A Beautiful Six Course Family Valentine's Day Dinner All From Scratch!

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[@AcreHomestead]

I want to wish you a Happy Valentine's Day and let you know you mean the world to me! I hope you have a fantastic day! - Becky Green Stalk Valentine's Day Sale (February 14th - 21st, 2024) is Buy One Get One 60% OFF and if you use use Code ACRE you get an EXTRA $10 OFF any order of $75 or more - scrat.chat/greenstalk | affiliate link

[@jadedavis822]

Have you ever tried ghee?

[@debbiemyers2581]

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO YOU AND YOU'RE FAMILY BECKY. I'M 59 AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX MOST OF YOUR RECIPES. YOU'RE FAMILY IS SO BLESSED TO HAVE A GREAT COOK LIKE YOU. YOU AND YOU'RE MOM ARE THE BEST. RELISH ALL THE MOMENTS YOU HAVE WITH YOUR FAMILY.

[@debbiemyers2581]

​@@jadedavis822no don't know what that is

[@user-dx3rf6pn7n]

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

[@shannon7206]

Happy Valentines day!!!! I hope u have a great evening!❤❤

[@michellesilva4861]

Who needs to go to a 5 star restaurant when you can provide quality dinners like that at home. Your family & friends are blessed to enjoy your skillset. 🙌🏽

[@lovepugs05]

I agree

[@jackieeg]

I only eat out when it is something I would not be able to make myself.

[@makingMyHouseaHome412]

Me! I want to go out to enjoy a dinner.

[@tamararoberts9307]

I totally agree! And a beautiful table setting 😍

[@emilioincerto]

Sad that people have to leave their home to eat a strangers food.

[@jucelialapa867]

I am a 71 years old lady and I cook since I was 13. It is a pleasure Watch you cooking. I am from Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL.

[@camicri4263]

It is hot in Rio right now ! I lived in Brazil for almost 2 years 42 years ago! Deus abençoe voçe!

[@susieyarbrough9845]

What we love about Becky is her Realness! I am flabbergasted at how many people are nitpicking her lovely dinner and table setting. This is why people are afraid to entertain! I would fly across country from Texas to Washington State to share this gorgeous dinner with Becky! THANK YOU BECKY for sharing your life and vast knowledge with us. None of us know every single thing perfectly and showing us your realness is why your channel is so loved and successful! ❤ Please keep it up!

[@kinkycurlfriend4471]

Becky, have you ever tried zesting your citrus the opposite way? Rather than having your lemon on top of your zester, bring your zester to the top of the lemon and turn it over so that the blades are touching the lemon and the non-sharp side is facing upward. Not only can you see exactly where you need to zest next, all of the zest is collected on the zester and it does not fall until you are ready to turn it over and tap it into the bowl. This has been a game changer for me! I actually zest more efficiently because I don’t have to keep lifting the lemon up to see where to zest next. I have complete control over dragging the zester across the next area on the lemon.

[@katescaringcorner6765]

I absolutely LOVE it when your smiling face pops on when i open KZbin!😊

[@AcreHomestead]

😊 thank you

[@karennicholson6972]

Ina Garten AND America’s Test Kitchen would BOTH 2 thumbs up you for the espresso powder! I don’t know why the Food Network hasn’t “discovered” you yet … YOU are SO GOOD at teaching everything - cooking 15:31 , gardening, cleaning etc. etc. Maybe we should just be quiet & keep you all to ourselves! I’d watch you over “celebrity” cooks any day. Thank you for your videos which I find so happy & so soothing to watch. Keep on cooking!

[@verashular3116]

I loved the pink tulips in the vases. How do you keep your little boy quiet in the evenings when you are filming without a peep of noise? I know you said during the day you had things covered with people watching him. Love the way this kitchen is laid out. You remind me of my mother and the beautiful garden she used to have. She would love to can and freeze food for my sister and I. She has gone to Heaven now and I miss her terribly. I am sure the grandparents loved the invitation and the great food. So many beautiful memories are made around a table. Happy valentines day to you and your little family.

