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By: Eggplant Bacon | A Healthy Endeavor

Eggplant Bacon | A Healthy Endeavor — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:51:06 +0000

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By: Nika

Nika — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:55:52 +0000

Many thanks! You are a goddess

By: Leinana

Leinana — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:22:38 +0000

Do I ever! Here you go http://vegangoodthings.blogspot.com/2010/08/by-popular-demand-coconut-bacon.html

By: Nika

Nika — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:15:37 +0000

Leinana: thanks for your kind words. Coconut bacon sounds amazing! I think I need to look into that Have any favorite or recommended recipes for that?

By: Nika

Nika — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:14:22 +0000

Kristin: I totally understand! I blog about our gardening at http://www.humblegarden.com and am always looking for great ways to save harvests!

I just wanted to add that when you dehydrate veggies and fruits as per the directions on your machine (and not necessarily according to the 115 F rule for raw food cuisine) you can store those a long time (just make sure to keep out oxygen and keep in the dark).

Freezing is a good alternative for raw food and other foods.

By: Leinana

Leinana — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:01:34 +0000

Wow, amazing photos! And eggplant bacon! I’ve been obsessed lately with coconut bacon but now you’ve given me a whole new veg-bacon option to think about! This looks so great, I will definitely try it out sometime

By: Kristin

Kristin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:05:38 +0000

That makes sense. I just have an abundance of produce from my CSA and my own garden and a very limited budget so dehydrating is a great way to keep that food from going to the compost pile and helps us eat healthy organic produce during the winter with out spending an arm and a leg for our food. So, I will be storing lots of food for the winter.

By: Nika

Nika — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:13:49 +0000

Kristin: the length of time you can store depends on water and oil content in food (eg: dried nuts long time but under oxygen free conditions)

I keep my homemade dehydrated raw food creations in the fridge and with as little air as possible because they often contain oils that will go rancid if not cared for.

Most if not all raw food dehydrated foods are not about storage but about morphing the food from one form factor to another so its best to NOT store them but eat as soon as possible.

Hope that makes sense!

By: Kristin

Kristin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:56:59 +0000

I am working on this today! I am excited! Do you know how long it will keep. I have heard different lengths on how long dehydrated food keeps from a couple of months in the fridge to several years and it doesn’t need refrigeration.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:51:15 +0000

Yum. I made an adapted (well, highly adapted) version of this myself. It’s in the dehydrator now so I cannot wait to test it out! Once I do I will certainly link back to your post.