The peel of the banana, like many fruits and vegetables, is not only edible but contains useful nutrients ... I started one evening as I was cooking dinner, using a butternut squash from my local veg ...

Air fryers have become an absolute kitchen staple, and one of their surprising uses is making delicious homemade dried fruit quickly and easily.

The peel of the banana, like many fruits and vegetables ... I washed it thoroughly then dried it, then cut off the top and bottom. Next I used a vegetable peeler and knife to slither off as ...

Vegetable and fruit peels have been shown to remove pollutants from water. Dickinson College chemistry professor Cindy Samet demonstrates how dried, ground avocado peels can remove methylene blue ...

and dried garlic granules to stir into a mayo, yogurt, or cream-based salad dressing like ranch. Read more: 13 Simple Tricks ...

Dehydrating fresh fruits into dried fruits can be conveniently done at home using methods like sun drying, oven drying, using a dehydrator, microwave drying, or freeze drying. Each method offers a ...

but for some fruits such as mandarin fruit in the Chongqing region of China, the peel and flesh do not ripen synchronously, with the flesh usually reaching maturity while the peel is still green.

Under that peel, you’ll find seed-speckled ... make the task much quicker and easier. Wash the fruit well under cool running water, then pat dry with a clean kitchen towel.