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{Linda} You can see why I have been showing you different foods to dehydrate. I would love it if everyone could get a dehydrator of some kind. This is why we are giving one away this week to one lucky reader. Please enter the giveway to have a chance to win one.

Today I will show you how to dehydrate pineapple. This is probably my favorite fruit to dehydrate. It is so yummy. My grandkids love freeze dried pineapple. Of course I can’t freeze dry my stuff so….I dehydrate it. I had purchased some pineapple from Costco and I could see that my husband and I were not going to be able to eat it as quickly as I had thought. So I put the dehydrator on the counter and started slicing the spears. So easy!

Here is the finished product. No preservatives or chemicals…..just a healthy snack for our family! Gotta love it! (more…)

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I LOVE my mother’s recipe for cream cheese frosting……it is good for every kind of cookie, doughnut, cake or pastry! I used to buy some famous bundt cakes…..hmmm not anymore! This frosting is the best!

Here are the only ingredients you need….butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla. I use clear vanilla to keep my frosting white. (more…)

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Apples are so easy to dehydrate and store. We can grab a handful as we run out the door…..put them in our kid’s lunch boxes. There are so many ways to use some dehydrated apples, like snacks, pies, in muffins, etc.

Today I dehydrated some Gala Apples. I wish I could say they were grown in my backyard…..no my yard is way too small for fruit trees! (more…)

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Memorial Day is a day to honor those Veteran’s that have died serving our country. We place flowers on their graves, if possible, and pray together as friends and family to honor those fallen soldiers. It’s also a time to get together with those people we love to remember the good times and to make new memories to cherish for years to come. (more…)

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It’s that time of year to celebrate Cinco De Mayo!!! Today I used these 1 pint Ball Collection Elite size jars to make individual bean dip portions for a party. I always have Cilantro in the refrigerator so I am using it for the table centerpieces in quart jars. First you put your favorite beans in the bottom of the jars then add guacamole, sour cream, cheese, pico de gallo, cilantro and a few olives! Everyone has their own seven layer bean dip jar! Serve with your favorite chips.

Next, I made a drink with lemonade, coconut, mint and ice….in my BlendTec. It’s so refreshing! I wet the rim of the jars with water and dipped them in Kosher salt and garnished the drinks with a slice of lime. (more…)