A few weeks back Western Washington State had the first big windstorm of the fall season. And you'd think that these never happen - most people seem to have no memory of how it happens every single year, in October or November. As with every year, all the dead or damaged trees came crashing down… Continue reading Prepper Viewpoint: The Power Outage Kitchen
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Instant Mug Meals: No Cook Chicken Salad
A new recipe to join our "Instant Mug Meals" collection. With a couple freeze-dried ingredients you can have a quick no-cook lunch, snack or even dinner for the trail. The recipe itself is gluten-free, but as always read the labels on mayo packets to be sure. I served it on street taco sized tortillas, Mission… Continue reading Instant Mug Meals: No Cook Chicken Salad
Freeze-Drying versus Dehydrating: Frozen Peas and Corn
We have been running comparisons with Freeze-Drying versus Dehydrating with various ingredients, to see what the outcome is. This has meant that we are running both our Harvest Right freeze-dryer and our dehydrator running nearly non-stop of late. We have the large size Harvest Right freeze-dryer for reference. This post is on drying frozen petite peas and sweet corn. Both are blanched,… Continue reading Freeze-Drying versus Dehydrating: Frozen Peas and Corn
Freeze-Drying versus Dehydrating: Egg Noodles
We have been running comparisons with Freeze-Drying versus Dehydrating with various ingredients, to see what the outcome is. This has meant that we are running both our Harvest Right freeze-dryer and our dehydrator running nearly non-stop of late. One of the things you cannot buy easily (even online) is “instant pasta” – outside of using ramen noodles and small couscous. Neither of these… Continue reading Freeze-Drying versus Dehydrating: Egg Noodles
We Bought A Freeze-Dryer For Our Homestead
When at home Harvest Right freeze-dryer units started showing up a few years back I really questioned if it was worth buying one. I'd think to myself "for the initial cost we could buy a lot of already freeze-dried food". I said that over and over. I wasn't wrong though for thinking that. A freeze-dryer… Continue reading We Bought A Freeze-Dryer For Our Homestead