An Epic Day Spent in the Kitchen for a Huge Family Dinner! 100% From Scratch

[@AcreHomestead]

Check out the Stainless Collection and Made In’s other cookware by using my link to save on your order - madein.cc/1224-acre

[@Cookingwithapril]

I love the Made-In Cookware. I just can’t afford it right now. Oh and that Kitchen aid mixer and Williams Sonoma with the wooden mixer bowl. I would love to have one. Beautiful.

[@Meggs23]

DRESSING: home made dressings are only good for up to 4-5 days max. Please don't serve week old dressing to others. Just make it fresh day before your party.

[@MandaPandaBailey]

I replaced my old non-stick pans with Made In pans because of your recommendations and we love these pans so much!

[@ohnoyce]

Becky- Please please please tell where your wooden ladle came from or at least what size and type of wood it is? PRETTY PLEASE?????? I’ve asked before and you might have answered but I never received notification. Please??

[@shirleymeyle3702]

Becky I looked on their site but didn't see where they sell a 30 qt stock pot.

[@kristachristensen1792]

Hello please pray for me I'm very sick I love being here to watch you bake and cook Becky you make me smile with joy to my soul

[@CrystalBall-z4g]

Prayers going up!

[@shawns3113]

Praying for you.❤️

[@LilCraftyNook]

So sorry sweetie! ❤🙏🏻

[@Cookingwithapril]

So sorry praying for you.

[@shawns3113]

@ thank you❤️❤️

[@triplethreatyes]

I believe we are all happy to see you feeling better and back in the kitchen because we love watching you and what a champion for making all those noodles, such an undertaking for sure.

[@carolynturk-hu7je]

Becky, please take extra care. Naps are a grown-ups friend when recuperating. I always encouraging parents(Moms and Dads) to nap when your littles nap, especially when recouperating from illness. Thoughts and prayers still going up for you and your family too.😊❤

[@hollanbishop9500]

Save yourself the headache and don’t even pre-cook the pasta next time! I don’t even cook dry noodles but especially fresh pasta…. This all looks so delicious!🤤

[@WackyLisa]

I was just about to ask if cooking fresh pasta for lasagna was really necessary. Thanks!

[@joannaa3927]

⁠@@WackyLisa agree, never pre-cooked dry lasagna or fresh - they cook when baked altogether.

[@Hoffiline71]

you would need more sauce than, don't you?

[@laRosa1969]

Hey Becky, a tric for bechamelsaus without lumps is to add your cold milk bit by bit and stir well until combined, no warm liquid and not all the liquid at once 😊

[@KathyHopkins-m8k]

That’s how I do it. Works every time - beautiful sauce

[@tinacolby7282]

I’m really inspired to make lasagna now! I don’t cook my fresh pasta before assembling the lasagna And it has a really nice, tender texture. Just curious to know if everyone that you’re cooking for loves black pepper as much as you? For me, that’s lot.

[@rafaella6385]

Becky, For such thin pasta, I don't even cook it. I just assembled the lasagna with the fresh pasta. I add a bit more sauce and it works just fine. You may consider testing that to see if the texture is the liking of your family.

[@JennyMacBallard]

That's how I do mine.

[@mrs.gentry1]

I love how you say "Would you be willing?" to your husband! Shows how much you respect him! ❤

[@shirleymeyle3702]

I've tried that with my hubby too but after 55 years, probably too late! 😅

[@deniceruegg8855]

Becky, that was a tremendous amount of work, but worth the while!! I adopted your lasagna recipe probably 2 years ago. It's the one that adds 1 cup of heavy cream into the Bolognese sauce before layering! All the compliments I received go to you!! It's simply delicious!! So glad you are feeling better, and good to hear you are going to rest for the next 2 days. Blessings!

