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! āBalsamic Reduction Glaze on cucumbers and zucchini chips. š 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 Ideasā
ā WATCH NOW> ā¶ļø If you prefer watching videos to reading, you can watch the video here. In it, I do cucumbers, tomatoes, mango, and jicama! ā More Dehydrating Snack Ideas for You! ā āWatermelon Taffyā āBest Ever Tomato Chipsā āJust "Like" Lays (Zucchini chips with BBQ sauce!)ā ā 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 singleā laminated checklist or as part of a laminated checklist and āmagnet set. ā
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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! Do you ever feel like you have made all this dehydrated food, only to put it on your shelf and leave it there because you're not sure what to do with it? I know that's a real sticking point for many. Canned food seems so easy - but dehydrated seems alien. So today, I hope that I can help you with some ideas - from breakfast to lunch to snacks to dinner to dessert - that can help spark your creativity in how to use your dehydrated foods. Watch How to Use Dehydrated Foods Now! Watch...
Hi, Reader! A first question I get from almost every beginner is, "I put my food in the dehydrator for 6 hours, like the manual said, and everything is not dry. What did I do wrong?" My anwer almost always is - trusting that timer. Learn more about why timers are good for nothing more than watching time past when it comes to dehydrating: Watch video TLDR: In this video, I show how to dehydrate cherries, and the danger of relying on that timer instead of whether a food is actually dry or not....
Hi, Reader! It is peak gardening and harvest season for everyone, and I bet you might be drowning in zucchini. So I have a new video today on how to dry it, and how to create a savory zucchini muffin that will give you a great breakfast or snack, especially for those of you who are trying to get off the sweat muffins! Click the image to watch the video! We learn about correct muffin blending, what happens when you forget an ingredient, and why your muffins might be a little tough! Watch video...