by Texas Homesteader~
Being the wife of a talented hunter husband, I’m often cooking wild game here on the homestead. I like to make pulled pork BBQ and I often do. And sometimes I’m using the Cook-Once, Eat Twice method of cooking so I’ll cook my pork roasts with more mainstream seasonings so I can use the leftovers in dishes such as Carnitas Tacos, Pulled-Pork Enchildas and more. But sometimes I like to make pork roast for a more formal meal.
by RancherMan ~
Today we’re talking about conservation of one of our most precious resources: WATER.
Come see some simple tips to conserve water (and thereby save money) in your own home. Let’s review some water conservation tips.
by Texas Homesteader ~
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With dreams of another amazing garden I worked diligently at the first of the year with visions of the same fresh produce I had enjoyed in previous years. While the weather was still blustery I planted heirloom seeds in my indoor greenhouse to get a jump-start on starting seedlings.
And later I started preparing the raised beds. When we were welcomed with the warmth of spring I could finally set those tender seedlings into the sweet-smelling earth.
Then I would dream about a few short when weeks I could once again begin harvesting the most nutritious and beautiful organic produce fresh from the garden.
This is just part of who I am – I *MUST* garden and although it’s lots of work I derive immense pleasure and satisfaction from it.
By Texas Homesteader ~
Saving money at mealtime oftentimes goes hand-in-had with helping the environment. Hey if I can save money and help the environment at the same time, how could I not be on board with that?
by Texas Homesteader ~
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I recently wrote about making some pretty darn tasty shredded pork BBQ from my talented RancherMan’s successful ‘bringing home the bacon’, as it were…
The BBQ was delicious but I decided this time I’d like to bake my own homemade buns as well.
I make jalapeno-cheese beer bread often and thought jalapeno-cheese flavored beer buns might be a fun twist for this meal.
The verdict is in: They were awesome!
By RancherMan
We’ve already talked about saving electricity in the home. Here we discuss some of the lesser energy supplies: Propane and Natural Gas.
Both are used in the same way, mainly heating in some form or another.
by Texas Homesteader ~
When my children were babies I of course used baby wipes by the thousands! But now my children are grown and I have grandbabies to enjoy.
I’m in a different place in my life and thankfully the flurry and time-crunched period of my child-rearing days have slowed down.
But recently I found myself in need of a small supply of baby wipes. In my more time-crunched days I would have simply driven to the store and purchased what I needed. But now I hate to buy something I can easily make myself.
So onto the internet I went looking for solutions. There are several different ways to make wipes but I only needed a few for temporary needs.
So I sweet-talked RancherMan into surrendering some of his heavy paper shop towels – PERFECT!
by Texas Homesteader ~
Wild hogs are well-known in these parts for the extreme damage caused on on farmers or ranchers property.
These animals are highly destructive as they root and dig. They can completely tear up a pasture in no time flat. And they not only damage to the pasture or crops, but also to the equipment used to work that land whether it be crop harvester or tractor.
The good news is – it’s just PORK and it’s delicious! Feral hogs are simply domesticated hogs that have escaped into the wild.
Having a hunter husband means there’s opportunity to not only remove these damaging creatures from our property but feed ourselves as well.
One of my favorite ways to use this pork is with shredded pork BBQ sandwiches.
