08 Thursday Sep 2011
Posted in Party Time, Seasons Bistro, Things To Do, Thought For The Day
I thought some of you might be interested in this and have some great appetizers at the Season’s Bistro in Eagle. This event will help support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Thursday September 8, 6:30pm – 9:00pm. Here is a PDF Flyer for you to look at or to have. I am all wrapped up in a wedding this weekend and will not make this, but do go and support this worthy cause! Cheers!
05 Monday Sep 2011
Posted in Boise Adventures, Buy Idaho, Food, Special Information, Things To Do
I’d like to say that the Boise Saturday Market is the only one in Idaho. But in fact, it is not. At last count, there are about 28 different farmer’s markets in Idaho. Here is, at best, a partial listing for Idaho Farmers Markets. If you know of others, please go to the site listed and update or add to the listing. I have no control over how markets get listed or if the list is even up-to-date. Cheers!
05 Monday Sep 2011
Posted in Party Time, Photos, Photos By: Bob Young, Things To Do, What's For Dinner?
Such a great Labor Day! Beautiful weather: 86 degrees and winds NNW at 10mph. I started out this morning at 5:30 am smoking the ribs, finding the wine request from Robin, making Potato Salad and making Baked Beans. The photo at the left shows the plated dinner.
And to top this off, we had a light 2006 Parma Ridge Vineyards Zinfandel. It was not big and bold as is a Ravenswood Winery Zinfandel, but it went very well with the ribs and did not overpower them. I think this was Parma Ridges first vintage year for a Zinfandel. I’m glad we had some in the cellar.
And as for the ribs: Smoked over Hickory for 2 1/2 hours at 230 degrees F; Transferred to 250 degree F oven for 5 hours. Look at the smoke layer in this photo. It is the pinkish to dark pink layer just below the skin. And if we’re lucky, we’ll see some tomorrow at a meeting we must go to. These ribs are wonderful cold!
Just the start to a very busy week. Our daughter is getting married Saturday. Labor Day today; Meeting tomorrow; Salmon Feed Thursday evening; Bachelor Party Thursday night; Out-Of-Town folks coming in Thursday; Rehearsal Dinner Friday; Wedding Saturday! And sometime I have to get my bike ride(s) in! Wish I was retired. OH! I am! Cheers!
30 Tuesday Aug 2011
Posted in Party Time, Photos, Photos By: Bob Young, Things To Do, What's For Dinner?
I just received this from Cristi and Tommy Takeda from the Buzz in Boise. It is the program for the month of September. Be sure to make reservations. Robin and I will be there on Tuesday. Hope to see you there!
Dear Bob and Robin,
Hope the end of summer is finding everyone healthy and safe. As we have endured our own losses this summer and have been hoping for the best for our countrymen on the east coast we just want to say Happy beginning of the fall to our friends and family.Just to let everyone know about a couple of new things going on at the Buzz; be sure to “like” us on face book as Buzz is going to be posting wine reviews on our facebook page three to five times a week with some special order pricing available if wines are ordered when they are reviewed also we are beginning a frozen meal service so that as the busy time of year catches up with all of us you can keep your freezer stocked and have healthy quick options for your family at meal times. Both of these services will be up and running on September first so be on the lookout for updates.
Our music September 2nd will be Carter Freeman and on September 9th we will host Pat Foulkner. Both Nights the music will begin at 7PM and continue until 9 PM so come by and join us for free wine tasting, great music, and our weekly dinner special. On Saturday nights we will have the Wii at the Buzz so come by for wine tasting Saturday nights and practice with Wii resorts (bowling and ping pong) so that you are ready later this fall when we host the Wii bowling tournament.
Wine Club
Septembers wine club will feature….the vacation you did not have time for over the summer. We will enjoy Ironstone wines (continuing with our family owned and operated wineries) and Hawaiian foods to accompany the Californian wines. As always we ask for reservations and please let us know of any food allergies or intolerances prior to the event. The cost is $15.00 per person for dinner and wine tasting. Reservations can be made at (208) 344-4321 or Buzz E-Mail.Sincerely,
Cristi and Tom Takeda
Buzz Coffee and Wine
2999 N Lakeharbor Lane
Boise, Idaho 83703
208-344-4321, E-Mail the Buzz
29 Monday Aug 2011
Posted in Buffalo, Corn Pie, Party Time, Photos, Photos By: Bob Young, Seafood, Things To Do, What's For Dinner?
