I so deeply admire your organization. Not only did you get this all put together, but you even had some free time in the afternoon to decompress. And you're also juggling computer tasks and gardening throughout your week, and putting out so many videos, making care packages for friends, and spending time with your family! You live a blessed life!
Hi Becky, Greek girl here 😊 Congrats for the amazing Greek inspired dinner. There are definitely many adjustments on the recipes but WHO CARES? ❤ I’m glad you reunited with your friends and enjoyed together this delicious food. Please go ahead and give us more videos like this with themed dinners. Greetings from Greece ❤
Becky, you didn't "pare down", sweetheart--you have a 16-month old toddler! There is no way most of us could do half of what you do with a toddler. Never think twice about cutting back to fit the season you are currently in! We love you no matter what. ❤
Hi from England Becky, Today was my youngest son's 23rd birthday and tomorrow my wedding anniversary so we had a family get together. The weather was lovely a beautiful English spring day. My daffodils and snowdrops are in bloom. I cooked up a storm for three days fretting as I usually do that there isn't enough when there was. I'm tired but a happy tired foods all gone and now it's me time. Feet up pot of tea and Becky to watch. Baklava is my absolute favourite treat. I usually make a batch of it every month. The best part is my husband doesn't like it, so it's all mine. Melitzanosalata is just nirvana with pita breads and quite easy to make. My family love Greece been many times. Crete is beautiful the people are phenomenal the food is just divine. Such a beautiful country. Those pita's looked lovely but have been one of those things that I've always just bought but after watching you I might just have a go at making my own. You're an absolute ray of sunshine. The delight you take in the simplest of things is phenomenal. Enjoy
Becky, I'm almost 70 and I really don't cook much anymore., But, I love watching your Videos. You are so comforting to listen to., And I can tell you are a truly sincere person to share time with.. God bless to you and your family.. Teresa
What memories you bring back Becky. When my brother and I were children living overseas after school we would walk into town just as these glorious pita breads were coming out of the oven. We would walk back not really talking, but happily munching on these hot pitas. Thank you for the memory.
It must be totally awesome to be one of Becky’s f2f friends. You can really tell food is her love language by the feasts she creates and then calls a full meal. Actually it’s pretty awesome just getting to be one of her virtual friends. You can really feel the love in a Becky video. Thank you so much for all your generosity of spirit!
Your comment about nutmeg in the meatballs reminded me of a friend who moved to the US from Lebanon. She was surprised we used cinnamon in sweet applications. She had only known it in savory dishes. The culinary world is so diverse.
I had some coworkers come from India to the U.S. and they were grossed out by mint with chocolate in the Girl Scout cookies😂 so funny, they only had experienced mint in savory chutneys and so on.
I always put allspice with meatballs, breakfast sausage and beef stews and people go wild for it. It's not a flavour a lot of people will recognise in a dish but it really adds something
My Daughter just made a meatloaf too, I will tell her about this too so maybe she might want to try it too and know she will like the Greek meat burger you she made.........
To get the diamond shapes on your baklava, you want to slice vertically like you started with, but then you make the next cuts diagonally and it will give you diamonds instead of squares
I just wanted to say, I love your videos and I'm happy that you post so frequently! I really don't know how you do it, having a small child and all, but I'm very appreciative and the quality of your work/videos is outstanding and you're never over the top/loud/annoying, I just can't get enough 😅 love from Germany
My first husband was Arabic, so I had to learn how to cook Arabic food.. we would have different parts of his family and / or friends over a few nights a week. Boy, was that under pressure cooking.. but they always ate good. And most wanted food to take home.. before I knew it, I was teaching some of the wives how to cook..
My husband is from Egypt and we live in Egypt now and hummus is a refrigerator staple anything you use mayonnaise for they use hummus. My husband makes it the same way you just made it sometimes Depending on how much he is making he will use vinegar but he always boils the chick peas
Hey Becky, thanks for being open and trying Baklava. 💛 For the cutting: just start cutting diagonal from the corners and then just parallel to the diagonal line. Much love, Emina🕊️
Becky, I think that this was the most beautiful presentation that you have cooked with us. Your friend is very lucky to have a friend like you. Please share more themed meals like Mexican, Italian, German and on and on. Can’t wait.💕💕
I had a friend/neighbor whose family was Greek. The holidays were the best🙌🏻 They always sent over Baklava and other treats💖 When I married her mother sent over some beautiful linens she acquired from Greece. One of my best friends, family came to America from Yugoslavia💖 I was one lucky teenager 🙌🏻💖
Silent viewer here. My goodness does this look delicious! Also, the reason I like Za’atar seasoning is because of the sumac. I love citrusy anything. Great job, young lady! 💜
Your delight at seeing those pitas puff up in the oven… priceless! So glad you had this excellent dinner and shared it with us! Thank YOU for being you! ❤️
Yay, I just spent the whole day planting flowers, herbs, doing yard work and setting up my garden areas and I just sat down and boom a video. I love your energy and appreciate all the hard work you put in to bring us videos.
