Jessica, I appreciate your openness and honesty about real life. You are easy to relate to. You have such a warm heart and fun nature. Your family is so very blessed to have you looking out for them. Your whole family is supportive of each other. Even though all of you work hard you live a beautiful life. God bless your family. Thank you for allowing us to be a small part of your life and the beautiful Alaska.
Years ago, I served my grandmother a bowl of soup and she said it was waaay too much. She said she only wanted a cup. I went back to the kitchen, poured the entire contents of the bowl into a large cup, and she was completely satisfied.
Thank you so much for another great video. Jessica, I really admire your transparency and you're honest to your viewers about your real life situation and being on an actual realistic budget. So many content creators seem to have these endless budgets and buy all of the shiny new things in the biggest box full of stuff you've ever seen et cetera. I appreciate the fact that you're candid about life situations that have happened and how you're dealing with them I applaud you. Keep on keeping on Sister Sledge and God bless❤
I created it all on a large budget but we had it then. Simply not the case right now and I’m so good with it. I like when I have thousands to spend but I’m in such a happy place right now I was so thankful to have just $400 for the whole month too.
Jessica you looked like a kid in a candy shop! I would agree about the dishwasher for Megamama. You will not regret getting the tomatoes in bulk, I am in Wyoming and can't grow enough tomatoes either and get 2 to 3 boxes a year from a Utah farm. Have a great weekend
Thank you for your encouragement and constant reminder to be grateful. I am inspired to take advantage of stocking and using the pantry with your example of planning and prepping. You and your family are a blessing to me and mine.
@@modernhomesteadalaska I could not agree more. Wish I had learned to can and preserve food then! By the way at one point I lived outside of Wasilla :) I'm learning so much from you Jessica!!! 🥰
Thank you for taking us along to the Costco business center. That would be nice to have in our state. I am looking forward to your processing, canning, etc. of all the things. God bless you all!
Hi sweet one! I wish we had a Costco business center close to us...I love seeing all the products they carry! No to the quail eggs. I really love Costco!!!! Great video! Big hugs and many blessings!
I Always watch Jamerrill , you are right she needs that dishwasher lol 😂 love Rosarita refried beans. Love basil . Thank you for sharing! Love your videos ! 🌸🛒🌸
Hello Jessica🌸. Thank you for taking us along today on your Costco haul. I love that store wish we had one. We have BJ’s which is better than nothing. I love that you share the prices because I’m one of those people who tries to keep prices in my head so I can make my decision on what I buy. Thank you so much. Have a blessed weekend my friend. See you again soon. Take care✌️🇺🇸💖
I love watching your videos. I love that you shows the good, the bad, your amazing family. I want to start canning but I have to wait and see if my mobility issues get better. I love watching your cooking and freeze drying videos
Hi Jessica and sweet family! That was so nice of Wyatt to come rescue you. My brother in law used to raise quail and I love quail. That was a great Costco trip, wish we had a business one in our area. I hope everyone has a very blessed weekend! ❤
I truly do appreciate your opinion of the products you have already bought. I like to hear other's thoughts on items I haven't tried. Until we visit again.. enjoy your girl's night❤️🥰
I love watching Costco hauls. We don't have a business center near us. My son-in-law called this morning and was going to Costco so I gave him my list of all the paper goods I stock up for the winter. Tomorrow I'll be reorganizing my closets and shelves. Will love to see how you prepare the tomato sauce. Enjoy the girl's dinner!
Hi Jessica. Last week my stores had a bunch of things on sale and I stocked up my pantry on those things and next week my focus is on winter medication for when my husband and I get a cold plus soups and things for when we do get sick. We live in a 5th wheel in the north east of Nevada. Having a garden here is sometimes hopeless because the dirt is horrible and the heat. I have tried several times and before I can get enough of something it bolts. I love your videos. Much love to you and your family
Thank you for sharing. What a great idea with the tomatoes! It was a goal to put up sauce this year. But as you know in Alaska that could be a challenge. But I love this idea. 💚
Those metal bowls were so cheap I would of gotten one or two of each size amazing I knew you bought the quail eggs your face showed it when you saw them lol 😂😊 enjoyed your haul just stumbled on your channel 😀
You can freeze dry Basil then blitz in a food processor with salt to make Basil Salt. Take an ice cube tray and grate or use food processor to make ginger in usable size. Mix the ginger with a little neutral oil and the freeze. Pop out of the ice trays and store in a resealable bag in the freezer.
