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The Modern Pioneer Cookbook
Seasonal ingredients, traditional techniques, and nourishing recipes. Over 85 traditional, from-scratch recipes! Discover for yourself how you can use simple ingredients and traditional techniques to cook the modern pioneer way.
The Modern Pioneer Cookbook Recipes
Learn about my bestselling cookbook and watch videos to help you make recipes from the book.
What is The Modern Pioneer Cookbook?
I am thrilled to share the exciting news that I have a new cookbook!
How To Make Stovetop Beef Bone Broth
This easy bone broth recipe is perfect for beginners.
How to Make Sourdough Bread using the Stretch and Fold Method
Use this technique to create a light and airy sourdough bread.
Christmas Recipes and Gifts
10 Best Homemade Christmas Gifts and More!
Learn how to make these easy homemade gifts and discover other products perfect for your favorite traditional foods cook.
Seven Best Kitchen Tools for the Modern Pioneer Kitchen
Discover the best kitchen gifts for your favorite traditional foods cook.
How to Make Easy Chocolate Truffles
This sweet treat is a welcome addition to any Christmas Dessert Buffet.
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Latest Recipes and Posts
Top 10 Aldi Healthy Foods to Buy Now
These foods will help you create tasty and healthy holiday meals and give you a nutritious supply of food for the new year.
Northern Italian Spinach Ricotta Pie Recipe
This spinach ricotta pie makes a tasty appetizer, side dish, or holiday entree for family and friends who follow a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet.
Turkey Neck Pot-au-Feu Recipe
Surprise yourself and your family and friends with this easy and memorable French Pot-au-Feu recipe made with turkey necks.
Spaghetti with Leek Greens Recipe – Cooking with Scraps
This tasty leek greens and pasta dish helps you stretch your grocery budget and create a no-waste kitchen.
Hi Sweet Friends
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! I teach Traditional Cooking Skills including How to Cook from Scratch so you can make “Nutrient Dense” Foods including Bone Broths, Cultured Dairy, Ferments, Sourdough Starter, Sourdough Bread, and More!
I’m so glad you’re here!
Free Downloads
Download these free checklists and PDF files and add them to your kitchen journal.
How To Build Your Great Depression Pantry
Download my free Great Depression Pantry Shopping Guide to identify the Depression Era Foods you need to stock to weather difficult times.
How to Stock Your Healing Pantry and Create an Herbal Medicine Cabinet
Learn about the herbs, spices, and supplies you need to create an extensive set of healing preparations.
Why You Need to Stock Up On these Top 15 Foods NOW for Your Prepper Pantry!
Time to do an inventory and restock your Prepper Pantry.
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No Knead Sandwich Bread – Super Soft!
This is the perfect bread to make to help you transition from a Processed Foods Kitchen to a Traditional Foods Kitchen.
How to Cook with Economy and Grace
Critical comments on my community post about bargain chickens gave me a chance to reflect.
How to Make a Foolproof Sourdough Starter
Make a sourdough starter that will be successful every time.
How to Make Homemade Sauerkraut
Learn how to make sauerkraut as a delicious probiotic-rich side dish.
Bone Broth
Learn how to make all sorts of varieties of bone broth, including beef, chicken, and fish.
How to Make Roast Turkey Bone Broth on the Stovetop
Use your leftover turkey carcass to make this flavorful and gelatinous-rich bone broth.
How to Make Collagen Rich Bone Broth for Under $2
Learn the secret ingredient to making the most gelatinous bone broth!
How to Make Affordable Bone Broth Using Beef Feet
Learn how to make an affordable and gelatinous beef bone broth!
What is the Difference Between Broth, Stock, and Bone Broth?
Learn the difference between these three nutritious liquids.
Ferments
How to Make Sauerkraut with Oranges for a Vitamin C Boost
Team cabbage and oranges up for an amazing boost of this helpful vitamin.
How to Make a Sweet and Sour Fermented Cucumber Salad
This probiotic-rich recipe is a tasty way to boost your immune system.
How to Successfully Make Fermented Foods and Beverages
Watch the live stream replay and learn how to ferment vegetables and make water kefir.
5 Ways to Ferment Almost Anything with These Unique Shortcuts
Learn to mix and match ferments to create a successful fermentation!
Sourdough
How to Make Sourdough Hot Cross Buns
Discover the perfect bread to serve with your Good Friday dinner.
How to Tackle Sourdough Starter Challenges – Art of Fermentation Approach
Learn how a successful ferment can be the secret to creating a sourdough starter.
How to Tackle Sourdough Starter Challenges – Nourishing Traditions Sourdough Approach
We continue our discussion about sourdough starter, including using rye flour and grapes.
Kitchen Pioneers
Join the Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy on YouTube for exclusive videos and live streams.
Prepper Pantry Posts
How Home Cooks Can Prepare for National Preparedness Month
Now’s the time to take stock of all your preps, not just food and water, but everything you may need for an emergency.
Top 15 Prepper Pantry Items You Need to Buy NOW at Costco
Learn about the products and supplies that will keep your pantry well-stocked. (Includes prices!)
Enter the Survival Garden Seeds Giveaway
Get a chance to win a collection of 100 heirloom seeds, including varieties of vegetables, herbs, and flowers.
The 3 Best Survival Garden Seed Collections to Buy Now
Grow your own Victory Garden now, or save the seeds for the future in your Prepper Pantry.