Dehydrating food is such a great way to increase shelf-stable pantry storage for your family’s needs. I’m answering the most often-asked questions about dehydrating to help you get started! Learning to dehydrate can feel daunting, especially if you don’t have a trusted friend or resource to walk you through it. But I hope you and…
Learn to blanch vegetables for dehydrating or freezing with these step-by-step directions for three methods. And never have gray potatoes again! Blanching foods for dehydrating is often 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…
Have you wanted to learn how to store dehydrated foods? Here’s a basic guide on all you need (which is very little, actually!) Storing dehydrated foods is always a question people worry about. It’s a lot of work, and there are some websites out there that say dehydrated foods are only good for two weeks,…
There are so many uses for cherry pits and stems — don’t waste a single piece of the fruit when preserving for your pantry! Ways to Use Cherry Stems Drying Cherry stems is a way to preserve another portion of the fruit and have uses for it later. You can dry it in your dehydrator…
Learn ways to preserve cherries from canning, dehydrating, freezing, and more! Extend cherry season from summer all year long! 20 Ways to Preserve Cherries Cherries are such a special summer treat, and the season seems so short. But they are fruit that has so much potential for preservation that you’ll want to experiment all summer…
Dehydrate asparagus spears to bring spring to your pantry all year long, and use it to create a great green powder to add to any casserole or soup, including creamy asparagus soup. Although it may be cold outside on this late winter day, spring will soon arrive and the season for asparagus will be here….
Dehydrate grapes to make your own homemade raisins! It’s so easy to do, just takes a little prep work and some patience. And you’ll absolutely love the results! Grapes are such a fun fruit to dehydrate. The process is easy, you just need to do a little prep work ahead of time! How to Dehydrate…
Have you ever had Picante sauce or salsa that you weren’t able to finish, but didn’t want to freeze? Learn how to dehydrate Picante sauce to extend its usefulness in your kitchen! What’s a good Texas girl like me doing with leftover picante sauce that’s NOT from new York City? Well, my Daddy would say…
Here is the ultimate do not dehydrate list … and ways that you may be able to do it anyway! Learn to dehydrate food safely for your pantry! Have you ever wondered if there are foods that are not safe to dehydrate? There are so many wonderful foods that are made shelf-stable by dehydrating. There…
Leftover pickle juice?! Here are 25+ ways to use pickle juice in more ways than you have ever thought of! Don’t throw it out!! Don’t throw out that jar of pickle juice once you’ve finished the pickles! Growing up, we’d finish off a jar of pickles, pour the juice down the sink, and throw away…
When life gives you clusters of Wild Onion Grass in the yard, learn to dehydrate Wild Onion Grass to stock your pantry with a seasoning similar to chives! There is a world of forageable goods in many a backyard if only we know what to look for! Wild Onion Grass – which grows like mad…
Is your freezer getting full of packages of frozen veggies? Makes some space by learning to dehydrate frozen vegetables for your short and long-term food storage. If you’ve recently gotten a dehydrator and just are too confused about what to start with, or are unsure about what is easy to do – try this. Dehydrate…
Would you love to involve your kids in the kitchen for fun, and to help teach them easy kitchen skills and preservation methods? These easy dehydrating recipes for kids will fit the bill! Kids love to eat foods that they’ve helped prepare, even if they might turn their nose up at them when presented at…
If you’re new to dehydrating, here are 10 easy dehydrating projects for beginners. They are easy, almost foolproof, and will give you a sense of accomplishment. Get started in your dehydrating journey today! Too often, people new to dehydrating try to tackle a big project, only to be confused because the produce didn’t turn out…
Use this Basic Pantry Staples Checklist to help you stock the basics for a well-rounded, pantry that fits your family’s needs and helps you create meals your family will love. You can easily adapt this for long-term storage. Do you ever open your pantry and wonder what the heck you’re supposed to have stored? My…
Wonder what you can do with those pomegranates you bought? You can dehydrate pomegranate arils (seeds) for shelf-stable storage. Use these easy step-by-step directions for a food dehydrator or oven to get started! Have you ever purchased pomegranates, but never finished them because they were just so much work? I’ve found the perfect solution to…