You can also freeze the ginger whole and grate it for individual cooking and toss it back in.. apparently you don't even have to peel it when u freeze it. I am not a big ginger fan but I have seen a bunch of videos😂😂
Look forward to seeing you process all those tomatoes, jalapenos and ginger! And, no matter what any commenter says, it ALL counts! Today I was able to get 2 free pounds of butter and froze them. Will be very happy to have that "little bit" come winter! Glad you were able to get help with the tire in that rain... Wyatt is a good man!
Hi Jessica, I can relate to seniors thinking about the amount of food. I worked at a senior center cooking. We only served federal guideline portions. They would all say it’s too much food. They would always want to take the rest home. They would count a few bites of everything as another meal. It’s a senior citizen thing I guess.
Myself I try to buy 2 at a time or more when on offer for the pantry. Jessica have really enjoyed your videos on helping us to build a pantry 👏👏👏👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Love from the UK x
Great prices on the food storage items at Costco. Thanks for sharing, I hope they are here in Michigan. I would also love to have that wheel of Parm. Maybe we can split it. LOL. Oooohh, I love shopping at the Asian markets. Does anyone else feel like it's Christmas after a good food shopping haul.
So pleased you bought the 'stickin' quail eggs! 😄 Life is about experiencing the unknown. I love watching your channel, Jessica. You are so down to earth, and the love you have for your family is wonderful to observe. Thanks for sharing your life.
Roma tomatoes are the best! Salsa,sauce,ketchup,paste,soup and diced…. Ive made them all. I used to do about 80 plants a year and i would get over a 1000 lbs every year, I would sell half of them and process the rest!
You might want to consider a "cold Room" instead of refrigerators. We are installing one on our ranch . They take an air conditioner and a special added device that keeps the AC machine lowering the temp. A lot of homesteaders consider this option because you can hanga deer or whatever because it is a whole room. Our room will be 8 x 16
A nurse on tiktok suggested giving the elderly food on bright colored plates, she works in a nursing home and said they can see the food better and the color red can actually increase their appetite
quarter your tomatoes, lay them on a baking sheet with chunks of onions and garlic and toss with olive oil and salt. Roast them and then put them in a blender with basil. You can freeze them or can them. Makes a great sauce or base for soup.
Have you tried to grow your own basil? It so easy to grow you can put it in a big pot or 5 gallon bucket so you can bring it in from the cold . I grow all the types cinnamon basil, sweet basil they grow like weeds!!
when my kids were lil I found a roll of meat wrapping paper in my garage from when I was a meat cutter n it was the best I roll out on drive way ,patio ,grass n they'd finger paint on it paint their feet n walk on it the dogs would get involved it was great. n I'd put on dinner table n tape to bottom of table n we'd do arts n crafts on it when to hot cold raining whatever outside oh n dye Easter eggs on it to many uses for the paper
My granny did the same for us when we were kids . But the paper roll was 3 times that size.. I think it came from a printing place?? We would do whole body drawings and all sorts of crazy paintings and airplanes and everything under the sun❤❤
I get the sharpie industrial, they are a little more but writing on something and it lasts forever. I use it for my plant labels because they will last in the garden without fading off.
I watched your video of the Costco haul where you were looking for a storage rack for you black and yellow bins. I found a rack especially for those that you build super easy. Wish I could download a photo of it. If you google DIY storage bin shelves you might find it. I’m going to have my husband build it for me for my decoration storage 😀
Yeah I did see a thing like that! I only wanted the rolling one so we could move it around, we are building a storage room and drywalling and finishing our basement this winter, so we were trying to do something that didn’t require my husbands help, but I think I’ll wait for the room then build storage like that idea! Thank you for sharing
I recently bought a 13 qt stainless steel bowl and it doesn’t fit in my cabinets! 🤣 Thanks for helping your mom, Wyatt! Living Traditions Homestead has made pickled quail eggs. Thanks for all the info, Jessica.
