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A blog founded by a group of Foodies from Boise, Idaho, who just love to cook and try new foods. An archive of recipes is also on the blog.

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Aug 14

Shige

Robin had to go back into St Luke's Hospital today for an out patient procedure. (She is fine!) But she has been on a clear liquid diet since Wednesday. She is hungry! So, she said she wanted to go to Shige. And that we did! Such a treat! Out of 5-St (read full article)

Restaurant Reviews, Restaurants, Things To Do, Thought For The Day, What's for Dinner?

Aug 03

"Rudy's - A Cook's Paradise" Food Trivia

It's been a while since I have posted this Food Trivia from Rudy's in Twin Falls. No excuse! Just lazy in the summer. Nut here is the trivia for this week. Try the mustard. Maybe have Rabbit in a Mustard Cream Sauce? I'm getting hungry!Week in the Hi (read full article)

Food Trivia, Rudy's Twin Falls, Thought For The Day

Jul 31

How To Write A Recipe

Sounds like a simple statement , "How To Write A Recipe", but when you get into the fine points, it is not all that easy. There are suggested rules to follow. The recipe must be precise and concise. This information was gathered from Cookwork - you d (read full article)

food, Living Cookbook Software, recipe writing, Things To Do, Thought For The Day

Jul 30

Jaialdi was first celebrated in 1987

Cristi and Tom from the Buzz always send some very interesting and timely information. I thank them for sending this information on Jaialdi celebrated by the Basque Community here in Boise. This is really interesting and you may get some insight that (read full article)

Celebrations, the Buzz Bistro, Things To Do, Thought For The Day, Traditional Foods, What's for Dinner?, Wine and Food

Jul 21

Boise City Club - "Local Foods"

On Tuesday, 20 July, Robin and I went to the City Club of Boise to listen to a program about Local Foods. Such a great program and it complimented the PBS program on Outdoor Idaho, Local Food. The panel consisted of Janie Burns, from Meadowlark Farms (read full article)

Boise City Market, Local Farmers Markets, Local Harvests, Local Markets, Things To Do, Thought For The Day, What's for Dinner?

Jul 14

Boise Market Under Fire From ID Central District Health

Robin pointed me to this article in the Idaho Statesman, New Idaho health regulations over cut greens cause confusion among some at Capital City Public Market. Here is a portion of the article. Click the link to see the full article.Inspectors with t (read full article)

Boise City Market, Thought For The Day, vegetables

Jul 10

Buddy's Peanut Butter Cookies

OK. I know what you are saying. "Buddy, the American Eskie, has a recipe for cookies? What's this got to do with Roasted Root Vegetables and Poached Kokanee?" Actually a lot. The roasted vegies and kokanee are awesome and we tried his cookies. Like t (read full article)

Boise Adventures, Buddy, Photos By: Bob Young, Recipe By Buddy, Thought For The Day, What's for Dinner?

Jun 27

Time To Make Cherry Jam!

Well, it's time! The cherries are in. I know Williamson Orchards has them. I don't know about Emmett. Here is a link to Cherry Jam. Actually it's called No-Recipe Cherry Jam and it looks pretty straight forward to make. I was looking in our cabinets (read full article)

Jams and Jellies, Thought For The Day, Traditional Foods

Jun 27

Bistro vs Tapas - What Is The Difference?

Now here is some interesting information that you may enjoy. Hope so, at least! Cheers.BistroA bistro, sometimes spelled bistrot, is, in its original Parisian incarnation, a small restaurant serving moderately priced simple meals in a modest setting. (read full article)

Anthropology of Food, Thought For The Day, Traditional Foods

Jun 08

Rudy's Food Trivia

Ah yes! Another week in the saga of Food Trivia From Rudy's. Such fun! And this week I'll even post the Recipe of the Week - It has peanut butter in it. (I think, though, I would change the margarine to butter.)Recipe of the Week: Celebrate National (read full article)

Food Trivia, Rudy's Twin Falls, Thought For The Day

Jun 04

Chili Chart

Here is a graphic of the different types of chilies. It will give you a visual reference for them, if you did not already have one. (Left Click on the graphic for a larger view). Cheers! (read full article)

Food Trivia, Interesting Information, Thought For The Day, Traditional Foods

May 27

How To Tell When Meat Is Done

I had a question on the grilled pork recipe below. How do you tell when the pork is done? Do you cut into it to see how pink it is? No!Answer: Neat trick that works well with pork or beef. Use either hand.1). Relax the thumb and feel the muscle (on a (read full article)

Food Prep, Food Trivia, Party Time, Thought For The Day

May 10

Rudy's - Food Trivia

I just love these little quips of trivia. Some of them are so unique. Enjoy!This Week in the History of Food & DrinkMay 10, 1850: Sir Thomas Johnston Lipton, grocer and tea merchant, was born.May 11: National Mocha Torte DayMay 12, 1777: Accordin (read full article)

Anthropology of Food, food, Rudy's Twin Falls, Thought For The Day, Trivia

May 08

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day! (read full article)

mother's day, Party Time, Thought For The Day

May 04

We Are A Recipiant of a Blog Award From Foodista!

I received this from Melissa Peterman of Foodista today. See the award in the sidebar! All I can say is,"Wow!" We are honored and humbled!Hello Bob!We've selected Boise Foodie Guild as our Foodista Food Blog of the Day for this Wednesday, May 5th! Yo (read full article)

awards, Thought For The Day, Traditional Foods

Apr 29

A Brief History of Grilling

Really ..... Summer and the ritual of firing up the backyard grill is almost here ..... Almost! Here is an interesting article on the history of grilling, according to the Foodnetwork. At the end of the article are some recipes for some BBQ sauce.The (read full article)

Interesting Information, Smoking and Grilling, Thought For The Day

Apr 26

Food Trivia From "Rudy's"

Once again, we have some very interesting Food Trivia from Rudy's in Twin Falls, Idaho. Enjoy!This Week in the History of Food and DrinkApril 26: National Pretzel DayApril 27, 1995: On 'Seinfeld' Kramer began sculpting with pasta.April 28, 1944: Alic (read full article)

Rudy's Twin Falls, Thought For The Day, Trivia

Apr 22

Mother's Day Dinner At "Seasons Bistro"

And just so You don't forget, "The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world!" Mother's Day is coming up, Sunday May 9, and here is a wonderful way to celebrate!Greetings!Join usSunday, May 9thMother's Day Brunch Buffet1117 E Winding Creek Dr. - Eag (read full article)

Celebrations, Party Time, Restaurants, Seasons Bistro, Things To Do, Thought For The Day

Apr 06

"Rudy's - A Cooks Paradise" Food Trivia

By now, I suppose that you anxiously await each month the Food Trivia from Rudy's - A Cooks Paradise in Twin Falls. This is an interesting month, because it includes an ancient delight - Twinkies!! Some of these trivia points of interest are amazing. (read full article)

Anthropology of Food, food, Food Trivia, Rudy's Twin Falls, Thought For The Day, Trivia

Mar 31

Salt - How Much Is Too Much?

So after I posted the article the other day, Robin asked if I was going to post an article on the side effects of salt. So after looking around, here is an excerpted article from the Mayo Clinic on salt. You can read the entire article by Clicking He (read full article)

Cooking Styles, food, Food Prep, Interesting Information, salt, Spice Blends, Thought For The Day

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