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Our favorite posts on cooking posted on TexasHomesteader.com

Easy Slow-Cooker Italian Flavored Pot Roast Recipe

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RancherMan’s quite the accomplished hunter. As such, we always have a freezer stocked full of pork roasts and I enjoy finding different ways to cook them. I often use my slow cooker to prepare those roasts. Most of the time I’ll flavor it very generically so I can remake the leftover cooked meat into whatever we’re in the mood for. I’ve made Carnitas Tacos, or Pulled-Pork Enchiladas, or even BBQ Sandwiches & more.

But today I’m in the mood for an Italian-style roast with diced tomatoes, chunky onions,  crushed garlic & minced fresh herbs.

Italian Flavored Pot Roast Recipe. Chunk a few simple ingredients into a slow cooker and then sit back & wait for supper to be cooked for you! #TexasHomesteader

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How To Dehydrate Fresh Pumpkin To Use All Year Long

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by Texas Homesteader ~ 

When you dehydrate fresh pumpkin you can fit a whole pumpkin in a tiny ½-pint canning jar! And unlike storing pumpkin puree in the freezer, dehydrated pumpkin can set right on your pantry shelf in a sealed jar, it uses no additional energy to store.

Come see how easy it is, y’all! 

Learn how to dehydrated fresh garden pumpkin puree. #TexasHomesteader

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How To Get Zero-Waste Citrus Juice For Recipes – Easy & CHEAP!

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by Texas Homesteader ~ 

There’s an easy way to get zero-waste citrus juice to use in your recipes. There’s no need to buy a plastic bottle of lemon or lime juice. I’m sharing a simple kitchen trick that’s cheaper and with no plastic waste. 

You could buy a plastic bottle of real lemon or lime juice, but why? Come see my easy, zero-waste (and CHEAP) solution for having 100% real citrus juice for my recipes. #TexasHomesteader

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How To Eat Your Compost BEFORE It’s Compost! Becoming A Food Waste Ninja…

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by Texas Homesteader ~ 

Have you ever thought about eating your compost to eliminate food waste?

Stay with me now, I’m not suggesting that you rifle through the compost heap and snack on its contents. Come see ways I’ve saved food previously destined for the compost pile. 

Can you actually EAT your compost? Stay with me now, I'm not saying you should eat the contents of your compost bucket. But there's LOTS of food you can make with scraps you'd previously just toss in the composter. Come see my favorite tips. #TexasHomesteader

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Pyrex Easy-To-Read 2-Cup Measuring Cup Review

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By Texas Homesteader ~

I’m 55 years old, y’all. Old enough for my eyes to require reader glasses. But I can’t wear glasses all the time because otherwise the ole eyes still see pretty well. That means I’m always searching for my readers when I need to see finer detail.

This creates more problem in the kitchen than anywhere else. I’m constantly fetching my readers to measure when I’m cooking. What a pain!

I really loved the look of the new larger-print Pyrex measuring cup so I reached out to Pyrex and asked them if they’d send me one to review.  Glory be, they said yes!

I'm reviewing the new Pyrex easy-to-read measurements measuring cup. It's a helpful kitchen tool but is it all it's cracked up to be? Come see #TexasHomesteader

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