If you’re a fan of Alton Brown’s Good Eats, you’ll find that he loves taking a concept, breaking it down, and finding a way to do it himself….sometimes much more convoluted than the original premise. But THIS happens to be one of those things that is easy to do, really cheap, and can get you […]
Dehydrating
How to Dry Herbs without a Dehydrator
During the summer, when I had herbs in my garden, I had parsley coming out my eyeballs. I made some pesto parsley, used a lot to flavor dishes fresh and froze some*. I still had a ton left over, so I thought I’d give drying a try. So I clipped some parsley, hung it upside […]
Dehydrator on a Budget: Nesco / American Harvest FD-80 Square Dehydrator Review
One of my main focuses on preparing my pantry was to begin learning to dehydrate excess produce, both from grocery store sales and our garden. I researched and saved and researched some more, and had to make the decision, purchase an expensive dehydrator and be set back from doing more preparing (we’re early enough in […]
How to Dehydrate Mushrooms
PIN IT! We use a lot of mushrooms in our cooking at home, but don’t go to the grocery store often enough to keep them in stock on our shelf with their short shelf life. So when a local store has mushrooms on sale for $1.20/lb, we jump on it and try to buy enough […]
Ways to Dehydrate Food
Dehydrating food is a great way to be able to preserve your garden bounty or great find at the produce stand. You simply remove the moisture from your produce or meat to give it a much longer shelf life. This is not the same thing as freeze-drying which is a more mechanical process. This is […]