by Texas Homesteader ~ The cold winter months typically mean we’re enjoying some pretty soup-heavy meals in our home. Although we eat soup all year long there’s nothing like a hot, nourishing bowl of soup when the weather’s blustery outside. But y’all know I don’t enjoy being in the kitchen. So my homemade soups need […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ RancherMan & I were planning a day trip to visit my dad. When we go for a visit I like to take any meal-planning pressure off him. I’ll typically whip up something super easy & portable to bring with us so he doesn’t feel he needs to put on a spread […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ I typically like to cook our meals from scratch. But let’s be honest. For all of us, sometimes there are ‘Those Days‘… Today is just such a day. I’ve been busy all week, I’m just getting over being ill and today I really need to play catch-up. So a hearty meal […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ I’ve written before about how I love the Cook-Once, Eat-Twice method of cooking. And of course its close relative the Planned Leftovers method too. With Cook-Once Eat-Twice cooking you might cook several meatloaves or stuffed peppers so you can freeze it for the same entree later. With Planned Leftovers you cook […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ The weather is very raw today – blustery, damp & cold. So I’ve got on my thinkin’ cap making plans for a bone-warming supper for RancherMan & me. What’s my motto, y’all? That’s right, “Use What Cha Got!” So I’m pulling out the ingredients I have available to work with, including […]
by Texas Homesteader Recently I wanted to make my handsome RancherMan a homemade Chicken Pot Pie, but I wanted to make it totally from scratch. Cooking with cream-of-something soups helps to make recipes quick & easy but you know those commercial cans of soup are full of sodium. Now don’t get me wrong, I have […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ Lunches at the Taylor household are always fend-for-yourself style. Typically for summertime lunches RancherMan & I each just grab a quick sandwich of some kind. But in the wintertime I hunger for something a little more substantial. And something hot. I really enjoy soups in the winter for hot and healthy […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ RancherMan & I are able to live & work right here in a place we love. We hated city life, long commutes, office politics and the daily grind. But now living this life in the country means we need to be extra mindful of our financial resources. The good news? It’s […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ It took me a long time to jump into the Instant Pot scene. I mean, I already had slow cookers, and I had a high-end stainless steel stove-top pressure cooker too. Why would I spend more money to buy something else I had to store? Wanna know what the breaking point […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ Especially this time of year, we’re all trying to save a little money wherever we can, #amiright? I’ve found the best way to save some cold, hard cash is to incorporate easy (and non-drastic) money-saving measures into your daily life. Saving money doesn’t have to be hard. Sometimes there’s no sacrifice […]
