Our dehydrator has become an essential part of our self-sufficient lifestyle. Each year, we preserve over a hundred kilos (200 pounds) of papaya fruit that can be used for many cooking and baking needs from…
Category: Using and storing your harvests
How to Preserve and Store Papaya : Water Bath Method
Papaya (or Pawpaw) grows in abundance in our yard. We have been entirely self-sufficient in producing this fruit for many years. As a direct result of preserving over a hundred Kilos of Papaya each year,…
What do you use Arrowroot Flour for?
When we first started making our own arrowroot powder, I learned a few more ways to use this wonderful product. It took me a bit of trial and error to determine the best ways to…
How to use Arrowroot Powder in the kitchen. (9 different ways)
Arrowroot works wonderfully in the kitchen as a great thickening agent for sauces and pie fillings; it helps by adding a great body and creating a clear gel for sweets like puddings, jams, and jellies. It…
Can Canna Edulis be used as a Potato Substitute?
The Canna Edulis can undoubtedly be used as a potato substitute as the rhizomes of the Canna Edulis Plant(Queensland Arrowroot) has a starchy tuber very similar to the common potato. It is straightforward to substitute this…
How to make Arrowroot Powder (with Canna Edulis)
Growing Canna Edulis (Queensland Arrowroot) in our backyard began my quest to learn how to make Arrowroot Powder. I like and try to replace store-bought items with homemade ones, and having a plant that not…
Do I Have to use all the Trays in a Dehydrator
This is a question that any average person should ask when they have just arrived home with a new food dehydrator and are excited to start drying food. The first trial is often something from…
Does a Humid Climate Affect Dehydrating Food
Dehydrators are becoming very popular in the home these days and it is little wonder why. Drying food in your own home can save money and will prolong the viability of food that you have…
Pimento Allspice Tree: Using the Leaves, Berries and Branches
I have come to love my Pimento Allspice tree. Over the last few years, I have trialed and tested many ways of using this plant and feel that I can finally say with complete confidence…
