by No Ordinary Homestead | Feb 13, 2012 | Food
About two weeks ago, I picked up a 5 kilo sack of potatoes for something absurd like 99 cents. I have been eating a few of them for lunch…and we’ve also made Bratkartoffeln with them. But there are still a lot of them left. So it was time to figure out something more...
by Tiffany | Jan 19, 2012 | Featured, Food, Photography
During The Hive European Bloggers Conference (hard to believe that was more than a week ago), I got to participate in a workshop that really helped to open my eyes when it comes to food photography. Since the first day that Stefan gave me my beloved Canon DSLR, I have...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Jan 16, 2012 | Breads, Breakfasts, Desserts, Food
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...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Nov 24, 2011 | Food, German Specialties, Thanksgiving
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,...
by Tiffany | Nov 21, 2011 | Food, Giveaways, Products
THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED. 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...
by Tiffany | Oct 28, 2011 | Food, Garden, Homesteading Life
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...