I used your rainbow lentil soup recipe a couple days ago and I had never tried lentils before but oh my, was it ever delicious ... Only adjustment I made was I added a can of my home canned chicken, used my home canned chicken broth and used a tomato chicken bullion ... It was amazing
congratulations on your retirement. enjoy your travels. I just finished a load of taco soup, I added all ingredients, cooked hamburger, corn, 3 types of beans, onions, used taco seasoning, ranch seasoning, rotel and tomatoes. I also added beef bouillon . I however did not added an liquids.I put all ingredients in a big bowl and let the flavors combine over night before I put them in the freeze dryer. once freezed dried I put servings in quart jars. all I have to do is add the liquid. I thought I would give it a try minus liquid in freeze dryer and it turned out very good. I have also done it with liquid added and really couldn't tell much difference at all. Plans are in the works for pot pies, and other soups, I have also done a veggie soup and it turned out lovely. God Bless and Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Hot logic mini can be plug into cig lighter to cook food in. I use one at work it's great. I read other comments about the plug in cup or kettle also I use plug in cup also.
Another brilliant recipe…. I love seeing the entire freeze drying process.. My freeze dryer is here now (finally) and we hope to set it up, and start using it in the next couple of weeks, once the spare room is finished being renovated.
I tried this as one of my first FD’er meals. It tastes amazing, but my beans ( cooked from dried beans) aren’t rehydrating well. Humph. ( I still love it!)
That is great about the chicken, but disappointing about the beans. When I prepare beans for the FD, I cook them from dried beans according to the USDA guidelines--I don't pressure cook them in the Instant Pot, or other pressure pot, just slowly on the stove. Then I FD them and they usually come out fine.
This looks and sounds delicious, and I will definitely be freeze drying some for my inventory. I really do appreciate you sharing the information in packaging and the yield per package. You are such a blessing, Pam! I look forward to following your adventures while you guys road trip 😊
After you retire, your favorite time each week will be Sunday night. At that time, you'll realize that there is absolutely no pressure or stress to get ready for a new work week. It is the very best feeling!!
Congratulations on your retirement! A road trip sounds like a great way to start enjoying this next phase in your lives. My husband got me a freeze dryer for Christmas. I can’t wait to start freeze drying food! I look forward to more of your videos! ♥️
a Yeti thermos should keep your water hot enough to use with you MREs. I have used 18-hr old water for dehydrated soup. Just be certain to pre-warm the thermos and then add boiling water.
We’ve used the car plug (cigarette lighter plug) water kettles & found them to work well. I checked they are $22 to $53 on Amazon, we’ve had ours for a while the current models seem bigger. Have great fun on your trips & congratulations on your retirement!!!
So excited for you to be able to retire and go and travel! My husband and I are retired , we have traveled some but my health has kept us from doing as much as we want. Hoping to get better and then will try to do more traveling ! Going to do some of this soup! Can’t wait!
Sorry I dont know what it's called . But there is a tube that you put in the sun (like on the windshield) to boil water in. Think the Patriot company makes them. See if you can find it. Keep the great videos coming! HAPPY TRAVELS!
Wish I had a bowl of hot soup now. Have you thought about one of the car coffee warmer tumblers 14oz ? $17.99 Plug into your car and heat while driving. Many to choose from on Amazon. Just and idea. Or to have hot tea or coffee while on travel. Huge cost saving. Thanks for all your hard work. Trust me you will love retirement. Everyday is a weekend. Merry Christmas and Safe travels.
Pam- I love your channel and I’ve ground my own wheat for the first time and also learned to can this summer thanks to you. We just got a freeze dryer and I have two of your cook books along with a few others about meals in jars. My husband is on a strict diet and wanted to have meals ready to go when he travels for work. My question- now that I have a freeze dryer- do you feel there is any big difference between drying and preparing the meals as separate ingredients vs making the soup then freeze drying it? I wondered if one tasted better once reconstituted than the other. The jars make beautiful gifts but for everyday it’s just the two of us and we are fine with Mylar bags building a long term pantry. Any advice? Thank you both
Congratulations on your new freeze dryer! My personal preference is to FD individual ingredients for the versatility, but I also do complete meals. So either way works well.
