Hi Sweet Friends, Today, I’m Sharing my Costco Haul with Prices for how I shop to stock my Traditional Foods Kitchen. WATCH NEXT: THE ULTIMATE PREPPER PANTRY SERIES: czcams.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U0WCxRNWm60Yt0ihEQbfpUl.html ➡️SUBSCRIBE: czcams.com/users/marysnest ➡️FREE 36-PAGE ESSENTIAL TRADITIONAL FOODS PANTRY LIST: marysnest.com/free-traditional-foods-pantry-list/ ▶️RELATED VIDEOS: • How to Stock the Traditional Foods Pantry: czcams.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U1MqC3YAw7ZRYjuL9FBGSwc.html • Chicken Recipes: czcams.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U0lQmvSPXwbvL6yKnqXRCY0.html • Canned Fish Recipes and More: czcams.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U3tJDpSYLaKPm-Ie87tq3cw.html • How to Make Bone Broth: czcams.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U0JFsTi2N7sHSpU-vBR04CH.html • Water Bath Canning: czcams.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U3HJRCmwVAvBNS90WjifR1U.html • Complete Sourdough Starter Guide: czcams.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U3NKN0GHvGCpiWNxcTefLof.html • Homemade Seasoning Blends and Salad Dressings: czcams.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U2ihB8oczDGx_MWRKss7Aeo.html • Soak/Sprout Grains, Beans, Nuts, and Seeds: czcams.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U3cAWMjVynt_rIRnWoWCCqN.html • Kitchari: czcams.com/video/jZR-8EH_V1A/video.html • How to Make Ghee (from Jackie over at Little Country Cabin): czcams.com/video/UN5Ce8_fBSk/video.html ➡️Be sure to head over to my CZcams channel’s Home Page where I share lots of organized playlists of videos that I think you will enjoy. Here is the link: CZcams.com/MarysNest ➡️SUBSCRIBE TO THE FREE TRADITIONAL FOODS NEWSLETTER: marysnest.com/signup-traditional-foods-newsletter/ ➡️JOIN THE TRADITIONAL FOODS KITCHEN ACADEMY (Optional Membership Community): czcams.com/users/marysnestjoin ▶️RECENT UPLOADS: czcams.com/users/MarysNestvideos ➡️POPULAR SERIES: ▶️THE ULTIMATE PREPPER PANTRY SERIES: czcams.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U0WCxRNWm60Yt0ihEQbfpUl.html ▶️MASTERING THE BASICS OF TRADITIONAL "NUTRIENT DENSE" FOODS COOKING SERIES: czcams.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U3b4eu0QraZReKlGzA11h3y.html ▶️THE ULTIMATE “NOURISHING TRADITIONS” TRADITIONAL FOODS SERIES: czcams.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U08QTxHX-n8ozvP_UfeWuL8.html ▶️HOW TO GROW MEDICINAL HERBS AND MAKE HOME REMEDIES: czcams.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U3eCyTEJqM_wyfxWl-E1b08.html ➡️FOR THE CORRESPONDING BLOG POST: Don’t forget to open the description under the video and scroll down till you see “BLOG POST”. There will be a link there that will take you directly to the CORRESPONDING BLOG POST on my website (MarysNest DOT com) that accompanies this video. Depending on what type of device you are watching the video on…To open the description under video, click the words “SHOW MORE”, or the title of the video, or the small downward pointing triangle arrow to the right of the video title. All of these should open the description. ➡️And for more in-depth info...➡️JOIN THE TRADITIONAL FOODS KITCHEN ACADEMY (Optional Membership Community): czcams.com/users/marysnestjoin This is where I share in-depth “Vodcasts” (like a podcast but you can watch and listen or just listen) all about Traditional “nutrient dense” foods, plus 1 monthly LIVE STREAM. This is for those who are interested in delving into all these Traditional “Nutrient Dense” Foods topics in greater detail. BUT DON”T WORRY…this is completely optional, and I will continue to produce all of my free public videos too. I’ve got lots of great public videos coming up here on my channel, so stay tuned. 😉 Thanks for watching! Love, Mary
I love watching your channel. Your shows are my “stress relief” and I think it’s because you always smile and have such a lovely voice! Love making my own corn nuts using chick peas.
Happy Mother’s Day our sweet Mary!💐Thank you for the invaluable information you share with the world! It’s Gold and Priceless! I have learned so much from you💕Have a beautiful day and God bless you always!💕🥰
The Costco brand of wildflower honey makes a wonderful mead and is a great price. One three pound container of the honey makes a gallon-and-a-half of excellent mead. Such a great video! Scott.
Thank you from a fellow Texan down the road in Cibolo. I used to shop at Sam’s but after retiring I never drive to that part of town, so I just got a Costco membership as that store is closer. I really appreciate knowing what to look for at Costco.
Thank you for sharing Mary! I love shopping at Costco. In addition to everything you have mentioned, I also like to purchase Almond butter, Kerry gold butter for baking, coconut thins ( delicious crisp cookies), kalamata olives, marinated artichokes , and Topo Chico!
Thank you, sweet Mary!! How I miss shopping at Costco. We raised our family shopping at Costco for many years, but now we are living so far from one that we just haven't shopped there in 15 years. Sometimes our daughter will stop at Costco on her way up to see us and that is always such a blessing! Your very descriptive haul was wonderful and I love being in your beautiful kitchen with you while you teach us your traditional homemaking skills! God bless you! Love, Kathy
Thank you so much for sharing! Switching from a processed diet to a traditional foods diet is super overwhelming but it's so nice to hear that I can pick up alot of these foods at my local Costco!!
Have you ever steamed a chicken? Many many years ago I was watching the frugal Gourmet I think it was. He put a whole chicken in a pot and covered it with water. He added an onion cut I half, skins on, couple of table spoons of peppercorns and about s 1/4 cup of kosher salt. I think it was more salt but that is what I use. Anyway hdeboiled it for 15-20 minutes and immediately covered annd turned the heat off. He let it sit about 7 hours on the burner with heat off. Never open it. I tried it and have been doing it this way ever since. This is going on over thirty years now. It makes the most moist chicken I ever had. I would do two at a time and freeze some. Even after being frozen it was still moist. I have done it with Turkey also but you have to boil for 45 minutes instead. My eldest son never wanted to eat school lunches so I would make him chicken sandwiches or chicken salad, etc. I make them still to this day and freeze for him since he is so very busy these days. I save the broth now and strain through a tea towel. I did not do that before I just from it. I use that broth even though it is salty for certain things but use less salt as I cook what ever it is I am cooking. Doing chicken this way saves me so much time and have the ability to prepare food in a hurry. I even just put some in soups and it is never dry.
Hi Elizabeth, Something that I love to do is cook a whole chicken using the combo method of braising and poaching (poaching being similar to the steaming that you mentioned). I think this combo method - what Nigella Lawson calls "Praised Chicken" - a play on words combining poaching and braising - that really increases the flavor 10 fold. I show how I do it here: czcams.com/video/XKy5azID_p4/video.html Love, Mary
I haven't heard of the Frugal Gourmet in years! I watched him faithfully and he was great! Always had a funny statement! God bless you and your loved ones in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ! ✝️🛐🙏❤
I love the organic lemon juice. I add 1 TBLSP of lemon juice to 8 ounces warm water and sweeten with stevia. It is a great detox and helps with digestion. I also love eating the frozen pineapple as a snack.
