Shipping long term supplies to Alaska through Azure Aug 2022
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- Our massive Azure Haul as part of the every bit counts challenge. August 9 2022.
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When the boys are traveling, just re-use the commercial plastic p.b. jar. Flexible, washable, seals. Can put the p.b., hazel nut spread in same jar.
That’s what I thought! Great idea!
Grapeseed oil (any seed oils actually) are highly inflammatory so avocado and true extra virgin olive oil are a better bet as far as staying healthy. Your pantry looks great!
Didn’t know that thank you for the information
@@modernhomesteadalaska It's true , including tomatoes are the same way.
There many foods, I can't eat because of High Inflammatory. It makes me miserable , no matter if I stand,
walk, etcc. I stick with Costco's 100% Italian Olive Oil , I feel much better and doesn't affect my stomach.
I am NOT speaking about ALL people , but when you age, your stomach can't handle certain foods,
it's like everything changes. I learn this the hard way, back in January 2013 , I had to change, what I ate.
Some people will get a big suprise when they become into there 50's and up.
Your pantry is DREAMY!!! Kudos for being so well organized!
Thank you it has taken me a long time to get here.
Wow amazing. Great job!. You must feel so satisfied knowing you & your family will be set for the winter. Thanks for teaching all of us to think about stocking up whether it's a big stock up or a small one. Have a great rest of your week.
Thank you! Have a great day!
Love your pantry! Great planning and organization.
Thank you! I had almost a whole year to dream it up.
I did my first azure order today and used your link. Thank you so much. I'm soooo excited!!
Wow seriously I don’t know how to thank you! That’s such a huge help.
Very impressed. Love seeing how you are setting up your pantry.
Thank you! It’s a labor of love, I appreciate your kind words.
Looks awesome! (I'm trying my best to comment on all of your videos as I binge watch to help out with the algorithm!)
Lol I appreciate that!
Waaaaw, that is a LOT of food! = a lot of work! Very relaxing to see how well organised you pantry is, I love that. Organised and accessible are the key words, i think 👍🏻 Because I live (a lot!) smaller than you, that is super important for me. Especially because I have more or less the same variation as you have.
So happy to see you have an extra fridge/freezer, that will come in handy I'm sure.
See you tomorrow
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Thank you! I do every thing on a huge scale. But it can all be shrank down. See you tomorrow
You’re so inspiring! I’m a brand new sub. I thoroughly enjoyed this vlog. You offered lots of great tips. TY! Also, your kitchen is dreamy!
Thank you! That means more thank you know.
THIS IS AWESOME!!! Love your organizing skills..
Thank you! It’s quite obsessive! I found more 1/2 gallons and already changed a shelf I wonder if I’m crazy some times!!! Thank you for coming along for the ride.
Your kitchen and pantry are beautiful! I love Azure too! 🥰 I can’t even imagine what grocery shopping each week or month would look like if I didn’t keep many many staples on hand in bulk quantities like you. Shopping for a large family is no joke. 😂
It’s crazy and every one is line get a years worth of food and we have been trying! But it takes forever to get what you need now and a year of some thing each month. Thank you for joining us!
Vacuum seal smaller quantity's of peanut butter in single serving sizes for travel the vacuum sealer would also seal rice in jars
That’s a great idea. We do lots of rice that way. Now that we have a sealer.
I am impressed there is so much food there! It requires people to feed such as a family, which is nice, but it is fun to see the bigger grocery shopping needs take on some business characteristics
Thank you!
Loved this! Great pantry. I'm jealous but so proud for you. Be blessed.
Thank you so much.
I live in Traverse City, Michigan; which is the Cherry capital, if Aaron ever runs out of cherry juice, Cherry Bay Orchards is a local company and have great juice. I have to take tart cherry juice for inflammation due to my disability.
Thank you for sharing. I’ll be looking into that.
Hello. I had no idea that tart cherry juice help with inflammation. I'll have to try. I love tart cherry juice 😋. Thank you for the information 💁♀️
They also have tart Cherry juice concentrate. Just add a small amount to water and a bottle lasts a long time.
very inspiring! thanks for sharing
Thank you so much for watching
I use avacado oil for literally everything. It goes into our bread and I make killer brownies with it. Azure’s avacado oil is amazing!
That’s great information thank you for sharing.
I’m in love with your pantry!
Oh wow thank you!
You have a beautiful pantry…. Thank you for sharing
Wow thank you so much
Your pantry is dreamy!
