I am a 62 year old who has worked at high-level positions for over 40 years and last year I was diagnosed with congestive heart failure, which has caused our lives to change quite drastically over the past nine 11 months. One way it has changed is that I am no longer able to work. I was the main source of income for our household and the adjustment has been quite challenging. I watch your videos often and today am watching this freezer meal prep video. I planted a very small garden in raised beds and grew tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, jalapeños, basil, dill, cilantro and mint. You have inspired me to try and increase what I grow next year and to be more intentional about what I plant. I am also trying to wrap my head around doing some freezer meals to save money on groceries and eating out. I am often too fatigued to do long tasks but I am hoping to adjust your ideas to my lifestyle and just do some steps and rest and then do more steps. Your enthusiasm and sincerity in what you do is truly admirable. Keep up the good work and be encouraged that what you are doing is helping others in real ways.
I hope you are still doing good. I’m new at this too and after watching her videos I want to go buy everything she uses but it’s winter here now so….. Hope you and I can continue watching her and learning together for a long time
I have 5 kiddos including a newborn and I do not have time to dedicate a day to food (although it would be well worth it). I quadruple a dinner recipe 1x a week to fill my freezer slowly. It's a game changer for familier with limited free time
Very smart 'hack'. I think the youtuber Jordan Page of "fun cheap or free" has a similar philosophy. If you're already making it, double it. She has a large family too. Congrats on the new addition.
I have 3 kids and work full time as does my husband. I regularly cook double batches and freeze the extra for nights when I not enthralled by the idea of cooking from scratch xx
Can anyone explain to me how this girl is such a boss? She is so young yet already has command of cooking by feel and simultaneously cooking ten different recipes at once! Amazing. I am in my forties and it literally takes all my faculties to cook three dishes at the same time.
We all have our strengths and weaknesses. I'm sure she's not perfect at everything she does. Just happens to be what her channel is about, of course she isn't going to make a channel about her weaknesses
I was just like this in my 20's. Coming from a large Italian family, I learned early on that we needed to fill up our freezers. I am in my 50's now and still do this! She is an awesome young lady. I just subscribed ❤
I think it depends on how long you've been cooking. I have been cooking since I was 8 (now 29), I can host 50 people, with multiple courses no problem, but that's because I've been cooking for more than 20 years. It's not about age, it's about experience.
A lot of these mommy vloggers who live for expensive grocery hauls need to start following you Becky!! This video is not just informative but I'd say IMPORTANT. Acre Homestead is making scratch cooking and food preservation cool to a new generation. Go Beck!!
I met your husbands step dad on a plane and he introduced me to your Chanel and I am so glad I did because this is exactly what I needed. I’ve been struggling with freezer meals
@@jaeda6811 -you are joking, right? Open your eyes. I am not an idiot. I see PAST the comment and the bigger picture. You are part of the problem if you have to even ask me that. It is stupid.
@@ernies8828 lol. This woman has over 96 million views on her UA-cam channel. I highly doubt her success is because she has a rich husband. She has obviously worked her butt off grow in this channel and putting her heart and soul into it.
It takes me hours to cook one dish from scratch and I end up making a disaster of the kitchen. I can’t even imagine what kind of chaos would ensue if I tried to do multiple things at once, lol! Becky, you are the embodiment of my lifetime cooking goals.
I'm the same but I kind of adapted Becky's freezer meals. I choose 1 thing to make a bunch of and it's not necessarily what I'm making for dinner. I spent 5-6 hours 1 day making my marinated chicken (8 different marinades 49 total dinners) 1 day I spent 4 hours making lasagna with meat sauce (30 dinners) same with baked spaghetti (same amount) it doesn't take my whole day off and you get into a bit of a rhythm. My times are with clean up
Plan out your meals. 1. Have little disposable dollar tree plastic cups with lids to put your measured condiments in the morning or when you have free time. Your older kids can help measure and do the calculations for a big batch. 2. Marinade meats or poultry ahead of time in a one or two gallon zip lock bag. 3. Cut vegetables and put in bins the morning of. 4. Create a menu. That saves time and money
i love how having your own garden always affords the luxury of “i’m gonna throw these extra veggies in here because i have it and why not” i would love to achieve 100% homegrown like you!
I absolutely love how you season everything very well. So many times people are afraid to over season and the food comes out bland. Love to watch your batch cooking.
I agree! She cooks like my Mom did! She was a chef! My Grandmother was also a chef! It’s unusual to see nowadays for sure! I love it!! Love her passion as well!
I am so happy to see all the various cuisines you cook: Thai, Moroccan, Indian, etc. I find so many of the homesteaders and batch cookers on UA-cam make almost exclusively very American recipes so I love the international flavours you work with! Much more in line with what and how I like to cook 🙂
@@YeshuaKingMessiah they’re really not (expensive and complicated). They CAN be, but so can food from anywhere. But you can buy a jar of butter chicken sauce, for example, for the same price as a jar of pasta sauce most places. Or whip up most middle eastern recipes with common spices most cooks would have in a decent standard spice cabinet. People just cook what they know and many don’t venture outside their comfort zone, so if it’s not something they’re familiar with or grew up eating, they just don’t explore new food. People are of course free to cook and eat whatever they want, and share whatever recipes they want on their channels, I’m just saying I appreciate the diversity she offers here.
@@liannebiggar1557 I buy $2 pasta sauce lol Mostly I make my own rly Butter chicken sauce is homemade for sure but I can only imagine storebought price
@@YeshuaKingMessiah nah the spices really aren’t pricy or complicated at all. If you go into the international foods aisle or store it’s dirt cheap. I also live in one of the most expensive places in Canada as well. The problem is you gotta stick to one or 2 cuisines because your spice rack gets crazy
@@Ashley-cr4ow I bought at bulk foods/bakers supply place but those are only in cities. Where I am there’s no international aisle lol a maybe Mexican section but those are easy spices. I miss my “bakers” supply place. Nuts, seeds, dry fruits, bulk grains, not just herbs n spices
This young lady is amazing, I wish I had this good sense when I was a youngster, God bless her!! 🙏🏽 Very well rounded and super intelligent!!! You go girl 👍🏽💜
I'm a new subscriber. I love your vibe and cooking style. I'm just playing catch up with your videos. Love your channel. Thank you from little old New Zealand 🇳🇿 😘
You really inspire me! I love how “real” a cook you are. Thanks for not editing out mistakes and showing how to course correct! Some of us use our “lack of perfection” as an excuse not to try. I have found that stopping to clean up the mess from preparation makes meal clean up less daunting too.
I just found your channel and you my dear lady are the real deal! Relatable, charming, very knowledgeable, organized and engaging. I'm 53 years old and in the past decade began learning how to properly homestead and everyday is another new lesson. It's so wonderful finding someone who's young enough to be my daughter, grabbing the reins and teaching us how to do this the right way and make the most of our time. Truly talented and I'm a subscriber for life!
@@ginnyquintal4201, in addition to following Becky’s adventures with her freeze dryer, a SUPER resource is the Rose Red Homestead channel. Very different vibe, and Pam is just as friendly and expert as Becky!
