Trowel and Fork

Raspberry pear #salad with blue cheese and a balsamic dressing. My mom is obsessed #cheese #healthychoices https://www.instagram.com/p/CqRcCQXpWEw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Is it Gin and Tonic season yet? #empressgin #gin #fevertreetonic https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp6U4zjNtkA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Scratch the #dobostorta off the bucket list. Mistakes were made, lessons were learned. Flowers courtesy @purplesagefarms https://www.instagram.com/p/ChgSKxoLY5W/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Scratch the #dobostorta off the bucket list. Many mistakes were made, lessons were learned. Flowers from @purplesagefarms https://www.instagram.com/p/ChgR7BQrX0K/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The #sky is doing an amazing light show today. #clouds #sun (at Boise Farmers Market) https://www.instagram.com/p/CT-P2FDppkX/?utm_medium=tumblr

#Scourgette: when courgettes produce like the plague in the garden. A poppy seed zucchini almond cake will be the first of many seasonal efforts to get rid of the #squash. #courgette #poppyseed #cake https://www.instagram.com/p/CRsoQqMp8xt/?utm_medium=tumblr

#dumplings from @andreanguyen88’s Asian Dumplings cookbook. Her “Vietnamese Food Any Day” just arrived and I can’t wait to explore. #cookbookaddict #cookbookaddiction https://www.instagram.com/p/COwQqGbJZGt/?igshid=2jgzqj9pblmp

Mother’s Day Brunch♥️ Egg poaching from #juliachild Hollandaise from @kenjilopezalt and English muffins from @peterreinhart1 #eggsbenedict https://www.instagram.com/p/COrYygmpFSx/?igshid=eenv1m5gmeo6

at Bogus Basin Ski Resort https://www.instagram.com/p/CLlDxNPF6Ue/?igshid=3cx0bjisu7ge

Finally a snow day in #boise ❄️ (at Ann Morrison Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLQTcvGl-2s/?igshid=jsodk52nbz1z

Going back to the basics with #juliachild #frenchonionsoup Thank you @mirage_e for the best present ever. ❤️ #artoffrenchcooking https://www.instagram.com/p/CLBJ9PIFguF/?igshid=3xjnvs6exz20

Cross country at sunset (at Bogus Basin Ski Resort) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKsdBkoFTSN/?igshid=u52n1p20hbd

Vesele Vianoce! A pretty Slovak Christmas. Except that’s halibut, not carp because it’s hard to find live carp to store in the bathtub stateside. #kapustnica #slovakfood #christmas #christmastree #cat #tuxedocat https://www.instagram.com/p/CJP05shF0yV/?igshid=1vuw8i4ooyvee

A perk of living next door to a neighbor who shares fishing loot. #trout #idaho #boise #rosenthal (at Boise, Idaho) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFgCz40Fq2h/?igshid=1bwjzk9qs5km6

Purple potatoes, dill and #tekvica from the jardin. Eggs, of course, by Chicken Boy and Jollof. https://www.instagram.com/p/CFD9aDYFPV_/?igshid=if9sfv0nvdh0

Totally not too early to start drinking. Yes that’s #bacon #bloodmary (at Hebgen Lake) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEzdqJQFIFp/?igshid=mfenzk5yl7ua

The girls!!!! #backyardchickens #eggs https://www.instagram.com/p/CEezcLPFHQA/?igshid=1m050krjpewce