Roost'n Roots

30/01/2025

Tonight Jen and I cooked a fantastic dish, Seared Pork Loin with Sundried Tomatoes and Green Olives, from the book, "Milk Street Tuesday Night's Mediterranean."

29/01/2025

Did you know that a raw olive is practically inedible? Yep, you have to bring it. And some businesses may use lye to speed up the curing process.

https://thefoodfox.com/2022/08/19/how-to-cure-olives/ #:~:text=Wash%20the%20olives%20under%20cold,weeks%20or%20more%20before%20sampling.

I realize that I'm posting this recipe while the SA olive harvest has already come to an end, but perhaps you can save it for next year. I was invited to a function at Tokara's Olive Shed in May this year, where we had the opportunity to pick our own olives and received a recipe

29/01/2025

Meet our beautiful Silver Fox rabbits. We have sisters, Cocoa & Moca, and from another litter, Mr. JINGLES.

28/01/2025

Tonight wife made an amazing Mediterranean Dish, Tomato and Black Eyed Peas with Berbere.

We used our homestead canned Italian Tomatoes w Onions, Black Eyed Peas, Herbs, and Roasted Chicken. And her Golden Lax Spelt Bread.

It was amazing!

27/01/2025

Sometimes you just gotta chillax with a couple of all beef Nathan Hotdogs and watch a game.

26/01/2025

This morning I was the chef and Jen was a Sous Chef. We collaborated on making a healthy and robust breakfast burrito of eggs, chorizo, avocado, black beans, corn, lettuce, pickled onions & jalapenos, and either Salsa Verde or Chalua Hot Sauce.

26/01/2025

Jen made a gorgeous Golden Flax Spelt Bread. It was her first attempt and quite successful.

26/01/2025

Jen and I made a truly delicious meal mostly with our own homestead food. The recipe, Lasagna Soup, from the book "The Blue Zones Kitchen".

Our food: canned tomatoes & chicken broth; dried garlic, cilantro, basil, oregano & Himalayan Ghost Pepper Salt.

26/01/2025

It's about that time...

Our friend, Lisa, and my wife Jen are teaching me how to make a sourdough starter, feeding the starter, then baking bread and bagels. We made enough starter for 3 breads and 8 bagels.

26/01/2025

Our dear friends Lisa & Ginny gave us a gift card for Baker's Creek. So Jen and I selected a few seeds we've never before. They're new arrivals with hopes to make amazing hot sauces and spicy smoked salts.

26/01/2025

This morning Jen and I enjoy food from around the world but our favorites are Mediterranean and Mexican cuisines.

This was our breakfast fast this morning - Chorizo and Egg Bowl. We used ingredients from our homestead.

26/01/2025

If you have a recent recipe book that you absolutely enjoy please share.

Below are some of our most recent books that we really enjoy.

26/01/2025

Tonight, Jen and I made an adapted version of "Creamy Chickpea Spinach and Tahini Soup." We added Orzo and Cod to give the dish more depth and flavor.

24/01/2025

What a cute crocheting idea.

I have the best team in the whole world. Our team lead Elle made these crocheted vegetables for my birthday and they are everything to me! I love them all so much. Thank you for making my day special!

22/01/2025

This is an egg vending machine 😳

21/01/2025

Today Craig made his first New York Crumb Cake for the family.

Photo by Craig Sour

20/01/2025

Craig's sons, Brandon and Christian, brought him to Rody's Tavern for his 57th birthday last night. They also watched a little football on the big screen.