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@MaryIsobel How does the taste of these meals compare to those cooked conventionally (if that's the right word)?

I recently made "cabbage roll soup". It made quite a bit such that I was able to freeze two meals of it. We have eaten one and I can't say i noticed any deterioration in the cabbage.

I signed up for an account but then was informed that that show is not available to be seen outside Australia. Too bad, I would have been interested in watching it.

@TdeV Take a look at page 9 of @JAZ's book Super-Easy Instant Pot Cookbook.

Freeze drying is akin to dehydrating as it removes the moisture from food. The difference between the two is that freeze drying removes all the moisture. It can easily be crumbled into a powder. You need specialized equipment for this which I suspect few people on this site have.

I looked at Freezer Meals 101 also. It looks like an interesting site where you prep the ingredients, stick it in a bag and freeze it. You still have to cook it. The question for @TdeV then,is are you looking to simply re-heat frozen meals or cook them? I'm interested in this too as I am going to be making some meals for my SIL who has just had a knee replacement (and has Parkinson's to boot). She is being discharged from hospital today and family will be staying with her for the next couple of weeks. After that she is on her own in a rural location so I am looking at putting together single serve meals that can simply be re-heated.

I have never frozen potatoes so i'm of no help. I'm sorry.

Scary.

I have dehydrated mushrooms and ground them. The powder is great in scrambled eggs, soups, stews etc.

No, not yet, but thanks for the reminder.

Indeed there was.

Mine were in occupied Holland.

Does he have any tricks for making edible pastry?

It sounds delicious.

Thanks. Love the stuff. We have a Dutch grocery store here that sells some Indonesian products. We are never without kecap manis.

Thank you for taking us along for the ride. Looking forward to the next one. Do they use kecap manis there?

That's sad. I enjoyed watching the shows she was in.

I am so looking forward to reading more!

Did you write a blog of your trip?

We were going to have tourtière, gravy, squash and Serious Eats Crispy French Fries. But then, since my Dutch heritage calls for appleflappen and oliebollen for New Years Eve by the time i made them, 2 dozen of appleflappen, 4 1/2 dozen oliebollen, I couldn't face the thought of making the fries. So instead I thawed out some cabbage soup and baked some ham and cheese scones to go with it. Oliebollen for dessert. Today will be tourtière and fries day. Made it to 11:40 last night. John tells me he lasted through midnight but not by much.

You searched for Broccoli salad - Mel's Kitchen Cafe https://share.google/4GFhc9pdoupM6KTlm Link to the recipe I make. I use dried cranberries instead of raisins.

The chocolate doesn't really melt as in making a puddle but it will soften a bit and pieces do times fall out. When that happens, I just stick them back in.

I can't think that ice cream and panettone would go all that well together, but then, I've never tried it. Plain is good but personally, I like it the way I prepare it. We have been eating the Soma and are enjoying it. Haven't tried the apple one yet; we also have the three chocolate.

I also like broccoli salad. Mine must have dried cranberries.

@Pete Fred I gotta ask - who eats all of your wonderful baking?