onions in butter not oil. I also add a couple of tablespoons of sugar to speed up the process. Can be white, brown or any special sugar you use.
Same, but my hubby is always saying my cooking is comparable or better then we'd get at a restaurant or store, so it works!😂 None of my kids are particularly picky either
You introduced me to the Danish whisks! I gifted my mom and brother one each for Christmas. They had never heard of the whisk before and love it! My mom tells everyone about it. Even my grandma, who doesn't use the internet, asked that we order her one online 🤗
Hi from Georgia!! I am not gardening this year because I am moving. I have stopped watching all the gardening youtuber's that I follow but I can't stop watching your videos. I will be starting a garden from scratch and I'm so excited! And all your cooking videos look so yummy. Thank you.
Just from pictures and videos your country looks extremely almost otherworldly fairytale beautiful! Im an aussie so that european esque old world climate and terrain is just so enchanting. Shame about your neighbours though! Wish you could detach from the earth and just be a floating island like laputa or something 😊 Unless you mean state of georgia aka american in which case disregard what i said 😂
So close to 300k! Congrats. I've been around since 20k and you've worked so dang hard. Your dedication and willingness to share/teach us is admirable. I ordered Redman salt because of you and I'm so in love I've ordered it for everyone in my family. Thank you again and so happy to a member of the acre homestead tribe! ❤️
Hi Becky, I love watching your videos, and really enjoy it, I'm from Namibia (Africa) We are busy on our farm preparing our garden to start our first 1st green house, I loved the kitchen, and try new ideas, Thank you for sharing all this wonderful ideas to us.
Something I just learned from Mary's Nest is to use your fruit scraps to make vinegar! I have some pineapple vinegar and strawberry vinegar going with scraps I would normally throw away. Super excited to give it a try. You are such a blessing and motivation to enjoy being in the kitchen more. Shalom!
Whenever I make meatballs I always take a piece and fry it and taste it before I start making the balls, just to check the flavor. I do the same with stuffing.
I got a big 50lb bag of local onions last fall and I absolutely stuffed my instant pot with sliced onions to make tons of caramelized onions then froze most of it, using my silicone cupcake liners to portion. It was so handy to use for soups and curries. I plan on doing it again this fall.
Growing up in the late 70's and through the 80's we made Blonde Brownies. I remember with the recipe we used the chocolate chips were sprinkled over the top of the brownies once the batter was spread out in the pam.
I have really enjoyed watching your videos! I love to cook and bake and previously cooked for a week/month ahead - made homeschooling much easier. My tip for you: when zesting a lemon/any citrus, hold the fruit in your left/nondominant hand and run your microplane over the surface of the lemon with your right/dominant - it's easier to avoid zesting into the pith of the fruit. Thanks for helping me learn more about homesteading!
Mujadara (rice and brown lentils topped with caramelised onions) is also called “Koshari” in the Middle East. Look it up there are so many more toppings plus there is a tomato sauce that goes on top at the end!
Everything looks so delicious! I definitely want to make all of this! You are such a good friend, to make all this delicious food for you and your friends. I loved hearing about the boat on Lake Shasta! We have always wanted to rent a pontoon boat on Lake Shasta! Definitely on our bucket list! Hope you had a fantastic time with your friends!
It's an added step but I really like grating the cucumber and adding salt so that it can sit and draw out some water. After about 10 minutes I squeeze it well and add it to my yogurt mixture!
You have such a giving heart! I really appreciate seeing your willingness to offer to cook for events and get togethers. Food really does bring people together.
Those beef patties look delicious! Cover the onions, to speed up the cooking process; all the steam, that would help to cook them faster, is being wasted. Then, of course when they’re all softened, uncover them to let the steam/juice evaporate and they’ll caramelize quickly enough. You don’t need foil or parchment paper. I always make brownies in a glass baking dish, and I only spray it and never have a problem with them sticking.
Oh Becky, you have to try making Cucumber Kimchee it is super easy, spicy with Korean pepper, and last in the fridge for a week or two. I shape Saulsbury steak like you did your beef. I always put a clean cotton cloth in my salad fixings or vegetables to store them. I really don't like to use alluiminum on any food, I use parchment. I pray you have a safeand blessed trip, love and prayers.
One of the first meal prep video's I watched, you made kebab and said you ate them with a delicious lentil dish. I was intrigued so I asked for the recipes in the commentd and you responded. I made this and loved loved loved it. I have made it so many time since then. It's so funny to see you make this dish yourself. Great recommendation😊!
I think the Moroccan kebabs are next on my list! I watch so many cooking videos, but yours are the ones I actually make. They are easy, but the flavors are interesting.