I looked in your Amazon store and don’t see the liquid pouring container - what is it? The liquid with freeze drying can be a challenge and that device looks like a great solution. Thank you!
I made this soup but I didn’t get much broth , I didn’t even cook as long as you did. Next time I’ll just do less vegetables and more broth. Putting in freeze dryer in am!
We're on the same page. Retired, camping, trailer, dehydrator, freeze dryer. I started my pressure canning using mostly your recipes. I recently broke my ankle - DON'T do it!!! Maybe 2 more weeks left of no weight bearing on my right foot. Today I'm pigging out on your videos - mostly Trail Grazers. I bought us the 12Volt oven/lunchbox cooker/heater 1 1/2 years ago, along with a 12 volt crock pot, and use them mostly plugged into our Jackery, like your Bluetti. We often have power outages so those have come in handy. I'm looking forward to using Freeze Dried foods when traveling. I took my canned stuff. I bought some of your cookbooks - missed Jim's Birthday sale - Happy Birthday.
Pam please let me know which canning lids and bands you use for 2-5 year long term storage.Thank you so very much .Ps the books are amazing they are the best
I try to find either Ball or Kerr and they seem to work OK. These days the quality is far below what it used to be so I am hoping I get 2-3 years with our canned food.
can someone please tell me where to look for the printable recipes?? I have seen them before and I can't seem to find them now that I have a freeze dryer...help
What few recipes we have for you to download are on our webpage. When you click on the link simply scroll down to the bottom of the page and our downloadable files are there. www.roseredhomestead.com
Looks great! Will do something similar, but only keto ingredients….. no beans, no pasta. Radishes are wonderful in soup. Congratulations on your retirement! Am awaiting my freeze dryer to arrive in about a month.
What great recipes & info, Pam. You are always so thorough & informative in your explanations & I'm so grateful. For the FD'd Minestrone, I think I would cook the soup w just water & then REHYDRATE w the Veg broth. Since all the liquid is dissipated by freeze drying, it kind of seems like a waste of a good, organic broth to FD.
where can we get the oregano? I grew and freeze dried my own but I'm always open to other sources. Have fun on your road trip, I'm so happy for the both of you.
I hope your trip will be a wonderful experience. I always have a guest room although I am not a great housekeeper and my home is out in the boon docks.
Another idea for the hot water is one of the thermoses that holds about a quart of water. I use an electric kettle that holds about the same amount and use it to fill the thermos. It stays very hot for 12 hours or longer and is still warm after 24 hours. And now that we have our wood stove going, I just heat water on it and use that to keep our thermos filled!
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I used your rainbow lentil soup recipe a couple days ago and I had never tried lentils before but oh my, was it ever delicious ... Only adjustment I made was I added a can of my home canned chicken, used my home canned chicken broth and used a tomato chicken bullion ... It was amazing
It sounds amazing. I love the idea of your additions.
congratulations on your retirement. enjoy your travels. I just finished a load of taco soup, I added all ingredients, cooked hamburger, corn, 3 types of beans, onions, used taco seasoning, ranch seasoning, rotel and tomatoes. I also added beef bouillon . I however did not added an liquids.I put all ingredients in a big bowl and let the flavors combine over night before I put them in the freeze dryer. once freezed dried I put servings in quart jars. all I have to do is add the liquid. I thought I would give it a try minus liquid in freeze dryer and it turned out very good. I have also done it with liquid added and really couldn't tell much difference at all. Plans are in the works for pot pies, and other soups, I have also done a veggie soup and it turned out lovely. God Bless and Merry Christmas to you and your family.
You are really doing some great things with your freeze dryer! That is fantastic!
Hot logic mini can be plug into cig lighter to cook food in. I use one at work it's great. I read other comments about the plug in cup or kettle also I use plug in cup also.
Sounds good. Thanks.
I’m excited for you and Jim about your retirement and excited for use to follow along on your new adventures. Thanks you 🇨🇦❄️🌷
Our pleasure! We are excited as well.
TFS! PLEASE STAY SAFE 💜
Thank you! You too!
