But timing is everything.
The greengrocer had just put out a whole bunch of marked down produce. So,
I loaded up with everything we could use.
I headed towards the checkout counter with a little trepidation.
What a beautiful sight!
Mike had gone for cat food and pop. He was already checking out by the time I got
there. In the not-too-distant past, he would have made me put all but one bag
of each back, but this time he didn’t bat an eye about it. the man behind me
eyed my produce and asked if I was having a big chili-fest. “No,” I smiled. “This is all going into the
dehydrator.”
My ticket came to $12.56
- 3 packages tomatoes @ 49¢
- 4 packages tomatoes @ 29¢
- 5 bags bell peppers (5 /bag) @ 1.19 / bag
- 5 bags jalapeños peppers @ .49 / bag
- 2-pound bag green beans @ 39¢
Tonight when it cools down a bit, I plan to put up the
jalapeños in the FoodPantrie. No heat or electricity to run that one. Some will
be sliced cross-wise, some will be sliced length-wise, and some will be dried
whole. These are for Mike, as I don’t
eat them.
Tomorrow morning before church I will take the peaches out
of the dehydrator, blanch the tomatoes, and toss them into the machine. I’m thinking I will either chunk them for
sauce or maybe slice lengthwise. Haven’t decided yet. I know there will be little bits and pieces,
these will be pureed for sauce.
After lunch we’ll steam the green beans for lunch. Then I
will address the bell peppers. I’ve got about 25 peppers. I’ve never tried this
before, but I think I will remove the tops and seed a few to dry whole. Did this will poblano peppers and they worked
fine. I want to use these for stuffed
peppers. The rest I’ll cut into strips
for stir-fry and such.
Excellent deal on the veggies. How would you put the whole pepper on the tray, standing up or laying down?
ReplyDeleteI'm really interested in hearing more about drying the whole peppers for stuffed peppers, its a great idea! Would you mind posting details when you're all done? If it works I'll be doing a few loads too, because who doesn't love a good stuffed pepper for dinner? I followed you on facebook and am so glad to be able to come here to your blog... Your information is so useful! Thank you for doing this, Kathy
ReplyDeleteHave you seen my other blogspots on peppers? I have dried a variety of types of peppers, some whole, some prepped for stuffing. So far, I haven't tried actually stuffing them. Too many other projects at the moment.
DeleteBut I'm thinking the way to do it is to use all dehydrated ingredients: dehydrated cooked ground beef, dehydrated cooked rice, dehydrated onions, etc. Figure out the ratio of ingredients. These can be mixed togethehr and packaged.
When ready to use, rehydrate the ingredients, stuff the peppers, cover with sauce and heat as usual.
Like I said, I haven't tried it yet, but I'm pretty sure it will work.
The exciting thing about dehydrating foods is that it is such a great avenue for creativity.
love your page
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