I’m part of a sharing community. We each buy a piece of expensive equipment and time share it. I have the freeze drier and offer up tray space to people while they save up. Others have log splitters, industrial sewing machines, meat slicers, smokers, fishing boats … that way you get to try out equipment and can save up if it’s something you really want to own. Also saves on storage space for items you use infrequently.
RoseRed there are INSTRUCTORS and then there are TEACHERS. You most certainly are a TEACHER!! I wish you were my neighbor you would be such fun to hang out with.
I use a NutriBullet to powder my dehydrated foods. Works great. Last year, I got frustrated trying to find a vegetable bouillon that wasn't loaded with ridiculous amounts of sodium and other unnatural ingredients, so I tried making a REAL all-purpose vegetable bouillon from a mixture of numerous powdered vegetables -- onions, garlic, carrots, celery, spinach, kale, mushrooms, tomatoes, potatoes, beets... you can use any combination of vegetables you like -- with some nutritional yeast (to give it a little umami) and a little kosher salt. I use a couple of Tbsp of the mix with each cup of water, and use it in any recipe that calls for vegetable bouillon. It turned out delicious, and it sure is a lot better for you than the commercial bouillon. I don't think I'll ever buy it from the store again.
@@sueleak3889 I have both, and while either one would do the job of milling your dried veggie chunks into powders, I usually reach for my NutriBullet because it has quite a bit more capacity, so you can do more at once.
@@mychelledavis Sorry, I didn't see this until just now... here's the recipe I've been using... --------------------------- Mix together the following vegetables that have been dehydrated in small pieces: 1/4 cup onions 2 Tbsp garlic 1/4 cup carrots 1/4 cup celery 1/4 cup mushrooms 1/4 cup green peppers 1/4 cup beets 1/4 cup (packed) cabbage or kale leaves (or both) 1/4 cup nutritional yeast 1 Tbsp parsley 1/4 cup tomatoes 1/4 cup potatoes 1 Tbsp dried herb mix (equal parts oregano, thyme, rosemary, sage) Place the mix into a blender or spice mill and grind to a fine powder. Then mix in: 1/2 tsp MSG (240 mg sodium) or 1/4 tsp salt (575 mg sodium) 1 tsp black pepper 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp turmeric 1 Tbsp corn starch Place the mix into an airtight container for storage. (This recipe makes just enough to fill a pint mason jar.) To use, measure 1-3 Tbsp of the mix (to taste) with 1 cup of simmering or boiling water. This is not an "instant" bouillon, so simmer for at least 10-15 minutes before serving to allow the dried vegetables to fully re-hydrate.
I am soooo thankful that I came across your channel today!!! At 57yrs old, I’m just learning to can and preserve foods. Growing up during the time of “plenty”, there wasn’t a lot of canning going on. I lost my Mom at age 20, so now that it seems to be very important to have these skills, I have been scrambling to find someone who has this knowledge. Looks like I’ve found just that! I’ve decided to adopt you as my 2nd Mom! 😂 In all seriousness, THANK YOU for sharing all of your tips, tricks, and wisdom with all of us that are seeking❣️ God bless you❣️
I'm right there with you. I'm just starting out with food preservation at 62. I'm glad I'm not alone. I'm so grateful for wonderful people like Jim & Pam who have the knowledge & want to share it with the rest of us.
I just have to share that we have a friend that states he does NOT eat vegetables... he came to eat with us and I serve hamburger patties with kale powder in them. He ate them and bragged on them...I never said a word!!!!!! Another time same friend came, we had spaghetti. In that spaghetti sauce I had cut up peppers, onions, and tomatoes. He could see those, but he could not see the powdered eggplant, kale, and mushrooms. He bragged on my spaghetti sauce. Its funny when they don't know what they're eating!!!! Thank you so much for you GREAT videos!!!!!
When I make my spaghetti sauce, I've always added some shredded carrots to knock down the sharpness. Well guess what carrot powder does... not only sweetens but thickens, eliminating any runniness. Thanks for your inspiring videos
I grow and dehydrate swiss chard every year. I then grind in my mortar and pestle. I put it in empty capsules and take 3 a day during the winter to boost my iron and get in a solid serving of veggies.
I think that it's wonderful that you use Swiss chard. It's such an unappreciated veggie! I'm not trying to be a negative Nancy but is there another way you could take it besides capsules? What kind of capsules do you use? Many capsules are made from petroleum byproducts. If you know of one that's more natural I'd love to know those details.
Spinach was one of the first things I ever dehydrated, over 35 years ago. I put it in everything. I dehydrate and grind so many things into powder. Onions, garlic, ginger, all of my herbs from the garden (basils, oregano, lemon verbena, lemon balm, citronella geranium, mullein, chives, catnip, sage, dill, parsley), jalapenos, tomatoes, beets, lemons, limes, oranges, celery, bell peppers.
You are an amazing teacher with a delightful personality. I truly believe the Lord is using you for a "time such as this" bring us high value info. Thank you both for all the time and research you do for us!!!
Oh goodness; my brain is going a mile a minute. Long ago, I had surgery on my jaw and it was wired shut for 6 weeks. So, all I could eat were thick liquids. I ended up mixing baby food meat with creamed soups and blending them. It would have been wonderful to have veggie powder to add to the mix. Having the powders would give people on a liquid diet something other than Ensure. Thank you so very much for all you do.
Hi Carole Anne I've just posted a comment that is related to yours. I know this message is long but I'm trying to explain that in a world where hardly anyone is aware that there are people on a liquid diet (everyone normally talks about it as an elderly thing and I'm only 43 even my health is equal to let's say a 70 year olds). I've had all but one metre of my intestine out over many surgeries due to having crohns disease since I was a little girl. I was put on TPN which is a liquid food that is put straight into major veins. They are meant to be long term IV lines that should last up to 10 years. I had to have 5 new lines in 6 months because my body rejected them and I either had blood clots (that's a whole other life threatening story that I deal with everyday) or bad infections. So 11 years ago when I was 32, working as a full time teacher and I fostered children whose severe behaviour problems meant that they were bounced around many foster homes. I was single and well established as a teacher so I could give these children one on one time without them having the pressure of wondering when they would have to go to another home. I know that seems a bit off topic but when I could no longer be fed through veins I was given two years to live and I was too sick to work and foster which broke my heart. Cooking and feeding people helped me get through and although I spend a lot of time in bed I have so far lived for nine years longer than expected. Eating and digesting nutrients is now impossible with solid food so being on a liquid diet is restricting and still very painful. This is why your comment about being good for those on a liquid diet made me realise that the energy I can put into this may just be enough to keep me alive a lot longer. Thank you Carole for talking about something that is all too real for me.
@@amyrivers4093 I am so sorry for what you have to endure. Maybe, as you said, ..."the energy I can put into this may just be enough to keep me alive a lot longer." You could be on to something that will help you and others. I am sending my prayers and good thoughts to you.
I'm about to try dehydrating frozen mixed vegetables to make vegetable powder and I appreciate the tip of how to know if enough moisture is removed so that I don't get mold growing. I'm new to this and there is so much to learn and it's really exciting. Since my beautiful Mum passed away last year (Boxing Day 2020) so I make my Dad's meals and he hates biting into vegetables but doesn't recognize when I put pureed vegetables into sauces and the powder is another perfect way to disguise the taste (I do tell him because he is an adult of course and he is okay with it as long as he likes the result).
@@gaylesmith1752 thank you for your kind comment. My parents and I are a great team and even though Mum isn't with us Dad and I give each other support. I'm really lucky to have amazing parents. My sister and I were bother diagnosed, as kids with Crohns disease and they always looked after us so well. My sister has been in remission for years but I wasn't quite so lucky but I'm a fighter. I've got over illnesses that are life threatening, I've been resuscitated more times that I can remember and I feel bad that Mum and Dad (only Dad now) worry about me so much. Eleven years ago when I 32 my specialists gave me two years at the most to live. The hardest part was having to give up being a teacher and also a solo foster Mum. It was a honour to nurse my Mum with my Dad and all she wanted was her family around her and to pass at home. We live in New Zealand and my sister lives in England with her family. They made it back in time to be here when Mum passed even with Covid going on and a two week stay in isolation because Mum was trying to hold on so we could all be together. Sometimes I forget she is gone and when my alarm goes off I immediately think I better go check on Mum. Sorry for waffling on. Thank you for your kindness. Xx
My brother snd sister-in-law have been married 61 years. They bought a Vita-Mix over 40 years ago as an INVESTMENT. They still use that same Vita-Mix at least 4 times a week and it has never been repaired because it has never failed. The Vita-Mix was an EXCELLENT INVESTMENT!
Brilliant! Watching you make the tomato powder to paste, to sauce, to juice... I thought, "With all those veggie powders, she could have had a V-8!" 😄 So much info packed in this video. Thank you.
Bless you for presenting info for the budget-conscious. We all need good nutrients! And showing it CAN be done on a budget. Oooh, can’t wait for those instant soup recipes!
New subscriber here! What a great find your channel is!! I’m learning so much from your experience, talent and wisdom. Loved this video and feel motivated to try to make my own. Thank you!❤️👍🏻
I’m from Brazil and came across your channel about a month ago… I have always wanted to learn how to safely can and preserve food… after watching a lot of your videos I gathered enough braveness to try to do some canning. So, I bought a big pressure canner and some glass jars, and I’m very happy to announce I’m doing today my very first canning batch!!! ❤❤❤❤ fingers crossed and let’s hope everything will turn out perfect!!! Thanks for all the information and inspiration. Lots of love from Brazil!!!❤❤❤❤
I have done fruit powders. I add them to muffins, cookies, sweet breads, and smoothies. I mix greens and call it super greens. I add it to everything. But I can make a cup of soup in a minute with my super greens and more. My super greens have over 21 veggies in it
Thank you so much for all of your videos and sharing your wealth of information. You probably have no idea how much you are helping others by posting your videos. Thank you so much!
