Welcome to “Dinner in a Jar” the perfect gift! Our mission is to set busy individuals up for success to cook quick and easy, homemade meals in the instant pot using my “Dinner in a Jar” recipes, cooked with an emphasis on whole food.Who needs “Dinner in a Jar”? Anyone who wants to:
- Eat out less
- Eat at home more often
- Eat more wholesome foods
- Eat less processed foods
Think of “Dinner in a Jar” as a kit. Most of the ingredients and spices are already in the jar, simplifying the dreaded question we face at the end of the day, “What’s for dinner?” and making it easier than ever to eat healthy meals at home.
I am excited to provide scrumptious recipes, easy “dinner in a jar” meals, unique and delicious items for your pantry. Look for these categories on our blog and while shopping on
our website:
Free Recipes that are quick and easy to prepare with an emphasis on whole foods.
- Buy a “Dinner in a Jar” Recipe and Grocery List
Includes: Shopping List and Recipe for Dinner in a Jar “Gift Giver”; Shopping List and Recipe for Dinner in a Jar “Gift Recipient”.
- Buy a Specialty “Dinner in a Jar” (recipe not for sale)
The Perfect Gift. This specialty “Dinner in a Jar” is our top of the line meals. Recipe and Grocery List not for sale individually.
Our History:
When we purchased our 50+-year-old historic home, it needed some love, attention, and TLC. The kitchen was the worst, therefore we gutted it and started the long journey of refurbishing it. I did not have a range to cook on for five months and I quickly became “the instant pot queen”. I ordered my pot out of necessity and cooked with my beloved new miracle, small appliance every night.
During the Christmas of 2017, I thought long and hard about a unique, useful, loving, and perfect gift for my girls. They are so busy and the dreaded question, “what’s for dinner?” always lingers at the end of the day. My daughter gets home from work after dark, builds a fire in the wood burning-stove and walks the dogs before hubby gets home. After all of that, cooking is hard. My daughter-in-law has two little ones all day long. All moms with young children are exhausted at the end of the day.
What could be more perfect than pouring “dinner in a jar” into the instant pot, adding a few ingredients, and pressing a button at the end of a long, hard day?
I went through my recipes and converted the instructions to be used in their instant pots. “Dinner in a jar” could also be used for crockpot cooking.
It was a little overwhelming in the beginning when I was making out my grocery list. When I started putting ingredients in jars, it was fun layering food in the jars. I think they are beautiful!
I knew my girls were going to love dinner in a jar!
I am a mason jar fanatic! Why is “Dinner in a Jar” such an amazing concept? Why do I love to can my own food and use mason jars to store dry all of the dry food in my pantry? To avoid BPA lining in tin cans and all of the adverse effects it has. We can about 400+ jars of food per year.
When I posted photos of my girl’s “Dinner in a Jar” gifts, there were a lot of similar comments, such as:
“Can you adopt me????”
“OMG….adopt me, please!”
“I wish you were my Mom!”
“Will you adopt me???”
“Can you adopt me please!!!!!!!!!!”
“I want to be your daughter lol. Great idea!!!!”
“Please adopt me.”
These comments brought back a sweet memory. When my twin nieces were toddlers, they could not pronounce my name, so they called me “Momma Mia”. When you see my nickname in some of my recipe titles, you will know why 🙂
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