so much drying, so little time!

so i bought a dehydrator, and i made great use of it today!

first i dehydrated apples:

then i made jerky:

jerk was surprisingly easy. i bought two steaks (eye of round, i think), froze them for a couple of hours, then cut them in strips against the grain. then i mixed up some worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic powder, and garlic & herb seasoning, and put it in a baggy with the steak strips.

i let it marinate for 4 hours (i couldn't wait any longer), then dried it at 160 degrees for 4 hours.

(there's my dried apples in the background!)

up next, i'm making carla's raw macaroons!

i also made some mayo and mustard today!

the mustard is great! spicy, but good. the mayo, on the other hand, i may have messed up.....i didn't melt the coconut oil enough, and it's almost solid now. at least it's pretty in the jar!