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Perfect enchiladas, City Peanut shop, raw milk legislation, homemade butter and Sierra Nevada…

What’s for dinner:

• Doin’ it all, Idaho Style: AMY & REE: Simple Perfect Enchiladas (week 2).
• Northwest Food News: Northwest Truffle News.
• DOWNBOI: City Peanut Shop.
• Kitchen Counter Culture: Raw Milk Legislation.
• Eat Boise: Homemade Butter.
• New restaurant in Boise pairs magic show with food. It’s not often a Boise diner can describe a culinary experience as magical, but a new restaurant promises just that when it opens next week.
• Mundovore: Burdock Root, Orient Market, Boise, ID.

Happy hour specials:

• Eye On Boise: Liquor sampling: ‘An economic development tool’. Idaho enacted a state law regulating and permitting wine tastings five years ago, so why not allow the same for distilled spirits? That’s what Rep. Jim Clark, R-Hayden Lake, proposed this morning in legislation that the House State Affairs Committee agreed to introduce on a voice vote, with just one dissenter. “I am here today because I have a constituent in North Idaho who would like to build a distillery for distilled spirits beverages, i.e. gin,” Clark told the committee. “In his business plan, he would like to add in that they can go do gin sample tastings within his operation.”
• Payette Brewing Co.: IPA Piloting.
• Beer Connoisseur: Sierra Nevada at 30.
• Beernews: Goose Island Demolition returns in Feb.

How about some food & drink links to kick around while you’re closin’ out your day.

Food:

• Brick Oven Bistro Blog: Noshin’ With The Bard.
• AnchorMommy: Whole Wheat Huckleberry Pancakes.
• Boise Foodie Guild: Edwards Greenhouse Tuesday Market.
• Uncle Boise: The Kilted Kod – A Most Enviable Codpiece.
• Boise Weekly: Whole chicken in a can.
• Eat Boise: Mellow Yellow Melon.
• All I’m Saying: All I’m Saying.
• Another Pint Please: Grilled Scallops with Baby Bok Choy and Soy-Ginger Beurre Blanc!
• Serious Heat: Peppercorns 101.
• V e g a n D a d: Tomato and Tofu Salad.

Drink:

• Boise Weekly: Affordable Pinot Noir.
• Beernews: Great Divide Barrel-Aged Hibernation debuts this fall.
• Brookston Beer Bulletin: CNBC Talks Up Boutique Beer.
• Mutineer Magazine: Hunter S. Thompson’s Book “Hey Rube” is Full of Fine Beverage.
• MSNBC: Sweet or dry? Wine choice tied to personality.
• Dr. Vino: Vent your spleen: synthetic corks!
• HereForTheBeer: This can coozie can kick your can coozie’s ass.
• Serious Cocktails: The Manhattan Cocktail Classic.

Boise RX top 25, boyfriend’s shirt, Sali shake, Midas Touch and pickled watermelon rind…

The Treasure Valley:

• AnchorMommy: Why?
• Boise Record Exchange: Top 25 Of Last Week (Ending 08.23.09).
• boiSee: Placed above the stage at the Sunshine!
• Fort Boise: You cannot be serious.
• Meridian unveils park plan for Eagle-Fairview intersection. The City of Meridian has announced plans for Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park on 60 acres near the northeast corner of Fairview Avenue and Eagle Road. The property abuts the site of a proposed “lifestyle” center that would include retail, office, restaurant and entertainment space.
• Inspired Designer: Lovely Ribbons.
• Kern it like you stole it!: Why Logos Should Cost More Than $300.
• Uncle Boise: Red State Jamboree — The Boise State Fan’s Guide to College Football Saturday. It’s that time of year again, and Roy is trying to do his part to help you spend Saturday like a real BSU fan should.
• Boise Style: My Boyfriend’s Shirt…
• Boise Daily Photo: Fire Lookout.
• Boiseans will get to weigh in on streetcar. The Boise City Council plans to hold at least three public meetings and two public hearings within the next several months before it makes a final decision on a Downtown streetcar.
• Pax, Amor, et Lepos in Iocando: Spider Woman the Motion Comic?
• Rediscovered Blog: Conversation.
• Boise Weekly: Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, Stayin’ Alive…

Politics:

• Kevin Richert: Did Sali get an unfair shake over the FEC flap?
• The MountainGoat Report: Why Did Walt Run?
• 43rd State Blues: The Newshour with Jim Lehrer on Blue Lap Dog Minnick.
• Byron Yankey: Constant Campaigning.
• IdaBlue: Death panels.

