Hobbes rocks on….

Hobbes

I get to read blogs from all around the world, and I think you’d be hard pressed to find one with as much care, attention to detail & just plain good food ideas as Hobbes’ blog about eating well. Check it out here, and it’s cool he has celebrated his 100th blog posting. Here’s more:

Chef Hobbes Buchanan of Imagine Organics, San Juan Island, recently posted his 100th blog featuring recipes and cooking videos.  He also has over 500 hits on his YouTube page.

Chef Hobbes started his blog and Facebook posts in late October to help teach parents the importance of cooking real, seasonal, whole foods for their families, instead of processed foods from boxes, cans and jars.  He focuses on showing folks how easy and quick it is to cook restaurant-quality food, and he’s so committed that he offers free consultation via email and phone.

Chef Hobbes uses many ingredients from his own garden and hen house for his recipes, as well as from the local farmers’ market and San Juan Island Co-op.  Sample recipes include: Breakfast Hole in the Wall; Best Roasted Chicken Ever; Pan-Sauteed Steelhead with Roasted Cauliflower, Rice & White Wine Sauce; Flat Iron Steak with a Green Peppercorn Cream Sauce; and Grilled Salmon with a Seasonal Pomegranate Sauce.

“America and England are two of the most unhealthy countries in the world, with an over abundance of obesity, diabetes and heart disease,” said Chef Hobbes.  “This is the price we pay for eating cheap, easy-to-prepare, processed foods.  It’s time to go back to eating real food.  It’s time to get back in the kitchen to cook healthy, easy, quick meals made from fresh, local ingredients from our own self-sufficient gardens, our local farmers, or the organic section in Marketplace.”

“Jamie Oliver, a world-renowned chef and author in the U.K., is my favorite cookbook author.  When I read his quote in ‘Jamie’s Italy’ that his kids’ generation is the first to be expected to die before their parents due to processed food, excessive use of chemicals in farming, and factory-farmed animals that are pumped full of antibiotics and steroids, and then watched two seasons of his “Food Revolution” show on TV, I decided I had to jump into action here on San Juan Island.”

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