28 Saturday Apr 2012
Posted in Food Prep, Photos, Photos By: Bob Young, What's For Dinner?
Actually, this was a great dinner on this cold and stormy night. The rains may be over, but the mountains got snow.
Basamati Rice
with
Knorr Spinach Dip, sour cream, light mayo, cucumber and hard cooked eggs
Red Cabbage Slaw and Tomatoes
27 Friday Apr 2012
Posted in Photos, Photos By: Bob Young, Things To Do, What's For Dinner?
Even though we woke up to snow on the mountain this morning – yup! 91 degrees last weekend and snow this weekend, 34 degrees over night – we want to congratulate Le Café de Paris on 10 years in Boise. And what an exciting epicurean trip it has been! Thank-You Mathieu and Thank-You to all of his staff who greet us, serve us and prepare fantastic meals for us. Tonight’s dinner was superb!!! Take a look.
Mathieu Choux, Owner of Le Café de Paris, with his party streamers.
Soraya and Olli. Soraya is the Manager of Le Café de Paris
Proud Mama!
Two of the wines we bought to share. Don’t ever say that a white wine, in this case a Chardonnay, won’t cellar well. This one, from 1974, was great and, in my humble opinion, out performed the French wine!!
And we also brought an good Cabernet Sauvignon. We are happy that we were able to share our wines with the folks at Le Café de Paris.
HOR d’OEVRES
Plateau de Charcuterie
Fois Gras
with
Cherry Gastrique
Pâté and Rilette
Fresh Baked Bread
Escargots de Bourgogne
escargot sauteed in maitre-d butter, served in voul-au-vents
Escargots de Bourgogne
escargot sauteed in maitre-d butter, served in voul-au-vents
Fois Gras
with
Cherry Gastrique
SOUPE et SALADE
Salade de Chèvre Chaud
field greens, confit tomatoes, mustard vinaigrette, baked goat cheese on crostini
Potage Paysan
creamy provençal soup made with potato, onion and swiss
(This soup was awesome!)
POISSONS
Duo de Poissons
Braided Salmon and Halibut Fillets
with
beurre blanc
Bar aux Herbes
thyme encrusted seabass, served with rice pilaf
VIANDES
Steak Frites
Medium Rare Tri-Tip
green peppercorn brandy sauce,
served with Handcut Fries
Poulet aux Ecrevisses
Local Free Range Chicken
Crawfish
sauce nantua
Handcut Fries
DESSERT
Crêpe Suzette
delicious crepe served with buerre suzette, flambéed with Grand Marnier
Crème Brulée
pistachio custard with topped with burnt sugar
And this is specially for Mathieu. We were talking about the Shrimpcargot from The Buzz and how great an appetizer this is. Enjoy this Mathieu!
Thank-You all for a fantastic and fabulous meal and dining experience. You are still the best! Cheers and see you next time.
26 Thursday Apr 2012
Posted in Photos, Photos By: Bob Young, What's For Dinner?, Wild Rice
Here is another fantastic dinner we had. Yes, we do eat well!!
Wild Rice
with
Mint and Walnuts
Carrot Salad with Green Olives
What you say? Carrots and green olives? The steamed carrots are sweet. The olives add a tartness to the salad. The dressing is olive oil and aged balsamic vinegar. Have you ever had a Green Olive Soup? Olives are a surprisingly wonderful addition to some dishes.
25 Wednesday Apr 2012
Posted in Mushrooms, Photos, Photos By: Bob Young, Shrimpcargot, What's For Dinner?
Grilled New York Strip Steak
with
Garlic Sauteed Crimini Mushrooms
Fennel and Tomato Salad
Shrimpcargot
1988 Dolcetto D’Alba Cascina Bordino
22 Sunday Apr 2012
Posted in Photos, Photos By: Bob Young, Salmon, Seafood, What's For Dinner?
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| Tommy’s Salmon. Hot off the grill! Yum-O!!! |
Wow! This is one awesome salmon recipe. Thanks to Tommy Takeda from The Buzz here in Boise for his recipe. Look how easy this is.
Ingredients:
2 T Brown Sugar
1 T Ginger, fresh grated
Soy Sauce – I used Mitoko Johsen Organic Shoyu Traditional Soy Sauce. Available at most Asian markets.
In the photo, 2 – 5oz Salmon Steaks. Enough for 2
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a bowl. You want just enough soy sauce to make a paste.
Let sit for 1 hour refrigerated.
Spread over salmon steaks and let sit for 30 minutes. Grill over med-high heat until done. Eat slowly to enjoy every, luscious bite!!
21 Saturday Apr 2012
The first day of the Boise Saturday Market!!! Yea. It looks like there was going to be a good sized crowd today. This photo was taken at about 10:00am, thirty minutes after opening, and it looks full. The market has grown this year, too. It’s bigger and Better! Enjoy these photos of the activities this weekend, at least some of the activities. The Buzz and the Boise Saturday Market are a great way to start this weekend. Plus great weather – clear skies, gentle breeze and 76 degrees!
