Freeze Dried / Dehydrated Foods

Contributed by Jennifer Dawson Americans eat over a million pounds of cabbage every year, yet this misunderstood vegetable is one of the most disliked vegetables in the country - 84% of people say that they don’t like cabbage. They clearly haven’t been preparing cabbage in the right way! Cabbage can be dehydrated to make a delicious addition to salads and soups...

Contributed by Jennifer Dawson If you have always dreamed of freeze drying ingredients for use in healthy dishes to create raw savory and sweet delights, then here’s another good reason to do so - these foods can help make you more resistant to disease. Immunity is the buzzword in current times, with the Nutrition Business Journal reporting that immunity supplement sales are expected to...

Contributed by Jennifer Dawson American’s are on average getting fatter each year, with nearly 35% of the population now considered obese. Obesity isn’t just about waist size. It is now classed as a chronic disease in the U.S. There can be no doubt that it is crucial that the country tackles this growing epidemic. While the healthy eating market is saturated...

It’s that time of year again when the 4th of July rolls around and the smells of barbecues and fresh apple pies are in the air.   Children of all ages anxiously wait for dark so they can “light” the fireworks they have been dreaming about for a whole year. The thrill, noise and even the smell of those fireworks just...

The morning broke early and hot with the sky a deep blue with the sun its only guest. The perfect day to try for a hike to that isolated lake known as Bloomington Lake. There are generally two ways to get to this little jewel in the Rockies.  (http://thetrekplanner.com/bloomington-lake-bear-river-mountains/) First is a hiking trail that winds its way up the...

Contributed by RL It’s like any other day except it is the designated day to clean up because well that’s what we do in spring especially when the kids are coming to visit.  We have to make room for the children and send down the road a few of the items that are cluttering up the house that were essential...

Contributed by Jennifer Dawson It’s an exciting time for manufacturers and consumers of foods like freeze dried broccoli, freeze dried strawberries, or freeze dried apples, with new technologies adding value to different foods and enabling foods to retain the maximum amount of nutrients. The global freeze-dried foods market is expected to post a CAGR of over 7% between 2018 and...

Contributed by Rick Lamm 2 cups dehydrated Hashbrowns 1 lb. of sausage ¼ cup dehydrated Mixed Peppers ½ cup freeze dried shredded cheese (approximately) 1/8 cup chopped onion ¼ tsp. black pepper 1 tsp. real salt (or regular table salt) ¼ cup freeze dried corn 5 Tbsp. Whole Egg Powder Cover hashbrowns with water (just below the top of the...

Contributed by RL   Yes it is that time of the year when the mail is full of graduation announcements.  We all know someone who is graduating.  This year alone we have received announcements and invitations to pre-school graduation, grade school graduation, and a couple of high school graduations.  I guess all those that we know who are in college...

Contributed by RL It must be spring!  The Sun is out, the lawn has grown to look like a jungle and the neighbors who farm for a living are out in the fields. It’s warm, almost hot, so now the work begins. You know all that stuff that was out in the yard or blew in over the winter is...