Crab legs and baked fish provided by AK Fish, Ranch Seasoning on potato provided by Broken Locust
In keeping with the theme of food available at our Fall At The Farm Event on Saturday, October 19, from 9 to 1, I am sharing our experience with AK Fish and herb blends from Broken Locust. The Bibbed Wonder purchased crab legs and individually packaged baked fish fillets from AK Fish. Our friends, Pat and Sherry of Broken Locust, provided an incredible Ranch Seasoning Blend on baked potatoes and a Greek Goddess Blend that was wonderful in the melted butter for the crab legs. It was a feast for the eyes as well as the stomach.
I must be upfront: I am not a fan of seafood. I enjoy shrimp and baked cod Romano on occasion from our favorite restaurant, Luigi's, and lobster and crab once in a while, but I am not skilled at cooking fish or seafood. Frankly, cooking fish or seafood makes me nervous. I am unsure of how long to cook it, how to tell when it is done, and if I have cooked it properly. My greatest hang-up with cooking fish is giving friends and family a solid case of botulism.
Cooking the fish and crab legs from AK Fish was very easy. The baked fish is air fryer friendly. I Googled how long it takes to cook frozen fish in the air fryer, and the recommendation was 20-30 minutes at 375-400 degrees. Of course, I went for the maximum cooking time and temperature. I cooked the fish for thirty minutes at four hundred degrees and turned it after fifteen minutes. The baked fish was crispy, flakey, and delicious. My Bean, who is not a fan of fish, ate it with gusto and declared it was "really good." I served it with tartar sauce on the side.
The crab legs were impressive, not only in size but also in appearance. I boiled them for five minutes, ran them under cold water to stop the cooking process, and served them with melted butter seasoned with Broken Locust's Greek Goddess blend. The crab legs were A-MAZING! The crab meat was sweet and flakey, coming out of the shell in huge chunks. When I was a kid, my dad and I would compete to see who could get the biggest chunk of meat from crab and lobster. When I cracked my first leg, I pulled out a piece of meat the length of the leg. I laughed and announced, "I won, Dad!" I then explained my outburst to The Bibbed Wonder and The Bean. The addition of the Greek Goddess seasoning to the melted butter was perfection. I was impressed with everything we ate.
I told The Bibbed Wonder we needed to stock up on crab legs for our Christmas Eve dinner. I usually cook prime rib roast or New York Strip steaks and shrimp on Christmas Eve, but I believe I will make steak and crab legs instead of shrimp this year. I was impressed with the quality of the crab legs and the ease of preparing them. If you plan to attend our Fall At The Farm Event, you, too, can stock up on high-quality fish and seafood. If you cannot attend, AK Fish has a website from which to order: https://www.akfish.shop/. The Hiltys have an exciting story. I gently encourage you to come out, talk with them, bring a cooler with ice, and stock up on their fantastic seafood.
I also encourage you to talk spices and teas with our dear friends Pat and Sherry from Broken Locust. If you are a tea drinker, you must try Sherry's original hand-blended herbal teas. My sweet friend grows her own herbs, dries them, and then creates the most remarkable herbal tea blends. I enjoy tea, especially in the fall and winter months. Nothing is more comforting than sitting under a cozy quilt with a good book and a soothing cup of herbal tea. However, Sherry's original, hand-blended spice blends are a culinary delight. If you are interested in adding flavor to your food without the use of salt (those with high blood pressure know what I am talking about), Sherry's blends make it incredibly easy to add delicious flavor to your food. Not only are their herbal blends wonderful, but they are the most incredibly kind people you will ever meet. I love it when wonderful people create extraordinary products I can get behind and support. Pat and Sherry also have a website if you cannot attend our event. Check them out at
I hope you can join us on Saturday, October 19th, from 9 to 1 to support these two fantastic local small businesses. There will also be twenty or so other high-quality vendors here to shop, support, and learn about. We are blessed to be surrounded by such talented, hard-working, and innovative local businesses. There just isn't anything better than supporting our neighbors. By supporting small and local businesses, you are helping your neighbors and the local economy, helping someone live their dream, and making dreams a reality. We look forward to seeing you at the farm.
On this foggy Friday, stay safe, be smart, support local and small, eat amazing food, and keep washing your hands.
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