Oh wow thank you!
Thank you for the tour!!
Always welcome!
Gorgeous pantry, I absolutely love it.
Wow thank you so much
Teenagers go through food fast and you never know what they’re going to be into moment to moment so I would pack deli meat in the cooler and peanut in a sturdy container for relief snacks. My kids don’t even eat peanut butter so hats off to you for having that option.😇🥳
Lol!! Oh goodness you are so right. It’s crazy the villages they travel to have no fast food. So they need to fly all the food with them. So peanut butter is a dream, that snd a honey bear. And those super thin breads that don’t smash. Thank you for watching today!
Great haul can't wait for you show us you us your beans and grains
So many!!! Thank you for watching.
Wow beautiful kitchen and pantry!
Oh goodness thank you!
Hi! James Duke used celery seed for his gout. Might be a good back up to investigate.
What a stunning pantry and kitchen! I kept looking for a library ladder. 😁 You could do Zoom classes from your home!
Wow that’s such a beautiful compliment. Thank you so much
WOW...that is a huge haul! You have a lot of work ahead of you to get that all processed. You have done a great job in your pantry...I would love to have one even half that size...lol! I have never seen anyone wax cheese before, so that should be interesting. You go girl!!! Hugs and blessings!
Thank you! We will see if it works!
Thanks
Thanks
Hi! Thanks so much for another great video I am always inspired by you and love getting new ideas. I love Azure avocado oil, and use replace it in any recipe savory or sweet that calls for canola oil. Its a 1-1 ratio exchange. It also has a very high heat point. Thanks again!
Wow thank that’s great information! Thank you for being so kind!
Hello from Louisiana 😃
New to your channel! Great video
Hello thank you for being a part of the channel.
You're pantry is amazing!
Goodness thank you very kind.
Im participating in the EveryBitCounts Challenge also. Its fun but a lot of work. Love your videos!
It’s lots of work I totally agree. I hope you end up with some amazing stuff.
I love watching your videos. I learn alot from you
Wow thank you! Happy to have you here.
I use avocado oil for bread recipes, roasting veggies and salad dressings. I was using it to sauté but it goes by faster that way. So I use tallow for sautéing instead.
I love it
I love watching me a good Azure haul! I'm so sad we have nothing like it in the UK but its so interesting seeing all the cool things you guys can buy in bulk. Jessica, I am so in love with your pantry. I wish I could get a do-over and have something just like it. It's so functional and so darn pretty. You've worked so hard to get everything looking fabulous. Looking forward to the next video in the EBC challenge tomorrow 😀. What's the update on wee Tipper? Is she still unwell or is she on the mend since seeing the vet. X
Oh my goodness!!!! Thank you! I did put myself into my pantry. The looks we got when we were building the house from contractors was crazy! They just couldn’t see the vision.
Tipper is much better! Thank you for asking
I use advacado oil in everything! Even baking.
It’s so wonderful thank you for sharing.
Peanut butter tip. Mix your peanut butter & jelly then put it in pint jar. You can use the small canning jelly jars if they want different kinds.
Perfect idea thank you!
Heyyyy family and Happy Wednesday love your haul ❤️❤️
Happy Wednesday beautiful friend.
Wow, I need your organization skills!!!
I feel that way today!
Love your pantry!
Thank you truly appreciate that!
Just love your pantry . Lots love from the uk 🇬🇧
E we ow thank you so very much!
I pack a peanut butter portion into a ziploc bag corner. At lunch or snack I nip off the corner, twist the excess bag and squeeze onto my celery or crackers like icing.
That’s such a great idea.
Hello! Brand new here from Wyoming. I loved this haul and your pantry is amazing!!
Wow thank you so much!
When I have extra cheese I put it in the freezer. Haven't noticed any difference in flavor. Your pantry is awesome.
Yeah I kind to freeze it you. The texture is super crumbly snd it’s fine. I’m hoping this method of wax makes it a little less crumbly.
Your pantry is amazing 🤩
Oh goodness thank you! It’s one of my two favorite spaces!
I just found your channel. You have some awesome organizing skills.
Well thank you so much.
You know those fruit containers and you peel off the tops while you can put whatever item that a peanut butter is going to go with on the bottom of your tanning jar and then you put the peanut butter on the top and then you close the cover with an old lid.
I see good idea.
