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Mary’s Nest Cooking School
Learn Traditional Cooking Skills and be a Modern Pioneer in the Kitchen
Bone Broth, Ferments, Sourdough and More!
Welcome to Mary’s Nest Cooking School

Do you want to be a Modern Pioneer in the Kitchen and be part of the Traditional Foods Movement? If so, you've found a home!
Through detailed VIDEO tutorials, I'll teach you how to make Traditional "Nutrient Dense" Foods, including Bone Broths, Cultured Dairy, Ferments, Sourdough Bread and More.
I'm Mary, and I'm so glad you're here!
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Latest blog posts

The Importance of Cooking with Traditional Fats: Animal Fats
Discover how to Incorporate these nutrient-dense fats into your Traditional Foods Kitchen.

How to Make Chicken Patties with Canned Chicken
These delicious patties are crispy outside, moist and tender inside, and all-around scrumptious.

How to Make a Master Recipe for Medicinal Herb Tea
Discover two tea-making methods for extracting the maximum healing properties from your herbs.

Importance of Cooking with Traditional Fats: Butter and Ghee
Start using these healthier traditional fats to eliminate processed fats from your pantry.

Are Traditional Foods Better Than a Tummy Tuck?
You might be surprised by the answer in this recent magazine article.

How to Create a Kitchen Garden
Come join me and tour my kitchen garden!

How to Make a No Knead Sourdough Rye Bread
Learn this revolutionary no-work, no-knead method, and enjoy this Rye bread with a Sourdough flavor.

5 More Essential Medicinal Herbs to Grow in Your Garden
Here are the additional medicinal herbs that you asked for, including viewer-recommended ones too.