cooking · Dinner

Instant Pot Dehydrated Vegetable Soup

Instant Pot dehydrated vegetable soup combines the simplicity of Instant Pot cooking with one of the best methods of pantry stocking. One of the easiest methods of preserving your garden’s harvest is to dehydrate the produce. I often have our dehydrator running for days in summer, processing produce from our gardens or from good deals… Continue reading Instant Pot Dehydrated Vegetable Soup

Drinks · Gluten-Free · Plant Based Diet · Vitamix Recipes

Pumpkin Spice Season: Pumpkin Spice Creamer & Pumpkin Spice Frappes

Pumpkin Spice Season can also means summer is er….still here. Alive and well. And that sweater season is instead frappe weather. This was a post from last fall, when we could still have tree nuts in our house, before we found out Alistaire was so allergic. It was a great set of recipes. The creamer… Continue reading Pumpkin Spice Season: Pumpkin Spice Creamer & Pumpkin Spice Frappes

cooking · Dehydrating · Plant Based Diet · Preserving

Late Spring Pantry Stocking: Dried Apples

I love nothing more than shiny glass jars, full of crisp fruit slices! What happens when you forget about a dozen Washington State organic apples in your refrigerator and 2 have gone bad? Grumble and get busy using them up so you don’t waste anymore food! And being that it is late spring, my pantry stores are… Continue reading Late Spring Pantry Stocking: Dried Apples

cooking · Crafts · Food Gifts · Plant Based Diet · Preserving · Spice/Herb Mixes

Food Gifts: Creamy Vegetable-Lentil Soup Dry Mix

Curious for ideas on savory, non-sweet gifts you could make up easily? Consider this one…which can be presented as a plant-based, minimally processed and vegan friendly gift, always a bonus? I adapted a recipe I saw in the 2012 issue of Better Homes and Garden Food Gifts: It is one of the thick “magazines” that are more… Continue reading Food Gifts: Creamy Vegetable-Lentil Soup Dry Mix