The Mason Jar Cookbook: 80 Healthy and Portable Meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner

I had no idea that the humbler mason jar (which I've used for many decades for everything from storage to tea to canning to casual flower arrangements had become the "new" must have cooking accessory, or that so many cook books would appear. Curious about the "genre" I purchased this cook book as a gift for a friend who is always in a hurry to get to work and who I thought could use it to speed his lunch prep. While it is useful for dressing recipes, and for tips and tricks as well as how to advice, as well as information on types of jars, the recipes leave much to be desired since any reasonably imaginative cook could dream up the combinations. What is important is to layer in (tightly) the various salad ingredients in reverse order from the usual order in a bowl. Thus, when you empty it out into a bowl, the ingredients that you normally put on the top come out on the top. Ms. Fazio even suggest putting the dressing at the bottom of the jar and then layering in on top. In the interests of food preservation and also keeping your salad fresh, keep it in a separate container, or use one of the jars (now on the market) which carry a small jar in the top which gets sealed separately. Where Ms. Fazio and I really part company is in her comment about "I buy a lot of my food premade, such as precut veggies." Honestly? Gee, you can buy prepackaged salads too, but the point of doing the Mason jar thing is to have fresh food, and you can buy a various fruits and veg and prep them in advance, then package them up yourself for the refrigerator. This allows you to use organic produce, to make sure that everything is washed, and buying a head of cauliflower will certainly be cheaper than a pre-chopped up plastic wrapped package. The only compromise that seems appropriate would be for those with arthritic hands who may wish to purchase cut up winter squash or other produce that may be hard to peel.There are lots of good suggestions for how to make oatmeal and/or porridge for breakfast, as well as smoothies. Presumably other types of grains, such as bulghur wheat, or couscous could be treated similarly.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this cookbook. This was such a unique cookbook. There was not one recipe I wouldn't try and I can't wait to get going with it. Recipes ranged from simple salads to desserts/snacks and all sizes of mason jars.Just a really unique cookbook. I love when I can get these on sale and I was able to grab the kindle version for a fraction of the cost!

Lots of promotion for mason jar add-ons.You can pack stuff in a couple of zip locks with the same result.

I've been really surprised by how high-calorie these recipes are. I've only found one so far that wasn't basically flavorless. Pretty disappointing.

Enjoyed reading this! Read all my cookbook like a novel, then go back and flag special ones I want to try first. There were several in the"me first"category. I have canned,froze, and dehydrated foods-but not as a dinner in a jar-I think it will be fun!,

Although some of the ideas are nobrainers, there were a few things I really loved, like cocktails and fruit crisps in jars.I recently started a job for one day a week in which I cannot leave the client house for 10 hours, and have been obsessing over what to eat. Consequently I’ve been stocking up on all the snack stuff that I usually don’t eat. The color photos in this book and the variety will serve as inspiration to create a few tasty meals.

There are a lot of great ideas for on the go breakfast and lunch. Easy to follow, simple recipes, with ingredients you probably have.

This book is awesome. Recipes are clear and easy to follow. I'm going to have lots of fun making salads. Buy this book and you'll be happy you did.

Fantastic ideas in this book.

great book great receipes