I bought that peanut butter from azure recently and after the first stir in I was surprised at how it doesn't separate out really bad like normal jars of PB. I'd store it in those snap/lock lid glass containers, they never fail me! Enjoy!
Great idea thank you!
Beautiful pantry and organization! That shipping cost is a lot but compared to prices I've seen in other Alaska grocery stores, Azure is a bargain even with shipping. Thanks for sharing!
You got that right! I do check and double check as I’m not made of $ and even though my husband never questions what or how I spend the food budget. I am responsible and accountable to the family. And you are right with azure and the shipping I can save $.
new subscriber, love the pantry and your basement pantry is looking great.
Wow thank you Welcome!!! Happy to have you!
My OCD heart loves your storage.
Lol wait till tomorrow my OCD heart can’t take my basement I had serious issues today. But dig in and we will get there. Thank you though.
The pantry is a thing of beauty! You have put your heart and soul into it. Please show when you wax the cheeses. That was an interesting tidbit you shared about rice, it makes you wonder what will next ?
Did I miss the update on Tipper? Hope she is still on the mend!! Have a great afternoon. Until the next visit! 😘MommaG
She is better today! I recorded her for a moment today but that comes out tomorrow.
@@modernhomesteadalaska give her a sweet pat on the head from me. 😘
Beautiful pantry. I don't Wax my cheese fir long term storage in fridge. I just make sure they are vacuum sealed. Once you wax the cheese you may be able to store in your basement cool storage without refrigerator. I would be interested in a video going over your Chamber vacuum sealer and how you like it and how it works. Great video, pantr and haul.
Thank you. It’s a common misconception on our basement. It’s heated. But someday we might have a cold storage room! I’ll see what I can do about the vacuum sealer.
Sometimes I make peanut butter tubes, or packs with my food preserver.
That’s such a great idea!
I like avocado oil for roasting veggies. I use it in the skillet sometimes, but I prefer ghee.
Great point. I agree.
Check the dried cranberries and blueberries. I got them from Azure in July. They had moisture in the bags that had beaded on the inside of the bag. I had to put them in my dehydrator to dry them out.
Great I take a good look! Thank you for the heads up.
If you see this Walmart has on line these reusable ball jar Ziploc there wonderful and for the price they can keep it or toss it. We was them with a bottle brush. Now they have the reusable drink pouches that if you have a funnel to fill them with jelly.
Such a great idea!!! Thank you!
I use avocado oil for anything I fry, bake or cook in oil. Use it in cake mixes and things like that because it doesn’t have a flavor that makes things taste odd like olive or coconut oil can.
I totally agree! I find the one thing I like coconut oil fir most is granola. Because it gives that sweet vibe. But on line my chicken no thank you!
There are times I would like to be in the stage of my life to stock up & prepare food for a family of 5 plus all the hired summer help. Then I remember how much work it is & realize- I can’t do it anymore!! 💜
It’s so stinking much work. Some days my baby begs for winter for a deep peaceful rest. Just not yet, thank you for watching
Don’t think of it as a huge thing. Just get an extra can or two or extra anything really and put it away. That adds up over time
@@thespicyonion great point.
Fantastic video. I love your pantry off the kitchen. I would really like a small second fridge like the one u just got. We did buy a third freezer though. I wish we had something like azure here in Canada. But because I live so far out in the boonies, the closest big town is almost two hours away and thankfully they have a Costco. So I get most things from them. Great video. Thank you 🇨🇦💕
That’s great. Yeah I’m about an hour and 1/2 from Costco. Azure is such a blessing.
Zip lock baggie n cut off corner also sm Mason jars or small plastic containers
Great idea.
I absolutely love powdered buttermilk and have also purchased regular powdered milk. I refuse to buy milk from the store at current prices. I love your working pantry!
Thank you so much.
You are very creative with your meals and prepping and buy lots & lots of food 9-11-2022👍🏽👍🏽., I like how your Pantry it’s Amazing and Nice
Thank you that’s very kind. I do but lots but when you see that I often feed my kids and 4-8 extra kiddos. It makes since that it does not go quite that far.
If you are packaging peanut and honey or jelly mix together and put in smaller zip lock bags or containers.
Wish I had your energy.😎🇺🇸
Great idea! Thank you! I’m on the struggle bus of energy today so I wish I had it too.
Reusable condiment containers with lips work great for the peanut butter. I can’t share a link but there’re lots of brands, just get one with a good sturdy lid.