Thank you for explaining the "grass fed" term! Many are unaware that it isn't always what we are being led to think. I am so grateful to have discovered your channel!! 😀
I saw your more recent post where you talk about Little Country Cabin and her discovery of plantain tea. Thank you! Thank you! It was so serendipitous because I suffer from that same condition and have been taking omeprazole for OVER 10 YEARS! I am watching her video as we speak. You are a treasure, Mary!!!
I buy those same things at Costco. Frozen organic fruit and veggies are a great buy too. Organic cereals, etc, they are selling more organic items all the time but you still need to check ingredients because sometimes they throw in things I don't want in my food. I find Trader joe's have good organic veggies when I want a smaller amount, they are usually cheaper than grocery stores. I know some people hate food shopping and are in and out fast, but I really enjoy grocery shopping (call me nuts). I'm so glad your videos cover such a wide variety of information. That's why I love you so much, you are part of my relaxation and info time. I mentioned a long time ago that I call it my "Mornings with Mary" . Thanks to you and God bless.
Everything on your list is what's on my list. The extras I buy are feta cheese, baby spinach, organic lite brown sugar, 🍊juice albacore tuna, flank steak, Manuka honey, vinegar and yogurt since I can't seem to learn to make the yogurt
Mary, thank you for this presentation and I'll be adding a few things on my grocery list. I do buy the frozen organic berries as the price can't be beat and the Ca. olive oil . Ca olive oil isn't cut with lesser quality oils it must be kept pure. In the past I always purchased Italian olive oil since when i grew up everything was Italian and proud to say so.
Hi Marie, I hear ya! When I was growing up, the Italian Olive oil was wonderful but i have read that there have been problems with it today so I do tend to stick with what I can find here in Texas or California. Oh yes! The frozen berries are wonderful! Love, Mary
You can put the plastic tub of salad greens into the freezer and take out for you need for smoothies. This keeps the greens from getting slimy. I use the empty plastic containers for mini greenhouses to start seeds in. I like the Kirkland brand Marinara Sauce. It has no sugar in it.
My cardiologist told me to not drink or eat foodstuffs that have caffeine in them because I have a heart rhythm problem. After researching cocao nibs I found out that they have a lot of caffeine in them.
Hi Mary! I completely agree with you about buying whole chickens over fillets. I get a couple a month and because I live alone, 1 chicken lasts me up to a week. I have a roast dinner on the first day, chicken salad on the next, then either a risotto or chicken fried rice on the 3rd day. There's usually enough meat for midday sandwiches and I have the dripping and juices on toast for breakfast (it's an old fashioned north of England thing). The bones make stock for soup which will feed me for about 3 days, especially in winter when I put dumplings in and the cats have a meal on the scraps. All that for about £4. Thankfully, chicken is my absolute favourite meat😊
Hi Annie, thank you so much for sharing all of this! And I love the idea of the drippings on toast. You have just added to my repertoire! Thank you my sweet friend from across the pond. Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
@@MarysNest, make sure you use the juice jelly and not just the fat as that's where all the flavour is. And a sprinkle of salt is a must. I'd be interested to hear what you think about it. Not many people still eat it, so it's my guilty secret. 😊xx
I like to use the Costco organic chicken breasts or organic chicken thighs when I’m doing a time consuming recipe that calls for boned chicken and I don’t want to add the extra steps of deboning. Generally Thai, Chinese, or Indian. Such a time saver!
One thing I always get at Costco - is Better Than Bouillon - chicken , beef and vegetarian. They are good to have in a pinch! Thank you Mary for this comprehensive list of things to keep your eyes out for! Going to Costco!!!😉
The Sabra hummus is the most delicious and at a great price. Goes well with the naan bread. The honey is reasonable, nuts are a good purchase, the applewood smoked ham and so much more. Love your videos.
Ruta Maya is our favorite coffee. We get it from Costco in Duncanville up toward the DFW area, but we only pay about $15 vs $18 at HEB in Waxahachie. I also buy the Wild Planet Wild Caught tuna at Costco for about $15-16 for six cans while it’s close to $4 a can at HEB. So some nice savings at Costco. We also buy TP and paper towels there.
Thanks Mary! I'm a regular watcher! Have learned so much from you this past year 🥰🥰 I wanted to add a little caution about overeating Brazil nuts. My neighbor, a traditional foods veteran, was eating them daily and became Selenium toxic. Worrisome neurological symptoms. She's fine now but it took her expert doctors a bit of time to figure out her issue! All things in moderation 😊🤞
Hi Angela, Oh yes! I agree. We only eat a few all chopped up (maybe 2 at most) and mixed with other nuts. I have heard about selenium toxicity and am careful about that. Thanks so much for bringing up the topic. Yes - everything in moderation! Love, Mary
We went to Costco early this morning to try and beat the crowds, but it seems the crowds had the same idea LOL! It wasn't conducive to leisurely shopping, but I did grab the Ninja Air Fryer/toaster/dehydrator oven on sale. Our store still seems to be having trouble stocking the Kirkland brand items, or the demand might be really high and selling out before I can get them. I'll definitely keep my eyes peeled for some of these items!
I bet those "sprouted oats" would make a great healthy oat milk. Blend with filtered water. Strain and use the oats in baking or oatmeal. To the oat milk, add a pinch of sea salt and maybe a pinch of raw sugar to taste. After it sits and thickens, thin with more water to taste. Keep the "milk" in the fridge. Makes a nice, rich "coffee creamer" and it's great for cereal.
Thanks for sharing this haul! Always love to see ideas. I don’t know about there, but price for canned salmon went up $5 at Costco. It was one of my favorites!
Happy Mother's Day Mary! I felt like I was watching my Costco haul that I just did yesterday! That Coffee!! I buy the medium roast Ruta Maya and can drink it no problem with acid reflux. Plus it's from Austin! I live in San Antonio. I have Celiac, and that brand of sprouted oats does not make me sick. I love them! I put the brazil nuts on my list! Also I could not believe that price for the Ghee! I don't eat much beef, but I did see Kiolbassa Organic no nitrate Smoked Beef Sausage, for almost $6 off. I do think it ends soon tho. Also the Organic Spring Mix was a steal at that price! I could go on and on and on. I was giving you high fives all throughout your video!
Thank you so much for the Mother's Day wishes! And Howdy Fellow Texan!! I am so happy to hear that so many of the products are agreeing with you! And yes - wasn't that Ghee amazing!! Love, Mary
I've got an internet friend near Austin. Wow, a duck here (Australia) is well over $32aus. Your salad ingredients are unbelievably low. Damn, if we had a CostCo. Incredibly informative video. Thank you so much.
