By Texas Homesteader ~
Coriander is a delicious spice to use in your cooking. I grow and preserve coriander from my garden each year for FREE! Find out how.
Harvesting Coriander From Cilantro – A Multi-Use Garden Treat
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Step-by-Step: Tips To Grow, Harvest & Preserve Your Own Garlic
by Texas Homesteader ~
Garlic lends a vibrant flavor to even the simplest of savory dishes and it’s a favorite home-garden vegetable grown in various climates.
I’m sharing a step-by-step guide to planting, growing, harvesting and preserving garlic.
My Fresh Herb-Drying Setup – No Dehydrator Or Energy Required!
by Texas Homesteader ~
Using home-grown herbs elevates the flavor of any dish – the fresher the herb, the more intense the flavor!
The final harvest of all my fresh herbs from the garden happens just before the first killing frost of the season. Then I preserve them to use all year long.
I’ll show you the simple way I dry lots of fresh herbs with no dehydrator or even electricity needed.
Can You Reuse Canning Lids? YES… If You Know The Secret!
by Texas Homesteader ~
Did you know there’s a way you can reuse flat canning lids over and over again? Yep, that’s right – I’ve been reusing mine… for years! But there’s a secret. Come see how.
You Can Peel A Whole Head Of Garlic In Seconds!
by Texas Homesteader ~
I grow & harvest lots of garlic every year. So much so that there’s no way I can use it all fresh before it goes bad. So to preserve some of the garlic further I also like to keep a jar filled with peeled garlic cloves in my freezer.
But ugh, peeling that many cloves is going to be a long, sticky chore, right?
Nope.
Come see how I can peel whole heads of garlic cloves in seconds.
How To Pressure Can Homemade Broth: Easy Step-by-Step Instructions!
by Texas Homesteader ~
It’s easy, inexpensive & healthy to make homemade nutritious bone broth yourself. To preserve broth you can freeze it – or pressure can it to make it shelf stable.
Don’t be intimidated by a pressure canner, y’all. Canning broth is easy.
Seasoning Mix For Southern Fried Okra: Cornmeal , Flour & Savory Spices
by Texas Homesteader ~
To accumulate my fresh garden okra until I have enough to fry, I use this okra seasoning mix to coat okra pieces and store in the freezer. Then I’m able to fry them up when I have enough.
How To Make Dehydrated Blueberry Powder
by Texas Homesteader ~
I have a couple of bags of frozen blueberries in my freezer. But right now freezer space is at a premium. So I need to empty some of its contents and one of those bags of frozen blueberries needs to come out.
I’ve got plenty jars of jelly/jam in my pantry so there’s no need right now to make more Blueberry Jam. And a person can only (healthily) eat so many Blueberry Muffins.
So my thoughts turned to ways to dehydrate some blueberries for my pantry instead. Turns out it was pretty easy.
