Adding dehydrated foods to your culinary repertoire can add much of fun, flavour and satisfaction to whole and living foods cuisine. The dehydrator is used to make cookies, crackers, breads, burgers, and other delights at controlled temperatures to create living food that is satisfying and nutritious.

Dehydrated foods...

• add variety to a living foods diet
• enable you to eat raw versions of your favourite cooked foods: cookies, crackers, cereals, breads, etc.
• add calorie dense foods to a plant-based and/or living foods diet
• maintain nutrients that are often destroyed when cooking conventionally
• can conveniently be made in batches and kept in sealed containers in your cupboards or in the freezer
• often use sprouted grains which makes the gluten and other components in grains easier to digest
• preserve local seasonal fruit, vegetables and herbs for enjoyment in the colder months ... tomatoes, fruit and fruit leathers, teas, etc.
• are great camping and trekking fare

Sample Menu (we will make 6 items):

• Sweet Potato Crisps - complement any soup, dips or spread with these savory crackers
• Apple Raisin Cookies - my kids eat these by the handful.
• Grawnola - my favourite winter breakfast with fresh almond milk
• Indian Ocean Crisps - you're going to love these mysterious treats
• Sweet and Salty Seeds - a crunchy tasty topping for salads; great in trail mix
• Cheesy Kale Chips - crunchy yummy green goodnes
• Apricot Nut Chews - have these on hand in your glove compartment, workout bag, or backpack for those hungry moments
• Walnut burgers - satisfying and delicious with Ketchup a la Raw
• Sweet 'N Spiced Seeds - great on salads and veggies, or as a base for Trail Mix
• Almond Toast - use up nut milk and juice pulp in these light versatile crackers
• Chocolate Macaroons - only 4 ingredients and just heavenly
• I will also discuss fruit, vegetable, tea and herb preservation.
• You will take home samples of all of these. (Bring containers)

As a special bonus if you join this workshop and don't yet own a dehydrator, all attendees can purchase a 9-tray Excalibur dehydrator through me for a discounted price. Let me know if you would like to order this prior to the workshop so that you can take it home with you.

Keep in mind that although a dehydrator makes the most satisfying creations, many of these recipes can be made in an oven (particularly a convection oven) at low temperatures.

Cost: $99 + HST (Includes lecture, recipes, and samples to bring home)

Dates:

• TBA