Roots & Refuge gave you a shoutout!!! I’m so grateful!! I’m so impressed with you!!! I have been binging on all your videos!! You truly are amazing!!! I love your personality & all your videos!!! 😘🥰❤️
I've been having Mujaddarah my hole life and I'm excited to try it your way, if you're wondering what's different between the two we fry the onions on high heat while attending them the whole time until they are golden and crispy we also don't add any spices the rest is exactly the same.
Adding cinnamon to taco meat is a game changer too. Our teen had to find and make tacos for his cooking class and stumbled upon one needing cinnamon and WHOA BOY it was the best! 🌮
Becky, check your manufacturer manual for your stove. Your problem might be from putting foil on the bottom. We just got a new stove and it specified to not line the bottom because it interrupts the heating element.
Just found your channel and binge watched a ton of your videos, Food Network needs to sign you up for your own show. Have learned alot from you. Thanks
The patties that you made is called Kofta’s, and are usually formed around metal or wooden skewers and also made with ground lamb. I must say, I would prefer ground beef, since I’m definitely not a lover of lamb. Usually have it with the cucumber sauce, salad, and put in pita, or a wrap. The sound of the lentil rice salad sounds amazing!! Will definitely have a go making it! Also, have a go with a cheese you have to cook called, haulumi ( or something like that). Usually have that for vegetarians ( Greek cheese ). Thank you for sharing this meal, definitely going to make this at our next barbecue/ cookout!
I found your channel not long ago, and absolutely love it! I am also in WA. North Lake Leland (Quilcene). We are transplants of CA and I am so confused with gardening up here. I follow you for recipes and gardening advice. Like yourself, I preserve, can, raise chickens and make my own sourdoughs. I would love more advice on gardening, specifically when to plant and harvest up here. It’s SO different from CA. You have a great online personality and I love that you post frequently. Thanks for sharing your personal time 😊
Use the toothpick method of checking the center of the brownies. If it comes out clean, its done. Works well. You can always either spray the foil or buy non stick foil for it too.
Can’t wait to try some of the things you cooked in this video…yum! You can make caramelized onions in your instant pot. You add butter, salt, and pepper and cook on high pressure for 5 minutes, vent it and strain the liquid. Return the onions to the instant pot and sauté them for a few more minutes. Definitely a quicker process then doing it on the stovetop and tastes just as good.
When I want something to cook a little longer like brownies I turn off the oven and let them cook from the residual heat. Your rice and lentil dish is very much like a dish called koshari. That is made with the addition of pasta.
So nice to see you make Moroccan Kefta! You put a different style to it! My husband is in the Army and is a 1SG however he was born and raised in Morocco! Since you have quite a bit of carrots may I suggest you look up Moroccan Carrot & Orange juice salad.
This seem so easy and fast...might take me a whole day, lol. You are such an inspiration. We are future homesteaders, starting a build soon at our 26acre farm.
When we go on trips we shape our meat balls and cook them. We then freeze them and transport them frozen. That acts as ice as well for our cooler. Plus it gives it a longer shelf time
Wow you just keep on going. Your ideas, passion for all things regarding gardening , food and cooking just make me love to watch you. You are a inspiration and joy in this troubling world. Thank you Becky. And you always include Josh…. And he includes you also with his help. Your a loving couple and golly never let that fail!! ❤
Becky next time you make the tzaziki remove squeeze the Cucumber and remove some moisture. My husband makes it and it keeps it less watery. The food looks soo great. I really want to try the carrot salad looked incredible.
Hi, I really look forward to watching your videos! You are such a sweetheart, your friends are so lucky to have you. I am making a pasta salade, à tzaki, and yes a lentil and rice salade, thanks to you! You inspire me in the home, cooking and gardening. I love to watch you in the morning while I drink my coffee. Keep up the good work. I hope you have a great picnic. Xx
Slow cooker Caramelized Onions 0 I usually do at least 3 pounds at a time! Put the onion slices in a 5-quart (or larger) slow cooker, along with the butter, olive oil, salt, and black pepper. you can put as much onions as your crock pot/slow cooker will hold because they cook down and then divide for recipes! Cover the crockpot and cook on low overnight, or for 10-12 hours. The onions should be dark golden brown and soft.
My friend Maya friend is from Lebanon. When she emigrated to the US, he was surprised that we use cinnamon in baked goods. She had only used it for savory dishes. Now, she does both.
