Gourmet Pizza

My almond flour hasn't come yet, and David and I are really ready for something different to eat!

I took some of the almonds I bought at Sam's Club and ground them in my blender.

 Perfect!!

Gourmet Pizza

(From Recipe's For Healthy Living) 

I doubled this recipe and it made a nice size for David and I!

1/2 Cup almond flour

1 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. dried basil

1/2 tsp dried oregano

1/4 tsp. dried thyme

1 tsp olive oil

1 large egg

Tomato Paste or sauce (GAPS approved only)

Pizza toppings

Parmesan cheese grated

Heat oven to 325. Line a cookie sheet with parchment and grease with olive oil.

Combine the almond flour, cheese, salt, dried herbs and egg in mixing bowl. The dough with resemble cookie batter.

Spread the dough thinly on the cookie sheet to a 6-8 inch diameter

Top with tomato paste or sauce

Spread on your pizza toppings and sprinkle generously with Parmesan cheese

Drizzle olive oil over the pizza

Bake for 18-20

{ You can make a pizza crust and freeze it for almost instant pizza. Make the dough and flatten it between tow pieces of parchment paper or plastic wrap until it is 6-8 inches in diameter. Place in freezer bag or something sealed so it doesn't get freezer burnt.  Don't thaw before baking just add the sauce and the toppings and bake at 325 for 20 minutes}

 The finished product! DELICIOUS!!! 

Apple Pancakes with Caramel Sauce

Apple Pancakes with Caramel Sauce
(From Recipe's For Healthy Living)

For the Pancakes....

1 apple, peeled, cored, and coarsely grated

2 eggs, or 1/2 cup egg white, or combination of the two

1 tsp ground cinnamon

Butter or oil

Using your hands, squeeze some of the juice from the grated apple

Beat the eggs in a bowl. Add the apple and cinnamon, and stir to combine

Grease and 8 inch, skillet

Pour the mixture into the pan making silver dollar sized pancakes

Cook until edges are golden then flip and cook other side until golden brown.

Top with warm honey, berries, yogurt

For the Caramel Sauce

1/2 cup Honey

1/4 cup butter (I used raw grass fed)

1/4 cup half and half organic cream (I used raw grass fed)

Bring Honey to a bil in a small pot over high heat

Boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Lower the heat to medium

Add the butter and stir until melted

Carefully add the cream. The mixture will bubble up. Continue to stir until the sauce is slightly thickened and coats the back of a spoon, approximately 2 to 3 minutes.

Place the entire pot in a bowl of ice cubes and continue to thicken as it cools.

Store in the refrigerator and re-warm to thin before using.  (I put mine in a container and placed that in a saucepan with a little hot water on the stove)

Hello!

Quite a blogging break I took!

First let me say Happy New Years to everyone!  We had a rough start to the holiday season due a horrible cold/flu that made it's rounds in the house, but we all recovered and was able to celebrate the holidays with friends and family.

 So to back up a bit.......

This is what occurred right before I went down with the flu.....

Our littlest piglet, named Elephant, wasn't doing so well...the cold, his smallness, and the fact that he was the runt of the litter was taking a toll on him.  We almost lost him, but thanks to some raw milk, Pedialyte, Med's, and some mothering for 36 hours from CC and I he bounced right back!

He turned in a little "monster piglet" the second day, not being happy sleeping in his tote!  He wanted to be swaddled and held! CC and I were tired from being up every hour, so I woke Scott up at 3:00 A.M. the second morning and we put him right back out in the barn with the others.

 It took him no time to settle into the hourly routine! We gave him warm milk, wrapped him in his towel and held him till he went to sleep, just like a baby!! Then put him down to sleep.  CC and I pumped up the air mattress and slept downstairs with him.

At 3:00 A.M. the first morning, he turned the corner and we knew he was going to be ok and he spent another 24 hours in the house.  He is currently healthy and happy and gaining weight daily.

CC and David were able to get us a real Christmas Tree from off our property once they were feeling better.  Sadly I didn't take a picture of it this year :(

We were thankful to have snow for Christmas!! This is one of my sugar pie pumpkins I grew.  I woke up one morning and Jack Frost had touched it!  I thought it looked just like one of those sugared fruits you buy in the store!

Our holidays were very quite and we enjoyed that!  My two boys that are living away came home and the six of us were together again.  They have since gone back and the house is quiet again with just the 4 of us here.  Lot's of plans are being made for spring with the garden and the barn yard.  It will be here before we know it!

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! We've been playing Christmas Carols and watching Christmas movies alllllllllllll day long! I love it!!

Acelia made the pies this year and they were amazing!! Homemade chocolate cream pie and a pumpkin one!! She is in charge of pies from now on!

An early morning hunt for the guys produced this doe....

Congratulations Deano!!

The guys were up at the crack of dawn so they were a little tired this afternoon. 

Becka was able to join us this year for Thanksgiving.  

Beautiful girls!

Scott relaxing and reading an AMAZING book!

Our table was decorated with a table cloth and napkins from my great grandmother and dishes from my mom.  Acelia did a little research and found the proper way to set the table.  It was beautiful!

Still snoring......

.....and snoring....

A very interesting sunset......

The farm is growing......

Farmer Scott is going off the deep end and collecting cows!

This is one of the latest editions.....Humphrey

He's a bull!

He's Scott's pet

The other cows were checking him out....

Eleanor....she's my favorite!

We welcomed "The Three Little Pigs"

The biggest one is Thelma Lou, then Barney, then (obviously) Elephant!

We've been introducing Humphrey to all kinds of things.  He and David were outside kicking around this basket ball.

Whirlwind weekend!

It's been a while since I've been here on my blog.  I've been cooking up a storm, and though I'm not responsible for Sandy, my kitchen over the weekend looked like it took a direct hit!!

My oldest turned 20!!! Unbelievable!!

We entertained friends Friday night and had lobster with potato salad and cole slaw that I made with the potatoes, cabbage and carrots I grew! It is so satisfying when I can run to the barn and grab a few fresh vegetables and make something.  I need to catalog those times and remember them when hard work begins in the spring! 

So with all the talk of Sandy and 7 teenagers in the house, I set to work cooking!

I made these homemade marshmallows! It was the first time I ever made these and they were a hit!! 

Acelia had requested more for her hot chocolate! Maybe I'll surprise her and make peppermint ones!

I absolutely love "Life Beautiful" magazine and this month there was a big article on a lovely woman who bakes cakes for people and events.  She doesn't do it for money but because she loves to!  I made Dean this Red Velvet cake for his birthday from scratch! 

Saturday morning, I made these Starbucks Pumpkin muffins, I'll be posting the recipe soon! Perfect before everyone left to go hunting.  I was able to take a short break and have a cup of tea and read my favorite blogs!

Next up on the cooking list was this cranberry apple crisp!  Not too sweet! Just perfect!

I also made chili , (using the meat from Acelia's deer) and some cornbread!  We were well stocked on food and sweets if we lost power during Sandy.   We did lose power, but only for a couple of hours.  

A New Shop!!

We opened a new shop on Etsy!!

Right now my mother form Kelly Mountain Mittens is filling it with Warm Woolen Mittens, Wrist warmers, and soon to come, rag rugs, pot holders, and some antique items.

Here are a few of the items for sale over at our shop!

Wrist Warmers

Pink Wool Mittens

Embellished Mittens

Look for more items to come!!

Acelia gets a deer!

Acelia shot her first deer over the weekend!

A nice spike horn weighing...121 lbs.

Perfect for eating!!

Acelia and her proud dad!!