Just Genius!!!! When you pulled out the bottle of Cream of Asparagus soup, I said "OMG! This would be the hottest selling item for edible gifts this year!" You are amazing! You have taught me so much over the last 12 months. I should be paying you tuition. (Smile) Thank you for your wonderful and giving spirit.
After watching this video, my thoughts went to the sick and elderly, who could benefit so much by using vegetable powders! You could even freeze dry chicken or beef, grind them to powder and give it added protein!
You and Jim work so hard on these videos. I just want to thank you both. I love your videos, they are great treasures to have. Thank you for sharing you knowledge. God bless both you both.
You are truly a lovely lady. What you said about knowing everyone might not have expensive equipment really touched me. Thank you for teaching us so many things, and offering the options. Big thanks!😂❤
You my dear are a national treasure!❤❤❤❤ I know it would take a lot of work, but boy, I wish all of your knowledge and recipies were in a book for quick reference. I truly believe it would be a best seller!!! Thank you ever so much for the time you have spent teaching us everything you have learned about canning, dehydrating and freeze drying. And thank you to your hubby for filming these videos. ❤ ❤❤❤ Blessings to both of you!😇
Just watched this. Wonderful clear advice from a natural teacher which I shall try to follow. I live in Portugal and will use the sun to dry the veggies. Thank you!
I did all the homemade from scratch with my big family, canning, dehydrating -- fresh, frozen and canned. But I've never made vegetable powder. Thank you so much. I'm ready to go start dehydrating. Just me now, no garden, so I'll use the frozen vegetables and fruits. Looking forward to your next lesson.
I use a coffee grinder. Just got my dehydrator for Christmas! I was fortunate enough to lean canning from my grandmothers early on & I am teaching my sisters & daughters, I'm 58 this year & it's important to teach others to help themselves. THANK YOU for your guidance & useful information on all the different ways to preserve foods. ❤
I've been using powdered veggies for years. I like to powder wild greens which are nutrient powerhouses and sneak a little bit into anything that won't be overpowered by it. You are really punching up the nutritional value of your food that way. I also use powdered beets to dye baked goods naturally.
That's a great way to color things with powdered beets and such. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on a wonderful thing. I will pass that thought to another friend who is sensitive to red food dye.
Awesome suggestions. I do add the greens to just about everything I can. I’ve powdered the beets because I know they are a powerhouse nutrient but never thought about baked goods! 🙏
Most often it's a mix of plantain, dandelion and ground ivy because they grow right in my yard and are easy to access but if I will throw other things in as I find them. Wood Sorrel is also good but I like the lemony flabor so I don't mix that with the others.@@Bevity
I'm making some meatloaf this weekend. Thanks for the reminder. I know I want to add my green pepper powder, but I need to add some other things as well.
I make my own dog food & had one little "princess" who would pick out the vegetables & leave them on the floor. So now I dehydrate peas, carrots, green beans & beets & then powder them. Not only is it a painless way to get veggies in the dogs it also takes up a lot less shelf space.
Powdered food is also so very useful for camping! Campers frequently use powders because it reduces the weight of what they have to carry on their backs and helps to preserve the food for their entire trip!
When I started out powdering my dehydrated veggies, I would take a sheet of wax paper and put the dehydrated vegetables on it and put another piece on top and use my rolling pin to break it down. I have also used a tenderizing hammer. While it doesn't get it into a fine powder like a blender does it's better than nothing when your blender quits, or no power
One thing I love to powder is dried beans. You can make decried beans super easy, or my favorite is to use bean powder in place of all purpose flour when making corn bread. ❤️
You are a wonderful teacher. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I learn so much from you. I picked up a Canning book and learned how to can. I bought a dehydrator and into that. Now, I am privileged to be introduced to powdering veggies. I broke 2 coffee grinders ( $10. each) . Waiting patiently for delivery of a better one. Now, I am waiting on your videos for powdered soups. This would be so great for people who are sick. (Retired Nurse ). This my dear is your calling. God Bless you and your family. TX.
Thank you for including dehydrating. Even if by some miracle I got my husband to agree to a freezer dryer, I can’t imagine where to put it;and then someone on UA-cam said you have to have a dedicated electrical breaker just for the appliance, so more money to have someone do that.
I did too, from my local food pantry. They were organic and delicious but I couldn’t eat them all in time and so a lot were wasted. : / Same thing just happened with bell peppers, which I love, but didn’t have time to cook while they were fresh because of an important deadline. It’s happened with plenty of vegetables/potatoes when they load me up too much with them. Would dehydration also work with lemon/oranges/tangerines? Because they will often give me TONS more than is possible for me to eat. I gotta get myself a dehydrator methinks, to prevent wasting so much food. Even though it’s free food for me, I HATE wasting food!
I have just very recently discovered your videos while researching, contemplating and excessively ruminating about purchasing an electric pressure canner. I just love all of your videos! I decided to make the purchase for the Presto canner after watching your detailed and thorough analysis on the appliance. We are in our mid 40s and our next appliance purchase will also be a freeze dyer. I digress in my main reason for commenting. My mom is 76 and disabled due to a CVA when she was just 43 years old. Since January, she has suffered a blood clot surgery, then a fractured pelvis and a reduction of independent mobility. For some reason, unbeknownst to either my father or myself, the woman who ALWAYS prepared meals with a nice healthy dose of veggies, has suddenly become as petulant as a toddler with most vegetables! This powder video has given me the idea to sprinkle a variety of powers into spaghetti sauce, quiche, pot pies etc to make certain she is getting a good diet of vegetables! I am very thankful for this video. It got the little hamster running on the wheel which operates my brain these days! Blessings to you and your husband 😍
YOU ROCK!!! I ALWAYS learn something from watching your videos. I'm soo grateful that you take the time and make the effort to share these videos with us. :-)
I’m all the way in little old New Zealand! We don’t have anyone here (that I know of) that powders vegetables. In the last week my eyes have really been opened to powdering fruits and vegetables and harvesting my own produce. I found this video one of the most intriguing videos I’ve come across ❤️ thank you so much for the time and effort you put in to sharing your knowledge
Wow--that means you can be the national leader in doing this in New Zealand! Just think of that! Thanks so much for your comments and I hope you will be successful in whatever you plan to do for emergency preparedness and food security.
WOW ROSE! What a bomb shell FULL of information !!! I am so excited and you have totally inspired me to do these powdered veggies and you have been such an inspiration to me for so many many ways to preserve foods! THANK YOU So Much!
Thanks for sharing this! I recently went on a new diet ro heal my intestinal wall, called the GAPS diet. It involves a lot of bone broth and fermented vegetables, but also it involves being grain free /flour free/nut free / no potatoes /etc. So one of the things I've been Experimenting with lately is flourless beet-powder pancakes. They were actually quite good! After doing that, I've seen tried using pureed leftover Roasted beets, which works well. They turn out great and you can even bake the recipe! I've since tried making flourless beet bread. Didn't even have beet powder, or fake sweetener, it was just leftover beets, salt and eggs, oil. It was actually quite delicious all things considered. Many years ago I learned that I could make rutabaga into cake, and beets into chocolate cake. So this is an extension of that. When I was a kid, my church youth group made & sold "mixes in a jar" as a fundraiser. They weren't nearly as healthy or as DIY as these, but they were good. Most recently, I bought some Cauliflower flour / powdered Cauliflower and soon I will try using that instead of regular flour, not used with it but used instead, to make grain free bread-like products. We'll see how it goes! Cauliflower is surprisingly adaptable. Anyway, thanks for your video. I enjoyed watching! It inspires me to garden & do more food prep! Sometimes I make homemade jar mixes for Christmas, maybe I'll consider something like this!
Thank you for sharing this. We have just started making tomato and okra powders this year. We read that the okra pods that have gotten tough and the seeds can be made into powder. It is a good substitute thickener. The freshener seeds can be used like couscous. Other than using powder in soups is to substitute 1/4 c for flour in bread. Love the idea of carrot pancakes!
I love your channel. Thank you. I wanted to share what I do to drying veggies. I was one that couldn't afford a freeze dryer years ago, so I saved up for one and finally got one 6 years ago. For me, it has paid for itself the first year. All leftovers have gone into it so it would't waste in the fridge. Pumpkin, blueberries, carrots and spinach, corn, peas, beets, parsley, sweet peppers, hot peppers, potatoes, mushrooms, tomatoes, peaches, pears, watermelon, cantaloup, lemons, oranges...and so much more. So, when the fruits and veggies are in season and on sale, I purchase as much as I can afford at the time. I have done both dehydrating and freeze drying. Freeze drying dries them to the point it is so easy to turn them into powders. Dehydrating works, but can take longer to really dry them. Fruits tend to dry soft and rubbery, so it can take a few days to fully dry them out to the point they can be turned into powder. I have used a nutribullet to turn it into powders and i have used coffee grinders. Both work great. The coffee grinder may take a a few times to get it to a fine powder. I also have a vita mix, and that works great too. Pumpkin powder, I have added to make pumpkin breads/muffins/cookies and pancakes. Same goes for blueberry powder and also added to shakes. Beets, made beet soup and added it to sauces and shakes. Powders last a long time in the jars. I do add a food grade silica pack in the jar to keep it dry because I live in a humid state and I don't want to get moisture in that powder. I dry onions, garlic and ginger root to make my own powders. It is a lot cheaper that way then buying the powders at the stores. I have freeze dried my own black coffees reg and decaf as well as coffee with cream for a freeze dried latte. Depending on the size of the cup you use or how strong you like your coffee, home made instand coffee tastes just like you brewed it. Same goes for teas....instand tea. You can do that with orange juice, apple juice as well. Dried juice powders take up less space on your pantry shelf and will keep for YEARS!
