Comments on: Food Dehydrator Love, Part 1: Slow Miracle Raw Low Fat Zucchini Bread Bars

By: moonwatcher

moonwatcher — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 02:15:28 +0000

Wow, Corrin, that’s great to hear! I’m so glad you were able to work out an oven version. Would you be willing to let other readers know how much liquid and baking powder you added in case others want to try their hand at an oven version too? Thanks for letting me know this worked out. 🙂

By: Corrin Radd

Corrin Radd — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 01:42:16 +0000

I used your idea to make oven bars–I ground the dry oats and buckwheat into flour, subbed white whole wheat flour for the psyllium, added baking powder, and added liquid and then baked until done. They were great. thanks!

By: moonwatcher

moonwatcher — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 15:30:44 +0000

Thank you, Debra! So glad you enjoyed the post, and that it brought back memories of your own food dehydrator. I think the “warm” setting on most ovens is close to 150. It’s worth a try anyway. Let us know how it goes if you like. I’m sure other readers who may not have a food dehydrator will be interested in that.

By: Debra Maslov

Debra Maslov — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 04:40:28 +0000

Lovely story Maria! How lucky your young neighbors were to befriend you & Mike. And how fortunate for everyone that it developed into a special symbiotic relationship. I loved reading all the details of how you met, along with some wonderful memories. Thank you for the delicious raw zucchini bars recipe & for reducing the fat so cleverly. Since I no longer have a food dehydrator (it’s been gone almost 30 years!)…..I may try making the loaves in a 150 degree oven (if I can adjust it that low). I very much look forward to reading the next two parts of your summer food adventures!

By: moonwatcher

moonwatcher — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 23:16:30 +0000

Hi Veronica! I think you will really enjoy a food dehydrator and do lots of creative things with it, you are such a good cook. I’m happy you enjoyed the story about the neighbors. One of the things I like best about Moscow is how friendly people are. It IS a really nice thing about living here.

By: Veronica

Veronica — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 19:06:30 +0000

I need to invest in a dehydrator! I bought a cookbook – Eat Raw, Eat Well, and many recipes require a dehydrator. Plus, with our new garden here, we’ll be having bountiful harvests (hopefully) that we’ll need to save somehow! I’ll add this recipe to the list of to-make when we get one. 🙂
I love the story about the neighbors, too; in the bigger cities where I’ve lived, you don’t get that kind of kinship with strangers (regardless of how close they live). It sounds really nice.

By: moonwatcher

moonwatcher — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:57:25 +0000

Thanks, Pam! Yeah, and isn’t it fun to discover you can do these kinds of things in a dehyydrator? Glad you’ll tuck it away for when you are back to a kitchen and garden situation. 🙂

By: Pam

Pam — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:52:16 +0000

I love the story of the dehydrator. I had no idea that you could use a dehydrator this way. Tucking this idea away for a time when I have a kitchen and garden again.