Becky to get your triangles on the baklava make the long cuts from the short side to short side of the 9x13 and then start cutting in the corner from short side to long side of the pan if that makes sense. Keep cutting this way until you reach the corner that's catty corner from where you started.
My neighbors always say caddy corner. We grew up saying kitty corner. We laughed at each other then looked it up in the dictionary. Both have the same meaning! 😁
You can cut them in any shape you want for me. I'll be happy to eat them. I had seen someone cut them in diamonds but couldn't begin to tell someone how.
My parents are from Palestine and Jordan. My grandmother used to cook wonderful food for us, and I remember her making homemade pita bread which we enjoyed after school. It was delicious!!! She taught my mom to cook just like her😀We were 5 lucky children!
My love language is cooking as well. I just made a whole bunch a breakfast burritos for my brother his very pregnant wife and my 2-year-old niece. this meal that you did from beginning to end I will absolutely make for family and friends thank you thank you thank you for every single video that you post your content is wonderful you're a wonderful woman and I am just one of your humble fans
From a Mediterranean guy living in a Mediterranean country this looks great! For me it's food that feels like home :) If you like these flavors, I recommend that you look for a recipe for tabbouleh salad - easy and delicious
@@pamelar5868 yes it was I was laughing too....now I want to make this....love Pita Bread, it is so expensive but you can't find it where I live very often....have to drive 45-and hr to find it at Meijer .....that's if you're lucky there is any left.....why don't these stores stock more of that if it sells out every day ???
Love every dish on the menu! You do set an amazing table girl! Always beautiful. Glad you all had a wonderful time. Long lasting friendships are precious.
Becky I liked your video when it was only 5 minutes posted because I already knew I was going to love whatever you were about to throw down in the kitchen. Worth watching every time. Thank you ❤
I 😍 baklava!!! The easiest way to get the "diamonds" is to make your first cut diagonally corner to corner then equally spaced across the dish, turn your dish, go diagonally across corner to corner again and then make equally spaces cuts again. 🙂 Everything looks sooooo delicious!!! As always .... you make it look sooooo easy!!!!
I grew up near a bakery that made pita bread. My mom worked an overnight shift and would stop on her walk home at 7:00 in the morning and bring home still-warm pita bread. It was SO delicious! Watching you bake that bread just brought back all those tasty memories!
Becky you passed an excellent oportunity to try some amazing eggplant dishes 😊😊 Let me tell you, i grew uP hating eggplant. It Is very different to other Vegetables, but as an adult i got to try moussaka, that Is a kind of casserole with all meditarreanean goodness and it changed my mind. You can eat them stuffed, a la parmeggiana, pickled (we have a récipe in argentina called escabeche de berenjena) and even Made into a spread called babaganoush that Is hummus like. Ps: in my family we peel each chickpea for hummus (we are syrian and lebanese) to improve texture. It Is very silky. Im the official chickpea peeler at home 😊
This Greek inspired menu and dinner party planning was SO fun to watch. And this video was super professional yet still so personable and fun❤! Thank you.
Hi Becky, good job. I always enjoy watching you cook, it blows me away how much you get done it what seems like no time at all. I also enjoy all of your gardening. Thanks so much for sharing.
My aunt that has passed away taught me how to cook rice perfectly every time by, Get a baking dish & add your water or stock to it. Like 1 cup rice (long grain) to 2 cups stock & cover & bake for 40 to 45 mins in the oven at 350 F , I swear its perfect everytime. Your dinner looks wonderful. Love your videos . & you & your family. Have a blessed week. I use to live in Seattle Wa. I also Love Eastern Washington And lived in Astoria Or, for a few years. I really miss the Beauitful Green States. I now live in Victoria TX. Big change.