You can grow ginger in flower pots with sunny windows indoors. When it gets warm next summer, take them outside and harvest in the fall or repot and wait another year for more or bigger root stock. That bread rack would make a great drying rack. You can also replace the solid trays with screens for air circulation. It would be a great compact size for inside drying and not be covering everything.
I have a question totally off topic.. I was wondering how you liked your freezer that has the drawers in it. Do you find it holds a lot . I am considering buying 2 because i am always worried about my upright door opening because something has moved inside. Thanks for your awesome videos.!!!!
Hey Jessica, I just adore watching your videos. Thank you for taking time to share your life with us 😊 I thought I’d mention since I know you love natural products that I have been using Country Save laundry detergent from Azure for a few years and love it! It cleans our dirty, greasy farm clothes so well and leaves no funky scent. (I’m not judging your tide though 😉 Just mentioning in case it’s helpful) blessings!
I have processed 120 pounds of tomatoes in a year (3x40 pound cases) a few times. Over 60 pounds went into 21 quarts of basic crushed tomatoes (~3lbs/quart), 750ml jars of tomato sauce (not sure if it was 14 or 21 of those), 35 or more pints of salsa, 14 half pints of antipasto relish, and several pints of tomato juice. The tomatoes available at the markets here come from BC and this year were not great (or maybe they were early and I missed them). I've still got lots of salsa left but I'm buying canned tomatoes to restock the pantry for the first time in many years. Depending on how long we avoid frost, I may have a bumper crop of cherry and grape tomatoes, but it's always touch and go being close to the mountains (in Alberta). Good sale prices on on root vegetables and squash are starting so the dehydrator will be going full time for the next month or so.
Hi Jessica. For your ginger, you can just put it into the freezer as is. When you need it for a recipe you just grate it frozen - it tastes like fresh. It’s so much easier to grate that way too since the fibre is more brittle it’s rarely an issue. This works with fresh turmeric root too. Happy preserving!
I read this after I bought Quail eggs at Business Costco. Fill a large bowl with room temperature water and gently place the eggs in the bowl. The good eggs will sink to the bottom, while any eggs past their prime will float with the pointed end down. Discard the floating eggs, as they're not safe to eat. Definitely check eggs. Several floated in our batch.
@@TamooMeadows-hf7px Lots of people believe in old wives tales. Some are true. But the majority have been proven false. The problem is once you think you know something because it's told over and over, you don't know anything different until someone like me comes along.
I don’t know if you have tried freezing avocados. I mash it all up scoop in freezer containers. Sometimes I make it all guacamole and freeze into containers.
That a girl!! Let us know how the quail eggs taste. I’m curious, did you at some point make meals plans that inspired what to stock up in our food storage. I really have been wanting to get this going. Because who knows what this world will bring us in the next years, let alone I don’t want to be caught off guard in the event of job loss again. Bless you Jessica for all that you do for your family!! God sees you and He is well pleased I’m sure of it. Keep it up!!
Cambro containers- definately consider the square/rectangle ones over the round. You can fit more in a fridge with them. The round ones take up unused space. Maybe for a restaurant with huge fridges it doesn't matter much, but for home it makes a huge difference ❤
I got a large bag of ginger and freeze dried about a third and then pickled some . The freeze dried is awesome just like fresh for cooking. 😊 any ideas for ginger? Teas, cough syrup, cookies wouldn’t mind trying new things with ginger.
Yes I used a teaspoon and removed most of the skin then shredded and then cut into tiny pieces as well for different dishes. Worked great for my needs. I hear you don’t have to remove the skins it doesn’t effect the taste. I grew it once was nice long grass looking but the root didn’t grow for me. You can purée the ginger and pressure can it too not tried it yet. So much to explore with ginger. @@modernhomesteadalaska
I do pints in qt jars but I can 3/4of a cup 1 cup to much n siphons out n beans to dry.so now I do 3/4c in qt then when ready I just bacon fat in pan with onions fry til how I want then add beans smash n fry same time famiky love my beans I sometimes add splash of whorshire sauce n knorr chicken bullion just a tad
My brother bought a commercial fridge and freezer when he built his house. He regrets it now. We live close to a large city and even so the wait time for repairs can be shocking. It’s usually between 3-6 months. There just aren’t many people who are qualified to repair commercial equipment. So please keep this in mind. Commercial isn’t always the best choice. ❤️❤️
Jessica, I appreciate your openness and honesty about real life. You are easy to relate to. You have such a warm heart and fun nature. Your family is so very blessed to have you looking out for them. Your whole family is supportive of each other. Even though all of you work hard you live a beautiful life. God bless your family. Thank you for allowing us to be a small part of your life and the beautiful Alaska.
