Category Archives: Recipes

Apples for love – a perfect cake for any occasion but this occasion happens to be our 24th Anniversary (yes, 24 – really!). We weren’t that young (but still pretty young) which makes us likely older than you thought we were, but we’ve had many lives. We’ve lived many places and have had many adventuresContinue reading “Recipe Thursday: Apple Cake”

This week at Rock Bottom Homestead, we are making lots of lovely pasta. Red Beet Farfalle, Basil Fettuccine, Sourdough Saffron Tagliatelle, Golden Beet/Sweet Potato Gnocchi, and our homestead classic – Ricotta Gnudi. All made with our free-range deep gorgeous eggs, King Arthur flour, local herbs and vegetables, homemade/local milk ricotta, and some of our ownContinue reading “Recipe Thursday: Sauces for Pasta Fantasies”

This is such a great dish. It’s low-maintenance, super sexy, and can work as a side if you wish or has everything you need as a main course. It’s seasonal and substitutable with some things other than roots (like cauliflower or butternut/cup/acorn squash), and generally I don’t prefer Red Beets (they bleed too much) orContinue reading “Recipe Thursday: Roasted Roots with Figs, Goat Cheese, & Almonds”

To be honest, lately we are looking at quick meals. Of course, our quick meals are probably pretty slow for many folks because we just don’t have fast easy ways to make things happen around here. Our systems aren’t set up for it. We don’t buy food that turns into anything interesting fast. And ifContinue reading “Recipe Thursday: ‘Fast Food’”

What to do with all that Spaghetti Squash you see at the markets? In our case, it was the only squash that grew in abundance this year – light golden ostrich eggs all over the bean beds. I think we ended up with 9 or so of them and though they can keep for aContinue reading “Recipe Thursday: Spaghetti Squash ‘Salad’”

It may be because I can’t really get bananas right now, and when I do, I specifically get organic because the certification helps assess the Cavendish banana tree health and plantation soil health, which is in detrimental decline (the Cavendish being the kind that Americans typically eat, though there are many other worldwide kinds, andContinue reading “Recipe Thursday: Obsessed with Bananas”

This week’s recipe is by request. I like to have a variety of types of dishes in this blog so I had been putting this one off until we got a little more going on but not only did we make this just the other day but then, like I said, it was requested. IContinue reading “Recipe Thursday: Moroccan Chicken with Preserved Lemons and Olives”

I love a challenge – and a feast; those two elements together charged with sharing something so lovely with friends is a complete gift. It’s actually been awhile since we made these Stuffed Squid but I wanted to get a recipe down as I’ve been wanting to try them again- Squid or Calamari, doesn’t matterContinue reading “Thursday Recipe: Stuffed Grilled Squid & Tomato/Watermelon Salad”

What to do with the glorious bounty that is Summer from the gardens? Whether you get a CSA, go to your local Farmer’s Market, have your own garden or just shop for local and seasonal goods at the supermarket, Summer has a lot of options. Right now there is a lot of zucchini (I keptContinue reading “Thursday Recipe: Summer Caponata”

Our lovely local CSA has provided lately with almost all of the ingredients for this stew. It is hard to think of stew in the heat of Summer but this comes together rather quickly (all in all, about an hour) using both stovetop and oven – make sure to use an ovensafe pot to goContinue reading “Recipe Thursday: Majorcan Stew”