The following recipe for Linda and Johns Seafood Chowder was submitted by Linda McCormack of Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada. She and her husband made it during the recent hurricane, Irene. We “met” her via the internet and South Africa. It’s a long story. The photo to the left is the St Anseime Church in Dieppe. Thanks Linda for this recipe. Enjoy!
Source: Linda McCormack, Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada
Ingredients:
4 cups of seafood mix – clams, shrimps, scallops, crab, lobster & haddock (fresh or frozen)
2 large stalks of celery chopped small
2 medium white onions diced
3 cups of diced raw potatoes
Pepper to taste
1½ c Milk
½ c Cream
Chopped chives to taste
4 strips of bacon cooked crisp and crumbled
2 tbsp butter
Directions:
Fry up bacon in a heavy skillet till crisp. Remove and drain, then crumble into pieces and set aside. Sauté celery in bacon fat till tender, then add onions and sauté till transparent.
Put cooked celery and onions in bottom of a large soup pot and add raw diced potatoes. Add enough water to barely cover the potatoes. Put seafood mix on top of potatoes and season with pepper. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender and fish is flaky. Add about 1 ½ cups of milk and ½ cup of 18% cream. Add butter, chives and bacon bits stirring till butter melts. Reduce heat to medium low and gently heat chowder until heated through.
Serves 6 to 8 depending on the appetites, lol!!!!
And then we have this awesome Buffalo Pasta, which we got the inspiration for this from a recent event at the Red Feather Lounge in Boise. The recipe is at the link above and is linked in the Master Recipe File located in the sidebar. Here are some photos of this dish. Enjoy!
4 oz of the pasta is placed in the bottom of a shallow bowl. Salad tomatoes of various colors are cut and half and placed on the pasta.
Here are the noodles we use. Shirataki Noodles. You will be surprised at these and Dr Oz says they are far better for you than the flour based pastas. Give them a try!
The end product.
One cup of the sauce is placed over the pasta and the tomatoes. Then serve this with a wonderful 2008 Indian Creek Winery Rainy Day Tempranillo and you have an awesome dinner!
But wait! We’re not through. It is September – well almost – and the corn is ripe and some is turning “old”. Don’t you dare throw that corn away. Make a Corn Pie from it! A what? Corn Pie! Check out the recipe from the link above or on the Master Recipe File in the sidebar. Corn Pie and Sliced Fresh Tomatoes for dinner! YUM-O! Here are some photos. Enjoy!
Garden Fresh Corn Pie out of the oven.
Corn Pie
Garden Sliced Tomatoes
with
Coarse Sea Salt and Garden Fresh Basil
Sunny Slope (Idaho) Sliced Peaches
22 Monday Aug 2011
20% of your food purchased and consumed from local farmers and restaurants by 2020! That should really be possible. I know Robin and I really do try to adhere to this. As an example, I can 13 items each year of which 8 are produce totally from the products of the local farming community or from our garden or friends gardens. That’s 62! We get our freezer packed full of local lamb each year from a local 4-H farmer. And we use buffalo raised at the Brown’s Buffalo Ranch in Nyssa, Idaho.
This past weekend, we had the delightful experience to attend the 20X20, 20 course dinner for $20.00 at the Red Feather Lounge in Boise. (The photo on the right shows part of their wine cellar. Pretty photo, but not necessarily part of this program. ) The idea was to raise funds for the Sustainable Community Connections. Furthermore, the Treasure Valley food Coalition states on their web site that, “The Treasure Valley Food Coalition, a program of Sustainable Community Connections, is a network of community members working together to create a sustainable local food system.
Statement of Purpose
Supporting sustainable agriculture, our local food system and community food security in the Treasure Valley. All Treasure Valley citizens deserve access to affordable, fresh, local, sustainably produced food.” With all of this in mind, please do visit these two web sites and enjoy the photos of the meal that we were served. Many, many thanks to the Red Feather Lounge and their staff for closing the restaurant to the public and allowing us to have this program. Thanks too, to the Service Staff! Enjoy the photos! Left-Click any photo to see full screen.
Friends of ours, who we have not seen in several years, Robert and Annie Malcolm Moore.
