Fjordlux

06/23/2023

05/04/2022

Farm fresh from to you from us! Fjordlux destinations coming up this weekend…

-Friday May 6: Salish Sea Greens] at the Moonlight Market 5pm-9pm on Bainbridge Island. Music, art, oysters and drinks!

-Friday May 6: Salish Sea Greens] with 4pm-7pm. Pair super fresh Hood Canal oysters with award winning wine and house made accoutrements.

-Sunday May 8: is making sure mom (and everyone else!) gets treated right with fresh oysters, bubbly and flowers!

04/15/2022

Fresh Fjordlux oysters from our farm to you! Find them this weekend with oyster pop-ups 🦪 🍻

🌟 Friday at , 3pm - 6pm

🌟 Saturday at , 1pm - 7pm

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04/12/2022

Dark chocolate kelp ice cream: As the days get warmer, so grow my ice cream hankerings!

Back from a little hiatus to bring this fun springtime recipe to you, inspired when a friend lent me an electric ice cream maker. If you know me you know I’m always on the lookout for incorporating wild harvested anything into my food, and the more inventive the better.

So, as our container of dried kelp from our harvesting on Puget Sound last season sat on the counter, it struck me that kelp + chocolate could make a nice salty/sweet combo for ice cream. The result in a deliciously creamy ice cream that’s chocolate up front, with a hint of salt, along with pleasing chewy bits of kelp intermixed – the kelp consistency becomes a little bit like tapioca (which I really love).

Overall, super tasty - like rocky road but kelp instead of nuts?

Find the recipe in bio!

03/30/2022

In the midst of sorting oysters.

Once Fjordlux oysters pass the quality test we put them back out in the water to clean back up before harvest - making sure they are super fresh when they get to you!

What kinds of questions do you have about oyster farming? Let us know!

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03/24/2022

Happy farmers make tasty oysters!

Make your weekend a happy one with oysters, local drink, and lively music. Find featuring Fjordlux alongside at these fine locations:

🌟 3/25: 4-7pm. Oysters paired with Chenin Blanc or Ratio Blanco? Oh yeah…

🌟 3/26: 3-6pm. Enjoy wines and ‘sters outside on their brand new deck!

🌟 Rooftop party 3/28: 4-7pm. Industry night with music from .

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03/23/2022

🌟Delectable Peanut Butter Nettle Cookies🌟
 
Not quite a shellfish recipe, but still something wild food centric. A friend mentioned that nettles don’t have to be savory but can be incorporated into sweet too. Her style was a nettle pancake of types (though she was cooking over an open fire, which is just a total step above in the rustic charm factor).
 
So we took a try at it too, and were really happy with the results. The nettles come through mildly but clearly, and are a really nice combo with the savory of the peanut butter. On the second batch I sprinkled the top with a little granulated sugar, and liked that spark of sweet. Though I do like how these turned out I might experiment again – this recipe results in a cake type cookie, as more flour than I anticipated needs to be added to balance out the moisture from the nettles, and next time I’d shoot for denser.
 
A bit much to post here, so check out the recipe at link in bio 😊

03/22/2022

Spring is here and it’s day time low tide season 👍

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03/21/2022

Spring is here and we’re going nettle crazy with the rest of the culinary world. Here we have roasted oysters with nettle pesto. Savory of the sea with savory of the land? YES.
 
One of the things I love most about nettles is that…they are free. Yet so healthy (so I understand). And though they literally grow on the side of the road or in a backyard they somehow have a fancy feel to them? (or maybe that’s just me)
 
Remember, if you are going to forage for your own nettles make sure 100% that what you harvest are indeed nettles – check with an expert if you aren’t sure.
 
Nettle pesto recipe:
-2 cups packed, processed nettles (processed meaning stocks removed, only leaves, and par boiled to remove the sting)
-1 cup grated parmesan cheese
-1/2 cup shelled pistachio nuts
-1/4 cup pine nuts
-Juice from half a large lemon, or more to taste
-Olive oil, ¼ cup to start out
 
Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender excepting olive oil (I do understand that pesto is far superior if made with a mortar and pestle – so if you have the time that might be fun to try!). Add just enough olive oil to allow mixture to blend, then keep adding olive oil tablespoon at a time till the pesto consistency is thick but would still run off a spoon.
 
This pesto can be used on everything from pizza, to pasta to oysters! 
 
For roasted nettle pesto oysters pre-heat your oven to 425 F. Shuck off just the top shell of however many oysters you desire, then place them on a baking sheet. Put a tablespoon or so of nettle pesto on top, top with a sprinkle of grated parmesan cheese, and then place in the oven on the top rack (but not the broiler rack, one down from that). 
 
Check for doneness at 15 mins (we like to see that the cheese has started to caramelize before taking out of the oven). Enjoy your spring time feast!

03/19/2022

Chi son? Sono un poeta.
Che cosa faccio? Scrivo.
E come vivo? Vivo.

…but, like, make it oyster farming 🎶

03/16/2022

Wednesday and we’ve already got weekend deliveries in view…

Are you making plans yet? Some awesome oyster happenings, featuring Fjordlux!

- Oyster & Wine party: Saturday, Port Gamble, 1-6:30pm. Enjoy house made mignonettes and sommelier selected wine pairings!

- oyster pop-up: Saturday at , 1-6pm. Local beer AND local oysters? YES.

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03/11/2022

It’s a Friday Fjordlux harvest for a Salish Sea Greens] pop-up and a few private events…

Head over to this afternoon 4pm-7pm to enjoy Fjordlux with Salish Sea Greens] - paired with delicious local wine of course! The weekend is here☺️

03/09/2022

Hello friends! Thanks so much for all the inquiries about when we’ll next be back on Lake Union for sales, we appreciate the support and interest. For now we are taking a pause as it’s time for annual boat maintenance…

BUT - Fjordlux oysters can still be found at awesome local pop-ups! Check out our latest newsletter for more info, link in bio.

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03/07/2022

Wind in the hair, sun coming up, cutting through the water in our oyster skiff…always a refreshing ride.

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03/02/2022

Alright! :)

🚨 New Venue Alert! 🚨
This Saturday we will be featuring three (3!) fantastic local oysters.

We will be serving the:
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We can’t wait to share with you our habanero mignonette, Salish Sea Green seasonings and pair these fantastic delights with amazing local brews 🍻🦪🌊

Location Silver City Brewery / Taproom in Bremerton, 1pm until we sell out!

03/02/2022

Farm walking at low tide, checking on the oysters: seeing what’s ready, what needs more time, and pulling bags to sort.

Want more oyster news? Stay up to date on farm life, recipes and where Fjordlux will be with our newsletter! Sign up on our website, link in bio.

For some news this week…we’re excited for Fjordlux to join Salish Sea Greens] at (Bremerton location) this Saturday. Oysters start at 1pm and end when they are sold out…enjoy Fjordlux along with awesome Hood Canal oyster friends and

Pair these Hood Canal beauties with Salish Sea Greens]’ habanero mignonette, plus fantastic local brews 🍻

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02/24/2022

My first reaction to seeing this photo was, “Man, I look worn out.”

But then I came to really love this photo, because truth is running an oyster farm does wear you out - it’s hard work. This is a really honest photo that captures both the grind AND beauty of farming.

In response to a changing world the last few years we’ve pivoted, reimagining what we do and how we do it. It’s been fun, challenging, energizing and tiring - all at once! I think about all small business owners working through all the changes, and if only I had the ability to let them know they are in my thoughts often.

I don’t know if I say this enough, but thank you. Again and again, thank you for coming along with us on our oyster farm journey :)

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