These are some good looking meals! Don’t get me wrong, I love watching meal prep/ freezer meals on UA-cam but sometimes the recipes are like 8 cans of cream of chicken and processed veggies. Haha. You have some amazing skills to do this using fresh foods and yummy recipes! Jealous of your husband!!!
Wow! I didn't notice any haterade in her ingredients,. Y'all must added that. Many people are trying to feed their families on a LOW income...JUST LIKE ME. We do what we CAN afford. We don't need to be slammed for it. Not everyone has an unlimited bank account. Be thankful for yours--- clearly you have it. But you don't have enough to crap on anyone else. PS...I make my OWN cream soup. Cream of Celery makes an awesome dinner. Live and let live...since you don't know how to encourage anyone.
You are so young but I am learning so much from you and getting so many ideas on how to season and flavor my food. You and Josh are incredible. I am too far away from you but have you ever considered having a day to meet your fans? I would love to shake your hand. Of course, you don't want it too close to your house. You may end up with unwanted, certainly not unwelcomed, visitors. Love you to bits. Thank you so much. By the way, I am turning 69 this year just to give you an idea of who is watching your channel. Oh and congratulations on the new dream home. Happy for you. Awesome!
Chances are, she covered them all before freezing. I do some stuff like this and I will freeze the dish solid then wrap and seal it, so they can be stacked.
@@littlelady3895 but I'd love to see how it actually works. I've looked for her freezer tour videos and only seen how the chest freezers are organized - no sign of open casseroles anywhere...
You have given me something to put my energy into and it's therapy. My daughter has Cancer and even being a positive person I realized I have been hopeless, you have given me Hope again and a purpose. Thank you! I also wanted to share a chicken tip, if you freeze some food for them, just in water it's ba great treat. Stay Blessed. ❤️
My brother has cancer as well. We have been trying Becky 's freezer meals and taking them some. They love them. His wife is very appreciative since she is also chasing a very active soon to be two year old.
Love watching this young woman take the time to cook all these homemade meals! Better for you , also saving on take out- nothing wrong with take out sometimes but home cooked is sooooo much better! Plus big money savings🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🥰🥰🥰
@@AcreHomestead Becky I made the pie crust and it was an epic FAIL!!! The worst pie crust I ever made. It would be nice if you would do SOME specialty video's where you are more SPECIFIC with your recipe. You talk fast and work fast and I love that BUT....Pie crust recipe very confusing.
Girl,you blow my socks off.You letting us into your world has taught me so,so much.I bet I`m 30yrs older than you,and I would love just half your energy.You just inspire me to do more.I very much enjoyed this video.Thank you,God bless and be well.
You are definitely a little hummingbird buzzing from one task to another! I love watching your videos. I used to do lots of freezer meals. Now when I am physically able I do them for my "bad" days when I don't feel like cooking! Thanks for giving me some new ideas! Your shows always make my heart happy! You are a ray of sunshine! Keep spreading your warmth and knowledge to us all!!
I love your videos. I am a single senior, my husband is in long term care, and you have inspired me to start making freezer meals. I wish I had your freeze dryer, but for 1 and no garden I very much doubt it would be worthwhile. I recently had a friend whose son (30 something) has been diagnosed with an incurable lung condition. Yesterday I watched a bunch of your videos and today I managed to get 4 things made to give them some freezer meals. I an sure they will come in handy after long days at the hospital. Thank you so much for the inspiration and tips and tricks. ❤️❤️
Glad. I found you today!!!! The day you announce your new HOME! YOU ARE A PRECIOUS YOUNG LADY! BLESSINGS TO YOU AND YOUR HUSBA ND. I would wish to be you when I grow up but In 71!😍I will enjoy watching your previous videos. A then as you transform your new home. My momma passed away at 46 but she loved canning. Tomatoes, green beans,pickles, etc. I tried each thing once. Including freezer. Strawberry jam. My grandmother. Canned a lot too. My sister did inherit. The same love if gardening and canning! I taught. First. Or second. Grade for 47 and a half years. Gardening sweet little. Ones. As They blossomed each year. Thank you you for sharing the lovely lady you are with us. God Bless.
Oh. My. Goodness. Becky and a freeze dryer! I can’t WAIT to see your adventures with that new toy! Two tips to consider for meatballs: • When you mix stuff into ground meat, I find it’s easiest if you mix ALL the other stuff together first (chefs call this a slurry), then add the meat and mix it. It just combines faster and more thoroughly. This is great for meatloaf or burgers, too. • A fast way to portion out meatballs (or cookies) is with a “disher” which looks like a small ice cream scoop. You can get them in all different sizes. It makes quick work of portioning this sort of food into identical-sized portions. Once portioned out you can shape them a bit and you’re good to go!
I use the hole in the middle of the spaghetti spoon and just push into the meat mix then scoop it off. Works well if you don't have an ice cream scoop.
When you add your liquid to your roux, add it slowly. A little bit at a time, mix until incorporated then a little bit more and so on. This will keep you from having to struggle to get all of the lumps out because you won't get any lumps at all
You are an amazing young woman! As a retired high school foods teacher, I have to ask, how did you learn to cook? This video just popped up on my youtube home page so I watched it. You are well organized...that in itself is an amazing skill. You must have spent several hours just prepping for this day. But what a money and time savings advantage. Now I have to watch your other videos. Amazing, just amazing!!! Thank you for sharing. Blessings to you!
I have 3 freezers stuffed full of meats, veggies and all the things but my family is moving in the next 4-6months. You’re videos are giving me the inspiration to bulk cook and burn through all the things we won’t be able to take with us when we move from Hawaii to Washington state. Thank you Becky for all of the ideas on what to cook and how to use up what I have. LOVE LOVE LOVE ALL OF YOUR VIDEOS❣️
Dang girl. The goal was to have a bigger house for the space eventually and now I just need a walk-in freezer to store all the freezer meals!! Super impressive, but also you kept the process real. Thank you for mentioning possible substitutions along the way because we all start cooking then realize halfway through we don't have all the ingredients we planned on. Super slick with the tip of keeping an eye out for pyrex at the good will stores. Time to deep dive into the rest of your videos!
First-time watcher here. I’ve batch-cooked freezer meals like this for new moms and it’s so satisfying! I wanted to say I appreciate you mentioning that you use the food scraps for your chicken feed, and that you’re trying to reduce plastic while thrifting the Pyrex dishes to again reduce how many new items are made (when we already have enough for everyone on the planet) 😍. Just growing your own food reduces a ton of packaging waste as well. Thank you for caring about the planet! 🌏♻️
In my third trimester with my third child: THANK YOU for cooking for new mamas! Based on my own experience, well, let's just say I'm filling the freezer ahead of time myself. Can't expect a lot of help, especially if it's not your first baby.
When I prep my meatballs, I put them in the convection oven on my ventilated Italian Baguette pans with a cookie sheet below. Then freeze them (pre-cooked). (It takes away some of the fat if using a higher fat ratio meat.) They have a nice crust on them that holds up well in a Crock-Pot sauce, or are ready to heat and serve on baked subs. It's so great to see young people enjoying the kitchen!
Your dad just made me tear up when he mentioned Gizmo in his prayer. I’m rewatching this video on October 17, 2022. May Gizmo’s memory continue to be a blessing. ❤️❤️❤️
I have been making a lot of freezer meals to gift to friends who had babies/are sick/etc so I LOVE this big batch so I can always have something ready to gift!
