Cool enough for ya part 2

    Jul 17, 2007 | Food

    So I mentioned earlier this morning that we’re having problems with our fridge. I decided that the first step I would take in attempting to solve the dilemma would be to defrost the freezer. It was long overdue and I thought perhaps this might have something to...

    Is it cool enough for ya?

    Jul 17, 2007 | DIY, Food, House & Home

    Our refrigerator is on the fritz. It’s not really been normal since we moved in January but now with it being above 90 on some days, it’s clear that the fridge is not performing like it should be. Overnight it gets down to the 60s and the fridge still...

    Let there be cold

    Jul 14, 2007 | Food, Homesteading Life, Pets, The puppy years (1-2)

    As many of you know, we live on an old farm here in Germany, built in 1834. Air conditioning is not really big in Germany and only available in newer homes. Having gone from Newf friendly weather in the high 50’s last week to the high 80’s today. Tomorrow...

    Make your own picante sauce!

    Jul 10, 2007 | Food, Seasonings

    I will openly admit that I LOVE picante sauce. I grew up in Texas, we like our food spicy and there are few things tastier on scrambled eggs than picante. I am a Pace fan (it’s made in San Antonio, you know) but we can’t get it here in Germany. In fact, you can’t get...

    We love our new freezer trunk

    Jul 2, 2007 | Food, Homesteading Life

    We bought a new freezer trunk earlier this week and are currently completely in love with it. We went shopping yesterday to start filling it up and of course because we have houseguests coming this weekend. They won’t all be staying here which takes some...

    Keeping up with our wine collection

    Jun 7, 2007 | Food, Homesteading Life

    One of our more major projects down the road will be constructing a wine cellar here on the farm. We are not avid wine collectors since most of our money goes into the house but we do enjoy good wines and are trying to learn all we can. We are lucky enough to live...