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Two Layer Brownie Cake
Processed foods are not ideal, but I do rely on them in a pinch. One of the items I almost always have on hand is Bob's Red Mill Chocolate Brownie Mix. It is delicious and gluten-free. You never know when someone might drop by or when you might need to bring a dessert... »
Purple Lips and Purple Thumbs
If you have purple lips and purple thumbs as well as scratches on your hands and ankles, then what have you been doing all morning? Can you guess? That's right, picking berries. The dewberries are ripe! They taste good fresh. They freeze well. Dewberry jam is absolutely delicious. It brings the taste... »
Happy Birthday, Texas Homesteader!
This week marks the one year birthday for Texas Homesteader. Yeah!! Today I write my 180th article. First I want to thank my readers. Thank you for spreading the word about my site. I have said this before, but it bears repeating, "The power of word of mouth is amazing." I have had 60,000 visitors this past year. I have almost... »
Valentine’s Day Cookies
I used to love making cookies with my mom and brother for Christmas. We would make a big batch of dough and roll it out. We used all different shaped cookie cutters to create our cookies. We had the state of Texas shape. We had the classic snowman and gingerbread man. We used... »
Fresh Lemons
The day before the big freeze last week I picked these lemons from my mom's lemon tree. They are Meyer Lemons. They are excellent. Lemons are used for so many things. Lemons smell so fresh and clean that lemon oil is a popular ingredient of household cleaners. Water with slices of lemon help cleanse your liver. ... »
Gluten-Free T.V. Trash
It is time for all the holiday parties. Appetizers are some of my favorite things to eat. Since my family has been diagnosed with food allergies, holiday get-togethers present a problem. There are a wide variety of foods. Therefore, you have to ask the ingredients, the brand, etc. of so many trays of food. I... »
Pears
If "pears are the poor man's apple," how happy am I not to be rich. I absolutely love pears. They grow very well in my part of Texas. Apples do not do near as well. One mature pear tree can supply a family with all the pears they could ever want. We have one pear... »
Blue Ribbon Jalapeno Jelly
One of the entries my daughter, Kyla, entered in the county fair was jalapeno jelly. Last summer, I had so many jalapenos coming off of two plants that I did not know what to do with them. I froze quarts of peppers for chili and pots of beans in the winter. We stuffed them... »
Squash, It’s What’s For Dinner (Again!)
I really like the movie, "Forrest Gump," with Tom Hanks. One of my favorite scenes of the movie is when Bubba is listing all the ways one can prepare shrimp. During this time of the year, we have yellow crookneck squash in abundance. We give some away, but still seem to eat squash once a day. Therefore like Bubba, I... »
Writing an E-Cookbook
I thought that I would announce that I am in the process of putting together an e-book. Since the diagnosis of wheat allergies in my family, I have trying to convert my old family recipes into wheat-free recipes. My family has been the guinea pigs in this process and they vote if a recipe is cookbook worthy or not. Let... »
Coping with Food Allergies
This is the face of someone with food allergies. When Isaac was one year old, I began weaning him from breastfeeding. I gave him a cup of cow’s milk and went on preparing breakfast. Shortly after, I noticed that he was very cranky and had broken out in hives from head to toe. I suspected that he was allergic to... »
It’s Garden Time Again!
Wintertime is so mild in southeast Texas. We enjoyed fresh vegetables all winter long, but now the seasons are changing and spring has sprung. The first thing the kids and I did was pick the remaining vegetables from our winter garden. On Valentine’s Day, we filled a huge red wagon with cabbage, carrots, shallot onions, Swiss chard, broccoli, and spinach.... »
