Sweet Mustard Chicken Thighs

09 Wednesday Apr 2014

Posted by Bob and Robin in Bacon, Beet Greens, Beets, Boise Farmers Market, Buy Idaho, Captain's Shack, Chicken, Ice Cream, Local Farmers Markets, Onion, Photos By: Bob Young, Recipe: Bob and Robin Young, Strawberries, Vegetables, What's For Dinner?, Wine and Food, Wines - Idaho

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beet greens, beets, chicken, chicken thighs, Idaho wine, red pepper flakes, Sweet Mustard Chicken

This was a great alternative to fried or the basic baked chicken. A little sweet from the brown sugar and a little tangy from the mustard, without the strong mustard presence. I did tweak the recipe a little since the cayenne made it a little to hot for us. Changed it to red pepper flakes. Plus the sauce was not thick enough and just a little bland. You can see the recipe here: Sweet Mustard Chicken Thighs. It is in PDF format. I suppose that if you don’t like chicken thighs – second joints – you can use legs or breasts but make sure they still have the skin on and bone-in. And the wine went extremely well with the dinner. The wine is from Idaho as were the beets, beet greens and strawberries. Enjoy!

Sweet Mustard Chicken Thighs
Fresh Beet Greens with Bacon
Fresh Sliced Beets with Balsamic
2008 Vale Wine Co Merlot

Pound Cake
Fresh Strawberries
Ice Cream

Yummy Grilled Idaho Beef

07 Monday Apr 2014

Posted by Bob and Robin in Acme Bake Shop, Acme Bake Shop Breads, Acme Bake Shop Sourdough, Bitner Vineyards, Boise Artisan Bakery's, Boise Farmers Market, Buy Idaho, Cabbage, Captain's Shack, Comfort Food, Cuts of Beef, Food Photos, Grilled Vegetables, Grillin' and Chillin', Grilling, Idaho Wine, Indian Creek Winery, Local Farmers Markets, Local Harvests, Local Markets, Locavore, Main Dish, Photos By: Bob Young, Salads, Sourdough, What's For Dinner?, Wine and Food, Wines - Idaho

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Beef Rib Steak, bitner vineyards, Homestead Farms, idaho wineries, indian creek winery, Purple Sage Farms

You might say that this was the “First of the Season” grilling, although I have grilled this past winter. This was a great change for dinner for one night. Loved the Beef Rib Steak from Homestead Farms. Medium rare, and tender. And of the two wines we had, we much prefered the Indian Creek Cabernet over the Bitner Vineyards Cab. The Indian Creek had a lot of fruit forward and went extremely well with the grilled beef. The Bitner Cab is probably on the “downhill side” of perfection.
The beef was from the Farmers Market, the sourdough was from the Farmers Market and the lettuce was from the Farmers Market. The potatoes were Idaho potatoes and the wines were from the Snake River AVA, Idaho. Eat Local! Enjoy!

Homestead Farms Beef Rib Steak Idaho Grilled Potato Wedges Slaw on Purple Sage Lettuce 2004 Bitner Vineyards Reserve Caberbet Sauvignon 2008 Indian Creek Cabernet Sauvignon

Homestead Farms Grilled Beef Rib Steak
Idaho Grilled Potato Wedges
Slaw on Purple Sage Lettuce
Acme Bake Shop Toasted Sourdough
2004 Bitner Vineyards Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
2008 Indian Creek Winery Cabernet Sauvignon

The Boise Farmers Market Is Open!

05 Saturday Apr 2014

Posted by Bob and Robin in Acme Bake Shop, Arugula, Boise Adventures, Boise Artisan Bakery's, Boise Farmers Market, Bread, Breakfast, Buy Idaho, Captain's Shack, Celebrations, Eggs, Ham, Ham and Cheese, Healthy Eating, Local Farmers Markets, Local Harvests, Local Markets, Photos By: Bob Young, Sourdough Bread, Special Events, Things To Do, What's For Dinner?

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Acme Bake Shop, Boise Farmers Market, Gaston Bakery, Meadowlark Farms, Purple Sage Farms, Think Local - Buy Local

Seems like it has been months since we could shop for local products at the farmers market. It has! It’s been since last December when they closed for the winter. But now it’s Spring and the market is Open! Yea! It was great to see the vendors there from last year and their fantastic Idaho products. Acme Bake Shop (fresh Rye and Sourdough), Gaston Bakery (Croissants), Meadowlark Farms (fresh Eggs), Purple Sage Farms (awesome greens), Idaho Honey, Homestead Farms (bone-in Rib-Eye steaks), Rollingstone Chevre and a host of others that I know I am missing. Here are some photos from this morning. I have been asked by many people when Acme Bake Shop will open a store front. I got the answer this morning, “It’s not in the business plan at this time.” Beside the Boise COOP, I will check next week to see where in Boise you can purchase their bread. Cheers and hope to see YOU there next Saturday! And please, Think Local – Buy Local. Support your local farmer.

Idaho Honey

Write their number down and give them a call. They will ship. Even to Florida. I asked!

Market overview before it opened this morning. It is open every Saturday now from 9:00am – 1:00pm.