Booze:

• Beer Philosopher: Beer Activism Pays Off.
• Boozin’ Blog: Loving the Beer Chugging Congressdude.
• Review: Boont Amber Ale.
• Drink Planner: Bottle Shots: Thomas Creek Vanilla Cream Ale.
• The Foaming Head: Dogfish Head Midas Touch.

Grub:

• Donya Marie’s Beyond chocolate: Dark Chocolate Chicken Pot Pie.
• Meat Lite: Bean and Steak Fry Bread with Roasted Jalapeño Salsa.
• Slashfood: ‘Authentic’ Brie 101 — Le Cheese Course.
• V e g a n D a d: Grilled Oyster Mushrooms.
• Recipe: Pickled Watermelon Rind.

Bruneau Sand Dunes pics, Favre-y fairy tale, Idaho GOP honcho arrested, lemonade cocktails and cool summer gazpacho…

The Treasure Valley:

• AnchorMommy: Health care, or heath care?
• TechBoise: Inovus Solar to Light Up Boise GreenTech Corridor.
• Famefifteen: Don’t miss the Boise Curb Cup registration.
• Byron Yankey: Does Transparency Work Both Ways?
• Celina Wyss Photography: Bruneau Sand Dunes State Park.
• Fort Boise: Speaking from experience.
• Michael Deeds: Watch Rick’s Press Room of Meridian on “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives”.
• Inspired Designer: The Modern Boutonniere.
• Boise Daily Photo: Idaho is Dog Country.
• Boise Style: Summer Skirt with Needlepoint Detail…
• brettorically speaking: Football? Already?
• high desert desperation: Like One Of Those Movies.
• Industrial Revelations: RE Boutique sign; Installed.
• The Dead Acorn: A Favre-y Fairy Tale.
• Bus Stop Comic: Atilla the Kitten. So true it’s funny.

Politics:

• Idaho early budget numbers not looking good. Wayne Hammon, Gov. C.L. (Butch) Otter’s budget director, says July revenues came in about 9 percent, or $27 million, below last year’s numbers.
• Idaho to use stimulus savings on road projects. In all, Board Chairman Darrell Manning said the board at a meeting on Thursday in Rigby added nine possible new projects totaling about $30 million to the state’s transportation improvement plan.
• Idaho GOP honcho who helped spur coup arrested. An Idaho Republican leader who helped oust the state GOP chairman in 2008 faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in 4th District Court after an altercation escalated while he snapped photographs of a home with a delinquent mortgage.
• 43rd State Blues: Republican Honcho Snaps.
• S. Idaho lawmaker preparing 2 animal cruelty bills. Sen. Tim Corder of Mountain Home is working with animal advocacy groups and agriculture industry officials to create an animal cruelty law in Idaho that would lead to felony charges for offenders.

Booze:

• Uncle Boise: Captain Mikey’s Warmup Beer — Fire Rock Pale Ale.
• Serious Grape: A Mixed Case of Interesting Reds and Whites for Fall.
• Epi-Log: Top 10 Lemonade Cocktails In Honor of National Lemonade Day.
• YumSugar: Blackberry-Pineapple Sidecar.
• Drink Planner: Kanye Breaks Bond Between Booze and Beats.

Grub:

• Recipe: Cool Summer Gazpacho.
• V e g a n D a d: Somen Noodles in Broth.
• Recipe: Bacon with Citrus Glaze.
• Wandering Chopsticks: Coq au Vin (French Chicken with Wine): The French Meal I Wished I Had.
• ‘Wich of the Week: Turkey-Parm Focaccia.