Always squeeze the cucumber juice out of the cucumber. That way is is not too watery but thicker as spread. We use either dill or parsley in Greece. We also use a Tbsp or two of red wine vinegar, not lemon and tons of garlic😂 Of course S/P and the splash of oil. Great video! I need to try the blondies and the dish. Sounds yummy
When I caramelize onions I use my mandolin on it's thin slices blade and it makes it fast and simple...I'm the not the best at slicing thin slices with a knife lol
Thank you for this recipe, I made this for my daughter's fourth grade class (around the world) and forgot about the recipe. The whole time I'm going why does this look familiar 🤔? Now I'm going to make them again, and knowing they freeze well will help! YOUR AWESOME keep up the good work.
Your Morrocan meatballs is the same recipe as my Beef Koftas. When my kids were younger I used to roll the meat mixture into sausages and put them on a skewer and served them with mint yoghurt, steamed potatoes and green beans. My kids affectionately called this dish Pooh on a Stick 😂
Hi Becky! You may give the Turkish version of 'cacik' (or Tzatziki in Greek) a try as well. If you ever find Turkish yoghurt in store, that'd be great but if not, Greek yoghurt would be fine as well. Add some garlic (not garlic powder), some salt and some dried mint to your yoghurt and cucumber and mix everything. We usually do not like the consistency too tick so we add a little water as well. If you'd like it a little more crunchy, like I do, try dicing your cucumbers instead of grating them. You can use that as a base souce and create your own salads and soups. You can add some orzo and sweet corn to your cacik and that would make a nice yoghurt based summer 'salad'. You can add some olive oil, more water, cracked wheat or couscous to it and and that would make a great cold summer soup. Very nice base souce to go crazy with using different ingredient :) Love from Turkey!
Made this whole Moroccan meal last night for my parents, was an absolute hit! And it made plenty for all of us. Such a fun way to use up some garden herbs
My mother and grandmother used rolled oats in their meatloaf for as long as I can remember. They've never had to process them or anything. You're the first person I've ever seen to use them as well ! Personally that's all I ever use in my meatloaf and I get rave reviews on my meatloaf everywhere I go. Same with my meatballs and I use a ground chicken and beef blend. Love you!
Grilled pineapple with cinnamon is unbelievably good! Highly recommend as a side while grilling. I had it the first time at a Brazilian Steakhouse (the Grill from Ipanema in Seattle) and now make it all summer long.
My grandmother and mother passed down a family recipe for blonde brownies that have no eggs. Outstanding recipe and most delicious! I can’t wait to see how yours turn out.
Mujadra (pronounced moo-jad'raA) is a favorite fasting meal during lent for Assyrians. If you enjoy Tzatziki and want to try something new, instead of the cucumber, add young purslane leaves (they shouldn't have flowered!) and a few ice cubes as it shouldn't be thick to the rest of the mix (garlic powder, yogurt, salt). Enjoy!!
tip for the tzatziki, grind the cucumbers and press out as much moisture as possible, use greek yoghurt or yoghurt with 10% fat, fresh garlic and a tiny amount of sugar and lemon juice. let sit for a few hours. awesome with anything grilled
I make both of these dishes my husband is Labanese. Iam always amazed how delicious the lentil and rice with browned onions is. All u need is pita bread.
@@jenniferr2057 I can’t stand the texture of raisins but have learned that they do bring a tangy kind of sweetness to a dish with some earthy notes. Just like Becky. So I started blending them up and it is a gamechanger I tell you….
I use oatmeal instead of bread crumbs or crackers in my meatloaf. I learned this from a lady that I used to babysit for. I didn't care for meatloaf before this because I thought it was too dry. Now it is one of my favorite meals. The oatmeal absorbs the juice of the hamburger and makes your meatloaf so much moister.
A tip for the tzatziki: sprinkle salt on the shredded cucumber, let it sit a couple of minutes and then squeeze water out of it with a cheesecloth or a light towel. The sauce will be firmer and any bitterness in the cucumber will get out with its water
Lol I just saw your message I told her same thing! Get that excess water out!
Every variation sounds great!!I love your tip.. that's how we do it in Greece.The original recipe all over Greece is even simpler though.We use yoghurt,fresh mashed garlic,strained cocumbers,extra virgin olive, salt,pepper,red vinegar and that's it.Sending love to everybody!
Yes thank you, I was going to say the same
@@chrysmous 😃 🇬🇷
I cut the end and rub the end on the cut end in a circular motion and that helps “juice” the bitterness that comes out
How many people feel like you've worked a full day after watching one of Becky's videos? We love your videos!