Thank you so much!! That’s just such an incredible thing to hear from someone. You are such a blessing
Years ago, I served my grandmother a bowl of soup and she said it was waaay too much. She said she only wanted a cup. I went back to the kitchen, poured the entire contents of the bowl into a large cup, and she was completely satisfied.
I think I’ll up her plate size and put all the food in the middle
Just love jarmell she is amazing!!!! Really enjoying your challenge this month ty
So glad!
Best mop bucket ever ive been cleaning offices n homes love it
Totally! Live it
Thank you so much for another great video. Jessica, I really admire your transparency and you're honest to your viewers about your real life situation and being on an actual realistic budget. So many content creators seem to have these endless budgets and buy all of the shiny new things in the biggest box full of stuff you've ever seen et cetera. I appreciate the fact that you're candid about life situations that have happened and how you're dealing with them I applaud you. Keep on keeping on Sister Sledge and God bless❤
I created it all on a large budget but we had it then. Simply not the case right now and I’m so good with it. I like when I have thousands to spend but I’m in such a happy place right now I was so thankful to have just $400 for the whole month too.
This comment!! I wholeheartedly agree ❤❤
Jessica you looked like a kid in a candy shop! I would agree about the dishwasher for Megamama. You will not regret getting the tomatoes in bulk, I am in Wyoming and can't grow enough tomatoes either and get 2 to 3 boxes a year from a Utah farm. Have a great weekend
Thank you Sarah have a wonderful weekend too
Jessica you did great,tomatoes awesome deal.you are fantastic.Love you friend.Thankful all of us healthy.Grateful.
Thank you so much!
Thank you for your encouragement and constant reminder to be grateful. I am inspired to take advantage of stocking and using the pantry with your example of planning and prepping. You and your family are a blessing to me and mine.
That’s such a blessing to hear! Thank you for sharing that
Thanks
Oh my goodness! Thank you that’s is so kind of you
Yes!! That is so the Jamerill dishwasher!!
You did great!! Can't wait to see you can beans and make Refried. I love your videos!!
I’m on it I love them
I love all of my stainless steel bowls. That's about all that I use now!
Love it
Jess, I love watching your face when you see something you'd like to have. It brightens up so much! 😊
Oh thank you! lol I didn’t notice I’ll look back now
Can’t wait to see your video for canning beans! 🎉 I love your happy tune you play in your videos! 🎶 I find myself humming it on occasion. ☺️💜
Yay! Thank you!
As crafty as Aaron is can't you have him make your storage rack for those Bins
❤ Jessica love your videos and beautiful family. I lived in Alaska for 8 years. Loved every minute of it! God bless you! ❤❤❤
It’s the most amazing place
@@modernhomesteadalaska I could not agree more. Wish I had learned to can and preserve food then! By the way at one point I lived outside of Wasilla :) I'm learning so much from you Jessica!!! 🥰
I enjoy your enthusiasm and knowledge in this video!😊
Oh thank you!
That is how i do it. I add a few products at every grocery trip i make and kept doing it and it fills my pantry.
It truly adds up quickly
Thank you for taking us along to the Costco business center. That would be nice to have in our state. I am looking forward to your processing, canning, etc. of all the things. God bless you all!
That’s great I’ll share it thank you
Thanks Jessica! I know this whole challenge is a lot of work, but I am totally loving it!
You're so welcome! It’s worth it I have had so much fun getting back into the vlog videos
Got the mop and bucket, too. Love it
Love it
Hi sweet one! I wish we had a Costco business center close to us...I love seeing all the products they carry! No to the quail eggs. I really love Costco!!!! Great video! Big hugs and many blessings!
Love it!!!
Looks awesome up there.