Malbecs were featured on the Friday Night Tasting at the Buzz. Good selection! We just might make this a regular. Good wines. Good food and Good friends.
This was a super, awesome appetizer that Cristi came up with – Shrimpcargot Shrimp in a crimini mushroom cap with green onion, cheese and a garlic butter sauce.
Gnocchi, Baked Sweet Potato Fries and Green Salad. Great bistro food.
Great crisp with coffee ice cream
Our friends Geno and Debra who are back in Boise for a while after being in Arizona and Alabama. Welcome back!
Eggs Benedict from the Red Feather Lounge at the Saturday Market. The food was good … can’t really say that about the service. Maybe because it was very busy at the market. We’ll give them another chance.
Some of the people at the market. It was getting crowded.
And just to prove that it is Spring in the Treasure Valley, here are Gennieve’s flowers. Wisteria, and red and yellow tulips.
19 Thursday Apr 2012
I know, some of you do not like talapia, a very mild white fish. Replace it with sole or halibut. As for the sauce.Think of it like a beurre blanc (white butter) but without the butter.
Before I get to the recipe. look at the dinner plated.
Meyer Lemon Steamed Talapia In Marsala Sauce
Lemon Steamed Rice with Green Onion and Spinach
Winter Vegetable Medley
asparagus, Brussels sprouts, shallots
Lets start with the Meyer Lemon Steamed Talapia.
Ingredients: For the talapia
2 – 5 oz Talapia fillets or sole or halibut
4 T Vegetable oil
Salt and Pepper to taste
1/4 c Sauvignon Blanc
Juice of 1 Meyer lemon, reserving the peel
1 c Brown Basamati Rice
1/2 Meyers Lemon cut into pieces
2 c Spinach, chopped
2 Spring onions, diced
Ingredients: For the sauce
1/4 c Marsala
3 t Corn Starch
1/2 c Hot water
Directions:
Place the oil, salt and pepper and lemon juice along with the lemon peel that has been cut into pieces, in a saute pan. Bring to a low simmer. Add the fish fillets and the wine. Cover and steam until the fish flakes. You may have to turn the fish once.
Directions: for the sauce
Remove the fish from the liquid. Mix the sauce ingredients together until the corn starch is dissolved. Lower the heat to medium, if not already there. Add to the pan liquid and stir continually until thickened. Spoon about 2 T of the sauce over the fish.
Steam all of the vegetables together and add to the plate when done. Steam the rice along with the spinach, onion and the lemon until the rice is soft. Add to the plate.
This is really a yummy dinner and served with a Sauvignon Blanc – we had a 2011 Indian Creek Sauvignon Blanc that was awesome! It is also what we used in the sauce and to steam the fish. Enjoy!
18 Wednesday Apr 2012
This just in from the Idaho Statesman.
Boise City Council approves new rules for urban agriculture, but a vote on river jumping will wait
By ANNA WEBB — awebb@idahostatesman.com
Posted: 12:00am on Apr 18, 2012The issue has inspired lots of passion and plenty of discussion. During a Boise City Council public hearing, several members of the public spoke in favor of the urban agriculture ordinance. No one spoke in opposition.
• Urban farms are now allowed in all zoning districts, along with community supported agriculture (CSAs), where customers buy shares of produce for pick up during growing season. The new rules also allow such operations to sell small amounts of produce.
• Urban farming retail spaces are limited to 500 square feet. New parking and overhead lighting is prohibited. Business hours are restricted to 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Produce stands have been operating with six month permits. Now, they’ll be able to apply for yearlong permits.Read more here: Urban Agriculture
14 Saturday Apr 2012
Posted in Local Markets, Things To Do
Here is some information on the Nampa Food Truck Rally tonight from 5:00 – 9:00pm. They are really fun to attend. Enjoy and Left-Click to see the flyer full screen. Cheers!
14 Saturday Apr 2012
Posted in Buy Idaho, Food, Photos, Photos By: Bob Young, Things To Do
It was another great Boise Food Truck Rally at the MK Nature Center on Walnut Street. A good place with lots of room. The crowd looked like another big one. Maybe 1000+? Everyone looked like they were enjoying their selves. Here are some photos I took. Oh. The BBQ pictured here was a brisket, pulled pork and sausage sandwich. Sorry for the bite(s) out of the sandwich. Just couldn’t wait. The Golden Nectar of the Gods is an IPA from Payette Brewery in Garden City. Enjoy!
The BBQ pictured above was made by Big Daddy’s.
The Brown Shuga Soul Food truck. Am sorry Yvonne, I did not make it back. The line was long and you looked very busy. Thank-You, though. Next time!
My friend Yvonne, Owner/Chef of Brown Shuga Soul Food, warning me to stay away from the turkey legs! Oh my, but they sure did smell good!
Some of the crowd who was there.
More of the crowd.
Even the little ones were having a good time.
And then the Gray Goose tried to make a landing in the parking lot. I don’t think it did, though. I love the diffused sunlight through the clouds lighting the Canada Goose. It was trying to be a stormy, spring night.