Purple Sage Farms. Awesome veggies.

Gaston Bakery

After the market, one must have breakfast. Check this one out that I made for us!

Gaston Bakery Croissant
Purple Sage Farms Fresh Lettuce
Meadowlark Farms Fresh Egg
Boars Head Ham and Swiss Cheese
(Not from the market!)

Yvonne Does a Food Truck Round-Up

29 Saturday Mar 2014

Posted by Bob and Robin in Brown Shuga, Buy Idaho, Comfort Food, Cooking Styles, Friends, Idaho Chefs, Local Markets, Party Time, Photos By: Bob Young, Soul Food, Special Events, What's For Dinner?

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Ethnic Foods, food truck, food truck rally

What a great start to a great season – Food Truck Round-Up! Thanks Yvonne for sponsoring this event. It looks like it might be monthly and maybe the last Friday of the Month? And this from Yvonne at Brown Shuga,

Thanks to all the customers who came out and supported us yesterday at our First Food Truck Roundup! Even with Spring break vacations,and not the nicest weather you still pressed your way out. For that I truly Thank you. To Burgerlicious, Slanted Rock Brewing, Scottys Dogs and the Gyro Shack, I couldn’t do it without you. Love you all.

Here are some photos I took of the event. I got there early – 5:30pm. I did not get a photo, but Slanted Rock Brewery was there serving their beer along with Scottys Dogs.

Yvonnes Brown Shuga Soul Food Food Truck

Gyro Food Truck

Burgerlicious Food Truck

Meadowlark Farm Poached Egg on Sesame Bagel

24 Monday Mar 2014

Posted by Bob and Robin in Boise Farmers Market, Breakfast, Buy Idaho, Captain's Shack, Eggs, Heirloom Tomatoes, Local Farmers Markets, Local Markets, Locavore, Lox, Photos By: Bob Young, Salmon, Tomatoes, What's For Dinner?

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breakfast, heirloom tomato, lox, Meadowlark Farms

Some of the best eggs I have ever eaten. Free ranged local eggs. Rich. Beautiful orange yolks. Yummy for this breakfast. Meadowlark Farms, Janie Burns, will be at the Saturday Farmers Market at 10th and Grove starting April 5. See you at the Market, but not until you have made this breakfast. Enjoy!!

Poached Meadowlark Farm Egg Lox Heirloom Yellow Tomato on a Sesame Bagel

Poached Meadowlark Farm Egg
Lox
Heirloom Yellow Tomato
on a
Toasted Sesame Bagel

Felzien Farms Lamb Chops Dinner

19 Wednesday Mar 2014

Posted by Bob and Robin in Acme Bake Shop, Acme Bake Shop Breads, Acme Bake Shop Sourdough, Bedrock Wine Company, Boise Artisan Bakery's, Bread, Buy Idaho, Captain's Shack, Idaho Lamb, Idaho's Bounty, Lamb, Local Harvests, Main Dish, Photos By: Bob Young, Recipe: Bob and Robin Young, Sourdough Bread, Special Dinners, What's For Dinner?

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Bedrock Wine Co, Felzien Family Farm, lamb, lamb chops, root vegetables

4 med laqmb chops, 1/4 c Olive Oil, Salt and Pepper to rare, 1/2 c Italian Parsley chopped, 1 lg clove Garlic, minced, Zest of 1 Lemon. Mix altogether and mash the herbs. Pour over the chops and let marinate for 1 hour. Cook in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.

4 med Felzien Family Farm lamb chops, 1/4 c Olive Oil, Salt and Pepper to taste, 1/2 c Italian Parsley chopped, 1 lg clove Garlic, minced, Zest of 1 Lemon. Mix altogether and mash the herbs. Let stand for 30 minutes to marry flavors. Pour over the chops and let marinate for 1 hour. Cook in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.

Baked Lamb Chops Smashed Turnip and Parsnip, Acme Bake Shop Sourdough Bread Fresh Green Salad 2013 Bedrock Wine Company Grenache

Baked Felzien Family Farm Lamb Chops
Smashed Turnip and Parsnip Root Vegetables
Acme Bake Shop Sourdough Bread
Fresh Green Salad
2013 Bedrock Wine Company Grenache

Really ……….. An awesome dinner. Leanne Felzien asked me if I liked these chops better – pastured and grass fed or the feed fed lambs. I like these and so did Robin. The chops were just a little smaller.

Housemade Eggs Benedict

02 Sunday Feb 2014

Posted by Bob and Robin in Buy Idaho, Captain's Shack, Classic Sauces, Comfort Food, Eggs, Eggs Benedict, Housemade Hollandaise Sauce, Idaho's Bounty, Main Dish, Photos By: Bob Young, Recipe By: Russ Terrell, Things To Do, What's For Dinner?

