Becky please please please consider writing a cook/preservation book!! You could do according to vegetable and tell everything you make out of it. More efficient way of preserving, not to mention all the creative uses you have for vegs that i never think of! Please!
My grandma kept the carrots in her garden. Therefore she digged a hole and filled the bottom with sand. Then she put the carrots on the sand. And Covered the carrots with sand. Again a layer of carrots and a layer of sand. So we always had carrots throughout the winter. I remember it was a lot of fun for me (60) as a child to „harvest“ vegetables this way with my grandma. Greetings from Germany
Consider freeze-drying a vegie mix (carrots, onions, zucchini etc). This mix would be great to use in making broth, soups, meatloafs, meatballs, pasta sauces and stews. I buy mine as I have a small household/larder. But this mix makes for easy meal prep!
I just learned this recently, but you can make your own baking powder easily. 2 parts cream of tartar, 1 part baking soda, and 1 part cornstarch to prevent clumping. :)
@@S.Mos72 it's there to prevent clumping, so if you don't care about that, then you don't need it. I did an elimination diet to try to pinpoint a good sensitivity so corn was a no-go for me for a little while. I thought people with a corn allergy might like to know it can be left out :-)
Not feeling well and stuck in a recliner today soooooo happy to see Becky arrive. If I can’t get my projects done, I can enjoy watching you do yours! Much love to everyone on this channel💚
Feel better soon! Check out calico cow acres if you are bored. I just ran across them yesterday and they are a cute young couple trying to start up a homestead
Hi Becky. Just a little helper I use is I put the whole colander in the boiling water then move it to the cold water. Saves a step of spooning them all in and out of the hot and cold water 😊
If you change out the cloth in the bags of carrots in the fridge every couple weeks that will also help extend the life of the carrots. It takes all the condensation away from the carrots. A dry cold carrot is a happy carrot lol. 🥕
@@krisirolfe4332 I don’t see why not. They all would work in the same manner to get the moisture away from the carrots. I’d say as long as they are changed for a clean dry towel every couple weeks it should work just fine. It also helps to get out as much air as possible in the bag when storing in the fridge.
Old recipes for carrots is a carrot casserole were you peel then slice the keratin of queens make a white cream sauce in a skillet by melting butter, adding flour thickening with milk a dash up, bake salt and pepper etc. then pour it on each layer and top it off with the sauce, and covered in foil and bake its very good. Another recipe is to use a meat grinder to grind carrots and dried shelled peanuts. In equal portions. Add raisins then drop mayonnaise in to moisten the mixture. If it doesn't taste sweet, then go ahead and add a little bit of sugar and stir. It's really good.
@lovemyfamily60 it isn't odd. She and Josh said long ago they are not showing Baby A in videos. I think they are being smart, especially with the world we live in. Is her private life not everything needs to be shared. Baby A is well-tended too. We only see a small portion of her life in videos. :)
Fellow NC girl here! Well, technically I'm a MD girl, but I've lived here in NC for 5 years, and we are calling it home for at least the next 12 years until our kids are done with school.
@@lovemyfamily60 I’m sure it’s probably for his protection, that she doesn’t show his face, say his name, etc. I think they are very wise for doing so.
For the other carrots that you have left, why don’t you diced them and freeze dry them and create freeze dried soups with noodles and seasons in jars for you and Josh and just add hot water. I love following all of your progress is of harvesting and everything that you’ve done I’ve learned a lot. I appreciate you taking your time putting this together.
Becky and friends . Baking powder is just baking SODA and an acid. for each teaspoon of baking powder use one quarter teaspoon of baking SODA and half a teaspoon of vinegar or lemon juice. put the liquids with the liquids in the bowl and the baking Soda with the flour salt etc (the dry ingredients) ... and how about canning the carrot broth? you can add it to any soup or dish that can use a bit of sweetness. Hope this helps. Jim Mexico
You can make a delious spread for your self made bread: slow roast shredded carrots and onions to become soft, add same amount of thick tomato sauce, cook down and spice to your convenience, eg oregano, salt, pepper, chili powder, put in small jars and can to preserve.
Our senior box yesterday came with three bags of pecans, I think I am going to try your Mom’s recipe! I love carrot cake! Haha, my husband just walked through and said….. oh no, she is watching Becky, why did I put that crockpot on the top shelf! Lol
All my life my mother made me a carrot cake for my birthday. She passed a few years ago and I miss that cake. Tomorrow is my birthday and I think I'll dig out her recipe and make myself a birthday cake. Thanks for the inspiration.
Baking powder and baking soda are both baking essentials. Depending on the specific recipe, you may need one or the other (or both). They are often used in making cakes, muffins, cupcakes, or any baked goods. In case you run out of it, did you know that you can make baking powder? Just combine 1 tablespoon baking soda and 2 tablespoons cream of tartar, and voila - you already have a homemade baking powder.
Yes! Excellent info. You should have seen my moms face when she asked if I had any powdered sugar because she was short 1 cup and I promptly blended up her some out of regular sugar. You literally could not tell the difference, lol. She was like “are you kidding me?” 😂. Nope. And I make my own brown sugar like Becky. I buy one sugar and it makes three. Love having this new recipe. 🙏
My aunt stored fresh garden carrots in plastic bags in the fridge by first rinsing them in a dilute bleach solution and letting them dry. She washed and peeled them before using. They lasted for months. The small amount of bleach killed all fungus, mold and bacteria that would have caused them to rot.
You might enjoy Vietnamese pickle. Main ingredients are carrots, green onion and Dikon radish Add chili's if you want some heat Shredded or julienned. It's a sweet pickle and is awesome on sandwiches. Also seeing as you enjoy soups and stews why not freeze dry all your veg for your soup and then add protein and broth when ready to cook. It would make a nice gift if you put it in Mason jars
I flash freeze directly in ziplock bags. Just set a timer every hour for the next five hours and squish the bag to unstick anything frozen together when the timer rings. No transferring from the cookie sheet. This works great for veggies like onions, peppers and even ground beef. Soft fruits I still freeze individually on cookie sheets.
