by No Ordinary Homestead | Oct 29, 2012 | Featured, Food, Travel
There are few things in life quite like true Buffalo chicken wings. And although I’ve never eaten them in Buffalo from “the source,” I have sought out the best wings I could find wherever we have lived, from Miami, FL, to Frankfurt, Germany. But by the time we reached...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Oct 9, 2012 | Food
Since we are weekly visitors to our local farmers’ market here in Berlin, it’s not difficult to see the seasons (and the foods) changing right before you eyes. And one of the more exciting things that floods the market are chanterelle mushrooms (known asPfifferling...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Jun 13, 2012 | Featured, Food, German Specialties, Mains, Side Dishes
There’s a specialty here in Germany which is extremely simple to make but that I somehow never tried to create myself. The German restaurant down the street from us makes wurst käse salat, which basically is a sausage and cheese salad with onions, vinegar, pickles and...
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 | Sep 9, 2011 | Food, Garden
When you’ve got tons of peaches and tomatoes…and nearly as many apples to match, this fruit ketchup is a pretty good way to get rid of them fast. It tastes a lot like a sweet and sour sauce, and tastes fantastic on chicken nuggets or chicken burgers…or even french...