Category: Freeze Dry Fridays

  • Freeze-Dried Pasta?

    Freeze-Dried Pasta?

    Last year, before I purchased my Harvest Right, I envisioned myself running it nonstop. I thought I would stockpile loads of healthy, delicious foods, such as fruits, vegetables, and maybe some meat. What I didn’t expect was that I would transition to freeze-drying meals so quickly, if at all. It just never crossed my mind…

  • Freeze-Dried Bananas, Revisited

    Freeze-Dried Bananas, Revisited

    As much as I want to freeze-dry new foods and see what my Harvest Right can do, I have to remember that its purpose is to put nutritious food away for my family should hard times finally strike. With that in mind, my wife reminded me that I would rather hell freeze over than go…

  • What Happens if You Freeze Dry Four Different Foods at Once?

    What Happens if You Freeze Dry Four Different Foods at Once?

    Getting the family to eat leftovers is like pulling teeth around here. My wife will eat leftovers once at most. My in-laws almost never. My youngest child and my mother, maybe occasionally. Me? I’d eat leftovers for breakfast, lunch, and dinner if I have to. But at some point, even I get tired of eating…

  • Freeze-Dried Eggs, Revisited

    Freeze-Dried Eggs, Revisited

    It’s amazing how easy it is to be lazy, especially with preparedness tasks. I know we had the holiday season recently, but it’s been well over a month since I did any freeze-drying, and two months since I was doing it regularly. That’s not good! Considering how the world is going, I’d say it’s high…

  • Freeze-Dried Tilapia, Chili

    Freeze-Dried Tilapia, Chili

    With the success of my freeze-dried meatloaf, and seeing as though few fruits and vegetables are in season right now, I decided to freeze-dry some more leftovers. My wife suggested I try tilapia and the cooked vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots) which accompanied the fish. I started with six leftover fillets that were baked in…

  • Freeze-Dried Meatloaf, Potatoes and Carrots

    Freeze-Dried Meatloaf, Potatoes and Carrots

    I can already tell I’m having a hard time with feeling like I should always be freeze-drying something new to keep this interesting for the both of us. But I also realize that can’t happen forever, so I’ve decided that I’ll just freeze-dry whatever it is I want and then post when I feel like…

  • Freeze-Dried Grapes: My First Real Failure

    Freeze-Dried Grapes: My First Real Failure

    While we were at Costco buying groceries and Reese’s peanut butter cups, I decided some freeze-dried grapes would be nice, so I picked up two three-pound containers: As with every other fruit I’ve chosen to freeze-dry, preparation continues to be the most time consuming aspect since I had to slice every grape in half as…

  • Freeze-Dried Charleston Chews, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

    Freeze-Dried Charleston Chews, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

    We had some friends come over last weekend, and I remember her saying she really wanted me to freeze-dried Charleston Chews. She had some on a vacation a while back and really liked them, so I figured I would surprise her. Then, while my wife and I were at Costco, I spotted some Reese’s Peanut…

  • Freeze-Dried Pears

    Freeze-Dried Pears

    I keep hunting for new foods to freeze-dry, in part to try something new for you, but also out of curiosity for me. At some point, however, I’ll have to return to foods I’ve already tried. This week I purchased sixteen pounds of pears from Sam’s Club for $26.48: Initially, I was looking for berries,…