Hi Gary, Thank you! I have heard that things can be costly in Australia but your country also looks amazingly beautiful! I hope I can visit one day!! Love, Mary
Hi Mary Happy Mother's Day I'm so glad that you're going to be able to share with us today I'm so excited to see what you but thank you so much for sharing in pain 24/7 and it really does distract me from my pain and helps me learn have a good week😇🎈♥️♥️🤪😊
Here in San Diego, our Costco sells Chosen Foods Avocado Oil Mayonnaise. It tastes fantastic! I like Avocado oil mayo because I believe mayo made from soy oil or canola oil are not healthy. I try to buy organic, but avocados do not require a lot of chemicals to grow. They are on the EWG "Clean 15" list, and I don't worry that the Chosen Foods mayo is not made from organic avocados. I generally don't buy Romaine hearts anywhere because it is the darker outer leaves that have the best nutrition. The hearts are not as dark and are about the color of nutrient void iceberg lettuce. Costco sells local honey so they source and sell it regionally. My Costso sells local Southern California honey. This is beneficial especially to people who have pollen allergies, as eating pollen helps your body calm it's response to pollen you inhale. Local honey has the pollens you will likely inhale in your area. Another reason to buy and eat Brazil nuts is that they are often wild gathered in the rainforests of Brazil, and consumer demand for a rainforest product helps encourage people to preserve rainforest instead of burning it down to grow row crops. I brew ground cacao nibs into a delicious hot beverage that tastes of chocolate without the sugar. I eat Keto and Costco's half gallon of organic whipping cream fits my diet.
If you get the organic chickens at Aldi's, they say they're free range and they also come with the neck and giblets inside of a bag. So you have the option to do whatever you want with those as well and the Aldi's here in Florida I see them going for about 2.50 a pound. I Do by the ones from Costco and they are a little bit cheaper per pound but they don't specify if their cage free or free range and they also don't come with the giblets but they are a great option!
Love that you link your recipes...always looking for new and different ones! I am also Italian, so it's Parmiaganna Reggiana all the way in my house! Thanks for teaching! Much appreciated!
I do love Costco! So much! Speaking of canned tomatoes being OOS at Costco, I found a case of Rotel Tomatoes (non-GMO) at Sam’s. They were a great buy, too.
Oh please a video on that duck preparation!!!!! I will buy chicken once my farmer chicken is gone, but I only buy the frozen breasts then, easy to use, quick and one breast piece usually feeds 2 of us. Costco' cheese selection has really gone down, but I do get their sheep milk cheeses and imported ones, I dig for the smallest ones😁. Yup that canned salmon I got too, also their sardines, I watch when they go on sale😊 Never saw ghee there, but I make my own when I get lots of butter in my freezer. Butter from Costco when they put kerry gold on sale! I make my own jams as well, but their French berry jam is a winner. I get the dried onions and garlic powder, for when I'm lazy or just want a little in a meal. Coffe is a problem, they mostly carry dark roasts which we don't like. Looks as if you have a much better organic selection in Texas!!! No large bags of any beans here. However I love the organic red beets, already cooked and vac-packed.
Mary, your Costco is way better than mine here in southeast WI. So many things you got are just not offered here. That Ghee for instance. And organic nuts...we have only organic cashews. Nuts!
Hi Mary, I buy 4 packs each of Kerry Gold salted and unsalted, organically almond flour, coconut oil, organic frozen berries all year round, Italian kiwi, organic veg fresh in winter and so much more. Love Costco in Danvers, MA!
Good afternoon Miss Mary, just a note : here in Sugarland's (texas) Costco, there are no bulk dried beans. I found that to be consistent for close to two years and also found that curious. Your a lucky duck! Cheers!
WOW, what fantastic extra information and I so appreciated the prices of things being added in!!! I haven't been to Costco in a year I hope our Montana store has some of these items I am anxious to try. God's blessing and Happy Mother's Day.
Thanks for sharing your amazing Costco haul, Mary. Amazing pick ups for your traditional foods kitchen. It is almost time for us to start canning and preserving from our garden, so finding good deals and meats and select items is on our minds more. Have a blessed weekend. Rob
Hi Rob, Wow - so happy that your garden is producing and you will be canning and preserving soon. I loved those videos you did on canning last year. Will be sure to watch out for them and promote them. I love Mrs. SG's identification method for you of your home canned goods! That was such a cute video!! Sending love and blessings from our home to yours, Mary
Oh that is why you have two coffee pots, LOL! I love Jamaican coffee. Or that skull n bones organic box from Walmart. It’s expensive but it’s the absolute best best best. It tastes just like the coffee you get at the sandals resorts. So good! Your videos always make me hungry! LOL Thank you for all your wonderful ideas!
Love this video! I’m a Costco member and will definitely be looking for these things on my next trip. (Unfortunately I know not all Costcos are created equal) But so much good info here in your video!
Something I found out is Costco puts an asterisk on items they plan to discontinue. So can know to stock up. Also found out California grown rice has lower amount of arsenic that organic or not all contain.I got those sprouted oats...terrific! Also had asterisk by it. :(
Question: If you had to choose only one, which membership bulk store do you recommend, Costco, Sams, or some other? I gave up on FB and Insta over a year ago (maybe 2 by now?), but you are right up my alley. I'll follow you here and on your own site as long as I can. You might be a naturalized Texan, but as a native Texan I feel you are a TRUE Texan. Gratitude and hugs from north central Texas. Hope your Mother's day was as grand as our beloved state.
Thank you SO much for the kind words. When it comes right down to it, although I do like Sam’s and it’s a lot less crowded...if I had to choose, I would go with Costco. Love, Mary ❤️🤠❤️
I also find large selection of olive oil in Mediterranean grocery stores. Also spices. Really interesting selections. The one I shop at is small locally owned.
Yay! I'm looking forward to going back to Costco again! I'm going to make sure I look for the ghee, Coastal brand English cheddar, whole organic chicken, sprouted rolled oats, organic canned tomatoes, and...Oops, I'll scan through the video again because I'm sure I forgot something! Thanks so much for sharing all of this. I didn't realize all I was missing at Costco 😄
Re parmesano reggiano..learned this from Lidia Bastianich (sp?)...get grana padana cheese instead of parm Same as parm. Just not within the area to be called parm. reg. Made over the county line so to speak, but the same agricultural area 100%. Its ALOT cheaper than parm but exactly the same.
Mary--Love this video. I haven't been to Costco for a couple of years and didn't know they had all these organic meat options...and the *duck*! But, I'm surprised you were giving the price per package or section. I think it is much more useful to learn and compare prices per pound or unit. It is basic consumer economics for frugal folks and those on a tight budget.
Hi Mary love your videos ❤️I love Costco I just retired from here after 25 years . I love the different regions because they have different foods . That we don’t have in the Pacific Northwest ❤️
I like how the duck says its Halal. Which means the duck was not slaughtered in an inhumaine way and was slaughtered in a religious manner that thanks God for the food. It also means a blessing was said over the animal before it was slaughtered for human consumption.
Food does not have to be blessed, as such, by anyone! We thank The One True God, yes, by all means, for His bounty and munificence before partaking of it, but after that, nothing more is required, but to sit down and do justice to it!
