No Ordinary Homestead, Author at No Ordinary Homestead

Meatball Subs – you know you love them!

Mar 13, 2008 | Food, Freezer Meals, Mains

A good meatball sub can be hard to find…and one key part of making them yourself is being certain that your meatballs are not too big and not too small. And of course you want to use a tasty tomato sauce as well or the sandwich just won’t taste good in general....

Bringing Miami to Germany – Cuban Midnight Sandwiches (Media Noche)

Mar 12, 2008 | Food, Mains, Quick Dinners

My husband and I lived in Miami for about 4 years and there were many fantastic foods there, influenced by the large Cuban population in the area. One of our favorites was always Cuban Sandwiches – or “Media Noche” (Spanish for midnight). Since we’ve lived here we’ve...

Awesome cinnamon rolls in the bread machine

Feb 20, 2008 | Breads, Breakfasts, Food, Freezer Meals

I wanted to try something different for breakfast on Saturday morning but also didn’t want to spend forever making it because I knew we had a lot of errands to run. So I elected to make these cinnamon rolls the day before so they would have ample time to rise (and...

Down Home Cooking of the Best Kind! – Lone Star BBQ Spareribs

Feb 19, 2008 | Food, Mains

We’ve bought quite a few cookbooks in the nearly 8 years we’ve been together…but few have gotten as much use as this one: The Harley Biker’s Cookbook: Big Bites for Hungry Bikers! If you think you can shovel away some food, this is a great cookbook for you because the...

Coleslaw for any BBQ or potluck

Feb 19, 2008 | Food, Side Dishes

As I mentioned in my last post, we have been eating some killer ribs ever since we came across that great biker cookbook. We made these ribs again on Friday night, but I noticed that at the bottom of the serving suggestions, they recommend coleslaw. I guess I could...