[@grammyb5216]

Such beautiful memories. Thank you for sharing. My Aunt Lissie always had a garden and a wonderful yard with all different types of plants and flowers. I have the best memories of her and my mother picking and canning. The food that came out of her garden is the best I’ve ever had. Have a wonderful Valentine’s Day and I hope your springtime is filled with Daisies!

[@debbiesearle8442]

Oh Becky this is a great dinner celebration. The only thing I would add would be a raspberry or two on that delicious looking mousse. You have definitely inspired me to fall in love with food and food preparation again. Blessings to you from Australia

[@cristina_buca]

Hi! I’m from Romania. It’s a pleasure watching you cook and try your recipes. I want to tell you that a few decades ago, in my birth country, traditionally, the bride’s bouquet it was made from baby’s breath… actually, we call this flower “the bride’s flower”.

[@esthermaso5001]

So enjoyed your video today. I have a 200 acre farm in California and we have grown 5 acres of Honeynut squash for the past few years. They get gobbled up by restaurants every year. We also grow various colored carrots and gremolata is also great on roasted carrots.

[@HealedandThriving]

Wow! 200 acres! How cool!

[@esthermaso5001]

They do not keep as well as they have a higher sugar content.@@cynthiafisher9907

[@lauriesylvia985]

I love that you spoke of the memory of going to the library to get cooking videos…how fortunate we are that we watch YOU making the cooking videos!!! Happy Valentines’s day!

[@user-pp5nl1qm6m]

WOW!!!! I love your channel. It's 2 pm here and EVERY restaurant parking lot is packed full. I would much rather cook at home and create this beautiful dinner. Thank you for the wonderful dishes.

[@robynstacey9959]

Becky, I'm laying in bed after gallbladder surgery and I'm watching many of your podcasts. Love them. It's making me hungry..lol❤

[@nursenana4430]

Becky! The best gift today (so far), Happy Valentines Day y'all ❤

[@AcreHomestead]

Aw Thanks You! Happy Valentine's Day!

[@kristinbray6453]

Hey sweet friend, Thank you for sharing your wonderful recipes and your culinary wisdom. I was diagnosed with metastatic cancer and watching your vlogs brings me so much joy in my heart. Sending blessings to you and your beautiful family and your furbabies. Happy Valentine's.

[@pamelaburdick8366]

The tulips looked just fine in the jars, pink is in the red family so they really did go with the red napkins

[@wendytaylor1701]

Love this channel been a subscriber since day one, lately I find myself being annoyed at the ads every 2 mins !

[@shesatitagain234]

For what it’s worth….hope it helps for future projects… 1. Instead of tilting the lit candle, hold the lit candle upright and tilt the UNLIT candle to light it, preventing drips of candle wax on you table. 2. Chill bowl and whisk VERY WELL before making whipped cream. It’ll have LOTS of loft. What a fun vlog and I bet that dinner was fabulous. I’d be ready to go shower and go to bed and let my husband host it by the time the guests arrive. 😂. I’m a fan of having guests join us for lunch or a rather early dinner. As always, well done Becky!

[@christydenney5893]

I hassleback my squash on the other side and it looks amazing for presentation 😊

[@carolinereynolds2032]

I did think the other side would be better.

[@bethlewis9981]

But delicious either way!

[@kathysmith2541]

Becky I probably would have place the squash cut side down. That way the rounded side would be up. Whenever I’ve had Hasselback potatoes, the potato is rounded. Just as observation.

[@lenasamanthagraham]

A tip for working with hydrated doughs is to have olive oil on the surface of hhe bakingsheat and your fingers. That way it wont stick

[@mariamawad7318]

Would you please provide the measurement of that bread. How many cup of flour and water? What kind of flour? Thanks.

[@mytinyjourney]

Why do you worry about dry ingredients down to the gram when you turn around and use the wrong measuring cup every time ? It makes no sense. They are different.