@@vincentperratore4395 your reply shows your obvious bigoted anger and your overall compulsion to come along and lash out while showing the world your moronic ignorance . Do you know what the word "blessing" means? In the context I was speaking moron, it meant "to give GOD thanks FOR THE BLESSING OF BEING ABLE TO HAVE the ANIMAL FOR FOOD IN THE FIRST PLACE"...BUT WE ALL KNOW YOU CAME HERE TO REPLY TO MY OLD COMMENT BECAUSE YOUR A BIGOT AGAINST ISLAM WHILE TRYING TO SAY FOOD IS NOT A BLESSING FROM GOD WHEN IT IS NO MATTER WHAT MAN MADE RELIGION YOU BOW YOUR HEAD FOR!!! PLAIN AND SIMPLE! AND, BY THE WAY IF YOU BELIEVED IN THE ONE TRUE GOD, THEN YOU WOULD THANK AND COUNT YOUR FOOD AS A BLESSING BEFORE EVERY MEAL INSTEAD OF COMING HERE TRYING TO TWIST THE CONTEXT OF THE WORD!!!
@@vincentperratore4395 AND WHEN YOU PARTAKE THE ANIMAL FOR YOUR FOOD, YOU SHOULD THANK GOD FOR PARTAKING THE LIFE OF THAT ANIMAL WHEN YOUR HANDS ARE ON IT TO SLAUGHTER IT! you a gun owner? Do you go out deer hunting? Do you own a fishing rod? Do you go Fishing? Do you own crab nets? Do you go Crabbing? HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU COME BACK EMPTY HANDED!! When you capture a living thing for food, then God gave you the blessing SO YOU CAN HAVE THAT FOOD!!! and SO YOU SAY THANKS FOR THE BLESSING FOR THIS FOOD!! AND SO IT WOULD BE NOT BE SUCH A BURDEN OR BENEATH YOUR MEASLY MIND TO SAY A PRAYER THANKING GOD BEFORE YOU KILL IT!! THAT'S WHY IT'S LABELED HALAL!! BUT YOU WANT TO COME ALONG WITH YOUR SELFISH BIGOTTED MIND AND TWIST THE MEANING OF A BLESSING!!!
@@vincentperratore4395 do justice to it.. yea... to your meaning of the word "justice" and your self proclaimed entitlements, you mean "TAKE LIBERTIES" and tell everybody else to think the way you believe!!! Jealous much Vincent? That my comment erked and bothered you so much that you just had to make a fool out of yourself to try and find a way to justify your own man made religion by mocking the beliefs of another man made religion? AND YET THAT PACKAGE OF FOOD WAS STILL A SLAUGHTERED ANIMAL AND STILL SAYS HALAL ON THE PACKAGE AND YOU CAN'T DISMISS IT OR OR DENY IT!! IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT THEN GO BY MCDONALD'S HAMBURGERS WHERE THE CATTLE WAS INHUMANELY TREATED AND BUTCHERED IN FRONT OF OTHER ANIMALS CRAMPED INTO ITTY BITTY LIVING SPACES!!!
@@vincentperratore4395 I WILL go further and tell you how ignorant you are to believe that the ONLY TIME TO THANK GOD FOR HAVING POTENTIAL FOOD IN YOUR HANDS IS WHEN YOU SIT DOWN TO EAT IT!!! BECAUSE IT IS GOD WHO GIVE YOU THE BLESSING TO GAIN POSSESSION OF, TO DO THE PREPARING OF, TO DO THE COOKING OF, AND TO DO THE SITTING DOWN TO EAT, OF THAT ANIMAL BEFORE IT WAS TURNED INTO FOOD!!!
Your videos are so wonderfully full of information and pleasant to listen to. I just added several things to my shopping list based on your recommendations.
The pecorino Romano and the coastal cheeses are one of my favorite Costco finds. I grate it and freeze it. The Wookie cheese is really good also. Pick some up next time your there. I believe the same company that makes the coastal cheese makes the Wookie cheese. I researched it 😃 I really miss Wegman’s grocery stores in NY. HEB has nothing on Weggie’s! I’m also a NY transplant living in the hill country! Costco’s Ahi tuna is phenomenal. The cans are stacked and wrapped in black and yellow packaging.
Hi Kat, Thanks so much for all the great tips! Wow - how about that - we are both former NYers!! I remember A&P growing up but not Wegman's...and then just little corner grocery stores...but I left NYC over 35 years ago! Love, Mary
@@MarysNest Hi Mary, I grew up in upstate NY in a very small town outside of Syracuse and Wegman’s was the main grocery store there, but we did have A&P also. I left NY in 1981, so I’m probably can be considered a Texan by now! Love your CZcams channel, by the way!
Happy Mother's Day Mary. Another great video. Gonna buy Duck and use fat. Would love to see video baking a duck, using the bones to make stock, and using the fat.
My favorite cheese to snack on is kerrygold Dubliner. I get it at Costco and it's crazy good. It would definitely work in a salad or other recipes that might do good with parmesan.
Thanks Mary! My Costco has single, giant tubs of ghee. I have wondered if it keeps really well since it would take me a long time to get through it. Also, if they have it, frozen grass fed hamburger patties are a great deal. Hopefully ours gets them again soon.
Hi Bonnie, Oh yes - even though the Ghee has a best buy date - it is actually considered by many preppers to be a "Forever Food" - which basically means that, unopened, it can last almost indefinitely. And even open, it can last for at least a year or longer! Love, Mary
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Thanks for watching! Love, Mary
I read your comment on Fr Mark Goring's video. Thank you! It was nice to see you there! God bless you!
Yea! This is the kind of positivity that the world needs right now! Helpful, useful advice...saving money and for our health. Thanks, Mary!!
Thank you SO much for the kind words!! I'm so glad you're here!! Love, Mary
I love watching your channel. Your shows are my “stress relief” and I think it’s because you always smile and have such a lovely voice!
Love making my own corn nuts using chick peas.
Hi Christina, Thank you so much for the kind words! And...the great tip about the chick peas! Love, Mary ❤️🤗❤️
Happy Mothers day to a super mom with a heart of gold.
Wow!! Thank you so much!! Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
Happy Mother’s Day our sweet Mary!💐Thank you for the invaluable information you share with the world! It’s Gold and Priceless! I have learned so much from you💕Have a beautiful day and God bless you always!💕🥰
Oh Jackie!! Thank you so much for the Mother’s Day wishes and all the kind words!! So glad you’re here!! Love, Mary ❤️🤗❤️
YOU ARE A NATIONAL TREASURE!!!!
Oh Carol! What a kind thing to say!! THANK YOU!! Love, Mary
The Costco brand of wildflower honey makes a wonderful mead and is a great price. One three pound container of the honey makes a gallon-and-a-half of excellent mead. Such a great video!
Scott.
Hi Scott, Great tip!! 🤗
Thank you from a fellow Texan down the road in Cibolo. I used to shop at Sam’s but after retiring I never drive to that part of town, so I just got a Costco membership as that store is closer. I really appreciate knowing what to look for at Costco.
Howdy Fellow Texan! So happy that this list of items will be helpful next time you are at Costco. Love, Mary
I've been experimenting with canned chicken, makes a good barbecue chicken pizza.
Great tip! I share a recipe for chicken patties here: czcams.com/video/_NYO0kk9VcM/video.html Love, Mary ❤️🤗❤️
What a great idea!
