Tuna Salad, our way!

Are you a tuna sandwich fan? I have to admit, I was not always eager to have a tuna sandwich for lunch. Maybe it was because I always thought of tuna as a last minute choice, when the cupboards were bare. But no longer! Not with this delicious savory recipe for Tuna Salad, our way! Come and take a look...

Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot 02.28.2025

 Welcome to another great weekend! 

And what better way to enjoy it, in full, than with a visit to Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot! 

What makes this link-up special is that we encourage you to link up not only your current posts and good ideas, but also the great stuff in your archives! Yes, let's all show some love for those great posts resting in the archives...

Yes, that's right, we love all your new posts, but older posts are not only encouraged, they are welcomed and appreciated! So don't hold back, share, share and share some more!

Slow Cooker Scalloped Potatoes and Ham.

Slow Cooker Scalloped Potatoes and Ham, the perfect meal to make when you are knee-deep in a house renovation, getting the garden weeded and replanted or just busy with life in general...it is pretty much a "hands off" dinner that cooks it's self once you put the ingredients into the slow cooker...and don't we all need a recipe or two like that?

Oven Roasted Radishes

The first garden crop to enjoy each spring is the humble radish. Whether you grow your own, stop by a farmer's market, or the produce counter, I urge you to make this delicious side dish! They can be roasted the way you enjoy them the best. Tender and crusty on the outside is our favorite!

Welcome to the Senior Salon Pit Stop #349

Welcome! The Senior Salon Pit Stop is now open!  

We invite you to come and take a look at all the wonderful recipes, craft and upcycling ideas in the line up. Along with thrifting treasures and great family friendly articles also being shared today. I can guarantee that, you will be pleasantly surprised, with all the good stuff you are about to find…so I invite you to come and take a look. And while you are here to visit, I hope you have brought along some ideas of your own to share!

 

Old Fashioned Red Beans and Ham with Carrot Brown Rice

Old Fashioned Red Beans and Ham with Carrot Brown Rice is a delicious dinner that the family will love! And if you are looking for a frugal dinner idea, well frugal has never tasted so good! Help the food budget stay on track this week, and cook a pot of beans weekly!  

Graham Cracker Crumb Cake

Graham Cracker Crumb Cake, will bring back a flood of memories! Remember how much you loved graham crackers as a kid? Well then, you are going to love this cake, just as much! And just to set your mind to rest, this little goodie is as delicious plain as it is dressed up a bit with a creamy dessert sauce...

Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot 02.21.2025

Welcome to another great weekend! 

And what better way to enjoy it, in full, than with a visit to Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot! 

What makes this link-up special is that we encourage you to link up not only your current posts and good ideas, but also the great stuff in your archives! Yes, let's all show some love for those great posts resting in the archives...

Yes, that's right, we love all your new posts, but older posts are not only encouraged, they are welcomed and appreciated! So don't hold back, share, share and share some more!

Stove Top Cabbage Rolls, a simple and delicious meal!

Our favorite way to stay connected as a family whether it is just the two of us, or everyone we call family, is to eat dinner together. Which calls for a delicious and easy to make meal, like these Stove Top Cabbage Rolls. They check all the boxes, they are delicious, frugal, and perfect for cooking together. The perfect meal to enjoy both, the making and the eating! 

How to make Fried Mashed Potatoes, My Grandmother's Potato Cakes.

If your Grandmother also made Fried Mashed Potatoes, this recipe is for you! They are so simple, very frugal, and they offer me a delicious reason to talk about my Grandmother! She was a kind and loving woman that I strive to emulate. She was the perfect grandmother, letting us cook with her, sew on her treadle sewing machine, and she always took a bit of anything we cooked. She was really the best!

Savory Cheese and Onion Whole Wheat Bread

From time to time we enjoy a loaf of bread that is a bit different than the usual bread eaten daily. Through the years I have been developing loaves of what I call "specialty bread" which sounds fancy, but they are not. In our house this is one of the loaves we look forward to enjoying. And I think you will too, Savory Cheese and Onion Whole Wheat Bread easy and made from basic pantry supplies. 

 

Welcome to the Senior Salon Pit Stop #348

 The Senior Salon Pit Stop is now open! 

We invite you to come and take a look at all the wonderful recipes, craft and upcycling ideas in the line up. Along with thrifting treasures and great family friendly articles also being shared today. I can guarantee that, you will be pleasantly surprised, with all the good stuff you are about to find…so I invite you to come and take a look. And while you are here to visit, I hope you have brought along some ideas of your own to share!

 

The Truth About Pressure Cookers...

The Truth About Pressure Cookers, because fear surrounding pressure cookers and pressure canners can be eliminated! Come and take a tour of my journey about cooking meals in a Pressure Cooker and now canning in a Pressure Canner. From fear to filling our pantry! 

Fruit and Nut Brownie Bread, whole wheat and fruit sweetened

My hubby loves chocolate whether it is, candy, cookies, or ice cream! Usually, he prefers ice cream in the evenings, and with our current busy schedules to be honest, sometimes I let the baking go...When that happens because time is short, this Fruit and Nut Brownie Bread is the one to bake. A loaf of rich fruity, chocolate-y quick bread, to slice and serve as needed. The chocolate lover in your family, will thank you! 

 

Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot 02.14.2025

Welcome to another great weekend! 

