Category Archives: Recipes & Cooking

Favorite simple yet delicious recipes in my Texas Homestead kitchen.

Crispy Southwest Egg Rolls – Skillet Fry or Air Fryer Directions

by Texas Homesteader ~ 

I enjoy making Southwest egg rolls. They’re SO easy (and you know easy are the only recipes that fly in my Homestead kitchen!)

They’re a delicious Tex-Mex favorite around here, crispy on the outside with creamy chicken filling on the inside. I’m sharing skillet fry AND air fryer directions.

Southwest Egg Rolls - chicken, corn, black beans, onion, bell pepper with beans and cilantro corn. #TexasHomesteader

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Easiest Homemade Banana Pudding Recipe – A True Southern Treat!

 by Texas Homesteader ~

Banana pudding is a homestead favorite and it’s so easy! I use my vanilla pudding recipe and add bananas & wafers to  turn plain vanilla pudding into banana pudding greatness. 

Banana pudding is a quick & easy comfort food for sure. And when it’s homemade? Well it doesn’t get any better than that! 

Healthy wholesome banana pudding ingredients - skim milk, real butter, flour, egg yolk, sugar, and vanilla, plus bananas & wafers for banana pudding #TexasHomesteader

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Elevate Your BBQ Game With This Homemade Creamy Coleslaw Recipe

~ Texas Homesteader ~ 

Creamy Homemade Coleslaw is a classic side that goes perfectly with your BBQ. Crunchy, creamy & delicious, it’s easy to make and requires only a few simple ingredients. 

I’m sharing an easy-to-follow coleslaw recipe you don’t want to miss. 

coleslaw made with cabbage, carrots and creamy dressing mayonnaise, vinegar, celery seed #TexasHomesteader

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Easiest Egg-Free Cotton Candy Meringue Cookies

by Texas Homesteader ~ 

These egg-free meringue cookies are made light & fluffy using only 4 ingredients – sugar, lemon juice, vanilla extract & substituting aquafaba in place of egg whites.

You can either use the sweetened whipped mixture as egg-free meringue for desserts or dollop them onto lined trays and dry them into delicious and airy meringue cookies. 

Aquafaba egg-free meringue cookies flavored with pink strawberry extract. #TexasHomesteader

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Roasted Chickpeas In Air Fryer or Oven – A Crunchy, Salty, Savory Snack

by Texas Homesteader ~ 

These simple Air Fryer Roasted Chickpeas make a crunchy, salty, savory snack in minutes! All you need is a can of chickpeas (also known as garbanzo beans), some olive oil and a handful of savory spices.

Eating chickpeas offers not only fiber and protein but iron, zinc, vitamin B6 & much more. A quick & healthy crispy snack – Perfect!

Air Fryer roasted chickpeas garbanzo beans salty savory healthy snack #TexasHomesteader

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