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 | 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 | 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 | Jan 4, 2011 | Food
By now you’ve undoubtedly caught on to the fact that I am addicted to making broth from leftover poultry bones. I have made some mighty fine chicken noodle soup and chicken soup with rice over the past year and since we had a huge goose on Christmas day, I just...