Another brilliant recipe…. I love seeing the entire freeze drying process.. My freeze dryer is here now (finally) and we hope to set it up, and start using it in the next couple of weeks, once the spare room is finished being renovated.
I am so excited for you. We are doing another freeze drying recipe shortly.
Nice. Sounds like the new year has great things in store for you congrats on your retirement and the new car
Thank you so much. We are excited!
I tried this as one of my first FD’er meals. It tastes amazing, but my beans ( cooked from dried beans) aren’t rehydrating well. Humph. ( I still love it!)
That is great about the chicken, but disappointing about the beans. When I prepare beans for the FD, I cook them from dried beans according to the USDA guidelines--I don't pressure cook them in the Instant Pot, or other pressure pot, just slowly on the stove. Then I FD them and they usually come out fine.
This looks and sounds delicious, and I will definitely be freeze drying some for my inventory. I really do appreciate you sharing the information in packaging and the yield per package. You are such a blessing, Pam! I look forward to following your adventures while you guys road trip 😊
Thank you so much!
After you retire, your favorite time each week will be Sunday night. At that time, you'll realize that there is absolutely no pressure or stress to get ready for a new work week. It is the very best feeling!!
Yes! I love that feeling now that I am retired!
Congratulations on your retirement! A road trip sounds like a great way to start enjoying this next phase in your lives.
My husband got me a freeze dryer for Christmas. I can’t wait to start freeze drying food! I look forward to more of your videos! ♥️
That is fantastic! What a great gift!!! Hope you enjoy it a lot.
a Yeti thermos should keep your water hot enough to use with you MREs. I have used 18-hr old water for dehydrated soup. Just be certain to pre-warm the thermos and then add boiling water.
God Bless you both!
Your teachings are full of info. I am ordering a food freeze dryer. So excited.
I am excited for you as well!!!
We’ve used the car plug (cigarette lighter plug) water kettles & found them to work well. I checked they are $22 to $53 on Amazon, we’ve had ours for a while the current models seem bigger. Have great fun on your trips & congratulations on your retirement!!!
Thank you! And thanks for sharing what you use on trips!
So excited for you to be able to retire and go and travel! My husband and I are retired , we have traveled some but my health has kept us from doing as much as we want. Hoping to get better and then will try to do more traveling ! Going to do some of this soup! Can’t wait!
Hope you enjoy the soup! Thanks for your comments.
Sorry I dont know what it's called . But there is a tube that you put in the sun (like on the windshield) to boil water in. Think the Patriot company makes them. See if you can find it. Keep the great videos coming! HAPPY TRAVELS!
Thanks for the idea!
Wish I had a bowl of hot soup now. Have you thought about one of the car coffee warmer tumblers 14oz ? $17.99 Plug into your car and heat while driving. Many to choose from on Amazon. Just and idea. Or to have hot tea or coffee while on travel. Huge cost saving.
Thanks for all your hard work. Trust me you will love retirement. Everyday is a weekend.
Merry Christmas and Safe travels.
Thanks Donna. I always appreciate your comments.
Pam- I love your channel and I’ve ground my own wheat for the first time and also learned to can this summer thanks to you. We just got a freeze dryer and I have two of your cook books along with a few others about meals in jars. My husband is on a strict diet and wanted to have meals ready to go when he travels for work. My question- now that I have a freeze dryer- do you feel there is any big difference between drying and preparing the meals as separate ingredients vs making the soup then freeze drying it? I wondered if one tasted better once reconstituted than the other. The jars make beautiful gifts but for everyday it’s just the two of us and we are fine with Mylar bags building a long term pantry. Any advice? Thank you both
Congratulations on your new freeze dryer! My personal preference is to FD individual ingredients for the versatility, but I also do complete meals. So either way works well.
I looked in your Amazon store and don’t see the liquid pouring container - what is it? The liquid with freeze drying can be a challenge and that device looks like a great solution. Thank you!
If what you are talking about is the large red scoop, it is in Canning Supplies on the RoseRed Amazon Store. Thanks.
I made this soup but I didn’t get much broth , I didn’t even cook as long as you did. Next time I’ll just do less vegetables and more broth. Putting in freeze dryer in am!
Always feel free to adjust any recipe we present if it doesn't seem quite right.
