Category Archives: Recipes & Cooking

Favorite simple yet delicious recipes in my Texas Homestead kitchen.

Cooking With The Sun – SW Chicken w/Seasoned Brown Rice

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I have a simple Southwest Chicken recipe that I cook outside using just the power of the sun!

One of the included vessels when I bought my solar oven is a double-stack black enamelware covered pan. That will be perfect for today’s dish: Southwest Chicken served on a bed of seasoned brown rice.

Quick & easy, mix it & forget it. The whole meal cooks at the same time!

Here in NE Texas I want to keep cooking heat & humidity outside. So I cooked my SW Chicken with seasoned brown rice in my solar oven! #TexasHomesteader

 

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How To Make Clover-Blossom Jelly (with Optional Canning Instructions)

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Making Clover-Blossom Jelly is simple and results in a delicious easily-spreadable jelly your whole family can enjoy. We have many sweetly-fragrant clover blossoms in the pastures. Why not make Jelly with those blooms? It’s easy & so delicious! 

Making Clover-Blossom Jelly. We have many clover blossoms in the pastures. Why not make Jelly with those fragrant blooms? It is delicious! #TexasHomesteader

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Creating Delicious Rosemary Crackers with Olive Oil and Garlic

Fluffy, Delicious, Jalapeno/Cheese Yeast Bread Recipe

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When we travel to west Texas to visit my aunt, she always picks up a couple of loaves of our favorite jalapeno-cheese bread from a nearby deli for us to enjoy while we were there.

I wondered if I could make a loaf of that spicy, cheesy bread at home. So I decided that the next time I was baking RancherMan his favorite sandwich bread I’d make one loaf into a jalapeno-cheese bread.

I figured it would as simple as rolling out the dough, sprinkling chopped jalapenos and some grated jalapeno muenster cheese given to us by a very sweet friend before rolling the dough into a loaf before baking.

But did it work?

I Use My Standard Fluffy, Delicious, Sandwich Bread Recipe To Make A Spicy Jalapeno-Cheese Bread Version. DELICIOUS and so easy! #TexasHomesteader

Homestead Hack: BBQ Sandwiches A Fast Planned Leftover Meal

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I love Planned Leftovers. Especially pulled pork BBQ sandwiches because it’s so quick & easy yet so delicious. Looking for a quick meal with precious little hands-on time? Check out this homestead hack for leftover roast.

Using leftover roast it's easy to whip up BBQ sandwiches in a flash! #TexasHomesteader

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