Happy you got the quail eggs ! Even on a budget you have to get an impulse buy 😊
Definitely!!
I Always watch Jamerrill , you are right she needs that dishwasher lol 😂 love Rosarita refried beans. Love basil . Thank you for sharing! Love your videos ! 🌸🛒🌸
I watch Jamerrill also we all need to let her know about this I wish she would come watch these wonderful videos also.
@@SuzieQ-lw2kp I agree SusieQ ! 🏃🏼♀️➡️
Thank you my friend
Hello Jessica🌸. Thank you for taking us along today on your Costco haul. I love that store wish we had one. We have BJ’s which is better than nothing. I love that you share the prices because I’m one of those people who tries to keep prices in my head so I can make my decision on what I buy. Thank you so much. Have a blessed weekend my friend. See you again soon. Take care✌️🇺🇸💖
That’s great at least something! Thank you for always watching
I love watching your videos. I love that you shows the good, the bad, your amazing family. I want to start canning but I have to wait and see if my mobility issues get better. I love watching your cooking and freeze drying videos
Thank you that’s so kind of you
I found your channel when you had 3 thousand..now at 31!! Love your channel!! Best to your entire family!!
That’s amazing it’s wild to see it grow.
Hi Jessica and sweet family! That was so nice of Wyatt to come rescue you. My brother in law used to raise quail and I love quail.
That was a great Costco trip, wish we had a business one in our area.
I hope everyone has a very blessed weekend! ❤
Wyatt was my little hero for sure!
That store!!!! My dream shopping trip! Never heard of a Costco business store! Pick my chin up off the floor!
Wow!!
Totally love it!
Agreed. I’ve loved this series.
Thank you
I truly do appreciate your opinion of the products you have already bought. I like to hear other's thoughts on items I haven't tried.
Until we visit again.. enjoy your girl's night❤️🥰
Thank you lady you are so appreciated
I love watching Costco hauls. We don't have a business center near us. My son-in-law called this morning and was going to Costco so I gave him my list of all the paper goods I stock up for the winter. Tomorrow I'll be reorganizing my closets and shelves. Will love to see how you prepare the tomato sauce. Enjoy the girl's dinner!
I love it I would do the same!
Hi Jessica. Last week my stores had a bunch of things on sale and I stocked up my pantry on those things and next week my focus is on winter medication for when my husband and I get a cold plus soups and things for when we do get sick. We live in a 5th wheel in the north east of Nevada. Having a garden here is sometimes hopeless because the dirt is horrible and the heat. I have tried several times and before I can get enough of something it bolts. I love your videos. Much love to you and your family
Oh the heat is so bad! We hated AZ for that sane reason
Thank you for sharing. What a great idea with the tomatoes! It was a goal to put up sauce this year. But as you know in Alaska that could be a challenge. But I love this idea. 💚
Agree! I need to figure out what we like anyway
@@modernhomesteadalaska any chance you will be sharing your tomato sauce experiment with us?💚
Those metal bowls were so cheap I would of gotten one or two of each size amazing I knew you bought the quail eggs your face showed it when you saw them lol 😂😊 enjoyed your haul just stumbled on your channel 😀
@@tinkerbellwiz welcome! Hope you like it around here!
I would have bought the quail eggs to. My family would have had a blast with them !!!! Go girl !!!!
I agree! So I did it
You can freeze dry Basil then blitz in a food processor with salt to make Basil Salt.
Take an ice cube tray and grate or use food processor to make ginger in usable size. Mix the ginger with a little neutral oil and the freeze. Pop out of the ice trays and store in a resealable bag in the freezer.
Sounds amazing
You can also freeze the ginger whole and grate it for individual cooking and toss it back in.. apparently you don't even have to peel it when u freeze it. I am not a big ginger fan but I have seen a bunch of videos😂😂
I love watching your channel!
Thank you so much!
Look forward to seeing you process all those tomatoes, jalapenos and ginger! And, no matter what any commenter says, it ALL counts! Today I was able to get 2 free pounds of butter and froze them. Will be very happy to have that "little bit" come winter! Glad you were able to get help with the tire in that rain... Wyatt is a good man!