We're on the same page. Retired, camping, trailer, dehydrator, freeze dryer. I started my pressure canning using mostly your recipes. I recently broke my ankle - DON'T do it!!! Maybe 2 more weeks left of no weight bearing on my right foot. Today I'm pigging out on your videos - mostly Trail Grazers. I bought us the 12Volt oven/lunchbox cooker/heater 1 1/2 years ago, along with a 12 volt crock pot, and use them mostly plugged into our Jackery, like your Bluetti. We often have power outages so those have come in handy. I'm looking forward to using Freeze Dried foods when traveling. I took my canned stuff. I bought some of your cookbooks - missed Jim's Birthday sale - Happy Birthday.
Loved your comment but sorry about your ankle!
Pam please let me know which canning lids and bands you use for 2-5 year long term storage.Thank you so very much .Ps the books are amazing they are the best
I try to find either Ball or Kerr and they seem to work OK. These days the quality is far below what it used to be so I am hoping I get 2-3 years with our canned food.
Pam, you look beautiful in turquoise! The black and turquoise really complement your red hair.
Than k you so much!
Wow great channel i just found it this morning. Subscribed!
Welcome aboard! Thanks for joining us! We are glad you found us!
Late but finally got to watch this. You need to add a vac master to your Kelvin room.😊
Interesting idea. Thanks.
can someone please tell me where to look for the printable recipes?? I have seen them before and I can't seem to find them now that I have a freeze dryer...help
What few recipes we have for you to download are on our webpage. When you click on the link simply scroll down to the bottom of the page and our downloadable files are there. www.roseredhomestead.com
Looks great! Will do something similar, but only keto ingredients….. no beans, no pasta. Radishes are wonderful in soup. Congratulations on your retirement! Am awaiting my freeze dryer to arrive in about a month.
Thanks for your comments. Never thought about putting radishes in soup. I will have to try that.
What great recipes & info, Pam. You are always so thorough & informative in your explanations & I'm so grateful. For the FD'd Minestrone, I think I would cook the soup w just water & then REHYDRATE w the Veg broth. Since all the liquid is dissipated by freeze drying, it kind of seems like a waste of a good, organic broth to FD.
The broth actually is still there. I FD chicken broth and then powder it and it is great!
@@trailgrazers3690 Good to know! I just thought it would dissipate. Thank you!
Is there a link to the freeze dryer??
You can find it here--but watch out for sticker shock! They are expensive! roseredhomestead.com/amazon-trail-grazers
Can't wait to add this to our travel menu.
Glad you are going to try it.
Oh, thank you for a great presentation. It helped a great deal.
where can we get the oregano? I grew and freeze dried my own but I'm always open to other sources. Have fun on your road trip, I'm so happy for the both of you.
I got it on Amazon. It is fabulous.
I'm excited to try this recipe. I am always happy to have meals (MRE's) for my Freeze Dryer. Thank you! Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄
Hope you enjoy! And Merry Christmas to you as well.
I hope your trip will be a wonderful experience. I always have a guest room although I am not a great housekeeper and my home is out in the boon docks.
Thank you. We will report on it in an upcoming video. It is still several weeks away. We need to get through the holidays first.
Another idea for the hot water is one of the thermoses that holds about a quart of water. I use an electric kettle that holds about the same amount and use it to fill the thermos. It stays very hot for 12 hours or longer and is still warm after 24 hours. And now that we have our wood stove going, I just heat water on it and use that to keep our thermos filled!
That sounds great.
That looks so delicious. I never would have thought to freeze dry it - I will have to give it a try. Thanks for the video and happy road tripping :)
Hope you enjoy! Our two batches turned out great. I hope you do give it a try.
great video😍😍😍😍😍
Thank you.
@@trailgrazers3690 you are most welcome
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The freeze dried minestrone will be perfect for your road trips :-)
I think so as well. Thanks, Mary.
I am so going to try this. Thank you Pam
You are welcome. I am glad to hear you are going to try it.
Always something to learn. FYI, there used to be a 12 volt coil that you could put in a cup with water
While traveling. Didn't check it out.
I remember those! I used to rehydrate my dried plant specimens with one of those when I was studying plant ecology!