When scooping your pumpkins to make Jack o lanterns, save those seeds and make these sweet cinnamon pumpkin seeds
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Easy Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin Seeds

This year, when making your Halloween Jack o’ lanterns, save the seeds and make easy sweet cinnamon pumpkin seeds! In this article, I’ll explain how you can separate the seeds from the goo and make a sweet snack. That’s right, you might have to get your hands a little gooey! Did you know that pumpkin…

Yummm. This sauce is good on anything from pork chops to icecream!
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Harvest Recipes ~ Spiced Plum Sauce

In the fall, when fruit trees like plums and apples are plentiful, I am always looking for really good recipes to preserve the abundance of the harvest. If you have a dark plum or I’ve heard them being called an Italian plum tree know someone who does, this is a really fantastic sauce to make…

apple drink in a fancy cup with chunks of apple and cinnamon sticks floating on top
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The Best Homemade Warm and Cold Apple Drinks for Fall

Fall time is just so full of rich colours and flavours. Who doesn’t love cozying up to a bonfire in the fall with some nice warm mittens and a nice warm spicy fruity drink? The taste of apple is certainly a favourite fall flavour in our home, and if you were to come over for…

a rake and a shovel ready for homestead chores
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Fall Homestead Chores List

It’s October already? Oh boy, I guess that means it’s time for Fall Homestead chores! I wish I could say I was really organized and had lists and things but that’s just not going to happen this year. Our homestead is based in the southeastern part of British Columbia, Canada and although we don’t see…

Turning Everyday Dinners into Spooky Meals
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Turning Everyday Dinners into Spooky Halloween Meals

When it comes to holidays, the family cook may feel frustrated because they feel they are in a rut. They want to offer their family something different but may not be able to come up with ideas. These fun meals make really great Halloween party food on a budget. Consider turning everyday dinners into spooky…

4 pumpkin spice flavoured drinks in cute little pumpkin mugs
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4 Ways to Use Pumpkin Spice in Your Adult Fall Drink Recipes

Are you a pumpkin spice fan like me? Do you go home after work in the fall, get all cozy, curl up with a book and a cup of something pumpkin spice flavoured to get the best cozy feels this time of year? May add a dash of alcohol to really give it some pep! I…

How To Dehydrate Apple Slices
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How to Dehydrate Apple Slices

What are the first fruits you think of when you think of fall? Apples, right? Apples are so amazingly versatile there are so many ways to store them including dehydrating, canning, freeze drying and freezing. One of our favourite and easiest ways to preserve apples in the fall is to dehydrate apple slices both plain and…

Hygge in the home means cozy blankets, candles, living plants and animals, books, and warm drinks
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How To Enjoy Peace and Comfort in your home and homestead with Hygge

Hygge is a wonderful practice that can be done any time of the year, though people often focus on it in the fall and winter months when the weather is cooler, it is darker outside, and the need for comfort and coziness becomes a priority (and the bulk of the homesteading activities calm down in…