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Recipes using garden-fresh vegetables from our Northeast Texas homestead garden.

Seed Giveaway (Sorry, This Contest Is Over)

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When I asked RancherMan what veggies he wanted me to plant in this year’s garden he emphatically said “SPAGHETTI SQUASH!!”  I must admit I was a little surprised at his enthusiasm.  LOL

Spaghetti squash cooks into strands that visually resemble strands of spaghetti.  Now to me it doesn’t taste like pasta at all. Its taste is of a mild squash that lends itself well to the other flavors you add to the dish. And it’s certainly  low-carb way to get a dish that at least looks like pasta!

But we love spaghetti squash and although there are many ways to prepare it, I make a sort of vegetarian lasagna  that’s always been his fave.  It’s served right in the shell so it has a beautiful presentation as well.  Recently I was able to harvest our spaghetti squash and whip up his favorite cheesy spaghetti squash dish.  It was easy, delicious, healthy and quick to prepare.

Do you love spaghetti squash as much as we do? Check out this easy cheesy spaghetti squash lasagna. Quick, easy and so good! #TexasHomesteader

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One Quart At A Time: Homemade Refrigerator Sweet Pickles Recipe

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This recipe for lightly sweet and crisp sweet pickles can be made one quart at a time. Perfect since the garden doesn’t always crank out those fresh cucumbers at the same rate. And this sweet pickle recipe is so simple anyone can do it!

One Quart Refrigerator Sweet Pickle Recipe. Lightly sweet and crisp, this recipe is good for a single quart jar at a time! #TexasHomesteader

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Apple Pie Made With Home-Canned Apples

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I make and can homemade apple pie filling. The beauty is that means I can whip up a homemade apple pie in minutes. Unexpected company drops by? Need something to ramp up a plain menu? Just want something sweet? Give this homemade apple pie a try!

HOMEMADE APPLE PIE Made With Home-Canned Apples. Since the apples have already been processed through canning, this dessert is quick! #TexasHomesteader

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Heat-Free Peeling for Fresh Tomatoes

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I needed a heat-free way to peel fresh garden tomatoes. I already knew that the standard way to peel a fresh garden tomato is to dip it in boiling for a few seconds until the skin splits, then plunge into an ice bath before peeling.

But a typical summer here in NE Texas involves much heat & humidity and I don’t want to add any of that to our home. What’s a southern gardener to do?

HEAT-FREE Peeling For Fresh Tomatoes - I don't want to add heat and humidity to our home. What's a southern gardener to do? Check out this Homestead Hack #TexasHomesteader

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Canning Recipe: Homemade Apple Cider

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I made and water-bath canned apple cider and it was delicious. It’s just the byproduct of cooking down the fresh apples from my aunt’s tree. Nothing else was added – no water, juice, sugar or seasonings. Pure, sweet, delicious!

HOMEMADE APPLE CIDER preserved in a water-bath canner. I can enjoy it all winter, steaming hot in a mug and stirred w/a cinnamon stick #TexasHomesteader

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ZUCCHINI Noodles with Leftover Chicken & Herb-Bombs!

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This time of year many gardeners that are absolutely sick of zucchini. They’ve already eaten as much steamed zucchini side dishes and made it into every casserole they can think of. They’ve passed much of their zucchini overload on to friends, family and even complete strangers (why can I never run into these gardeners??! LOL) 

I’ve heard about using zucchini for low-carb noodles and I was intrigued. Although RancherMan & I don’t specifically strive to eat low-carb, I do try alternatives when I can find a tasty one and we both love zucchini anyway so…  Check it out!

I've heard about using zucchini for low-carb noodles and I was intrigued. I do try alternatives when I can find a tasty one - check it out! #TexasHomesteader

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Canning Recipe: Homemade Cinnamon-Vanilla Applesauce

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I like to use plain unsweetened applesauce as a delicious snack and also as a replacement for some of the oil I use when baking. But I made a LOT of applesauce. I’m thinking about maybe using some of it to make an even sweeter treat: Cinnamon-Vanilla flavored applesauce. 

It couldn’t be easier, check it out!

HOMEMADE APPLESAUCE is super easy, and I've made some of it into extra-special Cinnamon-Vanilla Applesauce. I've canned it to enjoy all winter #TexasHomesteader

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