Little Workhorse

So this little dehydrator has been on the counter (or the front porch)and working frequently.

Some things in the garden don't lend themselves to canning or freezing so they get dehydrated.We have been dehydrating cherry tomatoes by the jarful.  We also started drying some peppers as we have several bags stuffed already and some in the freezer.  I have dried both poblanos and currently on the front porch are the jalapenos. They are too strong to do in the house. I also dried a bunch of basil and sage. I started blending our own italian seasoning as I have enough of the different herbs that go in it.

Left to right- poblano pepper, sage, tomatoes, and basil

Dried mixed beans which will be great for soups. Towards the end of the green bean season we let some go on and mature beyond eating.  We pulled them out of the pod and allowed them to dry.  We ended up with a whole quart-ful.

Edemame's were ready this week. This is the basketful I picked on Friday night.

This is the bowl-ful they became after I pulled them all off the stalks.

This is the bag that went in the freezer after they were hulled. The cool thing about these vacuum seal bags is we can pull out what we want and then reseal the bag. The vacuum sealer prevents ice and freezer burn.

I stuffed a batch of peppers this afternoon.  This is our third tray this year and this batch got stuffed with sausage, rice and quinoa.  I will freeze or dry any more extra peppers we have.