How long does it take to freeze dry tea and juices? I've had a freeze dryer for several years but never understood doing that as it's 99.999 percent water. It takes about 90 something hours just to freeze dry 12 dozen eggs in my machine.
@@kalikale3969 I freeze my tray filled liquids first, then put them in the freeze drier. I also don't fill each tray to the top. Usually takes about 36 hours for teas and coffees. I have the large freeze drier. Eggs are about the same. Juice, depends which ones, usually between 24 to 40 hours. Freeze them first in your deep freezer. That will save hours in the freeze drier.
@@livenletlive7537 Thanks for the quick reply. I have the large as well. I just upgraded the software and NOW I can't reduce the freeze time like I could before. I wonder if I can put it back to 'normal' LOL Maybe it's time for a new one as mine is old (controls on the bottom)
@@kalikale3969 I also dehydrate my eggs. That takes about 36 hours as well. I have a presto dehydrator with 12 trays and I have 12 silicon insert trays so I can do fruit leathers and dehydrate eggs. But, the dehydrator throws off a lot of hear. In the summer, I process that on my covered screened in porch. In the winter, I bring it indoors and lower my heat setting in the house.
Hello Donna , How did you freeze dry the potatoes? Fresh /cooked/ size of pieces? Any tips would be greatly appreciated. I have access to cartons of fresh russet potatoes and was hoping I could freeze dry them.
I mix all my greens and powder them together. Then when i process Tomatoes (for making sauce) i dehydrate the skin & seeds. Process with a spice grinder. Have 1 qt vegie powder and 1 qt tomato powder. Do the same with egg shells since they take so long to break down in the garden, I powder them too.
I powder in a regular household blender. But in reserve I have a wonderful granite mortor and pestle. It came from Mexico and I have had it over 40 years.
I use my ninja blender to powder my veggies, I put veggie powder in smoothies for my grandson who refuses to eat vegetables he thinks he’s allergic because unfortunately he’s mom is allergic to most fruits and vegetables so I hide it any thing I can!
He might be sensitive to some of those and you're tricking him. Allergies suddenly bloom. My parents tried what you're doing and I went through years of hell thanks to me being poisoned because my mum wouldn't believe that I had mild allergies she was battering me with. If she hadn't, they might have remained mild, not turned lethal. Consent matters at any age. This is not the easy way to handle the kid, you're lying to him. I don't care how difficult you think he is. Allergies can be genetic. How do you know he doesn't feel sick afterwards.... You already don't believe him and lie to him. It's not even a little white lie. His parents likely make nicer food too that don't make him feel sick hours later.
@@ThePinkBinks :/ Actually exposing children to ALL food is proven to prevent food allergies. Limiting diets creates them. But I'm sure you believe what you say.
@@SirenaSpades I was alergic to peppers, red green didn't matter for 40 years. 3 years ago I seriously detoxed my liver and now I love to eat them. All allergies are signs that your organs need detox and that your body cannot process the food or whatever it is.
I'm 58, and been canning all of my life. I started dehydrating about 25 years ago. But making powders are new to me, and this video is such an inspiration! I've been using my Ninja blender, and it works great! Thank you for sharing!!!
I can't believe you are in your 70s! You look amazing! I really appreciate the fact you show both methods and you are so easy to understand and thorough! Great tip on the saran wrap. I saw someone use a soft brush to get the powder out of container.
I think the "jar" gifts are lovely ideas! Showing others that we are interested in their wellbeing and sharing our delicious meals and desserts with them says a lot!
I always use my food processor to powder my freeze dried foods. I dehydrate my eggshells and powder then, too. I use them with my coffee grounds for a good boost of calcium! Much more natural than pull form. Great video! I made powdered pumpkin soup for the family at Halloween.
I made a big batch of mirepoix powder some time back that I recorded (Making mirepoix powder part 2). In that video I used a cheap single serving "Farberware" single serving blender from Walmart. They've changed the design some and the cost has gone up some (I think it's like $30 now) but I really like it because with the individual cups I can measure and blend multiple powders all at the same time without having to wash and wait to dry in between and for making mirepoix I could get the ratio right just by looking at how much of each I had. For the price I highly recommend them because mine has stood up to use for years but when the motor finally goes I can get a new one cheap.
Miss Pam, what a funtastic video!!!! SO many different ways to use vegetable powders!!! I would Never have thought to make so may things with vegetable powders!!! Love the idea of making instant powdered soup mixes!!!! Fantastic idea!! Love your channel!!!
as a mum of Autistic kids that struggle to eat vegies, this video is amazing. I have bought a dehydrator and a high powered blender/miller and we are growing our own veg now. The kids will have no idea their nutrition will be going up in the coming months and I wont have to argue about them eating veg :D
Pam this one is great. Love the teaching lesson on the how to dehydrate, but I'm thrilled to see you teach how to use them. Can we talk about using powdered sour cream?
From Alaskan Granny (fellow UA-camr): You can also "make" sour cream with a can of media crema & a teaspoon of distilled vinegar. I also add a few drops of lime oil if I'm using it to top enchiladas. One can is just enough for a family meal.
I dehydrated 10lbs of various frozen veggies and 8-10lbs of frozen hash browns a few months back when our freezer took a break on us. That took about 3-4 days of constantly running the dehydrator to get it done, I should have put a silica pack in the jars that day but I didn't. I noticed the veggies changing color about a week later and tossed in packs. They seem fine to eat but not to pretty so I just pulled out the nutribullet to test it on powdering and it worked pretty good and they certainly look better that way. It took me about 30 minutes to do all 9 jars and I was able to combine 4 jars of potatoes into 2 jars. My powder is not all as fine as seen in this video (except the potatoes) but I did not attempt to sift and work hard to get it that way and I like the visible mico pieces in the veggies. The corn looked fine but I did it for fun and now I have corn meal LOL and it smells amazing!
As long as its not raining my dehydrator is going non stop the whole month of august with the harvest of the garden. I use my Nutrabullet to grind everything. I use them to make soups, put them in stews, meatloaf, coat a chicken and in scrambled eggs. Ty for sharing all these ideas
I just stumbled upon your video, so thankful to God doing so, you are fun to learn from. I am looking forward to enjoying many more of your tutorials. I use my oven & two round stacking dehydrators
Thank you for such a great idea! I took my mixed dried veggies and powdered them a little at a time, in a Nutribullet. Worked super well! Can’t wait to use them in cooler weather in soups, stews, etc. and even a little in a smoothie so I can get the nutrition of vegetables that I dislike. 👍👍👍💕💕💕
I ordered a dehydrator after watching your videos. I really wanted a freeze dryer but I am saving for solar so it will be a future appliance. Thank you so much for educating us.
Hi. My husband and I life in South Africa and we are trying to prepare for day when the Grid stops working only have a Airfryer / dehydration machine. Your videos helps me a lot. Thanks.
What I love about this is the reduction in sheer volume. I grew a ton of tomatoes one year in an over reaction to a bad tomato growing season the year before... and of course had tomatoes up to my eye balls. But with more than one dehydrator in the house, I could have dehydrated so many of those and stored it in 1/100th the jar space as all those canned tomatoes!!
Another amazing video!Thank you (and Jim) for all that you do to bring us along with your efforts and experiences. I love the idea of "soup in a cup" using the powdered veggies. Just add a couple of spoonfuls of the powder and fill with hot water. I hope y'all are doing well.
Thank you for yet another eye-opening video! Here in France this summer I dried and powdered linden leaves and stinging nettles 🍃, air drying them in the hot breeze then crushing them in a plastic bag before pulverizing the crushed leaves in a spice grinder. The taste of linden is neutral but it’s slightly mucilagineuse and works well to thicken soups. During the war, the French used linden leaf powder to substitute up to a quarter of flour in baked goods. The nettle powder is great in soups, but also to make make small batches of fermented nettle tea as a natural fertilizer and insect repellent for plants. 😁
Im already making pasta sauce in my head with al these powders, the tomato powder, a little bone broth little garlic powder a little union powder some oregano, thyme, basil and a little rosemary.
I do not say this lightly- If you had a cook book on this(preserving, drying, dehydrating, etc)- I'd buy it because THIS is the type of lost information we need to bring back. BTW, how do you powder chicken broth- is there video for that? No freeze dryer- dehydrator or oven only-. Man it's so refreshing to see the "old" knowledge coming back. Thank you for your videos!
We are thinking more seriously about putting out a cookbook of some sort. We do have a video showing freeze drying troth and then powdering it. Others say they have done it with a dehydrator, which we plan to try and make a video on. Thanks for your comments.
My Ninja works great to powder. I use my powders for smoothies and soups. I love the idea of having nutrient dense foods for emergencies! Thank you Pam and Jim! I so love your videos.
This video just came up in my feed and now I'm following you. I can my own tomato juice and tomato sauce and now I can do tomato powder for my paste. This is a fantastic video!
You have the gift of teaching- thx for speaking slow and clear! And also researching saftey. I know you & your husband spend untold hours on these videos.
I LOVE having tomato powder on hand. Tastes great and so convenient! As always, I love all of your videos and you are my number one trusted source! Thank you so much, God Bless!