I’m always worn out but I love her
Oh my goodness, yes! 🥰
I’m exhausted 😩
Hahaha I love putting her videos in the back ground while I work lol. Just cleaned most of my garage today after binge listening to her last 6 videos even tho I've already watched them all haha
I had energy like that once upon a time, too! Enjoy it while you’re young!
One of my favorite tricks from my mom, was to cook a small quarter to half dollar size of meatloaf, or meat ball mixture so you can taste it before cooking the whole recipe. You can adjust spices if needed.
It's possible that the foil you used to cover the lower rack in your oven is keeping it from heating correctly. Check your manual. It usually tells you not to do that. I love the Blondies! Thanks for the recipe.
My oven manual also said not to put foil on the bottom of the oven
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I, too, adore caramelized onions. I make them in the crockpot: put a couple tablespoons of butter or oil in your crockpot. Fill your crockpot to the top with cut-up onions and add a bit of salt. Cook on low until caramelized. It usually takes about 10 hours in my crockpot. They freeze beautifully in meal-sized portions!
In regard to bars like your blondies, you can bake a 13x9 recipe in two 8x8 inch pans. The area of a 13x9 pan is 117 square inches, and the area of two 8x8 pans is 128 square inches - so very close. Just watch the baking time. You might need to reduce it a couple minutes for the two, smaller pans. Handy if you want to take baked goods two different places, or freeze half for another time, or whatever.
Going to make the onions in my crockpot. Love caramelized onions. Thanks for sharing💜
Ohhh Dorothy! I have never tried to caramelize my onions in a crockpot before! That is such a great tip, thank you for sharing! I am going to be trying this soon. We are growing several hundred onions this year and I am going to need all the creative tips I can get on how to preserve them. This one is going on my list! Thank you again! -Cara😀
Thank you for this tip! My husband is part Lebanese and loves Mujaddara…but the onions take foreverrrr. So excited to try them in the crock pot!
Thank you for telling us how to make caramelized onions in the crockpot! My husband loves them and I don't often think ahead enough to make them.
@@marilyncausey9348 I often forget to make them ahead of time too! I have never thought about freezing them! so smart!
I already own wooden spoons, freeze my veggie cutoffs for broths etc and just now, I finally ordered the dough whisk.
You slowly but steadily change my cooking life.
And I life in a bus with a small kitchen!!!!
We love America's Test Kitchen too! We actually watch the product tests and order things they recommend. Lol! I just started watching your videos a few weeks ago, and I am nearly all the way through the list. I bought the photo storage boxes for my seeds, the roo apron for my mom for Mother's Day, and I am planning to start canning bone broth, spaghetti sauce, and meat. I have been canning for close to 40 years with my mom, but we just do a few veggies. I am ready to branch out to other things now! I love how REAL you are. Can't wait to see more!
I want to start canning meat, I have wanted to for ages but so scared of it for some reason.
@@hannahkayee831 Me too! Right now I am afraid I'm going to ruin some expensive meat!
@@angelaloveless8034 buy cheap meat!
The cheapest cut will come out so tender after pressure canning. Save the expensive cuts for the grill or whatever you usually do.
Pressure canning meat is my favorite. It is the most simple thing to can for me.
@@diannamc367 Great advice! Thanks!
Where did you find the roo apron, please? I'm also an atk shopper!
Canning meat is the easiest canning, truly, and a game changer in my food storage, prep life....
When you showed the Danish whisk I heard "and yes, I'm going to lick this" and I thought "nice, no batter wasted!" but then realized you actually said LINK it lmao love these cooking videos, hope you all enjoyed your time together!
I had a laugh about that also, I figured she licked the whisk off camera (I would have)
I also initially heard lick😆
@@YasuTaniina lol pretty sure lots of us were thinking it!
I just realized she didn’t say lick when I saw your comment. 😂
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Sending love from denmark. I harvested my first radishes today, and its all thanks to you. You are the reason i have a garden with fruit and veggies now 😍😍 THANK YOU
A small tip for cooking lentils and rice: use lentil water to boil rice as it has all the nutrients.
I'm so glad you showed the radishes, our little 5 yr grandson wanted a veggie garden so bad, so we bought him a small raised bed ad let him pick out the veggie seeds (he of course wanted them all, which made this Grandma's heart happy), but we started with the radish, tomato, peas, cucumbers - he's so excited to watch the videos of the garden and see his own growing. :)
That is so wonderful! My kids love being in the garden. It is so great to be able to teach little ones where their food comes from. Sounds like he has a great grandma! God Bless!- Cara
You're so blessed you had a good childhood with great memories.
