Dried Papaya

I like papayas. They remind me of the Dominican Republic, where I spent a week two years ago sitting on the beach, drinking rum cocktails, and watching people kite surf. (No kite surfing for me, thanks. I like my neck.) Here in West Philly, where we’re blessed with a large immigrant population, you can find [...]

Posted on March 8th, 2010 in Gluten free, Uncategorized, dehydrating, fruit, preserving, vegan | Tags: , , , , , | | 3 comments

Dehydrated Fruit

The problem with dehydrated fruit is that the people who live with you tend to eat it before winter comes. The only solution? Dehydrate more fruit.

I’d give you drying times, but they’re sort of meaningless, since it depends on the variety, the thickness of the fruit, the ambient temperature, and how you plan to store [...]

Posted on September 22nd, 2009 in Uncategorized, dehydrating, fruit, preserving | Tags: , , , , , , | | 2 comments

The Cheapskate's Guide to Food Preservation

I’ve had a lot of questions lately about the economics of food preservation. If you have to buy 20 pounds of tomatoes to make it worth your while, and farmer’s market tomatoes cost $3 a pound, how can you afford it? And if you can only afford to can/freeze/dehydrate supermarket tomatoes, why bother? This is [...]

Posted on August 31st, 2009 in Canning, Fermentation, Freezing, Gardening, Uncategorized, dehydrating, preserving | Tags: , , , , , , , | | 9 comments

Dehydrated Cherry Tomatoes

Around this time of year, the plots in my community garden start looking a bit ragged. It’s been hot, and the weeds are out of control. Because it’s been wet, no one can quite keep up with the beans. And then there are the tomatoes—particularly the cherry tomatoes. Some of my neighbors’ plots are producing [...]

Posted on August 25th, 2009 in Gardening, dehydrating, preserving, vegetables | Tags: , , , , , , , | | 2 comments
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