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The Meals in a Jar Handbook: Gourmet Food Storage Made Easy
Food storage can be delicious! Stephanie Petersen (a.k.a. Chef Tess) and Honeyville Farms are back with The Meals in a Jar Handbook. Filled to the brim with tips, techniques, and recipes, this cookbook will teach you everything you need for family-sized meals stored in jars, including Chef Tess’s dry-packing method. And don’t mistake the long shelf life for bland, tasteless food that’s difficult to prepare. Just add water and cook! You’ll love theSausage Gravy and Biscuit DumplingsCountry-Style Hamburger StewCheesy Scalloped PotatoesHam Lemon-Lime Cheesecake PieWhether you’re preparing for an unexpected calamity or you simply want everyday food, Chef Tess has you covered in this definitive resource for making your own delicious shelf-stable meals. With Honeyville’s quality ingredients, food storage doesn’t have to be endured—it can be enjoyed! Welcome to the Honeyville kitchen!
334 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 14, 2014
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September 25, 2020
Good planning book..
If your looking for a way to plan long term food storage this has some very simple recipes. The downfall wouldn’t be the book- but would be the prices of the food needed to make the recipes. Maybe at one point it was cheaper to buy. Aside from the great food, I loved the photos on every other page of the food. I will probably read this again when I have money to buy the dried food.
If your looking for a way to plan long term food storage this has some very simple recipes. The downfall wouldn’t be the book- but would be the prices of the food needed to make the recipes. Maybe at one point it was cheaper to buy. Aside from the great food, I loved the photos on every other page of the food. I will probably read this again when I have money to buy the dried food.
August 25, 2020
2 STARS
These recipes are made for Honeyville Farms foods. The author makes it very clear in the introduction that you need to use the products of this company for the recipes. I was very disappointed.
These recipes are made for Honeyville Farms foods. The author makes it very clear in the introduction that you need to use the products of this company for the recipes. I was very disappointed.
May 21, 2022
I did not realize that this is a branded content book advertising Honeyville Food Products. AS such, I have no idea how to adjust the ingredients to non-Honeyville products and determine how safe the new mixtures might be re: storage.
October 21, 2020
Read this on a whim. Shortages in stores have reminded me of the advantages of having a bit of a long-term storage pantry, and the idea of this book reminded me of the freeze-dried packaged food my parents took on camping trips when I was a child, and which we ate when we didn’t catch enough fish, and so on. The recipes are written for one brand of food and the ingredients are either no longer available, or not available online, but there are quite a few recipes that could be adapted to more commonly available items. I am not really a prepper, but I do see the advantages to this if one was so inclined to prepare a backlog of easily stored and prepared “instant” meals or already relied on packaged freeze-dried food for backpacking trips etc.
July 16, 2022
Really interesting
I have not tried any of the recipes yet but will. I live alone and if these are as easy and simple as they seem they sound like a large problem solver for me. Will update this review later!
I have not tried any of the recipes yet but will. I live alone and if these are as easy and simple as they seem they sound like a large problem solver for me. Will update this review later!
October 22, 2022
Good Stuff!
Wow, not only do you get great, easy to follow long term storage techniques, but there are a lot of really tasty looking recipes, that look easy to prepare, due to the "no pops and whistles" style of presentations. This is well worth your time, check it out and enjoy!
Wow, not only do you get great, easy to follow long term storage techniques, but there are a lot of really tasty looking recipes, that look easy to prepare, due to the "no pops and whistles" style of presentations. This is well worth your time, check it out and enjoy!
June 13, 2021
An interesting book with an interesting concept. But if you do not have access to Honeyville products it does not seem worth while.
August 16, 2022
inspirational
I’m inspired to make some of these and give them away since I probably don’t have space to store a bunch of jars in my home.
I’m inspired to make some of these and give them away since I probably don’t have space to store a bunch of jars in my home.
November 8, 2022
Interesting
This book has a lot of interesting recipes to can to make shelf stable meals for single person or family. If you are into canning, check this out.
This book has a lot of interesting recipes to can to make shelf stable meals for single person or family. If you are into canning, check this out.
January 12, 2023
Sounded interesting
Not real sure about all the freeze dryer ingredients, but I suppose that's to be expected if the meal last 5-10 years.
Not real sure about all the freeze dryer ingredients, but I suppose that's to be expected if the meal last 5-10 years.
April 26, 2023
Great if prepper
This would be great if I was a pepper buying dried foods from honeyville. But not what I was looking for
This would be great if I was a pepper buying dried foods from honeyville. But not what I was looking for
November 16, 2023
Not suitable unless you have access to a freeze dryer or those products. Felt not relevant to those in Australia.
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