Aug
27
2008
Tonight, I cooked my favorite burger – the Radley Heat Burger. I haven’t made these in quite awhile. They are not insanely hot, just enough to provide a nice warmth throughout the meal. Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds of lean hamburger Buns 1 large poblano pepper 1/4 pound pepper jack cheese Hottest horseradish you can find …
Aug
27
2008
This evening I had the Copper John Scottish Ale from the Madison River Brewing. The brew is a nose full of smoke and peat tones. The color is a bit light for the style, but the flavor is on. Overall, it is a good Scottish ale, but I think that it is a light in …
Aug
27
2008
These spiritual window-shoppers, who idly ask, ‘How much is that?’ Oh, I’m just looking. They handle a hundred items and put them down, shadows with no capital. What is spent is love and two eyes wet with weeping. But these walk into a shop, and their whole lives pass suddenly in that moment, in that …
Aug
26
2008
This is a most excellent dish, although I made so much I’ll be eating chicken vindaloo for a few days. My version is extra spicy, so fair warning. Ingredients2 teaspoon cumin seeds, whole 1 teaspoon peppercorns, black 1 teaspoon cardamom seeds 1 cinnamon (3 in stick) 1 1/2 teaspoon black mustard seeds, whole 1 teaspoon …
Aug
22
2008
This morning I went out to the Shields River Valley with Sam and Jabe. The main goal was shorebirds; however, the high water levels of the Cottonwood Reservoir were not conducive to viewing any shorebirds other than both Yellowlegs, a lone Willet and a single American Avocet. We continued north towards Ringling, and we were …
Aug
18
2008
Tonight, Sam and I went down to the Bozeman Brewing Company tasting room for a few great beers and to listen to the Bridger Creek Boys. The bluegrass was incredible and beers were just as amazing. The band seems to just getting tighter and tighter. I had 2 different brews; the Wee Heavy Barley Wine …
Aug
15
2008
Robinson Jeffers Death’s a fierce meadowlark: but to die having made Something more equal to centuries Than muscle and bone, is mostly to shed weakness. The mountains are dead stone, the people Admire or hate their stature, their insolent quietness, The mountains are not softened or troubled And a few dead men’s thoughts have the …
Aug
10
2008
After the Golden Trout Lakes hike, Andy, the dogs and I went down to big Sky to visit the Lone Peak Brewery. Andy had been there on multiple occasions and, for myself, it was my first visit. The brewery and tasting room are located in a small location. The tasting room is inviting with shuffleboard …
Aug
10
2008
This afternoon, Andy, the dogs and went for a quick hike up to Golden Trout Lakes. These lakes lie beneath Elephant Head Mountain at the head of Portal Creek in the Gallatin Range. During the hike, I realized that I was not in the best hiking shape, but this hike will fix that issue. I …
Aug
07
2008
I received this in my email today and I definitely want to get everyone to lend their voice to fighting these proposed changes that would negatively affect the craft beer industry in Montana. “The Montana Department of Revenue is proposing an amendment to Montana’s Tasting Room already restrictive laws. The Department of Revenue is proposing …
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