I agree we just all need to do the best we can a little at a time
Hi Jessica, I can relate to seniors thinking about the amount of food. I worked at a senior center cooking. We only served federal guideline portions. They would all say it’s too much food. They would always want to take the rest home. They would count a few bites of everything as another meal. It’s a senior citizen thing I guess.
It’s so wild I just keep giving her food. She puts it in the fridge so I make her something else
Myself I try to buy 2 at a time or more when on offer for the pantry. Jessica have really enjoyed your videos on helping us to build a pantry 👏👏👏👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Love from the UK x
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching me always
Great prices on the food storage items at Costco. Thanks for sharing, I hope they are here in Michigan. I would also love to have that wheel of Parm. Maybe we can split it. LOL. Oooohh, I love shopping at the Asian markets. Does anyone else feel like it's Christmas after a good food shopping haul.
I would put a hurting to that wheel my daughter goes thank God she didn’t have an extra $800 or I know she would of got it
Jessica 😊thanks for another great video 😊you are such a nice kid 😊
Thank you!! 😊
So pleased you bought the 'stickin' quail eggs! 😄 Life is about experiencing the unknown. I love watching your channel, Jessica. You are so down to earth, and the love you have for your family is wonderful to observe. Thanks for sharing your life.
Thanks so much! 😊
I love any videos you can give us!!!
Thank you
Cook a quail egg sunny side up. Yolk still running. Then put it in a Grilled Cheese Sandwich. Very yummy.
Sounds great!
I love crystallised ginger. It's nice rough chopped in plain cookies, too.
Sounds great
best ever mop and bucket
Yes 👏
Roma tomatoes are the best! Salsa,sauce,ketchup,paste,soup and diced…. Ive made them all. I used to do about 80 plants a year and i would get over a 1000 lbs every year, I would sell half of them and process the rest!
Seriously 1000 pounds that’s amazing
That's amazing!! Wow!
You might want to consider a "cold Room" instead of refrigerators. We are installing one on our ranch . They take an air conditioner and a special added device that keeps the AC machine lowering the temp. A lot of homesteaders consider this option because you can hanga deer or whatever because it is a whole room. Our room will be 8 x 16
We are building one! Fingers crossed this winter when we do all the storage and drywall….. it will go in our basement
A nurse on tiktok suggested giving the elderly food on bright colored plates, she works in a nursing home and said they can see the food better and the color red can actually increase their appetite
That’s such a great idea!
And i might suggest a salad or luncheon sized plate.@modernhomesteadalaska
Great video 👍 prayers for Ketchikan so heartbreaking😢
Thanks so much and yes 100% definitely prayers
I keep my ginger in the freezer. It grates beautifully when frozen.
I loved your shopping haul. You have a very Smooth voice and explain things. Take care and have a good week😊😊
Thank you so much
Just watched you going to Costco. I loved your choice of candy bar. Zero bars are my absolute favorite candy bar! LOL!
Love them so good
Thank you, i enjoyed watching, Looking forward to the nest video, Thank you for sharing, and i did notice, you didnt get those Quail eggs, lol
Are very very end I say I got them
Loved this. Ty Jessica.
Thank you for watching
quarter your tomatoes, lay them on a baking sheet with chunks of onions and garlic and toss with olive oil and salt. Roast them and then put them in a blender with basil. You can freeze them or can them. Makes a great sauce or base for soup.
Thanks for the tips!
Have you tried to grow your own basil? It so easy to grow you can put it in a big pot or 5 gallon bucket so you can bring it in from the cold . I grow all the types cinnamon basil, sweet basil they grow like weeds!!
I did try I got some not enough
when my kids were lil I found a roll of meat wrapping paper in my garage from when I was a meat cutter n it was the best I roll out on drive way ,patio ,grass n they'd finger paint on it paint their feet n walk on it the dogs would get involved it was great. n I'd put on dinner table n tape to bottom of table n we'd do arts n crafts on it when to hot cold raining whatever outside oh n dye Easter eggs on it to many uses for the paper
My granny did the same for us when we were kids . But the paper roll was 3 times that size.. I think it came from a printing place?? We would do whole body drawings and all sorts of crazy paintings and airplanes and everything under the sun❤❤
Baking and the spice isle my hubby drops me off and goes his way. After he is done he comes and gets me. Lol
I get the sharpie industrial, they are a little more but writing on something and it lasts forever. I use it for my plant labels because they will last in the garden without fading off.