I oftentimes worry that people go wrong by microwaving their food and I was glad to see that your food prep is for the oven and you do stovetop and instant pot preparation. Your energy is amazing. You are so talented and fun to watch. I am a food scientist, I did a study on microwave cooking in school. I like the way that you keep the food nutrients intact by not microwaving, which destroys nutrients and vitamins. I like what you do!
Wow Becky I’m inspired. I suffer from heart failure and do my cooking on a rolling stool when I have the energy. My hubby needs a knee replacement so it’s hard for him to stand and cook, or even roll around as 8 do. If I can do the freezer meals on a day when I have energy it would be great for us (my hubby also is an awful cook and hates doing it.). I am going to try this. Thanks for the ideas.
A rolling stool is a great idea that I can't believe I haven't thought of for myself. I have a bad back that has progressively been getting worse over the last 3-4 years and it hurts badly if I'm standing for 20+ mins at a time so I can't do big batch cooking like this. I will definitely look into getting a rolling stool for myself so I can get back into the kitchen!
I rolled an 18wheeler 20 yrs ago, and progressively getting worse. I have good days as well but, on the bad days I take my hubby's walker that has the seat n breaks, and use that while I am in the kitchen.
an awful cook just needs more practice. youtube is free. i wish i knew why we let men get away with this, esp when we're dealing w health issues. wishing you an easy recovery
I used to make my own 'TV dinners' like Becky, but for one person portion, 'cause it's just me. My tip, is that 90% of cooking is chopping things up. I had a huge coffee table, so I just sat in front of the TV while chopping everything. Then the next day, cooked and put all the dishes together.
My parents would make a huge soup pot of homemade spaghetti sauce and then freeze potions on ziplock bags. Sure made cooking so much easier but also budget friendly. Thank you for sharing so many delicious recipes with us
I want this level of proficiency, Mothering and Wifehood. Cooking from scratch, from garden to table! Thank you for inspiring me! GOD bless your beautiful family!❤
I love that you have the recipe link added. Everything looks so good. I’m a single mom of three and have been thinking of starting to do the whole freezer meals. The fact that you linked the recipes has sealed it for me. Thanks for the info! I am now a new subbie!!
Everything looks delicious! I know you don’t like using plastic bags, however, if after wrapping in foil you could put each dish in a 2 gallon storage bag or the large storage ziplock bags. That way they can stay in freezer for up to 6 months to prevent freezer burn. They can also be reused multiple times because the bags never come in contact with the food since they are wrapped in foil. That’s what I’ve done in the past with my freezer meals. I say past because I still have not replaced my old freezer yet, but getting a list of freezer meal ideas for when I do. Anyway, I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for sharing!
Hi Becky! I am new to your UA-cam channel and I have to say I am in love with your content. It feels like you have everything so under control, like you were reborn again in this century and know all about it from like ages. I don't know if I made sense. Thank you for sharing with all of us all your knowledge and your organic self! 🥰
You help my meal prep for my family of 5! These are my favorite videos to watch for new dinner ideas! Leftovers for the family and you help me think about organizing my steps in my kitchen❤️ burritos are easier for us (breakfast or lunch) and meatballs, shrimp, and chicken is our common rotation for the week. We get half a beef every six months so I try to plan accordingly to spread the beef. Main items become salad toppers for us parents and the growing kids love all the carbs😋 your videos motivate me to organize myself to feed my family better & no take out🥳
You are my kitchen & gardening hero. It is wonderful that this type of life has not disappeared. Thank you for making all these videos because I know it makes all this even more work than it would otherwise be. Thank You!
If you make a multi herb tomato sauce with sauted onion and garlic- it is wonderful in soups and stews. When I cook herbs, garlic and onion is the foundation of most of my recipes. That will be a game changer for sure.
You’re amazing I have been watching you for about a month or two. I don’t know how you cook & garden like you do but I wish I could do 1/2 or 1/4 of what you do.
I definitely wanna start doing this! I live alone, and most of the time, I cant be bothered to cook a full meal for just myself. I end up eating a lot of fast food. So I think this would be great for me! Spend one day cooking, but then have meals for the next month!
I have been cooking for decades, and I just delight in watching you. Doesn't matter how long I've been cooking, I'm always open to learning new things. Like you, I just cook by eyeballing things, and by feel, taste, touch, etc. It's how I grew up. Great job Becky!! I just did want to mention that if you want to save on plastic bags, and easy way to do it is to purchase the jumbo 2 gallon bags and put smaller bags inside of them. For example 1 lb packages of dough in a quart bag, and put those quart bags inside of a 2 gallon bag. Now that jumbo bag is clean because it only held other bags and you can reuse it as many times as you need to. Again, you do a great job!
I eat Carnivore and after watching you, made my own version of meatballs and was inspired by your method of using a scoop to create them and freeze them on trays , divided them up into servings in bags afterwards and back in the freezer. Your big cooking days are so inspiring me to do it myself Thank you!
I had to check my playback speed thinking it was set at 2x. No, this woman talks and acts fast, not a minute of wasted energy. She is an amazing talent and so easy to watch. She is so excited about everything. Her positive attitude is impressive. In a more recent episode she is helping her husband finish new trim work on her new house. She now has more subscribers than Paula Deen. She needs her own tv show.
In my opinion, one of the biggest keys of good cooking is knowing how to use seasonings. I love how you are so brave and bold with your seasoning. I myself under season all the time and it's so frustrating 🙄
Thank you for sharing your life with all of us, Becky. It’s your authenticity and the dedication you put into accomplishing your goals that make your videos so much fun. You totally rock, girl!
Hi Becky, I love your channel ❤. A small tip with the pasta, rinse it with cold water before adding the butter, that keeps it from cooking further with the excess heat, which is what makes it stick together. 😉
Unfortunately, this is not a good recommendation at all. Pasta shouldn't be rinsed. It takes away the salt and starch, and then your sauce won't stick to it as much. You can do a little looking into it and will see the chefs will all recommend not rinsing pasta.
I literally laughed out loud when you said that you like to make "Ta, that recipe" 🤣🤣 I just simply love your laid back, talking to friend vibe you have going...
I always batch cook as it really does save so much time and love this video. The only thing I would never do is pre cook pasta. It only takes 9-13 minutes (depending on the pasta shape) to cook and is always better than precooked reheated pasta.
For chicken tetrizzini the pasta acts more like a gooey layer - it's intended to blend into the creamy sauce, not distinct from it like a traditional pasta meal
I appreciate so much that you make as much as possible from scratch, including your own seasonings. You still find ways to make quick & easy, but you keep things healthy. I’ve learned how much fake chemicals or insane things company’s add to our foods & people wonder why they have so many varieties of health issues.
Hi so I just discovered you yesterday and……. I love you already. You are such a great example of how strong woman truly are and how men truly rely on you all. You are showing the homemaker side but also the “I can get my hands dirty too” side. You’re husband is so lucky. I’m a gay married male and I could learn so much from you 💕💕💕💕
Wow Becky, that all looked delicious. You have inspired me to get a chest freezer and bulk cook, I cook from scratch aswell but most days. I just started my first raised bed garden here in the west of Ireland, I totally understand the satisfaction of your pasta sauce all being home grown and love how real you are with your glass of red ;) keep on brightening our days xx Lisa
Wow - Western Ireland? What a beautiful part of the world. Got to visit there a couple of years ago and travel to central Ireland to see where my GM was born (1898) and to meet several family members who are still there. I have a raised garden in N.GA (USA) and am planning to expand it next spring/summer and put crops in the ground. Happy cooking!
