Category Archives: Dehydrating

Crispy Pepitas

Ever since I started eating crispy nuts – I can’t go back.  Regular nuts just don’t have the flavor that crispy nuts have – oh, so yummy!  Several years ago when living in Colorado, the health food store there had … Continue reading

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Pear And Apple Fruit Leather

We were all out of our Papple Jam, which meant it was time to make more!  Two summers ago I made more jam than I knew what to do with and was giving it away and we still have a … Continue reading

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Kiwi – The Wonder Fruit (Don’t Forget Strawberries)

I can’t believe how far we are into the summer months – yikes!  I am looking at my freezer and cupboards and I think this time last year they were much fuller – but we also had an early season … Continue reading

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Make Your Own Fruit Leather

Well, blueberry season has started here and this past weekend we went picking for the first of many times during the season.  I realized that last season I blogged about the usual things I do with the blueberry harvest, but … Continue reading

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Summer Must Be Here, The Dehydrator Has Come Out Of Hibernation & Jam Is Being Made!

I know that summer is here because the dehydrator has come out of hybernation and the produce picking has begun!! I may have already mentioned this, but Stella is a Fruit-aholic!  So when fruit is on sale during the summer … Continue reading

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Blueberries, Blueberries, Blueberries

Today I was out of the house by 7am, that was after feeding the animals, walking the dog, checking the dehydrating pineapple, showering and a quick breakfast.  I headed up the Taconic Parkway to Red Hook, NY – about 1 … Continue reading

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Monday, Just Like Any Other Day for Me

I have been unemployed now for 2 months, and the days all seem the same to me.  Really, I have to think about what day it actually is.  So, today, for most, was the beginning of the work week,the dreaded … Continue reading

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