09 Sunday May 2010
Posted in Party Time, Things To Do
Thank-You Marnie and Mac for taking Mom out to breakfast for Mother’s Day at La Café de Paris. And what a treat!! Robin, Mac and I had the Lobster Benedict, which was awesome! Marnie had the French Toast.
09 Sunday May 2010
Posted in Main Dish, Photos By: Bob Young, Rabbit, Things To Do, What's For Dinner?
You really can not have a good dinner without fresh bread. How about a baguette made from wheat and oat flour?
After braising and then baking for 1 1/2 hours, we end up with a delightful rabbit dinner!
And here is the dinner plated: Lapin à la Crème de Moutarde, Steamed Baby Carrots and Red Potatoes
Along with a small tasting of a delightful Oregon Single Malt Scotch Whiskey, we had an Idaho 2008 Snake River Chardonnay and a California 1978 Chalone Pino Blanc
And then to top all of this off a wonderful Black Current Fool, whipped cream, yogurt and mashed black currents. Thanks go to Gary and Sue Payne and Mairi Hand for setting this dinner up, hosting it and coming up with the original idea. The dinner was awesome! Cheers!
09 Sunday May 2010
Posted in Alley Gardens, Photos By: Bob Young, Things To Do
Planning for a raised bed. Find the location that you want: Water availability, amount of sun, does not impede the city’s alley access.
Lay out your basic design. At this point, you can change the design as you wish. Choose the material that you will be using to contain the raised bed. I like stone, but wood planks and/or railroad ties can also be used. Also choose how you will water the area.
A couple hours later, you have a raised bed. This one is 8 feet wide by about 3 feet deep. Enjoy your garden. Cheers!
08 Saturday May 2010
Posted in Mother's Day, Party Time, Thought For The Day
06 Thursday May 2010
Posted in Cooking Programs, Food, Food Trivia, Grillin' and Chillin', Things To Do
Is it really May? We had snow (in the mountains) last night! From Sizzle on the Grill, we learn …
If you actually need an excuse to invite friends over for a backyard cook-out – here’s a list of official “Observances” for you to peruse. Psst…my favorite is on May 11th.
If you need an excuse this month to invite folks over to enjoy a meal you prepared on the grill or smoker – pick a holiday, any holiday. I’ve highlighted a couple special dates that we’ll be celebrating at my place – ya shure you betcha!
Officially Recognized Reasons to Party in the Backyard in May:
Free Comic Book Day – May 1
National Home Brew Day – May 1
Stepmother’s Day – May 1
National Play Your Ukulele Day – May 2
Weird Laughter Day – May 2
Lumpy Rug Day – May 3
Respect for Chickens Day – May 4
Star Wars Day – May 4
Cinco de Mayo – May 5
Great American Grump Out Day – May 5
No Diet Day – May 6
No Pants Day – May 7
No Socks Day – May 8
Stay Up All Night Day – May 8
Mother’s Day – May 9
Tear The Tags Off Mattress Day – May 9
Windmill Day – May 10
Eat What You Want – May 11
National Nutty Fudge Day – May 12
Frog Jumping Day – May 13
National Chicken Dance Day – May 14
Armed Forces Day – May 15 (USA)
Straw Hat Day – May 15
Nylon Stocking Day – May 15
National Sea Monkey Day – May 16
Norwegian Constitution Day “Syttende Mai” – May 17
Pack Rat Day – May 17
No Dirty Dishes Day – May 18
Weights And Measures Day – May 20
National Wig Out Day – May 22
Neighbor Day – May 23
Cookie Monsters Birthday – May 24
National Tap Dance Day – May 25
Cellophane Tape Day – May 27
Hug Your Cat Day – May 30
Paranormal Day – May 30
Memorial Day – May 30 (USA Traditional)
World No Tobacco Day – May 31
Memorial Day – May 31 (USA Observed)
Victoria Day – May 31 (Canada)
Find a reason to throw a backyard cook-out!
And if you Are really into the BBQ Scene, here’s your opportunity!
Naturally, Char-Broil is gonna be there!
The 2010 Char-Broil® INFRARED Grilling Tour rolls into Memphis, TN to celebrate Memphis in May’s World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest on May 13-15.
The entire Memphis in May event week is dedicated to outdoor cooking competition. So we thought we’d have one of our own – for fun – and feature some local celebrities. Here’s what we came up with – and I suspect it will be quite a show.
Big Personalities. Sizzling Competition.
