Comments on: Food Dehydrator Love, Part 3: Teff Carrot Cake Bars (Vegan and Gluten-Free)

By: moonwatcher

moonwatcher — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 01:21:54 +0000

Teeth are doing much better, thank you, Pongodhall. You could probably try these in a low oven. Let us know how they come out if you do.

By: Pongodhall

Pongodhall — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 22:33:32 +0000

I hope your teeth are sorted out soon.
I do not have a dehydrator but see that some recipes are alright done in very low oven. I like this sort of thing.
I cannot eat meat, fish, eggs, yeast, gluten and some things but I get along with ancient grains mostly very well.
I was not worried that it does not look perfect, but with some tomatoes, grated cucumber and carrot it would be a lovely meal.

By: moonwatcher

moonwatcher — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 21:02:57 +0000

Good idea. 🙂

By: Nicole O'Shea

Nicole O'Shea — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 19:59:03 +0000

Yes it seems great for hot weather and Oh Laws! but do we have hot weather something fierce here in LA 😉 xoxo

We also want it for practical reasons – to have food to reconstitute for camping or earthquake situations.

By: moonwatcher

moonwatcher — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 19:16:27 +0000

HI Nicole–I go through cycles with the dehydrator, which I got years ago for free, as my first dehydrator post tells about. It has no fan, very low tech. But this summer I really started to experiment more–thus the 3 posts–and was happy with the results. I hope you can find an affordable one and experiment. The book sounds neat. I will look it up. Now that’s the season is changing I might not be using it as much, but it’s great when it’s too hot to cook and also when you have a bounty of something and want to dry it.

By: Nicole O'Shea

Nicole O'Shea — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 17:59:26 +0000

Teff! It’s got the best name, doesn’t it? Teensy teff. 🙂

Sometime before 2005, Charlie Trotter made a cookbook called RAW that had a bunch of recipes using a dehydrator, and I’ve wanted one ever since. I got the book that Christmas, the photos of the food are gorgeous!

Do you use the dehydrator a lot, Maria? They seem so cool. We don’t have one, and our oven does not heat below 275 degrees, so we can’t “make” one out of it. But I want to play!

xoxo

By: moonwatcher

moonwatcher — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 02:11:08 +0000

Hi Lee–I’m glad these sound good to you. And yes, it’s worth a try to leave out the pecans. One thing you might add instead that’s in the zucchini bread bars I posted a while back is some psyllium seed husk. Or maybe more some “buckwheaties”–soaked then toasted buckwheat groats, which can be done in the dehydrator of the oven. Or heck, just leave it out and see what happens. Do what’s best for you. It’s really fun to have a food dehydrator. Happy new adventures to you when you get yours. 🙂

By: Lee at Veggie Quest

Lee at Veggie Quest — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 01:44:38 +0000

Oh man, these sound DELICIOUS! I’ve been wanting a dehydrator for ages now, and this recipe might put me over the edge. Do you think I could get away with omitting the pecans, though? I’m trying to keep my fat intake to a minimum lately, because I got WAY off the wagon earlier in the summer eating too much fat (and processed junk), which caused some hormonal/pain issues. Needless to say, I’m trying to be extra cautious until I’m feeling better!

And congrats on being able to eat raw carrots again!

By: moonwatcher

moonwatcher — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 19:34:49 +0000

Thanks, Veronica–I can’t wait to see what you come up with once you get a dehydrator! 🙂

By: Veronica

Veronica — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 18:09:30 +0000

They sound delish! I’m glad to hear you’re back at chomping carrots, and the dental woes are (hopefully) behind you. Once I get a dehydrator, these will be on the list, too!