The Best New Way to Bring Your Lunch I’ll admit it—my workday lunches can get pretty boring. I always think I’m going to finally make use of all those delicious recipes I’ve been pinning away, but then nighttime rolls around and I’m too busy watching really important things like The Bachelorette and Vampire Diaries. And then morning comes, and I’m running around like a headless chicken and I’m lucky if I remember my keys and bus pass on the way out the door, let alone find time to throw a tasty lunch together. But with a teensy amount of planning, delicious lunches can be just a few easy steps away. All it takes is a trip to the grocery store on a Sunday afternoon, a couple pantry staples, some mason jars, and an hour of your time. Why mason jars, you might ask? There really are only two rules to the mason jar salad: Start with the dressing or sauce, and end with the lettuce and herbs. The best part is you can make five salads at a time, and they’ll stay fresh for the whole week—just grab and go on your way out the door!
How to Make Mason Jar Meals: Part 2 Hmmm, I think I am on to something here, this whole Mason Jar Meal idea that is. I have combed every store in my area for a variety of Mason jar sizes because my brain has gone into over-drive with ideas. I saw a cute quote that other day that sums up my thought life perfectly, “I can’t sleep because my brain keeps talking to itself.” In this post I will share some of the meals and their recipes used to make Mason Jar Meals- MJMs. Benefits of these MJMs are… 1. WHY MASON JARS? In yesterday’s post, How to Make Mason Jar Meals: Part 1, I instructed you to lay out all the ingredients you would be using for your MJM. ProteinsOrganic boneless, skinless chicken thighsOrganic eggsWild-caught sockeye salmonUncured Bacon VegetablesBroccoli slaw- never again- smells gassyOnionsBaby mixed greensGreen beans- Haricot vertsFresh Dill- for roasting on the salmonFresh cilantroFresh basil Tubers- not PaleoRed New PotatoesYams Legumes- not PaleoChick Peas Cheese- not PaleoFeta And lastly, Fruit Cups.
Mason Jar Meals Compilation Welcome to MasonNation Big Red Kitchen® is dedicated to teaching busy singles, couples, and families how to design healthy, delicious, and time-saving meals for fresh eating at home or on the go. I MasonATE my kids lunches, leftovers, office meals for Himself, snacks, and freezer meals. To me, the Mason Jar is a storage vessel plain and simple and that is all. No canning. Mason Jar Meals, Just Screw It Why to…How To…Need to…Part IPart II Mason Jar Meal Tutorials1 hour, 3 salads, 6 meals- How to make 3 classic salads for fresh, healthy, on-the-go eating Mason Jar Meal VideosThe fastest way to “rice” cauliflower- paleo friendly breakFAST/BrunchEggnog MuffinsTeeny Tiny Cinnamon RollsPigs in a Blanket Pancakes with Maple Fried ApplesSelf-Buttering BiscuitsPeaches and Cream Coffee CakesMini Jar Quiche and Go’sPaleo Breakfast Bowls AppetizersMini Quesadillas and Cinnamon Sugar ChipsSamosa BitesShrimp Louis SnacksCookies and Cream Popcorn HolidaysEggnog Muffins Doggie TreatsPupcakes By Robin Sue
Tis the Seasonings. . . In the back of my mind, I have wanted to do this for a while. And, I finally did! I made my own taco seasoning, dry onion soup mix, and dry ranch mix. It was pathetically easy. Taco Seasoning: 1/2 cup chili powder1/4 cup onion powder1/8 cup ground cumin1 tablespoon garlic powder1 tablespoon paprika1 tablespoon sea salt Put ingredients into a jar and shake. Dry Onion Soup Mix: 2/3 cup dried, minced onion 3 teaspoons parsley flakes 2 teaspoons onion powder 2 teaspoons turmeric 1 teaspoon celery salt 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 teaspoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper Mix all ingredients in a jar, then give the jar a good shake. Use 4 tablespoons in a recipe in place of 1 packet of onion soup mix. Ranch: 5 tablespoons dried minced onions 7 teaspoons parsley flakes 4 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon garlic powder Mix together and store in an air tight container. For dressing: Mix 2 tablespoons dry mix with 1 cup mayonnaise and 1 cup buttermilk or sour cream. For dip: Mix 2 tablespoons dry mix with 2 cups sour cream.
Salad in a Jar! Mason jars have become ubiquituous across the blogosphere, transporting everything from soup to cupcakes to oatmeal in practical, sensible style. This practicality means they won't fall out of favor any time soon, we predict. Look at the latest in-jar meal we're crazy about: Layered salads, beautiful and bright. These salads were created by Kathy at Healthy. When you're ready to eat, just dump all the ingredients into a big bowl, and toss them gently. Kathy even made a few of her vegan salads a few days ahead of time, to see if they would hold up through the week, or get soggy. Kathy has tons of vibrant, creative ideas for these jarred salads on her blog — go take a look! Salads in Jars from Healthy. More Meals in Jars • Oatmeal in Jars: Make a Week of Breakfast in 5 Minutes• Make Your Own Fruit-on-the-Bottom Yogurt Cups• Chili and Cornbread in Jars• A Barbecue Lunch in a Jar (Images: First two images: Kathy of Healthy.
