Thank you for purchasing my latest cookbook, The Modern Pioneer Pantry. I hope this book and the videos on my Mary’s Nest YouTube channel will help you create a well-stocked pantry full of a wide variety of nutritious and delicious preserved food.
In this chapter’s QR code page, I’ll provide you with additional information and links to help you learn more about frozen food preparation.
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Table of Contents
- The Freezer is Perfect for Make Ahead Meals
- How to Make Turmeric Tea Ice Cubes
- Stock Up With Cheap Foods in Your Freezer
- Freezer Recipes and Posts
- Filling Your Four Corners Pantry with Traditional Foods
- The Modern Pioneer Cookbook
- FREE CHECKLISTS You Need Now!
- Download Your Free 36-Page Pantry List
- Join the Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy
- Kitchen Academy Videos
The Freezer is Perfect for Make Ahead Meals
If you’re looking for a no-stress dinner that’s comforting, flavorful, and ready in minutes, you’ll love these Freezer-Marinated Chicken Legs. They’re perfect for busy weeknights or cozy weekends when you want a homemade meal without the fuss. Simply prep and freeze ahead of time, then pop them under the broiler for a juicy, crispy dinner in no time.
Why Make-Ahead Chicken Legs Are a Lifesaver
I started making these when our son Ben was little. On Saturday nights, we’d turn the living room into a cozy movie theater, complete with buttery popcorn and homemade steak fries.
I’d pull a bag of marinated chicken legs from the freezer, transfer them to the fridge either the night before or on Saturday morning to defrost, then pop them under the broiler while the previews rolled. By the time the movie started, dinner was ready. It became one of our favorite easy, comforting meals—and it still is!
How to Make Turmeric Tea Ice Cubes
I’ll show you how to bring turmeric, ginger, and lemon together to create incredible turmeric tea ice cubes that you can store in your freezer. Once you’ve made them, pop a few into a glass, add some sparkling water, and you’ll have a refreshing anti-inflammatory drink to enjoy when the temperatures jump outside. It’s the ultimate summer mocktail!
Stock Up With Cheap Foods in Your Freezer
In a previous shopping video, I showed you some cheap foods you can stock in your fridge and freezer. Your freezer can keep food frozen for a longer time than your refrigerator, so although you may have limited freezer space, think of it as a place where you can store perishable food for a longer period.
A favorite ingredient I like to store in my freezer is butter. When I find it on sale, I like to buy a gaggle of butter bars, place them neatly in a freezer bag, press out the air, and store them until I need to refresh the butter container I have in my refrigerator and use for recipes or for buttered toast.
Freezer Recipes and Posts
Make-Ahead Freezer Chicken Legs – Easy Broiler Dinner in Minutes!
Prep, freeze, and broil juicy marinated chicken legs for a quick and delicious dinner any night of the week.
How to Make Turmeric Tea Ice Cubes – an Anti-Inflammatory Drink
Learn how to create incredible turmeric tea ice cubes for cold or hot drinks.
Pantry Challenge – Freezer Inventory and Organization
Discover what I find as part of a Pantry Challenge to Inventory and Organize everything in my Freezer.
Filling Your Four Corners Pantry with Traditional Foods
If you’re looking for a printed book full of my traditional foods recipes that shows you how to create a traditional foods kitchen, be sure to order your copy of my bestselling book, The Modern Pioneer Cookbook.
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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.
And if you are teaching children in grades K through 12 how to make traditional foods, be sure to download my FREE Modern Pioneer Cookbook Curriculum to use in conjunction with my cookbook.
FREE CHECKLISTS You Need Now!
As you learn how to Prep Like a Pro when stocking your Four Corners Pantry, be sure to download all the checklists that I have prepared for you. You can keep them on your computer or phone, but I highly recommend printing them out and putting them in your Kitchen Journal so that you always have a hard copy!
How to Make Meal Prep Fast with the Meal-in-a-Bag System
Make meal prep fast and easy with these seven free recipes you can download and print out to create your own Meals in Bags.
The FREE Modern Pioneer Cookbook Curriculum – Teach Traditional Cooking Skills to Grades K-12
This cookbook curriculum gives students a love of traditional foods and kitchen skills that will last them a lifetime.
27 Best Survival Foods to Stock NOW in Your Prepper Pantry
Download the free Survival Pantry Checklist and make sure your Prepper Pantry is well-stocked for the long term.
Download Your Free 36-Page Pantry List
For an extensive list of the traditional foods you can make and purchase to stock your pantry, be sure to download my free 36-page Traditional Foods Pantry List. This comprehensive eBook is full of links to recipe videos, helpful articles, and more!
Join the Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy
Are you looking for more traditional foods videos? If so, I invite you to join the Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy. Members of this optional paid YouTube community get access to exclusive videos and other members-only perks. Plus, your YouTube comments include a special members-only badge.
Kitchen Academy Videos
How to Make Oatmeal Higher in Protein (The Old-Fashioned Way)
Turn simple oats into a hearty, protein-rich porridge.
The Only Traditional Recipes You’ll Ever Need!
Focus on traditional recipes with real food. Don’t chase trends.
Let’s Talk Akkermansia: A Tiny Helper for Big Gut Health
Discover how Akkermansia muciniphila supports gut and immune health—and how traditional foods help this mighty microbe thrive.
Stay in Touch with Mary’s Nest
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- Subscribe to Mary’s Traditional Foods Newsletter (Free) - Get a free 36-page eBook for signing up: How to Stock Your Essential Traditional Foods Four-Corners Pantry.
- Join the Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy - For more detailed videos and exclusive members-only perks, join my YouTube membership community.
- Order The Modern Pioneer Cookbook - Get a hardcover book of Mary's nourishing recipes from a Traditional Foods Kitchen. This bestselling cookbook is published by Penguin Random House with their DK imprint.
- Order The Modern Pioneer Pantry - Get Mary's latest hardcover cookbook about preserving food and making delicious meals from your Four Corners Pantry. Mary's second cookbook is also published by Penguin Random House.
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