[@joanfels6641]

When I was a child (I am 72), it was a given that when we walked into my maternal grandmother’s house for Thanksgiving or Christmas, there would be home made noodles hanging everywhere to dry, even on the backs of the dining room chairs! They would be a beautiful yellow because of fresh eggs and hand rolled very thin. We didn’t have gravy because we would put our noodles on the dressing or potatoes instead! I am now the noodle maker and I make them on my food processor and roll and cut with my Kitchen Aid noodle maker! Holidays without them just isn’t quite the same.

[@angel4short2]

That’s a lovely image, Joan 🤗

[@joanfels6641]

@@angel4short2 Thank you! I will never know how my Grandmother could roll the dough so thin and then roll it like a cigar and slice in thin strips. A funny story: As I mentioned, Grandma’s noodles were basically yellow. When my mother made them with store bought eggs, they would be a pale color. Mom wanted hers to be like her mothers so she added yellow food coloring. Isn’t something how we try so hard to replicate what we ate in the past but really can’t because we don’t have the same supplies!

[@parkwood6334]

I love your childhood memories of fresh pasta drying everywhere. I have a small Kitchen Aid and wondered if I could make good quality pasta using it. Thanks for letting me know the modern Kitchen Aid pasta compares to your Grandmother's.

[@shawns3113]

I so enjoy your videos! I look forward to them each few days. I'm so happy you have recovered from pneumonia. I'm just home from hospital for breathing issues myself, so y'all please pray for me to heal completely. ❤️

[@CrystalBall-z4g]

Prayers going up!

[@shawns3113]

@@CrystalBall-z4g thank you❤️❤️

[@karencrane7019]

🙏

[@Lucinda_Jackson]

Glad you're feeling better! 🩷

[@clarestonham3713]

When making lasagne with fresh homemade pasta you don’t need to pre cook your sheets - they cook in the sauce in the assembled lasagne dish. It would save you a huge step. 😊

[@debbieroberts1167]

I agree❤️

[@KitchenFairy61]

That's what my mom always did. No need to cook it first as it'll cook in the sauce.

[@KatMa664]

I’ve tried it both ways and I kinda like to blanch it first. You have to use a lot of sauce or it will just suck up all the sauce if you don’t blanch it before hand. But that’s just my personal preference. It is a lot more work to Blanch it beforehand, however

[@ItsKentuckyNaNasLife]

​@@KatMa664❤🫶❤️

[@Lucinda_Jackson]

@@KatMa664 I'm on team blanch or lightly parboil, too.

[@Rudymk-ph2xb]

Here's a little tip for you. When cleaning up flour, always use cold water, then go back over the counter with your warm, soapy water. The flour will come up so easily.

[@louisetteleblanc586]

A rubber bench scraper also helps with flour

[@thelioness3305]

Becky I learned how to make my own starter and I made sourdough bread. IT IS AWESOME! I actually got it first-time. You can do it. The flavor OMG. And all you can do. Even with the discard. Put in cookies etc. LIFE CHANGER!

[@liv_ginger]

Do you have any advice for making a starter? I made one successfully, but it got contaminated. My second attempt I think I was too impatient with

[@melindarains3130]

So glad your feeling better. Good to see you back.

[@pollymcclure9450]

So happy you are on the mend. I know sometimes it hard to think of it but I noticed you have frost proof outdoor faucets so maybe take a colander with you and then you can give veggies a quick wash in the garden. Maybe cut off a piece of garden hose and that way you can rinse dirt off back in the raised bed. Just a thought!

[@lilcampingirl]

So happy to hear you’re feeling better Becky! Blessings to you and your family! And thank you for including us on your daily adventures! ❤🇨🇦

[@danablakeslee8515]

Because of you, I ordered 3 Made In pans and I love them! Because of your friend Mandy, I've ordered a pot and a nonstick pan from Caraway, which I also love. I enjoy both of your channels so very much. You are both so inspirational.

[@NadineBrooker]

I second this, you two are my favorites.

[@LeahCoutee]

What channel is Mandy???

