by Texas Homesteader ~
You can easily grow stevia in your home’s edible landscape. Then you harvest the leaves to make your very own home-grown sweetener. I’m sharing how to harvest, preserve & use Stevia.
by Texas Homesteader ~
Garden plants benefit from mulch to shade the ground. Not only does mulch moderate soil temps during the hot days of summer but it preserves moisture too.
For living mulch I use plants that grow in long vines along the ground. Check out this work-saving Homestead Hack, y’all!
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.
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I’ve discovered that although garden peppers are delicious served in many ways, my favorite flavor is accomplished by roasting them. Roasting peppers brings out their natural flavor. But y’all know me – I love shortcuts.
You like to use shortcuts too? Check out this simple Homestead Hack, y’all.
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It’s hatch chile season, y’all! I want to put all those delightfully-roasted hatch to good use. So I decided to make a creamy hatch chile sauce with some of them.
Come see how I made this quick & easy Creamy Hatch Chili Sauce.
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Have you ever heard of zucchini boats? It’s a hollowed-out zucchini filled with hearty meat & cheese deliciousness and baked until tender.
What a great idea for a little something different when the zucchini in your garden threatens to take over the world! LOL
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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?
Come see how I can peel whole heads of garlic cloves in seconds.
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Cilantro-Lime Rice is a quick & easy rice dish. A delightful side dish that goes with Tex-Mex meals or meatloaf, chicken, etc
