Category Archives: Recipes & Cooking

Favorite simple yet delicious recipes in my Texas Homestead kitchen.

Simple Beef Stew Dry Seasoning Mix – Savory Herbs & Spices Blended Together

by Texas Homesteader ~ 

Beef stew is a comfort food for sure. And I use a simple homemade dry-seasoning mix when I make beef stew, or even just to add flavor to other hearty soups.

It’s comprised of just a few standard pantry ingredients and gives your stew the thick savory flavor you love. Plus it gives you control over salt content too. 

Stew Dry Seasoning Mix herbs spices - #TexasHomesteader

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Chocolate CRAZY CAKE (Wacky Cake) Recipe Uses No Eggs, Butter, Milk or MIXING BOWLS!

by Texas Homesteader ~ 

This easy depression-era chocolate crazy cake recipe is delicious. (some call it Wacky Cake). The recipe uses no eggs, butter, milk or even BOWLS!

Oh, and I also share a crazy-good mix-n-spread chocolate frosting recipe below too! 

DEPRESSION-ERA CHOCOLATE CRAZY CAKE RECIPE - no eggs, butter, milk or even BOWLS! Quick & easy with BONUS no-cook chocolate frosting recipe! #TexasHomesteader

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Banana Pudding Made With Squash? You’re Not Gonna Believe It!

by Texas Homesteader ~ 

Banana pudding is one of our favorite desserts. But did you know you could make pudding using yellow summer squash puree? AND, it actually tastes like banana pudding and nothing like squash?

No really! Check it out, y’all

Banana pudding made with summer squash, bananas, vanilla wafers in mason jar. #TexasHomesteader

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Instant Pot Magic: Making Boxed Macaroni & Cheese In Minutes

by Texas Homesteader ~ 

Macaroni & cheese isn’t hard to make on the stovetop, but it’s TWICE as easy to make in a pressure cooker. And it cooks in less than half the time too! 

Instant Pot boxed macaroni & cheese cooks in only 4 minutes with 1 minute natural release.

Instant Pot boxed Macaroni and cheese mac & cheese #TexasHomesteader

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Zero-Waste Cooking – The Art of Eliminating Leftover or Wasted Food

by Texas Homesteader ~ 

Reducing waste in the grocery budget is a hot topic right now. Rushed parents and over-scheduled folks are doing the best they can to keep their grocery budget low in these days of high-priced groceries.

But the USDA estimates that between 30% and 40% of our food is ending up in landfills. 

WHAT??!

The USDA estimates that between 30% and 40% of our food ends up in landfills. See our easy tips on eliminating wasted and leftover food. #TexasHomesteader

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