Check this menu out. And yes, the drinks were included. The drinks I likes best? Number 1, Fuzzy Leopard (vodka, basil, lemon/lime) and Number 7, Arancita Bebida (gin, orange and olive oil)
Chicken Salad Tea Sandwich
Tomato Apricot Crostini
Soft Boiled Egg and Anchovy Aioli
Summer Squash Fritters and Pesto
Cucumber and Lox
Grilled Halloumi with Cherries
(I liked this one as one of the best)
Papas Bravas with Garlic Aioli
German Meatballs (Pork and Beef)
Pastry Cream and Fresh Market Berries
(I liked this one as one of the best)
Raspberry Red Velvet Cake
I planted this Quince bush in our Alley Garden last year. This is the first of the quinces that the bush produced. It has nothing to do with this dinner except to let the readers know that you can plant a productive garden any place!!
I know, we need Smellivision to get the full effect of these photos. Just believe me: It was delicious! Cheers! And remember: Think Local! We do.
05 Friday Aug 2011
Posted in Lamb, Main Dish, Photos, Photos By: Bob Young, Things To Do, Vegetables, What's For Dinner?
Can’t say there is a much better dinner than what we had last night. Check this out and look at the photo as the menu is presented!
Carrots in Brown Butter
steamed carrots in a rich brown butter sauce
Fresh Garden Artichoke Salad
fresh picked Romaine lettuce, marinated artichokes, fine diced celery in olive oil and fresh squeezed lemon dressing
2008 Hess Select Cabernet Sauvignon
42% Mendocino County, 40% Lake County, 18% Napa County
Now that was an awesome dinner!
05 Friday Aug 2011
Posted in Barley Brothers, Boise Adventures, Things To Do
Yup! It’s back!! And this year the Barley Brothers Traveling Beer Show is bringing 10 Barrel Brewery from Bend, Oregon. This is the same beerfest that last year was called the Boise Beerfest. The program folks wanted a more general descriptor for the event so they can take it on the road. It will also be in Phoenix. The following information came from the Idaho Statesman. “Who are the Barley Brothers? The Barley Brothers are just two guys who love beer. They love beer so much that they want to share that love with all of you, so they founded the world’s only Traveling Beer Show. The Barley Bros. Traveling Beer Show is like no other show on Earth. Hundreds of craft beers, live music, games, awesome food, and did I mention hundreds of beers? They’re bringing all this to Boise, so grab your pretzel necklace, slap on a goofy hat and hit the road with the Barley Bros.”
Read more: Barley Brothers Travelling Show
Follow the link above for more information. $25 per person for unlimited samples and food. August 6th and 7th at Ann Morrison Park in Boise starting at 11:00am each day. This was really a great time last year. See you there.
31 Sunday Jul 2011
Here we are again in another month. Did you go to the last Wine Club Wine Dinner at the Buzz? $15.00 per person – 5 course meal and 6 – 8 wines. Here is the latest information about the events at the Buzz for August. Don’t miss these and call now for reservations. Robin and I usually go on Tuesday nights – suits us best. Cheers and see you there! From Cristi and Tommy and the Buzz:
“Hope that the warm weather and midsummer excitement is finding everyone well. This weekend July 29 and 30 we, at Buzz, will be hosting music both Friday and Saturday Nights. On Friday we welcome Pat Faulkner and her musical talents on the guitar. And on Saturday, we will enjoy the musical talents of Tomorrow Never Knows. This is a local duo who focuses on the sounds and songs of the Beatles. Both nights music will begin at 7 PM. As usual we will host a wine tasting beginning at 6 PM on both nights and will feature a dinner special both nights. Also enjoy a dessert special both nights.
Wine Club
Wine club for August will be the nights of August 9 and 10 at 6:30 each night. We will continue to feature family owned wineries with a visit from Trio out of Washington state. I am waiting to hear if Karen the winemaker/owner will be able to attend the dinner with us. We will keep you posted. But either way get a group together and enjoy the best bargain in Boise wine dinners. $15.00 per person for dinner and wine. Make reservations soon (208) 344-4321 or buzzwine@cableone.net.
News from the Buzz
Watch for coming information on our new home delivery meal system. We look forward to seeing you this weekend or at the wine club in August help us make Trio Winery feel welcome in Boise. Be safe and have fun. Remember Buzz is your place for everyday wines everyday.
Sincerely,
Cristi and Tommy Takeda
Buzz Coffee and Wine “
17 Sunday Jul 2011
Posted in Oyster Knife, Photos, Photos By: Bob Young, Things To Do
Tired of using those flimsy and inexpensive oyster knives? Look at this Wild Boar Tusk Oyster Knife. Totally handmade and hand designed. Let us know if you are interested and we can have one made for you at a very reasonable cost. The quality is awesome! Left-Click for a full screen view. Cheers!
Boise Foodie Guild 