[@lenasamanthagraham]

@@mariamawad7318 i can in my norweigian measirements ( you need to have digital scale with grams though) 500 grams of whete flour ( for fine baking like loaf) 1/4 ts salt 1/4 ts of sugar 4 dl water 37-40 degrees celcius ( about your skin temperature- you shouldnt feel hot or cold whime sticking your finger on to feel) I bake this on an dutch oven or like becky on a sheet, but prefer a dutch oven over the sheet .

[@debrawichmann5152]

Wonderful meal for Valentines evening! ❤ Personally I loved the pink tulips, pink is a shade of red, not everything has to match, nature has many colors. Enjoy your special time.

[@michelefreitas4762]

I thought the same thing.😊

[@Elisheba79]

I love that you are not afraid to substitute ingredients when you don’t have a specific ingredient. That dinner looks incredible! Thank you!🌹💕

[@user-ue9oo4vh5y]

Becky I have to say it’s been a privilege to watch your ability and confidence grow over the years. I’ve watched since your very 1st video and it’s been amazing! 😊

[@larsen8059]

You never fail to impress me with how you manage to pull together these beautiful full course meals! You're quite an inspiration!

[@pennynewell3459]

Happy Valentine’s Day, Becky and all friends here.❤

[@jacquelinespooner3311]

I really enjoy watching you cook and prepare food! You are so organized, have a beautiful garden and my favorite, you organize all of your herbs and spices in jars with lids ! I feel so motivated! Keep up the Great work , Mrs .Becky !

[@AZJH8374]

Becky, this vid was absolutely the best. Then, to find out it was for all the grandparents, you made me cry!!!!! Can't wait for dad's birthday dinner. Wellington!!! Yum. Last year was stupendous. What l love is that you never overcook your BEEF! So many people make it mid-rare, but when it's done and left to rest, it ends up medium. What a waste. I love you and your family!! Many daily prayers 🙏🏻 for you. 🙏🏻 Nurse Judi in Scottsdale AZ and Eucharistic Minister

[@ritadavis5895]

Oh Becky your food looks so yummy but….. that table looks gorgeous!!!! Happy Valentine’s Day to your beautiful family!!!❤

[@annamschnetzer4036]

Becky, have you thought about putting your cooking herbs in a Green Stalk that can be rolled into the seeding/gardening room when frost/freezing/snow is coming? Could you adjust the grow lights to vertical?

[@JupiterMoon19]

Loving watching our sweet Becky! She’s the REAL DEAL and I for one found her during Covid. When she started her garden. Now, I can’t imagine a day or two OR a holiday without her!! Thanks for all your videos Becky. Keep doing these “for you” and you will be the next Ina one day. ❤️

[@pamelar5868]

I live in KCMO and what should have been a totally fun time at our KC Chiefs parade & rally on 02/14 ended with a mass shooting. My heart is heavy, and frankly I was so thankful to have this Becky video to watch❤. Thank you.

[@cindylidberg492]

I live in KCMO too!! Just so sad.

[@katliven]

Love that you shared a core memory with us, I also used to love checking out cook books more than regular books as a child. I also would check out embroidery/ cross stitch and sewing books 😊

[@barbaramckenzie326]

Pink and maroon pair beautifully - they would have looked perfect on the table. The meal looks delicious!

[@bethlewis9981]

And It looked lovely the way she did it too.

[@susanchoja6800]

For the squash…try using a used canning lid to get the seeds out. Works better than a spoon!

[@betternpopcorn]

I find a grapefruit spoon works well. Those little ridges seem to grab well

[@elainekompelien9945]

I use an ice cream scoop to scoop out seeds

[@lisal3645]

Those tulips are beautiful! If you will take some tape (preferably floral tape) and put it across the mouth of the jar in a tic tack toe board you can arrange the flowers and greenery in the holes you now have and the flowers in the middle will stay in the middle. It is a prettier arrangement if you put your taller flowers or greenery in the middle and slow reducing the height of your flowers as you go to the edge of the jar.

