Fall Harvest 2015

How is your garden doing this fall?

I wanted to share what’s coming on in the garden.  We have  harvested onions, pears and our peaches have been preserved.

See our Gardening Posts for more information on canning and storing your harvest.

Blackberries


  
  

Flamin’ Fury Peach



Sun Sugar Tomatoes
  

Bartlett Pears
  


Red Zeppelin Onions

White Onions Dulce Grande

Shallots
  

Green Bell Peppers 

Jalapeño Peppers



Banana Peppers


Poblano Peppers


Curly Parsley

We also planted Flat Italian Parsley

and Cilantro 


Sweet Basil


Spicemaster Cucumbers

Pioneer Pickling Cucumbers


Pumpkin Vine 


Detroit Dark Red Beet


Luminar Pumpkin

Cinderella Pumpkin


Big Max Pumpkins


Red Delicious Apples


  
  

Giant Red Hibiscus 

 
  


  

Giant Radiance Gladiolus 


  



Enjoy!

Lindy

Thai Zucchini Chicken Pizza

Thai Zucchini Chicken Pizza

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Makes 2 medium pizzas

Pizza Crust

Proofing the Yeast:

*1 cup warm Water

*1 tablespoon Dry Active Yeast

*2 teaspoon Sugar, food for the yeast

In a small bowl add the above ingredients, let sit until bubbly.

Whisk together:

*1/2 teaspoon Salt

*1 teaspoon Garlic Powder

*2 cups Bread Flour, more if needed

Add:

*1 tablespoon Extra Light Olive Oil

Combine the above wet and dry ingredients and knead into a soft ball.  (Let the dough rise while you make the Thai sauce.)

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Roll out soft ball dough into a circle, until right size for your pizza pan. I used an extra-large pizza Pan. I like to use a pizza pan that has holes in the bottom and spray well with cooking spray. (You can also use a very small amount of corn meal on the bottom of pizza pan to help with sticking. )

Note: Fold over the edge of the pizza if you like a thick Crust and if using a un-perforated  pizza pan poke hole marks in dough with a fork to allow for air flow.

Bake the pizza crust at 500*F for 5 minutes, then remove pizza crust from the oven adding the toppings and bake another 10 minutes.

Also see Barbecue Pizza for link to crust recipe.

Thai Sauce

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*1/3 cup granulated Sugar

*3 tablespoons Water

*1 tablespoon Cornstarch

*1 tablespoon Rice Vinegar

*Pinch Salt

*1/2 teaspoon Soy Sauce, like Western Family lite if desired or low sodium

*1/8 cup Maraschino Cherry Juice

*1   1/4 teaspoons chopped Pimento, bottled

*2 Garlic Cloves, pressed or minced

*1/4-1/2 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes, depends taste or degree of hotness

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In a small sauce pan on medium heat add:  Sugar, water, cornstarch and rice vinegar and bring to a boil and begins to thicken. Then add the salt, soy sauce and maraschino cherry juice. Stir until slightly thick and add to the top of prepared partially baked crust.

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Toppings
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*Grilled Chicken Pieces, or cook and shred, slice Chicken as desired

*2-3 small Zucchini, sliced

*1 small Red opinion, cut into strips

*1-2 cups Mozzarella, Cheddar or Cheese of your choice

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Add the above toppings to partially cooked and sauced covered pizza crust and bake to directions above.

 


  


  


  



Enjoy!

Lindy