A new recipe to join our "Instant Mug Meals" collection. With a couple freeze-dried ingredients you can have a quick no-cook lunch, snack or even dinner for the trail. The recipe itself is gluten-free, but as always read the labels on mayo packets to be sure. I served it on street taco sized tortillas, Mission… Continue reading Instant Mug Meals: No Cook Chicken Salad
Tag: Long Term Meal Storage
Freeze-Drying versus Dehydrating: Frozen Peas and Corn
We have been running comparisons with Freeze-Drying versus Dehydrating with various ingredients, to see what the outcome is. This has meant that we are running both our Harvest Right freeze-dryer and our dehydrator running nearly non-stop of late. We have the large size Harvest Right freeze-dryer for reference. This post is on drying frozen petite peas and sweet corn. Both are blanched,… Continue reading Freeze-Drying versus Dehydrating: Frozen Peas and Corn
Pantry Staples: Freeze Dried Honey Butter In A Jar
Combining two freeze-dried ingredients lets you have a delicious spread in minutes. It can be mixed up and stored in a glass mason jar for long-term storage. Honey crystals are worth picking up, they melt quickly into recipes and are handy for tea and such. Now, do know that honey crystals are not normally just… Continue reading Pantry Staples: Freeze Dried Honey Butter In A Jar
Sugar Free Lemon Blueberry Scones (Pantry Staple Recipe)
Think how nice it would be to have a mason jar of scone mix, ready to use - and all you do is add in cool water, knead, cut and bake. You don't need to have fresh butter or milk on hand, it's all from your pantry and can be kept long-term in the pantry… Continue reading Sugar Free Lemon Blueberry Scones (Pantry Staple Recipe)
Prepper Pantry Power Outage Soup
Whidbey Island got hit by a good windstorm Friday night, and being as we live on the rural end of this long island, and not in a town, power didn't come on till till Monday morning. But the thing is...I see these storms as practice for prepping. You see what works and what doesn't. The… Continue reading Prepper Pantry Power Outage Soup