Such a good time here. Good breakfast and wonderful rooms. We were lucky enough to make reservations – Thousand Springs BNB and Feathered Winds Wine – and be there for their monthly wine dinner. This particular dinner featured wines from south of the equator. Good and interesting food paring with the wines. Great time talking to the folks at our table and at other tables. Enjoy these photos and Left-Click to see them enlarged. If you go to Thousand Springs BNB, let them know you saw this blog post. Cheers!
The kitchen.
Colome Torrontes and Crois Tannat wines.
pared with
Colome Torrontes Wine (Argentina)
pared with
Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand)
The grilled lemon – peel and all – was delicious grilled like this.
And as a note – This Icelandic lamb was awesome. It melted in your mouth!
pared with
Jacob’s Creek Moscato (Australia)
Other wines served with dinner were: Shingleback Black Bubbles (Australia), Jacob’s Creek Sweet Red (Australia), Massimo Malbec (Argentina) and 2012 Santa Rita Cabernet (Chile). Then the next morning, we had breakfast – no wine, although we could have had some.
Chocolate and Raisin Muffin
Mixed Fruit
Coffee, Juice and water
3 Lucious Meals
06 Wednesday May 2015
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It was a good Cinco de Mayo! At least meal wise. All from scratch, which really makes it fun, and then from mostly local products. Pork. Sofrito. Brown Basmati Rice. Mango Margaritas. Rhubarb Red Sauce. Black Olive and Rice Salad. Mostly fit the occasion; the holiday.
The photos below will give you an idea of these meals. Left-Click any of them to see enlarged. What did you do fro Cinco de Mayo? What did you cook? Have to eat? Anything special? Let us know. Spread the delicious words;photos. Cheers!
Avocado and Tomato Salad
Brown Basmati Rice and Black Beans
Mango Margaritas
Good Cinco de Mayo dinner and fun to make!
with
strawberries and whipped cream
Our neighbors brought this to us, just because. Thank you! See why we love Boise?
with
rhubarb red sauce and sofrito
Bacon
Toasted Focaccia
Such a differently good breakfast.
Buttered Corn
Black Olive, Tomato and Brown Basmati Rice Salad
Really a yummy dinner. Now for clam chowder with the broth.
Pork Tenderloin with Rhubarb BBQ Sauce
03 Sunday May 2015
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An interesting and adventuresome dinner tonight. Here is the recipe: Pork Tenderloin with Rhubarb BBQ Sauce and an interesting side to this BBQ sauce, it also goes with chicken and beef. We had it with pork tenderloin and it was fantastic. The recipe calls for oven roasting the tenderloin for 15 minutes. Ours was big enough that it probably should have gone 25 to 30 minutes. You too, may also have to extend the oven time. Enjoy the photo and you can Left-Click the photo to see it enlarged. The recipe is also a permanent entry to the Recipe File listed above. Cheers.
Oven Roasted Baby Broccoli and Baby Turnips
Acme Bake Shop Focaccia
Steamed Turnip Greens
Watermelon and Cucumber Salad with Feta Cheese
2012 Indian Creek My Best Friend Malbec
Wonderful Römertopf Chicken
30 Thursday Apr 2015
Römertopf chicken is so easy to do and it is wonderful! Crispy skin. Moist. From Wikipedia, we see that,
Different cultures have different techniques of cooking food in pottery. Some design pots that are fully finished by burnishing and therefore don’t require the pot to be soaked each time before use. Some are unfinished and work well when soaked for about 30–45 minutes in water, each time before use. The design and shape of the pot have been slightly modified from one culture to another to suit their style of cooking. Seasoning is an essential part of cooking in clay. Seasoning is done by making a broth with flour (rice or wheat) and vegetable cooking oil. These ingredients are mixed to the water in the pot and brought to a boil…The food inside the pot loses little to no moisture because it is surrounded by steam, creating a tender, flavorful dish. The evaporation of the water prevents burning so long as the pot is not allowed to heat until it is completely dry. Because no oil needs to be added with this cooking technique, food cooked in clay many times is lower in fat compared with food prepared by other utensils. Pots also seal all the nutrients inside the pot by locking steam in. The unglazed pottery utensil made from clay is inert or non-reactive and does not leach into food. Earthenware cooking pots are made from special clay that can withstand heat in an oven or on the stovetop.
Here are some photos of the Chicken Römertopf that we made. And as a note, using a Römertopf is very similar to using a tagine in Moroccan cooking. Both techniques, and several other clay pot techniques, use steam to maintain the moisture. Enjoy!
with
lemon, thyme, salt and pepper
Cooked covered at 400 degrees F for 90 minutes then 30 minutes uncovered.
with
Meyer lemon olive oil, fine diced garlic, salt and pepper
Oven roasted at 400 degrees F with lemon juice and lemon zest for 30 minutes. At 15 minutes the veggies are turned and returned to the oven for another 15 minutes.
Oven Roasted Vegetables
2007 Mosel Riesling
Olive Oil Tasting
28 Tuesday Apr 2015
There are wine tastings; there are salt tastings; there are pepper tastings and yes, there are olive oil tastings. If you ever get the opportunity to do a “comparative tasting” of some product, do it!
