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Big Lost River Meats, Boise Farmers Market, C and G Wild Alaska Salmon, Rosemary Sausage, salmon, sausage, Wild Alaska Salmon
Yes indeed! A great Saturday for three reasons: (1) Be sure to congratulate Robin on being 5 weeks smoke free! It’s not easy. (2) Wish Robin a Happy Mother’s Day tomorrow and (3) A good time at the Boise Farmers Market, even though the weather was not the best – It snowed on the mountain! I met some great new vendors today. The Big Lost River Meats in Mackay, ID ((208) 588-3085), their Garlic and Rosemary Sausage is wonderful and C&G’s Wild Alaska Salmon. I got some good salmon information from them. Enjoy the information! Cheers.
410 Pine Street
Mackay,Idaho 83251
(208) 588- 3085
This was a great sausage.
Here is some good information on salmon. We always have Coho (Silver) or Copper River Sockeye (Red) salmon in our freezer. No problem having baked or poached salmon several times a week.
C&G Wild Alaska Salmon
Great information about them and contact information on their web site
Delightful Visit at Sizzler In Boise
08 Thursday May 2014
I know. It’s a chain. But let me tell you, this was a surprisingly good visit. The Service People were tremendous. Happy. Pleasant. They appear to like to work here. The service was tremendous. I met the Manager and he was very pleasant and a pleasure to talk to. And the food was very good. But what really impressed me was the salad bar. Huge variety of objects to put on your salad. Even 1/2 avocados. And fruit. They even have a taco bar. And a dessert bar. An again, it was all really good food. We had the Steak and Lobster. The steak was well prepared and delicious. It was by no means as tender as that we have had at Bern’s Steakhouse in Tampa, but the flavor was every bit as good! Think about that. The lobster was a little small, but again was cooked well. Not rubbery. I cut it with my fork. Just look at these photos. And here is a link to their Web Site. Enjoy. We did and we will return. For a chain restaurant, it is well worth 4-Stars out of 5-Stars.
Crab Salad
Salad Bar Choices
How many salad bars have avocados? Or Kiwi? And a good selection of fresh fruit?
At least 3 types of lettuce for your salad. And great toppings, too. I’d go back just for the salad bar! It’s that good.
Salad bar toppings.
Our Steak and Lobster dinners. Wonderful mushrooms and onions. And broccoli. You make the choices for steak toppings, rareness of the steak and vegetable selections. Robin had a baked potato with all the fixins’.
An Afternoon at Asiago’s and Powells
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
(R) Althnuma Pinot Grigio DOC Val d’Adige, Italy
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.
fresh mushrooms sautéed in champagne and butter, finished with gremolata
hearts of romaine, croutons, anchovies and asiago with the house caesar dressing
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.
gremolata chicken breast over fresh fettuccine in Asiago-garlic cream, finished with tomato-pesto sauce.
Then we were off to Powell’s Sweet Shoppe in east Boise for some Gelato. Here Robin is enjoying some.
Gelato – Italian Ice Cream
Scrumptious Dinner At “Fresh Off the Hook”
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.
A great appetizer!
There’s actually clams in here!
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
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.
Crab Poached Egg
06 Sunday Apr 2014
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If you like crab meat and you have some of the Crab Meat Pie left over, then here is a great use for some of it. Not much, because it is pretty rich. But try these eggs. Really different and good. Cheers. They might even be good with a little Hollandaise Sauce on them. Enjoy!
Crab Meat Pie
Acme Bake Shop Toasted Sourdough Bread
“Orchard House” Inspired Eggs Benedict
22 Saturday Mar 2014
A couple of weeks ago, we went to the Orchard House in Marsing, ID. and I had what they call the B o B – Best of Both. Eggs Benedict with Ham and Eggs Benedict with Spinach and Salmon. I used fresh spinach, sesame bagel and lox. I think the breakfast was awesome. The recipe for the extremely easy Hollandaise Sauce is in the recipe file above, Easy Blender Hollandaise Sauce. Look at this –
Eggs Benedict with Spinach and Lox
Eggs Benedict with Ham
Thank-You Kris Thompson, Owner of The Orchard House for the inspiration to make this. And Thank-You Russ Terrell for the awesomely easy Hollandaise sauce recipe and technique.
Baked Salmon and Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce
21 Friday Mar 2014
This was, by far, one of the better dinners we have made in a while. It was almost comfort food. I would easily pay $15 -$20 for this meal. It was scrumptious. To the Hollandaise Sauce I added a little lemon zest to “liven it up” just a little more without adding a lot of cayenne. The Extravagonzo Infused Oil and the Cold Springs Winery wine are both Idaho products.