And what better way to enjoy it, in full, than with a visit to Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot! 

What makes this link-up special is that we encourage you to link up not only your current posts and good ideas, but also the great stuff in your archives! Yes, let's all show some love for those great posts resting in the archives...

Yes, that's right, we love all your new posts, but older posts are not only encouraged, they are welcomed and appreciated! So don't hold back, share, share and share some more!

Easier to Peel Hard-Cooked Eggs in your pressure cooker.

Are you ready for Easier to Peel Hard-Cooked Eggs in your pressure cooker? And by the way this process works with both your Instant Pot or stovetop model. Come and take a look at how, you won't want to make them any other way! 

 

Death Row Chicken, a meal worthy of being your last!

I will tell you right now, this is one delicious chicken dinner! Granted the name has a bit of tongue-in-cheek humor, but this is so delicious that it is actually quite worthy of being your last meal on earth...Death Row Chicken!

Welcome to the Senior Salon Pit Stop #347

Welcome. The Senior Salon Pit Stop is now open! We invite you to come and take a look at all the wonderful recipes, craft and upcycling ideas. Thrifting treasures and great family friendly articles being shared today. Because I can guarantee that, you will be pleasantly surprised, with all the good stuff you are about to find…so I invite you to come and take a look. And while you are here to visit, I hope you have brought along some ideas of your own to share!

 

Easy Crock-Pot Dried Apricot Butter

Easy Crock-Pot Dried Apricot Butter really is easy to make! As simple as combining the ingredients and letting it cook. Plus this small-batch of Easy Crock-Pot Dried Apricot Butter also freezes well and requires no canning! 

A Better Bowl of Oatmeal, two ways to enjoy high protein oatmeal.

Is oatmeal your go-to breakfast? If not, maybe this new method of cooking your bowl of oats, will make you fall in love with oatmeal. Which just might be a the best idea for nutrition...because when we enjoy what we eat, good nutrition follows!

Easy to Make, Seed Starter Pots from Cardboard Cores. And a tip or two...

We* are getting a head start on a few gardening chores while we wait out this cold front! One task we accomplished was making Seed Starter Pots from Cardboard Cores. The first thing I need to say about this process is, I will never throw a cardboard core away, ever again! Come and take a look...

Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot 02.07.2025

Welcome to another great weekend! And what better way to enjoy it, in full, than with a visit to Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot! 

What makes this link-up special is that we encourage you to link up not only your current posts and good ideas, but also the great stuff in your archives! Yes, let's all show some love for those great posts resting in the archives...

Yes, that's right, we love all your new posts, but older posts are not only encouraged, they are appreciated! So don't hold back, share, share and share some more!

Favorite Fruit Cobbler, using canned fruit!

Looking for a delicious way to use up some of your home-canned fruit from last year? Or even your favorite organic canned fruit from the market place? Favorite Fruit Cobbler is the perfect recipe for home-canned as well as store-bought canned fruit.  A fruit based dessert is always a good idea, and with fruit in the pantry, it is always a fine dessert to offer the family!

The Scratch Made Food! & DIY Homemade Household Catalog of tips, tricks & recipes!

Welcome to The Scratch Made Food! & DIY Homemade Household's (free) Catalog of Tips, Tricks and Recipes! 

Are you looking for easy ways to run your home with ease? Maybe a few frugal DIY work-a-bouts to use what you already have? How about actual working recipes to make more of the foods you want to eat, right there in your own kitchen? With less purchased from the grocery store? 

Or how about some great kitchen tips and tricks that will make your life easier, and help keep you on your household budget? I have no doubt you will find something right here, to help out in all the areas you need to keep your own home humming along smoothly...

Our Daily Bread, family favorite Whole Wheat and Honey Bread recipe.

Welcome to Scratch Made Food! & DIY Homemade Household! It has been my goal to offer easy-to-make recipes that the whole family will enjoy, look forward to, and actually eat! Today we are offering the recipe we use for our daily bread. This is the bread my grandson prefers, and I could not be more proud! 

While it is not the easiest recipe to make, you will have four loaves of nutrient dense bread for your pantry. Bread baking can be a challenge, so I tell you this truth, I did not accomplish this end result overnight. I have been a bread baker for over 45 years. And tender whole wheat bread, was quite a milestone to achieve. 

Rustic Olive Oil and Parmesan Mashed Potatoes.

Looking for a new way to enjoy mashed potatoes? If so, then, look no further. Rustic Olive Oil and Parmesan Mashed Potatoes is the one to try. Different as well as delicious, this is a true family favorite...come and take a look!

 

Welcome to the Senior Salon Pit Stop #346

Welcome. The Senior Salon Pit Stop is now open! We invite you to come and take a look at all the wonderful recipes, craft and upcycling ideas. Thrifting treasures and great family friendly articles being shared today. Because I can guarantee that, you will be pleasantly surprised, with all the good stuff you are about to find…so I invite you to come and take a look. And while you are here to visit, I hope you have brought along some ideas of your own to share!

 

In My Kitchen February, looking back on January 2025.

I just took a look back at the intro for the January 2025, In My Kitchen and I have to say, while I was surprised that January arrived so quickly, I am not sorry to see her leave! Turns out East Texas had a very cold month. January is usually our one month of winter, but yikes, this was a cold one! So in spite of not much of anything new happening around here, I am still happy to be joining Sherry for In My Kitchen!