07 Wednesday May 2014
This was one awesome dinner tonight! There’s not much else to say. Here is the recipe Chicken Piccata, pdf format.
07 Wednesday May 2014
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Buzz Coffee, Buzz Coffee & Wine Events, The Buzz Coffee and Wine, wine dinner, Wine Dinner Buzz Bistro
I just received this from Cristi and Tommy at The Buzz here in Boise. We will be at the monthly dinners – they are fantastic and loads of fun! – and I hope we see you there, too! Remember, to participate in some of these events (Monthly dinner and Quarterly Dinners), you will need to make reservations!
(208) 344-4321
Buzz Coffee & Wine Events
Hello. Hope everyone is enjoying the rollercoaster weather that we call Spring here in Boise. We have some fun events coming up and would love to see you at any or all of them.
Thanks to everyone’s support during our families loss last month. We appreciate the prayers and well wishes, and are terriby sorry for having to cancel the wine dinner with such short notice. Again thanks for understanding.
Cristi and Tom Takeda
Buzz Coffee and WineWine Club Dinner: We will be discussing Herbs and Spices.
Join us at 6:30 on May 13 or 14 for a Five Course Dinner, Wine – pared with the food and included in the dinner price -, and a discussion of herbs and spices. Only $20 a person. Reservations required buzzwine@cableone.net or 344-4321.Music in May
May 9th Carter Freeman
May 16th Jean Cardena
May 23rd Blaze and Kelly
May 30th Pat FoulknerMusic from 7-9 with free wine tasting, dinner and dessert specials. Come join us. No reservations needed
06 Tuesday May 2014
What a great use for some hamburger – Thanks Brook! Lightly fry the crumbled hamburg. Add diced onion, garlic and Ro-Tel and cook until heated. Place on one end of a 12″, Whole Grain Tortilla and roll up, folding in the ends. Place in a casserole dish and add enchilada sauce and cheese. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F. Serve with a green salad and slaw. You could serve with rice of black beans, too. Serve with Dos Equis. Then for dessert, fresh made Flan. Yum-O!
04 Sunday May 2014
I am not particularly one for pancakes in the morning. I tend to make them too sweet. So today, on our visit to The Original Pancake House in Boise, with Marnie and Mac, I opted for an omelet. Not your stand-by Denver Omelet, but rather a Mushroom Omelet with a Mushroom/Sherry Sauce. Add some home fries, and we have a big breakfast. Enjoy!
29 Tuesday Apr 2014
Posted in Acme Bake Shop, Acme Bake Shop Breads, Acme Bake Shop Rye, Asparagus, Boise Farmers Market, Bread, Breakfast, Breakfast At The Captains Shack, Captain's Shack, Cowboy Eggs, Eggs, Local Farmers Markets, Local Markets, Omelet, Photos By: Bob Young, Vegetables, What's For Dinner?, Whats For Breakfast?
I made Robin an Egg In Toast – make a hole in bread, grill it, add an egg, serve it – and noticed that there was some asparagus that had to be eaten and some mushrooms. So, for me, I made this omelet that was terrific. Left-Click to see the photo enlarged. Cheers!
27 Sunday Apr 2014
Posted 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 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!!
27 Sunday Apr 2014
Posted in Acme Bake Shop, Acme Bake Shop Sourdough, Boars Head Black Forest Ham, Boise Farmers Market, Breakfast, Captain's Shack, Dinner With Robin, Eggs, Eggs Benedict, Ham, Local Farmers Markets, Local Markets, Meadowlark Farms, Photos By: Bob Young, Recipe By: Russ Terrell, Recipe: Bob and Robin Young, Sourdough, Things To Do, Whats For Breakfast?
