Learn to blanch vegetables for dehydrating or freezing with these easy step-by-step directions for three different ways to blanch vegetables. Blanching foods for dehydrating is confusing – but it doesn’t have to be. My rule of thumb is this: If you eat it raw, you probably don’t have to blanch it. If you only ever…
Do you want to keep the goodness of fall pumpkins long after autumn is over? Dehydrate pumpkin and make pumpkin powder for baked goods, pies, smoothies, and dog treats. Enjoy fall all year long with this easy way to preserve pumpkins without canning or storing large jars of canned pumpkins. Pumpkin is my favorite fall…
Do you have these 15 essential dehydrated foods in your pantry? These shelf-stable foods can be used for any recipes you already make! Use the list to help create a well-stocked, dried food pantry for your family! These pantry staples are good for year-round use. Of course, you can purchase them in many stores or…
Need a way to preserve zucchini so that you aren’t drowning in it over the summer harvest? Here are more than 25 ways to preserve zucchini that will be shelf-stable or freezer compatible to enjoy all year long! Zucchini (or courgettes as the rest of the world knows them) are one of those crops that…
You can dehydrate carrot tops! Don’t waste those carrot greens from your garden or the fancy grocery stores again! Incorporate into green powder, or use on their own like parsley! Dehydrated carrot tops are a spectacular way to add more leafy greens to your diet without ever having to taste a thing! Are carrot tops…
Need some ideas for using up all that extra zucchini you have? Use one of these eight ways to dehydrate zucchini in eight ways, and stop throwing away your extra zucchini every year! From chips to cubes to flour to shreds, make your abundance of zucchini useful in so many easy ways! And you can…
Do you want to make amazing vegetable chips, but you just don’t know which are the best seasonings to for dehydrated vegetable chips? Here’s a list of options to make even the common zucchini chip taste fabulous! There are an infinite variety of combinations you can use from plain salt and pepper to commercial seasoning…
The best dehydrating recipes for drying fruits, vegetables, meats, and more! Learn the basics of dehydrating for any beginner or pro! Dehydrating is a great way to harvest your garden bounty, to take advantage of in-season produce sales, or to build a pantry full of shelf-stable fruits and vegetables to feed your family. Save this…
Dehydrating pumpkin leaves is one more way to help preserve your pumpkin harvest and use it all year long! If you grow your own pumpkins (or any squash for that matter), you don’t have to simply preserve the pumpkin itself and let the leaves die! Pumpkin leaves are perfect for making green powder to add…
Dehydrate strawberries to take advantage of the strawberry season, which is short but oh so sweet! It’s a quick and easy project to convert into Strawberry Powder! Did you know that one of the best beginning dehydrator projects to do is dehydrating strawberries? They are almost fool-proof! Here’s another fact: Strawberries are not technically berries?…
Have you ever wondered how to make your dehydrated blueberries more versatile? Learn how to dehydrate blueberries and make blueberry powder to use it to update yogurt, in dressings, in sauces, and more! Dehydrated blueberries are a joy, but blueberry powder takes it all up a notch to extend the usefulness of your blueberry harvest….
Learn how to make your own super green powder by dehydrating greens and adding a powerful nutrition ingredient to your long-term food storage! All it takes is one look at slimy, gross, and icky spinach oozing out of a can. Then you might be like me and hate greens forever. I finally learned to stomach…
