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 ~ 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 […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ Y’all know I started this little ole blog of mine back in 2013. It was a hard year for us since I’d just been diagnosed with breast cancer. But for a diversion, RancherMan suggested I begin writing about our lives here on our Homestead. So we started a blog and I […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ Aaaah the holidays. A special time of the year when friends and family gather to bask in the warmth of their relationships and enjoy some really good food. So much food in fact that oftentimes the day afterward can leave you scratching your head. Wow, there’s so much food leftover! What […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ Electric programmable pressure cookers are all the rage. But I have a stove-top pressure cooker and I love it. I guess it’s been hard for me to justify the cost of buying a different thing when I have something that works for me. But I’ve finally made the plunge! Recently we […]
