Here are two easy ways to make your own pumpkin puree. I use the same pumpkins that I use for my decorations then once I am ready to take the pumpkins down I cook and save them. You can find out more about cooking your small pie pumpkins in the slow cooker Here. Just half … Continue reading
Carrots are another super easy vegetable to dehydrate. Tip for getting more veggies in your family is once you have things like carrots dried you can put them in the food processor and make a powder then you can add that powder to other dishes without anyone knowing. If you use a dehydrator the temperature … Continue reading
Some time ago I saw where people were canning water to have on hand in case of an emergency. This made lots of sense to me (why buy water). However this summer I was doing A LOT of canning and I needed every jar to can actual food, so I did not worry with water. … Continue reading
So far onions are my favorite thing to dehydrate after Apple Chips but they also take the LONGEST. I have also found that red onions dry out better than yellow. The bag above is another Aldi special one week for 49 cents so this project is costing me very little. I peeled and sliced the … Continue reading
This past weekend I brought in the pumpkins from the front door that were decorations and cooked them up and froze their puree. This really is a simple process. Just half or quarter your pumpkin. Then clean out all the “gunk” inside, I saved some of the seeds to plant next year and the rest … Continue reading
The darker Color was juice from raw apples and the lighter color was juice from the peels and juice left over from when I made apple sauce, the lighter colored is also thicker but we use this for smoothies so I did not strain it to get it really smooth. So when I was making … Continue reading
On Monday we went to visit some friends and part of the reason was since they had more garden than they could handle at this time. I am always willing to take free garden goodies it helps feed my family well all year long, (well maybe not okra but about anything else I will take). … Continue reading