[@TD-izAbxy]

I just got so excited when I saw this video! We make Valentines day a family occasion, we had steaks and wok fried green beans and Sushi we picked up from our favorite place (Steak and Sushi are both our family fave). I was cleaning up the kitchen and yelled it's go time! It's Becky time! It's my favorite time!!! They all just laugh at me 😂 if anyone knows how much I love and appreciate Becky It's my family ❤ Happy Valentines Day!!

[@melaniecalderon8973]

Suggestions about rhe hasselbacks. I think it's meant to be sliced on the back side. And you usually so this before roasting with all the herbs/spices/butter etc. That way the seasoning cooks into the slices while it roasts.

[@amandaemerson753]

Ys. She cut the squash on the wrong side.

[@tammyf8921]

It works either way! 😊

[@melaniecalderon8973]

@@tammyf8921 it works but it's not Hassel"back" just saying

[@kimlhelzy]

The honey nut squash makes incredible pie. I grew them in 2023 for the first time also. I will be growing them again.

[@melindawargowsky8176]

One of my pet peeves is tags on towels. Don’t know why, but every towel laundry load now, I’m snipping them off! Would be good for placemats and cloth napkins, also. The dinner and table scape were fantastic. What a wonderful way to show your love for both families 😊 ❤️

[@karisecramar6718]

WOW !!! what an inspiration you are...Im 67 years old and it makes me want to cook again

[@daniellestump8653]

I usually watch your channel on my tv and am not able to comment with it, but LOVE all that your share/ have shared for years. I just "found" you about a month ago and appreciate your teachings/ encouragements so much. Thank you very much!

[@metislamestiza3708]

chocolate mousse is the perfect recipe for Valentine's day - i'm sure your loved ones enjoyed all the effort and love put into the meal. as a pastry chef - i'm fully aware of how the ending of a meal is really special - Happy Valentines day to you and yours Becky!~ also - regarding your nasturtium plant - i hope you know they are edible and such a beautiful addition to summer salads - they are peppery and so pretty as a topper and eat too!

[@KathyW5]

Although I don't like pink anything, maroon and pink are a wonderfully combination.

[@brendabrenda413]

Hi Becky. I’ve been making no knead bread recently too. I don’t care for the round shape so I just pour the dough into a regular loaf pan and let rise then bake. They turn out perfectly 😊

[@kimacker8594]

That dinner looks absolutely amazing! I would love to be a guest at your dinner table!

[@kimmyseegmiller985]

Try the butternut squash Rugosa Violina Gioia! You will never want another Butternut Squash! So deep orange and super sweet. I am sold and no longer grow any other type!

[@jimsingleton3790]

Donna here! Wow, I wish that I could have been there! That meal looked exquisite! Great job Becky!

[@cindygreleski5376]

Wetting your hands works wonders when working with a wet dough. Love all your videos!

[@aprildawncarbaugh3020]

Love you and all your videos the Cooking ones are my favorite. just a tip for lighting your candles. always put you unlit candle to the lit candle, that way you don't drip the wax and they light much easier. valentine blessings

[@miewiegand1511]

To increase the flavour of you vanilla sugar, you could blend the vanilla pod into a powder at mix into the sugar, it tastes so good

[@janamerican]

That is always my luck when peeling veggies! The trick I found helped was to peel them onto a kitchen towel! Your hand is lower and you don't throw the peel as when you try and do into a bowl, then pick up towel and empty into bowl or trash! ❤❤Love your videos! Thank you

[@zengirl43]

You are just adorable Becky. I’ve been watching you for a year. Your energy is amazing and wish and yours happiness and health 💕

[@paula5935]

Such good advice to read through the entire recipe before making it. I had to learn this the hard way. And sometimes I still forget.

[@brendawhittle6449]

I liked the flowers floppy, they really were pretty laying around the jar

[@Raisin9502]

I bet frozen grated Hersey bars sprinkled on top of the mousse would be beautiful as well. That chicken looked Devine.

[@warrior4him2.07]

You are so blessed to have family that you invite that get along to cook for..

[@debrabaca7151]

An absolute beautiful dinner, Becky! God has blessed you with a beautiful gift & you sure are blessing everyone with it!❤

[@carolinereynolds2032]

Flowers will attract pollinators to your garden. So beauty and practicality together.

