Moving just isn't enough to occupy my time, apparently. While reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, an incredible read about eating local, my lifelong desire to make cheese was once again pulled to the surface. So, I immediately jumped onto cheesemaking.com and purchased the 30 minute Mozzarella kit. Guess what? It really only takes 30 minutes!
The cheese was delicious. In 30 minutes I made about 1 pound of fresh Mozzarella. While it cooled a bit, I rolled out pizza dough from a Pillsbury package and popped it in the oven for a 5 minute pre-bake. Then I sliced and sautéed onions, green peppers, zucchini and garlic. I threw in some diced, canned tomatoes and fennel, then spread the whole mixture onto the crust. Topped it off with some pepperonis and black olives (for Urban) and a bunch of fresh Mozzarella. 10 minutes later we sat down to a pizza dinner that everyone demolished. It was so good!
I love making cheese. In between boxing up our office and cleaning the 1/2 story this week, I'll definitely be trying my hand at ricotta.
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