A girl I worked kitchens with taught me to add a TAD of sugar to onions to carmalize them, works GREAT 👍
Unless it's empty, check the drawer beside your stove. You had a pepper grinder in there. I am so jealous of your friends getting to enjoy the great meals you make. Being at the beach makes me extra hungry. Never thought about cutting onions pole to pole. Thanks for that tip; learn so much from you. Love hearing your voice and your giggles. You're just the sweetest. God Bless. Love you! xxoo
I thought of that the other day lol
Yes I thought the same thing. I am sure you have pepper corns around.
Girl, ur a video uploading machine! Love ur videos. I started a garden for the first time this year because of you.
Same! In my small city-sized backyard. Super successful!
@@alyssalauren1591 awesome! I put in two 4x4 beds but then decided to add two more! I have a small backyard too. I think I was inspired because Becky shows and talks about her mistakes. I can’t believe stuff is actually growing:)
I carmilize my onions in butter not oil. I also add a couple of tablespoons of sugar to speed up the process. Can be white, brown or any special sugar you use.
You cook like me! My husband always laughs at me because I can never make anything the same twice because I don’t follow recipes well lol
Same, but my hubby is always saying my cooking is comparable or better then we'd get at a restaurant or store, so it works!😂 None of my kids are particularly picky either
Me too. Once made a seafood pasta salad, and after the first bite my mom asked me if I remember how yo make it because it was a winner.
You introduced me to the Danish whisks! I gifted my mom and brother one each for Christmas. They had never heard of the whisk before and love it! My mom tells everyone about it. Even my grandma, who doesn't use the internet, asked that we order her one online 🤗
Hi from Georgia!! I am not gardening this year because I am moving. I have stopped watching all the gardening youtuber's that I follow but I can't stop watching your videos. I will be starting a garden from scratch and I'm so excited! And all your cooking videos look so yummy. Thank you.
SC girl here. We are moving too so I did much more than normal in pots. 😂 We will be taking them with us for sure!
Hi! I am watching from Georgia, too! Good luck with your move.
Georgia girl too!
Just from pictures and videos your country looks extremely almost otherworldly fairytale beautiful!
Im an aussie so that european esque old world climate and terrain is just so enchanting. Shame about your neighbours though! Wish you could detach from the earth and just be a floating island like laputa or something 😊
Unless you mean state of georgia aka american in which case disregard what i said 😂
I'm in GA too! Are you staying in GA? I'm from Vegas but have lived her almost 2 years and Love it.
So close to 300k! Congrats. I've been around since 20k and you've worked so dang hard. Your dedication and willingness to share/teach us is admirable. I ordered Redman salt because of you and I'm so in love I've ordered it for everyone in my family. Thank you again and so happy to a member of the acre homestead tribe! ❤️
Hi Becky, I love watching your videos, and really enjoy it, I'm from Namibia (Africa) We are busy on our farm preparing our garden to start our first 1st green house, I loved the kitchen, and try new ideas, Thank you for sharing all this wonderful ideas to us.
Something I just learned from Mary's Nest is to use your fruit scraps to make vinegar! I have some pineapple vinegar and strawberry vinegar going with scraps I would normally throw away. Super excited to give it a try. You are such a blessing and motivation to enjoy being in the kitchen more. Shalom!
Whenever I make meatballs I always take a piece and fry it and taste it before I start making the balls, just to check the flavor. I do the same with stuffing.
Same as I do.
Me too
Pinch of sugar plus the salt helps the browning of onions
I got a big 50lb bag of local onions last fall and I absolutely stuffed my instant pot with sliced onions to make tons of caramelized onions then froze most of it, using my silicone cupcake liners to portion. It was so handy to use for soups and curries. I plan on doing it again this fall.
I love your videos! Can you show us giving your scraps to the chickens? I'd love to see them all happy with snacks.
Growing up in the late 70's and through the 80's we made Blonde Brownies. I remember with the recipe we used the chocolate chips were sprinkled over the top of the brownies once the batter was spread out in the pam.
If you don’t watch “That 1870’s Homestead “, but Rachel made an electric roaster of caramelized onions and then canned them.
I remember seeing her do that. I wonder how they held up after canning? Did she say?
@@marilyncausey9348 I have seen them use them a lot.
@@joanfels6641 Oh, good! Thanks for the reply!
I have really enjoyed watching your videos! I love to cook and bake and previously cooked for a week/month ahead - made homeschooling much easier. My tip for you: when zesting a lemon/any citrus, hold the fruit in your left/nondominant hand and run your microplane over the surface of the lemon with your right/dominant - it's easier to avoid zesting into the pith of the fruit. Thanks for helping me learn more about homesteading!
