We have been looking at how much you save by buying fresh and drying and/or freezing yourself. So far, dried from Azure wins out, but we haven't tried onions yet! It's on our list, so we'll be sure to share when we figure that out.
Hi I don't think I have seen in your hauls the medium nine grain cracked mix that is organic. It's so good for bread baking and adds another layer of the multigrains in the mix. Thanks for a great video!
Thanks for the suggestion and your encouragement, Amy. It has been a long time since we've gotten the 9 grain mix. And when we did, we used it as a cereal mix... but adding it to breads sounds like a great idea. 😊
We all can’t wait for your video to come out on Tuesdays. Thank you so much for doing your videos. My kids love watching your kiddos in the kitchen. What we think you should try… if you haven’t tried already… Dr Bronner Castile Bar Soap. Our favorites are Rose, Lavender and Eucalyptus.
❤️ Thank you so much for your encouragement, Danelle. That means so much to us. I love hearing that you watch our videos as a family. We have never tried the bar soap - so we'll have to give that a try. Thank you for the suggestion! 😊
With so many suggesting this - we're going to have to give it a try! I'd love to be able to make our own though. I don't love buying condiments for our large family. We just go through them too fast!
I just noticed that the other day. I also saw that they are going to be on sale. Do you notice a specific difference between the Red Ape and the Azure brand? Thanks for sharing!
@@AFamilyFoodStory No, I haven't had the Azure cinnamon. Over the years, I have mostly bought Frontier's and it is better than that one. When I lived in Napa, California (military family, originally from Napa) I use to pick up freshly ground spices from a small merchant there and it's better than that one as well. Honestly, I originally bought Red Ape because of the packaging!
We will have to try the popcorn powder and mushroom popcorn - I've actually heard great things about a number of times! We don't buy shampoo or body wash (use norwex body cloths instead). 😊
We're making dehydrated lemon slices this month! I think it is a genius way to get lemon in your water. We actually just froze some lime slices last week. 😊
@@AFamilyFoodStory I have lemon and lemon slices in the freeze dryer right now lol I have never freeze dried them before and hoping they will turn out.
You have probably already purchased this but we really like the La Preferida hot salsa. I also purchased Nancy’s probiotic kefir last month and have been enjoying it but I am looking forward to making my own if I can find someone willing to give or sell me some kefir grains. I just started my own yogurt this month also by using around 3 tablespoons of Nancy’s yogurt to 1/2 gallon milk and using the instant pot. This worked amazingly being my first time making yogurt. I would love to win this giveaway and so thankful that you offer these and all the great info in your videos. I really enjoy watching how your family all works together to make a successful home. ❤
We have not tried the La Preferida salsa yet. Have you tried the Sweet Creek salsa? That is the one we normally get. Great work on the yogurt! I'm determined to get back into that habit soon. 😊 Thank you so much for your encouragement. We're happy to have you here. ❤️
@@AFamilyFoodStory Hi, yes I have tried the sweet creek also. I like them both very much. You will have to give the organic La Preferida hot salsa a try I think you will want to add it to your list for a tasty alternative. I felt like it had a little more flavor than the sweet creek. Also, I am loving the idea of making my own yogurt. I really wasn’t a big yogurt eater but last year was my sickest year ever so I am trying to add more probiotics to my diet. If it weren’t for people like you sharing recipes and how to videos I probably would have never tried it. It is so easy especially with an instant pot. Now onto homemade kefir and kombucha😃❤️
😂 Honestly, I was absolutely exhausted for that video, and I had to make myself get up and move around to stay awake! In reality, I am the absolute opposite of the energizer bunny... especially in the earlier and later days of my pregnancies! So excited that sour cream is on sale this month!
Try out the mango bites! My kids love them! The Nancy's cottage cheese is the one Nancy's product we've tried that my family doesn't love. Curious what you guys thought of it. PS - tried your tip from a previous video about adding the oregano to hamburgers. AMAZING!!
Oh my goodness - those look delicious! Thanks so much for sharing. I can't say I loved it, because as a general rule, I hate cottage cheese... but I thought it was totally edible. I could probably make myself learn to like it with enough seasonings and a good "carrier" to eat with it. 😂 So happy you tried and loved the oregano in your hamburgers! ❤️
I’m trying to think if I have seen you use this. I know it’s an easy make at home, but unjust tried a small bag of their powder dishwasher detergent last month and it works great. I was using melaleuca brand liquid before. Also I don’t think I have seen you order the rainbow candy drops (m&ms) and this mini bittersweet chocolate chips, and also PB chcocolate chips I use in a chocolate almond flour muffin I make.
I have not tried the powdered detergent yet... be we have tried the liquid. From everything we've tried in the past, we've generally preferred liquid detergent over powdered. We have gotten the rainbow candy drops before... but it's been a LONG time. Probably not in any of our hauls. I try not to buy a lot of "candy" in general... especially not in bulk. 😂 But, I have been meaning to try the PB chocolate chips - we have a 7 layer bar recipe that we could throw those in and I bet they would be delicious! Thanks for the suggestions!
Since y’all are a herb family along with kombucha. The Herbucha is yummy and gives great inspiration for combining herbs and kombucha. My favorite is the ginger and detox.