So you have inspired me! 2 things: 1. I have started keeping my eyes peeled for glass pans to replace using metal ones. I got my first one today at Goodwill! 2. I am starting to get meals in the freezer and some food preservation! 6 chicken meals in marinade in the freezer today. Green onions were on super sale at the store today. I chopped the onion part and made pesto with the green tops! 😁
I haven’t bought green onions since the 90s. I take any store bought onion, cut off the root end, plant them. They grow scallions, and they grow every year. Just don’t pull them out of the ground-just snip them with scissors, and they will grow back 2 or 3 times again over the summer. I chop them up and dry them under the sun, and freeze bags of them for scrambled eggs. I do the same with the cloves of garlic. I chop off the little hard stem from each clove, and plant them. They only seem to grow 1 time per summer, but I mix the green part with chives and onions & dry them together. I put them in jars, and cook with them.
Also want to say I've been in a funk for months. Used to bake, cook, freeze, dehydrate, can....watching your videos is helping me get excited to do this again!
I’ve gotten sick twice last year with C***d and the last time I got really sick, still suffering post c***d after effects but getting better everyday. I’ve been following you for awhile, and I’ve watched some of your videos two and three times. Your energy is contagious, your mishaps are relatable and your demeanor is unpretentious. You are real, and I appreciate that so much. I FEEL like I can go out among the living again and be productive, after watching your videos. You inspire me to get up and get out again. Thank you! Btw, sorry about your dog, just lost mine Nov 30th but I know he is no longer suffering..
Becky - you are awesome! I love watching you put your recipes together. You are a natural cook. Keep your DITL series coming as well. Very informative content. I am never disappointed.
when my grandma wasnt sure if there is enough seasoning in the meatballs she use to take a very small amount and cook it so she could taste it before she continue forming the balls and cooking them XD
You are one productive and organized woman! I came to say, that as someone who eats mostly carnivore, your meals DO NOT have too much meat!! And if you score some turkeys on sale, or have leftovers, Turkey Tetrazzini is the bomb.
No sticking pasta tip…as soon as your pasta is cooked. Immediately rinse in a strainer until cooled. Then fill pot or bowl with COLD water and add the pasta until ready to use. I pull it out with a spaghetti utensil and let drain over cold pot or put in another strainer the desired amount for recipe just before using. If you use too much butter on pasta it keeps it from absorbing any sauce as well as negates sauce sticking to it. Learned this tip first hand myself the hard way.
This is so helpful. I absolutely love your channel. Working FT while running a farm & nursery business is challenging and we find ourselves ordering out after a long day at work and tending to our crops you are an inspiration!! Thank you!!
I decided to revisit a few of 1 yr old UA-cams of yours. Been watching you for a very long time (I’m impressed). You’ve come so far in just a year. Keep it up. I watch every video you post.. and at 64 I still learn things from your posts. THANK YOU!
I am a 62 year old who has worked at high-level positions for over 40 years and last year I was diagnosed with congestive heart failure, which has caused our lives to change quite drastically over the past nine 11 months. One way it has changed is that I am no longer able to work. I was the main source of income for our household and the adjustment has been quite challenging. I watch your videos often and today am watching this freezer meal prep video.
I planted a very small garden in raised beds and grew tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, jalapeños, basil, dill, cilantro and mint. You have inspired me to try and increase what I grow next year and to be more intentional about what I plant. I am also trying to wrap my head around doing some freezer meals to save money on groceries and eating out. I am often too fatigued to do long tasks but I am hoping to adjust your ideas to my lifestyle and just do some steps and rest and then do more steps.
Your enthusiasm and sincerity in what you do is truly admirable. Keep up the good work and be encouraged that what you are doing is helping others in real ways.
I hope you are still doing good. I’m new at this too and after watching her videos I want to go buy everything she uses but it’s winter here now so….. Hope you and I can continue watching her and learning together for a long time
I have 5 kiddos including a newborn and I do not have time to dedicate a day to food (although it would be well worth it). I quadruple a dinner recipe 1x a week to fill my freezer slowly. It's a game changer for familier with limited free time
Very smart 'hack'. I think the youtuber Jordan Page of "fun cheap or free" has a similar philosophy. If you're already making it, double it. She has a large family too. Congrats on the new addition.
watch jammerl stewart she has all kinds of meals you can slowly build your freezer with
That's a great idea too!
I watch JP and JS as well haha
I'm on a rampage 😂 love this content
I have 3 kids and work full time as does my husband. I regularly cook double batches and freeze the extra for nights when I not enthralled by the idea of cooking from scratch xx
Can anyone explain to me how this girl is such a boss? She is so young yet already has command of cooking by feel and simultaneously cooking ten different recipes at once! Amazing. I am in my forties and it literally takes all my faculties to cook three dishes at the same time.
I'm guessing in your case it is something to do with mental capacity. Practice makes perfect. Repetition is the key to mastery.
We all have our strengths and weaknesses. I'm sure she's not perfect at everything she does. Just happens to be what her channel is about, of course she isn't going to make a channel about her weaknesses
I was just like this in my 20's. Coming from a large Italian family, I learned early on that we needed to fill up our freezers. I am in my 50's now and still do this! She is an awesome young lady. I just subscribed ❤
I think it depends on how long you've been cooking. I have been cooking since I was 8 (now 29), I can host 50 people, with multiple courses no problem, but that's because I've been cooking for more than 20 years.
It's not about age, it's about experience.
She gets it from her mother. Her mom is very detailed oriented and has great organizational skills.
A lot of these mommy vloggers who live for expensive grocery hauls need to start following you Becky!! This video is not just informative but I'd say IMPORTANT.
Acre Homestead is making scratch cooking and food preservation cool to a new generation. Go Beck!!
I met your husbands step dad on a plane and he introduced me to your Chanel and I am so glad I did because this is exactly what I needed. I’ve been struggling with freezer meals
Told you: $$$ Rich husband. That's the only way, along with the big expensive house and kitchen. Unrealistic to the majority.
@@ernies8828how in the WORLD did you get rich husband from that comment?? lmao what
@@jaeda6811 -you are joking, right? Open your eyes. I am not an idiot. I see PAST the comment and the bigger picture. You are part of the problem if you have to even ask me that. It is stupid.
@@ernies8828she is an industrious woman. Who made you a partner in her finances?
@@ernies8828 lol. This woman has over 96 million views on her UA-cam channel. I highly doubt her success is because she has a rich husband. She has obviously worked her butt off grow in this channel and putting her heart and soul into it.
Every time she mentions "homegrown" it makes me want to pack my bags and move in!! So cozy!!
Aw thank you :)
Hey got room for one more? I will pay rent. Lol.
I was thinking the same.
maybe she is a lesbo. It doesn't hurt to ask!
@@sherrysmith4581 They need a bigger house because I want to move in too.
