05 Saturday Jan 2013
Posted in Beans, Captain's Shack, Cinder Wines, Food, Green Beans, Idaho, Idaho Trout, Main Dish, Photos, Photos By: Bob Young, Salad, Seafood, Sliced Carrots, Things To Do, Viognier
Such a great dinner tonight. I don’t particularly like fresh water fish, but this was great!!
Such a yummy dinner!
01 Tuesday Jan 2013
We do hope that everyone has a great 2013! And that you also had an exciting New Years Eve party. Robin and I did. Very quiet. But very delicious. Started out, somewhat, with this Red Cabbage and Sausage over a Baked Potato. It was yummy. Then we went to more of a party mode with the finger foods we made pictured below. Left-Click the photos to seed enlarged. Enjoy!!
A table full of Finger Foods.
Various Crackers and Chips
Steamed Shrimp
Crab Dip
Various Byrd Cookie Company Delights
Fresh Grapes
Shrimp Sauce
Stella Artois Goblets
Moscato d’Asti
A plateful of Yum!
29 Saturday Dec 2012
It’s snowing outside. Started this afternoon. And Robin said she wanted to make Sausage and Cabbage in the crockpot. This was scrumptious!! We used 1/2 head of red cabbage large chopped, 6 Falls Brand Smoked Sausages, 1 cup of a good white wine like a chardonnay or pinot gris, 1 onion large chopped, 3/4 cup of a flavorful sauerkraut (we used what we made), 1 can of whole beets and 1 T Fennel seeds. Place all in the crockpot, except for the beets, and cook for 4 hours on high. At 3 1/2 hours, add the drained beets. Serve with a 2009 Bedrock Winery Cabernet Sauvignon and you have an awesome. Dinner. Cheers!
27 Thursday Dec 2012
For Christmas Dinner, Marnie made this great Roasted Root Vegetable Soup, pictured here. We just had to get the recipe. Try it. You’ll like it.
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients:
1 lg Sweet Potatos, peeled and chopped into 1″ dice
1 Parsnip, peeled and diced
1 Rutabaga, peeled and chopped into 1″ dice
2 Carrots, peeled and diced [one carrot]
1 Poblano chili, seeded and chopped into 1″ strips or 1 Onion, chopped into 1” dice
1 c Coconut Milk [13 oz can]
3 c Vegetable Stock [Better Than Broth concentrate]
1/8 t Cayenne pepper
1 T pure Maple Syrup
1 t fresh minced Thyme
1 T fresh minced Rosemary
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Place a piece of tin foil on two cookie sheets and generously spray each with cooking spray.
3. On one cookie sheet, place the diced carrots, parsnips and poblano chile. On the other cookie sheet, place the sweet potato and rutabaga.
4. Place both cookie sheets in the oven and roast veggies until tender — about 35 – 50 minutes. The sheet with the carrots may be done first; be sure to check periodically.
5. When all veggies have finished roasting, remove from oven and reserve some chunks for serving, very carefully transfer to a high-speed blender. Add the coconut milk, stock, thyme, rosemary, maple syrup and cayenne pepper.
6. Place the top tight on the blender and process soup until very, very smooth and velvety. If you don’t have a good blender, try either an immersion blender or a food processor. If you have a Vita-Mix, use it for this recipe! When the soup is smooth, serve immediately or pour into a large pot with reserved chunks and re-heat on the stove briefly.
26 Wednesday Dec 2012
Posted in Breakfast, Buddy, Captain's Shack, Celebrations, Christmas, Cod, Comfort Food, Dried Corn, Food, Food Prep, Holiday Gatherings, Holiday Menu, Lamb, Main Dish, Party Time, Photos, Photos By: Robin Young, Recipes, Salad, Salads, Seafood, Side Dishes, Sole, Soup, Special Dinners, Special Events, What's For Dinner?, Wine and Food, Wine and Food Festivals
Oh, my! What a great two day Christmas celebration!! Great food! Great wines! Great family! I just love it when the extended family – at least the Idaho portion – all get together and have a good meal together. Thank- You Mac and Marnie for the Christmas dinner. And Thank-You everyone for all of the great gifts! And Mac, for making the Italian Wine Cork Retriever!!! And Buddy got his Piglet! I think he thinks he is being replaced. Not a chance!! (Left-Click any of these photos for a larger view.)
But let’s start with Christmas Eve food. Robin and I spent a nice quiet evening at home. To start with, we made a salad of Caprese Scallop Stacks and then for the entree we made Cod with Tomato Cream Sauce. I used both Cod and Sole in this recipe. These were really delicious. The photos are posted below.
