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 Energy Required!
by Texas Homesteader ~
The final harvest of all my fresh herbs from the garden happens before the first killing frost of the season. Then preserve them to use all year long.
A Facebook follower asked about my herb-drying setup. Y’all know I’m all about simplicity! So I thought I’d show the simple way I dry my fresh herbs.
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.
Canning Instructions For Homemade Broth
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.