Next time you run out of baking powder you can substitute 1/3 cream of tartar and 2/3 baking soda. I hate when I'm out of something I thought I had plenty of.
I leave my carrots during all winter in the earth. This winter we had - 11 Celsius. They are still very good! So I can take only the amount I realy need per day. Another good method is, to put the carrots into sand and store them in a dark and cool room. Without the green and without washing them.
Keep fresh carrots in a bucket of fine sand in a cool place. They last for many months. Use a tub for scrubbing carrots clean them into colander to save water as others have suggested. I'm a raisin girl here. Thank you for all your hard work, I know what it takes to make these videos! You're an amazing woman!!
My mother used to make a pasta dish with elbow macaroni, chopped meat, diced carrots and onions and tomato sauce..salt, pepper. Delicious and your ready prepped diced carrots would make it really quick to prepare. Not only do we put raisins in carrot cake but, coconut and nuts, too! Love your generous spirit, Becky. Cakes look great so good.
Becky, it’s me again. My daughter, Jackie has ADHD. You guys are soooo much a like. She is moving back home. I can’t wait to get my second chance at helping her navigate with organization and planning through gardening and meal prep. I know that she will thrive! I have raised garden beds and a well lit South facing “formal” dining room .
I love grated carrot mixed with grated coconut as a quick salad side. Quick, easy, simple and surprisingly good to eat. If you don’t have fresh coconut, desiccated is fine! Just use the biggest flakes or shreds that’s you have. I first had this decades ago when living in Papua New Guinea and it’s been a family favourite ever since.
Freeze a small dice in bags of sofrito [carrots, celery and onions] as the base for other meals and of course SOUP!! We're in the height of summer here in the Southern Hemisphere and there are only two left of the carrot and coriander soups I froze in the winter; cosy year-round favourite. Carrot is also great in Pumpkin soup, which I imagine would be timely for you guys too.
I just had to tell you. I don’t like canned carrots from the cans either. But we canned home canned carrots and they’re wonderful and not mushy. They have a wonderful flavor. Sometimes I serve canned carrots with a cheese topping. Yumm. Love your videos.
Hi Becky. Your thought process on carrot size for storage is correct. The smaller crops tend to have issues sooner than the bigger ones. So larger items for longer term storage is what you want. As far as carrots, I would have left their tails on for storage. That also helps them last longer. Great crop!!
The instant pot has an optional basket which is perfect for blanching. Saves water and time and moving veg around. Also handy for hard boiling eggs and pasta too.
I love so much that you show when you are problem solving and debating the merits of doing something one way or another, that you experiment to see what’s best etc. You show your mistakes and successes and I think it’s so valuable for people who are just beginning to see that things aren’t always perfect and that everyone but them knows exactly what to do! You are such a blessing to learners!!
@@laurenparnass8343 I'm from South Africa and this is a staple veggie for us. We boil the potatoes and carrots together in a pot with all our seasonings and when soft, we mash it and add butter and serve. We also eat potatoes and green beans the same way. It's very delicious this way.
I get so home sick when I watch you work, I would LOVE to be there with you, me washing the carrots and topping the heads off, I was the "prepper" for mama, I would get all the jars clean the veggies ready so she could be doing other things, it's one thing I miss with mama gone, me and her canning... wish I could be there to help with the prep and clean up.....
Hey Becky! I have freeze dried carrot cubes for soups, and they reconstitute perfectly. I’m doing shredded carrots next. Freeze drying will save you some room in your freezers.
I have freeze dried diced carrots and grated carrots also. I blanched them for a minute or two before freezing and the color has stayed bright orange and beautiful. My storage room is very dark so no light hits them. They reconstitute very well and taste very fresh.
Your carrot cake must be a Northern thing as mine does not have pecans in the cake but in the cream cheese frosting. I make mine in cake pans and I had a hard time finding a cake carrier that would hold it. It is my mother's recipe from when I grew up. I use to take them to the office for every get together we had at the employees request. One of the girls at the office took a piece home for her daugher and husband and a friend tasted it and offered me $50.00 to make her one. I nearly stroked out. I love watching you cook and bake with things that came out of your garden. I am a country girl and I wish I did not live in the city because there is no room to grow what I grew up with. Keep it up girl!!!
Hey Becky, very delicious is pumpkin carrotsoup with little meatballs and carrotmash. Both eaten a lot in Holland, your mother in law probably knows it and can tell you how to make it! The soup freezes beautiful so something to make with all the ingredients from the garden 😃 i also love oven roasted carrots with honey and thyme , Moroccan Couscous or Tajine with carrots and pumpkin . Nice recipes and something new to learn
hi again. keep in mind that any cake or bread recipe can be made into any shape. sheet pan flat, muffins (cupcakes rolls) layer cake or a huge cake. I've even taken a chocolate cake recipe and made them like soft cookies (I didn't want to wait for the cake to bake for an hour.) of course you need to adjust the baking time for size, just look at a recipe for muffins, jelly rolls, layer, bundt or sheet cakes All the best Jim
You can get SouperCubes in all different sizes. They are silicon molds and reusable, so not wasting bags. I got the one cup molds. There are four on each mold, so four cups of frozen whatever. I froze shredded squash and shredded carrots. When frozen, just pop them out of the mold. I had the same idea of freezing for chocolate zucchini bread, carrot cake, and others. The molds come very small up to 2 cups and are handy for freezing a variety of things. Saves space in the freezer. You could get molds the size of you garlic mounds and not have to put cookie sheets in the freezer. Very handy!
16:56 if ever you run out of baking powder again, consider making your own. It is very easy, and it ensures freshness. All you need is baking soda and cream of tartar and cornflour.
In Brazil we make carrot cake too, but in the blender and with a brigadeiro topping with chocolate powder, condensed milk and butter ❤ your cake looks delicious too and the carrot harvest is a true blessing for the first year of growing in the new house ❤
I grew up in Portland just around the corner from you - 87th & Siskiyou! I love your channel. I’m a busy mom, we homeschool our kids and often cooking feels overwhelming. Your batch cooking and efficient methods have been life changing for me! Thanks for sharing!!!
