My locavore project

In a desire to eat locally grown food and use local products, I am using this blog to help spread awareness of what products we an get locally.
I am updating a local shopping list of where to get all of the local products that we use.
I am also sharing recipes made with local ingredients.

Click on 'Local Shopping List' under 'Labels' to see a local shopping list of products and sellers.

Click on 'recipes' (or categories, 'breakfast', 'lunch', 'dinner', 'appetizer', 'dessert', 'main dish', 'side dish') under 'Labels' to see an array of different recipes using local ingredients!

My goal is for my family to live simply, locally, & abundantly.
There will still be some products that we cannot get locally (sugar, oil, TP, rice, etc.),
but I hope to cut down on items needed at chain stores.
We are trying to buy most of those products in bulk to cut down on waste, costs, and clean up our carbon footprint.

I want my family to support local businesses and eat healthier!
I feel that if we know where our food and products are coming from, we will grow to respect every item more.

It is important to me that my family not be exposed to GMO's, hormones, a large amount of pesticides, chemicals, etc.

By buying local, you support your local economy, businesses, jobs, and families.

Please feel free to share on this blog! Let me know what goods you are finding locally & what recipes you are creating.

Thank you to the many people who make eating locally possible!
Thanks for your vision, hard work,
and love for food! We support you!

Blessings! Jessi

Friday, April 19, 2013

Thin crust yeast free pizza

Recipe below will make 2 pizzas, 
and you will have some dipping sauce left over.

Ingredients:
Sauce:
5-6 tomatoes, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp basil
2 tbsp honey

Crust:
2 cups flour
2 tsp salt
2 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp pepper
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups of milk
1 tbsp olive oil

Cheese:
1/2 gallon of farm fresh milk
1/2 cup vinegar

Toppings:
whatever you would like!

Directions:
Cheese:
Make cheese by following directions here:
Cool cheese in fridge to harden.

Sauce:
Simmer tomatoes and garlic in a large pot for at least 2 hours, stirring often.
Sauce will thicken.
Add salt, pepper, oregano, basil, and honey while sauce is cooking.

Crust:
Preheat oven to 400.
Lightly grease 2 pizza pans with olive oil.
Stir together flour, salt, oregano, pepper, eggs, & milk
Pour batter into pans, spreading evenly.
Bake for about 20 mins until crust is set.

Add sauce, toppings, & cheese to your pizza!
Cook for an additional 10-15 minutes.
Cool for 10 mins before cutting and serving.

I like to put the cheese on last for this recipe
so that it will hold some of the toppings down.
The topping I used above are sausage, kale, onions, & peppers.
I cooked the crumbled sausage in a skillet before adding it to the pizza.
This homemade cheese doesn't melt as well as store bought mozzarella,
but I just appreciate the process of making it and knowing the ingredients.

Enjoy!


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