The long awaited powder video is here, great video. Love the soup idea. One of my daughters has tried ( to no avail) to get me to drink the healthy smoothies (which taste horrid) maybe powdered vegies might be a great smoothie addition to get the health benefit of veggies I can't stand to eat. Thanks for sharing your efforts with us !
LOL! My doctor who is overseeing my healthy lifestyle efforts says not to include smoothies in my eating plan. She says my body should be doing all that work of breaking the veggies down! So that is the excuse I use because I am not fond of smoothies either!
Awesome video and great information! I've never powdered yet, but I dry veggies, especially the leaves of many of them. My dehydrator went out last summer in the middle of drying corn, so I laid it all out on the dashboard of the truck to finish! The dash was hot enough to fry and egg and it saved my bacon so to speak!
I loved this video! So inspirational and aren't the powders so beautiful in their jars? I just started with dehydrating and I love it. Today I made a quart of spinach powder from one of those huge bags of spinach that are so cheap but so hard to use up if there is just two of you.
Love love love this! When my children were very young I would shred carrots into anything with red sauce. Finely chopped mushrooms were used to extend meat balls or loaves. Etc, These powders are a real game changer!
Another good thing to dry and powder is pumpkin or butternut squash. You can rehydrate and make pie filling. Cook it first and then dry on fruit leather sheets. Then powder. Works great!
What you said about kale and being practical made me laugh at myself! I grew kale because it’s so healthy and it’s suppose to be beautifying, but I found that I only like kale when I make it one way which was a pain and my family didn’t like it at all. Only the chickens appreciated it as a treat. So yes, it doesn’t make sense to preserve (or grow) something that will never get used. 😆
Here I am sitting in Glasgow, UK watching your videos and I love how you explain and show everything. You are very inclusive in how you think through the demonstration and provide alternatives. And I love your voice is soothing and it makes for a really relaxed and enjyable video. I recently bought some dried powders to do diy japanese curry powder which is gf so that my celiac family members can easily enjoy it. I never realised how many things can be powdered so i ll be buying more. I like your soup ideas from another video, i ll try making them using powdered rice and coconut milk etc and see where I get with it. I can see a use for this when Im ill. I ve chronic illness which affects my joints which makes cooking difficult at times and had covid in jan - where both me and my partner got so ill we could not even stand long enough to brush teeth let alone cook for several weeks. Took me 8 moths to get back to ft work and i am able to cook a bit but standing for a long time is out of the question atm... I realised I need more easy but also healthy options as we relied on ready made food from shops resulting in weight gain way above healthy bmi and these powders offer a really interesting and more importantly easy to make and use option.
I used to powder lots of veggies. It is just like onion powder and garlic powder. I did, tomato, garlic, onions and several greens. We dabbled in fruit like apples and pears. I want to do more now so I am happy I found you and Jim. I never thought of potatoes and asparagus. I grow Jerusalem artichokes and they are great to dry and make chips from, interesting. Thank you... I just remembered what I did with tomatoes. I like growing the small cherry tomatoes. They are so abundant I can't eat them all. What I did was Vitamix them and used a solid tray and poured it on the tray and dehydrated them that way. Some friends even dried milk, yogurt and soup. Not sure how they all came out. But I pureed fruit and made fruit leather for the kids, I sent them in their school lunch. I am sure you could mix fruit with kale to give them a boost.
I've been drying eggs to turn into powder but they didn't turn into powder, it was more like crystals. I wanted powder so I did my research on blenders and found one we could afford so we got it. I powdered more eggs and they powdered right up! And the color is better too! I think I'll go ahead and repowder the crystal eggs right after I powder the lemons. I'm learning so much from you, thank you. Please stay safe and sending hugs to you both 💜🙏😎
Pam, last night I pulled out my bags of frozen semi-dehydrated onions and my dehydrator. Yep, I started turning them into powder! Now, I didn't thaw the onions first. I figured they would dry faster and the shortcut seemed to work. I processed them in my Kitchen Aid food processor. While the first batch does have larger bits, it does flow in the jar just like you demonstrated. A gallon baggie full was reduced to a quart jar full. Second batch is happily dehydrating as I type. Our local U-pick is open now with strawberries and some greens. That's where I get my onions, bell peppers, tomatoes... you get the idea. For those who dehydrate onions, place a bucket (mine is a 5 gallon one) of charcoal brickettes in the room to absorb the smell. I have a small garden with mostly potatoes and garlic growing. This year we are tilling and will be planting the larger garden. My Rutgers tomato seeds are growing like weeds!! They need to be transplanted now. I want to powder the tomatoes. I'm a few years younger than you at 67. Wanted to die when my soul mate did 11 years ago. God told me that's not happening anytime soon. So I'm back gardening, adding herbs and flowers, and working on the house. Home ownership is a money pit, but it is also so much fun to finish a project. I have a very unique living room and kitchen/dining room. You would love my pantry. It overflowed last year so I'm hoping I can tame that beast dehydrating and powdering goodies this year. Do you have a suggestion for storing eggplant? I'm thinking to cook and freeze because freezing raw didn't work. Thanks.
I dice eggplant and dehydrate it. I throw the cubes in tomato sauce and curries. It just occurred to me shredding it would also work. I have a lot of eggplant in this year’s garden so I think I will experiment with eggplant shreds in sweet breads, just like zucchini. And eggplant powder should work well, too
I’m part of a sharing community. We each buy a piece of expensive equipment and time share it. I have the freeze drier and offer up tray space to people while they save up. Others have log splitters, industrial sewing machines, meat slicers, smokers, fishing boats … that way you get to try out equipment and can save up if it’s something you really want to own. Also saves on storage space for items you use infrequently.
That is awesome! Such a good idea! Thank you for sharing.
That's a brilliant idea
Glad to hear. where do I find sharing communities?
I can try my Ninja to powder. I put powder in my milk in the morning with a little protein powder. I bought the powder.
That is so cool!! Also good for growing community.
RoseRed there are INSTRUCTORS and then there are TEACHERS. You most certainly are a TEACHER!! I wish you were my neighbor you would be such fun to hang out with.
Thank you! I really appreciate that!
We need a RoseRed Gathering!
I totally agree
@@beeceestory agreed.
Great video!
I use a NutriBullet to powder my dehydrated foods. Works great.
Last year, I got frustrated trying to find a vegetable bouillon that wasn't loaded with ridiculous amounts of sodium and other unnatural ingredients, so I tried making a REAL all-purpose vegetable bouillon from a mixture of numerous powdered vegetables -- onions, garlic, carrots, celery, spinach, kale, mushrooms, tomatoes, potatoes, beets... you can use any combination of vegetables you like -- with some nutritional yeast (to give it a little umami) and a little kosher salt. I use a couple of Tbsp of the mix with each cup of water, and use it in any recipe that calls for vegetable bouillon. It turned out delicious, and it sure is a lot better for you than the commercial bouillon. I don't think I'll ever buy it from the store again.
Great! Can you share your recipe? Thank you!
I’ve been thinking about getting a coffee grinder to make my powders. Would I be better getting a nutribullet Citizen Kate
@@sueleak3889 I have both, and while either one would do the job of milling your dried veggie chunks into powders, I usually reach for my NutriBullet because it has quite a bit more capacity, so you can do more at once.
@@mychelledavis Sorry, I didn't see this until just now... here's the recipe I've been using...
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Mix together the following vegetables that have been dehydrated in small pieces:
1/4 cup onions
2 Tbsp garlic
1/4 cup carrots
1/4 cup celery
1/4 cup mushrooms
1/4 cup green peppers
1/4 cup beets
1/4 cup (packed) cabbage or kale leaves (or both)
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
1 Tbsp parsley
1/4 cup tomatoes
1/4 cup potatoes
1 Tbsp dried herb mix (equal parts oregano, thyme, rosemary, sage)
Place the mix into a blender or spice mill and grind to a fine powder. Then mix in:
1/2 tsp MSG (240 mg sodium) or 1/4 tsp salt (575 mg sodium)
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp turmeric
1 Tbsp corn starch
Place the mix into an airtight container for storage. (This recipe makes just enough to fill a pint mason jar.)
To use, measure 1-3 Tbsp of the mix (to taste) with 1 cup of simmering or boiling water. This is not an "instant" bouillon, so simmer for at least 10-15 minutes before serving to allow the dried vegetables to fully re-hydrate.
@@CitizenKate corn starch and MSG? No way.
I am soooo thankful that I came across your channel today!!! At 57yrs old, I’m just learning to can and preserve foods. Growing up during the time of “plenty”, there wasn’t a lot of canning going on. I lost my Mom at age 20, so now that it seems to be very important to have these skills, I have been scrambling to find someone who has this knowledge. Looks like I’ve found just that! I’ve decided to adopt you as my 2nd Mom! 😂 In all seriousness, THANK YOU for sharing all of your tips, tricks, and wisdom with all of us that are seeking❣️ God bless you❣️
I'm right there with you. I'm just starting out with food preservation at 62. I'm glad I'm not alone. I'm so grateful for wonderful people like Jim & Pam who have the knowledge & want to share it with the rest of us.
Canning and dehydrating is very satisfying. My condolences to you losing your mother at such a young age.
I just have to share that we have a friend that states he does NOT eat vegetables... he came to eat with us and I serve hamburger patties with kale powder in them. He ate them and bragged on them...I never said a word!!!!!! Another time same friend came, we had spaghetti. In that spaghetti sauce I had cut up peppers, onions, and tomatoes. He could see those, but he could not see the powdered eggplant, kale, and mushrooms. He bragged on my spaghetti sauce. Its funny when they don't know what they're eating!!!! Thank you so much for you GREAT videos!!!!!
