by Texas Homesteader ~ *contains affiliate link 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 […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ *contains affiliate link I’ve heard of people making something similar to applesauce but using pears instead – Pear Sauce! I love applesauce so I figured I should give it a try. Using my slow cooker it was super easy too, the procedure is the same as when I made homemade applesauce. Check […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ *contains affiliate link When our garden is producing extremely well I like to preserve as much as I can from it. Oftentimes our tomatoes are producing like GANGBUSTERS and I’m making Tomato Sauce and Pasta Sauce from it Sometimes I dehydrate them into Tomato Powder or just Dried Diced Tomatoes to […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ *affiliate link I found myself needing to deal with preserving both bushes of fresh apples as well as mountains of fresh pears. Although I ended up with many jars of delectable treats, getting there was a comedy of errors! C’mon in & see.
by Texas Homesteader ~ *contains affiliate link This recipe for lightly sweet and crisp sweet pickles can be made one quart at a time. Perfect since the garden doesn’t always crank out those fresh cucumbers at the same rate. And this sweet pickle recipe is so simple anyone can do it!
by Texas Homesteader ~ I love fresh spinach, and I love that during early spring it produces so prolifically. We like to eat as much spinach as we can while it’s fresh and crisp but I also want to preserve that delicious, healthy spinach to enjoy later in the season – way after the plants […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ Several weeks back a friend & I were talking about gardening. Her family had a huge garden when she was growing up and they relied on it to keep them all fed. She was quizzing me on the different things I like to plant in my garden and I rattled off […]
by Texas Homesteader Ok y’all, we’re still trucking along with this grocery no-spend challenge where we’ve agreed not to spend any money on food of any type (except Valentine’s Day) for the entire month of February. That includes fresh foods such as milk, fruits & veggies. (although we may tweak this as the challenge goes […]