Memorial Day/Graduation Celebration

27 Tuesday May 2014

Posted by Bob and Robin in Beef, Beer and Food, Blueberries, Bradley Smoker, Cakes, Captain's Shack, Celebrations, Comfort Food, Cookies, Corn, Dessert, Dinner At Marnies, Dinner With Family, Fruit, Grillin' and Chillin', Holiday Gatherings, Party Time, Photos By: Bob Young, Pork, Recipe by: Robin and Bob Young, Recipes, Slow Cooking, Smoking and Grilling, Special Dinners, Special Events, What's For Dinner?

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Such a great party to celebrate Memorial Day and Sophia graduating from Boise High School. Congratulations Sophia!!And absolutely great food from everyone – Mac for the hamburgers, Marnie for the strawberry cake, Chris and Madison brought the cookie pictured here and Robin’s awesome Tuscan Orange Cake and Blueberry Pie. Super great eats, everyone. And it was good that Mac’s Mom and Dad, Linda and Jim, drove all the way from Virginia to be at the party. Enjoy these photos! Cheers.

Sophia graduates! Congratulations and hugs Sophia.

Cricket is thinking, “Which way do I go?”

Eat dessert first, life is too short!!

Chris and Madison look at that awesome cookie!

Robin made this Tuscan Orange Cake and made these decorations. Great job, Honey!

Robin made this Tuscan Orange Cake and the decorations, too. Great job, Honey! Here is the recipe for the Tuscan Orange Cake (Schiacciata Alla Florentina).

Robin also made this Blueberry Pie. I do like blueberries!

Marnie made the Strawberry Cake. This was really good.

Now that dessert is over, we can eat the main meal. Yummers!

Robin and I made these Baked Beans totally from scratch. The Lyle’s Black Treacle is a Scottish addition.

Great corn, Marnie, for this early in the season. Did not need and salt, pepper or butter.

And the ribs just coming out of the smoker. Top Two Shelves - Memphis Rub. Middle Shelf - Casey's Hot Sop and the bottom shelf, Regular rub or garlic, onion and salt and pepper.

And the pork ribs just coming out of the smoker. Top Two Shelves – Memphis Rub. Middle Shelf – Casey’s Hot Sop and the Bottom Two Shelves, Regular rub – garlic, onion and salt and pepper.

Memorial Day – Grilling Season Starts!

26 Monday May 2014

Posted by Bob and Robin in 10 Barrel Brewing, Beef, Burger and Brew, Captain's Shack, Comfort Food, Dinner At The Captains Shack, Dinner With Robin, Grilled Fruit, Grilled Vegetables, Grilling, Photos By: Bob Young, Sausage, Turkey, What's For Dinner?

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burgers, grilled fruit, grilled pineapple, grilled vegetables, grilling

Must set up the grill. Clean it. Make sure gas cylinder is full. Clean the racks. Try it out! And that we did.

Grilled Turkey/Sausage Burger
Grilled Pineapple
Grilled Potato Wedges
10 Barrel Apocalypse IPA

Great Pork Chop Dinner Tonight

10 Saturday May 2014

Posted by Bob and Robin in Arugula, Buy Idaho, Captain's Shack, Comfort Food, Dinner With Robin, Greens, Heirloom Tomatoes, Local Markets, Photos By: Bob Young, Salad, Volcanic Farms, What's For Dinner?, Wine and Food, Wines - California

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Boise Farmers Market, pork, pork chops, sage, sage gravy, salad greens, Volcanic Farms

Especially good when you realize that the fresh salad greens were from the Boise Farmers Market this morning as were the tomatoes. The gravy was a sage gravy – the sage from our garden. Look at this.

Seared Bone-In Pork Chop Masdhed Potatoes with Sage Gravy Corn Fresh Green Salad with Fresh Tomatoes 2012 Line 39 Petite Sirah - North Caast

Pan Seared Bone-In Pork Chop
Mashed Potatoes
with
sage gravy
Corn
Fresh Green Salad and Fresh Tomatoes
2012 Line 39 Petite Sirah – North Coast

Awesome Beef Short Ribs!