[@barbaraholden6075]

Hi Becky. When I paused the video to ask about the Video Policy I started the video to a 15 second video that then went to a 30 second video. I couldn't Skip them. Ugh! I've never had so many videos for any Channels that I watch. I'm going to keep track of how many more Ads I have to sit through. This is worse than TV or movies on our free Apps. 🤔

[@barbaraholden6075]

😦 41 minutes into video and another 60 second video without option to Skip it. I'm sorry Becky but this is too much! I'm finished with this video today.

[@chris109]

Becky, thank you for all your wonderful recipes, meal ideas, & lovely table decorating skills! You are an amazing woman, & your videos are my very favorite on KZbin!!!

[@Notable2Nikki]

A six course dinner would be ~ appetizer, soup, salad, main, dessert, cheese.

[@ItsJuandaWoo]

She probably meant 6 dish dinner. 🙂

[@kathyhelmold7358]

Picky picky picky 👎🏻

[@cindylockie3664]

I thought the same thing. Six courses is a long meal she did not have 6 dishes even.

[@susieyarbrough9845]

Sometimes you can think a thought without saying it out loud. 🤔🤫. Becky made a lovely meal for her family.

[@ItsJuandaWoo]

@@cindylockie3664 I’m pretty sure she made 6 things.

[@fnzypnts]

I love cooking a new meal for our Valentine's. I'm not big into the commercial aspect of this day. My husband and son always enjoy it. I made your rustic loaf three times In the last 10 days. I can't wait to try this ciabaita bread.

[@ginnamagda5810]

Hi Becky from Virginia. Dinner was stupendous!!! Happy Valentine’s Day to you and your family. I used to prepare special occasion meals for people I cared for and worked for. I found a site that taught how to fold napkins or display them on dish tops or in glasses. Such fun and amazed how they looked. Everyone always looked for the surprise fold each occasion. I bet you’d enjoy that too !

[@jscasecase471]

Happy Valentines Day! What a meal you made. We are going out this weekend to celebrate as a family. Love how you think it all out. I tell you I can’t make bread that sticky or loose. It stresses me out to have it stick to everything.

[@beckynelson6963]

Becky, u mentioned making homemade tortilla chips. I make mine from homemade corn tortillas . ( I use a tortilla press which makes the dough thin). I don’t fry but bake in oven at 250 degrees until golden in color, and crispy. When you have a stack of tortillas, cut them into triangles and spread on a cookie sheet and spray generously with coconut or olive oil spray, and salt them when out of the oven and still hot. I also stack my tortillas and slice thinly into strips for garnish on chicken tortilla soup or pozole.. I freeze mine and take out when needed.

[@gaylewatkins4685]

Wow! I love everything about this Valentine's Day dinner. Well done!

[@brendadodd1075]

Gorgeous table scape and yummy food and family around no better way to say, "I love you" Happy Valentines Day

[@ladyfashionsoul]

How did you serve the 6 courses? I think you meant 3 course, but six items 😃💖 1- roasted squash 2- chicken, bread, green beans 3- mouse with cookies

[@Pringle1001]

I was thinking the same 🥳

[@vl1637]

Your delightful to watch,3 course 4course doesn't matter looks delicious Happy Valentines Day❤

[@nelliep1530]

Does it really matter?

[@Pringle1001]

@@nelliep1530 no of course it does not matter😂I would like to be corrected if it was me .why do people get upset so easily 😂

[@vl1637]

@@LJ416-yo8bq really,no correction was needed,it was about cooking,but correction just had to be made of course.