When you’ve run out of tasting spoons, try using a slice of carrot or lettuce leaf, whichever vegetable the dressing will be coating. Gives you a much better read on how your end product will tastes and…..saves on dishes 😄!!! 👍👍👍. Just a fun old timer chef tip I thought I could share with everyone today. Hope all are doing well? Much love and best wishes from a Canadian follower and friend. ❤️🇨🇦❤️
Always appreciate your organization with a dinner party... this is how I keep my sanity when cooking for groups. Once I have my table set, I feel like I can breathe. Always enjoy your videos!!
I made the Greek meatballs into burgers using your bun recipe, the carrot salad and the hummus for dinner tonight for my parents, they thought it all was amazing. Thank you for doing these videos. I've always loved to cook and bake and watching you try things you've never done has inspired me to do the same. I love watching your videos as I work. Thank you
I have always been intimidated to try baklava, but this gave me the confidence to try it, so thank you. I wanted to share that the best tzatziki sauce I’ve ever made is with my freeze dried cucumbers (I grated and freeze dried a ton this summer.) They rehydrate in the yogurt, it never splits or gets watery, and I have cucumbers to make fresh all year. I think you will like it. Natalie
You have most definitely found your passion! Your joy over your pita successes is so contagious! You go Becky…and Josh is so supportive! Blessings, Miss Linda 🌸🌸
Becky I have been following you for about 3 years now. You have a wonderful family and you have made your forever house into a home. The food looks fabulous. I am a OG grandma from West Virginia and I’m definitely going to make baklava it looked delicious. Sending love and positive vibes to you and your family ❤️💯🙏🏻
Forgot how easy hummus is to make….my daughter & I use to make it all the time….but never did we ‘cook’ the beans! Gotta try it for myself!My daughter now has her own family! AND SOOO glad you took the time to enjoy the fruits of your labor & reunite with old friends!!!! Love all that you do!!!!😊😊😊
Wow! That looks absolutely scrumptious! Now that i have seen you make pita bread, i am definitely thinking i could make this!Going to give it a try. I was thinking i could use the pita bread for a lot of things. Thank you for sharing your reunion with your friend. Have a happy day!
Aww Becky please Thank your friend for her service for me🥰 I greatly appreciate all veterans. And what another wonderful video from you. You inspire me to cook all the time. I just need to find the time to do it. 😅
Greek food is delicious! I actually had Greek take away today😊 I also lived in Greece for a short while and their food is amazing as long as you eat where the locals eat. Not the tourist areas! Also, if you like Levant style mezze like Hummus, try Muhammara. It’s made with grilled red bellpepper and is sweet, spicy, nutty and overall soooo delicious!
Cooking the chickpeas first is key to having a smooth hummus. I made it without cooking them first until I saw on America's Test Kitchen to cook them. It made a big difference on the smoothness.
Sourdough is so easy! I always thought it was going to be difficult but Kim Wadsworth inspired me to try it. We have been enjoying a loaf of sourdough every week for the last few weeks!
The onions in the meatballs can be fried before added and it’s so good! Also adding shredded veggies (pumpkin, zucchini, carrots etc) takes the meatballs to another level😋
Little pillows are so cute. I need to make the entire meal. Oh my, thank you so much. We are always so thrilled to see what you come up with every time. ❤
I love your videos Becky!!! I think today it's more Mediterranean menu than Greek. Although great recipes, hope you enjoyed them. Greetings from Greece ❤
I do not see the carrot salad recipe. I am very excited about making that. You are such a joy! Thank you for sharing your joy with me and many others! ❤
Oh, the theme meals are on!!! These look so enticing! All that work, she made it seem so effortless! I can't wait to see what she does next! Becky you are AWSOME! I'm waiting on the cookbook!☺😘
Hi Becky! My name is Patty and I have been making Baklava for almost 40 years. My tip for you is this.. To get the diamond shape is simple, cut it diagonally! Start in a corner and go to the opposite corner and work outward from there.
Becky, I made fresh pita today while watching you. They came out amazing. I made my cucumber dip and my husband went crazy. Thank you for sharing all these recipes. Watching you make them helps me with my cooking.
Absolutely love your channel Becky. You've been such an inspiration to me, so much so I have a freezer filled with meals as well as vegetables. I've gone from having food waste to having hardly any at all. Watching this video takes me back to my Greek holiday 😊 yummy x
Becky, just a thank you for teaching this old dog a new trick. I must making hummus for a large family dinner, 13! Appetizer. I used tahini to help ground up cans of chicken peas, and ground and ground, cooking them is the answer, I now know what I’ll do next time. It was smooth but I know it’ll be even smoother. Delish!
