Country Lifestyles
Lacey’s Pantry – Spinach and Chicken White Pizza
By Lacey Newlin
Serves: 7-8
Time: 1 hour
Ingredients:
1 pound refrigerated pizza crust dough (Or make your own if you like)
24 medium cloves garlic (About 2 heads), separated, peel left on
1 tbsp + 2 tsp olive oil + more for working the crust
1 cup ricotta cheese
2 tbsp chopped fresh basil
1 tsp honey
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp kosher salt + more for sprinkling the garlic
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 (10 oz.) bag frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed to remove any excess moisture
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2-pound grilled chicken breast (Omit to make this a vegetarian pizza)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lay out a large square of foil and place the garlic cloves on top (be sure to leave the peel on). Drizzle with one tbsp olive oil and sprinkle with a couple pinches of kosher salt. Fold the foil into a sealed packet and place in the oven. Roast the garlic until soft, golden and fragrant–about 25 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside to cool.
Once cool enough to handle, peel the cloves and discard the skins. Increase oven heat to 450 degrees to prepare it for baking the pizza. Add eight of the peeled garlic cloves to a small bowl. Smash with a fork. Add the ricotta, two teaspoons olive oil, basil, honey, oregano, half teaspoon kosher salt and pepper. Mix well.
If using chicken, prepare it and cut into chunks. Stretch the pizza crust onto a greased pan or pizza stone. Top the crust with tablespoon-sized amounts of ricotta as evenly as possible. Scatter with spinach, chicken and remaining garlic. Finish with mozzarella cheese. Bake until crust is crisp and golden and cheese is melted and bubbling, around 20 minutes.
By: Martha Crump
Most cattle producers can tell you quite a lot about balancing cattle diets for energy, protein, vitamins, and minerals based on the specific needs for their herd and type of operation.
A key factor, and one that is often overlooked, is that how your animals perform is also directly affected by their water intake.
Now many of you may already be thinking “well of course water is necessary, anybody knows that!”
In many years, as September marches into October, we are beginning to experience some return of rainfall. But as many of us know, that is not always the case. Often we are still experiencing hot and dry weather, and water supplies are dwindling.
When we find ourselves experiencing those types of fall conditions, it is critical to not only understand the daily water requirements for cattle, but also the impact that the quality of water can have on herd health and development.
To read more, pick up a copy of the October edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By: Annette Bridges
A friend and I were recently talking about our husbands. She made a comment that I felt also perfectly described me and my hubby.
“He slows me and I hurry him. I’m sure that is why we do well together,” she said.
“Precisely!” I thought. Why?
Because when two different worlds collide, it can be magical.
No matter what those two different worlds are- a man and a woman with very different personalities, beliefs, or backgrounds, two partners with contrasting passions, strengths, or talents, or when a country boy marries a city girl.
To read more, pick up a copy of the October edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
Watauga, Texas, a suburb of Fort Worth, is known for its rich history as a railroad stop, but over the course of the last year, one teen girl has put it on the map for agriculture as well. Emma Harvey has lived in Tarrant County her entire life. Despite being highly involved in her local 4-H chapter, she still felt there was more she could do. In the spring of 2023, she stepped up to the plate to take over the title of Tarrant County Teen Miss Agriculture USA.
“It all started when I put in an application for the teen title here in Tarrant County,” explained Harvey.
The Miss Agriculture USA program is a national non-profit, age-inclusive pageant program that offers both competition and non-competition titles to women dedicated to the promotion of agriculture.
Read more in the October issue of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available online and in print. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive NTFR in your inbox each week.
Photo by Hannah Claxton.
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