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Acme Bake Shop Sourdough, Blender Hollandaise, Boars Head Black Forest Ham, Boise Farmers Market, Eggs Benedict
The Wise Ole Owl says that if you have not tried this fantastically easy Easy Blender Hollandaise Sauce (Russ Terrell, this is still the best Hollandaise going!), you need to re-think your kitchen challenge. Notice, I said challenge not ability. If you read this blog, then your ability is sound. This recipe is soooooooooo easy and quick. And we tweaked the Eggs Benedict below and changed the bread. We did not use the English Muffin, as is traditional, but instead, we used a slice of lightly toasted Acme Bake Shop Sourdough. The bake shop is at the Boise Farmers Market each Saturday at 10th and Grove in Boise. Get yourself a loaf, or two! The best sourdough in town.
“Wise Ole Owl”
And if the Twisted Eggs Benedict are not enough for breakfast, help yourself to one of these awesome
Forget all the calories today! These are also available, sometimes, at the Boise Saturday Market.
23 Wednesday Apr 2014
We originally planned to go and see the baby owls. But the property owner was not feeling good so we will go on Saturday. We had planned to go to Asiago’s for lunch before going birdwatching. We did. And then we needed dessert, so Powell’s Sweet Shoppe in east Boise was the place to go. Here are some photos from today. Left-Click any of them to see the photo enlarged. Enjoy the food photos and following us on a Foodie Sojourn! Cheers. Here is a link to Asiago’s Menu. Asiago’s is definitely a 5-Star restaurant (out f 5-Stars) for an Italian restaurant in Boise.
Robin at Asiago’s
Can’t really say that any one of these was better than the other. The Pinot Grigio went extremely well with the smoky salmon while the Beveventano went better with the salad and the mushrooms. They were both good selections.
Yea! Finally a restaurant in Boise that knows how to make a Caesar Salad. It’s not a Caesar without the anchovy and garlic! Sorry, but that’s the way it goes.
Then we were off to Powell’s Sweet Shoppe in east Boise for some Gelato. Here Robin is enjoying some.
Gelato – Italian Ice Cream
22 Tuesday Apr 2014
Posted in Acme Bake Shop Sourdough, Boise Artisan Bakery's, Boise Farmers Market, Buy Idaho, Celebrations, Dinner With Robin, Easter Dinner, Easter Lamb, Food Prep, Greens, Idaho Lamb, Idaho Wine, Lamb, Local Farmers Markets, Local Harvests, Local Markets, Locavore, Miner's Lettuce, Photos By: Bob Young, Prep Work, Purple Sage Farms, Recipe by: Robin and Bob Young, Recipes, Ridge Winery, River View Gardens, Salads, Sawtooth Winery, Side Dishes, Snake River AVA, What's For Dinner?, Wine and Food, Wines - Idaho
This is probably one of the best lamb dinner we have had. I adapted it from a recipe found on Epicurious. Here is the link to our adapted recipe: Arugula, Spinach and Miner’s Lettuce Stuffed Lamb. The recipe is not for the faint of heart. But it is really fun to do. Give it a try. Take your time and enjoy the process. If you don’t have an already boned leg of lamb, here is a previous post on this blog about boning a leg of lamb. Well worth the short time to view the video. How To Bone a Leg of Lamb. Enjoy the lamb. Most, but not all, of the products on our menu were from Idaho – Support Idaho Farmers: Buy Local. And we really try to do this. Here is our list: Wine – Sawtooth Winery; Lamb – Felzien Family Lamb; Garlic – River View Farms; Salad Greens and Herbs – Purple Sage Farms; Bread – Acme Bake Shop and Vegetables – Volcanic Farms. Left-Click any of these photos to see them enlarged. Cheers!
The boned leg of lamb with the stuffing in place. To bone the lamb, see the link above.
The rolled and tied lamb is “getting happy”.
The cooked lamb is resting to redistribute the juices.
19 Saturday Apr 2014
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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 Kendall-Jackson (CA) Chardonnay on the right. Look at the color difference.
Robin is enjoying herself.
Fishing boat
Sailing rig. These are ship models that are placed around the restaurant.
