by No Ordinary Homestead | Aug 13, 2009 | Featured, Food, Garden, Homesteading Life, Mains
When my dad came over from Texas to visit us a few months ago, one of the things we requested that they bring was Louisiana Hot Sauce. We can buy Tabasco here, which we use a lot in cooking, but the flavor of Louisiana Hot Sauce is so much nicer on tacos, eggs and...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Jul 24, 2009 | Featured, Food
Although the recipe may sound slightly healthy and I wanted myself to believe it, but I really can’t imagine that it is. But I guess that’s where all the good flavor comes from – the fat and calories! I made this recipe for the first time last week from Southern...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Jul 14, 2009 | Featured, Food
The weather was cooler last week; a nice change from the blazing sun we’d been having. So I thawed out some minestrone soup and decided to make breadsticks to accompany. I’ve never tried making breadsticks before but as usual, with a bread machine, the process can go...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Jul 6, 2009 | Entertaining, Featured, Food
Even when living in a foreign country, the Fourth of July is always a special occasion for us. So we fired up our ugly barrel drum smoker and cooked one mean pork shoulder. We made pulled pork sandwiches out of the finished product which turned out fantastic. This...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Jul 3, 2009 | Featured, Food, Garden
Homemade ice cream is SO easy to make with an ice cream machine. I don’t know why I don’t make it more often. Maybe it’s the fear of then having to eat it all! 🙂 But seriously, if you use a no-cook recipe for ice cream, throwing the ingredients together and pouring...