Garden City Library gets some funds, neighbors want to know, vote by mail, 09.09.09 and fried green tomatoes…

The Treasure Valley:

• Snake out for a jog in downtown Boise. So there we were my dad and I, walking down Idaho Street on our way to lunch Monday afternoon and running toward us was a guy out for a noon-time jog.
• Neighbors Long to Know About Robert Manwill Investigation. The body of 8-year-old Robert Manwill was found Aug. 3. And just a few weeks later, there’s still nothing from Boise police as to a potential suspect in his murder.
• Green Foundations falls victim to economy, internal problems. On Aug. 26, an Idaho green building supply retailer will close its doors for good.
• Boise Style: Polished Professional…
• Idaho Lottery conducts integrity investigation with state retailers. Of the two stores that did not meet the criteria, one store employee has been arrested and the other store is still under investigation.
• Caldwell police looking for suspects in early morning home-invasion robbery. Caldwell police are looking for a group of people who broke into a home on 18th Avenue near Blaine Street early Tuesday morning.
• Giving Birth During Burglary Investigation. A burglary investigation ends with the birth of a baby.
• Sheriff finds, uproots 6,000 marijuana plants. The Owyhee County Sheriff’s Office discovered and eradicated about 6,000 mature marijuana plants Monday. Officials found the plants in a mountainous, backcountry region about 8 miles south of the South Mountain Lookout in Owyhee County.
• Garden City Library receives $10,000 grant. The Garden City Library has been awarded a $10,000 grant by Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation, Inc.
• Boise Daily Photo: Sugar Beet Factory.
• Idaho schools prepare for H1N1 swine flu. Details on how Idaho will protect students from H1N1 flu were being worked out Monday.

Politics:

• State offers new online service to claim lost money. Claiming lost money in Idaho just got easier. The Idaho Tax Commission has launched a new online claim service for unclaimed property through its Web site at tax.idaho.gov.
• 43rd State Blues: A Rational Conservative?
• Byron Yankey: Vote by mail.
• The Political Game: The PAHR Act & Historical Record Access.
• Eye On Boise: Guv won’t need to bid on wolf tag…

Booze:

• Five Great Chardonnays for $15 and Under – Wine of the Week.
• The Beer Babe’s Brew Reviews: Dogfish Head – Squall IPA.
• Les Trois Mousquetaires’ Blanche – Beer of the Week.
• Vinography: When Biodynamic and Organic Winegrowing Might Not Work.
• The Stone Blog: Stone 09.09.09 Vertical Epic Ale: Mitch’s Tasting Notes.

Grub:

• VeganYumYum: Fried Green Tomatoes.
• Recipe: Kale and Chickpea Pasta.
• The Crisper Whisperer: Zucchini and Corn Fritters Rule the World. For Reals.
• Serious Eats: When Is It Socially Acceptable to Share Food?
• YumSugar: Chow Down on Pork ‘n’ Mango Skewers.

Ignite 2 videos, a Bus Stop Comic, Bieter’s hotline, compromise, huge bottles and Thai tamarind chili tofu w/ cashews…

The Treasure Valley:

• TechBoise: Ignite 2 Videos Are Live!
• Bus Stop Comic: The Copa Cabana. “At the Copa, Copa Cabana!!”
• Famefifteen: Support your Local Stalkers.
• Boise Guardian: Mayor Hotline August 1 to 7.
• boiSee: The VIBE is going to be SUNNY.
• Waded: Working around Google Voice number portability concerns.
• Pax, Amor, et Lepos in Iocando: Ukraine’s Got Talent, Indeed.
• Boise Daily Photo: Firefighting Helicopter.
• The Johnson Post: Good Food for Political Junkies.
• Morton’s Obiter Dictum: Safety Tips for Children Attending the Fair.
• It’s all Good: Life has smudges.
• Boise Style: Modern Prairie Style…
• One Bronco Nation Under God: The Week in Boise State football: Make NFL preseason tolerable by following Boise State alumni.
• 2C Etc.: I kayaked in Oregon before work today.

Politics:

• F-Words: You have to admit it’s getting better.
• 43rd State Blues: Messaging.
• Fort Boise: Compromise, or sausage (or both).
• IFF: State spends $19 million on travel.
• Eye On Boise: GOP’ers vie to take on Minnick.

Booze:

• Mutineer Magazine: Photolog: Huge Bottles.
• Beernews: Terrapin Pumpkin Fest, Victory Brewing, Sinners Blend 09, Sierra Nevada Scotch Ale.
• beertography: That’s A Lot of Pliny.
• Brookston Beer Bulletin: Good For Your Bones: Beer.
• HereForTheBeer: Small Breweries as plentiful as in 1910… Hoorah?

