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!
What I’m Actually Cooking With My Dehydrated Food
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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!
If you're not a video watcher, I have most of the recipes here on my website. What other questions do you have about using dehydrated foods?! Just click reply and share your concerns or questions! Let's work this out so that you can start enjoying all of that hard work! Until next time... Nevertheless, she preserved! Darcy!
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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! 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...
Whenever anyone asks me what tools are necessary for dehydrating, they often give a list of things they've seen online that are 'mandatory'. I always like to reassure them that excess tools are not necessary. "Your dehydrator (or oven or the sun), a knife, and a storage container are all that is necessary." The following list may contain Amazon affiliate links at no cost to you. They are bolded and linked for you. You don't need: Fancy Liners - Parchment paper will work in almost every...