Hey Becky. My favorite is carrot cake. When I make mine though, I put a can of crushed pineapple in it and pecans. Once cooled i top with a cream cheese frosting. It's soooo good and stays very moist. It can be frozen as well and once unfrozen it's as good as the day it was first made.
I wrapped my carrots in a damp paper towel. And kept them in the crisper drawer. They were still good when i used the last of them the end of December. I'm not swearing by this but I'm going to try again this year.
Oh my goodness.. I said to myself Becky’s going to share some cake with her neighbor as a thank you for the baking powder! Becky you are awesome! I would do the same thing too. 🫶🏻
I always smile when I see you’ve uploaded a video & you always make my day a little brighter. NOTE: Kitchenaid has a dicer attachment for their stand mixer. It is a huge time saver in the kitchen & is great for potato & other root veggies. I feel it worth the cost, as like you, my family likes them in pot pies & soups, etc. Have a joyous day.
I recommend a mandolin to lighten the tiedious work of dicing vegetables. I also blanche and freez the carrots both in rounds and cubes. I love having ready made carrots.
Becky, unless you just don’t like the bay leaves, if you would leave one leaf in each jar, it will help to keep the vegetables crisp. Or a grape leaf will work also. These are soooo good, I make them.
Now I want carrot cake. I had a recipe for carrot cake that called for raisens, drained crushed pineapple, and pecans. It was really good but dense. I like the idea of dividing into bread pans. Thanks Becky.
We LOVE Muchas Gracias’ pickled carrots!! Here’s my take (per jar): Carrots, Onions, Sliced jalapeños…Boil a pinch of salt, pepper, garlic powder, celery seed. Two pinches of oregano and cumin. About 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup water. Layer veggies in a quart jar, pour hot liquid mixture over, seal, and refrigerate. Easy and quick, and a great side dish/snack/sandwich addition! Love your inspiration!!
Now that you have an awesome garden you can make baby food for baby acre. He will love it. Hope everything is ok with baby acre and that he is growing up strong. Hope you and Josh. I hope to see him soon may be when he's about toddler age. Pretty soon he'll want to be in the garden with you. Making a muddy mess. Love watching you and the happy smiling when you tasted the product. ❤❤❤❤
Future Becky will definitely thank the current Becky for saving her the monotony of dicing carrots for sue, not to mention Baby Acre will be getting more and more active which can cut into your cooking prep time. I love watching these preservation videos, especially with the large harvests!
Just to save you some time in future... I just dice and freeze carrots (no blanching) and they break up easily to shake out a handful. I use mine the same way you use yours (in soups and stews or stir fry) and they work just fine without blanching.
Do you have plans to build a root cellar on your property? I’ve enjoyed watching you and your parents harvest your carrots & onions. And watch you process nearly 1/2 of your carrots today!
I love to keep frozen carrots in the refrigerator for soup also, diced. I’m extremely lazy, so I use the Valdalia onion chopper. It’s very simple and works great.
I use melted butter instead of oil. It makes it easier to digest. The last time I made cream cheese frosting, I used an entire cube of cream cheese instead of adding butter to that at all. It was delicious!!!
One thing I do that makes blanching just a tad easier is to have a designated colander inside my ice water bowl, I dump the veg into the colander, swish them around a bit to stop the cooking and then just lift the colander up and the veg is already all contained. It's simple but it beats scooping them out little by little. ♡
After having a really bad diabetic episode last night, I’m feeling pretty tired and down today. So I was so excited and happy to know would be a Becky day! I never thought I’d want to add carrots to my garden, but as always, you’ve inspired me. So carrots are on the spring garden list!
Then use the expelled pulp and mix in a bit of salt, garlic, herbs + make separately a mix of water and chia seeds and let them soak an hour, they will gelify and act as a binder. Mix all together, spread thin on a dehydrator tray and you have veggie crackers.
Pickled carrots are so good . I grew up on so many pickled vegetables along with a cauliflower, carrot,pearl onion mix so good. Also a must try is pickled carrots with jalapeños so I was excited to see you add them.
Becky, you could use the colander in the bowl to cool the carrots and just lift all of them at once in colander instead of fishing them with the spider.
If you save a tablespoon or two of flour from the cake and use it to coat the carrots and nuts before mixing them into the batter.. it will prevent the carrots and nuts from sinking towards the bottom as it bakes.
LOL--I throw everything into carrot cake--shredded pineapple, coconut, pecans and raisins. One of my holiday cakes. Takes some time to prepare, but the house smells amazing and it is tasty.
Suggestion for washing large quantities of produce. I put mine in the sink to soak in a water & vinegar soak. A good amount of the dirt will come off on its own and since vinegar has antibacterial properties it is a great way to ensure you don’t anything you don’t want. Also, had you thought about making baby food?
Carrot halva.. fine grated carrot, ground cardomom, cashews, raisins (optional), pinch of salt, sauteed for about 20 mins in butter. Store in fridge, extra in freezer. Use hot over vanilla ice cream, its absolutely delicious❤ Carrot & cheese 1:1 yum
You have inspired me to try to plant garlic, potatoes & tomatoes! We live in an apartment so can’t have raised beds, but yesterday I planted 5 organic garlic cloves in a large pot. I’m going to try to grow potatoes in laundry baskets with cardboard in them. In the spring I’ll plant a few tomatoes in pots. Thanks Becky! 😊
If you still have carrots, might I suggest Vietnamese Carrot and Daikon Radish pickles from your ball canning book? Page 312. I’ve made them with just carrots, with and without the star anise, with and without crushed red pepper. All are delicious! They hold their texture pretty well, too, not mushy!
