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.
Country Lifestyles
Lacey’s Pantry: Beef Chimichangas
By Lacey Vilhauer
Ingredients:
1-2 cups vegetable oil
½ cup diced white onion
2 tsp minced garlic
½ TBSP chili powder
¼ tsp oregano
½ tsp ground cumin
1 lb. ground beef
1 tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
½ to a full can of Rotel tomatoes and green chilis
8 (burrito-sized) flour tortillas, warmed
2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Toppings: salsa, sour cream, guacamole, queso
Directions:
Brown hamburger meat and onions in a large skillet until onions are slightly softened. Add in garlic chili powder, oregano and cumin. Stir and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in Rotel. Cook and stir another five minutes. Set aside.
Warm tortillas in the microwave. On each tortilla, place about ½ cup of meat mixture. Do not overfill. Top with shredded cheese. Fold sides over the meat and cheese, then fold bottom over the sides and roll up. Place all folded chimichangas, seam side down, on a large plate and repeat with remaining tortillas.
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Does John Wayne Have the Answer to Our Discourse?
By Dal Houston
I am terribly saddened by all the argumentative discourse that seems to be going on in today’s world. It seems as though it is no longer enough just to disagree on certain issues. We are expected to classify someone as an enemy if they do not always agree with us on all issues, lest we be considered weak.
To make things even worse, because those who disagree with you are now considered enemies, the sentiment seems to be that it is only fair and proper to destroy them, because they are the enemy, again with the fear of ridicule for being weak if we do not fight.
With all that said, and seemingly unrelated, I am a big John Wayne fan. From watching him dive into his role as a cowboy, to marveling at his time portraying a soldier or appreciating his acting gig as a sailor, there is seldom a week that goes by without me watching at least one
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While We Were Sleeping
By Martha Crump
That old adage, “What you don’t know won’t hurt you.,” may have some basis in truth when applied to minor situations. However, when what you don’t know is presented in the form of a “Trojan Horse” and is what amounts to an incredible attempt to fleece American property rights, it becomes a different story altogether.
To put this unbelievable tale together, we need to step back to Joe Biden’s 2021 Executive Order which pledged commitment to help restore balance on public lands and waters, to create jobs, and to provide a path to align the management of America’s public lands and waters with our nation’s climate, conservation, and clean energy goals.
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