Thank you for sharing Mary! I love shopping at Costco. In addition to everything you have mentioned, I also like to purchase Almond butter, Kerry gold butter for baking, coconut thins ( delicious crisp cookies), kalamata olives, marinated artichokes , and Topo Chico!
Thank you, sweet Mary!! How I miss shopping at Costco. We raised our family shopping at Costco for many years, but now we are living so far from one that we just haven't shopped there in 15 years. Sometimes our daughter will stop at Costco on her way up to see us and that is always such a blessing! Your very descriptive haul was wonderful and I love being in your beautiful kitchen with you while you teach us your traditional homemaking skills! God bless you! Love, Kathy
Thank you so much for the kind words!! So glad you're here!! Love, Mary
You can order some food items and other things online now. We love our Costco items! Good luck!
@@lindaruddy8324 thank you for reminding me! I heard someone else mention that and I have been meaning to look into it!
Thank you so much for sharing! Switching from a processed diet to a traditional foods diet is super overwhelming but it's so nice to hear that I can pick up alot of these foods at my local Costco!!
How I wish we have so many organic options here in Costco Canada.. Especially rice and beans.. Your voice is just so kind.. :)
Thank you so much!
Have you ever steamed a chicken? Many many years ago I was watching the frugal Gourmet I think it was. He put a whole chicken in a pot and covered it with water. He added an onion cut I half, skins on, couple of table spoons of peppercorns and about s 1/4 cup of kosher salt. I think it was more salt but that is what I use. Anyway hdeboiled it for 15-20 minutes and immediately covered annd turned the heat off. He let it sit about 7 hours on the burner with heat off. Never open it. I tried it and have been doing it this way ever since. This is going on over thirty years now. It makes the most moist chicken I ever had. I would do two at a time and freeze some. Even after being frozen it was still moist. I have done it with Turkey also but you have to boil for 45 minutes instead. My eldest son never wanted to eat school lunches so I would make him chicken sandwiches or chicken salad, etc. I make them still to this day and freeze for him since he is so very busy these days. I save the broth now and strain through a tea towel. I did not do that before I just from it. I use that broth even though it is salty for certain things but use less salt as I cook what ever it is I am cooking. Doing chicken this way saves me so much time and have the ability to prepare food in a hurry. I even just put some in soups and it is never dry.
Hi Elizabeth, Something that I love to do is cook a whole chicken using the combo method of braising and poaching (poaching being similar to the steaming that you mentioned). I think this combo method - what Nigella Lawson calls "Praised Chicken" - a play on words combining poaching and braising - that really increases the flavor 10 fold. I show how I do it here: czcams.com/video/XKy5azID_p4/video.html Love, Mary
I haven't heard of the Frugal Gourmet in years! I watched him faithfully and he was great! Always had a funny statement!
God bless you and your loved ones in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ!
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I love the organic lemon juice. I add 1 TBLSP of lemon juice to 8 ounces warm water and sweeten with stevia. It is a great detox and helps with digestion. I also love eating the frozen pineapple as a snack.
Hi Jen, Two great tips!! Thank you!! Love, Mary
I'm lucky that I have Costco about 5 minutes drive from our house. I also buy Kerrygold Irish butter that goes periodically for sale.
Oh Yes! When it is on sale that is a great buy! :-)
Thank you for this. It’s always nice to see what’s out there.
Hi Michelle, Glad you enjoyed it! Love, Mary
Growing my own green onions now from the end pieces of green onions I purchased at the store. Thank you for great practical information. ❤
These prices are extremely good!!! I live in the North East and you're giving me yet another reason to go South!!! WOW
Wow! That is interesting...but as a former NYC girl, I know exactly what you are talking about!! Love, Mary ❤️🤗❤️
Wow Mary what a great video . I can see the amount of time you had to put into this . Very informative and interesting. Great job Mary!!
Oh Linda!! Thank you so much! Love, Mary
Thank you for explaining the "grass fed" term! Many are unaware that it isn't always what we are being led to think. I am so grateful to have discovered your channel!! 😀
Hello from switzerland , i love watching your videos.
Hi Karina, Thank you so much for the kind words!! So glad you're here!! Love, Mary
I saw your more recent post where you talk about Little Country Cabin and her discovery of plantain tea. Thank you! Thank you! It was so serendipitous because I suffer from that same condition and have been taking omeprazole for OVER 10 YEARS! I am watching her video as we speak. You are a treasure, Mary!!!
Wonderful! You will love Jackie. She is an amazing resource!! Love, Mary
I buy those same things at Costco. Frozen organic fruit and veggies are a great buy too. Organic cereals, etc, they are selling more organic items all the time but you still need to check ingredients because sometimes they throw in things I don't want in my food. I find Trader joe's have good organic veggies when I want a smaller amount, they are usually cheaper than grocery stores. I know some people hate food shopping and are in and out fast, but I really enjoy grocery shopping (call me nuts). I'm so glad your videos cover such a wide variety of information. That's why I love you so much, you are part of my relaxation and info time. I mentioned a long time ago that I call it my "Mornings with Mary" . Thanks to you and God bless.
Hi Charlotte, Thanks so much for sharing all these great tips! Love, Mary
Hi Sweet Mary 😘💕🕊️💐🌹💐🕊️💕 God Bless You and Your Family 💖 Happy Mother's Day 💖
Same to you!
Another good Costco choice: Teton Waters Ranch, 100% Grass-fed Beef Polish Sausage. Cooked & Uncured, no nitrites or nitrates.
Everything on your list is what's on my list. The extras I buy are feta cheese, baby spinach, organic lite brown sugar, 🍊juice albacore tuna, flank steak, Manuka honey, vinegar and yogurt since I can't seem to learn to make the yogurt
I love your sweet smile! Your always smiling, makes me smile. Thanks for all the information!
Mary, thank you for this presentation and I'll be adding a few things on my grocery list. I do buy the frozen organic berries as the price can't be beat and the Ca. olive oil . Ca olive oil isn't cut with lesser quality oils it must be kept pure. In the past I always purchased Italian olive oil since when i grew up everything was Italian and proud to say so.
Hi Marie, I hear ya! When I was growing up, the Italian Olive oil was wonderful but i have read that there have been problems with it today so I do tend to stick with what I can find here in Texas or California. Oh yes! The frozen berries are wonderful! Love, Mary
Yes my husband has items that “falls in the cart”. Haha. Love watching you. You have a Fantastic aura.
Hi i' m Muslim but ilove your work you 're so sweet i learn so many things a lot of love 💕💕
Hi Ardo, Thank you for the kind words! Love and God Bless, Mary❤️🤗❤️
AF, Wishing you all the blessings of the holy month.
You can put the plastic tub of salad greens into the freezer and take out for you need for smoothies. This keeps the greens from getting slimy.
I use the empty plastic containers for mini greenhouses to start seeds in.
I like the Kirkland brand Marinara Sauce. It has no sugar in it.
My cardiologist told me to not drink or eat foodstuffs that have caffeine in them because I have a heart rhythm problem. After researching cocao nibs I found out that they have a lot of caffeine in them.
