Makeshift Dehydrator

I crack myself up.
So I've always liked the idea of dehydrating in the sun (who the heck wants to turn on the oven when it's blasted hot outside anyways?) but I DON'T care for the idea of buggies snacking on my schtuff.    So I'm thinking about what I can use outside, and right in front of my nose is my two-tier wire fruit basket. VOILA!   I can take some of my mesh fabric (which I make my nutmilk bags out of ) and grab my 14yr old daughter's sewing machine and whip a cover together.  Sweet!  And this fabric is SO tight that the tiniest bug wouldnt' be able to get in, yet sunshine and air can still flow through.  Only two tiers for the basket tho, but oh well.  It's a start.

(I'm already thinking about buying a brand new birdcage-  Couldn't it be transformed as well?  Possibly would look nice hanging on the deck too.  No birds allowed tho. )

So I slice a couple fruits with my slicer on super-thin-  Half a carrot and an apple to start.  Just for fun.  Later I make a "pizza crust" recipe from Juliano's book "Raw" and change it slightly, and below is the results. They are not totally dry yet (it wasn't as hot today as I expected, but still a great day to give it a whirl).  they're still pliable (like a soft corn tortilla) but can be made more crisp like pizza crust with more drying.

Ingredients for the "pizza crust" are:
1 c oat groats, soaked (6 hrs)
1 T olive oil
1/2 cup ground flax seeds, add water to bind
1/2 cup ish carrot pulp
1 T honey or agave
Salt
Basil, onion powder garlic powder to taste ( a little goes a long way) or use fresh minced

Shape into flat patties, nice and thin.  Great for soft taco or sandwich or pizza crust.
Next time I will put more spices in than I did; I think I was hesitant to over-spice, because if you put too much of something, you can't fix it.  Underspice, and you can just sprinkle on more when you eat it!  <3