Bean sprouts will be my next experiment in the freeze dryer. The sprouts probably will not reconstitute and be crunchy . . but they may. My plan is to leave them crunchy and use them on sandwiches and salads. The nutrition will still be there. The dried bean sprouts will give a nutty flavor to the salads or sandwiches. In fact, this morning I added a few crunchy, fresh sprouts to my ...
Cooking
Freeze Dried Pico de Gallo
This moring we conducted the test for our freeze dried pico de gallo. The test has been completed and the pico gets an A+. In this post, I talked about making it. In this post, I talked about storing it. The ingredients for fresh pico de gallo were chopped and placed in the Harvest Right freeze dryer. Everything was the same as fresh except I did not add salt. It's simply chopped onions, ...
The Test Lab
My kitchen definitely looks like a test lab! First, and foremost in my opinion, we had kefir smoothies for breakfast. I bought the dried kefir powder at our local health food store to try it. Unlike regular kefir grains that can be used over and over and grow til they need to be divided, the kefir made from the powder can be used as a starter for another batch but only a few times and then, ...
A Full Pot
I was hungry for cabbage rolls. Weekends I don't stick as closely to my diet so I figured a little rice will be a setback but . . I want cabbage rolls. I decided to make a deconstructed cabbage roll casserole type dish. There wasn't much room for stirring but it's done now and ready for dinner. I suppose dinner will be between football games. ...
Cantaloupe is Done
The cantaloupe is done and is it ever good! I was afraid it wasn't going to be awesome because the cantaloupe weren't great. If they had been on a buffet, I would not have gone back for a second slice but since we had them, I went ahead and cut them up and freeze dried them. This is easily as sweet as candy. I had to try one or two pieces, then slap my hand and walk away. I could easily ...
More Fermenting Info
The more I read about fermenting, the more excited I get - especially since Vince is now also on board. The last time I did it, he kinda thought I was a bit over the top with my crazy ideas but now he's been reading about health benefits and he's more excited than I am. Of course, it's real easy to find links, send them to me and suggest I make all these things! More than one reader suggested I ...