Does anyone else just smile when Becky says onions? I don't know why, but it sounds so cute to me the way she says it. 😁
Ungions? 😂
Mujadara (rice and brown lentils topped with caramelised onions) is also called “Koshari” in the Middle East.
Look it up there are so many more toppings plus there is a tomato sauce that goes on top at the end!
I didn't realise that's how you caramelise onions! And you are so efficient in the kitchen- I spend half my time waiting for something to cook! 😄
Everything looks so delicious! I definitely want to make all of this! You are such a good friend, to make all this delicious food for you and your friends. I loved hearing about the boat on Lake Shasta! We have always wanted to rent a pontoon boat on Lake Shasta! Definitely on our bucket list! Hope you had a fantastic time with your friends!
It's an added step but I really like grating the cucumber and adding salt so that it can sit and draw out some water. After about 10 minutes I squeeze it well and add it to my yogurt mixture!
You have such a giving heart! I really appreciate seeing your willingness to offer to cook for events and get togethers. Food really does bring people together.
Those beef patties look delicious! Cover the onions, to speed up the cooking process; all the steam, that would help to cook them faster, is being wasted. Then, of course when they’re all softened, uncover them to let the steam/juice evaporate and they’ll caramelize quickly enough. You don’t need foil or parchment paper. I always make brownies in a glass baking dish, and I only spray it and never have a problem with them sticking.
Oh Becky, you have to try making Cucumber Kimchee it is super easy, spicy with Korean pepper, and last in the fridge for a week or two. I shape Saulsbury steak like you did your beef. I always put a clean cotton cloth in my salad fixings or vegetables to store them. I really don't like to use alluiminum on any food, I use parchment. I pray you have a safeand blessed trip, love and prayers.
One of the first meal prep video's I watched, you made kebab and said you ate them with a delicious lentil dish. I was intrigued so I asked for the recipes in the commentd and you responded. I made this and loved loved loved it. I have made it so many time since then. It's so funny to see you make this dish yourself. Great recommendation😊!
I love tzatziki sauce! It is such a great way to use all those extra cucumbers from the garden too. Have fun on your girls trip! 😀
I've been using a Danish whisk for 25 years and I love it.
I think the Moroccan kebabs are next on my list! I watch so many cooking videos, but yours are the ones I actually make. They are easy, but the flavors are interesting.
Roots & Refuge gave you a shoutout!!! I’m so grateful!! I’m so impressed with you!!! I have been binging on all your videos!! You truly are amazing!!! I love your personality & all your videos!!! 😘🥰❤️
I've been having Mujaddarah my hole life and I'm excited to try it your way, if you're wondering what's different between the two we fry the onions on high heat while attending them the whole time until they are golden and crispy we also don't add any spices the rest is exactly the same.
The cutting the onion thing makes sense, it's like cutting across the grain in meat, or even wood, it makes it softer/weaker.
It’s exactly like that. If you want them to cook down like in sauce, cut them perpendicular, for recognisable onion strips, cut them pole to pole.
Adding cinnamon to taco meat is a game changer too. Our teen had to find and make tacos for his cooking class and stumbled upon one needing cinnamon and WHOA BOY it was the best! 🌮
I really love Cous Cous salad with tomato, cucumber, spribg onions, parsley, mint, lemon, salt, pepper and olive oil. It’s so amazing.
We use red onion and add feta cheese and red wine vinegar to the mix! Love this salad!
Becky, check your manufacturer manual for your stove. Your problem might be from putting foil on the bottom. We just got a new stove and it specified to not line the bottom because it interrupts the heating element.
Just found your channel and binge watched a ton of your videos, Food Network needs to sign you up for your own show. Have learned alot from you. Thanks
The patties that you made is called Kofta’s, and are usually formed around metal or wooden skewers and also made with ground lamb. I must say, I would prefer ground beef, since I’m definitely not a lover of lamb. Usually have it with the cucumber sauce, salad, and put in pita, or a wrap. The sound of the lentil rice salad sounds amazing!! Will definitely have a go making it! Also, have a go with a cheese you have to cook called, haulumi ( or something like that). Usually have that for vegetarians ( Greek cheese ). Thank you for sharing this meal, definitely going to make this at our next barbecue/ cookout!
I found your channel not long ago, and absolutely love it! I am also in WA. North Lake Leland (Quilcene). We are transplants of CA and I am so confused with gardening up here. I follow you for recipes and gardening advice. Like yourself, I preserve, can, raise chickens and make my own sourdoughs. I would love more advice on gardening, specifically when to plant and harvest up here. It’s SO different from CA.