I love the “don’t write everything down, I’ve already taken care of it for you”. Just sit back, relax, enjoy. Here we go.
I hope you enjoyed!!
I certainly did! I’m going to try a few of the recipes this month!
@@therealannataylor w
Where do you find the recipes?
It takes me hours to cook one dish from scratch and I end up making a disaster of the kitchen. I can’t even imagine what kind of chaos would ensue if I tried to do multiple things at once, lol! Becky, you are the embodiment of my lifetime cooking goals.
I'm the same but I kind of adapted Becky's freezer meals. I choose 1 thing to make a bunch of and it's not necessarily what I'm making for dinner. I spent 5-6 hours 1 day making my marinated chicken (8 different marinades 49 total dinners) 1 day I spent 4 hours making lasagna with meat sauce (30 dinners) same with baked spaghetti (same amount) it doesn't take my whole day off and you get into a bit of a rhythm. My times are with clean up
Same 😮😮
Plan out your meals.
1. Have little disposable dollar tree plastic cups with lids to put your measured condiments in the morning or when you have free time. Your older kids can help measure and do the calculations for a big batch.
2. Marinade meats or poultry ahead of time in a one or two gallon zip lock bag.
3. Cut vegetables and put in bins the morning of.
4. Create a menu. That saves time and money
@@florastewart7957 loved this! will be using your advice for sure. thank you for sharing!!
As you do more of cooking from scratch, you become more adept and streamline your moves and equipment! Remember…practice makes perfect!
i love how having your own garden always affords the luxury of “i’m gonna throw these extra veggies in here because i have it and why not” i would love to achieve 100% homegrown like you!
I absolutely love how you season everything very well. So many times people are afraid to over season and the food comes out bland. Love to watch your batch cooking.
I sure do admire her courage to season! I'm too tentative and regularly under-season to my dismay; when I'm done.
I agree! She cooks like my Mom did! She was a chef! My Grandmother was also a chef! It’s unusual to see nowadays for sure! I love it!! Love her passion as well!
I am so happy to see all the various cuisines you cook: Thai, Moroccan, Indian, etc. I find so many of the homesteaders and batch cookers on UA-cam make almost exclusively very American recipes so I love the international flavours you work with! Much more in line with what and how I like to cook 🙂
Ethnic seasonings & flavors are pricey
They’re also usually complicated
They’re going for cheap n easy on those shows
@@YeshuaKingMessiah they’re really not (expensive and complicated). They CAN be, but so can food from anywhere. But you can buy a jar of butter chicken sauce, for example, for the same price as a jar of pasta sauce most places. Or whip up most middle eastern recipes with common spices most cooks would have in a decent standard spice cabinet. People just cook what they know and many don’t venture outside their comfort zone, so if it’s not something they’re familiar with or grew up eating, they just don’t explore new food. People are of course free to cook and eat whatever they want, and share whatever recipes they want on their channels, I’m just saying I appreciate the diversity she offers here.
@@liannebiggar1557 I buy $2 pasta sauce lol
Mostly I make my own rly
Butter chicken sauce is homemade for sure but I can only imagine storebought price
@@YeshuaKingMessiah nah the spices really aren’t pricy or complicated at all. If you go into the international foods aisle or store it’s dirt cheap. I also live in one of the most expensive places in Canada as well. The problem is you gotta stick to one or 2 cuisines because your spice rack gets crazy
@@Ashley-cr4ow I bought at bulk foods/bakers supply place but those are only in cities. Where I am there’s no international aisle lol a maybe Mexican section but those are easy spices.
I miss my “bakers” supply place. Nuts, seeds, dry fruits, bulk grains, not just herbs n spices
Watching you realize that everything was homegrown in the sauce recipe was amazing! Congratulations! that is such a noble goal in life 🙂
Thank you!
This young lady is amazing, I wish I had this good sense when I was a youngster, God bless her!! 🙏🏽 Very well rounded and super intelligent!!! You go girl 👍🏽💜
Love all the meals but where can I find the recipes
Yes she is amazing
@@MrOlddogs they’re in the description box
And she's pretty too!
I'm a new subscriber. I love your vibe and cooking style. I'm just playing catch up with your videos. Love your channel. Thank you from little old New Zealand 🇳🇿 😘
You really inspire me! I love how “real” a cook you are. Thanks for not editing out mistakes and showing how to course correct! Some of us use our “lack of perfection” as an excuse not to try. I have found that stopping to clean up the mess from preparation makes meal clean up less daunting too.
I just found your channel and you my dear lady are the real deal!
Relatable, charming, very knowledgeable, organized and engaging. I'm 53 years old and in the past decade began learning how to properly homestead and everyday is another new lesson. It's so wonderful finding someone who's young enough to be my daughter, grabbing the reins and teaching us how to do this the right way and make the most of our time.
Truly talented and I'm a subscriber for life!
Becky you have inspired me to do freezer meals! I'm not as quick as you I only did 8 freezer meals in one afternoon my first time. But GOALS!!
Is ANYONE as quick and energetic as Becky! She’s a marvel!
I’m excited for you I just ordered one also I can’t wait till I get it it’s gonna be so much more ways to process our food to make it last longer !
@@ginnyquintal4201, in addition to following Becky’s adventures with her freeze dryer, a SUPER resource is the Rose Red Homestead channel. Very different vibe, and Pam is just as friendly and expert as Becky!
I am following her also love it!
@@dorothyyoung8231
I watch her too! Like minds❣
so impressed with such a young person knowing so much about so much!
Good Morning ☕ I cook and Vlog would love if you stopped by sometime
These are some good looking meals! Don’t get me wrong, I love watching meal prep/ freezer meals on UA-cam but sometimes the recipes are like 8 cans of cream of chicken and processed veggies. Haha. You have some amazing skills to do this using fresh foods and yummy recipes! Jealous of your husband!!!
Yes, I agree. It is so nice to see all the whole foods going into these prepared foods.
Yes, they are always combined store bought meals. They make the frezer meal in 5 minutes with stuff already from the freezer
It's so hard to find healthy batch meals! Ugh cream of chicken makes me gag!
Wow! I didn't notice any haterade in her ingredients,. Y'all must added that. Many people are trying to feed their families on a LOW income...JUST LIKE ME. We do what we CAN afford. We don't need to be slammed for it. Not everyone has an unlimited bank account. Be thankful for yours--- clearly you have it. But you don't have enough to crap on anyone else. PS...I make my OWN cream soup. Cream of Celery makes an awesome dinner. Live and let live...since you don't know how to encourage anyone.
Yes i hate when the meal prep is all canned soup. I try to make mine as homemade as possible.
What? You realize you’re a superhero for being organized and capable enough to manage this?? Just wow!
You are so young but I am learning so much from you and getting so many ideas on how to season and flavor my food. You and Josh are incredible. I am too far away from you but have you ever considered having a day to meet your fans? I would love to shake your hand. Of course, you don't want it too close to your house. You may end up with unwanted, certainly not unwelcomed, visitors. Love you to bits. Thank you so much. By the way, I am turning 69 this year just to give you an idea of who is watching your channel. Oh and congratulations on the new dream home. Happy for you. Awesome!
Oh my gosh… I’d love to see how she fits all this in her freezer. So organized - I love it!
