I swung by Eagle's newest addition, Grit American Cuisine, yesterday for lunch. The light wood tables in the smallish space are branded with the word "GRIT" and topped with two round red Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum salt and pepper shakers. The restaurant also features a few booths around the perimeter and some high tables near the stocked, steel-top bar. The crimson walls are splashed with the vibrant, whimsical work of artist Lukas Evergreen. The menu has a mash-up of influe

I repurposed the leftovers from our Barbecue Chicken Dinner Party and made an epic salad for lunch yesterday. It had all the hearty awesomeness of a Cobb salad, with some extra crunch from fresh local veggies and a wonderfully creamy dressing. I fried up a couple pieces of Applewood-smoked bacon leftover from my from my Bleu Cheese, Bacon and Honey Bites, chopped up some of our remaining barbecued chicken, thinly sliced some purple cabbage and snap peas from the Boise Farmers

We had my folks over for a little dinner party last night. It was a such a sweltering day that I was afraid the chicken might cook itself in the car on the way home from Whole Foods. Thankfully it didn't, and once I walked through the door into the cool AC, Alex slathered the bird in some sea salt and let it dry brine for 45 minutes. After he rinsed off the salt, he rubbed the chicken in a little olive oil and fired up the Traeger on the back patio. While the chicken was on t