Caprese Scallop Stacks
Cod with Tomato Cream Sauce
Then for Christmas morning – I remember my Mom running downtown in Newark, DE., to Bing’s Bakery and picking up a Christmas Morning Pastry Wreath – Robin made these wonderful cheese Danishes. I was still asleep when I smelled this wonderful aroma, drifting through the house. It was these pastries. Yum-O!
Cream Cheese Danish with Wild Idaho Huckleberry Jam and Sliced Pear
Then in the afternoon, we packed up the car and went to Marnie and Macs for an awesome dinner. And a yummy dinner it was. Marnie made a root vegetable, slightly curried, creamy soup that was delicious. We want the recipe, Marn. (Sorry I didn’t get a photo of it.) And Mac did a great job with the lamb. But look at what they made.
Green Bean Casserole
Roasted Lamb with Mint Jelly
Roasted Potatoes
Dried Corn with Poblano Peppers
Noel Log
And to go with the dinner and the chocolate dessert, some wines we pulled. Enlarge the photos and read the labels. Especially the vintages. These were awesome!
Then we all gathered around the beautiful Christmas tree that Marnie and Mac had decorated.
Madison and Chris
Madison, Coco and Sophia
Maggie and Sophia
Mac and Ray
So there was our fantastic Christmas! And like I said before: Great Food! Great Wine! Great Family! Who could ever ask for anything more? Not me.
21 Friday Dec 2012
Posted in Captain's Shack, Food, Food Prep, Lamb, Main Dish, Photos By: Bob Young, Rice, Salad, Salads, Salmon, Seafood, Things To Do, Tomatoes, What's For Dinner?
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Here are two super dinners that we had. Both can be made within 30 minutes and are very easy to do. Enjoy and don’t forget to Rate these articles. Just click the Stars!
Lemon Curd and Old Bay Broiled Copper River Salmon
Spinach and Applesauce Salad
Rice and Asparagus
Broiled Garlic and Rosemary Felzien Family Farm Lamb Chop
Steamed Spinach with Tomatoes
Buttered Corn
07 Friday Dec 2012
We have a friend on FB that asked folks to post a favorite recipe for an appetizer for all to share. So many recipes …… So little time.
Here is a link to our online recipe file and more particularly Our Appetizer File. There are many recipes for appetizers here. Enjoy and hope you find one you like. Have a great Holiday Season!
07 Friday Dec 2012
The other night, Thursday Dec 6, we had this super pasta dinner. Very easy to make.
Garlic Ginger Shrimp on Angel Hair Pasta
with
Peas and Onion
That’s all it is. Just don’t over cook the shrimp! They get tough if you do.
21 Wednesday Nov 2012
Yes, one must prepare for this dinner. This year we will have 10 over for dinner. Maggie, Tessa and Madison Hyland, their mother Deanna, Chris (goes with Madison), Mac, Marnie, Sophia, Robin and me. Let’s see ….. That’s 10! We started today, this morning, with the prep. Here are some photos. Enjoy and don’t forget to Left-Click to see these full screen.
No, we are not making this. But wouldn’t it be delightful to place as a center piece?
Robin making her cranberry relish. Check out those ingredients.
Brioche cubes for stuffing.
Dried corn soaking. Remember – One must taste, and taste and taste and adjust and taste and taste and taste …….
Making vegetable stock to fortify the gravy. Yup! Those are oranges and limes in this stock. Great citrus overtones.
The turkey is thawing and the stuffing has all dried ingredients mixed in. Sweet potatoes are prepped. Tomorrow will be Bedlam, but exciting and fun. Maybe a small helping of 10 year old Laphroaig will help. Probably. Cheers!
Thanksgiving morning started at 7:00am. Here’s what’s cookin’!
Orange and Onion Green Bean Casserole, Apple and Herb Stuffing, Sweet Potatoes
The turkey is stuffed and ready for browning. 19 pounder should be just fine. I need a larger oven, though.
09 Friday Nov 2012
Such a good dinner last night. We finally got to use some of the chukar that Dr Mofid gave us. Thank-You, Afshin, it was delicious. We still have some left along with the pheasant. To the left is the plated dinner and below is what was on the menu. If you want the recipe, Click Here. You can also use Cornish Game Hens or chicken. Enjoy these photos of the process. Be sure to view the photos in full screen.
Quail and Sausage with Grape Sauce
Black Rice with Carrot and Celery
Lamb Sausage with Grape Sauce
Chukar with Grape Sauce
2011 Panul Cabernet Sauvignon
Chukar breasts resting with salt and pepper.
Grapes being reduced to make the sauce.
Chukar, sausage and grape sauce cooking and blending the flavors. Cook slowly and covered.
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