Thank you
Ziplock bag, with the peanut butter
Agree! Thank you!
Great haul! I have bought the same brand of cream cheese. We opened it and use some of it. I wrapped up the remaining cheese well and it molded terribly in 5 days in the refrigerator. I had to throw it all out because the mold ran through the whole remaining cheese. Just a FYI!
Wow ok I’ll keep a close eye on it! Thank you!
I fly weekly. I take my peanut butter in small 3 ounce container full and in another I put honey or jam. I full my liquid bag with my stuff and then add the rest with my food that is liquid.
Love it! You are so smart. he took just a small old PB jar as no d it honestly saves us so much $
Save a small jar from store bought peanut butter to put your Azure peanut butter in! That way it will be plastic and it can be small enough to travel with😊
That’s a great idea!
Just saw your video and found you for first time. You could do peanut butter in small sandwich bags and he could cut a hole in corner and squeeze out onto his bread or crackers. Not sure if you use plastic or not, but just an idea. Hope that helps. Love your kitchen!
Well thank you. That’s honestly a good idea for the kid that will be taking it! Welcome nice to meet you.
You are amazing so organized
Well thank you but it didn’t come naturally. So that’s a huge compliment.
Very interested in your grinding grains journey! Very interested in what mill you chose. Currently researching/ never have used one!
That’s wonderful do lots of research that’s how I came to mine.
I use TART cherry juice for osteoarthritis and it really works very well. 👍👍👍
Enjoyed your video
Thank you I appreciate that.
Great haul 😊 Interested in seeing how you wax your cheese.
Great thank you. Me too lol
If you can spare some mason jars, and you think it can be packed in a way in which it wouldn’t break, that is how I would send the peanut butter:)
I do have some jars! Lol great idea!
So have you thought about getting a freeze dryer? And then my next thing is I learned on that website I had suggested to you ate your homestead you can make your own powdered sugar by pulverizing it in a Vitamix
Yes we want a freeze dryer but they are quite expensive. And yes you can make powdered sugars. We have very lion it on hand. We don’t use it much.
Cheese freezes well while in blocks too
I agree. It gets crumbly but fir most things that does not bother us.
You can get screw top Tupperware to store the peanut butter in.
That’s a great idea thank you.
Please share your homemade oatmeal packet recipe! Love your Azure hauls.
I will do that!
If you want to keep those cherry stems and let them dry they will make an excellent tea/infusion to treat urinary infection among other benefits, just search for a bit more info. 🍒
Oh my goodness I didn’t know that!!! Thank you for sharing g!
Hi everyone watching from West Virginia
Hello my friend glad to see you
I love your pantry, but girl I’m so nervous for those shelves without earthquake straps. I know you’ll obviously add them, they’re on the other shelves already, I just have earthquake ptsd. 😅
For the peanut butter, could you make little vacuum sealed squeeze pouches for the kids to take on their trips?
I know right I think of it all the time. I didn’t add them yet because I didn’t know what I was doing but now I know I was just talking to Aaron about it. Thank you for the reminder.
You have a beautiful pantry thanks for sharing. I'm new here so I'm going to go back and watch you videos.
Welcome! Thank you for joking us!
Joining
I use avocado oil for everything and sometimes coconut oil as well. Love those huge labels, did you make them or purchased them? I like them. Nice pantry.
I made them on Avery. Free !
New subscriber here!
Hello Welcome! 👋
Put the peanut butter in food savor bags, Hi I'm Kate, I'm 75, I am from CT. but I've been in Ga. Canola is Rapeseed oil it is an herbicide so canola is not a good oil to use.
Hello! Thank you for sharing.
It may have been wise to have a built in dolly system - a lift from the basement to the pantry. Old fashioned but obviously helpful.
Yeah we should of done that.
I had a dumb waiter in my last home. It was very handy to get my groceries
Up from the garage. Mary W, good idea.
@@judyshoemaker9681 Finally - the name I was searching for - dumb waiter. I went to bed wishing I could remember!
I dont know if you know this or not but you can save your feta for at least 3 weeks if you submerge it in either milk with salt or water and salt . I do 2 tablespoon of salt to one cup of either liquid. Just make sure your chesse is under the liquid brine. Hope that helps at least for 3 weeks after you bring it home and open it...🤗🙏
Thank you great information
I use avocado oil in place of butter or anywhere I want to add a little fat content
I love the avocado oil too
Ziplock twist n lock containers being plastic and in various sizes might travel better than glass for your son. Even the regular ones might work too. Just an idea.