[@erinoneill2194]

I spent many Valentine's Day cooking for my parents and I. I miss it so much since I lost them over the past 3 years. They were adventurous foodies so I could experiment a lot. Happy Valentine's Day! 💘

[@millenieelggren3860]

We're having heart shaped pizza for dinner tonight. Happy valentines day everyone. 💓

[@CrisBayless]

Becky, my husband and I got married in April 2021 and we also decorated with baby's breath but we added eucalyptus like you did here with some soft pink and red flowers for a little color. I've thought recently after seeing such beautiful wedding flower arrangements that maybe I should've done something more but you saying you still thought your tablescapes we're beautiful really gave me peace about my decision and also reminded me that just because I didn't do exactly what lots of other people did didn't mean that I was wrong or picked something ugly. I so enjoy your company and can't wait to watch your seed video!

[@lindacupps6980]

I did get a planting tower for Christmas. Can't wait to get it planted.😊

[@ritasnider2998]

That was so very sweet to cook for your both sets of parents.

[@tammyrommel712]

Happy Valentine’s Day to you all. Stuck at home with the flu😢

[@jodifinnegan4453]

Hope you feel better soon!! ❤️

[@Lillylee2599]

The food and table look amazing, you outdid yourself and I learned a lot too.

[@lavernfoy4591]

WOW!! Becky that dinner looks so amazing. Happy Valentine to all the family ❤️💕🥰

[@canadiannavywife434]

We wish you a Happy Valentine's day to you and your family too! Can I give you another secret? The dental floss trick really works when cutting Icebox Cookies which is the style of cookie you made today in my opinion. Hugs from Esquimalt

[@lindamickel8545]

I also like using jelly mason jars for pretty layered desserts. Everything looks great Becky.

[@Tia-vj9ox]

Beautiful meal and table. So excited to see you embracing color!❤

[@Tia-vj9ox]

Just a tip (thought) from a friend who owned a greenhouse.”Flowers don’t clash because Nature doesn’t clash” So, use your flowers wherever you want and mix and match at your whimsy!❤

[@currybase]

She removed the flowers because she is afraid of colour.

[@christelleuys8805]

Becky, I have to pause at the time where you show your green stalks. I can't wait for your garden videos, I hope you have lots of gardening videos planned for this coming growing season. I like the cooking, but love love love the gardening videos.

[@Morgan0912]

You can incorporate some stretch and folds into a high hydration bread dough so it can build strength while it rises. It wouldn’t technically be a no knead recipe then, but a stretch and fold takes ten seconds. It makes a big difference.

[@user-kw1wy8bs1r]

Another lovely video - thank you! I noticed your kitchen aid whisk attachment is making a bit of noise in your bowl when whisking. I have the same problem if I don’t check the alignment of the whisk loops - in my model (it looks the same as yours), the two biggest loops lock into one another with one having a notch that the other loop fits in to where they overlap at the bottom of the whisk. I sometimes find after washing that the loops are no longer locked together which means they’re out of shape for the bowl and hit in places which make a noise and I just have to clip them back together to solve this problem. Worth checking at your end as I couldn’t quite see in the video if this was the case.

[@rubydelack7993]

I love watching your dogs behind you looking in the doors ! They are very fixated on something ❤ so adorable 🥰

[@stellaz2595]

Tip for working with sticky yeast dough. Wet your hands and the dough won't stick to them!

[@Madelinechriston]

Oh Becky! You did such a wonderful job! You should be very proud that you accomplished everything you set out to do with style, taste and beauty. Well done!

[@jeanninewieland277]

Happy Valentine's Day, Becky! A fabulous dinner, dessert. and your table is beautiful! Thank you for sharing your talents 🌷💕😊

[@sherry2836]

I believe a six course dinner consists of 1: hors d'oeuvres, 2: appetizer, 3: soup, 4: salad, 5: main dish, 6: dessert. What you did was have family over for a buffet style chicken dinner.

[@patsybenton2380]

Nitpickers, we never seem to run out of nitpickers, criticize what other people do. They should get off their butts and do something then they wouldn't have the time to criticize others. I love your program and I love that you love it.

[@monicahamm3353]

@@patsybenton2380 you call it nitpicking....... some of us call it being accurate..... she cooked a nice dinner but it was NOT a SIX-COURSE dinner..... it was a TWO-Course dinner.......a main..... of chicken, sweet potatoes, green beans and bread........ and a dessert of cookies and chocolate mousse.................. courses and dishes made....are not the same thing.