That’s great I should look for them
I watched your video of the Costco haul where you were looking for a storage rack for you black and yellow bins. I found a rack especially for those that you build super easy. Wish I could download a photo of it. If you google DIY storage bin shelves you might find it. I’m going to have my husband build it for me for my decoration storage 😀
Yeah I did see a thing like that! I only wanted the rolling one so we could move it around, we are building a storage room and drywalling and finishing our basement this winter, so we were trying to do something that didn’t require my husbands help, but I think I’ll wait for the room then build storage like that idea! Thank you for sharing
Hi Jessica and Friends! I hope today finds ya’ll well.😊
You too!!
I recently bought a 13 qt stainless steel bowl and it doesn’t fit in my cabinets! 🤣
Thanks for helping your mom, Wyatt!
Living Traditions Homestead has made pickled quail eggs.
Thanks for all the info, Jessica.
That’s not good! Thank you so much
Looks great
Thanks!
Jessica. I just thought I would let you know that there are plans online to build one of the tote shelves like you were talking about.
Love it thank you for sharing
Yes!!! Jamerrill NEEDS that!!
Agree
Love showing us the business center ❤
It’s such a great store
You can grow ginger in flower pots with sunny windows indoors. When it gets warm next summer, take them outside and harvest in the fall or repot and wait another year for more or bigger root stock. That bread rack would make a great drying rack. You can also replace the solid trays with screens for air circulation. It would be a great compact size for inside drying and not be covering everything.
Seriously that would be amazibgv
I absolutely LOVE my o’cedar mop too!
Me too
The bread rack might be good with your freeze-drying, too...if you're doing big batches.
That could be great for that
I have a question totally off topic.. I was wondering how you liked your freezer that has the drawers in it. Do you find it holds a lot . I am considering buying 2 because i am always worried about my upright door opening because something has moved inside. Thanks for your awesome videos.!!!!
Live it! Wish it was a little bigger but it’s great the way it is organized
lol! That’s exactly what I thought with Jamerell!!! Lol
Yes!
Very cool that so many commercial items are available there. That dishwasher would be nice if one had the $$$$. Home cheaper reg washer for me. Lol
Exactly no more hour long washes
Pickled quail eggs … you should make some ❤❤❤❤
Sounds amazing.
Hey Jessica, I just adore watching your videos. Thank you for taking time to share your life with us 😊 I thought I’d mention since I know you love natural products that I have been using Country Save laundry detergent from Azure for a few years and love it! It cleans our dirty, greasy farm clothes so well and leaves no funky scent. (I’m not judging your tide though 😉 Just mentioning in case it’s helpful) blessings!
Thanks for sharing!! I’ll check it out today
Girlll...you have to dream it to create it!!!
Amen
I have processed 120 pounds of tomatoes in a year (3x40 pound cases) a few times. Over 60 pounds went into 21 quarts of basic crushed tomatoes (~3lbs/quart), 750ml jars of tomato sauce (not sure if it was 14 or 21 of those), 35 or more pints of salsa, 14 half pints of antipasto relish, and several pints of tomato juice. The tomatoes available at the markets here come from BC and this year were not great (or maybe they were early and I missed them). I've still got lots of salsa left but I'm buying canned tomatoes to restock the pantry for the first time in many years. Depending on how long we avoid frost, I may have a bumper crop of cherry and grape tomatoes, but it's always touch and go being close to the mountains (in Alberta). Good sale prices on on root vegetables and squash are starting so the dehydrator will be going full time for the next month or so.
That’s amazing! Love it! Way to go friend
Hi Jessica. For your ginger, you can just put it into the freezer as is. When you need it for a recipe you just grate it frozen - it tastes like fresh. It’s so much easier to grate that way too since the fibre is more brittle it’s rarely an issue. This works with fresh turmeric root too. Happy preserving!
That’s so interesting to learn this
I enjoyed seeing the store as much as you. We don’t have a store like that here in Greensboro N C, close to the store we shop at.
It’s so fun to shop it
I read this after I bought Quail eggs at Business Costco.
