I’ve been doing a few media interviews lately. I get asked so many questions about the life I’ve chosen to live. It seems that I live the perfect dreamy life…and you know what? It’s totally doable. Anyone can change their life. It’s all a matter of choice. I choose not to complain and talk, I choose to do. And here I am…doing.
I’ve finally got the smokehouse delivering some great results. This last batch of smoked trout and eel was a success.
Cuppa time, the morning after a smoking night…
I should never have put a kero lamp in the cabin at night. I wanted to move in permanently.
Success!!!
A mate in my food community gave me two lovely beetroots last week which I poached and made a salad with my foraged walnuts, Turkish nomad feta, watercress, mint etc…delish. Sex noises ensued.
It’s nettle season, and I made the kids a few nights worth of potato and stinging nettle pesto pizza. They loved it. I loved that they loved it. Rad.
But the biggest success was cooking rabbit back strap with morels, my jamon and fried sage. While consuming the meal, I had to tone down my usual sex noises as I had a guest. But honestly I’m sure she made some noises in her head. Such a lovely dish of wild food.
I’m glad I’m at this place. One day I’ll die. And just before I do, I hope I get to re-live every single beautiful moment. I’m so blessed to have beautiful people in my life. You all know who you are. Much love to you all.
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T-otally doable. Three cheers to the beautiful people.
hip hip hooray
It is doable and it is also odd how people unwilling to live their own dreams some how want to stymie and ridicule others who do. Go on living the dream
First blog received, keep up the inspiration! Have ordered your book. Is stinging nettle pesto init cause it is one of my favourite veggies.
Beautiful, inspiring post!
Sounds gorgeous. And I am really liking the look of that pizza !!:)
So, where do you get nettles from? WE live in WA, and I’ve never seen them! I’ve heard they are really nutritious!
I’m glad I’m at this place. One day I’ll die. And just before I do, I hope I get to re-live every single beautiful moment. I’m so blessed to have beautiful people in my life. You all know who you are. Much love to you all.
Crikey. I’m using this. Might have it tattooed on my arm…..
My mother has a rabbit in the freezer.
I cant wait till I can find the time to call her and let her know I’m coming for dinner. She’s 82.
I made her a seafood coddle the other night. She’s called me every night since, to thank me again. Awesome. .
What a brilliant menu, with the ingredients available at your fingertips.
Fantastic, all of it. If my beau & I were anywhere near you & Kate we’d totally invite ourselves over for dinner ;) Y’all are such an inspiration!
Noice.
Potato and nettle pesto pizza – perfect! I made stinging nettle pesto last year, but failed to put it together over the spring this year. I will have to wait 6 months now! I have yet to find morels around here, but luckily it’s chanterelle season now…I know just the spot! Another inspiring set here, Ro.
Potato and nettle pesto pizza – that sounds perfect right now! I made stinging nettle pesto last year, but failed to get it done this spring…now I’ll have to wait six months! I also have yet to find morels here, but luckily it’s chanterelle season up north and I know just the spot. Another inspiring post, Ro!
I was just filmed for a (very) short video about ‘living greener’, specifically food & kitchen waste, but I don’t think I got across the message that anyone CAN do it! I wanted to put more emphasis on the little tricks, the routines & habit making, the organisation that makes it possible for my family to do it although we are ‘busy’ and live in suburbia, work, have little kids.
My new motto is ‘Anything is possible if you are willing to give it a go!’
I am loving the book Rohan, inspiring and funny!
You’re incredibly incredible. Huzzah for doing the doable, which, to some of us, it unfathomably frightening. I do believe a leap of faith may be required. Happy things.
You may be my hero….
Everything looks so tasty it makes my mouth water!
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Just listening to you on Bush Telegraph. Well done.
LOVE this post Rohan. ‘It’s totally do-able’ is a wonderful statement. Love it. LOVE these shots too. Thankyouuu you are a star and you deserve every success coming your way!
Thanks for having me as your guest!
Good to hear you on radio today (Friday 28th). Can put a voice to your face. That pizza looks very tempting. Will keep my stinging nettles rather than giving them to the chooks.
Dream on brother, it’s the dreams wich make the realities of life livable.
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So uplifting to read your blog!
Just the thing I needed to read tonight – thank you for an inspiring insight into your way of life.
Glad I could help Shannon!
Looks so tasty! Just started out learning to fly-fish so hopefully soon I’ll have some lovely wild trout to smoke. Really want to build a smokehouse for cold smoking too. Did you build your own?
Yeah I did…..at the top of this blog there is a menu called video. There is the video of me making the smokehouse. Enjoy
cheers man!
It’s a dream life, yet you’ve made it all so livable. Tho I do my bit so far, when I have more land around me, I’ll be joining you right proper….
Its an amazing life. I started with a 9m x 9m backyard that I made almost totally edible! Its not only a great system for providing your own food, it’s deeply satisfying for the the soul.
Wonderful, the trout looks delicious. I’m learning to fly fish, and how to smoke food- I didn’t think about those coinciding.
Beautiful knife, what is it?
Its made by a bloke in NSW, it’s called Gray Bear. Amazing craftsmanship.
Link here:
http://graybear.com.au/
You are eating like a king my friend, tell me you sometimes open a tin of baked beans like the rest of us?
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