The shelf the white 5 gallon buckets were sitting on can you show that in a video a little better so I can see how it is made and set up. Those stacked buckets in my pantry drive me nuts. That looked way easier to get to them. I have to unstack mine and it’s a pain.
I can make a note to try - but it will be hard. It's buried in the back of our furnace room. 😜 It is a "bucket shelf" from what used to be shelf reliance (now thrive life), but I don't think they make them anymore. However - I think it would be very easy to build if you wanted to. Just look up "shelf reliance bucket shelf" and you can get a better idea of what it looks like. 😊
The Azure Stoneground mustard is delicious. I would also like to know whatever happened to the ketchup and diced tomatoes Azure announced as new products a few months back.
We'll have to give that one a try - thanks for the suggestion. I'm right there with you - I've been looking for those and still haven't seen them. I know they put together their sales flyers well in advance, and sometimes things don't go according to plan... so I just assume there was a holdup somewhere down the line.
I'm not sure if they do or not either... I don't even know how much luck we would have growing mushrooms where we live. It is very dry here! Fun suggestion though!
I watch your shows and wonder if you've ever tried the cottage cheese? I bought the sour cream and I have the yogurt in my cart for the upcoming month.
We actually just tried it, and it will be coming up in one of our future videos (in 2 weeks, I think). Coming from someone who doesn't like cottage cheese, I think it was ok. So, in the cottage cheese world, I'd rate it as excellent! 😂 Their yogurt is also delicious!
Not sure if you have ever tried the powdered Country Save laundry detergent....but we absolutely love it. I first saw Three Rivers Homestead talking about using it. We tried it and loved it so much we buy it in the 50 pound bags. We have hard water and my husband is a mechanic....I don't think our laundry has ever been so clean.
We have tried it... and I'm not sure if it's our specific water or if it was our washing machine, but we were not a big fan - no matter how bad we wanted to be! It's such a great deal! We did, however, just get a new washing machine, so might be worth another try... Thanks for sharing. 😊
Yes, we have, and we love it! We usually get it from Natural Grocers for our "weekly fill in hauls"... I keep planning on going back to making our own yogurt, so I'm not committed to buying larger quantities in bulk. 😂
@@AFamilyFoodStory I have made it quite a long time ago and it was a hit with my mom. I need to get out the soap making supplies again too! I love homemade soap!
@@AFamilyFoodStory I found a video on how to do bars of dish soap that I am planning to make. I want to get rid of the majority of the dawn dish soap that I purchased in bulk.
I always enjoy your videos! I also buy seasonings in bulk and make my own blends, and I often share with friends and family. The Azure product I recommend is Maggie's Kitchen organic smoked jalapeno taco sauce. We are in love with it!
Thanks so much for your encouragement, Mary Jane. ❤️ What a fun suggestion - we've never tried that one, but I'll be sure to add it to our wish list. 😊
Thanks for the suggestion, Kathy! We have gotten the frozen cranberries, but I think we somehow missed them fresh this year (due to our delivery cycle - they weren't around for long) I have not done a lot of juices yet, but think I may give that a try one of these days. 😊 You have a blessed day as well! ❤️
I find these planning videos so helpful and the giveaway this month is really great! I second to try the Wildbrine Sriracha. My whole family loves it. I just wish it came in a bigger bottle. I’m thinking of trying to make some myself.
Thanks so much for your encouragement. ❤️ We have been making a spicy sauerkraut that we all love... but I may have to give the Wildbrine brand a try to see how it compares. Thanks for the suggestion.
We have chickens so we have eggs thankfully but we have family that can’t find eggs or when they find them it’s 7.99 for 12 eggs. We couldn’t afford that. I’m not sure how people are making it work.
It's insane. I bought a few dozen from the store the other day, expecting that this 30 dozen is actually not going to last this month, and they were over $9. 😱 I'm so thankful that the eggs from Azure have not been impacted by this most recent price jump... at least not for now. 😬
Oh man can I say everything 🤣 I recently got a room-temperature yogurt starter from them and would love to see you guys do that see if it works any better for you than it did for me 🤣
I wish I could try everything! It takes a lot of time to actually do so though. 😂 What yogurt starter was that? I've always gotten the ones from Cultures for Health or NW Ferments - both have worked great!
@@AFamilyFoodStory it is from NW ferments, I did order it from azure. It's Piima Yogurt Starter. It is Mesophilic Culture, sets at room temperature and it's a Nordic heirloom variety that can be used for repeated batches.
CHRISTY- DO NOT TRY THE COTTAGE CHEESE!!!! I hate cottage cheese too, and when I was preggers with number 2 I got brave--- and I puked it all up and it was sooooooooo grosss!!!!!!!!
This is too funny that you mention this - because we just tried the cottage cheese! 😂 I think my words were... "it's not my favorite". But thankfully, it did NOT make me throw up. If it were any other cottage cheese other than Nancy's, I probably would have though!
I don’t like cottage cheese either. A friend of mine. Once invited us to their house for dinner. The appetizer was a little bowl of cottage cheese with half of a cooked pear on top with a sauce drizzled over top. I ate it and it wasn’t bad that way. I didn’t want to offend her.😅 Btw, I ordered a box of their organic red pears this month. I pick them up tomorrow. I hope they’re really good. Have you tried them? I like them in my oatmeal.
