In My Homestead Kitchen for October, Looking back on September 2025.

September went by in a flash! And I have no doubt that October will be just as busy, as we have family visiting from Washington state and a birthday to celebrate. And then there will be Halloween to enjoy as we close out the month, But right now we are going to take a look back at September 2025 as we join Sherry for In My Kitchen! 

September started out with a bang and a birthday, my oldest child turned 51! 

Yep, that makes me the mother of a middle aged man LOL! We did not celebrate as a family because he lives two states away, or 2,250 miles. But I have no doubt he had the best celebration ever, as he has assured me he is in the best place of his life. And for that I too am blessed. Our weather stayed hot until just a few days ago, but is finally beginning to cool. But my favorite part of September now that we live in Texas is the breezes that come for a visit! We seem to have a soft breeze here in late September through October, and I quite like it. 

We tend to stay pretty close to the homestead most of the time, 

but even closer these past few weeks. My husband has taken on a part time job and that takes precedence over wandering and exploring. Most of our travels have been to work and back or out for groceries. But being home more has allowed me to tackle some of the larger organization tasks that have been waiting for some cooler weather. One such task is bring all the Christmas décor storage bins up to the Utility shop for safer/cleaner/drier storage. Some tasks needing done simply wait for cooler weather...

The garden is doing great. Even with not much to harvest, at this time. 

But for me, gardening also includes what I need to learn for a better harvest next year or next planting. With that said, it is a very good thing that we don't need to eat exclusively from the garden at this time. Because, man o mister, have I had a lot to learn! We will have a harvest of Yukon gold potatoes, and red rose potatoes and sweet potatoes.

I have put a couple of garden beds under mulch for winter, I am hoping to keep the weeds at bay. And I have planted tomatoes and peppers for a winter garden in a simple green house we will build. The pineapples have been a lot of fun, and they are doing great!

 

But I did not do as well with many of the other crops. Partly it is our soil, and partly it is my lack of knowledge. But the one thing that has held strong for me, has been my enjoyment of building the garden and trying different planting and growing techniques. I will take my successes where I can find them, because that is what keeps us going. I know the harvest will also come.

And saving this for last. While I did not think this loofah plant would grow, it took so long to germinate, it has been such a joy to watch it simply take over all the garden space it could capture!

 And then it became too heavy for the trellis, LOL!

It won't affect the harvest, and we already had plans to use this plant as a shade canopy with a heavy duty frame to hold it up, in the future. 

I was able to publish six new recipes. 

But that means I worked on twelve or more that never saw the light of day. Recipe development is often not kind to the cook! Some days it is very good that we have chickens! Yesterday was exactly one of those days, I was working with buckwheat flour, and the end result, looked tasty, had good texture, but the taste was not enjoyable. So it went into the hen's scrap bucket. There is however an upside to something being tossed into the hen's scrap bucket. When I take it out to them after dinner, they are very happy. So much so, that you might think I was bring a whole party for them to celebrate. It does lift my spirits after a difficult day in the kitchen. 

My happy clean up crew! Each time I walk past the fence, they are hoping for another treat...

Let's take a look, at those recipes...

Easy Banana Cobbler, because my hubby still wants dessert and I still want to bake for him, even when we are busier than ever!

Beef and Potato Meat Loaf. an easy swap for grated potato in place of breadcrumbs makes for a very tasty meatloaf!

Low Histamine Recipes to Enjoy.  New for me is needing to lower my own (gut) histamines. This list of some of our favorites and newly developed recipes will help. 

Little Almond Wafers, low in sugar, buttery delicious and only four ingredients. 

Chocolate Loaf Cake. Yes, this is another easy dessert that my husband enjoys. This one though, I cut into slices and freeze individual portions!

Powered Up Oatmeal.  With extra protein and fiber. Yes, the breakfast of champions!

And that brings us to the end of what took place in my kitchen, and the supporting roles offered from the family, the garden and those silly chickens! Thanks so much for stopping by, I appreciate it!

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