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Meals in a Jar: Quick and Easy, Just-Add-Water, Homemade Recipes

by Julie Languille

Pantry-ready meals with just-add-water convenience

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Pantry-ready meals with just-add-water convenience

Julie Languille’s collection centers on preparing homemade meals in jars for storage and later cooking with water. The recipes span breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and desserts, with examples ranging from pancake mix and soups to pot pie, braised short ribs, and fruit pie. Step-by-step instructions and advance preparation make pantry planning the book’s organizing idea, including food for everyday meals, camping, and emergency supplies. The approach connects preserving and meal preparation: ingredients are assembled ahead of time, then turned into dishes when needed.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Home cooks interested in preparing and storing meal mixes in jars
  • People planning convenient meals for camping or busy weeknights
  • Readers seeking ideas for pantry supplies in emergencies

Themes

Jar-based meal preparationFood storage and pantry planningEveryday cookingEmergency food preparation

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Book overview

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.
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