Thank you for all this great information, Mary! Appreciate all your commitment to healthy foods and food preparation.❤️🇨🇦
Hi Joyce, So happy you liked this video! Love, Mary
Hi Mary! I completely agree with you about buying whole chickens over fillets. I get a couple a month and because I live alone, 1 chicken lasts me up to a week. I have a roast dinner on the first day, chicken salad on the next, then either a risotto or chicken fried rice on the 3rd day. There's usually enough meat for midday sandwiches and I have the dripping and juices on toast for breakfast (it's an old fashioned north of England thing). The bones make stock for soup which will feed me for about 3 days, especially in winter when I put dumplings in and the cats have a meal on the scraps. All that for about £4. Thankfully, chicken is my absolute favourite meat😊
Hi Annie, thank you so much for sharing all of this! And I love the idea of the drippings on toast. You have just added to my repertoire! Thank you my sweet friend from across the pond. Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
@@MarysNest, make sure you use the juice jelly and not just the fat as that's where all the flavour is. And a sprinkle of salt is a must. I'd be interested to hear what you think about it. Not many people still eat it, so it's my guilty secret. 😊xx
I like to use the Costco organic chicken breasts or organic chicken thighs when I’m doing a time consuming recipe that calls for boned chicken and I don’t want to add the extra steps of deboning. Generally Thai, Chinese, or Indian. Such a time saver!
Sounds great!
Thank You, Mary! We have been eating 1-2 raw Brazil nut per day. I learn so much from you! Happy Mother's Day!
Hi Julie, Thank you so much for Mother’s Day wishes!! Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
One thing I always get at Costco - is Better Than Bouillon - chicken , beef and vegetarian. They are good to have in a pinch! Thank you Mary for this comprehensive list of things to keep your eyes out for! Going to Costco!!!😉
Hi Paula, Great tip! I have heard it can be handy in a pinch! Love, Mary
Ugh this is the most comforting thing for some reason 🥺 thank you
The Sabra hummus is the most delicious and at a great price. Goes well with the naan bread. The honey is reasonable, nuts are a good purchase, the applewood smoked ham and so much more. Love your videos.
Hi Amy, Yes indeed! Delicious! ❤️🤗❤️
One of the best buys I've found at Costco is not people food but dog food. It is good quality and good price.
Good to know!
Ruta Maya is our favorite coffee. We get it from Costco in Duncanville up toward the DFW area, but we only pay about $15 vs $18 at HEB in Waxahachie. I also buy the Wild Planet Wild Caught tuna at Costco for about $15-16 for six cans while it’s close to $4 a can at HEB. So some nice savings at Costco. We also buy TP and paper towels there.
Thanks Mary! I'm a regular watcher! Have learned so much from you this past year 🥰🥰 I wanted to add a little caution about overeating Brazil nuts. My neighbor, a traditional foods veteran, was eating them daily and became Selenium toxic. Worrisome neurological symptoms. She's fine now but it took her expert doctors a bit of time to figure out her issue! All things in moderation 😊🤞
Hi Angela, Oh yes! I agree. We only eat a few all chopped up (maybe 2 at most) and mixed with other nuts. I have heard about selenium toxicity and am careful about that. Thanks so much for bringing up the topic. Yes - everything in moderation! Love, Mary
We went to Costco early this morning to try and beat the crowds, but it seems the crowds had the same idea LOL! It wasn't conducive to leisurely shopping, but I did grab the Ninja Air Fryer/toaster/dehydrator oven on sale. Our store still seems to be having trouble stocking the Kirkland brand items, or the demand might be really high and selling out before I can get them. I'll definitely keep my eyes peeled for some of these items!
Hi Melanie, WOW!! So happy you got the air fryer!! Yes, it always seems crowded at Costco!! Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
I bet those "sprouted oats" would make a great healthy oat milk. Blend with filtered water. Strain and use the oats in baking or oatmeal. To the oat milk, add a pinch of sea salt and maybe a pinch of raw sugar to taste. After it sits and thickens, thin with more water to taste. Keep the "milk" in the fridge. Makes a nice, rich "coffee creamer" and it's great for cereal.
Thanks for sharing this haul! Always love to see ideas. I don’t know about there, but price for canned salmon went up $5 at Costco. It was one of my favorites!
Meat is so important as a prep. A good haul.
It sure is! Thank you!!
Happy Mother's Day Mary! I felt like I was watching my Costco haul that I just did yesterday! That Coffee!! I buy the medium roast Ruta Maya and can drink it no problem with acid reflux. Plus it's from Austin! I live in San Antonio. I have Celiac, and that brand of sprouted oats does not make me sick. I love them! I put the brazil nuts on my list! Also I could not believe that price for the Ghee! I don't eat much beef, but I did see Kiolbassa Organic no nitrate Smoked Beef Sausage, for almost $6 off. I do think it ends soon tho. Also the Organic Spring Mix was a steal at that price! I could go on and on and on. I was giving you high fives all throughout your video!
Thank you so much for the Mother's Day wishes! And Howdy Fellow Texan!! I am so happy to hear that so many of the products are agreeing with you! And yes - wasn't that Ghee amazing!! Love, Mary
I've got an internet friend near Austin.
Wow, a duck here (Australia) is well over $32aus.
Your salad ingredients are unbelievably low.
Damn, if we had a CostCo.
Incredibly informative video. Thank you so much.
Hi Gary, Thank you! I have heard that things can be costly in Australia but your country also looks amazingly beautiful! I hope I can visit one day!! Love, Mary
Hi Mary Happy Mother's Day I'm so glad that you're going to be able to share with us today I'm so excited to see what you but thank you so much for sharing in pain 24/7 and it really does distract me from my pain and helps me learn have a good week😇🎈♥️♥️🤪😊
Oh Lora, I am so sorry you have pain. Hope you feel better soon! Thank you so much for the Mother’s Day wishes. Love, Mary ❤️🤗❤️
I love the Maple Syrup. Good deal and so good.
You are just amazing! You have such a generous spirit, and I know it's a lot of work to do all that you do. Thank you so much!
Another wonderful,information packed video!
hi Betty, Glad you enjoyed it! Hope you are having a great weekend!! Love, Mary
Here in San Diego, our Costco sells Chosen Foods Avocado Oil Mayonnaise. It tastes fantastic! I like Avocado oil mayo because I believe mayo made from soy oil or canola oil are not healthy. I try to buy organic, but avocados do not require a lot of chemicals to grow. They are on the EWG "Clean 15" list, and I don't worry that the Chosen Foods mayo is not made from organic avocados.
I generally don't buy Romaine hearts anywhere because it is the darker outer leaves that have the best nutrition. The hearts are not as dark and are about the color of nutrient void iceberg lettuce.
Costco sells local honey so they source and sell it regionally. My Costso sells local Southern California honey. This is beneficial especially to people who have pollen allergies, as eating pollen helps your body calm it's response to pollen you inhale. Local honey has the pollens you will likely inhale in your area.
Another reason to buy and eat Brazil nuts is that they are often wild gathered in the rainforests of Brazil, and consumer demand for a rainforest product helps encourage people to preserve rainforest instead of burning it down to grow row crops.
I brew ground cacao nibs into a delicious hot beverage that tastes of chocolate without the sugar.
I eat Keto and Costco's half gallon of organic whipping cream fits my diet.
You did a wonderful job explaining everything. It really enjoyed this.
