by Texas Homesteader ~
We don’t use bacon grease every day but it’s still a budget saver in my kitchen. Much flavor is added to typical staples too.
Here are 4 very important ways I’m able to use bacon grease in various ways to save money in my Homestead kitchen.
by Texas Homesteader ~
Who doesn’t love a hearty stew when the weather’s cold? And if you’re using leftover roast to make it, that meal can be on the table in minutes.
Recently I wrote about the benefit of planned leftovers. That’s the method of cooking when you purposely cook more of an item than you will eat at one time.
Then bibbidy-bobbedy-boo presto-changeo remake the leftovers into brand new and delicious recipes.
But today I’m sharing the quickest & most basic delicious leftover idea: a Hearty Stew!
by Texas Homesteader ~
Got leftover chicken and wondering how to use it? I use Planned Leftovers cooking!
Turn leftover chicken, a few dried out corn tortillas and a few cans of veggies into delicious, hot & satisfying Chicken Tortilla Soup FAST!
by Texas Homesteader ~
I’m sharing easy ways to repurpose old denim into useful things. I love all things denim, and the eco-warrior in me loves repurposing! Come see 5 quick projects I’ve done to repurpose denim from worn jeans into useful things around our home.
Here we are in a bright, shiny new year. I hope all of you had an awesome 2016 and are looking forward with eagerness to the possibilities that 2017 holds. RancherMan & I have many exciting things to look forward to in ’17! I’m thinking about opening an Etsy shop for some of the homemade soaps we make and maybe some of the repurposed denim crafts I do. Perhaps even a few crosses made from the 1880’s barbed wire that we still have in places on our property.
But since we’re on the cusp of a brand new year I thought it would be fun to share with you the single most popular post in each year since I’ve been writing this little ole blog of mine.
by Texas Homesteader ~
With planned leftovers you cook lots of a main ingredient to incorporate into future meals. It really simplifies things in the kitchen! Recently I cooked up a huge pork roast in a slow cooker. Come see the many dishes I have planned with that one roast.
by Texas Homesteader ~
Don’t resort to the powdered stuff sold in packets. Homemade hot cocoa is delicious & only uses cocoa, sugar & milk – flavored with vanilla & a few miniature marshmallows floating on top. So easy! (and there’s a secret flavoring ingredient that intensifies the chocolate taste. shhhhh….)
by Texas Homesteader ~
Whelp, here we are at the end of 2016. What a great year it’s been! My veggie garden was screamingly successful this year. And our homestead branched out with registered Angus heifers to augment the registered Hereford operation we currently have. But it wasn’t without its darker moments too, including twin calves that died in calving and dealing with expensive yet crappy appliances. But RancherMan & I tackled the successes and the trials together, side-by-side. And that’s the way I always want it to be.
All this month I’ve been sharing with you the top homesteading posts on the blog for each year I’ve been writing. I’ve linked to each of those years of Top-10 posts at the bottom of this post. So if you haven’t already enjoyed ’em, well there ya go!
But without further adieu, here are the top 10 posts of the year for 2016:
