by Texas Homesteader ~
Are you wondering what our most popular posts of 2021 were? Well it was everything from easier homemade recipes to gardening tips to saving money and MUCH MORE.
Grab a cup of coffee and settle in for some good reading, y’all. I’m sharing the best of the best!
By Texas Homesteader ~
Have you priced a package of beef jerky lately? WHEW! Thankfully I’ve been very pleased at how easy and inexpensive it is to make our own meat jerky at home. We use a mixture of ground meat, seasonings and ‘cure’. You can use ground beef or strips of steak to make jerky. But we decided to make wild-game jerky using venison and elk.
by Texas Homesteader ~
I enjoy drinking hot tea when the weather turns cold. One of my favorite flavored herbal teas is made with the spearmint I grow right here on the Homestead. Mint tea!
by Texas Homesteader ~
I always have a couple of jars of dehydrated cubed potatoes in my pantry. From a preparedness standpoint I love to have dehydrated food available.
Jars of dehydrated food aren’t dependent upon electricity to keep them preserved like when storing food in a freezer. 
by Texas Homesteader ~
Applesauce is a staple in my Homestead kitchen. But even though I use it often I don’t buy it, oh no! It’s super easy and nearly effortless to make your own applesauce.
And the lowly slow cooker makes it so easy too. Check it out!
By Texas Homesteader ~
I use coriander in my cooking from time to time. But because I don’t use it often I’d hate to buy a bottle of coriander. It would just go stale before I could use the whole bottle. But luckily I don’t have to buy it.
You see, I always have cilantro in my garden. It typically comes up on a volunteer basis as a result of seed falling to the ground. But cilantro seed is… coriander.
So I take advantage of this dual-purpose garden goodie and harvest coriander when the cilantro is done, typically around the end of May here in NE Texas.
by Texas Homesteader
I utilize garlic often in my cooking. It lends a vibrant flavor to even the simplest savory dishes.
Here’s how I plant, harvest and preserve the garlic harvest.
by Texas Homesteader ~
Did you know there’s a way you can reuse canning flats over and over again? Yep, that’s right – I’ve been reusing mine… for years! But there’s a secret. Come see how.
