I would like to share a new cookbook the Modern Cookbook Nourishing Recipes from a Traditional Foods Kitchen by Mary Bryant Shrader. I received a copy of this cookbook in exchange for a review. When you check out the video below you will also meet Mary from the Cross Legacy which I can’t wait to check out.
How to Create a No Waste Kitchen – A Kitchen Chat with Amy Cross and Mary’s Nest
I’m sure you know by now Charlie is taking a Homeschool Cooking Class as part of his Home Economics Course. In the class Charlie and I will be using the Modern Cookbook Nourishing Recipes from a Traditional Foods Kitchen to prepare dishes for our family as well as his grandparents. Which will help our family get back to cooking from scratch like my grandparent did and I miss.
I remember Sunday dinners when my grandmother would make Roast, Field Peas, Pickled Beets, and Mashed Potatoes all from her garden. If she had enough time, there would be fresh Rolls and Pies her and my aunt would make. With a fresh picture of Sweet Tea and Unsweetened Tea. Everyone would be called to dinner and there weren’t any electronics.
The kids had their own table and no, one left the table until everyone finished eating. Then the men and boys would go outside. The women and girls would clean the kitchen and visit. Leftove4rs weren’t thrown away but packed up to be taken home with the guests to eat the next day. Saving money on groceries. I love sharing these stories with Charlie. I just wish he could experience one of these dinners which isn’t going to happen as my grandparents are gone along with my mom and dad.
Charlie asked me if I had heard of Mary Bryant Shrader as I’m always watching cooking shows and picking up cookbooks. I let Charlie know I hadn’t ever heard of her. Have you? During our cooking class this week Charlie and I will be watching her show on YouTube “Mary’s Nest” Charlie and I thumbed through the cookbook this morning.
We enjoyed reading her story and learning more about Mary. Charlie had fun reading through the ‘four-corners pantry list” and comparing it to what we have in our kitchen and making a list of items to shop for this week. Which will get Charlie moving for PE and allow us to go on a Field Trip. Would you like to go shopping with us which will allow me to walk and get my steps in.
I loved all the pictures and how the Author explains things to us we might not have new like |what is a traditional foods kitchen” Charlie will be able to share with our family. I loved that she teaches us to stay on a budget which I need help on now that groceries have done sky high. She also suggests a kitchen journal which will allow Charlie to practice spelling and handwriting.
With Charlie turning 16 this year I want to start purchasing items he will need when he moves out like they did for young ladies back in the day. to get started I will be using the section titled ‘equipping the traditional food kitchen. Would you like to help me purchase these items for Charlie for his Birthday or Christmas?
I’ve never used Bone Broth have you but this cookbook teaches us what it is and how to use it so Charlie and I may try and make our own Bone Broth this week. With me trying to lose weight the “skinny on fats” was a Godsend to me and also my friends and family who are trying to lose weight.
Thanks to this cookbook if my dad had been here Charlie could have made him “Easy Stovetop Cottage Cheese’ which Charlie and I will pass on. How about you. Would you like Charlie to make you Cottage Cheese? We can make our own Pickled Vegetables and I want Charlie to make Pickled Beets for me although I am sure they will not be as good as y grandmother’s.
Then there is a section teaching us to be a home backer on since David seems to think he can bake from scratch I ‘am’m going to let David and Charlie read this chapter together. Then they can surprise me with a dessert for dinner. Can you let them know I would like to have a Hummingbird Cake please.
Soaking and Sprouting is another chapter Charlie, and I will be diving into. Which will teach Charlie how to prepare Beans for his dad. How about making condiments and flavor boosters instead of purchasing them? Including Ketchup and Salad Dressings. Then we touch on Superfoods. Then we have Good “Bug” Beverages including “Homemade Ginger” Ale I believe David would like. How about you?
Then we touch on preserving foods with home canning which scares the beeejesus out of me after seeing a Pressure Cooker explode on a friend of mine. Which I know might not happen because my granny always used a pressure cooker but as a mom, we cannot be too careful. If David was home, I might try at least one recipe with David and Charlie. Have you ever used a Pressure cooker? If so, how did you like it?
Next is preserving foods by drying them which I’ve never done. Have you? Although I wouldn’t mind learning “how to dry herbs and the Author teaches us. Then we come to my favorite section “sweets and treat which we can never have enough of even though I am on a diet and sweets should be a no, no.
Although the “Old Fashioned Graham Crackers” might not be a bad snack. Would they? Then there is mine and my sister’s down fall “Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls with Homemade Cream cheese Frosting. Doesn’t this sound heavenly? Now we ar up to Comfort foods which is my downfall. How about you?
Would you like to come to dinner? I think Charlie and I will make “Cast-Iron Skillet Texas Tamale Pie with Sourdough Cornmeal Topping. Although I will need to go to my storage to see if I can find my dad’s cast iron pans. Would you like to go with me? I will buy us a snack and we can visit while I look for the skillet.
About:
Seasonal ingredients, traditional techniques, and nourishing recipes
Cooking traditional foods from scratch is easier and less expensive than you might think. In simpler times, people cooked from scratch using seasonal ingredients and traditional techniques like canning, fermenting, and drying to preserve the harvest. Mary Bryant Shrader follows these principles to create delicious, nutrient-dense meals that are affordable, budget-friendly, and additive-free.
Now you can learn why so many people are big fans of the Mary’s Nest website and YouTube channel. In The Modern Pioneer Cookbook, Mary shows you how to master the basics of pioneer cooking to make over 85 delicious recipes that are all simple and incredibly nourishing. She shows you how to make cultured dairy, nourishing bone broths, fermented vegetables, sourdough starters, and sourdough bread, as well as traditional home-cooked recipes. You’ll also learn how to soak and sprout grains, prep ingredients, stock your pantry, and shop for other essential ingredients.
Here’s what you’ll find inside:
- Over 85 traditional, from-scratch recipes for bone broths, cultured dairy, ferments, home-baked breads, including sourdough, as well as recipes for chicken, meats, fish, vegetables, desserts, and much more.
- Beautiful photography, including detailed pictures that will help you learn traditional cooking techniques.
- Detailed instructions and cooking guidance that will help readers of all abilities cook like a pioneer, using traditional techniques.
- Tips for sourcing ingredients and stocking and equipping your own traditional foods kitchen.
Discover for yourself how you can use simple ingredients and traditional techniques to cook the modern pioneer way.
About the Author: Mary Bryant Shrader
Hi Sweet Friends,
I’m Mary from Mary’s Nest Cooking School, where I show you how to make nourishing foods, including bone broth, cultured dairy, ferments, sourdough bread, and lots more! My YouTube channel currently has over 900,000 subscribers and 49 million views. I wrote The Modern Pioneer Cookbook to keep these traditional food skills alive in a printed book you can keep as an essential reference in your kitchen library.
I am a former New Yorker, now living in the Texas Hill Country with my sweet husband Ted, who I met over 25 years ago at the Austin airport! We have one son, Ben, who lives a few hours away and visits often.
I have had dogs all my life and adore them! Right now, we have a sweet yellow lab named Indy, short for Indiana Jones. (Our last dog was named Obi-Wan.) He is so much fun to have around and is a complete snuggle bug!
I hope you enjoy my new cookbook, and I am so happy you are joining me on this traditional foods journey!
Love and God Bless,
Mary