You have a great online personality and I love that you post frequently.
Thanks for sharing your personal time 😊
Quilcene is where we used to get oysters from when I was a kid, growing up in Washington! I love that area! So pretty!
Yeah... good for you to get away. Thanks for sharing and have fun.
Use the toothpick method of checking the center of the brownies. If it comes out clean, its done. Works well. You can always either spray the foil or buy non stick foil for it too.
Can’t wait to try some of the things you cooked in this video…yum! You can make caramelized onions in your instant pot. You add butter, salt, and pepper and cook on high pressure for 5 minutes, vent it and strain the liquid. Return the onions to the instant pot and sauté them for a few more minutes. Definitely a quicker process then doing it on the stovetop and tastes just as good.
You make me smile! You are growing cilantro!! Success!!!
When I want something to cook a little longer like brownies I turn off the oven and let them cook from the residual heat.
Your rice and lentil dish is very much like a dish called koshari. That is made with the addition of pasta.
So nice to see you make Moroccan Kefta! You put a different style to it! My husband is in the Army and is a 1SG however he was born and raised in Morocco! Since you have quite a bit of carrots may I suggest you look up Moroccan Carrot & Orange juice salad.
Becky, the rice and lentils looks delicious. I make lentil soup occasionally but never anything else. Will make this soon. Thanks.
This seem so easy and fast...might take me a whole day, lol. You are such an inspiration. We are future homesteaders, starting a build soon at our 26acre farm.
I use cinnamon in my fish tacos and nutmeg in my sausage kale soup. They completely make both dishes amazing, but initially I was nervous to try them.
you should #1 rinse the lentils when you drain them to cool them off. #2 fry up a small burger to check the seasoning of the meat...Looking good...
When we go on trips we shape our meat balls and cook them. We then freeze them and transport them frozen. That acts as ice as well for our cooler. Plus it gives it a longer shelf time
Wow you just keep on going. Your ideas, passion for all things regarding gardening , food and cooking just make me love to watch you. You are a inspiration and joy in this troubling world. Thank you Becky. And you always include Josh…. And he includes you also with his help. Your a loving couple and golly never let that fail!! ❤
Becky next time you make the tzaziki remove squeeze the Cucumber and remove some moisture. My husband makes it and it keeps it less watery. The food looks soo great. I really want to try the carrot salad looked incredible.
🥺as someone who eats majadara regularly it’s so great to see someone outside of my culture appreciating it
I am now addicted to your vlogs. You inspired me again to make meals at home, very cost effective. You are very good at what you do!
Those dishes all sounded & looked amazing. Hope you had a great beach trip.
Hi, I really look forward to watching your videos! You are such a sweetheart, your friends are so lucky to have you. I am making a pasta salade, à tzaki, and yes a lentil and rice salade, thanks to you! You inspire me in the home, cooking and gardening. I love to watch you in the morning while I drink my coffee. Keep up the good work. I hope you have a great picnic. Xx
Slow cooker Caramelized Onions 0 I usually do at least 3 pounds at a time!
Put the onion slices in a 5-quart (or larger) slow cooker, along with the butter, olive oil, salt, and black pepper. you can put as much onions as your crock pot/slow cooker will hold because they cook down and then divide for recipes! Cover the crockpot and cook on low overnight, or for 10-12 hours. The onions should be dark golden brown and soft.
You're such a master cook and now I understand. You read the book like a novel! Your skills exude confidence. Thank you for the great videos.
i never knew that about onions,thankyou for the information,,at 50yrs old i,m still learning something new everyday xxx
Wow, I enjoy you and your fantastic channel!!
I just pulled items out of my freezer and pantry to put some love into a meal for my family. Take care 🦋
I have been baking blonde brownies since I was 12. Yikes that's 56 years! Happy cooking and baking, Debbie
My friend Maya friend is from Lebanon. When she emigrated to the US, he was surprised that we use cinnamon in baked goods. She had only used it for savory dishes. Now, she does both.
I was literally falling asleep, got the notification that u posted n now I'm wide awake enjoying ur video 😂. ❤️from 🏴 UK.x
Always squeeze the cucumber juice out of the cucumber. That way is is not too watery but thicker as spread. We use either dill or parsley in Greece. We also use a Tbsp or two of red wine vinegar, not lemon and tons of garlic😂
Of course S/P and the splash of oil.
