Jan 16, 2012 Posted by Tiffany

Pumpkin Bread with Chocolate Chips

If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been on a pumpkin & squash kick around here lately. Roasted pumpkin seeds, pureed pumpkin…and the butternut squash soup. And as if that weren’t enough, I also made some pumpkin bread last week that we have just been devouring! My first taste of pumpkin bread came about 5 months ago when Mack and I went to visit some expats that are new to the area.... read more

Jan 9, 2012 Posted by Tiffany

Spicy Thai Butternut Squash Soup

While I was running around trying to find things to put on our Thanksgiving table, I saw some butternut squash on sale. I knew it would make a nice addition to our table as far as looks go, but I cannot recall ever eating butternut squash in my life. Until last week. As you probably know, I’m not a fan of wasting good. And butternut squash is a perfectly good food that I wasn’t about to throw... read more

Nov 24, 2011 Posted by Tiffany

Make your own pumpkin puree

Be sure to stop over at my latest giveaway for a chance to win $25 worth of natural, organic and gluten-free baking products of your choice! To me, Thanksgiving is not officially Thanksgiving without pumpkin pie. There were several years here in Germany that we just let Thanksgiving day slip by, cooking something traditionally American for the day, but not really going to all the trouble. And a few times,... read more

Nov 21, 2011 Posted by Tiffany

Hodgson Mill Baker’s Dream Giveaway

First off, I’d like to say congratulations to Valerie Taylor Mabrey who was selected as the winner for the Down By the River kid’s music giveaway! Normally, I don’t do things like this — but since it’s Thanksgiving this week and I’m feeling a bit crazy anyway, I am taking advantage of an opportunity that I just couldn’t pass up. You see, when I’m given the... read more

Nov 11, 2011 Posted by Tiffany

{Garden Life} Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving Book Review

I have a confession. I’m a bit of a book junkie. I love all sorts of books that help me learn how to do things, inspire me, entertain me and teach me more about myself. One of my go-to books during the canning season is my Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving. It’s got over 400 recipes to help you use up all sorts of goodies from your garden and orchard. Whether you’re just a beginner... read more

Oct 28, 2011 Posted by Tiffany

{Garden Life} Winemaking 101: The tools

 Long-time NOH readers will find it no surprise that we have begun really enjoying to make wine over the last 3 or 4 years. It’s not something I’ve really talked a lot about because it’s a rather involved process, and we were really still trying to learn what everything is and what it’s for. But I know that a lot of people have expressed an interest, so I thought it would be fun to... read more

Sep 20, 2011 Posted by Tiffany

Strawberry Raspberry Lime Sorbet

The berry season is winding down here and I happened to pick up some really gorgeous late season strawberries last week, which have now just been sitting in our fridge because my plans to make something with them over the weekend didn’t pan out. So I decided to make them into sorbet, as I did a few weeks ago with very tasty results. This recipe makes a sweet berry sorbet with a bit of a punch... read more

Sep 19, 2011 Posted by Tiffany

Take the guess work out of meal planning

Do you ever have those moments in the morning or middle of the day (or even right before dinner should be served) when you just can’t get yourself to feel inspired in the kitchen? You’re sick of the old stand-by recipes and you just don’t have the time or energy to seek out something new and interesting — so you end up going out to dinner, picking up some fast food or ordering in,... read more

Sep 12, 2011 Posted by Tiffany

Canning peaches

So as not to overwhelm you in my discussion about peaches, I thought I would share the basic canning peaches recipe today instead of last Friday when it was peach chaos. Of course that peach explosion was nothing like having 100 pounds of peaches sitting in front of you at once. And I promise you that after 14 hours of canning peaches in syrup, you start to get a little loopy. But hey, we pulled through.... read more

Sep 9, 2011 Posted by Tiffany

Fruit Ketchup Recipe and How to Can It

When you’ve got tons of peaches and tomatoes…and nearly as many apples to match, this fruit ketchup is a pretty good way to get rid of them fast. It tastes a lot like a sweet and sour sauce, and tastes fantastic on chicken nuggets or chicken burgers…or even french fries. This recipe is a bit time consuming because you need to press the pulp through a sieve and cook the ketchup down. But... read more