Warning ⚠️⚠️⚠️ Hot peppers may be mild or sweet at the tip, the heat is farther up the pepper. My husband found out the hard way one summer. I had gotten a plant at the nursery that just said "hot pepper". Didn't say what kind. So i grew it, waiting to see what it would be. It look like a nice fat green jalapeno . We let it grow a little more, it started to turn purple. My husband picked it and bit off the tip of the pepper. He complained that it wasn't hot at all. I went inside to get us some ice cold beer. When i came back outside i found my husband bent over, sweat pour off his bright red face. When he could talk, after downing a whole bottle of beer. I asked him what happened? He said he popped the rest of that pepper in his mouth and it was like he had popped a red hot coal instead.
Pickled carrots are one of my all-time favs!! I got a commercial-sized box of baby carrots a few months ago, and as long as they were free, I experimented. They're AMAZING on hearty salads, as a midnight snack, on a cheese tray..... oh mannnnn. So good.
On the Becoming a Farm Girl channel she has a canning recipe for a delicious carrot soup, and she gives several variations for serving it. I can’t remember which book it’s from- I think it’s a Ball recipe. The baby would probably like soft canned carrots, so maybe a small batch for him, even if they are too mushy for you and Josh.
Hi Becky, I am so glad that you showed us how to make those pickled jalapeño carrots! I love them also and I've been wanting to make them for a few years now. I live in Central Washington state and I'm surrounded by Mexican food and I love their food 😋
Carrot cake is my favorite cake. I make it all year long but I specially make it for Easter because after all there’s bunnies at Easter and they need their carrots so we make a carrot cake. It is a dump cake I put the eggs in my KitchenAid mixer bowl to mix up and then proceeded to dump everything else in there and run it at one time and I’m done. I always use a Bundt pan different design pans depending on what I’m making it for. And then it’s a cream cheese frosting but I use less powdered sugar, so the cream cheese stands out and instead of vanilla I use lemon juice it’s very addictive , love what you’re doing with all the carrots
Great preservation ideas! Something I’ve loved doing is sautéing a large batch of shredded carrots and shredded/thinly sliced onions together in olive oil with a little garlic. Then freezing them. These bags are SUPER helpful later to just add to a soup/stew/stir fry or a sauce. Saves so much time and Im a mama like you to a two year old boy and these types of freezer ready foods are lifesavers and time savers ❤ Happy cooking!
I absolutely love love love your channel! Tysm for sharing your knowledge! You have saved me so much time and effort. Don’t mind me, I’ll just be binge watching and liking. I wish you and your beautiful family many blessings. ❤
The majority of heat of jalapeños comes from the seeds. have you ever made carrot soup? Yumm!! You can purée some carrots like you do pumpkin. Trust me, so good!! Just found your channel and I am binge watching, you are just fantastic!!
I love doing crockpot meals when I'm canning or preserving produce, just makes the canning/preserving process more enjoyable knowing dinner is already taken care of.
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Becky please please please consider writing a cook/preservation book!! You could do according to vegetable and tell everything you make out of it. More efficient way of preserving, not to mention all the creative uses you have for vegs that i never think of! Please!
My grandma kept the carrots in her garden. Therefore she digged a hole and filled the bottom with sand. Then she put the carrots on the sand. And Covered the carrots with sand. Again a layer of carrots and a layer of sand. So we always had carrots throughout the winter. I remember it was a lot of fun for me (60) as a child to „harvest“ vegetables this way with my grandma. Greetings from Germany
THANK YOU! For not using 'filler' music when recording a long scenes like other RUclipsrs do. It's soooooo much nicer to watch.
I agree!
Carrot cake muffins, no frosting. Freezer to table for breakfast. Frosted carrot cupcakes as holiday desserts.
Consider freeze-drying a vegie mix (carrots, onions, zucchini etc). This mix would be great to use in making broth, soups, meatloafs, meatballs, pasta sauces and stews. I buy mine as I have a small household/larder. But this mix makes for easy meal prep!
I was going to suggest freeze-drying them too. They'd be shelf stable, and quick to use. You could even make carrot powder for smoothies.
Same here. I would love to see that project.
Me also
Yes I have seen others freeze dry and put through food processor and use in meat loaf’s and other meals
I will purchase the frozen mixed carrots and freeze dry them. Works great.
I just learned this recently, but you can make your own baking powder easily. 2 parts cream of tartar, 1 part baking soda, and 1 part cornstarch to prevent clumping. :)
This. I personally leave the corn starch out; it's a matter of preference!
May i ask why? @@jenadina
@@S.Mos72 it's there to prevent clumping, so if you don't care about that, then you don't need it. I did an elimination diet to try to pinpoint a good sensitivity so corn was a no-go for me for a little while. I thought people with a corn allergy might like to know it can be left out :-)
@@jenadina ooh thank you so much!
Not feeling well and stuck in a recliner today soooooo happy to see Becky arrive. If I can’t get my projects done, I can enjoy watching you do yours! Much love to everyone on this channel💚
Feel better soon! ⭐️✌️
Feel better soon! Check out calico cow acres if you are bored. I just ran across them yesterday and they are a cute young couple trying to start up a homestead
Aw I hope you get better so soon! I am happy to keep you company :)
Feel better
Hoping you feel better soon
Hi Becky. Just a little helper I use is I put the whole colander in the boiling water then move it to the cold water. Saves a step of spooning them all in and out of the hot and cold water 😊
Great idea
If you change out the cloth in the bags of carrots in the fridge every couple weeks that will also help extend the life of the carrots. It takes all the condensation away from the carrots. A dry cold carrot is a happy carrot lol. 🥕
Thanks for the info. I want to try this technique this year.
Can you use the dish cloths that look like a sponge??? They also have some that are thinner and are cheese cloth looking- would these work?
@@krisirolfe4332 I don’t see why not. They all would work in the same manner to get the moisture away from the carrots. I’d say as long as they are changed for a clean dry towel every couple weeks it should work just fine. It also helps to get out as much air as possible in the bag when storing in the fridge.
Old recipes for carrots is a carrot casserole were you peel then slice the keratin of queens make a white cream sauce in a skillet by melting butter, adding flour thickening with milk a dash up, bake salt and pepper etc. then pour it on each layer and top it off with the sauce, and covered in foil and bake its very good. Another recipe is to use a meat grinder to grind carrots and dried shelled peanuts. In equal portions. Add raisins then drop mayonnaise in to moisten the mixture. If it doesn't taste sweet, then go ahead and add a little bit of sugar and stir. It's really good.