Great video! I need to try the blondies and the dish. Sounds yummy
When I caramelize onions I use my mandolin on it's thin slices blade and it makes it fast and simple...I'm the not the best at slicing thin slices with a knife lol
A big thanks for your positivity in videos. And your recepies, and organizational ideas😊
Thank you for this recipe, I made this for my daughter's fourth grade class (around the world) and forgot about the recipe. The whole time I'm going why does this look familiar 🤔? Now I'm going to make them again, and knowing they freeze well will help! YOUR AWESOME keep up the good work.
Your Morrocan meatballs is the same recipe as my Beef Koftas. When my kids were younger I used to roll the meat mixture into sausages and put them on a skewer and served them with mint yoghurt, steamed potatoes and green beans. My kids affectionately called this dish Pooh on a Stick 😂
Pine apple chunks do very well Frozen. I use them in my smoothies.
Hi Becky! You may give the Turkish version of 'cacik' (or Tzatziki in Greek) a try as well. If you ever find Turkish yoghurt in store, that'd be great but if not, Greek yoghurt would be fine as well. Add some garlic (not garlic powder), some salt and some dried mint to your yoghurt and cucumber and mix everything. We usually do not like the consistency too tick so we add a little water as well. If you'd like it a little more crunchy, like I do, try dicing your cucumbers instead of grating them.
You can use that as a base souce and create your own salads and soups. You can add some orzo and sweet corn to your cacik and that would make a nice yoghurt based summer 'salad'. You can add some olive oil, more water, cracked wheat or couscous to it and and that would make a great cold summer soup. Very nice base souce to go crazy with using different ingredient :) Love from Turkey!
Yay to girls trip , hope your all having fun ! 😊
I’m excited to watch this .xx
Made this whole Moroccan meal last night for my parents, was an absolute hit! And it made plenty for all of us. Such a fun way to use up some garden herbs
My mother and grandmother used rolled oats in their meatloaf for as long as I can remember. They've never had to process them or anything. You're the first person I've ever seen to use them as well ! Personally that's all I ever use in my meatloaf and I get rave reviews on my meatloaf everywhere I go. Same with my meatballs and I use a ground chicken and beef blend. Love you!
you are sooo awesomely skilled off the charts.
much love and light to you and yours. rock on.
Great video Becky. I hope your trip was great. The lentils and rice looked so good. I love them both.
Caramelized onions are one of my faves too. The smell throughout the house is so wonderful!
Grilled pineapple with cinnamon is unbelievably good! Highly recommend as a side while grilling. I had it the first time at a Brazilian Steakhouse (the Grill from Ipanema in Seattle) and now make it all summer long.
My grandmother and mother passed down a family recipe for blonde brownies that have no eggs. Outstanding recipe and most delicious! I can’t wait to see how yours turn out.
That sounds lovely, would you care to share with an internet stranger?!
That rice sounds amazing. I reckon I'd throw in some flaked almonds too for a bit of extra texture.
Radish grow really well in plant pots, so do spring onions and salad! If you only have a small space you can still grow some stuff!
Hope you had a nice getaway. All the food looks delicious and sure was greatly enjoyed.
Have a lovely trip Becky, have fun and catch up with your friends x
Mujadra (pronounced moo-jad'raA) is a favorite fasting meal during lent for Assyrians. If you enjoy Tzatziki and want to try something new, instead of the cucumber, add young purslane leaves (they shouldn't have flowered!) and a few ice cubes as it shouldn't be thick to the rest of the mix (garlic powder, yogurt, salt). Enjoy!!
You have convinced me to try lentils! That dish looks so good! Thanks for sharing all of your recipes and I hope you had a great weekend at the beach!
tip for the tzatziki, grind the cucumbers and press out as much moisture as possible, use greek yoghurt or yoghurt with 10% fat, fresh garlic and a tiny amount of sugar and lemon juice. let sit for a few hours. awesome with anything grilled
I make both of these dishes my husband is Labanese. Iam always amazed how delicious the lentil and rice with browned onions is. All u need is pita bread.
Little tip to enhance the carrotsalad… blend in some raisins. Either whole or blended up in your vitamix and put in your dressing
That's funny. As she was making this, I thought, oh thank God, a carrot salad idea without raisins! I don't know why I don't like raisins!
@@jenniferr2057 I can’t stand the texture of raisins but have learned that they do bring a tangy kind of sweetness to a dish with some earthy notes. Just like Becky. So I started blending them up and it is a gamechanger I tell you….
I use oatmeal instead of bread crumbs or crackers in my meatloaf. I learned this from a lady that I used to babysit for. I didn't care for meatloaf before this because I thought it was too dry. Now it is one of my favorite meals. The oatmeal absorbs the juice of the hamburger and makes your meatloaf so much moister.
My best friend, There's never a boring moment when watching your channel. Love how engaging everything is.