As the seed catalogs flood our mailboxes, glorious thoughts of beautifully colored fruits and vegetables surround our minds. We picture ourselves strolling through weedless gardens, as the birds sing, plucking the fruit of our labor, with just a glow of perspiration on our face! Psht. The reality of the garden is much different that the…
Dehydrating
How to Dehydrate Greens and Make Super Greens Powder
Greens are some of the simplest foods to dehydrate and use in the kitchen! You can even go one step further to make your own Super Greens powder! Let’s take a look at how it’s done! You can dry all sorts of greens, including spinach, Swiss chard, collard greens, beet greens and various lettuces. I…
How to Dehydrate Carrots
Sometimes you’re out and see some gorgeous produce that just begs to be taken home and preserved! That was the case today when I saw a great deal on a 5# bag of organic carrots, so I brought them home to dehydrate. Carrots are so good for you, rich in Vitamin A plus minerals and…
How to Dehydrate Fruit
I’ve been doing a ton of dehydrating this week! There is so much fresh fruit in season right now, it would be crazy to not capture all of this nutrition and flavor for the colder months! Come along and let me show you how to dehydrate fruit! Food preservation is such a critical skill to…
11 Reasons You Need the Excalibur Dehydrator
This is my Excalibur Food Dehydrator…and I love it! It is a work-horse and has helped me to put up a ton of food in the last 12 years or so that I’ve owned it. Let me share with you a few of the ways I use the Excalibur Food Dehyrdator! First, I need to…