I love mittle eastern/ arabian food and most of these things are more arabian, not greek. The Baklava from my turkish friend was just so great.. but so sweet with the honey-rosewater syrup on the top. ❤ so nice to be reminded.
Blown away by this meal!! I am just starting to host more and always curious what other people make. Love that you are able to make ahead and that I can use so many herbs from my garden!! Thanks for sharing and hope to see more! :)
Carrot siracha hummus has been the best hummus I've ever tried! We found some at Publix, and then decided to make it ourselves, and wow, how good it is!! If you're into different hummus, definitely worth getting a recipe for it! Cant wait to finish watching this, I love Greek food!
I just started watching you a couple days ago and I'm literally obsessed with your videos. You've definitely inspired me to start doing meal prep for my parents and me. ❤❤
Wow is all I can say. Looks so delicious and healthy. I aspire to cook a dinner like that someday. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to teach us.
Allow your oven a few minutes in between to get back to temperature(everytime you open the oven door the temp goes down). That will allow the cast iron to get back up to temp too. 😊❤
Oh my Becky, I just made the chicken, pita and Greek salad for dinner and a home made coleslaw, it is divine. Wish I could share a photo. Kids love it too, bonus.
I think this qualifies more as a middle eastern meal rather than a greek meal (humus, pitta, tahini, baqlawa, grilled kofte and some of the spices like cilantro, nutmeg and cumin) skew hard towards Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Egypt. The greek salad and tzaziki are a little more authentic, so let's just settle on Mediteratean for a common denominator. Still, as a North American interpretation of anything happening on this side of the planet, all thumbs up 😊 most of us here at the far end of the Med fon't bother making our own Pittas, so kudos to you for going for it. It just needs sweet mint tea or turkish coffee to for this to feel like home to me
I'm so excited to watch this and take notes! It's perfect timing for me! Once a month, my 3 girls and their husbands and all 12 grandkids come over and we all cook a "themed" dinner. This next month is Greek and I have just been clueless as to what I can make. Thank you so much!!!!
I was so excited when the pitas turned out so perfect!! I could tell you were, and that made me happy for you!!! You honestly impress me so often with your amazing dishes! 😊
I was just screaming away "look at your pita"!! lol I have often thought about attempting to make them. I always thought they would be hard and time consuming. They weren't at all!! So excited to try them! Thanks for the confidence boost!! You're the BEST!!
I always appreciate that you don’t waste… you scrape the bowl, cut all useable veggie pieces, feed your animals the scraps, and use what you have on hand. It’s so relatable to me ❤
Thanks so much! I try but I am not perfect! It helps having chickens for when I do end up having to toss something I can give it to them and they can turn it into eggs for me :)
Becky, from my many years of cooking tortillas and pita bread, I can tell you that only having about 2 rolled out at a time and doing an assembly line makes a difference. You are correct with that assumption. The older lady that taught me out to make tortillas told me "in Spanish" to never roll out ahead of time.
Thanks for sharing all the recipes for your Greek themed dinner. They all look delicious so I will be sure to try some of them. I loved seeing your pita bread and baklava. Many thanks, Becky.
I am such a fan! I’ve been watching you for quite a while now and always look forward to new videos. You are such a professional in the way you present yourself, the way you explain what you’re doing, and any other bits of info or tips you can give us. Your attitude is always positive. Your by far better then those ‘network’ shows in my eyes. Please, please tell me you’re human. A video of bloopers or messy hair and unkept fingernails saying ‘nah, I’m not cooking. It’s popcorn for supper’. 🤣🤣. You are a class act Becky, and I appreciate you!
Hey Becky! Just started watching your videos , love them. Really like how you interact and the excitement on your face when your recipe turns out great 😀I totally understand that emotion. I’m addicted to them now 😝👍.
Becky, once the bread puffs up in the oven...it is done. I have been making pita bread my whole life. I would have rolled all the pitas, then started with the first one. Start baking. Puncture, the edge of the bread and put under the linen. Makes wonderful sandwiches. You can also toast a couple breads and use in your salad like croutons. They look beautiful. Awesome job!!!
Becky you are so amazing and I enjoy your videos soooo much!!! You seemed a little emotional at the end so I just wanted to remind you to take time for yourself. You are really appreciated!!!
Becky, I am inspired by this menu and video. I am now planning a greek inspired dinner party too. I think I am going to give the pitas a shot as well. I love that much of this menu can be prepared ahead of time. Thanks for walking me through it! I will now feel more confident in trying it myself.
