Monthly Archives: August 2007

Dinner – Pizza with tomatoes, basil & homemade mozzarella

I spent part of this afternoon making mozzarella because Friday is pizza night here at McPhelps Manor! The milk we get is either from Cruze Farms or from River Ridge Farms. The Cruze milk is purchased from Three Rivers Market, … Continue reading

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Crockpot Ratatouille

I can’t ever be reasonable and grow one variety of a vegetable. So I have 15 eggplants in one of my raised beds right now and there are 7 different kinds growing. I love eggplant but that’s a bit much. … Continue reading

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“Sundried” Tomatoes

Since I live in the wonderful muggy state of Tennessee(although it's actually been too dry here this year), trying to dry produce in the sun isn't very effective. Luckily, I have a dehydrator and I love it. I cleared out … Continue reading

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It took me long enough!

I’ve been wanting to set up a blog devoted to my quest for local foods for a while now.  It’s a passion of mine and it’s been a passion for the last few years.  Lately I haven’t been feeling the … Continue reading

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