Lamb Riblets
Baked Mataki Mushrooms
Asian Salad
Baked Mataki Mushrooms
Asian Salad
One culturally mixed dinner tonight, but delicious!
Lamb Riblets For Dinner
18 Saturday May 2013
New Boise Saturday Farmer’s Market Produce
18 Saturday May 2013
It was a nice morning at the market today. Slightly cool though, compared to the 90’s we have been getting. I think the temperature was about 58. But clear and the crowds were there – well attended. Here is what I came home with. Enjoy! Left-Click to see the photo enlarged and please VOTE. Thanks.
Arugula, Fresh Spinach, Rolingston Chevre Bleu Goat Cheese, Fresh Morels and a new mushroom to me, Fresh Mataki and Fresh Carrots.
Lunch at Ben’s Crow Inn – Dinner at Home
17 Friday May 2013
Great meals today! Started out lunch at Ben’s Crow Inn just east of Boise. This place has been around for years and has not changed much. So why do people go here? Clams. Steamed clams. They smell and taste of the sea. They are that good ….. even here in landlocked Boise. And it was good to have Maggie join us for lunch. Here are some photos. Enjoy and please VOTE above.
Ben’s Crow Inn – Steamed Clams
Ben’s Crow Inn Halibut Plate
Our House – Dinner
Scrambled Eggs with Pancetta
Fresh Pear and Strawberry Mixed Fruit
Acme Bakery Rye Toast
Pacific Northwest Wine Dinner at the Buzz
16 Thursday May 2013
This was an interesting wine dinner. Differently good! One does not often get spinach at a wine dinner. Hard to pair with the wine. The roasted tomato salad was good. There was no Miner’s Lettuce in it. The Miner’s Lettuce pictured here in in our garden. Here are the photos of the dinner and you be the judge as to whether it was different from the norm of wine dinners. I will score the wine on a [20] point rating system. Left-Click on any of the photos to see them full screen. And please VOTE above. Thanks and Cheers!
Salmon Canapes
Potato and Mushroom Apple Cake
Potato and Mushroom Apple Cake
2011 Iris Pinot Grigio
12.5% alc. a good wine with a full taste and long finish. went well with the appetizer. [18] $15.00
Pea Soup
(Interesting and good!)
(Interesting and good!)
2011 G3 Chardonnay
13.7 alc. nice gold color but lacking in taste. went well, however, with the soup [17] $15.00
Roasted Tomato Salad
2010 Willamette Whole Cluster Pinot Noir
13.5% alc. sand and clay on the nose. not a big Pinot as some are. it did pair well with the salad and the dressing. [17] $23.00
![Huckleberry Chicken Creamed Spinach Biscuits 2010 Willamette Whole Cluster Pinot Noir 13.5% alc. sand and clay on the nose. not a big Pinot as some are. it did pair with the chicken and especially the spinach. [17] $2.00](https://boisefoodieguild.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/15may2013_2c_the-buzz_nw-wine-dinner_huckleberry-chix.jpg)
Huckleberry Chicken
Creamed Spinach
Biscuits
13.8% alc. really went well with the chicken and especially the spinach. great body and taste and finish. [19] $19.00 2011
Creamed Spinach
Biscuits
2010 Bryan Carter
Abracadabra13.8% alc. really went well with the chicken and especially the spinach. great body and taste and finish. [19] $19.00 2011
![Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp 2010 Bryan Carter Abracadabra 13.8% alc. really went well with the rhubarb. great body and taste and finish. [19] $19.00 2011 Sawtooth Syrah 13.3% alc. Idaho's first 91+ nationally scored wine and I can see why. the aroma was a little lite but everything else was superb. congratulations to Sawtooth Winery. [19] $15.00 (Great buy!)](https://boisefoodieguild.blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/15may2013_2d_the-buzz_nw-wine-dinner_strawberry-rhubarb-crisp.jpg)
Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
13.3% alc. Idaho’s first 91+ nationally scored wine and I can see why. the aroma was a little lite but everything else was superb. congratulations to Sawtooth Winery. [19] $15.00 (Great buy!)
Sawtooth
Syrah13.3% alc. Idaho’s first 91+ nationally scored wine and I can see why. the aroma was a little lite but everything else was superb. congratulations to Sawtooth Winery. [19] $15.00 (Great buy!)
And just as a closer, here are some spring flowers that Robin likes that are planted in our garden. Enjoy.
Columbine
Bleeding Hearts
Breaded Mahi Mahi For Dinner ….. Warm Beet-Orange Salad Recipe
13 Monday May 2013
Yes we did have Braised Mahi Mahi tonight. But first ………….. I was showing the wine cellar to a friend, Mike from Acme Bakery in Boise (Mike makes awesome bread and his rolls are the ones used by 10 Barrel Brew Pub in Boise, for their burgers) when I noticed a seriously leaking bottle. Yes, it was the one shown here. Almost 75% of the wine was gone – most evaporated. But now the question is, how many of the readers here have ever had a wine made from the Leon Millot grape? I never had one. Here is some information from House of Vines blog.
This is another little hybrid that was developed in France. In fact it is has the same parentage as its more well known sibling Marechal Foch. Two other hybrids came from this same cross including Marechal Joffre and Lucy Kuhlman. Leon Millot is an early ripening black grape with small bunches, often 2-3 per shoot the largest usually about 70-80 grams.