Who doesn't get excited to see Becky when she comes on!!! 😊 much love from North Carolina ❤
Yes. I love watching her but I wonder about her baby! Where is the little guy?? She never even mentions him. I find that odd!!
@lovemyfamily60 it isn't odd. She and Josh said long ago they are not showing Baby A in videos. I think they are being smart, especially with the world we live in. Is her private life not everything needs to be shared. Baby A is well-tended too. We only see a small portion of her life in videos. :)
Fellow NC girl here! Well, technically I'm a MD girl, but I've lived here in NC for 5 years, and we are calling it home for at least the next 12 years until our kids are done with school.
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I’m sure it’s probably for his protection, that she doesn’t show his face, say his name, etc. I think they are very wise for doing so.
For the other carrots that you have left, why don’t you diced them and freeze dry them and create freeze dried soups with noodles and seasons in jars for you and Josh and just add hot water. I love following all of your progress is of harvesting and everything that you’ve done I’ve learned a lot. I appreciate you taking your time putting this together.
Becky and friends . Baking powder is just baking SODA and an acid. for each teaspoon of baking powder use one quarter teaspoon of baking SODA and half a teaspoon of vinegar or lemon juice. put the liquids with the liquids in the bowl and the baking Soda with the flour salt etc (the dry ingredients) ... and how about canning the carrot broth? you can add it to any soup or dish that can use a bit of sweetness. Hope this helps. Jim Mexico
And corn starch👍
I did not know that thanks
Learn something everyday watching Becky.
Came here to add this! Way to go, Acre Homestead community!
This is a thing that I know but always forget in the panic of the moment! Then I usually remember after a trip to the store🤣🤣🤣
You can make a delious spread for your self made bread: slow roast shredded carrots and onions to become soft, add same amount of thick tomato sauce, cook down and spice to your convenience, eg oregano, salt, pepper, chili powder, put in small jars and can to preserve.
Our senior box yesterday came with three bags of pecans, I think I am going to try your Mom’s recipe! I love carrot cake! Haha, my husband just walked through and said….. oh no, she is watching Becky, why did I put that crockpot on the top shelf! Lol
It is so wonderful seeing a busy homemaker.
Sitting in the hospital praying my Momma gets discharged. I got do happy seeing Becky had a video. Thanks for all you teach us and share with us.
I'm praying for quick healing!
I'll be praying too xx
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Thanks yall, we have found out she has pneumonia in bottom both lungs. She isn't coming home today. Thanks for all prayers.
@@aintain7369 I'm so sorry. My Mom went through same. Praying for fast healing and health in future. God bless you all 🙏🏽
All my life my mother made me a carrot cake for my birthday. She passed a few years ago and I miss that cake. Tomorrow is my birthday and I think I'll dig out her recipe and make myself a birthday cake. Thanks for the inspiration.
Sorry for your loss🙏🙏 I hope you have a Happy Birthday & Enjoy your day!
Baking powder and baking soda are both baking essentials. Depending on the specific recipe, you may need one or the other (or both). They are often used in making cakes, muffins, cupcakes, or any baked goods. In case you run out of it, did you know that you can make baking powder? Just combine 1 tablespoon baking soda and 2 tablespoons cream of tartar, and voila - you already have a homemade baking powder.
Great info!!
Yes! Excellent info. You should have seen my moms face when she asked if I had any powdered sugar because she was short 1 cup and I promptly blended up her some out of regular sugar. You literally could not tell the difference, lol. She was like “are you kidding me?” 😂. Nope. And I make my own brown sugar like Becky. I buy one sugar and it makes three. Love having this new recipe. 🙏
how you make brown sugar@@firequeen2194 ?
I have baked all my like and have never heard of volia. Can you tell me what it does when making baking powder and where I would find it? Thank you
@@vickiemeyer3869 voilà is a term kind of like abracadabra in a magic show. It’s not an ingredient. It’s just a term very similar to TaDa
My aunt stored fresh garden carrots in plastic bags in the fridge by first rinsing them in a dilute bleach solution and letting them dry. She washed and peeled them before using. They lasted for months. The small amount of bleach killed all fungus, mold and bacteria that would have caused them to rot.
You might enjoy Vietnamese pickle. Main ingredients are carrots, green onion and Dikon radish Add chili's if you want some heat Shredded or julienned. It's a sweet pickle and is awesome on sandwiches. Also seeing as you enjoy soups and stews why not freeze dry all your veg for your soup and then add protein and broth when ready to cook. It would make a nice gift if you put it in Mason jars
I had banh mi for the first time recently and the sweet pickled veggies were SO good. My husband loves it with pulled bbq pork
Yeah marinated meats and pickled veggies are perfect combo
Hello from Arkansas! Another favorite channel of mine is Appalachian Homestead with Patara and the Zimmermans. Thank you for all you do!
I flash freeze directly in ziplock bags. Just set a timer every hour for the next five hours and squish the bag to unstick anything frozen together when the timer rings. No transferring from the cookie sheet. This works great for veggies like onions, peppers and even ground beef. Soft fruits I still freeze individually on cookie sheets.
Puppies will love sliced frozen carrots too!!
Roasted carrots drizzled with balsamic vinegar is one of my favorite ways to cook carrots! Looks fancy for dinner guests too!
Yum! I need to try this! 😋
Next time you run out of baking powder you can substitute 1/3 cream of tartar and 2/3 baking soda. I hate when I'm out of something I thought I had plenty of.
Is that teaspoons? Thank u for that info.
@@patlovato4073It would work for tablespoons too, depending on recipe. A basic 1/3 to 2/3 measure for whatever you need it for.
Thank u
I leave my carrots during all winter in the earth. This winter we had - 11 Celsius. They are still very good! So I can take only the amount I realy need per day. Another good method is, to put the carrots into sand and store them in a dark and cool room. Without the green and without washing them.
