Pickled Garden Jalapenos!

these were all harvested from our garden this year

chemical and pesticide free

It's not called 'Pizza Paradise' for nothing...

homemade pizza dough + fresh made garden tomato sauce

topped with smoked turkey, fresh chopped garlic, garden jalapeno, lacinato kale, shallots, cheese

Great Grandma's Dilly Beans ♥

...As the days get colder...

BLT's and Kale Chips!

:-)

This was pretty ridiculous...

our own take on a favorite burger of ours

from one of our favorite midwestern burger joints...

100% local ingredients

grass-fed beef topped with provolone cheese, 

thick-cut bacon, fresh chopped garlic (and LOTS of it!) and

garden ripe jalapeno!

Tomatoes Galore!

...Summer Harvest...

Garden Salsa

garden fresh tomatoes, jalapeno, bell pepper,

habanero, onion, garlic, cilantro, oregano, lime

frozen mango

frozen banana

spinach

mango juice

..bliss..

spinach mushroom garlic pasta with parmesan cheese

414 - Milwaukee Day!

our entirely local meal

chicken apple sausage with sauteed onions & mustard

local greens

garden fresh rhubarb sauce

Pot roast

roasted vegetables

grapefruit

This Was....Amazing

cheesy morel bacon potato bowtie pasta

The Best Pizza Ever....Part Two

garlic & basil sauce

homemade crust

mushroom, kale & shallot pizza

The Best Pizza Ever....Part One

homemade pizza crust

and the amazing sauce...

shallot, garlic, bacon, pineapple,

pineapple juice, coconut oil, white wine,

oregano, thyme, sage, chili pepper...

plus a three cheese blend:

Banana Walnut Blueberry Bread

with flax seed, wheat germ, almond meal,

cinnamon, curry, nutmeg, grains of paradise,

topped with candied ginger

California rolls

Meatloaf sandwiches on homemade bread

One of the very best meals....ever.

homemade cinnamon chips with fruit salsa

Smoked pork, plantains, avocado cucumber arugula citrus salad

Scrambled egg & veggie bake

...with cheese, blue corn tortilla shells, the last of our fresh (ripe!) garden tomatoes, black olives

Mmmmm....

Quesedillas!

homemade refried beans & avocado

Quite possibly our favorite thing in the world right now...

Kale Chips

clean some garlic and shallot

chop 'em up

wash kale and pat dry / remove stem

roughly chop

add everything to a bowl + spices of your choosing (we recommend adding mustard seed to the mix), lightly coat with oil

mix

spread over cookie sheet

bake at 335 degrees for about 15-20 minutes, until golden brown (chips will go from soft to crispy - when they turn crispy, they're done!)

YUM!

Pizza Recipe

Dough (makes two)

heat one cup water
stir in 1 tbls oil, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp sugar
cool to lukewarm, dissolve 1 pkge yeast
stir in 3 cups flour, one cup at a time
knead together....at this point either:
a. let rise 30 min, punch down and divide in half, roll out 1 half right away for pizza and put the other in fridge (oil outside of dough ball and loosely enclose in a bag or bowl - allow room to rise)
b. divide in half, oil both dough balls and loosely enclose in a bag or bowl with extra room for rise and immediately put in fridge - after 6+ hours each dough ball can be rolled out for pizza:

when you are ready to use the dough from the fridge or after the first rise, take out and allow to rest at room temp for 10-15 min or so, roll flat to shape your pizza (pizza round, cookie sheet, etc)....then add sauce, cheese, etc....bake 425 degrees for 20-25 min, until cheese is melted and starting to brown


Sauce

combine all ingredients
1 can (14.5oz) diced tomatoes, undrained,
1 can (6oz) tomato paste
1/3 cup water
1-1/2 tbls olive oil
2 tbls fresh basil (fresh preferred, dried alternatively)
2 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp minced garlic
1-1/2 tsp sugar

makes enough for two pizzas!

We Like Pizza

January 1, 2012

We decided to start off the new year trying something new: homemade pizza!

the wonderful sauce...

putting it all together...

Voilà!

Y.U.M.