When I make my spaghetti sauce, I've always added some shredded carrots to knock down the sharpness. Well guess what carrot powder does... not only sweetens but thickens, eliminating any runniness. Thanks for your inspiring videos
That is a great tip--thank you for sharing.
Great idea! I've always added carrots too. It cuts back on sugar. So many store sauce have tons of added sugar.
Carrots will also help preserve it
I just love your videos! Thank you for sharing your wisdom!!
Army surplus stores sometimes freeze dry food for you
I grow and dehydrate swiss chard every year. I then grind in my mortar and pestle. I put it in empty capsules and take 3 a day during the winter to boost my iron and get in a solid serving of veggies.
Sounds like a great idea. thanks for sharing.
Love that, very intensive but easy to transport too
That’s an awesome idea. I am going to pass that on to my friend that has an iron deficiency.
Good for you! That's a lot of work. Good to know that you are working hard to stay healthy 💜
I think that it's wonderful that you use Swiss chard. It's such an unappreciated veggie! I'm not trying to be a negative Nancy but is there another way you could take it besides capsules? What kind of capsules do you use? Many capsules are made from petroleum byproducts. If you know of one that's more natural I'd love to know those details.
My sister-in-law saves all her skin ,seeds,, pulp from juicing tomatoes for me and I dehydrate those for tomato powder. Yummy. Nothing wasted.
Love that idea and especially that nothing is wasted! Thanks for sharing.
I dried my tomato skins last year and powdered them. Didn't make much but extremely tasty.
@@chrisleiser1013 I am going try that as well!
I just heard about doing this. I had no idea. I know you can buy tomato Powder. And it's pricey.
I do that too. :)
Spinach was one of the first things I ever dehydrated, over 35 years ago. I put it in everything. I dehydrate and grind so many things into powder. Onions, garlic, ginger, all of my herbs from the garden (basils, oregano, lemon verbena, lemon balm, citronella geranium, mullein, chives, catnip, sage, dill, parsley), jalapenos, tomatoes, beets, lemons, limes, oranges, celery, bell peppers.
I am nowhere near your level but do so much enjoy your videos. I am learning so much from you. Thank you.
Harry: We are so happy that you are learning so much. Jim
You are an amazing teacher with a delightful personality. I truly believe the Lord is using you for a "time such as this" bring us high value info. Thank you both for all the time and research you do for us!!!
Thank you so much. Goodness, you just made me tear up!
I agree. She's amazing.
I agree!!!!
You are an amazing teacher. I am thankful for all of your valuable information!!
I understand sour dough starter may be dehydrated. Have you tried it?
Oh goodness; my brain is going a mile a minute. Long ago, I had surgery on my jaw and it was wired shut for 6 weeks. So, all I could eat were thick liquids. I ended up mixing baby food meat with creamed soups and blending them. It would have been wonderful to have veggie powder to add to the mix. Having the powders would give people on a liquid diet something other than Ensure. Thank you so very much for all you do.
That is a fantastic idea! Thank you o much for sharing.
Isn't it awful how all of the liquid foods, diet foods, energy bars, health bars are sickly sweet?
@@zhippidydoodah It seems as though everything is "over" flavored.
Even sugarless gum is disgusting.
Hi Carole Anne I've just posted a comment that is related to yours. I know this message is long but I'm trying to explain that in a world where hardly anyone is aware that there are people on a liquid diet (everyone normally talks about it as an elderly thing and I'm only 43 even my health is equal to let's say a 70 year olds).
I've had all but one metre of my intestine out over many surgeries due to having crohns disease since I was a little girl. I was put on TPN which is a liquid food that is put straight into major veins. They are meant to be long term IV lines that should last up to 10 years. I had to have 5 new lines in 6 months because my body rejected them and I either had blood clots (that's a whole other life threatening story that I deal with everyday) or bad infections. So 11 years ago when I was 32, working as a full time teacher and I fostered children whose severe behaviour problems meant that they were bounced around many foster homes. I was single and well established as a teacher so I could give these children one on one time without them having the pressure of wondering when they would have to go to another home. I know that seems a bit off topic but when I could no longer be fed through veins I was given two years to live and I was too sick to work and foster which broke my heart. Cooking and feeding people helped me get through and although I spend a lot of time in bed I have so far lived for nine years longer than expected. Eating and digesting nutrients is now impossible with solid food so being on a liquid diet is restricting and still very painful. This is why your comment about being good for those on a liquid diet made me realise that the energy I can put into this may just be enough to keep me alive a lot longer. Thank you Carole for talking about something that is all too real for me.
@@amyrivers4093 I am so sorry for what you have to endure. Maybe, as you said, ..."the energy I can put into this may just be enough to keep me alive a lot longer." You could be on to something that will help you and others. I am sending my prayers and good thoughts to you.
That tip about the powder being free flowing was very helpful.
Glad you liked it!! Thanks.
I agree!
I'm about to try dehydrating frozen mixed vegetables to make vegetable powder and I appreciate the tip of how to know if enough moisture is removed so that I don't get mold growing. I'm new to this and there is so much to learn and it's really exciting. Since my beautiful Mum passed away last year (Boxing Day 2020) so I make my Dad's meals and he hates biting into vegetables but doesn't recognize when I put pureed vegetables into sauces and the powder is another perfect way to disguise the taste (I do tell him because he is an adult of course and he is okay with it as long as he likes the result).
@@amyrivers4093 bless your heart! You are a good daughter! ❤️🙏🏼🇨🇦
@@gaylesmith1752 thank you for your kind comment. My parents and I are a great team and even though Mum isn't with us Dad and I give each other support. I'm really lucky to have amazing parents. My sister and I were bother diagnosed, as kids with Crohns disease and they always looked after us so well. My sister has been in remission for years but I wasn't quite so lucky but I'm a fighter. I've got over illnesses that are life threatening, I've been resuscitated more times that I can remember and I feel bad that Mum and Dad (only Dad now) worry about me so much. Eleven years ago when I 32 my specialists gave me two years at the most to live. The hardest part was having to give up being a teacher and also a solo foster Mum. It was a honour to nurse my Mum with my Dad and all she wanted was her family around her and to pass at home. We live in New Zealand and my sister lives in England with her family. They made it back in time to be here when Mum passed even with Covid going on and a two week stay in isolation because Mum was trying to hold on so we could all be together. Sometimes I forget she is gone and when my alarm goes off I immediately think I better go check on Mum. Sorry for waffling on. Thank you for your kindness. Xx
I use a veggie bullet. works great. Thank you Pam for teaching us all this information.
My brother snd sister-in-law have been married 61 years.
They bought a Vita-Mix over 40 years ago as an INVESTMENT.
They still use that same Vita-Mix at least 4 times a week and it has never been repaired because it has never failed.
The Vita-Mix was an EXCELLENT INVESTMENT!
My dad used to say..Now that is good equipment!
I am new here. I just love this lady! I vote that she write a cookbook with some recipes for us! I would purchase! Love this site!
Thank you so much and welcome! Glad to have you along on our adventures. I am thinking about a cookbook, but not until after I retire.
I second your vote! 💝
I would definitely bye a cookbook🥰
I am hooked on her videos, I would love to see her do a cookbook.
i vote she hires someone to do it for her based on her videos!
Brilliant! Watching you make the tomato powder to paste, to sauce, to juice... I thought, "With all those veggie powders, she could have had a V-8!" 😄 So much info packed in this video. Thank you.
LOL--that is true!
Lol
😂😂😂😂😂 great idea
Great idea
😄 V-8 Great idea !!!
Bless you for presenting info for the budget-conscious. We all need good nutrients! And showing it CAN be done on a budget. Oooh, can’t wait for those instant soup recipes!
This is amazing. I now have more wonderful ideas floating in my head. Thank you.
You are so welcome! Thanks for your comments.
New subscriber here! What a great find your channel is!! I’m learning so much from your experience, talent and wisdom. Loved this video and feel motivated to try to make my own. Thank you!❤️👍🏻
I’m from Brazil and came across your channel about a month ago… I have always wanted to learn how to safely can and preserve food… after watching a lot of your videos I gathered enough braveness to try to do some canning. So, I bought a big pressure canner and some glass jars, and I’m very happy to announce I’m doing today my very first canning batch!!! ❤❤❤❤ fingers crossed and let’s hope everything will turn out perfect!!! Thanks for all the information and inspiration. Lots of love from Brazil!!!❤❤❤❤
I have done fruit powders. I add them to muffins, cookies, sweet breads, and smoothies. I mix greens and call it super greens. I add it to everything. But I can make a cup of soup in a minute with my super greens and more. My super greens have over 21 veggies in it
That sounds fantastic! Jim
Thank you so much for all of your videos and sharing your wealth of information. You probably have no idea how much you are helping others by posting your videos. Thank you so much!
You are welcome. Jim
Just Genius!!!! When you pulled out the bottle of Cream of Asparagus soup, I said "OMG! This would be the hottest selling item for edible gifts this year!" You are amazing! You have taught me so much over the last 12 months. I should be paying you tuition. (Smile) Thank you for your wonderful and giving spirit.
That is very kind! Thank you so much.
Lol,I call her my professor
I wish I would have thought to dehydrate the extra asparagus that I had so that I could make this soup.
After watching this video, my thoughts went to the sick and elderly, who could benefit so much by using vegetable powders! You could even freeze dry chicken or beef, grind them to powder and give it added protein!
@@NANASplash Fantastic idea! Thanks for suggesting it.
You and Jim work so hard on these videos. I just want to thank you both. I love your videos, they are great treasures to have. Thank you for sharing you knowledge. God bless both you both.