Hi Connie, Thank you so much for the kind words!! Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
If you get the organic chickens at Aldi's, they say they're free range and they also come with the neck and giblets inside of a bag. So you have the option to do whatever you want with those as well and the Aldi's here in Florida I see them going for about 2.50 a pound. I Do by the ones from Costco and they are a little bit cheaper per pound but they don't specify if their cage free or free range and they also don't come with the giblets but they are a great option!
Love that you link your recipes...always looking for new and different ones! I am also Italian, so it's Parmiaganna Reggiana all the way in my house! Thanks for teaching! Much appreciated!
My husband is British. The coastal cheese is his favorite. Just delightful!
Wow!! Ours too!! We love it!! ❤️🤗❤️
Marietta, may I ask your husband’s favorite ways to enjoy the coastal cheese?☺️
I do love Costco! So much! Speaking of canned tomatoes being OOS at Costco, I found a case of Rotel Tomatoes (non-GMO) at Sam’s. They were a great buy, too.
Oh please a video on that duck preparation!!!!!
I will buy chicken once my farmer chicken is gone, but I only buy the frozen breasts then, easy to use, quick and one breast piece usually feeds 2 of us. Costco' cheese selection has really gone down, but I do get their sheep milk cheeses and imported ones, I dig for the smallest ones😁. Yup that canned salmon I got too, also their sardines, I watch when they go on sale😊 Never saw ghee there, but I make my own when I get lots of butter in my freezer. Butter from Costco when they put kerry gold on sale! I make my own jams as well, but their French berry jam is a winner.
I get the dried onions and garlic powder, for when I'm lazy or just want a little in a meal.
Coffe is a problem, they mostly carry dark roasts which we don't like.
Looks as if you have a much better organic selection in Texas!!! No large bags of any beans here. However I love the organic red beets, already cooked and vac-packed.
Oh yes! When the Kerry Gold Butter is on sale - that's a great buy! I will definitely make a video about it! Love, Mary
Wonderful video, Mary ... thank you and Happy Mother's Day !
Thank you so much for the Mother’s Day wishes! ❤️🤗❤️
Mary, your Costco is way better than mine here in southeast WI. So many things you got are just not offered here. That Ghee for instance. And organic nuts...we have only organic cashews. Nuts!
Hi Suzanne, I have heard this from others - it seems like things are very localized from Costco to Costco. Love, Mary
Hi Mary,
I buy 4 packs each of Kerry Gold salted and unsalted, organically almond flour, coconut oil, organic frozen berries all year round, Italian kiwi, organic veg fresh in winter and so much more. Love Costco in Danvers, MA!
You are a 💎! Thanks for all your great info and loving nature.
Good afternoon Miss Mary, just a note : here in Sugarland's (texas) Costco, there are no bulk dried beans. I found that to be consistent for close to two years and also found that curious. Your a lucky duck! Cheers!
Hi Gila, Oh no!! Hopefully one day they’ll start restocking them again. I was in SugarLand yesterday! Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
You will love the turkey bacon, YUM
Oh my...Yes! We loved it!!
WOW, what fantastic extra information and I so appreciated the prices of things being added in!!! I haven't been to Costco in a year I hope our Montana store has some of these items I am anxious to try. God's blessing and Happy Mother's Day.
So happy to hear that you found this helpful! Love, Mary
I love their turkey bacon & the Canadian bacon.😊💞
Thanks for sharing your amazing Costco haul, Mary. Amazing pick ups for your traditional foods kitchen. It is almost time for us to start canning and preserving from our garden, so finding good deals and meats and select items is on our minds more.
Have a blessed weekend.
Rob
Hi Rob, Wow - so happy that your garden is producing and you will be canning and preserving soon. I loved those videos you did on canning last year. Will be sure to watch out for them and promote them. I love Mrs. SG's identification method for you of your home canned goods! That was such a cute video!! Sending love and blessings from our home to yours, Mary
Thank you, Mary! You are always such an encouragement❤️🙏👍
Oh Petra! Thank you so much for the kind words!! Love, Mary
You are welcome.
Thanks for sharing this! Love seeing all of your ideas of incorporating healthier food options for the pantry!!
You are so welcome!
Duck is mostly bone. Not too much meat. For my husbands birthday every year would bake him a duck and homemade stuffing
Hi Grace, Thanks for the insight. It will be an adventure for me! Love, Mary
Hi Mary, I wish those items were as cheap here in Canada . Thank you for all of the terrific information and hard work. Blessings ❤
Hi Isabella, Oh dear - sorry they are more costly in Canada. But thank you for the kind words! Love and God Bless, Mary
Oh that is why you have two coffee pots, LOL!
I love Jamaican coffee. Or that skull n bones organic box from Walmart. It’s expensive but it’s the absolute best best best. It tastes just like the coffee you get at the sandals resorts. So good!
Your videos always make me hungry! LOL
Thank you for all your wonderful ideas!
Love this video! I’m a Costco member and will definitely be looking for these things on my next trip. (Unfortunately I know not all Costcos are created equal) But so much good info here in your video!
Wonderful!❤️🤗❤️
Yes, not all are created equal. The Costco I go to does not carry dried beans.
Something I found out is Costco puts an asterisk on items they plan to discontinue. So can know to stock up. Also found out California grown rice has lower amount of arsenic that organic or not all contain.I got those sprouted oats...terrific! Also had asterisk by it. :(
We use the sprouted rolled oats for overnight oats for breakfast! It’s super good and sooooo filling!
Question: If you had to choose only one, which membership bulk store do you recommend, Costco, Sams, or some other?
I gave up on FB and Insta over a year ago (maybe 2 by now?), but you are right up my alley. I'll follow you here and on your own site as long as I can. You might be a naturalized Texan, but as a native Texan I feel you are a TRUE Texan. Gratitude and hugs from north central Texas. Hope your Mother's day was as grand as our beloved state.
Thank you SO much for the kind words. When it comes right down to it, although I do like Sam’s and it’s a lot less crowded...if I had to choose, I would go with Costco. Love, Mary ❤️🤠❤️
I also find large selection of olive oil in Mediterranean grocery stores. Also spices. Really interesting selections. The one I shop at is small locally owned.
This is a very helpful and informative video! Happy Mother's Day, Mary and everyone!
Thank you!!❤️🤗❤️
Enjoy your enthusiasm! TYVM!
Yay! I'm looking forward to going back to Costco again! I'm going to make sure I look for the ghee, Coastal brand English cheddar, whole organic chicken, sprouted rolled oats, organic canned tomatoes, and...Oops, I'll scan through the video again because I'm sure I forgot something! Thanks so much for sharing all of this. I didn't realize all I was missing at Costco 😄
Thank you for the many useful bits of information, I quite enjoyed this episode ! Happy Mother's Day Mary 👒💐🌹🌷🌻💖
Thank you so much for the Mother’s Day wishes!❤️🤗❤️
Re parmesano reggiano..learned this from Lidia Bastianich (sp?)...get grana padana cheese instead of parm Same as parm. Just not within the area to be called parm. reg. Made over the county line so to speak, but the same agricultural area 100%. Its ALOT cheaper than parm but exactly the same.
Mary--Love this video. I haven't been to Costco for a couple of years and didn't know they had all these organic meat options...and the *duck*!