[@lauracoover3738]

​@LeahCoutee Mandy in the Making. Not sure if that's all smushed together or not. You'll love her, she's so sweet.

[@Kathy-Carr]

What is her second channel?? Thanks!

[@Kathy-Carr]

@@LeahCouteeOh….That Mandy. I already follow her. 🙂

[@Cathy4047]

I am so thankful you are feeling productive and back to yourself. Pneumonia is nothing to take lightly no matter how young you are! 🧑‍🎄

[@nickieellison190]

So glad you are feeling much better.

[@chrismcpherson1586]

Watching here in Pennsylvania USA 🇺🇸 This December 15th 2024 during a winter storm. We have 11 inches of snow so far. I'm making lasagna for Christmas

[@victoriaspringle4873]

My grandparents are in northern michigan. Their area has hit record for snow for the season, already!

[@writingraven3314]

That's funny. I'm in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and we haven't gotten any snow. Just a dusting, but the temps yesterday were about 25-30 degrees. It's funny how it can be different in different parts of the state.

[@kaatz60]

Hi Becky, I made your pumpkin sausage pasta bake today. I used ground beef and fancy snowflake shaped pasta. I is so delicious. Tomorrow I’m baking the shortbread cookies with powdered freeze dried strawberries. Thanks friend!

[@ourfamilyblooms]

My 4 kiddos and I have been praying for you !!! So so thankful to see you up and running ❤. It's definitely challenging slowing down, but we are so thankful you did . God bless and have a merry christmas !

[@kaymcclurg1184]

I hope your sister is grateful for you. The party is at her home and you provide the food and all the work, especially after you’ve been ill. Your family is very lucky to have you!

[@ItsKentuckyNaNasLife]

❤🫶❤️

[@kezru1581]

Hi Becky, great to see you friend! So glad you are feeling better 😊

[@brindalegg2149]

Prayers Becky for speedily recovery

[@aliciacomer3942]

Glad you are feeling better.

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

I have no experience with making fresh pasta. When I have bought it, I have tended to over-cook it! I can confirm that you do not need to pre-boil dried pasta for lasagnas, so I don't suppose there would be any need to boil fresh? I just make sure that the bottom of the dish is nicely covered with sauce and the top layer is also well covering the pasta sheets. That means that it will definitely soften perfectly in the oven. Zero risk! Thank you for the video and I am so glad you are well again!

[@Rudymk-ph2xb]

I make my homemade egg noodles but have never even thought about making pasta.

[@alexisx444]

my grandma has been watching your videos for a really long time, you are always up on our tv in the living room through out the whole day. she watches all your videos and lives and she loves your recipes as well. she had everyone in our family subscribe to you and enter the freeze dryer give away. she has really wanted a freeze drier for so long but we don't have the funds for it at all, which i wish i could get her one for christmas. she has gotten really into canning and dehydrating and stocking up in the past 2 years even with her age she does all the work herself! and you definitely have been a huge inspiration. hope you're feeling better after being sick and stay positive making these great videos!

[@denisescruggs7367]

Whew wee! I just looked at the price on the small one and they are expensive!

[@donnapalaussie19]

So glad you’re feeling much better Becky and hoping Josh and bub are well too ❤ Great line up of lasagnes and garlic bread 😋

[@BecTara79]

Good morning and God bless Glad to see you are better. Hope Josh and little one are ok With love from Australia 🇦🇺

[@hayleygrimwood5119]

Aw I love seeing the doggies they are absolutely gorgeous. So happy your feeling better ❤

[@cynthiaarmstronghopefulhom9672]

I'm glad you're feeling better and thumbs up for feeling more confident with baking your sourdough bread s.🎉👍❤

[@nancyj9892]

So thankful you're feeling better and that you and your family get to attend Christmas festivities! Love from Tennessee!

[@michellem4118]

Your face when you pop around the corner when the noodles are finished... I felt that face the I have gone a bit crazy but I'm excited and happy it's done and worked ❤

[@RomanticizeReality]

I know you are going to use these for the party, but what a wonderful way to heavily stock a freezer with freezer meals too! Nothing better than being able to pull a full lasagna out of the freezer and pop it in the oven!

