Let's Talk About Leaves! for Homestead Sunday #13

Welcome to Homestead Sunday, where we share what we have learned, what we do on a regular basis, and what projects we are building, rebuilding or working on. Who are we? We are a three generation family living on six acres in South Eastern Texas. 

And while we have only been in Texas a short time, we have had the homestead mentality and lifestyle for quite a few years. Starting out with our time living in Montana. And, although we are not experts in any way, I hope that what we share with you with this series is helpful, as well as inspirational for you and your own homestead journey. Or even with your own home and yard in the suburbs. Because to homestead is an much an action as it is a lifestyle.

Our Best Cranberry Recipes, celebrate the goodness of cranberries!

Cranberries are the crop I look forward to possibly more than any other! They are beautiful, delicious and offer up all the creative goodness that the season deserves! And that is before we even think about all the nutrition that comes in those bouncy berries! Come and take a look at some of our favorites..

Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot 11.21.2025

Hello and welcome to another great weekend! 

And what better way to enjoy it, in full, than with a visit to Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot! for November 21, 2025

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, until you share them again.

Low Histamine Recipes to Enjoy...with November updates!

Like every family our there, we have a lot going on! In our case it is homesteading with gardening, and tending to the chickens and the land. Learning about our new home state of Texas, and exploring all that we can when we have open time. As well as time with family, and getting ready for the next celebration. Here recently we have had to add something else...a Low Histamine eating plan. 

Pretty Darn Good Quinoa Muffins, a low histamine recipe.

Eating low histamine? Craving bread? Yeah, me too! Come and take a look at this small batch of Pretty Darn Good Quinoa Muffins. Not too sweet, and perfect with breakfast or beside a bowl of soup for lunch. Only one bowl for easy clean-up...

 

Golden Pork Chops over Corn Pudding

Golden Pork Chops over Corn Pudding. My husband Terry picked a winner with this dish! It pays to have your family take a look at the cookbooks on the shelf for some new ideas for dinner! Honestly, I would have passed this one right by...but I am glad we didn't!

Welcome to the Senior Salon Pit Stop #387

 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!

 

Easily add a bitter element to your meals....Roasted Radishes and the Green Tops!

Bitter plays an important role in our digestion, do you get enough? Here is our easy homestead way to make sure we get enough bitter elements in our food during winter time. 

Whole Wheat Cottage Cheese Yeast Buns

Whole Wheat Cottage Cheese Yeast Buns, are delicious, tender, and only require a bowl and a spoon for mixing.  This recipe is so easy, making it perfect to stir together with your favorite young helper by your side! 

Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot 11.14.2025

Hello and welcome to another great weekend! 

And what better way to enjoy it, in full, than with a visit to Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot! for November 14, 2025

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, until you share them again.

Jessica's Favorite Deep Dish Pecan Pie!

If you are a pecan pie lover, you don't generally save pecan pie just for the holidays in November and December, because a slice of Jessica's Favorite Deep Dish Pecan Pie is fabulously good good any time of year you bake one.  Bu with that said, it is also perfect at the holidays!

Tried and True Favorites, for Your Best Thanksgiving Celebration Ever!

When Halloween reaches the end of the fun, and all hearts shift from decorating to celebrating, I know it is time for e to get ready for my favorite holiday, Thanksgiving! 

This has always been a day of celebration with family. And while family members sitting at the table have changed through the years, the family part has not! We celebrate with food offered from each family's kitchen, once placed on the largest table available for sharing. 

The abundance of food and family is a blessing. With each passing year marking another great celebration to remember. And that is where this collection of our favorites originated...I invite you to come and take a look at these suggestions from our family to yours! It is time to celebrate!

Welcome to The Senior Salon Pit Stop #386

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!

 

Everyday Bread Pudding!

Everyday Bread Pudding is more than just a frugal way to avoid wasting bread, it is completely and utterly delicious! And with the eggs and milk, quite nutritious! Which means you should probably make this to enjoy, and soon!

Mini Meatloaf Muffin Tin Dinner, the perfect small batch dinner bake!

Muffin Tin Meals are the perfect small-batch version of their larger counterpart,  sheet-pan recipes! I love sheet-pan recipes when we have company, but for the two of us, this small batch Muffin Tin version works very well. Come and take a look at our Mini Meatloaf Muffin Tin Dinner!

Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot 11.07.2025

 Hello and welcome to another great weekend! 

And what better way to enjoy it, in full, than with a visit to Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot! for November 7, 2025

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, until you share them again.

Host a Dessert and Coffee Open House, a lovely way to say Welcome!

Finding time to entertain is often the hardest part of the holidays. But maybe it could be easier than what you have done in the past. Maybe you could offer your friends the opportunity to come over, relax, enjoy a bit of dessert and conversation without wearing you and everyone else out....I don't know about you, but I like that idea a lot! Take a look here!

The Frugal Foodie Cook Book, for What Did You Read This Month, Book Review Linky #16.

Welcome to the What Did You Read This Month, Book Review Linky Party, a monthly sharing link-up for books! We are so happy that books are once again, back in fashion! And a great way to keep them front and center is to share a review of what you have read, if and how you enjoyed it and if you would recommend that book to a friend! Oh and a story or two of how you came to own or stumbled upon the book would also be fun...

Seven Non-Food Gifts to Make and Give with Love. Great gifts anytime of the year!

We, like so many other families, by choice, now enjoy a smalled-down celebration. Our wish lists also reflect that choice, along with our gift buying adventures. And in all the time since we have had this new gift giving agreement in place we have had the same wonderful, happy celebrations. Just like we always did. And it turns out, the gifts given are actually more personal, made with love, and given with pride. We invite you to come and take a look at a few suggestions...because if nothing else these ideas may inspire you to begin your own smaller but just as wonderful, celebrations. 

Little Bagel Bites. A Low Histamine Recipe.

Little Bagel Bites, are a Low Histamine bread to enjoy with breakfast, a bowl of soup or toasted along side a salad. If you are currently eating a Low Histamine food plan, you might want to come and take a look! 

Welcome to The Senior Salon Pit Stop #385.

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!

 

In My Homestead Kitchen November, looking back on October 2025.

Welcome to In My Homestead Kitchen, where we join up with Sherry @sherry'spickings to talk about how the month went, what we did, bought, tried, and enjoyed. October gave us some wonderful weather, which inspired quite a few new recipes, and ended with the realization that we had had a predator visiting the hen's yard with too much success...

Roasted Apples and Onions with Thyme and Bacon, a breakfast or brunch treat!

Roasted Apples and Onion with Thyme and Bacon is not a recipe for the faint of heart! Why? Well it does ask you to fry the bacon in butter! But I ask you to simply put on your chef's hat and fry it up anyway! Because this is not a recipe to be missed, and is perfect for a celebration or weekend breakfast...