This category is a wide range of tutorials on preserving food, whether it comes from your garden, the farmers’ market or the grocery store.
It covers how to dehydrate fruits and vegetables, how to pickle, preserve or can fruits, how to make herbal compound butters, how to make herbal salts, and how to make vinegars.
It also includes methods of preserving food to use as shrub syrups (aka drinking vinegars) for craft cocktails and non-alcoholic drinks.
Videos are included with some of the tutorials.
There is no comparison between the sad tasteless grocery store tomatoes of winter and the fresh summer tomatoes which are packed with umami, a bit of sweetness and a touch of acid. There is an option however for that fresh tomato taste in winter. Dehydrating mid-summer tomatoes in their peak and then grinding them to …
Read More about Preserving Tomatoes as Dehydrated Tomato Powder
Dried herbs can’t compete with fresh herbs when it comes to cooking with flavor. If you have a garden, a nearby farmers market, or a good grocery store, preserving fresh herbs as herbal compound butters is my favorite way to ensure fresh flavor year-round. It’s very easy, you can create wonderful blends, and herb butters …
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Pickled onions are a tart and slightly sweet accompaniment to a wide variety of dishes (a perfect match with Mexican cuisine). The cool, pungent crunch adds a crisp fresh taste to carnitas or fish tacos in particular. They take 5 minutes to prep, 30 minutes to marinate, and will keep in the refrigerator for many …
Read More about Quick & Easy Pickled Onions as a Side Dish to Mexican Cooking
Beets, although not the lowest carb in the category of vegetables, are a tasty way to get a lot of nutrients. Dried beet chips can be baked or made in a dehydrator. They make an easy, nutritious afternoon snack- and the hardest part is keeping your pantry stocked with them! Jump to: Recipe | Best …
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Using sun-dried tomatoes in a butter or a spread is the perfect way to get concentrated tomato flavor in the depths of Winter. Dry your own tomatoes with a dehydrator or use store-bought. For a tomato butter just mince the sun-dried tomatoes and stir them into softened butter. Easy and delish! Jump to: Recipe | …
Read More about Sun-Dried Tomato Butter and Tomato Spreads