27 Sunday Apr 2014

Posted by Bob and Robin in Acme Bake Shop Sourdough, Beef, Boise Farmers Market, Buy Idaho, Captain's Shack, Comfort Food, Cuts of Beef, Dinner At The Captains Shack, Dinner With Robin, Food Prep, Idaho Beef, Local Farmers Markets, Local Harvests, Local Markets, Locavore, Photos By: Bob Young, Purple Sage Farms, Recipes, River View Gardens, What's For Dinner?, Wine and Food

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beef short ribs, Boise Farmers Market, buy Idaho, eat local, Homestead Natural Foods, Meadowlark Farms, River View Farms

This was an awesome dinner! Beef Short Ribs from Ed Wilsey and Homestead Natural Foods. It is really nice to see that most of these products are available, and were bought at, The Boise Farmers Market. If you live in, or around Boise, this is the “place to be” on Saturday mornings. And I sincerely urge you, whether or not you live in Boise, to visit and support your local farmers and your local farmer’s markets. In this meal, we used products from Homestead Natural Foods (beef short ribs), River View Farms (wild garlic and carrots), Meadowlark Farms (eggs) and Purple Sage Farms (rosemary and salad greens). From our own garden, we used fresh thyme, Miner’s lettuce and Mexican oregano. An Indian Creek Winery wine was served with dinner and a 2002 Parma Ridge Vineyards Milange was used in the recipe. Enjoy these photos and the recipe of this awesome dinner. Cheers!

The beef short ribs have been cut and are thawing and getting ready fr roasting.

The beef short ribs have been cut and are thawing and getting ready for roasting.

Beef short ribs added to the pot along with the herb bundle.

Mushrooms are added to the pot. 1 hour into the cooking process. This house smells so good!!

Fresh green salad with Idaho products.

The plated Beef Short Ribs. We also had some Acme Bake Shop Sourdough and a 2009 Indian Creek Cabernet Sauvignon with the dinner. Fantastic wine!!

Scrumptious Dinner At “Fresh Off the Hook”

19 Saturday Apr 2014

Posted by Bob and Robin in Appetizers, Buy Idaho, Cod, Comfort Food, Fresh Off the Hook, Green Beans, Halibut, Locavore, Pasta, Photos By: Bob Young, Restaurant Reviews, Salmon, Scallops, Seafood, Shrimp, Things To Do, Vegetables, What's For Dinner?, Wine and Food

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bay scallops, cod, Fresh Off the Hook, salmon, seafood

Once agai, we went to Fresh Off the Hook in Boise and were treated to another awesome dinner. It is, without a doubt, the Best In Boise for seafood. Yes. A 5-Star seafood restaurant. Their Menu is full of surprises and delicious. I want to try one of everything. For instance, their fried foods are more like the tempura at Sushi Joy, it is light and not grease soaked. The fried foods taste like they are supposed to. Shrimp taste like shrimp. Cod tastes like cod. Not over powered with batter. It is good! In short, if you are in Boise, you must try to go to Fresh Off the Hook. Cheers and enjoy these photos.

Sauvignon Blanc (Chile) on the left and a Kendal Jackson Chardonnay on the right. Look at the color difference.

Sauvignon Blanc (Chile) on the left and a Kendall-Jackson (CA) Chardonnay on the right. Look at the color difference.

Robin is enjoying herself.

Green Beans Fries
A great appetizer!

Shrimp Tomato Bisque

Clam Chowder
There’s actually clams in here!

Seafood Fettuccini
Tiger shrimp, bay scallops, bay shrimp, zucchini, mushrooms, scallions and diced tomatoes sautéed in white wine and garlic butter smothered in our creamy Parmesan-garlic sauce tossed with fettuccine noodles. Topped with Parmesan, tomatoes and scallions, and served with warm sourdough bread 14.99

Captain Alex’s Seafood Platter
A medley of cod, salmon, halibut, mahi mahi, Jumbo shrimp, calamari and clams battered and deep fried to perfection. Served with chef’s choice sautéed vegetables and wild rice 18.99

Fishing boat

Sailing rig. These are ship models that are placed around the restaurant.

