I'm Darcy, and I'm a dehydrating fiend! I love talking about food preservation through dehydrating, and all the ways that it can be used to create a stocked pantry and wonderful meals for your family!
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Hi, Reader! As you know, I've been on a big health journey in the last year. And though I've always loved to snack on my dehydrated foods, I've been making a concerted effort to give myself healthier options to curb the craving of the salty crunchy monster or the sweet tooth late in the evening. Do you have that problem? What's your weakness when it comes to snacking? How I Give in to the CravingsI spend a lot of time making vegetable chips to help with those nagging cravings I get. Bonus is that I can add much needed fiber to the diet without having to rely so much on fiber supplements. And if you're a protein girlie like I've become in the last year, you know that fiber is SUPER IMPORTANT to help the pipes ;) That's why I love making jicama chips - 6.5 grams of fiber for every 1/4 cup of dehydrated chips! What I LearnedWhile I do veggie chips all through the year - I found a new favorite - and I'm not even going to ask you to click a link or watch a video for it! Balsamic Reduction Glaze on cucumbers and zucchini chips. 😘 While I've linked it to my Amazon store, you can probably find an option at your local grocery store. You can probably use regular balsamic vinegar, but I keep this sauce on hand for drizzling on salads and chicken. It's perfect for cutting the bitterness that can come with cucumbers and zucchini when they are dried. They are the best thing ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! More Vegetable Chip Flavor Ideas
WATCH NOW> ▶️ If you prefer watching videos to reading, you can watch the video here. In it, I do cucumbers, tomatoes, mango, and jicama! More Dehydrating Snack Ideas for You! Just "Like" Lays (Zucchini chips with BBQ sauce!) Until next time... Nevertheless, she preserved! Darcy! P.S. The checklist I featured in the video is available in my shop! It is available as a single laminated checklist or as part of a laminated checklist and magnet set.
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Darcy @ The Purposeful Pantry
I'm Darcy, and I'm a dehydrating fiend! I love talking about food preservation through dehydrating, and all the ways that it can be used to create a stocked pantry and wonderful meals for your family!
Hi, Reader! This weekend I was so excited to show you a great project to do in your dehydrator. It's great for putting up food quickly without fuss or prep, can help bring heat and humdity to your home when you need it (those of us in the winter now - especially after the ice storms), and bring security to your food pantry. But then...this happened. My dehydrator burned most of the trays of food. Some full trays, some just spots. While I have a theory of what might have happened, I can't test...
Hi, Reader! If you are going to experience the big winter weather event happening this weekend, tell me how you're going to prepare for it. Are you: Panic-buying all the bread, milk, and TP Relying on what you already have stored Somewhere in the middle? I'm in the middle Relying on what we have, but also buying snacks and goodies to keep us from getting completely bored being stuck in the house for 3 days (potentially). We're shoring up plumbing things this evening to make sure outside...
Hi, Reader! In the deepest part of winter, dehydrating food may not be on your mind. You've just survived the Holidays, the weather outside is frightful, and you just want to curl up and hibernate until Spring. However, it's important that we never remove ourselves so much from stocking our pantries that we completely miss out on a great time of year to put things away for when we really need them. Imagine one of these scenarios: Being socked in by snow or ice and can't get to a store for...