A Slice of Texas

A Slice of Texas – Sharing homesteading, home cooking, gardening, travel, living history, food storage, off-grid prepping, and practical preparedness through firsthand experience.

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Thursday, October 15, 2026

How to Get Power During a Power Outage: My Family’s Backup Plan

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My suggestion for getting power during a power outage is based on what my family owns and uses: rechargeable portable power stations. The...

Monday, October 5, 2026

How to Keep Aquarium Fish Alive During a Winter Power Outage

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The Texas freeze of 2021 changed the way I think about winter preparedness. We saw frozen pipes, icicles inside homes and terrible water dam...

Monday, September 21, 2026

Flour for Tomorrow: What to Buy Today and How to Store It

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Flour is one of those basic foods that's cheap, useful and easy to take for granted—until suddenly everyone wants it at the same time.

Thursday, September 17, 2026

No Oven, No Yeast, No Problem: The Simplest Skillet Bread You Can Make

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Emergency 3-Ingredient Skillet Bread When the bread is gone, the power is out, or you're down to the basics in the pantry, you can st...

Sunday, September 6, 2026

How to Make Johnny Cakes: Simple Cornmeal Bread for Hard Times

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Johnny cakes are one of those old-fashioned foods that make sense for a preparedness pantry. They are simple, use basic ingredients and can ...

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