It is cold hardy to approximately -25 to -30 c and while bud break is relatively early it is a little later than Foch making it appealing to those where later spring frost can be an issue. It is also known to ripen a few days earlier than Foch but these accounts appear somewhat subjective. Typically it ripens in 135-140 days, with flowering to harvest being about 85-90 days. What is known is that it regularly ripens to the same brix as Foch but does not have the high acidity problems that Foch can have in some years. In fact the juice chemistry is often excellent for wine making. [House of Vines]
Braised Mahi Mahi
with
homemade tartar sauce and bread crumbs
Rosemary White Beans
Onion and Asparagus with Morel Mushrooms
with
homemade tartar sauce and bread crumbs
Rosemary White Beans
Onion and Asparagus with Morel Mushrooms
Here is the beet salad that Marnie made for Mother’s Day. She got the recipe from the food Network. Enjoy!
Warm Beet-Orange Salad
Place 1 pound beets on a large piece of foil. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil and 3 tablespoons water; close into a packet. Roast at 400 degrees F until tender, 50 minutes.
Peel the beets and cut into wedges.
Whisk 1/3 cup orange juice, 2 tablespoons olive oil, and salt to taste in a bowl.
Add 2 segmented oranges, the beets and 1/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts and toss.
Enjoy the information and the recipe. Thanks Marnie for sharing this. Please VOTE above. Thanks!
Spring Is In The Air at The Buzz
07 Tuesday May 2013
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This is just in from the Buzz in Boise. Hope to see you at one of these events. Cheers!
May at the Buzz
Music and Wine
We at the Buzz, hope that everyone is doing well. We will be having a few fun and interesting events at the Buzz during May. We will be featuring music on May 10 Nancy Kelly, May 11 Carter Freeman, May 17 Todd Palmer, May 24 John Cazan, May 31 Johnny Shoes. Music starts each night at 7 PM and continues until 9 PM. Each Friday and Saturday Night we will have winetasting, dinner specials, dessert specials, and appetizer specials. Come join us for some great food, wine, music and company.May Wine Club
Wines of the Pacific Northwest
We will continue our journey through the world of wine by learning about the wines of the Pacific Northwest. Wine club this month is May 14 and May 15 at 6:30. The cost is $15.00 per person including dinner and wine tasting. All wines will be on sale 10% off after dinner. Reservations are required. Buzzwine@cableone.net or 344-4321.Mother’s Day
Don’t forget Moms Day
Make reservations for our brunch buffet on May 12 from 10:30 until 2:30. All moms get complimentary champagne with their brunch. $9.95 for adults $6.95 for children 4-12. Reservations at buzzwine@cableone.net or 344-4321.WHIP – We’re Helping Inspire People
Join us for our first WHIP night. This is a night for our friends and customers to inspire each other. This will be the last Thursday of each month (Thursday May 30), bring a project you are working on or questions you may have and join the group. May will feature digital photography. We will have “small bite” specials and flights of wine. No reservations required. Hope to see you there.
Lobster Sliders
06 Monday May 2013
A good dinner tonight! Left-Click to see larger image. VOTE above. Thanks!
Lobster Sliders
fresh made tartar sauce, fresh picked miner’s lettuce, yellow tomato, fresh baked Acme Bakery baguette
fresh made tartar sauce, fresh picked miner’s lettuce, yellow tomato, fresh baked Acme Bakery baguette
Homemade Black Bean and Corn Salad
Broiled Lamb Chops with Asparagus Stuffed Sweet Onion
05 Sunday May 2013
We wanted to try something different tonight with broiled lamb chops. So we decided to stuff a sweet onion with fresh asparagus and just a “tad” of cheese. (Photo to the left.) There was enough liquid in the onion and cheese to keep this very moist. Baked it off for about 45 minutes at 375 degrees F. When we make it again, I will remove more of the interior of the onion – make thinner walls – and add more asparagus. It was quite good! Here is the plated dinner. Left-Click to see enlarged. Enjoy and please VOTE above. Thanks!
Broiled Lamb Chops
olive oil, fresh mint, fresh rosemary, garlic, Mediterrean spices
olive oil, fresh mint, fresh rosemary, garlic, Mediterrean spices
Asparagus Stuffed Sweet Onion
Green Salad with Beets, Tomato and Carrot Strings
Serve with a good, light red wine as pictured here.
Grand Opening-New Boise Farmer’s Market
04 Saturday May 2013
The New Boise Farmer’s Market at 10th Street and Grove in downtown Boise, held their Grand Opening today – it rained the day they had originally scheduled the Grand Opening. Today was crowded, no rain and sunny, and everyone seemed to be enjoying the food, the produce, the beef and buffalo and lamb and chicken. Fresh herbs are also available along with fresh tomatoes and tomato plants. Do you like goat cheese? See the Rollingstone Chevre booth for fresh made goat cheese. All types. Bleu Goat Cheese is coming in about 3 weeks. Here are some photos from today. Enjoy. Left-Click the photo to see enlarged and don’t forget to VOTE above. Thanks.
Potted flowers. Here are some Pansy’s.
Food is available at the market. Here is a Waffle Stack.
Fiddlehead Ferns
Fresh, hard to find mushrooms.
Sole Dinner
04 Saturday May 2013
Braise Buttermilk Sole
homemade bread crumbs with infused fresh Texas tarragon and fresh chives
homemade bread crumbs with infused fresh Texas tarragon and fresh chives
Green Salad
pickled beets and hard cooked eggs
2012 Sawtooth Winery (ID) Gewurtztraminer
Such a good dinner last night. It was yummy! Left-Click the photo to see enlarged. Enjoy. Cheers!
Boise Foodie Guild 