That is definitely the reason I came to the comments lol I'd just like to see a picture.
My answer is 3 months late…but Becky has three freezers. One upright and two chest freezers (one chest freezer was left by the previous homeowner).
Me too! All those open casserole dishes?! How do those go into the freezer without gushing out?!
Chances are, she covered them all before freezing. I do some stuff like this and I will freeze the dish solid then wrap and seal it, so they can be stacked.
@@littlelady3895 but I'd love to see how it actually works. I've looked for her freezer tour videos and only seen how the chest freezers are organized - no sign of open casseroles anywhere...
You have given me something to put my energy into and it's therapy. My daughter has Cancer and even being a positive person I realized I have been hopeless, you have given me Hope again and a purpose. Thank you! I also wanted to share a chicken tip, if you freeze some food for them, just in water it's ba great treat. Stay Blessed. ❤️
My brother has cancer as well. We have been trying Becky 's freezer meals and taking them some. They love them. His wife is very appreciative since she is also chasing a very active soon to be two year old.
Praying for your family and your daughter.
Hope she gets well very soon 🤍
Can I pray for your daughter? Hope she gets better
Praying for your daughter
Love watching this young woman take the time to cook all these homemade meals! Better for you , also saving on take out- nothing wrong with take out sometimes but home cooked is sooooo much better! Plus big money savings🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🥰🥰🥰
Thank you!
@@AcreHomestead Becky I made the pie crust and it was an epic FAIL!!! The worst pie crust I ever made. It would be nice if you would do SOME specialty video's where you are more SPECIFIC with your recipe. You talk fast and work fast and I love that BUT....Pie crust recipe very confusing.
Girl knows how to cook and eat =]. Your husband will never go hungry, lucky guy 😊.
You have a full time job, kids, a garden, youtube videos and you cook everything? God, color me inadequate.
Girl,you blow my socks off.You letting us into your world has taught me so,so much.I bet I`m 30yrs older than you,and I would love just half your energy.You just inspire me to do more.I very much enjoyed this video.Thank you,God bless and be well.
You are definitely a little hummingbird buzzing from one task to another! I love watching your videos. I used to do lots of freezer meals. Now when I am physically able I do them for my "bad" days when I don't feel like cooking! Thanks for giving me some new ideas! Your shows always make my heart happy! You are a ray of sunshine! Keep spreading your warmth and knowledge to us all!!
I love your videos. I am a single senior, my husband is in long term care, and you have inspired me to start making freezer meals. I wish I had your freeze dryer, but for 1 and no garden I very much doubt it would be worthwhile.
I recently had a friend whose son (30 something) has been diagnosed with an incurable lung condition. Yesterday I watched a bunch of your videos and today I managed to get 4 things made to give them some freezer meals. I an sure they will come in handy after long days at the hospital. Thank you so much for the inspiration and tips and tricks. ❤️❤️
Glad. I found you today!!!! The day you announce your new HOME! YOU ARE A PRECIOUS YOUNG LADY! BLESSINGS TO YOU AND YOUR HUSBA ND. I would wish to be you when I grow up but In 71!😍I will enjoy watching your previous videos. A then as you transform your new home.
My momma passed away at 46 but she loved canning. Tomatoes, green beans,pickles, etc. I tried each thing once. Including freezer. Strawberry jam. My grandmother. Canned a lot too. My sister did inherit. The same love if gardening and canning! I taught. First. Or second. Grade for 47 and a half years. Gardening sweet little. Ones. As They blossomed each year. Thank you you for sharing the lovely lady you are with us. God Bless.
Oh. My. Goodness. Becky and a freeze dryer! I can’t WAIT to see your adventures with that new toy!
Two tips to consider for meatballs:
• When you mix stuff into ground meat, I find it’s easiest if you mix ALL the other stuff together first (chefs call this a slurry), then add the meat and mix it. It just combines faster and more thoroughly. This is great for meatloaf or burgers, too.
• A fast way to portion out meatballs (or cookies) is with a “disher” which looks like a small ice cream scoop. You can get them in all different sizes. It makes quick work of portioning this sort of food into identical-sized portions. Once portioned out you can shape them a bit and you’re good to go!
I love both those ideas!! Thank you! I need to get the ice cream scoop ASAP
You could also look for a cookie scoop, that is what we use for portioning things. :)
I use the hole in the middle of the spaghetti spoon and just push into the meat mix then scoop it off. Works well if you don't have an ice cream scoop.
I love my cookie scoop for this. We make a ton of meatballs. I love chicken meatballs.
@@AcreHomestead Yeah go to a restaurant supply store they have scoops in all sizes!
When you add your liquid to your roux, add it slowly. A little bit at a time, mix until incorporated then a little bit more and so on. This will keep you from having to struggle to get all of the lumps out because you won't get any lumps at all
You are an amazing young woman! As a retired high school foods teacher, I have to ask, how did you learn to cook? This video just popped up on my youtube home page so I watched it. You are well organized...that in itself is an amazing skill. You must have spent several hours just prepping for this day. But what a money and time savings advantage. Now I have to watch your other videos. Amazing, just amazing!!! Thank you for sharing. Blessings to you!
I love how you just dump ingredients and go! I love to cook that way.
I have 3 freezers stuffed full of meats, veggies and all the things but my family is moving in the next 4-6months. You’re videos are giving me the inspiration to bulk cook and burn through all the things we won’t be able to take with us when we move from Hawaii to Washington state. Thank you Becky for all of the ideas on what to cook and how to use up what I have. LOVE LOVE LOVE ALL OF YOUR VIDEOS❣️
Dang girl. The goal was to have a bigger house for the space eventually and now I just need a walk-in freezer to store all the freezer meals!! Super impressive, but also you kept the process real. Thank you for mentioning possible substitutions along the way because we all start cooking then realize halfway through we don't have all the ingredients we planned on. Super slick with the tip of keeping an eye out for pyrex at the good will stores. Time to deep dive into the rest of your videos!
Echo!!!
First-time watcher here. I’ve batch-cooked freezer meals like this for new moms and it’s so satisfying!
I wanted to say I appreciate you mentioning that you use the food scraps for your chicken feed, and that you’re trying to reduce plastic while thrifting the Pyrex dishes to again reduce how many new items are made (when we already have enough for everyone on the planet) 😍. Just growing your own food reduces a ton of packaging waste as well. Thank you for caring about the planet! 🌏♻️
In my third trimester with my third child: THANK YOU for cooking for new mamas! Based on my own experience, well, let's just say I'm filling the freezer ahead of time myself. Can't expect a lot of help, especially if it's not your first baby.
When I prep my meatballs, I put them in the convection oven on my ventilated Italian Baguette pans with a cookie sheet below. Then freeze them (pre-cooked). (It takes away some of the fat if using a higher fat ratio meat.) They have a nice crust on them that holds up well in a Crock-Pot sauce, or are ready to heat and serve on baked subs. It's so great to see young people enjoying the kitchen!
Your dad just made me tear up when he mentioned Gizmo in his prayer. I’m rewatching this video on October 17, 2022. May Gizmo’s memory continue to be a blessing. ❤️❤️❤️
I have two daughters pregnant - we need to get to work and put these in the freezer it sure would help them when babies come thank you!