But, I'm surprised you were giving the price per package or section. I think it is much more useful to learn and compare prices per pound or unit. It is basic consumer economics for frugal folks and those on a tight budget.
Hi Mary love your videos ❤️I love Costco I just retired from here after 25 years . I love the different regions because they have different foods . That we don’t have in the Pacific Northwest ❤️
Thank you for all the tips. I’ll be looking for that cacao nibs & Brazilian nuts on my next trip to Costco.
I like how the duck says its Halal. Which means the duck was not slaughtered in an inhumaine way and was slaughtered in a religious manner that thanks God for the food. It also means a blessing was said over the animal before it was slaughtered for human consumption.
Food does not have to be blessed, as such, by anyone!
We thank The One True God, yes, by all means, for His bounty and munificence before partaking of it, but after that, nothing more is required, but to sit down and do justice to it!
@@vincentperratore4395 your reply shows your obvious bigoted anger and your overall compulsion to come along and lash out while showing the world your moronic ignorance . Do you know what the word "blessing" means? In the context I was speaking moron, it meant "to give GOD thanks FOR THE BLESSING OF BEING ABLE TO HAVE the ANIMAL FOR FOOD IN THE FIRST PLACE"...BUT WE ALL KNOW YOU CAME HERE TO REPLY TO MY OLD COMMENT BECAUSE YOUR A BIGOT AGAINST ISLAM WHILE TRYING TO SAY FOOD IS NOT A BLESSING FROM GOD WHEN IT IS NO MATTER WHAT MAN MADE RELIGION YOU BOW YOUR HEAD FOR!!! PLAIN AND SIMPLE! AND, BY THE WAY IF YOU BELIEVED IN THE ONE TRUE GOD, THEN YOU WOULD THANK AND COUNT YOUR FOOD AS A BLESSING BEFORE EVERY MEAL INSTEAD OF COMING HERE TRYING TO TWIST THE CONTEXT OF THE WORD!!!
@@vincentperratore4395 AND WHEN YOU PARTAKE THE ANIMAL FOR YOUR FOOD, YOU SHOULD THANK GOD FOR PARTAKING THE LIFE OF THAT ANIMAL WHEN YOUR HANDS ARE ON IT TO SLAUGHTER IT! you a gun owner? Do you go out deer hunting? Do you own a fishing rod? Do you go Fishing? Do you own crab nets? Do you go Crabbing? HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU COME BACK EMPTY HANDED!! When you capture a living thing for food, then God gave you the blessing SO YOU CAN HAVE THAT FOOD!!! and SO YOU SAY THANKS FOR THE BLESSING FOR THIS FOOD!! AND SO IT WOULD BE NOT BE SUCH A BURDEN OR BENEATH YOUR MEASLY MIND TO SAY A PRAYER THANKING GOD BEFORE YOU KILL IT!! THAT'S WHY IT'S LABELED HALAL!! BUT YOU WANT TO COME ALONG WITH YOUR SELFISH BIGOTTED MIND AND TWIST THE MEANING OF A BLESSING!!!
@@vincentperratore4395 do justice to it.. yea... to your meaning of the word "justice" and your self proclaimed entitlements, you mean "TAKE LIBERTIES" and tell everybody else to think the way you believe!!! Jealous much Vincent? That my comment erked and bothered you so much that you just had to make a fool out of yourself to try and find a way to justify your own man made religion by mocking the beliefs of another man made religion? AND YET THAT PACKAGE OF FOOD WAS STILL A SLAUGHTERED ANIMAL AND STILL SAYS HALAL ON THE PACKAGE AND YOU CAN'T DISMISS IT OR OR DENY IT!! IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT THEN GO BY MCDONALD'S HAMBURGERS WHERE THE CATTLE WAS INHUMANELY TREATED AND BUTCHERED IN FRONT OF OTHER ANIMALS CRAMPED INTO ITTY BITTY LIVING SPACES!!!
@@vincentperratore4395 I WILL go further and tell you how ignorant you are to believe that the ONLY TIME TO THANK GOD FOR HAVING POTENTIAL FOOD IN YOUR HANDS IS WHEN YOU SIT DOWN TO EAT IT!!! BECAUSE IT IS GOD WHO GIVE YOU THE BLESSING TO GAIN POSSESSION OF, TO DO THE PREPARING OF, TO DO THE COOKING OF, AND TO DO THE SITTING DOWN TO EAT, OF THAT ANIMAL BEFORE IT WAS TURNED INTO FOOD!!!
Thank you sweet Mary! This was extremely helpful!
Hi Stacie, Glad it was helpful! Love, Mary
Your videos are so wonderfully full of information and pleasant to listen to. I just added several things to my shopping list based on your recommendations.
Great information. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Loving this haul so far. Thanks Mary!
Hi Lisa, So glad to hear this! Love, Mary
The pecorino Romano and the coastal cheeses are one of my favorite Costco finds. I grate it and freeze it. The Wookie cheese is really good also. Pick some up next time your there. I believe the same company that makes the coastal cheese makes the Wookie cheese. I researched it 😃 I really miss Wegman’s grocery stores in NY. HEB has nothing on Weggie’s! I’m also a NY transplant living in the hill country! Costco’s Ahi tuna is phenomenal. The cans are stacked and wrapped in black and yellow packaging.
Hi Kat, Thanks so much for all the great tips! Wow - how about that - we are both former NYers!! I remember A&P growing up but not Wegman's...and then just little corner grocery stores...but I left NYC over 35 years ago! Love, Mary
@@MarysNest Hi Mary, I grew up in upstate NY in a very small town outside of Syracuse and Wegman’s was the main grocery store there, but we did have A&P also. I left NY in 1981, so I’m probably can be considered a Texan by now! Love your CZcams channel, by the way!
Thank you, Mary 😀 Such great information!
Happy Mother's Day Mary. Another great video. Gonna buy Duck and use fat. Would love to see video baking a duck, using the bones to make stock, and using the fat.
Hi Pauline, Thank you so much for the Mother's Day wishes! Yes, I will definitely film roasting the duck, etc. Love, Mary
My favorite cheese to snack on is kerrygold Dubliner. I get it at Costco and it's crazy good. It would definitely work in a salad or other recipes that might do good with parmesan.
Thanks Mary! My Costco has single, giant tubs of ghee. I have wondered if it keeps really well since it would take me a long time to get through it. Also, if they have it, frozen grass fed hamburger patties are a great deal. Hopefully ours gets them again soon.
Hi Bonnie, Oh yes - even though the Ghee has a best buy date - it is actually considered by many preppers to be a "Forever Food" - which basically means that, unopened, it can last almost indefinitely. And even open, it can last for at least a year or longer! Love, Mary
Thanks for the info. I get a lot of organic stuff from Costco. And happy Mother’s Day Mary!
Hi Janice, thank you for the Mother’s Day wishes! Love, Mary❤️🤗
Your welcome Mary.
I like buying Costco Kirkland roasted peanuts to make my own fresh peanut butter or dressings!
Haverta cheese at Costco is delicious
Yum! Thanks for the tip!
I have been learning so much from you.
Thankyou so very much for making wonderful and entertaining videos.
God bless you and your family.