Category Archives: Recipes & Cooking

Favorite simple yet delicious recipes in my Texas Homestead kitchen.

Wireless Bluetooth Meat Thermometer For The Grill or Solar Oven

by Texas Homesteader ~  

A wireless meat thermometer makes cooking meat to the perfect temperature a breeze. No wires means it’s easier to use in the oven, on the grill or even in my solar oven. And I monitor temperatures right from my phone!Wireless Bluetooth MEATER Meat Thermometer with smartphone app. #TexasHomesteader

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How To Make Self-Rising Flour In Less Than 1 Minute Using All Purpose Flour

by Texas Homesteader ~ 

Does your recipe call for self-rising flour, but you only have all-purpose flour in your kitchen? No worries, you can make your own self-rising flour in 1 minute by adding only two tiny ingredients to all-purpose flour.

Check out this helpful Homestead Hack.

This Homestead Hack will show you how to make Self-Rising flour from all purpose flour in one minute! #TexasHomesteader

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Leftover Mashed Potatoes Into Potato Cakes (aka: Potato Pancakes)

~ by Texas Homesteader ~ 

I use leftover mashed potatoes to make fried potato cakes. (some call them potato pancakes).

They’re quick & easy and a great way to rework leftovers into something delicious. Soft & pillowy inside, crunchy outside. I share both skillet frying and Air Fryer instructions. 

POTATO CAKES! I use leftover mashed potatoes to make potato cakes. Quick & easy and a great way to rework leftovers into something DELICIOUS! #TexasHomesteader

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Fast Instant Pot Black-Eyed Peas w/Rotel Tomatoes

by Texas Homesteader ~ 

The Instant Pot makes quick work of cooking a bag of dry Black-Eyed Peas. And this simple recipe has an added spicy kick from Rotel-style tomatoes. I can put them on to cook when I start supper and they’ll still be ready to eat when we are. That’s FAST

The Instant Pot makes quick work of cooking dry Black-Eyed Peas. And this simple recipe has an added spicy kick from Rotel-style tomatoes. #TexasHomesteader

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