Beginning at 1:30 p.m. CST on Thursday, May 13th, Char-Broil will host the first official Infrared Cooking Contest. I’ll be there (all week long) and I’m bringing 3 guest chefs to join in the fun, make some friends and spread the word about Char-Broil infrared grills.
Get the details and links to follow us on Facebook, Twitter & YouTube
The 2010 Char-Broil® INFRARED Grilling Tour rolls into Memphis, TN to celebrate Memphis in May’s World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest on May 13-15.
Hundreds of teams are ready to compete nose-to-tail at Tom Lee Park in downtown Memphis for more than $100,000 in prizes and supreme bragging rights. Teams adorn their areas with elaborate decoration, trophies attesting to their boasting rights and, as one can imagine, clever and creative team names.
Grilling is the main theme and this year Char-Broil is the official grill sponsor. The entire Infrared Grilling team will be there with the Char-Broil trailer and dozens of infrared grills, as well as grilling samples of Bubba Burgers, Johnsonville Sausages and fresh Dole fruit like pineabble and bananas – hey, you ever tasted a grilled banana? be sure to stop by and do that as well as test your skills to win prizes.
06 Thursday May 2010
It’s always nice to see what imaginative and innovative ideas folks dream up to utilize some open space and not interfere with City of Boise functions or ordinances. The use of some small alley space to beautify the neighborhood and the alleys and to increase the functionality of the city scape, is just one way people are utilizing the space. Hopefully, more folks will become involved in this non-formal or really not organized project. Just be aware that the City of Boise has priority for the use of the alleys and they must all be clear and accessible by emergency vehicles.
The start of an alley garden. A modest design.
A garden in production. A more typical raised garden.
Still a more formal type of raised bed.
Here is an elaborate design and functionality. This one happens to be “curb side”.
So there are some designs one can use. From the very simple, yet functional design, to a complex design that adds beauty and tranquility to the neighborhood. It might be wise, though, to check with your neighborhood association and the City of Boise for any restrictions that they may have. Cheers and good luck!
06 Thursday May 2010
Posted in Beef, Celebrations, Food, Photos By: Bob Young, Recipes
And yes, the Barbacoa Beef Cheek Tacos were good. Not quite like we remembered the last ones, but still very good. Our daughter Marnie and Mac both liked them, too. Maybe some proceedural change, but that’s about all. Here is the Recipe Link Cheers!
04 Tuesday May 2010
Posted in Awards, Thought For The Day
I received this from Melissa Peterman of Foodista today. See the award in the sidebar! All I can say is,”Wow!” We are honored and humbled!
Hello Bob!
We’ve selected Boise Foodie Guild as our Foodista Food Blog of the Day for this Wednesday, May 5th! Your blog post on Barbacoa Beef Cheek Tacos will be featured on the Foodista homepage for 24 hours. We’ve been following your blog and we are thrilled to post it on Foodista. Besides posting your blog on the homepage, we will also be posting shout-outs on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Since you are now a part of the Foodista Featured Blogger of The Day Community, we’ve created a special badge for you to display proudly on your blog sidebar.
We are really enjoying your blog and look forward to seeing your recipes, tips and techniques on Foodista!
Cheers!
Melissa
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The posting and recipe that Ms Peterman is refering to was posted Tuesday, April 27, 2010 and titled Cinco de Mayo – Barbacoa Beef Cheeks Tacos. Besure to follow us on Facebook, too, in the group we have developed, Here’s What’s Cookin! Join in on the group. Cheers!
03 Monday May 2010
After watching Julie and Julia for the third time; and after watching Julie Powell burn the Bœuf Bourguignon for the third time, I decided to see if I could make this classic Julia Child dish without burning it. Here is a link to the Recipe, albeit altered slightly. And to beat that, we had friends over for dinner! Bœuf Bourguignon, Chive Mashed Potatoes and a great Green Salad. We chose two wonderful wines to go with dinner, 2006 Indian Creek Winery Pinot Noir and a 1989 Montinore Vineyards Pinot Noir. Then for dessert, Robin made a wonderful Chocolate Banana Cake. And on top of all of that, I did not burn the Bœuf Bourguignon! Just a wonderful dinner! Cheers!
01 Saturday May 2010
Posted in Interesting Information
From The People’s Chronology by James Trager.
“In 1752 French Naturalist Rene de Reaumur proves that digestion is at least partially a chemical process. He places food inside tiny perforated metal cylinders and feeds these to hawks; when he recovers the cylinders and finds that the food inside is partially digested he destroys the prevailing belief that the stomach digests food simply by grinding it physically.”
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