[@Patriotgranny]

Becky your meal looks phenomenal, I envy your energy my girl☺️ A good rule of thumb when using flowers on your table is to “keep them low”, so that they don’t inhibit your guests view. Once I assemble my arrangements & place them on the table, I sit in several of the seats to ensure each person will be clearly seen. I think we’ve all been to gatherings where we’re leaning over & craning around a centerpiece to speak to someone on the other side of the table! Blessings to you & your sweet family 💕

[@bluesnakewoman]

Hi, favorite snack to make are tortilla chips: after making tortillas cut into pieces and let them dry for a few hours or over night. You do Not need to fry. Simply spread on cookie sheet spray with olive oil, toss, then lightly spray again. Add seasoning. Bake at 400 for 5 minutes turn bake additional 4 minutes or until crisp. Another tip is use a fillet knife (very narrow blade) to cut cookie dough logs, it does not effect dough’s shape

[@klr1010]

I was just going to say the same thing. That she could bake them vs frying them.

[@marlenenicholl6825]

Happy Valentine’s Day from Florida to you, Josh and your family - your table and six course dinner look amazing! And the walk outside to get some sage and seeing what the ice storm has left behind left my jaw dropped - oh my goodness sakes.

[@rosettaroper3317]

Everything looks so delicious! When I fix my green beans I add bacon grease. Love to watch you!

[@dorisgodinez9303]

Beautiful food and table.. But it didn't look like you had any knives on the table. How do you eat without a knife?

[@lauramitchell6725]

Amen🙌🏻

[@sherlynpatterson4304]

You could also adapt the squash recipe into a roasted rustic soup using the sauce and toping the soup with the glaze as a garnish at the time of serving. You could even add some sliced cooked green beans for texture or top with thinly sliced raw green beans as a crouton substitute.

[@jacquespoulemer3577]

Good old St Val and his day of love and generosity. Becky you did so well there are no notes. I only want to share my V-Day happiness with everyone. We harvested a Vanilla Bean, yesterday, from a plant we bought a couple of years ago. It grew slowly in our 9 ft (3 meter) mango tree outside our second story window. (which is also loaded with tiny mangoes, it will be a huge harvest later this spring) We have a poinsetta from 2022 which when it started to loose all it's leaves we cut back and then put another transparent pot over it, like a terrerium and over 2023 it slowly grew back and recouped it's green leaves. We then put it on a table outsise under the aforementioned mango tree and it got it's red leaves back. And keeping with the red theme we have a caladium plant with 10 flowers on it and a purple cactus flower from a skinny and very extended Hedgehog cactus. All to bring joy to the chinese dinner we're cooking up (one of my favorite cuisines) to celebrate our love. To Becky and her family and all of my fellow comentators and subscribers, We wish you the very best and every happiness here in the depths of winter (or summer down south) Ho Ho Ho, He He He , and a couple of La-Di-Dahs...that's how the Crickets crick all day.... Jim & Fa. Oaxaca Mexico

[@cleopatra4473]

You can use a pastry brush or basting brush to brush off all the excess flour on your bread. Just fyi ❤🎉😊😊

[@cynram355]

Hi Becky! I am really enjoying your videos, but am curious about one thing..I notice you often measure liquids using a dry ingredient measuring cup and am curious why. I watched an episode of America's Test Kitchen once where they discussed the importance of using the proper measuring utensil, especially when baking, and actually showed comparisons in end products that emphasized why it is important (unless you are always using a scale to measure). NOT criticizing, just wondering!

[@Rroth140]

It’s refreshing to see a real time video. Happy Valentines Day to you all.

[@robertlavigne6560]

Setting a beautiful table with candlelight is so romantic and can also be relaxing. My family took pictures at holidays with the place settings and pictures of the food. One afternoon we just sat around looking at those feasts and reminiscing over all of the abundance. Good times indeed.

[@susansutter336]

Becky, loved this video because you included all parts of putting together a fabulous dinner party.