So, we finally got a good hard frost in Boise the other night, the 24th or so of October. Late for us! When the frost comes, many of the plants in the garden turn instantly black, and kind of weirdly smelly. Though it’s not a pretty sight, I have to admit that the first hard … Continue reading
We love road trips. Mountains, desert, hot springs, or canyon, we love exploring the great state of Idaho. Experience has taught us, though, that a good meal can be hard to come by in some of Idaho’s more rural areas. After searching for quality restaurant meals in locations such as Cascade, Mountain Home, and Idaho … Continue reading
It seems like in the melting pot that is America, the one ethnic tradition that outlasts all the other aspects of language and culture is food. Pierogies are a delicious potato and cheese filled pastry, and are one of those kinds of ethnic foods, passed on to me by my mother’s Polish family. My mom’s … Continue reading
Farmer Marty recently got into an online discussion with local food writer Guy Hand. I’ll let Marty elaborate on that discussion, but the result was that we ended up inviting said writer over for dinner, along with some of our friends who are active in the local foods movement, including mushroom connoisseur Alex Hartman, urban … Continue reading
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