Baked Copper River Salmon
with
Extravagonzo Myers Lemon Infused Grapeseed and Olive Oil Blend and Tarragon
Steamed Asparagus with Easy Blender Hollandaise Sauce
Choice Of
Ben and Jerry’s Peanut Butter Fudge Ice Cream
or
Ben and Jerry’s Cherry Garcia Ice Cream
Choice Of
2013 Bedrock Wine Company Grenache
or
2011 Cold Springs Merlot
2014 Florida Trip – One Must Eat!
31 Friday Jan 2014
Let’s see. We were in Florida for 14 days. With luck, that’s 28 meals plus. Nope, not going to post every meal, just some of the better ones. All of these restaurants rate at least 4-Stars out of 5-Stars. I am not going to list these restaurants in any particular order, i.e., worst to best. They all rate “Best”. And most of these will have links in the sidebar if available.
We were only allowed into one kitchen in all of the restaurant and that was in Bern’s Steakhouse in Tampa. So the photo here is not from any kitchen in Florida … Actually it is our kitchen in Boise. Great way to hold your recipe in a skirt hanger, if you can get away with it. So read on and enjoy these epicurean delights. Cheers! And if you are ever around any of these restaurants, please stop in and say hello. Let them know you saw them here on this blog.
Front entrance to Chef Larry’s Cafe, Titusville, Florida.
My sister Peggy and her husband Jim and Robin and I with Chef Larry of Chef Larry’s Cafe in Titusville, Florida. A small restaurant that is full of local “color”. It looks like it is a hit with the local folks as well as tourists. There is a permanent link to the cafe in the sidebar. Good food. Enjoyable. Loved the Chef Larry’s Fresh Fruit Vinaigrette on the House Mixed Greens salad. All of our plates came with it.
Catch of the Day with the House Mixed Greens and Potatoes
Smoked Chicken with Shitake Mushroom Mayonnaise.
Crabcake and Tomato Soup. All of these dishes are made in house!
Our next restaurant that we enjoyed was in Winter Park, Florida, was The Ravenous Pig.
The Ravenous Pig
Really good salads. This one is called The Gatherer.
Heirloom Tomato Salad
Porterhouse Pork
Scallops
White Fish
And then when we were in West Palm Beach, Lani took us to Guanabanas – Island Restaurant and Bar . Really good food with an island flair, both the design layout of the restaurant and the food.
This is well worth the trip if you are in the area. Good food and an exciting and different venue.
House Salad
Crabcake with Fried Plantains. Most of these dishes came with Cuban Rice.
Crab
Burger
Catch of the Day and Roasted Corn.
Then while we were in Jacksonville Beach, my brother Alex took us to Sliders Seafood Grille and Oyster Bar in Neptune Beach.
In side Sliders
And these were delicious!
Here the oysters are before they get placed on the platter.
Seafood Manicotti. Super good!
Peggy, Jim, Marge, Robin and Alex.
And finally, Robin’s niece Kerstin Karlsson to us to Taste of Berlin German Restaurant in Brandon, FL. Delicious!! (The only link I could find for them is on FaceBook)
The interior. Small and cozy and very clean.
Gotta have a beer! or two.
Northern German Potato Salad. Yum-O!
Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
Chicken like a Cordon Bleu chicken.
Pork Shank. Most of the main dishes came with sauerkraut, red cabbage, bread dumplings and a small carrot/cucumber salad.
Schweinebraten
Sauerbraten
Fruit Dessert
Black Forrest Cake
German Chocolate Cake
So there is a smattering of some of the food we had while there. As I said above, all of them were delicious and worth a return trip. Bern’s Steakhouse in Tampa was good, but so were these. Try them all if you get the chance. You will be happy. Cheers!
Two Awesome Meals Yesterday
10 Friday Jan 2014
Such fun to make these. We had some Idaho trout and some Crown Roast of Lamb “left-over” and we had to use it. Here is what we did. The trout was left-over from the TVWS wine tasting and the lamb was the last that Brook, our neighbor, bought us for Christmas. Not difficult and very good. You can get the recipe for the Easy Blender Hollandaise Sauce by clicking the hotlink or finding it in the recipe file at the top of this page. This Hollandaise is so very easy to make and only takes 5 minutes at best. Try it. Enjoy!
Idaho Trout
Housemade Hollandaise Sauce
Fresh Grilled Carrots
Balsamic Infused Brussels Sprouts
Statehouse Oyster Chowder on a Cold Day
03 Friday Jan 2014
I thought this Statehouse Oyster Chowder was pretty good. Robin is not an oyster fanatic. I’m not a “fanatic”, but I do like them ever so often. Tonight, at 30 degrees and the inversion setting up, it tasted good and it was a treat to a cold body. If you would like the recipe, it is linked above. Thanks to my sister Peggy for sharing this.
Serve this with either a 2012 Ste Chapelle Special Harvest Riesling – Idaho Snake River AVA – or a 2012 Joseph Swan Vineyards Gewurztraminer, preferred, and you will have an awesome dinner on a cold, winter’s night. Enjoy the chowder. We did! Cheers. (Wonder if my Dad would have put Sherry in it. Hmmmm.)
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