The comprehensive handbook for dehydrating foods at home. Dehydrating is one of the most effective ways to preserve food for maximum nutrition at very low cost. Sales of dehydrators are soaring as many cooks reject the suspect ingredients in commercially prepared foods. Dehydrating with the recipes in this book is one way to control all ingredients & please the whole family. Recipes for dried ingredients include herbs & seasonings fruits fruit leathers vegetables & beef jerky. These nutritious ingredients are included in delicious recipes such as: Beef & potato stew Chicken pot pie Vegetable lasagna Zucchini & red pepper fritters Dried tomato & basil polenta Mushroom herb & white wine sauce Strawberry rhubarb tarts. These recipes appeal to a wide array of tastes feature contemporary ingredients such as whole grains & work equally well in a home kitchen on an RV on a boat or at a campsite. Recommendations for buying a dehydrator & storing dehydrated foods are also included. Easy-to-follow instructions with specific time guidelines & best practices & the latest data on food safety make this the ideal dehydrating guidebook & cookbook.