Great idea thank you fir sharing
Hi Jessica! I will be rewatching this video. Wow! Aaron has gout…my Asian family has a history of gout…for my Mom and Dad we avoid high fructose syrup and organ meats. But my Mom had flare ups a lot after her heart surgery and they put her on Allopurinol long term the standard medicine. But this other medicine Colchicine worked much better and was on it awhile and never had a flare up since this drug was taken. But we also give her apple cider vinegar daily and that helps. But ask the doctor, my Mom ended up having some test that indicates her body can’t metabolize protein well so we watch her protein intake. Well we will be moving into our new house where I will have some land to have my garden here in the city. Just stressed to get all the things for garden and vendors are all sold out…but I am happy to have found your channel as I will have new friends in Alaska to share my seeds, my dehydrated fruits and veggies ( once I learn how to do this) and my freezer dried goods( once I obtain this and learn how to do this). But I love your kitchen…I will have lots of space to store…and I have looked into Azure delivery here in the city only a few places…lol! My first project is to get one of those Cricut machines and make all my labels and to buy my storage containers. I’m so excited to follow you on this journey and I will let you know how my progress is also. I already know what to send you family for this holiday season…thanks Jessica for sharing all your ideas. Be safe and healthy!
You are so amazing, thank you fir sharing. Aaron is on only for flairs the medication starting with the c. His believe it or not is mostly stress related. Oh man before he was here full time, every time he had to leave us to fend fir our selves he had a flair. And as soon as he got here full time in April, he has only had one and was able to take care of it medication free. It’s crazy how painful it is for someone! I’m so happy for you and the new home! I pray many blessings over your home!
Cherries and walnuts are both great to combat gout. My husband eats them daily. He can't eat turkey, pork or oats. Oats have lots of purines which inflame gout.
My husband also started taking ACV in the morning and we think it may also help his gout and has helped him lose weight...that test sounds interesting!
Thanks, that was a great video. Fusilli is pronounced fu as in food, and silli and in silly, so foosilly = fusilli. Wow, I know that things are expensive in Alaska, but they actually compare yo NZ mostly....I sure wish I could get cheese 🧀 that price!!
Thank you! I never know how to say things! Lol!
Garlic powder honey apple cider vinegar mix together keep refrigerator
Do you have small jar or small bowl with lid
Great ideas thank you so much for sharing!
Have you found that in Alaska you have to refrigerate the peanut butter? Also is the oil seperaoreally bad?
It’s been fine here no more separated then any other organic
Love seeing your Azure haul and pantries.. beautiful! I also would be very interested in watching you wax your cheese and where to purchase the wax.. That would be another great skill to learn
Great stay tuned we will work on it together.
Transfer the peanut butter into a smaller peanut butter jar.
Great idea thank you!
You mentioned malt o meal...do you make your own from wheat berries or is it the packaged name brand? I grind rice down to make cream of rice hot cereal but am looking for a recipe to make homemade malt o meal. Thanks
You know what that’s a great question I just got my milk and I’m excited to learn to make it myself! But in this video I did buy it.
Mill not milk
Hey Jessica. Question about these azure orders that contain lots of bags of grain. Are you freezing all these bags as they come in? I never had a weevil problem until this year. I literally had no idea you were supposed to freeze flour/grains until I had the problem and researched how to solve and prevent. How do you freeze everything?
I don’t freeze everything. I will leave them in areas like the truck or garage. I freeze flour. But not all the other grains. I put them in Mylar bags and oxygen absorbers and am told and have not had an issue if the bugs don’t have air they die……. Don’t know if that’s fact or not. But no way I would have freezer space to freeze everything. But our garage gets below freezing and if I store grains in there they would spend months frozen.
@@modernhomesteadalaska ahhhh. That makes more sense. Thanks for the clarification. I wasn’t thinking of the natural temp of your basement. I have been wanting to place an azure order with some more flour and grains but I definitely don’t have the freezer space to freeze everything before storing in the Mylar bags. I took inspiration from your way of freezing in one gallon bags so you can easily give if needed. There is a blessings box I pass on my way home and I like to put a can of something in it when I can. I thought the gallon of some rice or flour might be a good idea too. Thanks for your videos!!
Cheese will age vac sealed in there plastic that they come in. This is how I age my cheese in my cheese cave.