Ridge Winery Lamb Meatloaf

13 Sunday Apr 2014

Posted by Bob and Robin in Acme Bake Shop, Acme Bake Shop Sourdough, Apricots, Boise Artisan Bakery's, Boise Farmers Market, Bread, Breakfast, Buy Idaho, Captain's Shack, Comfort Food, Dinner At The Captains Shack, Fruits, Herbs and Spices, Ice Cream, Lamb, Local Farmers Markets, Local Harvests, Local Markets, Mahi Mahi, Party Time, Photos By: Bob Young, Recipe: Bob and Robin Young, Ridge Winery, Shrimp, Sourdough Bread, Sriracha Chili Sauce, What's For Dinner?, Wine and Food

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lamb, Lamb Meatloaf, Ridge Winery, Ridge Winery Lamb Meatloaf, Ridge Winery Lytton East Zinfandel, sriracha

The other evening when we were at a Ridge Winery tasting, they suggested to go with their Estate Cabernet Sauvignon to have a Ridge Winery Lamb Meatloaf. We did not have any of the cab, but we do have some 2003 Ridge Winery Lytton East Zinfandel and it is an awesome wine! We still have 5 bottles in our storage. We made the meatloaf and it too is awesome. Look at these photos I took of the dinner and the the Sunday morning breakfast consisting of a Shrimp and Fresh Asparagus Omelet. Yummers!

2003 Ridge Winery Lytton East Zinfandel
AP – $164.00! Yes, a very special wine.

Ridge Winery Lamb Meatloaf cooling.

Ridge Winery Lamb Meatloaf

Baked Idaho Potato
with
Crème Fraîche and Chives

Fresh Green Salad
with
Carrot Strings and Tomatoes

Fresh Idaho Asparagus
with
Idaho Wild Garlic

Vanilla Ice Cream
with
Apricot Purée

And then for breakfast Sunday morning, something simple and easy and non-complicated. A change of pace!

Shrimp and Fresh Asparagus Omelet
Acme Bake Shop Toasted Sourdough

And just as a note: The lamb is from the Felzien Family Farm where we get all of our fresh lamb. The eggs are from Meadowlark Farms, where we get all of our eggs. The asparagus and garlic are from the River View Gardens. The sourdough bread is from our favorite bakery Acme Bake Shop. The carrots were from Rice Family Farms. We really do try to keep our food supply local and we do Buy Idaho! Cheers.

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

Scallops Alfredo

04 Friday Apr 2014

Posted by Bob and Robin 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!

Oh, and yes, don’t forget the Boise Farmers Market at 10th and Grove starts tomorrow, Saturday April 5.
It runs from 9:00am – 1:00pm.
Support Your Local Farmers!!
See you there!

Scallop Alfredo Acme Bake Shop Toasted Sourdough 2012 Joseph Swan Vineyards Gewurztraminer

Scallops Alfredo
Acme Bake Shop Toasted Sourdough
2012 Joseph Swan Vineyards Gewurztraminer

Thank-You Chris For Dinner

31 Monday Mar 2014

Posted by Bob and Robin in Bread, Comfort Food, Dinner At Marnies, Dinner By Chris, Dinner With Family, Main Dish, Party Time, Pasta, Photos By: Bob Young, Salad, Special Dinners, Special Events, Traditional Food, What's For Dinner?, Wine and Food, Wines - Italian

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Cricket, dump cake

Before Chris made dinner for Marnie, Mac, Robin and myself, he was seen out in the yard playing ball with Ray, the Golden Retriever and Cricket, a German Short Hair. Both dogs like to play with each other, although Cricket is the oldest at about 12. Two delightful animals. With loving care like this, Cricket will do fine. But now for dinner. I knew Chris had a kitchen talent. He made the main course of Chicken Pasta and it was very good. I am sorry the Maddy and Sophia missed it. But Chris did make plate for Maddy. Enjoy these photos and Left-Click any of them to see enlarged. Cheers!

Chicken Pasta with Herbs Fresh Green Salad Fresh Homemade Rolls and a good Italian wine.

Chicken Pasta with Herbs
Fresh Green Salad
Fresh Homemade Rolls
and a good
2005 Barbaresco Red Italian wine

Robin made this

Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake

Dump it all together and bake it. Delicious!

Cricket wants more!

Thyank-You everyone for a delightful Birthday dinner. Until next year ……………….

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.