08 Wednesday Aug 2018
Posted in 5-Stars, Acme Bake Shop, Acme Bake Shop Breads, Boise Farmers Market, Boise Food Adventures, Bread, Brunch with Robin, Captain's Shack, Chicken, Classic Cuisines, Classis Sauces, Dinner At The Captains Shack, Dinner For Robin, Homemade Pasta, Homemade Sauce, Idaho Vegetables, Idaho's Bounty, Photos By: Bob Young, What's For Dinner?
I have had several questions on what is the difference between the types of French bread. Here is a good graphic from Cooks Country. Hope it helps. Left-Click the graphic to see it enlarged.
And then why not have some of the bread with garlic and butter and a good Spaghetti Carbonaro.
Spaghetti Carbonaro
Or actually with any of these dishes!
Shrimp with Pasta
Chicken Devine
Zucchini and Beets in Brown Butter over Pasta
08 Monday Feb 2016
Posted in Appetizers, Cajun Food, Captain's Shack, Cast Iron, Chicken Wings, Classic Cuisines, Classis Sauces, Cooking Styles, Crab Cakes, Crayfish, Creole Food, Dessert, Dinner For Robin, Housemade Sauces, Photos By: Bob Young, Recipe: Bob and Robin Young, Recipes, Recipes - Breakfast, Recipes - Seafood, Salads, Shrimp, Special Dinners, Tailgate At The Captains Shack, Tailgate Party, Traditional Foods, What's For Dinner?
Actually, a weekend full of some really fun food. And some I had never made – Crayfish Pie. Made them in individual servings using a cupcake pan. Worked well. And they were good! The Crayfish Pie is a traditional New Orleans dish.Here is my recipe for Crayfish Pie. Enjoy!
And really, I never expected the Denver Broncos to pull this one off. But happy they did. 24 – 10 over the Carolina Panthers. But Carolina is to be congratulated on a superb season – 17-2! Wow!
But now, for the food. We had a great time preparing and securing all of this. Took probably two days and that is where the fun is – prepping. A lot of food for two of us – I really expected more, but that didn’t happen. Anyway, look at what we made and devoured! Left-Click any of these photos to see enlarged. Cheers!
We went to Powell’s Sweet Shop and got some candy hearts and gilato. Look at the lid of the candy box on the counter.
Italian Peppers, Meatballs and Pasta. Thanks Paul!
Blue Crab Cakes
Beet Panna Cotta. Delicious!! Beet Panna Cotta Recipe
Robin making 7 Layer Mexican Dip
7 Layer Mexican Dip
Purging crayfish!
Crayfish cooking
Preparing the filling for the Crayfish Pie.
Individual Crayfish Pies using a muffin tin.
Individual Crayfish Pie
Shrimp, Chicken Wings, Dips and Sauces. Plenty of Tailgate Food!
Lots of food all weekend and generally all homemade. Waiting sorta of patiently for the BSU Broncos football season to start next Fall. Seems like it is so far away! We also made two salads – Fennel and Celery with Olive Oil and Balsamic Dressing and Sliced Cucumbers with a Balsamic Dressing. Delicious!
02 Monday Feb 2015
Posted in Captain's Shack, Classis Sauces, What's For Dinner?
Yes! Buddy wishes! (He licked the shell) An awesome dinner tonight and an easy recipe, but it takes a while to prepare. Coquilles St Jacques recipe. There is also a copy of this recipe in the recipe file above. It is simply a Date Night Dinner! Yup! It is that super. Serve it with a 2003 Marquis de Goulaine Muscadet Sevre and Maine (a cook in this castle invented Beurre Blanc – this is under dispute. But then, the French are always disputing something.) – oldest commercial wine produced by the same French family since the year 1000 – and then finish dinner with a glass of San Sebastian (FL) Port. Here are some photos. Enjoy!
Who could ask for anything more?
18 Thursday Sep 2014
Posted in Ahi Tuna, Appetizers, Beer and Food, Caesar Salad, Celebrations, Chandler's Steak House, Classic Cuisines, Classis Sauces, Dinner With Family, Dinner With Robin, Idaho Beef, Idaho Chefs, Joseph Swan Vineyards, Kobe Beef, Oysters, Party Time, Photos By: Bob Young, Restaurants, Restaurants To Try, Seafood, Spanish Wines, Special Dinners, What's For Dessert?, What's For Dinner?, Wine and Food, Wine Dinners, Wines - California, Wines - French, Wines - Idaho
When one reaches a given year, let’s say 60 or there abouts, one really should celebrate ones birthday over several days. And one should have plenty of food and wine! I do believe that Robin had just that this year!! Happy Birthday, Honey! Let’s start the celebration on Sunday, September 14 with a dinner that Marnie and Mac made. Thanks to Sophia and Chris, too, for helping with this event. Look what we had.
Mac’s 2010 Mead!
Some pretty good IPA.
All the makings for some really good tacos. Pork, onions and tomatoes. Along with salsa and avocado.
And add some grilled flank steak and one has a delicious taco.
Stuffed Peppers for a side dish.
And Robin really likes Marnie’s Carrot Cake. (So do the rest of us!)
Then we had to rest for a while after eating all of this. This is the Birthday Rule: When it is your time to celebrate, YOU get to choose where you want to go for dinner. Any place in town. U-Pick-It! Robin chose Chandler’s Steak House this year. Good Choice. Look at this spread, and they knew it was her Birthday! Thank-You for a great dinner. The food, The Staff and the Wine were all super!
Robin at out table studying the Wine List.
We did have some great wine.
And it went very well with our dinners.
Start with these two delicious wines. Went very well with our seafood appetizers.
These two also went quite well with the appetizers.
Now for these two awesome red wines with our entrees. Great choice!
An awesome dessert wine.
So there you have it. Several awesome meals. Here’s to next year!! Cheers.
04 Friday Apr 2014
Posted in Acme Bake Shop, Acme Bake Shop Sourdough, Captain's Shack, Classic Sauces, Classis Sauces, Comfort Food, Cooking Styles, Food Photos, Italian Food, Joseph Swan Vineyards, Pasta, Photos By: Bob Young, Recipe: Bob and Robin Young, Recipes, Scallops, Sourdough Bread, What's For Dinner?, Wine and Food
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alfredo recipe, Alfredo Sauce, Boise Foodie Blog Recipes, Joseph Swan Vineyards Gewurztraminer, Laura Santtini, recipes, scallops alfredo
We just had to come up with something for dinner and we were in “one of those quandaries”. Nothing really sounded good. Then I looked in the freezer and saw some bay scallops – the little ones – and thought, “Maybe a nice Scallop Alfredo.” I passed it by Robin and she said yes. So here is our dinner. And here too is our recipe for Alfredo Sauce. It’s not for the faint of heart – one must be quite heart healthy. (In her book “Easy Tasty Italian”, Laura Santtini says that an Alfredo Sauce is “.. the king of the fresh pasta sauces … and is described as a ‘heart attack on a plate'”) But also know that an Alfredo Sauce is one of the Classic Italian sauces that was designed to complement fettuccini pasta. Enjoy the sauce!