I’m loving how you eyeball everything. That’s the sign of a confident cook!
Is it?? Experience goes a long way
I have been making a lot of freezer meals to gift to friends who had babies/are sick/etc so I LOVE this big batch so I can always have something ready to gift!
oh this is great, so thoughtful, thank you for the idea i will be doing this
I oftentimes worry that people go wrong by microwaving their food and I was glad to see that your food prep is for the oven and you do stovetop and instant pot preparation. Your energy is amazing. You are so talented and fun to watch. I am a food scientist, I did a study on microwave cooking in school. I like the way that you keep the food nutrients intact by not microwaving, which destroys nutrients and vitamins. I like what you do!
WOW! I don't think I've ever seen a more organized person. You are amazing.
Girl, you are a cowboy with your recipes! Love how you just eyeball and dump stuff in. Expert!
Wow Becky I’m inspired. I suffer from heart failure and do my cooking on a rolling stool when I have the energy. My hubby needs a knee replacement so it’s hard for him to stand and cook, or even roll around as 8 do. If I can do the freezer meals on a day when I have energy it would be great for us (my hubby also is an awful cook and hates doing it.). I am going to try this. Thanks for the ideas.
A rolling stool is a great idea that I can't believe I haven't thought of for myself.
I have a bad back that has progressively been getting worse over the last 3-4 years and it hurts badly if I'm standing for 20+ mins at a time so I can't do big batch cooking like this. I will definitely look into getting a rolling stool for myself so I can get back into the kitchen!
Your hubby is an awful cook. LOL That's so funny! And smart idea with the rolling stool.
I rolled an 18wheeler 20 yrs ago, and progressively getting worse. I have good days as well but, on the bad days I take my hubby's walker that has the seat n breaks, and use that while I am in the kitchen.
an awful cook just needs more practice. youtube is free. i wish i knew why we let men get away with this, esp when we're dealing w health issues. wishing you an easy recovery
I used to make my own 'TV dinners' like Becky, but for one person portion, 'cause it's just me. My tip, is that 90% of cooking is chopping things up. I had a huge coffee table, so I just sat in front of the TV while chopping everything. Then the next day, cooked and put all the dishes together.
My parents would make a huge soup pot of homemade spaghetti sauce and then freeze potions on ziplock bags.
Sure made cooking so much easier but also budget friendly.
Thank you for sharing so many delicious recipes with us
This was better than any show I’ve seen on Food Network. You are a joy to watch! New subscriber and will be a regular!
Same here, just subscribed. ❤️🇬🇧
I want this level of proficiency, Mothering and Wifehood. Cooking from scratch, from garden to table! Thank you for inspiring me! GOD bless your beautiful family!❤
I love that you have the recipe link added. Everything looks so good. I’m a single mom of three and have been thinking of starting to do the whole freezer meals. The fact that you linked the recipes has sealed it for me. Thanks for the info! I am now a new subbie!!
Welcome!!
Everything looks delicious! I know you don’t like using plastic bags, however, if after wrapping in foil you could put each dish in a 2 gallon storage bag or the large storage ziplock bags. That way they can stay in freezer for up to 6 months to prevent freezer burn. They can also be reused multiple times because the bags never come in contact with the food since they are wrapped in foil. That’s what I’ve done in the past with my freezer meals. I say past because I still have not replaced my old freezer yet, but getting a list of freezer meal ideas for when I do. Anyway, I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for sharing!
This is also an awesome use for the reusable zipper storage bags.
Hi Becky! I am new to your UA-cam channel and I have to say I am in love with your content. It feels like you have everything so under control, like you were reborn again in this century and know all about it from like ages. I don't know if I made sense. Thank you for sharing with all of us all your knowledge and your organic self! 🥰
I don't think I've ever seen someone so young that knows so much and works so hard. Your husband must really appreciate you
I love how you add the zuchinni to the sauces and meatballs, d we f gives it Xtra nutrition and I'm sure gives it Xtra moisture too
You should do a cookbook!
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Wow Thank you for thinking I could do that!
@@AcreHomestead I'll buy a cookbook!!!
@@AcreHomestead I agree
@@judithniles2827 I'd buy a cookbook too
I used to cook like that back when the kids were small. Brings back memories. (I'm impressed!)
You help my meal prep for my family of 5! These are my favorite videos to watch for new dinner ideas! Leftovers for the family and you help me think about organizing my steps in my kitchen❤️ burritos are easier for us (breakfast or lunch) and meatballs, shrimp, and chicken is our common rotation for the week. We get half a beef every six months so I try to plan accordingly to spread the beef. Main items become salad toppers for us parents and the growing kids love all the carbs😋 your videos motivate me to organize myself to feed my family better & no take out🥳
Watching you so hard at work. I hope your hubby really appreciates the amount of work goes I to your meals.
You are my kitchen & gardening hero. It is wonderful that this type of life has not disappeared. Thank you for making all these videos because I know it makes all this even more work than it would otherwise be. Thank You!
I love watching her cook. I learn so much and then I practice in my kitchen. Thank you Becky as always amazing video.
Becky, I was just on here trying to find a video so we could "hang out" while I was in the kitchen getting stuff done. So excited about this!
Me too........... now I feel like a loser🤣😂🤣
Same! I was going to wash dishes but now I’m taking notes.
I love that! Thank you!
If you make a multi herb tomato sauce with sauted onion and garlic- it is wonderful in soups and stews.
When I cook herbs, garlic and onion is the foundation of most of my recipes. That will be a game changer for sure.
You’re amazing I have been watching you for about a month or two. I don’t know how you cook & garden like you do but I wish I could do 1/2 or 1/4 of what you do.
So impressive! Beautiful woman! This is what we should be applauding women for! All encompassing of our capabilities and skills 👏
I definitely wanna start doing this! I live alone, and most of the time, I cant be bothered to cook a full meal for just myself. I end up eating a lot of fast food. So I think this would be great for me! Spend one day cooking, but then have meals for the next month!
The lentils, rice, and onions is mujadarra! It’s one of our favorites with a Greek yogurt sauce. I’ll have to try it with that meatball recipe!
Such a fantastic dish! I need to make that soon!
Thank you!! I love it so much
Is there a video for this, sounds amazing!
If you add a paper towel to the canning funnel as a filter when you save the bacon grease, it turns out white and beautiful.
I have been cooking for decades, and I just delight in watching you. Doesn't matter how long I've been cooking, I'm always open to learning new things. Like you, I just cook by eyeballing things, and by feel, taste, touch, etc. It's how I grew up. Great job Becky!!
I just did want to mention that if you want to save on plastic bags, and easy way to do it is to purchase the jumbo 2 gallon bags and put smaller bags inside of them. For example 1 lb packages of dough in a quart bag, and put those quart bags inside of a 2 gallon bag. Now that jumbo bag is clean because it only held other bags and you can reuse it as many times as you need to. Again, you do a great job!
I eat Carnivore and after watching you, made my own version of meatballs and was inspired by your method of using a scoop to create them and freeze them on trays , divided them up into servings in bags afterwards and back in the freezer. Your big cooking days are so inspiring me to do it myself Thank you!
Extremely proud of how much cooking you got done in a day! What productivity.. takes me hours to get one meal served for a group..
