by No Ordinary Homestead | Jun 3, 2013 | Food, Mains
I first heard about clay pots and Römertopfs several years ago. A friend was talking about how simple and easy they are to cook in. And that it takes virtually no time to make a meal. Plus, you can rarely go wrong, no matter what you throw into it. So naturally I was...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Apr 9, 2013 | Featured, Food
Spring may be on its way (finally) but there is never a wrong time of year for a delicious pot of soup! Recently, I have needed to try out more and more new recipes that I can cook in bulk for Mackenzie’s preschool. Part of the arrangement we have at her Kinderladen...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Jan 8, 2013 | Food, Mains, Quick Dinners
There are some foods in life that just equal happiness and comfort. For me, grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup has always been one of those. In fact, it was one of the very first things I learned to cook, along with Kraft Mac & Cheese. I can’t remember...
by No Ordinary Homestead | May 16, 2011 | Food
I finally tried out one of the local Biokiste services here last week (something I’ll have to talk more about later on) but some of the things which happened to be in the introductory basket were broccoli and carrots. Broccoli is something I rarely buy, because...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Dec 14, 2010 | Food
It’s always important to have a few meals in your repertoire that involve ingredients that you seem to always have on hand. For us, that is usually shrimp (because we buy it on sale and but don’t usually eat it that often) and asparagus (because I always seem to want...