[@9Cdubs]

I read somewhere that if you harvest carrots after the first frost that they will be sweeter than if you harvested them before the first frost.

[@LilCraftyNook]

I am always so awed at the beauty of your vegetables from the garden! Very nice! Homemade pasta is indeed beautiful and I’m sure it tastes amazing! (I bought a pasta machine a few years ago but never used it so I donated it) I’m happy for you that feel happy and energized being back in your space!❤ The view from your window is absolutely breathtaking !!

[@debbiesearle8442]

So very glad you are doing so much better Becky. My mouth was watering watching you make that lasagne now I'm in my kitchen making some for my family. Just finished a batch of cowboy candy as well. You are such an encouragement to me to cook from scratch. Blessings to you and your family this Christmas season from Australia.

[@hintex487]

It's great to hear you're enjoying cooking from scratch and making such delicious dishes!

[@ShakinaRiley-v1j]

Hi Becky. Am so happy you're feeling better, praise God. Nice to see you up and about cooking in your kitchen again👍❤🙏

[@marta77inf]

I am glad that you are well. Merry Christmas dear Becky. Thank you for your hard work and caring.

[@EileenSpeakman]

For those who don't eat meat - a vegetable lasagne, with Italian herbs, is always good.

[@sheilanc1]

We don't eat a lot of bread but I have made sourdough bread for 5 years now. I find if I need to feed it as I also keep mine in the frig I make easy blueberry pancakes with my starter. I can leave a recipe if you like. Glad you are feeling better.

[@lindatefft9879]

Hey Becky so glad you are feeling better, and up to wanting to cook again. Love watching you and all you offer,to us!! God Bless you and your family!!

[@msbuttafly112]

Happy Sunday, Becky & everyone! Happy you are feeling better! 🦋❤️

[@charleshanks8695]

Becky , you are a spectacular cook ; thank you for being you !!!!

[@marleneclark4186]

Becky, your lasagna looks amazing. What a powerful lot of work you did for your family today. You are a gift to them. I know you enjoy cooking. I’m thinking in the new year to tackle your bread recipe. Have a Merry Christmas ❤

[@mamad6356]

Hello from British Columbia! Love your videos Becky. I too had pneumonia and was out of commission for the entire month of October. It was brutal. Becky, in your video today, you mentioned you considered making the Lasagne for Christmas. We too think our Lasagne is special and delicious. Lasagne is in fact our traditional Christmas Day meal. It's been a family favorite each year to do this together, my kids, growing up and now with my daughter in love and my grandkids. We all get not only involved with noodle making but putting the Lasagne's together. We put spinach in our lasagne to make the noodles green and the colors are awesome. We used the crank for many years and always no bowl, right on the kitchen table we make the noodle dough. This is the first year I too, have my first pasta attachment on my KitchenAid. Another tradition is after the Lasagne gets made up, we put the leftover sauce still in the pot and the leftover noodles in the middle of the table and chopped in chunks for fun and everyone digs in, loving it. Wonderful tradition and memory! I thought you might enjoy. Merry Christmas!

[@beverlybolden3401]

Good to see you looking well! Keep resting when you can--it isn't exactly the season for rest, but you don't want to relapse for the New Year! God bless and Merry Christmas!

[@sherylrichard3296]

Glad you feeling better and happy holidays to you and your family

[@rosagarrett9868]

Becky If you prefer cook your pasta sheets, place them in the sink filled with cold water then place them on clean dry tea towels to dry. Not on a cooling rack or baking sheets. To be honest, being Italian myself, I don't precooked the pasta. Asking as you have enough sauce in your lasagne they will cook.

[@bessiebrooks7353]

So happy to see you up and well. ❤

[@carolynswitzer8282]

Glad you’re feeling better. I used to make lasagna for our parents for Christmas Eve supper. Nice memories. Thanks for sharing.

