CHEESESLAVE

I’ve got another great holiday giveaway for you today. Julie from Cultures for Health is giving away an Excalibur 4-Tray Dehydrator! The retail value is $120 (actually it’s worth more than that because Julie is throwing in free shipping).

Right after I got my copy of Sally Fallon Morell’s Nourishing Traditions cookbook, my first two purchases were a bunch of starter cultures (kombucha scoby, sourdough starter, yogurt starter, kefir grains) and an Excalibur dehydrator. Little did I know the dehdyrator would be one of the best investments I ever made on my journey of cooking traditional food.

I have a t-shirt that says, “The revolution will not be pasteurized”. On the back it says “Drink raw milk.” I wear it proudly because I believe so strongly in the health benefits of drinking raw, unpasteurized milk. (You can get one from the Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund — click here.)
Pasteurization: [...]

This is beef jerky I made in my dehydrator. I actually made it from bison from Lindner’s Bison at the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market.
It’s so easy to make — and it makes an extremely healthy and nutritious portable snack.
This is a very basic, all-purpose recipe. If you like your jerky sweeter or hotter, try adding [...]

Yay! I am really excited! I just ordered my Christmas gift:
A 9-Tray Excalibur Dehydrator!
They were having a sale. I got free shipping and a free 10-year warranty.
Now I will be able to dry all my soaked nuts, dry herbs from the garden, make beef and fish jerky, fruit leathers and dried fruit, even yogurt (from [...]