Keep fresh carrots in a bucket of fine sand in a cool place. They last for many months.
Use a tub for scrubbing carrots clean them into colander to save water as others have suggested.
I'm a raisin girl here.
Thank you for all your hard work, I know what it takes to make these videos! You're an amazing woman!!
My mother used to make a pasta dish with elbow macaroni, chopped meat, diced carrots and onions and tomato sauce..salt, pepper. Delicious and your ready prepped diced carrots would make it really quick to prepare. Not only do we put raisins in carrot cake but, coconut and nuts, too! Love your generous spirit, Becky. Cakes look great so good.
We make that too. We call it American chop suey. One of my favorites in the winter.
Wow! Can I get a yes an amen to that massive carrot harvest? 😊I’m so happy for you. Loved all the recipe ideas. Great job Becky.
Yes!! Great harvest Becky. Congrats!
Becky, it’s me again. My daughter, Jackie has ADHD. You guys are soooo much a like. She is moving back home. I can’t wait to get my second chance at helping her navigate with organization and planning through gardening and meal prep. I know that she will thrive! I have raised garden beds and a well lit South facing “formal” dining room .
I love grated carrot mixed with grated coconut as a quick salad side. Quick, easy, simple and surprisingly good to eat. If you don’t have fresh coconut, desiccated is fine! Just use the biggest flakes or shreds that’s you have. I first had this decades ago when living in Papua New Guinea and it’s been a family favourite ever since.
Freeze a small dice in bags of sofrito [carrots, celery and onions] as the base for other meals and of course SOUP!!
We're in the height of summer here in the Southern Hemisphere and there are only two left of the carrot and coriander soups I froze in the winter; cosy year-round favourite. Carrot is also great in Pumpkin soup, which I imagine would be timely for you guys too.
I just had to tell you. I don’t like canned carrots from the cans either. But we canned home canned carrots and they’re wonderful and not mushy. They have a wonderful flavor. Sometimes I serve canned carrots with a cheese topping. Yumm. Love your videos.
I would love to learn how you canned your carrots and were able to keep them crunchy. Please 😀
Becky, You tasted the end flesh of the peppers. The heat will be further up the body where you get both seed & membrane!
Hi Becky. Your thought process on carrot size for storage is correct. The smaller crops tend to have issues sooner than the bigger ones. So larger items for longer term storage is what you want. As far as carrots, I would have left their tails on for storage. That also helps them last longer. Great crop!!
Chantenay carrots are actually very good for storing.
I grew up in Salem and we went to the Grotto many times in my teen years. What fun that you mentioned it.
The instant pot has an optional basket which is perfect for blanching. Saves water and time and moving veg around. Also handy for hard boiling eggs and pasta too.
Yellow and chocolate frosting is how we make carrot cake in Brazil
I love so much that you show when you are problem solving and debating the merits of doing something one way or another, that you experiment to see what’s best etc. You show your mistakes and successes and I think it’s so valuable for people who are just beginning to see that things aren’t always perfect and that everyone but them knows exactly what to do! You are such a blessing to learners!!
Carrot and ginger soup - almost no chopping required! Just boil then whiz it up 💚
When mashing potatoes you can add mashed carrots to the potatoes. So good!
I love that combo! I boil them together in one pot, drain and mash it together, makes clean up easy with one less pot to wash.
@@laurenparnass8343 I'm from South Africa and this is a staple veggie for us. We boil the potatoes and carrots together in a pot with all our seasonings and when soft, we mash it and add butter and serve. We also eat potatoes and green beans the same way. It's very delicious this way.
I get so home sick when I watch you work, I would LOVE to be there with you, me washing the carrots and topping the heads off, I was the "prepper" for mama, I would get all the jars clean the veggies ready so she could be doing other things, it's one thing I miss with mama gone, me and her canning... wish I could be there to help with the prep and clean up.....
Hey Becky! I have freeze dried carrot cubes for soups, and they reconstitute perfectly. I’m doing shredded carrots next. Freeze drying will save you some room in your freezers.
I have freeze dried carrots too but mine faded out to an unappealing color. Did you have any issues with that?
I have freeze dried diced carrots and grated carrots also. I blanched them for a minute or two before freezing and the color has stayed bright orange and beautiful. My storage room is very dark so no light hits them. They reconstitute very well and taste very fresh.
Freeze dried carrots chips are a tasty snack too
How do you reconstitute?
They reconstitute by adding liquid. You can use water, broths, or just throw them in the dish you’re making to take up some of its liquid
Your carrot cake must be a Northern thing as mine does not have pecans in the cake but in the cream cheese frosting. I make mine in cake pans and I had a hard time finding a cake carrier that would hold it. It is my mother's recipe from when I grew up. I use to take them to the office for every get together we had at the employees request. One of the girls at the office took a piece home for her daugher and husband and a friend tasted it and offered me $50.00 to make her one. I nearly stroked out. I love watching you cook and bake with things that came out of your garden. I am a country girl and I wish I did not live in the city because there is no room to grow what I grew up with. Keep it up girl!!!
Hi, would you share your recipe please?! Sounds wonderful. Thank you in advance. My best regards.
Hey Becky, very delicious is pumpkin carrotsoup with little meatballs and carrotmash. Both eaten a lot in Holland, your mother in law probably knows it and can tell you how to make it! The soup freezes beautiful so something to make with all the ingredients from the garden 😃 i also love oven roasted carrots with honey and thyme , Moroccan Couscous or Tajine with carrots and pumpkin . Nice recipes and something new to learn
I make the pickled carrots and add pickle crisp when I make them shelf stable.
hi again. keep in mind that any cake or bread recipe can be made into any shape. sheet pan flat, muffins (cupcakes rolls) layer cake or a huge cake. I've even taken a chocolate cake recipe and made them like soft cookies (I didn't want to wait for the cake to bake for an hour.) of course you need to adjust the baking time for size, just look at a recipe for muffins, jelly rolls, layer, bundt or sheet cakes All the best Jim
Becky gave us all a good reminder. Mise en place, gather all your items BEFORE starting.