Thank you so much. We really appreciate that.
In your 70’s…you look so good. Wow!!💕
You are truly a lovely lady. What you said about knowing everyone might not have expensive equipment really touched me. Thank you for teaching us so many things, and offering the options. Big thanks!😂❤
You my dear are a national treasure!❤❤❤❤ I know it would take a lot of work, but boy, I wish all of your knowledge and recipies were in a book for quick reference. I truly believe it would be a best seller!!! Thank you ever so much for the time you have spent teaching us everything you have learned about canning, dehydrating and freeze drying. And thank you to your hubby for filming these videos. ❤ ❤❤❤ Blessings to both of you!😇
Just watched this. Wonderful clear advice from a natural teacher which I shall try to follow. I live in Portugal and will use the sun to dry the veggies. Thank you!
I use an electric coffee grinder that came with an interior lid so I don’t lose any of the powder.
That sounds perfect! Thanks for sharing.
Great idea!
What type coffee grinder do you use?
@@bonniewilliams9171 sorry, I forgot.😕. It’s a Dr. Mills and it came off Amazon.
@@thistlemoon1
O thank you!
I did all the homemade from scratch with my big family, canning, dehydrating -- fresh, frozen and canned.
But I've never made vegetable powder. Thank you so much. I'm ready to go start dehydrating. Just me now, no garden, so I'll use the frozen vegetables and fruits. Looking forward to your next lesson.
I use a coffee grinder.
Just got my dehydrator for Christmas!
I was fortunate enough to lean canning from my grandmothers early on & I am teaching my sisters & daughters, I'm 58 this year & it's important to teach others to help themselves.
THANK YOU for your guidance & useful information on all the different ways to preserve foods. ❤
That would be very useful for an elderly person for quick nutrition. We all need that these days. Thanks Pam and Jim.
This is by far my favorite homesteading channel. This video is packed with useful tips. Can hardly wait for the next one.
Wow, thank you! That means a lot to us.
I've been using powdered veggies for years. I like to powder wild greens which are nutrient powerhouses and sneak a little bit into anything that won't be overpowered by it. You are really punching up the nutritional value of your food that way. I also use powdered beets to dye baked goods naturally.
That's a great way to color things with powdered beets and such. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on a wonderful thing. I will pass that thought to another friend who is sensitive to red food dye.
Awesome suggestions. I do add the greens to just about everything I can. I’ve powdered the beets because I know they are a powerhouse nutrient but never thought about baked goods! 🙏
@@firequeen2194 Would you please tell me, how do you powder Beets? I'm new to dehydrating, but loving the learning. Many thanks. Jeanette
What wild greens do you use?
Most often it's a mix of plantain, dandelion and ground ivy because they grow right in my yard and are easy to access but if I will throw other things in as I find them. Wood Sorrel is also good but I like the lemony flabor so I don't mix that with the others.@@Bevity
I have powered dehydrated mixed veggies…..and added it to meatloaf…..I think I need to do more powered veggies 😊
Great idea! Thanks for sharing.
I'm making some meatloaf this weekend. Thanks for the reminder. I know I want to add my green pepper powder, but I need to add some other things as well.
@@laurielyon1892 try celery, mushroom and lemon powder, they add amazing flavours to things, especially the mushroom powder.
I make my own dog food & had one little "princess" who would pick out the vegetables & leave them on the floor. So now I dehydrate peas, carrots, green beans & beets & then powder them. Not only is it a painless way to get veggies in the dogs it also takes up a lot less shelf space.
Powdered food is also so very useful for camping! Campers frequently use powders because it reduces the weight of what they have to carry on their backs and helps to preserve the food for their entire trip!
When I started out powdering my dehydrated veggies, I would take a sheet of wax paper and put the dehydrated vegetables on it and put another piece on top and use my rolling pin to break it down. I have also used a tenderizing hammer. While it doesn't get it into a fine powder like a blender does it's better than nothing when your blender quits, or no power
One thing I love to powder is dried beans. You can make decried beans super easy, or my favorite is to use bean powder in place of all purpose flour when making corn bread. ❤️
Very interesting! Do you cook them first and then dehydrate and powder, or just go directly to the powdering process?
You are a wonderful teacher. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I learn so much from you. I picked up a Canning book and learned how to can. I bought a dehydrator and into that. Now, I am privileged to be introduced to powdering veggies. I broke 2 coffee grinders ( $10. each) . Waiting patiently for delivery of a better one.
Now, I am waiting on your videos for powdered soups. This would be so great for people who are sick.
(Retired Nurse ). This my dear is your calling. God Bless you and your family. TX.
Thank you for including dehydrating. Even if by some miracle I got my husband to agree to a freezer dryer, I can’t imagine where to put it;and then someone on UA-cam said you have to have a dedicated electrical breaker just for the appliance, so more money to have someone do that.
This is wonderful, thank you!!! I am today days old that I heard of potato powder, what a game changer!!!!
I have so many tomatoes this year. Getting my dehydrator out now. Great idea. Tomato juice with a little celery powder and you have the start of V8.
Sounds fantastic!
And a Bloody Mary with fabulous Celery Salt and a leaf for decor. Hmmm!
I did too, from my local food pantry. They were organic and delicious but I couldn’t eat them all in time and so a lot were wasted. : /
Same thing just happened with bell peppers, which I love, but didn’t have time to cook while they were fresh because of an important deadline. It’s happened with plenty of vegetables/potatoes when they load me up too much with them.
Would dehydration also work with lemon/oranges/tangerines? Because they will often give me TONS more than is possible for me to eat.
I gotta get myself a dehydrator methinks, to prevent wasting so much food. Even though it’s free food for me, I HATE wasting food!
I have just very recently discovered your videos while researching, contemplating and excessively ruminating about purchasing an electric pressure canner. I just love all of your videos! I decided to make the purchase for the Presto canner after watching your detailed and thorough analysis on the appliance. We are in our mid 40s and our next appliance purchase will also be a freeze dyer. I digress in my main reason for commenting. My mom is 76 and disabled due to a CVA when she was just 43 years old. Since January, she has suffered a blood clot surgery, then a fractured pelvis and a reduction of independent mobility. For some reason, unbeknownst to either my father or myself, the woman who ALWAYS prepared meals with a nice healthy dose of veggies, has suddenly become as petulant as a toddler with most vegetables! This powder video has given me the idea to sprinkle a variety of powers into spaghetti sauce, quiche, pot pies etc to make certain she is getting a good diet of vegetables! I am very thankful for this video. It got the little hamster running on the wheel which operates my brain these days! Blessings to you and your husband 😍
Thank you so much for sharing your tender story. So glad this video was helpful!
YOU ROCK!!! I ALWAYS learn something from watching your videos. I'm soo grateful that you take the time and make the effort to share these videos with us. :-)
Thank you so much!
I’m all the way in little old New Zealand! We don’t have anyone here (that I know of) that powders vegetables. In the last week my eyes have really been opened to powdering fruits and vegetables and harvesting my own produce. I found this video one of the most intriguing videos I’ve come across ❤️ thank you so much for the time and effort you put in to sharing your knowledge
Wow--that means you can be the national leader in doing this in New Zealand! Just think of that! Thanks so much for your comments and I hope you will be successful in whatever you plan to do for emergency preparedness and food security.
I do, and I’m a kiwi!
So do I, and I'm a kiwi
WOW ROSE! What a bomb shell FULL of information !!! I am so excited and you have totally inspired me to do these powdered veggies and you have been such an inspiration to me for so many many ways to preserve foods! THANK YOU So Much!
There’s just no substitute for real experience. Pam really knows what she’s talking about!
Thanks for sharing this! I recently went on a new diet ro heal my intestinal wall, called the GAPS diet. It involves a lot of bone broth and fermented vegetables, but also it involves being grain free /flour free/nut free / no potatoes /etc.
So one of the things I've been Experimenting with lately is flourless beet-powder pancakes. They were actually quite good! After doing that, I've seen tried using pureed leftover Roasted beets, which works well. They turn out great and you can even bake the recipe! I've since tried making flourless beet bread. Didn't even have beet powder, or fake sweetener, it was just leftover beets, salt and eggs, oil. It was actually quite delicious all things considered. Many years ago I learned that I could make rutabaga into cake, and beets into chocolate cake. So this is an extension of that.
When I was a kid, my church youth group made & sold "mixes in a jar" as a fundraiser. They weren't nearly as healthy or as DIY as these, but they were good.
Most recently, I bought some Cauliflower flour / powdered Cauliflower and soon I will try using that instead of regular flour, not used with it but used instead, to make grain free bread-like products. We'll see how it goes! Cauliflower is surprisingly adaptable.
Anyway, thanks for your video. I enjoyed watching! It inspires me to garden & do more food prep! Sometimes I make homemade jar mixes for Christmas, maybe I'll consider something like this!
Thank you for sharing this. We have just started making tomato and okra powders this year. We read that the okra pods that have gotten tough and the seeds can be made into powder. It is a good substitute thickener. The freshener seeds can be used like couscous. Other than using powder in soups is to substitute 1/4 c for flour in bread. Love the idea of carrot pancakes!
I love your channel. Thank you. I wanted to share what I do to drying veggies. I was one that couldn't afford a freeze dryer years ago, so I saved up for one and finally got one 6 years ago. For me, it has paid for itself the first year. All leftovers have gone into it so it would't waste in the fridge. Pumpkin, blueberries, carrots and spinach, corn, peas, beets, parsley, sweet peppers, hot peppers, potatoes, mushrooms, tomatoes, peaches, pears, watermelon, cantaloup, lemons, oranges...and so much more. So, when the fruits and veggies are in season and on sale, I purchase as much as I can afford at the time. I have done both dehydrating and freeze drying. Freeze drying dries them to the point it is so easy to turn them into powders. Dehydrating works, but can take longer to really dry them. Fruits tend to dry soft and rubbery, so it can take a few days to fully dry them out to the point they can be turned into powder. I have used a nutribullet to turn it into powders and i have used coffee grinders. Both work great. The coffee grinder may take a a few times to get it to a fine powder. I also have a vita mix, and that works great too.
