by Texas Homesteader ~ Sometimes I need a can of cherry pie filling for a recipe. But DANG have you priced that little can of filling? And there’s often lots of filling but precious little actual cherry in those cans. But it’s simple to make your own gluten-free pie filling using canned or frozen cherries.
by Texas Homesteader ~ Remember recently I ended up with a boatload of fresh carrots? Now there was no way to consume that many carrots before they went bad. So I was frantically sharing as many as I could with friends, family & neighbors but there were Still. So. Many. Carrots. So I dehydrated a […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ Y’all know we drink coffee that’s sold in red and black plastic canisters. When the coffee’s gone the canisters are handy and I’ve used them for so many things so far. But they’ve been most beneficial for food storage. It’s like my very own (free and easily replaceable) plastic food storage […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ *contains affiliate link I was given a boatload of fresh carrots recently and I didn’t want them to go to waste. Now I’ve written before about turning ugly carrots into beautiful carrots by chopping misshapen carrots into prettier more uniform pieces. In the past I’d dehydrated them using my small household-sized […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ *contains affiliate link RancherMan & I love this life we live in our little piece of NE Texas paradise. Oh it’s true we work many more hours than we ever did when we were corporately employed, but our hours are our own. It’s our decision what to plant in the garden […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ This simple Cheesy Chile Chicken Casserole recipe can be cooked the traditional way in a standard oven. But I often cook it outside in my solar oven. So whether or not you have your own solar oven – read on, dear friends!
by Texas Homesteader ~ We have a wild hog problem here in NE Texas. Bad. So bad in fact that there’s no official ‘season’ for hunting them because they’re such an invasive, destructive nuisance. Their sheer numbers are astonishing. They come through like a cloud, leaving nothing but tilled ground & deep holes behind them. Terrible! […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ I love Planned Leftovers. Especially pulled pork BBQ sandwiches because it’s so quick & easy yet so delicious. Looking for a quick meal with precious little hands-on time? Check out this homestead hack for leftover roast.