You can get SouperCubes in all different sizes. They are silicon molds and reusable, so not wasting bags. I got the one cup molds. There are four on each mold, so four cups of frozen whatever. I froze shredded squash and shredded carrots. When frozen, just pop them out of the mold. I had the same idea of freezing for chocolate zucchini bread, carrot cake, and others. The molds come very small up to 2 cups and are handy for freezing a variety of things. Saves space in the freezer. You could get molds the size of you garlic mounds and not have to put cookie sheets in the freezer. Very handy!
Yes, I love my soupercubes! It's nice to freeze excess broth after opening a container. Plus so many other uses.
16:56 if ever you run out of baking powder again, consider making your own. It is very easy, and it ensures freshness. All you need is baking soda and cream of tartar and cornflour.
In Brazil we make carrot cake too, but in the blender and with a brigadeiro topping with chocolate powder, condensed milk and butter ❤ your cake looks delicious too and the carrot harvest is a true blessing for the first year of growing in the new house ❤
That sounds divine!
I grew up in Portland just around the corner from you - 87th & Siskiyou! I love your channel. I’m a busy mom, we homeschool our kids and often cooking feels overwhelming. Your batch cooking and efficient methods have been life changing for me! Thanks for sharing!!!
Becky, you should freeze-dry some of the carrots! Once reconstituted, they will make great baby food.
Forgot about homemade baby food!!
Baby is 10 months old now, beyond the baby food stage, I’m sure, but he’ll surely enjoy his Momma’s diced carrots!
Becky….use your dicing attachment to put up O’Brien potatoes using some of your amazing potato harvest!
Becky, you are such a great teacher for your garden, preserving and cooking. Thank you for doing all kinds of video's. Take care.
My fav carrot fall meal: carrot squash/pumpkin soup with chili and ginger 👌
Hey Becky. My favorite is carrot cake. When I make mine though, I put a can of crushed pineapple in it and pecans. Once cooled i top with a cream cheese frosting. It's soooo good and stays very moist. It can be frozen as well and once unfrozen it's as good as the day it was first made.
I wrapped my carrots in a damp paper towel. And kept them in the crisper drawer. They were still good when i used the last of them the end of December. I'm not swearing by this but I'm going to try again this year.
Oh my goodness.. I said to myself Becky’s going to share some cake with her neighbor as a thank you for the baking powder! Becky you are awesome! I would do the same thing too. 🫶🏻
I always smile when I see you’ve uploaded a video & you always make my day a little brighter. NOTE: Kitchenaid has a dicer attachment for their stand mixer. It is a huge time saver in the kitchen & is great for potato & other root veggies. I feel it worth the cost, as like you, my family likes them in pot pies & soups, etc. Have a joyous day.
Becky has one but couldn't find a piece when she went to use it
I recommend a mandolin to lighten the tiedious work of dicing vegetables. I also blanche and freez the carrots both in rounds and cubes. I love having ready made carrots.
Becky, unless you just don’t like the bay leaves, if you would leave one leaf in each jar, it will help to keep the vegetables crisp. Or a grape leaf will work also. These are soooo good, I make them.
Your parents help a lot. You are lucky to have them. I am glad you are generous with them. You are a very busy mom.
Now I want carrot cake. I had a recipe for carrot cake that called for raisens, drained crushed pineapple, and pecans. It was really good but dense. I like the idea of dividing into bread pans. Thanks Becky.
Pineapple in carrot cake is a total winner!
My great grandson loves carrots cooked in the roast. I always but a bunch in and he devours them. He’s 7 and I love seeing him eat them.
We LOVE Muchas Gracias’ pickled carrots!! Here’s my take (per jar):
Carrots, Onions, Sliced jalapeños…Boil a pinch of salt, pepper, garlic powder, celery seed. Two pinches of oregano and cumin. About 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup water. Layer veggies in a quart jar, pour hot liquid mixture over, seal, and refrigerate.
Easy and quick, and a great side dish/snack/sandwich addition!
Love your inspiration!!
Thanks. I am going to keep this and try it myself!
Carrot souffle instead of sweet potato casserole for Thanksgiving side.
Now that you have an awesome garden you can make baby food for baby acre. He will love it. Hope everything is ok with baby acre and that he is growing up strong. Hope you and Josh. I hope to see him soon may be when he's about toddler age. Pretty soon he'll want to be in the garden with you. Making a muddy mess. Love watching you and the happy smiling when you tasted the product. ❤❤❤❤
Future Becky will definitely thank the current Becky for saving her the monotony of dicing carrots for sue, not to mention Baby Acre will be getting more and more active which can cut into your cooking prep time. I love watching these preservation videos, especially with the large harvests!
Just to save you some time in future... I just dice and freeze carrots (no blanching) and they break up easily to shake out a handful. I use mine the same way you use yours (in soups and stews or stir fry) and they work just fine without blanching.
Do you have plans to build a root cellar on your property? I’ve enjoyed watching you and your parents harvest your carrots & onions. And watch you process nearly 1/2 of your carrots today!
I love to keep frozen carrots in the refrigerator for soup also, diced. I’m extremely lazy, so I use the Valdalia onion chopper. It’s very simple and works great.
I use melted butter instead of oil. It makes it easier to digest. The last time I made cream cheese frosting, I used an entire cube of cream cheese instead of adding butter to that at all. It was delicious!!!
Carrot salad big here in Germany- we eat it year round!!
One thing I do that makes blanching just a tad easier is to have a designated colander inside my ice water bowl, I dump the veg into the colander, swish them around a bit to stop the cooking and then just lift the colander up and the veg is already all contained. It's simple but it beats scooping them out little by little. ♡
After having a really bad diabetic episode last night, I’m feeling pretty tired and down today. So I was so excited and happy to know would be a Becky day!
I never thought I’d want to add carrots to my garden, but as always, you’ve inspired me. So carrots are on the spring garden list!