Pumpkin powder, I have added to make pumpkin breads/muffins/cookies and pancakes. Same goes for blueberry powder and also added to shakes. Beets, made beet soup and added it to sauces and shakes. Powders last a long time in the jars. I do add a food grade silica pack in the jar to keep it dry because I live in a humid state and I don't want to get moisture in that powder. I dry onions, garlic and ginger root to make my own powders. It is a lot cheaper that way then buying the powders at the stores. I have freeze dried my own black coffees reg and decaf as well as coffee with cream for a freeze dried latte. Depending on the size of the cup you use or how strong you like your coffee, home made instand coffee tastes just like you brewed it. Same goes for teas....instand tea. You can do that with orange juice, apple juice as well. Dried juice powders take up less space on your pantry shelf and will keep for YEARS!
How long does it take to freeze dry tea and juices? I've had a freeze dryer for several years but never understood doing that as it's 99.999 percent water. It takes about 90 something hours just to freeze dry 12 dozen eggs in my machine.
@@kalikale3969 I freeze my tray filled liquids first, then put them in the freeze drier. I also don't fill each tray to the top. Usually takes about 36 hours for teas and coffees. I have the large freeze drier. Eggs are about the same. Juice, depends which ones, usually between 24 to 40 hours. Freeze them first in your deep freezer. That will save hours in the freeze drier.
@@livenletlive7537 Thanks for the quick reply. I have the large as well. I just upgraded the software and NOW I can't reduce the freeze time like I could before. I wonder if I can put it back to 'normal' LOL Maybe it's time for a new one as mine is old (controls on the bottom)
@@kalikale3969 I also dehydrate my eggs. That takes about 36 hours as well. I have a presto dehydrator with 12 trays and I have 12 silicon insert trays so I can do fruit leathers and dehydrate eggs. But, the dehydrator throws off a lot of hear. In the summer, I process that on my covered screened in porch. In the winter, I bring it indoors and lower my heat setting in the house.
Hello Donna , How did you freeze dry the potatoes? Fresh /cooked/ size of pieces? Any tips would be greatly appreciated. I have access to cartons of fresh russet potatoes and was hoping I could freeze dry them.
I mix all my greens and powder them together. Then when i process Tomatoes (for making sauce) i dehydrate the skin & seeds. Process with a spice grinder. Have 1 qt vegie powder and 1 qt tomato powder. Do the same with egg shells since they take so long to break down in the garden, I powder them too.
I powder in a regular household blender. But in reserve I have a wonderful granite mortor and pestle. It came from Mexico and I have had it over 40 years.
I use my ninja blender to powder my veggies, I put veggie powder in smoothies for my grandson who refuses to eat vegetables he thinks he’s allergic because unfortunately he’s mom is allergic to most fruits and vegetables so I hide it any thing I can!
He might be sensitive to some of those and you're tricking him. Allergies suddenly bloom. My parents tried what you're doing and I went through years of hell thanks to me being poisoned because my mum wouldn't believe that I had mild allergies she was battering me with. If she hadn't, they might have remained mild, not turned lethal.
Consent matters at any age. This is not the easy way to handle the kid, you're lying to him. I don't care how difficult you think he is. Allergies can be genetic. How do you know he doesn't feel sick afterwards.... You already don't believe him and lie to him. It's not even a little white lie.
His parents likely make nicer food too that don't make him feel sick hours later.
Great tip! Thanks for sharing. If his parent has given consent and he is showing no reactive signs, I would do it if he were my grandchild.
@@ThePinkBinks :/ Actually exposing children to ALL food is proven to prevent food allergies. Limiting diets creates them. But I'm sure you believe what you say.
@@SirenaSpades I was alergic to peppers, red green didn't matter for 40 years. 3 years ago I seriously detoxed my liver and now I love to eat them. All allergies are signs that your organs need detox and that your body cannot process the food or whatever it is.
I also use my Nutri Ninja.
I'm 58, and been canning all of my life. I started dehydrating about 25 years ago. But making powders are new to me, and this video is such an inspiration! I've been using my Ninja blender, and it works great! Thank you for sharing!!!
I can't believe you are in your 70s! You look amazing! I really appreciate the fact you show both methods and you are so easy to understand and thorough! Great tip on the saran wrap. I saw someone use a soft brush to get the powder out of container.
I think the "jar" gifts are lovely ideas! Showing others that we are interested in their wellbeing and sharing our delicious meals and desserts with them says a lot!
Oh, I wish we were neighbors! As I’m watching your videos, I am packaging dried potato flakes. You are just precious! Hugs
Thank you for the complements.
I always use my food processor to powder my freeze dried foods. I dehydrate my eggshells and powder then, too. I use them with my coffee grounds for a good boost of calcium! Much more natural than pull form. Great video! I made powdered pumpkin soup for the family at Halloween.
I sprinkle powdered egg shells on my dogs food during the winter. He lives out with sheep all year, so his nutrition is crucial.
I made a big batch of mirepoix powder some time back that I recorded (Making mirepoix powder part 2). In that video I used a cheap single serving "Farberware" single serving blender from Walmart. They've changed the design some and the cost has gone up some (I think it's like $30 now) but I really like it because with the individual cups I can measure and blend multiple powders all at the same time without having to wash and wait to dry in between and for making mirepoix I could get the ratio right just by looking at how much of each I had. For the price I highly recommend them because mine has stood up to use for years but when the motor finally goes I can get a new one cheap.
Thank you so much for sharing this information--very valuable.
I wonder if you could blend the celery, carrots and onion into a liquid and then dehydrate the liquid to powder.
@@amymello7481 I imagine that you could. That's sort of how you make bullion powder.
Miss Pam, what a funtastic video!!!! SO many different ways to use vegetable powders!!! I would Never have thought to make so may things with vegetable powders!!! Love the idea of making instant powdered soup mixes!!!! Fantastic idea!! Love your channel!!!
You are so welcome! Thanks so much!
i’m so happy i find your channel ❤ God bless you
as a mum of Autistic kids that struggle to eat vegies, this video is amazing. I have bought a dehydrator and a high powered blender/miller and we are growing our own veg now. The kids will have no idea their nutrition will be going up in the coming months and I wont have to argue about them eating veg :D
So glad the information was useful for you!
Pam this one is great. Love the teaching lesson on the how to dehydrate, but I'm thrilled to see you teach how to use them. Can we talk about using powdered sour cream?
I did some of that using my freeze dryer. It works great. I should make a video on that!
From Alaskan Granny (fellow UA-camr): You can also "make" sour cream with a can of media crema & a teaspoon of distilled vinegar. I also add a few drops of lime oil if I'm using it to top enchiladas. One can is just enough for a family meal.
@@fireofevender5515 What is media crema?
I dehydrated 10lbs of various frozen veggies and 8-10lbs of frozen hash browns a few months back when our freezer took a break on us. That took about 3-4 days of constantly running the dehydrator to get it done, I should have put a silica pack in the jars that day but I didn't. I noticed the veggies changing color about a week later and tossed in packs. They seem fine to eat but not to pretty so I just pulled out the nutribullet to test it on powdering and it worked pretty good and they certainly look better that way. It took me about 30 minutes to do all 9 jars and I was able to combine 4 jars of potatoes into 2 jars. My powder is not all as fine as seen in this video (except the potatoes) but I did not attempt to sift and work hard to get it that way and I like the visible mico pieces in the veggies. The corn looked fine but I did it for fun and now I have corn meal LOL and it smells amazing!
As long as its not raining my dehydrator is going non stop the whole month of august with the harvest of the garden. I use my Nutrabullet to grind everything. I use them to make soups, put them in stews, meatloaf, coat a chicken and in scrambled eggs. Ty for sharing all these ideas
You are welcome. And thank you for sharing your ideas as well!
I never thought to use my Nutri bullet for this. Thank you for the tip.
One of the things I especially like about you is that you show how to use the product in a meal.
Linda: Thanks! Jim
I just stumbled upon your video, so thankful to God doing so, you are fun to learn from. I am looking forward to enjoying many more of your tutorials.
I use my oven & two round stacking dehydrators
Glad you found us...welcome!
Thank you for such a great idea! I took my mixed dried veggies and powdered them a little at a time, in a Nutribullet. Worked super well! Can’t wait to use them in cooler weather in soups, stews, etc. and even a little in a smoothie so I can get the nutrition of vegetables that I dislike. 👍👍👍💕💕💕
Sounds great! Thanks for sharing your comments.
I ordered a dehydrator after watching your videos. I really wanted a freeze dryer but I am saving for solar so it will be a future appliance. Thank you so much for educating us.
That is awesome! You are welcome--it is our pleasure.
What did you get? I have one but it’s very low end!
Oh, did I love that video! My husband said that he has tons of frozen tomatoes. Bingo! Tomato powder! It’s genius. Thank you so much.
You are so welcome! That sounds fabulous!
Hi. My husband and I life in South Africa and we are trying to prepare for day when the Grid stops working only have a Airfryer / dehydration machine. Your videos helps me a lot. Thanks.