[@tammymiller6861]

I’m elated you’re feeling better you’re such a blessing to me and my family. You bring so much positivity and knowledge to us. You brighten up the day with your videos honestly. Thank you for everything you do you’re amazing! ❤

[@danaridings6387]

I love love love my Bosch mixer too! I highly recommend it to anyone! I need to get a new kitchen aid.

[@carolynrandle5454]

I am so happy that you are feeling better.

[@RAOi-g7k]

בקי,תשמרי על הגב,והרחם שלך,אל תרימי כבד,להבא ממליצה להניח את הסיר על הכיריים ולמלא בקערה מים ולשפוך לסיר,ככה תעשי הלוך ושוב,ותשמרי על הבריאות שלך

[@yariayale2428]

Hi Becky, Adriana from London, here. I meant to write to you for a while now and just learned you had pneumonia, for which I am really sorry. However, what I’ve noticed in the past and basically in all your videos, is the fact you are getting short of breath quite frequently. Weather is from working yourself too much in the kitchen or another reason, but you need to check your heart as well. Wishing you all the best. xo

[@KateEASN]

I love watching your videos. I cannot believe you just made 5 1/2 lasagnas from SCRATCH plus bread, dressing, and then turned the bread into garlic bread! I'm so glad you're on KZbin! ❤

[@angel4short2]

So glad you’re feeling better, Becky ❤ Just in time for Merry-Making! 🎄🎉🎁

[@susanpedersen118]

Hi BECKY, Glad you are feeling better

[@helenswanson1403]

Glad to see you are doing better.

[@marroosh]

I love having soffrito (the onion-carrot-celery mixture) in my freezer so I can whip up a ragu anytime. If you’re short on Parmeggiano and you have aged or sharp cheddar lying around that will taste great too. Sharp cheddar is nice and salty like Parmeggiano!

[@marizen2]

Glad to hear you're feeling better, Becky!

[@aletheawalters8100]

I absolutely love that you washed off the butter and used it. Let’s be real for a minute, any home cook would do that and not change spoons every taste.

[@SasssyPie]

And, if you use a finger to taste a sauce, you just use a different finger every time!!! 😅

[@rosaliecahoon425]

I do change the taste spoon. Actually put a bit in a small tasting bowl. That way I can taste and know to add herbs etc I just scoop a bit out into the little bowl with a ladle

[@annpachini2155]

10 second rule applies 😂😂😂

[@seventhdayissabbath8747]

@@annpachini2155 10 second rule is good but I usually say 5 second rule... Either way it's all good!!

[@silviamagda]

​@@SasssyPie😅

[@shellismith1379]

So glad to see you are feeling so much better. ❤️

[@sherridennis9542]

So glad you’re feeling better Becky !!

[@cathyorth7457]

Becky you are amazing sharing constantly with family and friends! I am going to try making my lasagna with béchamel. Thank you! Rest and take care of yourself. 💕

[@stacybroussard3097]

This looks Absolutely Amazing Becky 🤩 WELL DONE YOUNG LADY AND IM SO GLAD THAT YOU ARE FEELING BETTER 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼

[@whisperingpines2469]

Great organization! So glad your well.

[@rosemarypetrongelli1384]

God bless you Becky. You’re amazing.!

[@ReneeOh]

Glad you are feeling better! ❤

[@debgould9814]

LOVED that you cleaned the butter. Well done

[@leannefox4213]

Think I’m going to try this for our Christmas on Sunday!!

[@dianamazzullo9065]

I am thoroughly enjoying your channel…who knew, thanks for deciding to share your kitchen, garden, shopping and mother with us. You get me excited to bake and cook ❤️👍

[@user-kh8qm9hj7d]

Wooden folding clothes racks (made with dowels) would be a perfect thing to keep to use just for when you’re making homemade paste. You could drape the sheets on the rods and save a lot of counter space and eliminate the need for all the baking sheets. The lasagna looked divine!

