Americans waste a lot of food. I waste a lot of food. (Yes, it makes me feel better to think that everybody else wastes as much as I do! ) Vegetables go bad in the fridge and used to go into the garbage but now goes into my trusty compost bucket….but still they should have been eaten.
Last night I decided to change that bad habit! I made a dish that required celery but didn’t necessarily need the whole bag. Knowing how this story normally ends, I didn’t bother telling myself I would use the remainder later this week. Instead I chopped it, blanched it, and dehydrated it for later use.
Dehydrating vegetables preserves many of the nutrients for later use. The vegetable can then be either re-hydrated by placing in water or tossed in soup or stew (which is what I plan to do with the
celery.)
Also, instead of throwing out the bottom of the celery, I placed it cut side up in a glass bowl. The bowl is going on the window sill and in a few days when roots and a shoot make their appearance, I plan of planting it in the garden. I will let you know how that goes because it’s the first time I’ve done it.
