This is a two part recipe. The first is for the Cream of Mushroom Dry Soup Mix, the second is for a savory Mushroom Rice recipe, that is FBC (Freezer Bag Cooking) friendly. This recipe is a revision of a recipe we created years ago, for Vegan Dry Cream of Mushroom Soup mix. There are… Continue reading Plant-Based Cream Of Mushroom Dry Soup Mix and Mushroom Rice Recipe
Tag: Dehydrating
Dehydrating Mushrooms
Overall I prefer freeze-dried ingredients for long-term storage/hiker's pantry over dehydrated, but there are a few things I far prefer dehydrated. Mushrooms are one of those things. The act of dehydrating changes the structure of the mushroom. Freeze-drying mushrooms leaves them intact and raw, but when you dehydrate them, the heat slowly cooks them. It… Continue reading Dehydrating Mushrooms
Freeze-Drying versus Dehydrating: Frozen Peas and Corn
We have been running comparisons with Freeze-Drying versus Dehydrating with various ingredients, to see what the outcome is. This has meant that we are running both our Harvest Right freeze-dryer and our dehydrator running nearly non-stop of late. We use the large size Harvest Right freeze-dryer for reference. This post is on drying frozen petite… Continue reading Freeze-Drying versus Dehydrating: Frozen Peas and Corn
Freeze-Drying versus Dehydrating: Egg Noodles (Making Instant Pasta)
We have been running comparisons with Freeze-Drying versus Dehydrating with various ingredients, to see what the outcome is. This has meant that we are running both our Harvest Right freeze-dryer and our dehydrator running nearly non-stop of late. One of the things you cannot buy easily (even online) is "instant pasta" - outside of using… Continue reading Freeze-Drying versus Dehydrating: Egg Noodles (Making Instant Pasta)
Backpacking Meal Review: Firepot Bolognese
Firepot is a British company of backpacking meals. REI is where we sourced ours, to give them a review. Firepot will ship to the US, and they have the directions on this page (scroll to the bottom). REI carries 7 of the meals. Firepot meals are dehydrated, rather than freeze-dried, and are cooked in large… Continue reading Backpacking Meal Review: Firepot Bolognese