Grub:

• Recipe: Parmesan-Caper Potato Salad.
• Happy Herbivore: Vegan “Ribs”.
• Cook the Book: Polenta Smothered with Braised Greens.
• Slashfood: Zucchini, the Moist Maker.
• V e g a n D a d: Thai Tamarind Chili Tofu and Cashews.

Marching band practice, Arbitron ratings, Butch runs again, Red Feather Lounge and Modern grub…

The Treasure Valley:

• boiSee: Photo Friday-Roosevelt Market.
• AnchorMommy: Oops! It’s another typo!
• Boise Daily Photo: Marching Band Practice.
• Doin’ it all Idaho Style: A Homerun with the Hawks.
• Michael Deeds: Spring Arbitron ratings.
• The Dead Acorn: Of Cars And Dogs And Sealing Wax.
• inspired designer: for the birds.
• One Bronco Nation Under God: Top Ten plays from Boise State’s first fall scrimmage.
• Rob’s Idaho Perspectives: The evasive Green-tailed Towhee.
• All I’m Saying: This is Getting Ridiculous.
• Boise Style: Ruffles, but No Dip…

Politics:

• 43rd State Blues: Club for Growth Loves Minnick.
• Fort Boise: We prefer market-driven death panels.
• The Political Game: 24 Years.
• Times-News: Why Minnick will visit Blaine County, which isn’t in CD1.
• Otter says he intends to run for re-election. The Republican told KPVI-TV that “I fully intend to run again” — before adding he’s waiting for the appropriate time to make an official announcement.

Booze:

• Come Party With Me: Anniversary – Drinks.
• Serious Cocktails: ‘The Bartender’s Gin Compendium’ by Gaz Regan.
• BeerAdvocate: Anderson Valley Brewing Company Rolls out the Perfect Late Summer Session Beer.
• HereForTheBeer: Allagash Black.

Grub:

• Guy Hand: Modern Hotel’s lounge elevates the genre.
• Serious Salsa: Habanero Hot Sauce.
• Slashfood: Potato Salad 101.
• Homesick Texan: Spicy pickled okra.
• Fatfree Vegan Kitchen: Oven-Fried Green Tomatoes.

Nampa community fair, Boise jelly, Joan Baez, mob scenes, Keggers of Yore and mom hacks…

The Treasure Valley:

• Kern it like you stole it: Nampa Community Fair coming september 12. Still need donations.
• TechBoise: Are You Ready to Jelly, Boise?
• Famefifteen: Lucky’s Lucky Lady.
• Boise Record Exchange: Vinyl Buying.
• Chocchiphopera: Depeche Mode: Review (More like unfiltered gushing).
• Michael Deeds: Food Network’s Guy Fieri: Heading back to Boise?
• inspired designer: Etsy Love | Handbags.
• 2C Etc.: Sudan ‘blacklists’ Lubna Hussein from travel.
• One Bronco Nation Under God: Ten players, positions, and performances to watch in today’s Boise State football scrimmage.
• Swamp Lore: Fina ushers in to the he light.
• Boise Style: Gradations…
• Karlee-may…?: Dear You, Love Me.
• 200 Books: Working Girl.

Politics:

• 43rd State Blues: Joan Baez speaks to protesters in Idaho Falls.
• IdaBlue: Cash for clunkers by the numbers.
• Fort Boise: Not so mob scene as reported.
• The MountainGoat Report: Walt Minnick’s Skin In The Game.
• Eye On Boise: Public testimony: ‘We want our gas tax back’.

Booze:

• Keggers Of Yore.
• BeerAdvocate: Sierra Nevada and Dogfish Head Collaboration “Life & Limb”.
• BeerNews: New Belgium Hoptober debuts.
• Brookston Beer Bulletin: The Angry Arm Of Alcohol.
• Review: Ridgeway IPA.

Grub:

• AnchorMommy: Mom Hacks in the kitchen: 5 time-saving tips and tricks.
• Brick Oven Bistro: Would You Like a Little More “Green” With That?
• Treasure Valley Food and Wine Blog: “The Buzz” French Wine Tasting and Dinner.
• Recipe: Sour Cream Ice Cream.
• A Mother’s Recipe and Tips for Making Wontons.