[@kathyaspinwall8957]

Merry Christmas!

[@NancySutherland]

Becky, when I make homemade lasagna I don’t precook the noodles and it turns out just fine. It’s so much easier.

[@JennaGoforth]

Yay!! A Sunday Becky video?!?? ❤❤ Loving this!

[@ayem5746]

Wow Becky that really was epic! I’ve learned to understand how you push yourself to achieve so much by watching you for a while now. However, I urge you not to push yourself or put yourself under pressure coming out of a bout of serious ill health. I could see the stress you put yourself under and even though it all worked out well I just hope the effort doesn’t set you back. Take it a little less full on for a while 🙏❤

[@cathiehafer9843]

i LOVE how you can leave things! i cant but i wish i could!

[@kathyaspinwall8957]

Ahhh. Puppies! So cute!

[@joancurtis8259]

Hi Becky, so good to see you and so happy you are well.

[@karmenmiles-mesch9295]

I made 7 lasagnas from scratch for my class reunion in October. I still have 3 in the freezer. We are baking one for a family Christmas gathering next weekend.

[@marta77inf]

Becky and people watching. I just use a big frying pan about tree inches tall. But very wide. And cook the pasta and add some olive oil to it.After boil. It doesn't stick. I have to add water again. But it doesn't take to long to boil. My pasta I use a 100 grams of flower and 1 egg. I mix it in the food processor. I am Italian descendent. Born in Argentina. We set a lot of pasta.

[@hintex487]

It’s wonderful that you’re carrying on such a delicious tradition.

[@penneywilliams2590]

Hi Becky 😊 so happy to see you feeling well ❤

[@ElaineMarshall-bm9rl]

Glad you are feeling better. Lovely lasagne and garlic breadxx

[@heathernavarro92734]

Goodafternoon Becky❤ that's good that your feeling better. How's your family doing 😊

[@kathytremblay4351]

I’m so happy you are feeling better

[@26skogen]

My pots and pans are from Maid In and I love them.

[@sunnybelisle4007]

WHEW!! I don't know about everyone else, but I an totally worn out just watching you prepare all of this delicious meal!!! 😵‍💫 I hope you tell all of the dinner guests to watch this video so they can really appreciate the effort that was put into the feast they will most certainly enjoy. 💖 Becky, you are well on your way to super stardom in You Tube's cooking show genre. Take care of YOU. Holiday Blessings! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@tamararobinson2069]

Wow!! It’s amazing how we forget how good it feels to feel good - after being so sick we feel invincible!!! But you might of over done it a bit😉 Lucky family to have you!! Rest up so you can enjoy the fruits of your labor❤ We do lasagna for Christmas too🙌🏼 I’m definitely using some of your pointers 👍🏼 Thank You!!!

[@neffthegirlneophyte]

I’ve been away too long! I’ve really missed your amazingly refreshing and wholesome content 😢

[@Katie105-l3f]

Becky, would consider allowing audio while milling wheat, so we can hear how loud it is? I have a classic nutrimill in storage, since it is so loud (too loud for an apartment.). The new harvest is supposed to be less loud.

[@murlthomas2243]

I use einkorn for pasta all the time. I like the way it cooks up. It seems more tender to me. I mainly make ravioli and lasagna.

[@debbied3116]

Oh Becky...it looks delicious!! You took on a lot for that meal but it is going to be totally worth it!! Thank you for sharing!!!

[@susanchamblee1190]

Glad your feeling better and are back, just don't over due it, we don't want any relapse.

[@_Carmen-]

Adoro il ragù alla bolognese nelle lasagne e non vedo l’ora di fare il pane all’aglio

[@lesliehuskey4186]

I love to putter alone in my kitchen, brings me a lot of joy!❤

[@foreverwantingpie]

What what a boat load of work for incredible lasagna. And your garden veggies still looking amazing. Cheers