How do you have the energy to work, run a homestead, housework, food shopping and cook? I would be a wreck! Good on you girl
I'm so excited!! I'm hunkered down riding out Hurricane Ida here in South Mississippi but I'm here waiting to catch the live!! Yip Yip!!!
Please be safe this hurricane is not playing
I had to check my playback speed thinking it was set at 2x. No, this woman talks and acts fast, not a minute of wasted energy. She is an amazing talent and so easy to watch. She is so excited about everything. Her positive attitude is impressive. In a more recent episode she is helping her husband finish new trim work on her new house. She now has more subscribers than Paula Deen. She needs her own tv show.
In my opinion, one of the biggest keys of good cooking is knowing how to use seasonings. I love how you are so brave and bold with your seasoning. I myself under season all the time and it's so frustrating 🙄
I love how practical you think, how you don't waste things, you truly are an inspiration!
The way that you are loose with your recipes really inspires me! I would like to get more confident in my own ability to eyeball and use my judgement!
Thank you for sharing your life with all of us, Becky. It’s your authenticity and the dedication you put into accomplishing your goals that make your videos so much fun. You totally rock, girl!
Hubby is LOVING that i've found your channel as i'm so inspired and giving me mummy time and binge watching loads of videos.
Hi Becky, I love your channel ❤. A small tip with the pasta, rinse it with cold water before adding the butter, that keeps it from cooking further with the excess heat, which is what makes it stick together. 😉
Unfortunately, this is not a good recommendation at all. Pasta shouldn't be rinsed. It takes away the salt and starch, and then your sauce won't stick to it as much. You can do a little looking into it and will see the chefs will all recommend not rinsing pasta.
Wow your husband sure hit the jackpot with you! You’re amazing! ❤️
I literally laughed out loud when you said that you like to make "Ta, that recipe" 🤣🤣 I just simply love your laid back, talking to friend vibe you have going...
Haha Thank you
I always batch cook as it really does save so much time and love this video. The only thing I would never do is pre cook pasta. It only takes 9-13 minutes (depending on the pasta shape) to cook and is always better than precooked reheated pasta.
For chicken tetrizzini the pasta acts more like a gooey layer - it's intended to blend into the creamy sauce, not distinct from it like a traditional pasta meal
I appreciate so much that you make as much as possible from scratch, including your own seasonings. You still find ways to make quick & easy, but you keep things healthy. I’ve learned how much fake chemicals or insane things company’s add to our foods & people wonder why they have so many varieties of health issues.
Hi so I just discovered you yesterday and……. I love you already. You are such a great example of how strong woman truly are and how men truly rely on you all. You are showing the homemaker side but also the “I can get my hands dirty too” side. You’re husband is so lucky. I’m a gay married male and I could learn so much from you 💕💕💕💕
Wow Becky, that all looked delicious. You have inspired me to get a chest freezer and bulk cook, I cook from scratch aswell but most days. I just started my first raised bed garden here in the west of Ireland, I totally understand the satisfaction of your pasta sauce all being home grown and love how real you are with your glass of red ;) keep on brightening our days xx Lisa
Wow Lisa!! I'm so excited for you! Thank you for sharing with me!
Wow - Western Ireland? What a beautiful part of the world. Got to visit there a couple of years ago and travel to central Ireland to see where my GM was born (1898) and to meet several family members who are still there. I have a raised garden in N.GA (USA) and am planning to expand it next spring/summer and put crops in the ground. Happy cooking!
I am amazed at how clean you keep your workspace especially when you are doing multiple bulk recipes at once
Honestly SO impressive she did all that in one day. That's crazy! Everything looked very tasty!
Thank you!!
So you have inspired me! 2 things:
1. I have started keeping my eyes peeled for glass pans to replace using metal ones. I got my first one today at Goodwill!
2. I am starting to get meals in the freezer and some food preservation! 6 chicken meals in marinade in the freezer today. Green onions were on super sale at the store today. I chopped the onion part and made pesto with the green tops! 😁
I haven’t bought green onions since the 90s. I take any store bought onion, cut off the root end, plant them. They grow scallions, and they grow every year. Just don’t pull them out of the ground-just snip them with scissors, and they will grow back 2 or 3 times again over the summer. I chop them up and dry them under the sun, and freeze bags of them for scrambled eggs. I do the same with the cloves of garlic. I chop off the little hard stem from each clove, and plant them. They only seem to grow 1 time per summer, but I mix the green part with chives and onions & dry them together. I put them in jars, and cook with them.
Wonderful!!👏👏👏
Also want to say I've been in a funk for months. Used to bake, cook, freeze, dehydrate, can....watching your videos is helping me get excited to do this again!
I’ve gotten sick twice last year with C***d and the last time I got really sick, still suffering post c***d after effects but getting better everyday. I’ve been following you for awhile, and I’ve watched some of your videos two and three times. Your energy is contagious, your mishaps are relatable and your demeanor is unpretentious. You are real, and I appreciate that so much.
I FEEL like I can go out among the living again and be productive, after watching your videos. You inspire me to get up and get out again.
Thank you! Btw, sorry about your dog, just lost mine Nov 30th but I know he is no longer suffering..
Becky - you are awesome! I love watching you put your recipes together. You are a natural cook. Keep your DITL series coming as well. Very informative content. I am never disappointed.
when my grandma wasnt sure if there is enough seasoning in the meatballs she use to take a very small amount and cook it so she could taste it before she continue forming the balls and cooking them XD
Great tip! Thank you.
Brilliant
Honestly Becky I don't know how you do it ❣️😳😳do you ever get a rest ❤️🌸👑👑👑
True I also dont really know how she does it, That energy is wow.
Yes! lol I just don't film it :)
I wish I could have seen something like this about 35 years ago. You are an inspiration.
You are one productive and organized woman! I came to say, that as someone who eats mostly carnivore, your meals DO NOT have too much meat!! And if you score some turkeys on sale, or have leftovers, Turkey Tetrazzini is the bomb.
No sticking pasta tip…as soon as your pasta is cooked. Immediately rinse in a strainer until cooled. Then fill pot or bowl with COLD water and add the pasta until ready to use. I pull it out with a spaghetti utensil and let drain over cold pot or put in another strainer the desired amount for recipe just before using. If you use too much butter on pasta it keeps it from absorbing any sauce as well as negates sauce sticking to it.
Learned this tip first hand myself the hard way.
or after drained put bunch cubed ice as it cool off removed the pasta and fix it
This is so helpful. I absolutely love your channel. Working FT while running a farm & nursery business is challenging and we find ourselves ordering out after a long day at work and tending to our crops you are an inspiration!! Thank you!!
You are cooking as if you have worked in a major catering company or professional kitchen. Great work!!
I decided to revisit a few of 1 yr old UA-cams of yours. Been watching you for a very long time (I’m impressed). You’ve come so far in just a year. Keep it up. I watch every video you post.. and at 64 I still learn things from your posts. THANK YOU!
Excellent job ! Exhausting ,yet Enjoyable. God bless you all. Lou in The UK.
I’m obsessed with how much spices you add to your food. Makes me want to add more to my meals and make things really pop!
It’s your food don’t be afraid to season to “your taste” spice it up!!!