by Ayla the Newfie | Jul 22, 2009 | Ayla's thoughts, Featured, Pets
My dearest pooch pals and non-fur friends, How’s your summer going?? Mine has been heavenly. After a couple weeks of far too hot weather in the upper 90’s, it cooled down again to the 80’s, rained a bunch, was overcast…and in my opinion was...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Jul 14, 2009 | Featured, Food
The weather was cooler last week; a nice change from the blazing sun we’d been having. So I thawed out some minestrone soup and decided to make breadsticks to accompany. I’ve never tried making breadsticks before but as usual, with a bread machine, the process can go...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Jul 6, 2009 | Entertaining, Featured, Food
Even when living in a foreign country, the Fourth of July is always a special occasion for us. So we fired up our ugly barrel drum smoker and cooked one mean pork shoulder. We made pulled pork sandwiches out of the finished product which turned out fantastic. This...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Jul 3, 2009 | Featured, Food, Garden
Homemade ice cream is SO easy to make with an ice cream machine. I don’t know why I don’t make it more often. Maybe it’s the fear of then having to eat it all! 🙂 But seriously, if you use a no-cook recipe for ice cream, throwing the ingredients together and pouring...
by Ayla the Newfie | Jun 30, 2009 | Ayla's thoughts, Featured, Pets
Morning dog friends, I need some help. My mom is totally confused about what is up with me these days. The humans suspect I’m in heat but I barely leave any blood so that’s the least easy way for them to confirm. They’re also not too good at...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Jun 22, 2009 | Featured, Food
Ever on the quest for new recipes, I was flipping through my cookbook Southern Living: 30 Years of Our Best Recipes and came up with the following meal: Balsamic marinated chicken with beer rice and sugared carrots. The balsamic chicken browned beautifully while...