by Texas Homesteader ~ I’d overlooked harvesting many onions, but then saw many green sprouts. Many of the onions that sprouted that I overlooked from last-year’s garden are sprouting into two (or more) onions in one. So I dug the doubled-up onions, separated them & replanted the onions. Now there are twice as many as […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ I dehydrated excess potatoes for longer-term pantry storage. It’s easy, but there’s a trick to keeping them from turning black as they’re dehydrated.
by Texas Homesteader ~ Summer months in Texas are hot & humid that’s for sure. So I’m employing tactics to use FREE solar energy to replace some of my kitchen cooking to keep that cooking heat outside where it belongs. Things such as outside sun tea, dehydrating produce or even solar cooking!
by Texas Homesteader ~ This simple, moist and zesty jalapeno cornbread recipe is on tight rotation in my Homestead kitchen. It’s lightly sweet and bakes up fast in a cast-iron skillet. You can leave out the jalapenos if you don’t like spicy food and it’s still delicious.
by Texas Homesteader *Contains an affiliate link I love my solar oven and I use it often. I love that it takes no purchased energy to run. And most of all I love that it leaves all the cooking heat outside where it belongs. Recently I began dehydrating overage veggies from my garden. I freeze […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ I try to eat or preserve every single vegetable that comes from our garden. I love to over plant tomatoes so we have plenty for eating fresh & also for preserving for later. But when you’ve eaten all you can fresh what do you do? I’m not sure about you but […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ Freezing garden tomatoes offers several benefits: Easier tomato peeling, less water when cooking them down and ease of preserving. Come see how I do it.
by Texas Homesteader ~ I’ve discovered my favorite herb to cook with is Thyme. It’s so versatile and it adds a delicious flavor to so many different dishes. And the price of growing fresh thyme in your garden is so much less than buying it – plus it’s much fresher!