The Mason Jar Soup to Nuts Cookbook How to Create Mason Jar Recipe Mixes Lonnette Parks

ISBN: 0-7570-0129-7 Length: 144 Pages Size: 7.5 X 7.5-inch Format: Quality Paperback Category: Cooking / Crafts Price: $12.95 Availability: In Print Click below for: Synopsis • Contents Introduction • Reviews

Synopsis

Walk into any gift or gourmet store, and you’ll see that the popularity of beautiful Mason Jar mixes continues to grow. In this follow-up to her best-selling book, The Mason Jar Cookie Cookbook, author and cook extraordinaire Lonnette Parks presents recipes for more than fifty delicious soups, muffins, breads, cakes, pancakes, beverages, and more--as well as some great treats for your pets. And, just as in her previous book, the author tells you how to give the gift of home cooking to friends and family.

For each Mason jar creation, the author provides the full recipe so that you can cook or bake a variety of delights at home. In addition, she includes complete instructions for beautifully arranging the nonperishable ingredients in a Mason jar so that you can give the jar--complete with preparation instructions--to a friend. By adding just a few common ingredients, your friend can then prepare mouthwatering baked goods, refreshing beverages, and satisfying soups and breakfast dishes in a matter of minutes. Recipes include Golden Corn Bread, Double Chocolate Biscotti, Ginger Muffins, Apple Cinnamon Pancakes, Barley Rice Soup, Viennese Coffee, and much, much more.

Whether you’re interested in cooking a stack of golden pancakes in your own kitchen, giving distinctive Mason jar recipe mixes to friends and family, or searching for a clever fund-raising idea, The Mason Jar Soup-to-Nuts Cookbook is the perfect book.

Lonnette Parks has been baking cookies since she was seven years old, and is an award-winning pie maker and cake decorator. The author currently resides with her family in Salem, Virginia, where she is the owner of the Blue Ridge Cookie Jar Mixes company, a firm that specializes in creating gift Mason jar cookie kits.

Contents

Introduction

Section 1. The Joys Of Mason Jar Recipes
The Ingredients
Basic Equipment
Making the Recipes
Creating the Jars
How to Use This Book

Section 2. The Recipes
Breakfast Treats
Muffins and Scones
Cakes, Brownies, and Breads
Cookies
Soups
Beverages

Glossary of Cooking Terms
Resource Listings
Index

Introduction

Have you ever walked into a country store and been delighted by rows of beautiful Mason jar mixes? Decorated with a square of fabric and a brightly colored ribbon, each container holds the nonperishable ingredients--flour, sugar, dried beans, pasta, and the like--needed to create a variety of home-cooked recipes. All you have to do is follow the simple instructions on the attached card, and you’re on your way to a delightful world of homemade kitchen creations. No fuss. No bother.

If you have ever wanted to create beautiful Mason gift jars in your own home, or prepare the delicious recipes yourself, here’s the good news: You don’t have to be a culinary school graduate or cooking expert to assemble these charming jars, or to make the recipes in your own kitchen. The Mason Jar Soup to Nuts Cookbook was designed specifically to show you how. It offers over fifty recipes for truly delicious baked goods, sensational hot and cold beverages, and heartwarming soups and stews.

For breakfast, you’ll find fabulous recipes for dishes like Old World Muesli, Granola Crunch, and lighter-than-air Buckwheat Pancakes. To satisfy your sweet tooth, there are blue-ribbon Apricot-Walnut Muffins, Blueberry Scones, Chocolate Chip Banana Bread, and Funnel Cakes that are country-fair good! For those cookie monsters in your life, delectable selections include Toffee Chip, Oatmeal Raisin, and buttery Scottish Shortbread. You’ll also find recipes for hot beverages such as Bavarian Mint Coffee and Mexican Hot Chocolate, as well as icy coolers like Southern Peach Tea and Café Vanilla Smoothies. For heartier fare, there are hot and nourishing soups and stews, such as Hearty Potato-Bean and Gobble-Up Turkey Noodle, to satisfy everyone.

Guaranteed to please, all of the recipes are easy to make. In addition, this book will show you how to assemble the nonperishable ingredients into beautiful Mason jars either to display in your own home, or to present as gifts. I have been making Mason jar mixes for years, and I can tell you that everyone’s face lights up when they see them. That’s why they’re not just perfect gifts, but also fund-raising favorites. Who can resist a beautifully arranged container that holds nearly everything needed to create heavenly baked goods or a bubbling pot of savory stew? All the lucky recipient has to do is pour the contents of the jar into a bowl or pot, add a few basic ingredients, and follow a handful of easy instructions. The result? Wonderful homemade creations in minutes!

The Mason Jar Soup to Nuts Cookbook begins by discussing cookie basics. The first part of Chapter 1 guides you in buying the best ingredients and equipment for your cooking adventures, and provides tips for successful results every time. The second part of Chapter 1 covers all the ins and outs of creating the jars. What size jar should you use? How can you make neat, even layers of ingredients? And how can you add those finishing touches that turn the jar into a beautiful gift? Chapter 1 tells all.

Following Chapter 1 are over fifty recipes that fall into the following categories: Breakfast Recipes; Muffins, Scones, and Breads; Cookies and Cakes; Soups and Stews; and Beverages. Because this book is designed for both the cook and the crafter, each recipe contains instructions for making the recipe itself, as well as the directions for creating the jarred mix. A helpful diagram shows you how to layer the ingredients for attractive results, and a box neatly displays the recipe preparation instructions to include on your gift tag.

Whether you want to prepare the recipes themselves, or you’d like to give distinctive Mason jar mixes to friends and family, The Mason Jar Soups to Nuts Cookbook is the perfect guide.

Reviews

"This blend of cookery and crafts will appeal to a cross section of readers."
--Booklist

"Parks’s ideas are quaint and generous."
--Publishers Weekly

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