i tried out the recipe for country apple dumplings that i posted a few months ago. my results didn’t look nearly the same as the one i had at r&a orchards, but they were still super tasty! – ryan r&a orchards 5505 highway 52 east ellijay, ga 30536 706-273-3821 country apple dumplings recipe: ingredients: 2 [...]

i found myself with a pumpkin that needed to be put to rest and a pan of hot bacon grease and wondered, can you fry up pumpkin seeds? the answer is definitely yes and that they are quite tasty in fact. just fry them until golden brown and add salt. highly recommended! – ryan -next [...]

we tried some bacon from the kroger butcher recently and were quite impressed! – ryan & gub

we were recently in ellijay, ga for fall festivities and stopped by r&a orchards for some country apple dumplings. they were amazing to say the least! you can find their recipe below if you want to try it at home. – ryan & gub r&a orchards 5505 highway 52 east ellijay, ga 30536 706-273-3821 country [...]

we had a little gathering for my birthday, which also doubled as an introduction for those who hadn’t met clementine. it was a ton of fun!!!! we grilled chicago dogs and burgers! – ryan

we recently fried up some okra from our garden and it was delicious! we ate the tasty treats with ribs and collards from maddy’s and cole slaw from chik-fil-a. it was a hodge podge of our favorite southern delights! fyi, maddy’s collard greens recently won best overall at the east lake farmers market collard greens [...]

our summer garden provided its first vegetable of the season! we have lots of okra and tomatoes that are very close to being ripe, but this cucumber won the first crop of the season award. we made a tasty cucumber & tomato salad with it, adding the lemon cucumber mentioned in yesterday’s blog post. – [...]

we had a nice 4th of july! although the storms prevented many activities, like parades and fireworks, we enjoyed baking a tomato pie and hanging out with clementine! recipe to follow. ryan & gub tomato pie recipe: ingredients: pie crust 3 large tomatoes sliced 1/2 onion sliced 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded 1/4 cup mayonaise [...]

we were able to find lots of yummy fresh blackberries & cherries at the store this week. the blackberries were not super ripe yet and ry was having me try bites of them together with the cherries. the combination of sweet and sour was so good we decided to make a blackberry & cherry cobbler! [...]

we made fried green tomato BLTs for dinner last night and they were delicious! we used a tomato from our garden and had sautéed zucchini as a side, which was also from our garden. to prepare, slice a green tomato and place on a plate or splatter guard. sprinkle salt on top and let the [...]