~ by Texas Homesteader ~
To keep food safe it needs to be kept at a safe temperature even when traveling for the big meal. Every step from oven to transport to serving your special dish. Food safety is important.
But how do you keep that casserole safely hot while driving to grandma’s house? Come see how we do it.
by Texas Homesteader ~
Recently guest writer Ashley shared her experience of going through a full month without any refined sugar at all. WOW!
On her post sharing Week THREE she shared a recipe for a delicious Sugar-Free Peanut Butter Fudge that has the added bonus of being no-bake. You’re NOT gonna want to miss this – check it out.
by Texas Homesteader ~
RancherMan absolutely loves my homemade KitchenAid Sandwich Bread so I endeavor to keep him supplied in it as often as possible.
I like to make sure the crust of my bread is flavored in buttery goodness and we only use real butter, but of course I like to use it in moderation.
So recently I pulled my fresh loaves from the oven, went to butter the tops and I thought “Hey, there’s an even EASIER way and it uses less butter!”
This is certainly not a new idea but it’s one that I’ve adopted in the kitchen each & every time I’m buttering the tops of my fresh homemade loaves. Y’all know I’m a big fan of using it ALL.
by Texas Homesteader ~
A mandatory part of all our family holiday traditional meals is RancherMan’s Green Bean Casserole. He admits that it’s ridiculously easy to make. No complicated instructions here – this is the EASIEST green bean casserole ever!
by Texas Homesteader ~
I found six different ways to enjoy that whole chicken I cooked. I was surprised at how many times that one bird could feed us using the leftover chicken. We’ve really gotten a lot of mileage with different meals out of this one bird. Check it out!
by Texas Homesteader ~
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OK by now y’all know I’m a dehydrating fool! I bought my dream appliance, an *Excalibur 9-tray dehydrator and I think I’m in love!
I’ve put that thing through the paces, dehydrating all kinds of fruits and veggies. And I’ve even made Italian-flavored tomato leather to just roll out and plop on my homemade French-Bread Pizza. No rehydration needed! I think it’s safe to say I’ve been bitten by the dehydrating bug.
I use many dehydrated veggies in my wintertime simmering Endless Soup. And I use most of my dehydrated fruits as replacement for raisins in my Homemade Pumpkin Granola.
But I’ve also been dehydrating veggies to grind and use for my own homemade powdered seasoning. I hate to pull out a large dehydrator to dehydrate such small portions, and it almost seems even my other small household model is a bit much.
Check out today’s Homestead Hack. I’ve found a way to quickly dehydrate small amounts of food for FREE!
by Texas Homesteader ~
I make rice often. It’s inexpensive and lends itself to many different flavors of almost any meal. But I’ve found a way to make rice even more flavorful and nutritious versus cooking it in plain water. And it’s FREE!
Use Whatcha Got is what I always say! Check out this Homestead Hack.
by Texas Homesteader ~
I’m thinking if you can make sweet yet sugar-free muffins that are healthy enough that they would work for either snack or healthy breakfast, that’s a winner in my book – how ’bout you??
