by No Ordinary Homestead | Jul 30, 2015 | Food
I first published this buttermilk pancake recipe on March 1, 2011. We’d been in Germany for nearly 10 years and good pancakes were very hard to come by. We learned to make many things out of necessity while living there, especially when it came to food. And I’m glad...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Oct 20, 2014 | Food, Holidays
This post brought to you by TruMoo. All opinions are 100% mine. With Halloween just around the corner, and us involved in the biggest and best Halloween party in Naples, we have been feeling more festive than ever. So when TruMoo asking me to help them come up with a...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Jun 24, 2013 | Breads, Breakfasts, Food
It’s gotten to be that time of year here when I’m going through the pantry and trying to use up many of the things which have been stuck in the corner for a long while. One of those items in our own home tends to be rye flour — a castaway from the best intentions of...
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 | Dec 17, 2010 | Christmas, Desserts, Expat Life, Food, German Specialties, Holidays, Travel
Christmas in Germany cannot be celebrated without Lebkuchen. They are a traditional German cookie that is a bit like gingerbread, but usually has a bit more substance added to the dough like carrots, raisins and nuts. They were originally created by Medieval monks in...