From Trader Joe’s, they do carry some good products and some hard to find products, there are some helpful hints for Tasting Olive Oil, or a Guide to Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Yes I know, this article is mostly about their olive oils, but the basics – tasting, cooking with or storing – are in this link. Here is some brief information on olive oil, these happen to be from Trader Joe’s. And sorry if this sounds like an ad for Trader Joe’s, it is not! It is good information, though.
Hippocrates called olive oil “the great therapeutic.” Homer called it “liquid gold.” For some, that’s reason enough to slap on a high price tag and call it a day. [We]seek out Extra Virgin Olive Oils from experienced producers in the world’s best growing regions — Spain, Italy, Greece, California… Then our tasting panel examines them from every angle: body, fruitiness, bitterness, pungency…
If you would like to organize and have your own olive oil tasting, here are some helpful hints for – Hosting and Olive Oil Tasting, and be sure to read and copy the section called Prep Your Tasters. Some things you might need, beside a variety of olive oils, are Tasting Sheets, [PDF], paper bags, permanent Marker, wine glasses, small bowls, spoons, pens, Granny Smith apples, sliced, sparkling mineral water, chilled and maybe baguette, warmed and sliced. Those are all suggestions from Trader Joe’s. Read the articles in the links and get more ideas for hosting your own olive oil tasting, or other kinds of tastings. Thanks to Robin for finding this link and sharing it. Cheers!
Genki Takoyaki Food Cart
19 Sunday Apr 2015
A novel idea – especially in Boise. Japanese food from a food cart. Rhett Atagi and Christy Beavers keep the food moving and the crowd happy as they prepare the dumplings and pass them out to the patrons at the Boise City Market. You can also find them at other events in the Boise area. Give them a call and see where they are located and at what event. Might be an idea to have them at a neighborhood gathering or family gathering. You will have to check with them. Good, classic Japanese dumplings. Give them a try.
Rhett Atagi and Christy Beavers.
The dumplings being made. The octopus ones seem to be the standard for this food cart. Other types are also available. They usually have two different types being prepared.
Rolled Chicken Breasts
17 Friday Apr 2015
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spinach, black forest ham and swiss cheese
Avocado and Cucumber Salad
Steamed Asparagus
housemade hollandaise sauce
2012 Schloss Vollrads Estate Qualitatswein Rheingau Riesling
Good Breakfast Fruit Tart
14 Tuesday Apr 2015
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We had some Purple Plums that had to be used. What to make? How about an easy and simple Plum Tart? Maybe for breakfast? Works for us. Here’s how we did it.
Make a basic pie crust. Use your favorite recipe, but keep it simple. After refrigerating for several hours, roll it out so you will have some edges free of fruit. Place on a silpat. Sprinkle with Turbinado sugar. Add sliced plums – or any fruit – to within about an inch of the edge. Sprinkle with about a Tablespoon of cinnamon sugar. Roll up the edges to form a “dike”. Lightly butter the rim. Cook in a 350 degree F oven for about 30 minutes.
Hopefully you will end up with a plate like this. Add the Mint Sprig and a little Mascarpone Cheese. Enjoy!
Breakfast Follows Dinner
13 Monday Apr 2015
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Anyone for a waffle?
Breakfast then was a bechamel made with coconut milk and steamed spinach. The coconut milk added a rich and a little sweet component that went very well with the astringency of the spinach. Add some sourdough toast and a mock fried egg, and your breakfast will stick to your ribs. Enjoy these photos!
Organic Pasta
Acme Bake Shop Garlic Rubbed Sourdough Toast
Coconut Oil Sauteed Shiitake Mushrooms and Fiddlehead Ferns
Sourdough Toast
Mock Fried Eggs
Sorry about the poor quality of this photo of the eggs as above. But it shows the layers of the breakfast.
Drizzly Farmers Market in Boise
11 Saturday Apr 2015
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Maybe drizzly and somewhat blustery, but at least no snow or tornadoes or other such weather offerings! The crowd seemed to be down a little. Probably because of the stormy weather. Just the “die hards” ventured out to the market. We did get our fresh eggs from Meadowlark Farms, stock bones and fresh sliced pork belly from Homestead Farms, our weekly fix of sourdough bread from Acme Bake Shop – there are hot links to all of these venders in the sidebar. We also bought mushrooms, sorrel, watercress and fiddlehead ferns from The Mushroom Ranch. Enjoy these photos of the market this morning. Left-Click any of them to see enlarged. Cheers!
The Mushroom Ranch. Fresh mushrooms, fiddlehead ferns, sorrel and watercress is available from them.
Those who braved the cold drizzle loved the market experience.
Even the “Little Ones” in their own Surry!
And the waffles were great also!
Banjo pickin’ and singin’!
Need for coffee. Neckar Coffee makes a good cup of coffee!
Anyone for a waffle?
Mine.
Awesome bread from the Acme Bake Shop!
How about some fresh beets?
Such a great source to find some deliciously fresh local produce and foods. Hope to see you at the Boise Farmers Market at 10th and Grove next week. If you see me, say “Hi”. Cheers!
Boise Foodie Guild 