No Ordinary Homestead, Author at No Ordinary Homestead

Thanksgiving: Dressing and cranberry/currant relish

Nov 14, 2008 | Entertaining, Food, Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving shortcuts are hard to pull off here in Germany. So when I go on about making my own dressing from scratch and you just want to hurl, remember that I can’t get things like Stove Top Dressing Mix here in Germany. If I could, I might very well use it. Or I...

Make your own Stove Top Stuffing Mix

Nov 14, 2008 | Entertaining, Featured, Food, Thanksgiving

On one of the homesteading groups I subscribe to, a member was just sending this recipe around. If you are addicted to Stove Top Stuffing but would rather try something from scratch, here are a few recipes to make your own. Print Copycat Stove Top Stuffing Print...

Awesome Cajun Chicken Pasta

Nov 14, 2008 | Featured, Food

I wasn’t feeling inspired by the recipe I had been planning to try for dinner last night…so I was thinking about doing a chicken & mushroom alfredo. When I went looking for a recipe online, I came across this recipe instead. Stefan isn’t much of an alfredo fan, so...

Best turkey brine ever

Nov 13, 2008 | Entertaining, Food, Thanksgiving

Last year, I tried something new: brining a turkey. It’s a simple process, where you let the bird soak for 24-48 hours in a bath of spices. It will leave your turkey so moist and tender, it may end up completely falling off the bone when you go to carve it. The...

Enchilada Casserole

Nov 4, 2008 | Food, Mains

I’ve been wanting to try a recipe from one of my favorite foodie blogs, Homesick Texan, for a while now but just been putting it off. It turns out that this recipe is incredibly easy and tastes fantastic. It’s sort of like a Mexican lasagna, using tortillas instead of...