Meals in a Jar - by Julie Languille (Paperback)

About the Book

A unique spin on the popular canning trend, this cookbook shows how to make scrumptious homemade meals that are jarred and saved for future use. These shelf-stable, just-add-water recipes are perfect for camping trips, busy evenings or even disaster events.

Book Synopsis

Stock your pantry with homemade meals in a jar that offer you quick-prep and easy everyday meals, as well as a long shelf-life supply of emergency meals.

Pull it off the shelf. Mix with water. Cook. Serve. It's as fast and simple as preparing a box of mac and cheese--but it's not store-bought meals, it's your favorite dishes made from scratch. With Meals in a Jar and a little planning, you'll have your pantry stocked with healthy, delicious just-add-water meals, like:

- Tomato Soup
- Cheddar Garlic Biscuit
- Pancake Mix with Syrup
- Make-Ahead Breakfast Burritos
- Chicken Chipotle Soup
- Carnitas
- Braised Short Ribs
- Turkey Pot Pie
- Coq Au Vin
- Rustic Fruit Pie

Meals in a Jar is packed with step-by-step recipes for natural breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and desserts that allow even the most beginner cooks to make scrumptious, nutritious meals. Not only are the recipes in this book perfect for camping food, busy weeknight dinners, and meals for Dad-friendly cooking (or even a teenager meal idea) to prepare, they can also be survival food solutions in times of emergencies like wildfires, power outages, or natural disasters.

About the Author

Julie Languille is passionate about both food and preparedness. She owns a dinner planning website with thousands of recipes compiled to make dinner planning, shopping and cooking easy for families. She teaches workshops on preparedness and long term food storage and regularly hosts food packaging parties where families gather to make pre-packaged meal kits to build their own food storage as well as bless families in need. Julie lives with her husband and family on lovely Whidbey Island, in the Puget Sound near Seattle, and when not cooking loves to read, sail and kayak in the waters near her home.