26th Anniversary Menu

Yes, it really is a celebration! Here is the menu from Cafe de Paris on 9th Street in Boise. Anyone who would like to join us for dinner must make a reservation. We are also bringing a 1983 Chateau de Sales Pomerol to share. Auction price $162.00. Did I mention this is a magnum? Well, it is! Here is the menu:

First Course
Foie Gras
brioche crouton, pickled cherries

Butter Poached Lobster Tail
local field greens, tarragon vinaigrette

Two Course Dinner
Champagne Aperitif
Main Course
choice between
First Course or Dessert
$29/person

Three Course Dinner
Champagne Aperitif
First Course
Main Course
Dessert
$35/person

Main Course
Filet Mignon
potato puree, haricot verts,
truffle compound butter

Halibut Papillotte
roasted mushroom consomme,
saffron potatoes, petits pois
Dessert

Chocolate Soufflé
berry jus, white
chocolate sauce

For Reservations
Call 208-336-0889

Hope to see you there and to share some fantastic wine with you! Let's celebrate!! Cheers.

Rhubarb Custard Pie

Here is a good recipe for a rhubarb pie. Not made with strawberries as are most rhubarb pies, but rather with apple - Pink Lady apples, to be exact. Robin makes an awesome Whole Wheat Pastry Flour crust with cinnamon that simply goes extremely well with the filling. You can find the recipe at AFMom's Rhubarb Custard Pie. We got this recipe from an acquaintance of ours from American Falls, Idaho, thus the name of the recipe. Enjoy this rhubarb pie. Cheers!

Food Watch

Ah! Many thanks to Paul and Helen (Kate) for bringing us these beautiful trout! Awesome and just look how they prep out? A nice brine with tarragon, basil and English thyme.




And then after smoking at 225 degrees F for 4 hours over hickory with some alder added in ..... fit for a King!




But wait, can't have these delicious morsels without some fresh bread and Strawberry/Rhubarb Jam! Such a treat!!




A dinner such as this makes one dream of rich, blue skies with whipped cream clouds and a sprig of mint or basil.







So there you have an awesome meal! So much fun to do. So many thanks to friends Kate and Paul! Cheers!

Fledgling Accidental Encounters

It's not often that a fledgling falcon can encounter the side of a building with great impact and survive. Columbia did just that. She spent the night clinging to the ledge to her left. She was not injured!



Wall-E, on the other hand, was out chasing a small bird. The bird went left and Wall-E hit the window. Stunned and confused, he walked about a block where he was "captured". He was also not injured. He hit that window with a lot of force to leave such a n impression.



Both birds spent the night with Fish and Game biologist, Bruce Haak in a flight cage. Neither bird received any injuries and were replaced on the One Capital Center building and are doing fine.

A flounder by John caught in the surf and a Striper by Matt Hamilton (which we ate) caught at the Inlet. Yummy

Columbia, Maggie and the Wall-E Saga

Sorry about the delay in posting these photos, but I've been slightly busy. A couple of them are a little blurred, but it's difficult to photograph a flying peregrine with a 300mm lens and not have it blurred. Wall-E tried to move a parked car ... it didn't work. He is fine and was placed back on the One Capital Building and eventually flew again. One of the females on 29 June also got into some trouble, but will also be OK. Here are the photos. Do enjoy them! Many thanks to Bruce Haak, Idaho Fish and Game, for supplying two of these photos.

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Boise Falcons #2

On Saturday 27 June, we again follow Columbia - I think - on her sojourn. This time from the Hotel 43 to the Owyhee Hotel, 1 block North and 2 blocks West. As it turns out, the Boise Police did not like some of us in the street protecting the falcon. We were warned. Oh well, it's all in a days work! Here are some photos of Columbia. Cheers!

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Boise Falcons Fledge

OK. So the last post stated that Wall-E was the first peregrine to fledge. Wrong! Actually at about 8:00am (MDT) on 26 June 2009, the first of the chicks to fledge was probably Columbia, although there still might be some question on that. About mid-afternoon, the fledgling left the Idanha Hotel, flew 1 1/2 blocks south and crashed into the wall of the Hotel 43. No injuries were sustained. She remained there on a ledge all night. Many thanks to DD for allowing me to photograph the fledgling from her office.

But wait, there's more! At about dusk on 26 June, Wall-E did fledge. But with troubles. He hit a car and was immediately taken to see a vet. All appears well. He has been taken by Idaho Fish and Game for recovery, which should only take 24 - 36 hours. At that time, he will be returned to the top of the One Capital Center Building, watered down completely, food and water left with him and then released. I hope this straightens up some of the confusion. Here are some photos. The SlideBox file name has been left the same for convenience.Enjoy!

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Boise Falcon Chicks

Some of these screen shots were taken on 12-13 June. They are of the chicks in the hack box. On 14 June, the chicks had their 1st experience on the ledge - all three of them at the same time. Many thanks to FP and FiberPipe for such great camera work. Enjoy the photos! Don't forget to go Full Screen.

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Cheers!

The Alpha and The Omega

I have had some folks today on the Boise Peregrine Release site ask me about "screen shots" and what you can do with them. Here is a short slide show of nothing but screen shots from around the world. I took these all today. Enjoy!

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