Fill a large bowl with room temperature water and gently place the eggs in the bowl. The good eggs will sink to the bottom, while any eggs past their prime will float with the pointed end down. Discard the floating eggs, as they're not safe to eat.
Definitely check eggs. Several floated in our batch.
So the float test isn't really true. Yes some will still say it is, but science isn't now backing this method. Just wanted to put this out there.
I’ll check them thanks
@@samstevens7888 Thank you for sharing. I threw our package out. What a waste.
@@TamooMeadows-hf7px Lots of people believe in old wives tales. Some are true. But the majority have been proven false. The problem is once you think you know something because it's told over and over, you don't know anything different until someone like me comes along.
Let us know when you eat a hard-boiled quail egg with cucumber and cracker. Trying new things is always fun. Nice video.
I’ll let you know
I don’t know if you have tried freezing avocados. I mash it all up scoop in freezer containers. Sometimes I make it all guacamole and freeze into containers.
I have some frozen I wanted to try freeze dryer my mom says they are amazing
you can put rubbing alcohol in the bottom of a sharpie to make it come back to life again .. most sharpies the bottom comes off .
I didn’t know that!
You can freeze ginger as it is in a Ziplock, then grate it when needed.
That’s so good to know thank you
That a girl!! Let us know how the quail eggs taste. I’m curious, did you at some point make meals plans that inspired what to stock up in our food storage. I really have been wanting to get this going. Because who knows what this world will bring us in the next years, let alone I don’t want to be caught off guard in the event of job loss again. Bless you Jessica for all that you do for your family!! God sees you and He is well pleased I’m sure of it. Keep it up!!
Yes lots of meal plans for sure getting back into sharing all of it
Cambro containers- definately consider the square/rectangle ones over the round. You can fit more in a fridge with them. The round ones take up unused space. Maybe for a restaurant with huge fridges it doesn't matter much, but for home it makes a huge difference ❤
Agree
I got a large bag of ginger and freeze dried about a third and then pickled some . The freeze dried is awesome just like fresh for cooking. 😊 any ideas for ginger? Teas, cough syrup, cookies wouldn’t mind trying new things with ginger.
That’s so good to know did you peel it?
Yes I used a teaspoon and removed most of the skin then shredded and then cut into tiny pieces as well for different dishes. Worked great for my needs. I hear you don’t have to remove the skins it doesn’t effect the taste. I grew it once was nice long grass looking but the root didn’t grow for me. You can purée the ginger and pressure can it too not tried it yet. So much to explore with ginger. @@modernhomesteadalaska
You can freeze whole, unpeeled ginger! Does not change flavour at all.
That’s great to know thank you
good for prep dehydrator n freeze dryer
Yes 😊
Watch your BTUs if you plan to can on a stove like that. I have a hard time keeping my temp low enough to keep my "jiggler" from going too crazy.
Good to know!
Freeze dry the ginger… so good for tea when you don’t feel good… with freeze dried lemon wedges and honey ❤❤❤
Thanks for suggesting these ideas!! I’m going to do them.
Great tip!
I do pints in qt jars but I can 3/4of a cup 1 cup to much n siphons out n beans to dry.so now I do 3/4c in qt then when ready I just bacon fat in pan with onions fry til how I want then add beans smash n fry same time famiky love my beans I sometimes add splash of whorshire sauce n knorr chicken bullion just a tad
I made deviled eggs with the quail eggs for a charcuterie board.
Oh sounds so fun
Please do a bonus. So enjoyed you being back more often.
Working on yet again a change and adjusting videos. I’m truly somewhat new at it. Still trying to learn and figure out what works
So thank you for that though it’s encouraging
My brother bought a commercial fridge and freezer when he built his house. He regrets it now. We live close to a large city and even so the wait time for repairs can be shocking. It’s usually between 3-6 months. There just aren’t many people who are qualified to repair commercial equipment. So please keep this in mind. Commercial isn’t always the best choice. ❤️❤️
@@Diane-sx8mf thank you so much for the insight
Yes
You are right
Wow...our Costco prices are SO much lower in New Jersey !!!
That’s not fun for me! I was a little shocked spent my budget and it feels like very little