by Tiffany | Jun 17, 2016 | Featured, Food, Side Dishes
When it comes to barbecue sides, few things beat a bubbling dish of 5-bean baked beans. Sweet, smoky, and just the right amount of savory, this recipe combines five types of beans with bacon, molasses, and brown sugar for a dish that always disappears first at...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Oct 3, 2014 | Appetizers, Food, Mains
With fall approaching in so many places (we’re even supposed to get a cool front here in South Florida — which for us means a low of 68 and a high of 84), I have been missing the seasons just a bit. Although when I walk outside and see a glorious sunset or think about...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Nov 20, 2013 | Food, Mains
Osso bucco (aka ossobuchi or occobuco) is a Milanese specialty of cross-cut veal shanks braised with vegetables, white wine and broth. The first time Stefan made it for me was a little over a year ago and I was instantly in love with it. I’m very blessed to have a...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Feb 18, 2010 | Food
We eat a LOT of pasta in this house. So much so that we actually bought a really cool automatic pasta machine that mixes everything for you and presses it out in the desired shape. But unfortunately the thing takes forever to make pasta so the electricity we end up...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Jan 12, 2010 | Featured, Food, Freezer Meals, Mains
Another favorite from the Harley Biker’s Cookbook , the Bad Boy Beef Tacos never fail to rock our world. This is one of our staple dinners here. Even Mackenzie loves them, although we do cut out a bit of the spice for her. When tasting this with “full heat”, keep in...