• Homemade Celery Salt

    November 9, 2022

    This homemade celery salt has a robust flavor and is the perfect seasoning to sprinkle on top of your favorite protein sources, add to soups, or add to your regular veggies.  This past summer I became enthralled with making my own spice blends. I was on a limited diet and had minimal spices that were allowed. So it only seemed natural to create my own from the safe foods on my list. I started with dehydrated leeks and leek powder. It was easy to do and I found myself using it in EVERYTHING.  Celery seemed like the next best option since…

  • Oven Dried Leeks + Homemade Leek Powder

    November 6, 2022

    Oven drying leeks and using them to make homemade leek powder is a great way to use up leftovers and dip your toes into dehydrating food. Last summer I started to wonder about dehydrating foods and how to use up vegetables that often sat unused in my refrigerator, like a bunch of celery or the green tops of leeks that generally get tossed in favor of using the thicker white stalks. So I began to research dehydrating food and what the best dehydrators were. Aaaaand promptly had a heart attack because of how expensive they were. It seemed a little…