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Our favorite articles about homemade recipes and home cooking posted on TexasHomesteader.com

Recipe: Homemade Honey Graham Crackers

by Texas Homesteader ~

I recently invited my folks to dinner at our house. I made cute little individual apple pies baked in canning jars for dessert for them. But I had 1/2 jar of apple pie filling left and I needed to make sure it got used. Ya know, when that apple pie filling jar starts with the picking of the actual apples, you don’t want to waste any of it!

I decided to use it up making a simple dessert for RancherMan & me. I’d heat up that apple pie filling, put it on a bed of graham crackers and top it with graham cracker crumbs & whipped cream. Kinda like a quick No-Bake Apple Pie Dessert. But I didn’t have any graham crackers. So I sat out to find (and of course not follow, lol) a recipe using standard pantry ingredients.

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Ultimate Poor-Man’s Steak (or Stuffed Hamburger)

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by Texas Homesteader ~

Poor-Man’s Steak (or stuffed hamburger) is a ground meat patty stuffed with grilled onions, peppers & melted cheese. I like to add diced jalapenos for a spicy kick!

We enjoyed this stuffed hamburger patty served on a bed of fried potatoes & topped w/brown gravy. This simple recipe is sure to bring rave reviews.

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How To Bake Cute Single-Serve Apple Pies

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by Texas Homesteader ~

I wanted to bake little individual apple pies. It makes an oh-so-cute and delicious dessert.

And it’s company worthy too. Just cut the crust with a canning ring, put it in the jar and pile in the apple pie filling.

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Fast Food: Remaking Leftover Steak & Veggies

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by Texas Homesteader ~

Keeping the grocery budget low & eliminating waste is important in our household. Oftentimes that means Planned Leftovers. But sometimes it’s just making Fast Food by reworking leftovers into a brand new dish.

When it’s time to plan a meal I typically look at what I have to be used and build a meal around those things. That way there’s no food waste. And if I’m using leftovers, the bulk of the meal has already been cooked. All that’s left is to do is to think outside the box and use a little leftover magic. Bibbidy-Bobbidy-BOO – let’s see what we can do!

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Gluten Free Cherry Pie Filling Recipe From Frozen or Canned Cherries

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by Texas Homesteader ~

Sometimes I need a can of cherry pie filling for a recipe. But DANG have you priced that little can of filling? And there’s often lots of filling but precious little actual cherry in those cans.

But it’s simple to make your own gluten-free pie filling using canned or frozen cherries.

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5 Easy Ways To Preserve Fresh Apples & Delicious Apple Dessert Recipes Too!

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by Texas Homesteader ~

Fall is apple season! Preserving those sweet apples is a great way to enjoy that fresh flavor all year long. I’m sharing my 5 favorite ways to preserve apples as well as our favorite apple recipes to enjoy them in season.