Freeze Dried / Dehydrated Foods

Hearty, hot soup during the summer?  It makes sense if you work in an air-conditioned office and need something to warm you up at lunchtime!  Chock full of broccoli, potatoes, and cheese, this chowder is filling on its own or delicious with a cool salad on the side. It also freezes well, so make a large batch and put some...

Is there anything more summery and festive than strawberry shortcake?  This dish combines my favorite food - strawberries - with a slightly sweet biscuit that doesn't overpower the natural flavor of the strawberries. I'll be making this for my family on the 4th of July and many more times throughout the summer. Strawberry season ends in mid June where I...

I love to combine food storage ingredients in unexpected ways, and this recipe is a perfect example. Dehydrated mixed vegetables and buttermilk biscuit mix (both from Rainy Day Foods) come together with a few additional, food storage-friendly ingredients to make a comforting vegetable "pot pie." Real pot pie is made with a crust, but this version is so easy and...

Summer is finally here and that means firing up the grill at our house.  One of our favorite meals to fix is Chicken Pasta Alfredo.  I like to use the curly egg noodles that come from Rainy Day Foods.  You can get them in a 6 gallon bucket, 10 lb. box, or #10 can.  We use these quite often so...

Many people wonder which is better, freeze dried or dehydrated foods. The truth is that there is very little difference between them. Both have low moisture content. Freeze dried foods have no more than four percent moisture content and dehydrated foods moisture content is no higher than seven percent. The nutrition of freeze dried foods is almost exactly (within a...