What I love about this is the reduction in sheer volume. I grew a ton of tomatoes one year in an over reaction to a bad tomato growing season the year before... and of course had tomatoes up to my eye balls. But with more than one dehydrator in the house, I could have dehydrated so many of those and stored it in 1/100th the jar space as all those canned tomatoes!!
Another amazing video!Thank you (and Jim) for all that you do to bring us along with your efforts and experiences. I love the idea of "soup in a cup" using the powdered veggies. Just add a couple of spoonfuls of the powder and fill with hot water. I hope y'all are doing well.
Glad you enjoyed it! Yes, we are doing well. Another semester starts in a couple of weeks so we are both busy with that!
Thank you for yet another eye-opening video! Here in France this summer I dried and powdered linden leaves and stinging nettles 🍃, air drying them in the hot breeze then crushing them in a plastic bag before pulverizing the crushed leaves in a spice grinder. The taste of linden is neutral but it’s slightly mucilagineuse and works well to thicken soups. During the war, the French used linden leaf powder to substitute up to a quarter of flour in baked goods. The nettle powder is great in soups, but also to make make small batches of fermented nettle tea as a natural fertilizer and insect repellent for plants. 😁
That is wonderful and very useful information. Thank you so much for sharing!
So glad I found you!!! Loved this information. Never thought of drying veggies from the garden and making powder. Brilliant.
Thank you! We are glad you found us as well! Welcome!
I dehydrate and powder basil, spearmint, jalapeno pepper and dill. I am going to start powdering all of my excess veggies.
@@MaLiArtworks186 Sounds great!
What a treasure. Such a wealth of knowledge!! I'm very glad I stumbled across your channel!
Im already making pasta sauce in my head with al these powders, the tomato powder, a little bone broth little garlic powder a little union powder some oregano, thyme, basil and a little rosemary.
let us know how it goes. Jim
I do not say this lightly- If you had a cook book on this(preserving, drying, dehydrating, etc)- I'd buy it because THIS is the type of lost information we need to bring back. BTW, how do you powder chicken broth- is there video for that? No freeze dryer- dehydrator or oven only-.
Man it's so refreshing to see the "old" knowledge coming back. Thank you for your videos!
We are thinking more seriously about putting out a cookbook of some sort. We do have a video showing freeze drying troth and then powdering it. Others say they have done it with a dehydrator, which we plan to try and make a video on. Thanks for your comments.
My Ninja works great to powder. I use my powders for smoothies and soups. I love the idea of having nutrient dense foods for emergencies! Thank you Pam and Jim! I so love your videos.
This video just came up in my feed and now I'm following you. I can my own tomato juice and tomato sauce and now I can do tomato powder for my paste. This is a fantastic video!
Thank you so much. So glad you found us.
You have the gift of teaching- thx for speaking slow and clear! And also researching saftey. I know you & your husband spend untold hours on these videos.
PS I dont like kale either. Ick.
NCCR: Thank you so much! Jim
Excellent show..........the tip using the saran wrap on the top of the blender is brilliant.
Ooo, this will be a great addition to dehydrated veggies!
I think so too!
I LOVE having tomato powder on hand. Tastes great and so convenient! As always, I love all of your videos and you are my number one trusted source! Thank you so much, God Bless!
Thanks so much. I love having tomato powder on hand as well!
The time and effort you put into your videos and sharing them with us is most appreciated
I plan to use my blender then to sift out what is not pulveried and use my spice grinder for the rest.
Thx - so grateful - no added chemicals and you know exactly what went into them
The long awaited powder video is here, great video. Love the soup idea. One of my daughters has tried ( to no avail) to get me to drink the healthy smoothies (which taste horrid) maybe powdered vegies might be a great smoothie addition to get the health benefit of veggies I can't stand to eat. Thanks for sharing your efforts with us !
LOL! My doctor who is overseeing my healthy lifestyle efforts says not to include smoothies in my eating plan. She says my body should be doing all that work of breaking the veggies down! So that is the excuse I use because I am not fond of smoothies either!
Awesome video and great information! I've never powdered yet, but I dry veggies, especially the leaves of many of them. My dehydrator went out last summer in the middle of drying corn, so I laid it all out on the dashboard of the truck to finish! The dash was hot enough to fry and egg and it saved my bacon so to speak!
LOL. I love it! Great save!
How smart of you to think of that!
I loved this video! So inspirational and aren't the powders so beautiful in their jars? I just started with dehydrating and I love it. Today I made a quart of spinach powder from one of those huge bags of spinach that are so cheap but so hard to use up if there is just two of you.
Love love love this!
When my children were very young I would shred carrots into anything with red sauce. Finely chopped mushrooms were used to extend meat balls or loaves. Etc,
These powders are a real game changer!
Another good thing to dry and powder is pumpkin or butternut squash. You can rehydrate and make pie filling. Cook it first and then dry on fruit leather sheets. Then powder. Works great!
Yes, I agree.
What you said about kale and being practical made me laugh at myself! I grew kale because it’s so healthy and it’s suppose to be beautifying, but I found that I only like kale when I make it one way which was a pain and my family didn’t like it at all. Only the chickens appreciated it as a treat. So yes, it doesn’t make sense to preserve (or grow) something that will never get used. 😆
I've Garden makes soup with kale, potatoes and Italian sausage. It is amazing.
Here I am sitting in Glasgow, UK watching your videos and I love how you explain and show everything. You are very inclusive in how you think through the demonstration and provide alternatives. And I love your voice is soothing and it makes for a really relaxed and enjyable video.
I recently bought some dried powders to do diy japanese curry powder which is gf so that my celiac family members can easily enjoy it. I never realised how many things can be powdered so i ll be buying more. I like your soup ideas from another video, i ll try making them using powdered rice and coconut milk etc and see where I get with it.
I can see a use for this when Im ill. I ve chronic illness which affects my joints which makes cooking difficult at times and had covid in jan - where both me and my partner got so ill we could not even stand long enough to brush teeth let alone cook for several weeks. Took me 8 moths to get back to ft work and i am able to cook a bit but standing for a long time is out of the question atm... I realised I need more easy but also healthy options as we relied on ready made food from shops resulting in weight gain way above healthy bmi and these powders offer a really interesting and more importantly easy to make and use option.
I am so glad these ideas have helped you. So sorry you have had to deal with COVID and its aftermath. Please take care.
I have learned so much watching your videos and i so appreciate the fact that you explain everything in an easy to follow method. THANK YOU!!!
You are welcome.
Omgosh this is my new favourite video about preserving good! I hadn’t even heard of doing this before thank you so much for sharing.
I used to powder lots of veggies. It is just like onion powder and garlic powder. I did, tomato, garlic, onions and several greens. We dabbled in fruit like apples and pears. I want to do more now so I am happy I found you and Jim. I never thought of potatoes and asparagus. I grow Jerusalem artichokes and they are great to dry and make chips from, interesting. Thank you... I just remembered what I did with tomatoes. I like growing the small cherry tomatoes. They are so abundant I can't eat them all. What I did was Vitamix them and used a solid tray and poured it on the tray and dehydrated them that way. Some friends even dried milk, yogurt and soup. Not sure how they all came out. But I pureed fruit and made fruit leather for the kids, I sent them in their school lunch. I am sure you could mix fruit with kale to give them a boost.
I've been drying eggs to turn into powder but they didn't turn into powder, it was more like crystals. I wanted powder so I did my research on blenders and found one we could afford so we got it. I powdered more eggs and they powdered right up! And the color is better too! I think I'll go ahead and repowder the crystal eggs right after I powder the lemons. I'm learning so much from you, thank you. Please stay safe and sending hugs to you both 💜🙏😎
Which blender did you purchase?
@@stephaniejenkins4163 it's called Cleanblend Ultra. Found it online, it's a good product.
I love this. Thank you! I used to manage a Spice and Tea store and we made citrus powders for our blends.
Nice to know! Sounds lovely. Thanks for sharing.
WOW!
I love the tomato paste/juice blend! And then the soup in a jar!!
You remind me so much of my late mother in law. She was always so smart and pulled together. A loved to learn and share new stuff !!
Pam, last night I pulled out my bags of frozen semi-dehydrated onions and my dehydrator. Yep, I started turning them into powder! Now, I didn't thaw the onions first. I figured they would dry faster and the shortcut seemed to work. I processed them in my Kitchen Aid food processor. While the first batch does have larger bits, it does flow in the jar just like you demonstrated. A gallon baggie full was reduced to a quart jar full. Second batch is happily dehydrating as I type. Our local U-pick is open now with strawberries and some greens. That's where I get my onions, bell peppers, tomatoes... you get the idea. For those who dehydrate onions, place a bucket (mine is a 5 gallon one) of charcoal brickettes in the room to absorb the smell. I have a small garden with mostly potatoes and garlic growing. This year we are tilling and will be planting the larger garden. My Rutgers tomato seeds are growing like weeds!! They need to be transplanted now. I want to powder the tomatoes. I'm a few years younger than you at 67. Wanted to die when my soul mate did 11 years ago. God told me that's not happening anytime soon. So I'm back gardening, adding herbs and flowers, and working on the house. Home ownership is a money pit, but it is also so much fun to finish a project. I have a very unique living room and kitchen/dining room. You would love my pantry. It overflowed last year so I'm hoping I can tame that beast dehydrating and powdering goodies this year. Do you have a suggestion for storing eggplant? I'm thinking to cook and freeze because freezing raw didn't work. Thanks.
I dice eggplant and dehydrate it. I throw the cubes in tomato sauce and curries. It just occurred to me shredding it would also work. I have a lot of eggplant in this year’s garden so I think I will experiment with eggplant shreds in sweet breads, just like zucchini. And eggplant powder should work well, too