by Texas Homesteader ~ *includes affiliate link When my vegetable garden gives me lots of those ripe, delicious tomatoes, I want to make sure none go to waste. I’ve found that after we’ve eaten as many fresh as we could, I like to pop some in the freezer for later. But if I roast them […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ I was dehydrating lots of vegetables from my garden. Each one was placed in a repurposed glass jar in my pantry. Then I decided to assemble various dry veggies, add some seasoning and make dehydrated salsa in a jar as a gift. The gift recipients LOVED IT!
by Texas Homesteader ~ *contains affiliate link A dear friend told me about dehydrating tomato puree (sometimes seasoned) into a leather. WHAT?? Tomato leather?? Yes, tomato leather can be used to simplify your pizza night. Just plop a tomato leather on top of your crust and start adding fillings. The leather rehydrates as the pizza […]
by Tammy Taylor *contains an affiliate link WHEW, the temps & humidity have really spiked here in NE Texas. My veggie garden is still trucking along just fine but for some reason it’s been hampered in providing me with very many edible veggies. Oh yeah sure I’ve picked a few jalapenos and a shriveled banana […]
by Texas Homesteader *contains affiliate link Recently I had a large quantity of tomatoes to preserve. In the process of making my sauce I removed most of the seeds and tossed them into my compost before I even cooked the tomatoes down. When the tomatoes were cooked I used a sieve to separate the cooked […]
by Texas Homesteader~ * contains an affiliate link I’m often asked what a typical day looks like when you’re both living and working on a Homestead. Well I can say in all honesty that it’s NEVER boring! It’s funny how it’s near impossible to plan with certainty what a day in our lives will look […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ Don’t Waste Food! Produce doesn’t have to be beautiful to be healthy & delicious. See how I play fairy godmother to some ugly carrots to make them beautiful again.
by Texas Homesteader ~ Last season I was trying to preserve as much garden excess as I could. I hated for any of it to go to waste. So we ate fresh from the garden every day, then I shared with family, friends & community. Then I preserved as much as I could either by […]