More Mason Jar Meal Ideas Part I Trying to keep up with my children’s growing appetites is like trying to run up the down escalator. I may get two steps ahead and fall back three! They are hungry all the time, and with food costs rising, my $40/day food budget, and buying as much organic foods as I can afford, makes me work even harder in the kitchen to stay on track. Then to top it all off, I am competing with commercial food products that my kids ask for all the time, like Hot Pockets, Pizza Bites, and Hostess Cupcakes. Here are some more MJM Ideas… 1. 2. 3. 4. For the dough…2 T. yeast1 tsp. sugar1 cup very warm2 1/2 cups AP flour1 tsp. about 12 Provolone Cheese slicesabout 18 slices Genoa SalamiItalian Seasoning for sprinklingGarlic Salt for sprinklingParmesan cheese for sprinkling In a large bowl place yeast and sugar. Note- You may use your favorite pizza dough for this recipe being sure to cut the slices no wider than 1.5 inches so not to over flow the jars.
Mason Jar Salads! SO....this is the beginning of week 3 on Weight Watchers and I am enjoying big success! 6lbs gone so far and I can already feel a big difference. Here's something that has saved me AND encouraged my husband (Mr. Honey Bun and Mountain Dew), and my kids (no tag names needed), to eat healthier without even realizing. So, here is our take on Mason Jar Meals, specifically Mason Jar Salads Our first step: Hunting and Gathering. Our next step: cleaning, cutting, chopping. Then, assembly. Here are a few tips: 1. 2. 3. Here are some of our recipes: Poppyseed: Layer, in this order: -poppyseed dressing -carrot shreds -green peas -pineapple -blueberries -raspberries -lettuce Asian: -light asian ginger dressing -peapods -cabbage shreds -water chestnuts -bean sprouts -quinoa -toasted sesame seeds Seafood (I make a light dressing with light mayo, skim milk, s and p, and parmesan -dressing -cherry tomatoes (halved) -black olives -celery -drained canned crab / drained canned salad shrimp Caesar: -light Caesar dressing -cukes
Mix recipes Having everyday and convenience food mixes on hand are a great way to save time (no running to the store for something to serve last minute guests) and money (brownies for $.50 instead of $1.50 or more) in the kitchen. Not to mention, making your own mixes allows you to control the quality and the ingredients making them adaptable to special diets or allergies. So where do you start if you want to stock your pantry with quick and easy mixes? First, look around your pantry and think about what convenience foods you would like to make mixes to replace. Next, decide how you want to package your mixes. Now the fun part, making all the mixes! Buy your frequently used ingredients in bulk (flour, sugar, baking powder, etc.....) Using a large, shallow bowl will make mixing your ingredients much easier. A whisk makes quick work of dry ingredients. When cutting in shortening, especially into a large batch, I have found the best tool is--my hands. Mixes are great for sharing with other families.
greek salad in a jar Beach Decor Blog, Coastal Blog, Coastal Decorating 623 Flares Twitter 0 Facebook 17 Google+ 0 Pin It Share 606 606 Buffer 0 623 Flares × So a while ago I wrote a post about Mason Jar salads, not thinking it was anything much really, you now Mason Jar Salads, salads in a jar, well they are pretty much all over the place, I can tell you that I am not the first blogger to blog a mason jar salad, I certainly won’t be the last….but it went a little bit crazy, that How to Make Mason Jar Salads post has been much loved so much so that it and this little blog has been print worthy via this month’s Australian Taste magazine…nice I was standing in Woolworths at the checkout and there’s my humble little salad in a jar staring right back at me from the magazine I picked up to browse in line. Here it is below… Again this is no super duper recipe that will change your life, there is no secret ingredient, you just chop, chop, chop, stuff it in, add some oil and vinegar and go… 2 peppers (capsicum) I like green and one other colour chopped salt and pepper
More Mason Jar Meal Ideas Part II Now for that bottom shelf. Who doesn’t like a little pudding after a meal? Especially after a nice and easy (super easy!) creamy chicken curry? Here we go, jars 5 and 6 revealed… 5. 6. 1 1/5-2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs 16 ounces favorite jarred salsa 1-2 T. curry powder of choice- I used mild for my kids 1/2 cup sour cream 1 1/2 cups basmati rice rinsed 3 times and drained 3 cups water 1 tsp. kosher salt juice and zest of one lime 1/4 cup cilantro leaves, rough chopped one lime cut into 6 wedges In a large skillet with fitted lid, cook chicken, salsa, and curry. Bring the rice, water and salt to a boil. Note- This would be great with coconut milk in the rice (or the chicken even) but we have coconut allergies here and I couldn’t do it. This Curry recipe was adapted from my friend Michelle’s site One Ordinary Day. Having my refrigerator looking like this, stocked with delicious food for my family makes me happy. More Mason Jar Meal Ideas Part I