Hope your feeling better now its sucks having dieters am type2 having to keep checking my bloods every couple of hours feel like pin cushion sometimes
Praying for a speedy recovery!😂🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
We made a carrot soup from our pressure canning cookbook and love it! Similar to tomato soup!
My grandma used to keep her carrots in a bucket full with sand. It is easy to pull them out, sand keeps them cool and fresh over winter
You can use a lot of those carrots by juicing everyday. Mixing ginger or celery or whatever with them is very good. I went through 25 lbs in 2 weeks.
Then use the expelled pulp and mix in a bit of salt, garlic, herbs + make separately a mix of water and chia seeds and let them soak an hour, they will gelify and act as a binder. Mix all together, spread thin on a dehydrator tray and you have veggie crackers.
My sister made the carrot juice drink and she turned orange, lol. She had to back off.
Anyone else turn on Becky’s videos when you have a lot of housework to get done? Her productivity keeps me motivated lol!
Pickled carrots are so good . I grew up on so many pickled vegetables along with a cauliflower, carrot,pearl onion mix so good. Also a must try is pickled carrots with jalapeños so I was excited to see you add them.
Becky, you could use the colander in the bowl to cool the carrots and just lift all of them at once in colander instead of fishing them with the spider.
If you save a tablespoon or two of flour from the cake and use it to coat the carrots and nuts before mixing them into the batter.. it will prevent the carrots and nuts from sinking towards the bottom as it bakes.
LOL--I throw everything into carrot cake--shredded pineapple, coconut, pecans and raisins. One of my holiday cakes. Takes some time to prepare, but the house smells amazing and it is tasty.
Suggestion for washing large quantities of produce. I put mine in the sink to soak in a water & vinegar soak. A good amount of the dirt will come off on its own and since vinegar has antibacterial properties it is a great way to ensure you don’t anything you don’t want.
Also, had you thought about making baby food?
Baby is 10 months old now, beyond the baby food stage I’m sure, but no doubt he’ll be enjoying Becky’s diced carrots!
Carrot halva.. fine grated carrot, ground cardomom, cashews, raisins (optional), pinch of salt, sauteed for about 20 mins in butter. Store in fridge, extra in freezer. Use hot over vanilla ice cream, its absolutely delicious❤
Carrot & cheese 1:1 yum
You have inspired me to try to plant garlic, potatoes & tomatoes! We live in an apartment so can’t have raised beds, but yesterday I planted 5 organic garlic cloves in a large pot. I’m going to try to grow potatoes in laundry baskets with cardboard in them. In the spring I’ll plant a few tomatoes in pots. Thanks Becky! 😊
Great ideas
If you still have carrots, might I suggest Vietnamese Carrot and Daikon Radish pickles from your ball canning book? Page 312. I’ve made them with just carrots, with and without the star anise, with and without crushed red pepper. All are delicious! They hold their texture pretty well, too, not mushy!
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Hot peppers may be mild or sweet at the tip, the heat is farther up the pepper. My husband found out the hard way one summer. I had gotten a plant at the nursery that just said "hot pepper". Didn't say what kind. So i grew it, waiting to see what it would be. It look like a nice fat green jalapeno . We let it grow a little more, it started to turn purple. My husband picked it and bit off the tip of the pepper. He complained that it wasn't hot at all. I went inside to get us some ice cold beer. When i came back outside i found my husband bent over, sweat pour off his bright red face. When he could talk, after downing a whole bottle of beer. I asked him what happened? He said he popped the rest of that pepper in his mouth and it was like he had popped a red hot coal instead.
I like to make a carrot salad by shredding carrots and messaging the shreds w/ coconut butter.
Add white raisins and/or pineapple chunks. Yum
Pickled carrots are one of my all-time favs!! I got a commercial-sized box of baby carrots a few months ago, and as long as they were free, I experimented. They're AMAZING on hearty salads, as a midnight snack, on a cheese tray..... oh mannnnn. So good.
On the Becoming a Farm Girl channel she has a canning recipe for a delicious carrot soup, and she gives several variations for serving it. I can’t remember which book it’s from- I think it’s a Ball recipe. The baby would probably like soft canned carrots, so maybe a small batch for him, even if they are too mushy for you and Josh.
Hi Becky, I am so glad that you showed us how to make those pickled jalapeño carrots! I love them also and I've been wanting to make them for a few years now. I live in Central Washington state and I'm surrounded by Mexican food and I love their food 😋
Carrot cake is my favorite cake. I make it all year long but I specially make it for Easter because after all there’s bunnies at Easter and they need their carrots so we make a carrot cake. It is a dump cake I put the eggs in my KitchenAid mixer bowl to mix up and then proceeded to dump everything else in there and run it at one time and I’m done. I always use a Bundt pan different design pans depending on what I’m making it for. And then it’s a cream cheese frosting but I use less powdered sugar, so the cream cheese stands out and instead of vanilla I use lemon juice it’s very addictive , love what you’re doing with all the carrots
Great preservation ideas! Something I’ve loved doing is sautéing a large batch of shredded carrots and shredded/thinly sliced onions together in olive oil with a little garlic. Then freezing them. These bags are SUPER helpful later to just add to a soup/stew/stir fry or a sauce. Saves so much time and Im a mama like you to a two year old boy and these types of freezer ready foods are lifesavers and time savers ❤ Happy cooking!
use a 2:1 ratio of cream of tartar to baking soda as a baking powder replacement when needed. Works great!
We always make a batch of creamy Carrot-Ginger Soup with some of our carrot harvest. Its delish! 🥕
I absolutely love love love your channel! Tysm for sharing your knowledge! You have saved me so much time and effort. Don’t mind me, I’ll just be binge watching and liking. I wish you and your beautiful family many blessings. ❤
The majority of heat of jalapeños comes from the seeds. have you ever made carrot soup? Yumm!! You can purée some carrots like you do pumpkin. Trust me, so good!! Just found your channel and I am binge watching, you are just fantastic!!
I love doing crockpot meals when I'm canning or preserving produce, just makes the canning/preserving process more enjoyable knowing dinner is already taken care of.