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blender hollandaise sauce, Boise Foodie Blog Recipes, Eggs Benedict, Meadowlark Farms

OK. It’s been two weeks since I have been in the kitchen. Withdrawl!! Back to the comfort of our awesome kitchen. What to make. It’s Sunday morning – I usually make some special breakfast. OK. Just got fresh eggs from Meadowlark Farms in Nampa, ID. We have some ham and Robin bought some fresh English Muffins. We have lemon and cayenne and unsalted butter. How about Eggs Benedict? Sounds good to me. Make the Hollandaise from scratch with Russ’ recipe for Easy Blender Hollandaise Sauce. And as long as it has taken me to write this, I could have made another batch. It’s that easy and that good! The recipe is also held permanently in the Boise Foodie Blog Recipes above. Here is the result of about 20 minutes in the kitchen. Yum-O!

The Rib-Eye Christmas Dinner

26 Thursday Dec 2013

Posted by Bob and Robin in Beef, Boise Farmers Market, Buy Idaho, Captain's Shack, Cuts of Beef, Dinner With Friends, Dried Corn, Friends, Local Farmers Markets, Local Markets, Locavore, Main Dish, Party Time, Photos By: Bob Young, Recipes, Rib-Eye, Special Dinners, Special Events, Things To Do, Twice Baked Potatoes, What's For Dinner?

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Linder torte, pear and almond tarte, prime rib dinner, raspberry and walnut torte, rib-eye, rib-eye roast, torte

It’s not as if there was not enough for everyone to eat. There was plenty!! In a previous post on this blog, Christmas 2013 Dinner Prep, I posted some photos of the Rib-Eye being prepared and I also posted the recipe for the roast. This was not a standard cooking time. But it turned out terrific! Look at the recipe. And check out this “neat” tree ornament that Sophia made for Marnie and Mac. Great idea, as we are all Ravenswood Winery enthusiasts, as Robin helped to start it back in the mid 1970’s. Here are some photos of the dinner. Enjoy ….. We did!

Rib-Eye Roast. It was awesome. Done to perfection, tender and juicy. Thank you Homestead Farms for such a great roast!!

Ready to be served.

Rib-Eye Roast
Twice Baked Potato (Marnie)
Dried Corn

Dried Corn and Twice Baked Potatoes. Marnie did a great job on the variation to the potatoes.

Marnie and Mac enjoy the dinner.

Sophia and Chris

Margaret and Robin. It looks like everyone liked what they were eating. I did!

Robin’s first time at making marshmallow. These were terrific!!

Marnie made this great Pear and Almond Tarte. Beautiful colors.

Robin made the Linder Walnut Raspberry Torte. Another yummy!

And the candle started to go dim and the tree lights are subdued. The end of the day and a very great Christmas. Thank-You one and all! Cheers!

Old Folks Meals at “The Home”

15 Sunday Dec 2013

Posted by Bob and Robin in Acme Bake Shop Breads, Bacon, Bread, Buy Idaho, Captain's Shack, Chicken, Comfort Food, Eggs, Local Harvests, Local Markets, Main Dish, Photos By: Bob Young, Sourdough Bread, Spinach, What's For Dinner?

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bsu, eat local, ESPN, local farmers market

Actually, pretty good meals today. Found out too, that BSU is a 2.5 point underdog in the Hawaii Bowl on December 24 (6:00pm Mountain Time on ESPN) when they play Oregon State. We’ll see! Anyway, here’s what we had for breakfast and then dinner. Enjoy! And, I just thought of this, here are the products for these two meals that were local: Eggs, spinach, sourdough bread, jam, bacon, chicken, potatoes and the wine for dinner was a 2010 Cold Springs L’attraction White Table Wine, a Gold Medal winner in the 2013 Idaho Wine Competition.

Eggs Florentine Bacon Acme Bake Shop Sourdough Toast with Housemade Idaho Hucklenberry Jam Strawberry Fan

Eggs Florentine
Bacon
Acme Bake Shop Sourdough Toast
with
Housemade Idaho Huckleberry Jam
Strawberry Fan

Fried Chicken, Housemade Cornbread, Peas, Mashed Potatoes Chicken Gravy

Fried Chicken
with
Housemade Breadcrumbs
Housemade Cornbread
Peas
Mashed Potatoes
Housemade Chicken Gravy

New Boise Farmers Market

30 Saturday Nov 2013

Posted by Bob and Robin in Boise Farmers Market, Buy Idaho, Coffee, Comfort Food, Food Photos, Idaho, Idaho's Bounty, Italian foods, Local Farmers Markets, Local Harvests, Local Markets, Party Time, Photos By: Robin Young, Pizza, What's For Dinner?, Whats For Lunch?

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Colombian coffee, free range pizza, lunch, neckar coffee, New Boise Farmers Market

The end of the Farmers Market is in sight. So sad! It has been a good season so far as we are concerned. Great indoor venues for these cold Boise, winter days. The new location for the summer months at 10th and Grove is also great.
We visited two new vendors today, Free Range Pizza (pictured here) and Neckar Coffee. Both were very good. Enjoyed the pizza – thin crust. Slightly crispy, but also a chewy interior. Good flavors and flavor combinations. Went very well with the coffee we had, a fresh ground, full bodied Guatemalan coffee. Great job to both vendors. If you are at the market or you see them at a function, be sure to get some of their product, either coffee or pizza or both. You will be pleased as were we. Cheers!