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Wondering what to do with an excess of vegetables from your garden? Any time you grow your own garden, you always end up with more vegetables than you can eat. Find out how to store them and keep them for an extended period of time. The art of preserving food has been around for years. It’s not as difficult as you think, read through our posts to see how others are saving their garden harvests.

80+ Dehydrator Recipes To Preserve The Harvest

Dehydrating food is the worlds oldest form of preservation, it requires no preservatives and it yields great tasting food with months of shelf life. So why not give it a go? With everything from fruits and veggies, to condiments and sauces, to snacks and desserts, there are enough recipes here to keep you busy for […]

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20 Clever Things To Do With Your Dehydrator

Single-purpose tools pose such a conundrum. On the one hand, they do that one thing far better than anything else can; on the other hand, en masse they get expensive, not to mention clutter up your house. Which is why its great when it turns out a single-purpose tool isnt so single-purpose after all! Cara […]

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Dehydrated Eggplant

Eggplant Parmesan

Use Dehydrated Eggplant for this delicious Eggplant Parmesan Eggplant Parmesan is a family favorite especially in the fall when eggplant is plentiful.  I like to slice some and dehydrate it to have on hand year round. 3 eggplant, peeled and thinly sliced. (If you are using dehydrated eggplant slices, Re-hydrate them for 1+ hours in water […]

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Strawberry-Rhubarb Fruit Leather

Strawberry-Rhubarb Fruit Leather

Strawberry-Rhubarb Fruit Leather is a great way to utilize rhubarb, and you can enjoy the flavors of spring all year long. Strawberry-Rhubarb Fruit Leather: 1 cup diced rhubarb 1/4 cup water 2 cups cut up strawberries 1/2 cup white sugar This is a very easy recipe! Mix the rhubarb and water in a saucepan over low […]

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Home made Beef Jerky

Korean Jerky

The sesame seeds add special flavor and texture to this Korean Jerky. Korean Jerky: 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 2 tsp. sugar 1 tsp. monosodium glutamate (MSG), if desired 1/4 cup Soy sauce 1 T dry sherry, if desired 1 lb lean meat, thinly sliced (3/16″ –  1/4″ thick) 2 T sesame seeds In a small bowl, […]

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Home made Beef Jerky

Great Jerky

There is a reason they call this “Great Jerky”, this is a family favorite. Great Jerky: 3/4 tsp. Salt 1/4 tsp. cracked pepper 1 T Brown Sugar 1 Garlic clove, crushed 2 T Soy sauce 1 T Worcestershire sauce 1 lb lean meat, thinly sliced (3/16″ –  1/4″ thick) In a small bowl, combine all ingredients except […]

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Home made Beef Jerky

Frontier Jerky

Frontier Jerky something to nibble on as you tell stories around the campfire. Frontier Jerky: 1 tsp. Salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 1 tsp garlic powder 2 T Worcestershire sauce 2 T liquid smoke 1 lb lean meat, thinly sliced (3/16″ –  1/4″ thick) In a small bowl, combine all ingredients except meat.  Stir to mix […]

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Hamburger Beef Jerky

Hamburger Beef Jerky Recipe

Hamburger Beef Jerky Recipe is an easy, inexpensive recipe that you will want to try. Hamburger Beef Jerky: 5 pounds 90% lean ground Beef 4 1/2 tsp non-iodized Salt 2 1/4 tsp Accent seasoning 3/4 tsp Garlic Powder 1/2 tsp Crushed Red Pepper flakes 2 1/4 tbsp Meat Tenderizer 3/4 tbsp Pepper 3 tbsp Brown Sugar […]

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Home made Beef Jerky

Teriyaki Jerky

Spice up your jerky with teriyaki flavor, Teriyaki Jerky is a dehydrator recipe you are sure to love. Teriyaki Jerky: 1 lb Meat of your choice 1/8 tsp Pepper 2 Tbs Brown Sugar 1/4 cup Soy Sauce 1/2 tsp Ginger Cut meat into 3/16. Combine all ingredients into a bowl making sure meat is completely covered in […]

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Dehydrator Recipes

Western BBQ Jerky

Western BBQ Jerky is a great recipe for your dehydrator with an authentic BBQ flavor. Western BBQ Jerky: 1 lb lean meat 1 tsp salt 3 T brown sugar 1/4 tsp ground black pepper 1/3 C red wine vinegar 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper 1 tsp onion powder 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp dry mustard Mix […]

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Two Amazing Boys Start a Charity Feeding New Orleans’ Homeless

Source: Now This Prepare to have your faith in humanity restored. Two young brothers from Louisiana, Kyllon and Derrell Martin Jr., have decided to remind us all how to be better people by starting a charity that delivers lunch bags to homeless residents of New Orleans. Two young brothers have started their own charity to […]

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food drying

Food Drying

It’s Harvest Time! It is that time of year in here in Western PA where you start gathering things from your garden.  If you have been successful with your garden sometimes it can be overwhelming with the amount you have produced.  The question now is what do I do with all this food?  What is […]

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CSA Vegetable basket

CSA – Community Supported Agriculture

CSA – Stands For: “Community Supported Agriculture” CSA is a program that allows city residents to have direct access to high quality, fresh produce grown locally by regional farmers. When you become a member of a CSA, you’re purchasing a “share” of vegetables from a regional farmer.  Each week you will get a basket of food grown by […]

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Freezing Tomatoes

How do I freeze my excess tomatoes?

This Question was sent in by Felicia of New Jersey: Dear Chef Jeff, I’m not the canning type, but I do have a garden and would love to preserve any tomatoes that I have over and above what I can eat fresh. Any suggestions? Can I freeze them, and if so, how do they hold […]

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What do you do with all those GREEN BEANS!

Heaps of beans (Photo credit: Wikipedia) It’s that time of year again when the garden is in full swing!  Every week I have an abundance of something new, this week it’s green Beans. So the question is, “what do you do with all those green beans?”  Well I have a few ideas for you.  I am usually […]

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Saving your small Tomatoes

Anyone that has a garden more than likely planted some type of small tomato such as the grape tomato or cherry tomato or even the Roma plum tomato.  If you had any luck with your plants you more than likely have more tomatoes than you can eat!  So the big question is, “is there a way of saving your small tomatoes […]

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Healthy French Country Bean Soup

I tried this recipe from the American Institute for Cancer Research and it was so good I just had to share!  Not only does it taste delicious but it is very colorful and looks fantastic.  Oh yeah, did I mention it’s a healthy and hearty soup? Ingredients: 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil 1 Carrot, cut in half-moons 1 Rib Celery, […]

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