Tag Archives: garden harvest’s cooking

Chocolate Sweet Potato Brownies – Gluten Free & No Refined Sugar!

 by Texas Homesteader ~ 

Have fun eating your vegetables! This Sweet Potato Brownie Recipe is gluten-free and has no refined sugar.  They’re moist, delicious and chocolaty. Eat healthy but still enjoy your sweets. 

These sugar free chocolate brownies are made with sweet potatoes! #TexasHomesteader

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Banana Pudding Made With Squash? You’re Not Gonna Believe It!

by Texas Homesteader ~ 

Banana pudding is one of our favorite desserts. But did you know you could make pudding using yellow summer squash puree? AND, it actually tastes like banana pudding and nothing like squash?

No really! Check it out, y’all

Banana pudding made with summer squash, bananas, vanilla wafers in mason jar. #TexasHomesteader

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What Food Is Growing In My Homestead Garden in May?

by Texas Homesteader ~ 

I’m sharing what I’ve planted in my Texas Homestead garden, where you can find those plants and seeds for your own garden and even different ways & recipes I use I enjoy each thing I harvest.

C’mon and walk with me through the garden & let’s see what’s “growing” on these days.

After a rocky start getting the garden going this year, I'm finally getting to the point that I can get outside for light garden work, potatoes, onions, peppers, beans #TexasHomesteader

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How To Grow The Best Tomatoes – Seed Starting, Planting Strategies, Harvest & MORE!

by Texas Homesteader ~ 

In many home vegetable gardens tomatoes are the crimson sweethearts of them all.

I’m sharing easy tips to grow the best tomatoes ever – when to start seeds, where in the garden to plant, best way to water, harvesting, ripening green tomatoes and MORE

Growing the best tomatoes in your garden. #TexasHomesteader

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Taste of Fall: Fresh Cinnamon Spice Pear Cake

by Texas Homesteader ~ 

A cinnamon spice fresh pear cake captures the Taste of Fall with its moist texture, chunky pears and flavorful cinnamon. I’ve reduced the fat by replacing the oil with healthy applesauce. What a delicious way to use this season’s pears! 

Taste of Fall: FRESH PEAR CAKE. Pear cake?? It's delicious, all pear/cinnamon fall tasting. A great way to use this season's pears #TexasHomesteader

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Homemade Grape Jelly Recipe Without Added Pectin (Includes Optional Canning Instructions)

by Texas Homesteader ~ 

Deep purple Concord grapes make a very flavorful homemade grape jelly. I’m sharing the lazy-cook’s way to make simple grape jelly without adding pectin. I’m even including the easiest way to preserve it longer-term by simple water-bath canning. Delicious, homemade and makes a great gift idea too.

Homemade Grape Jelly or Jam made with purple Concord grapes. #TexasHomesteader

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