bittercreek’s charcuterie

bittercreek’s charcuterie

For the Edible Idaho Winter 2015 edition, I explore the world of charcuterie at one of Boise’s restaurants known for local cuisine. A special thanks to Guy Hand for the mouthwatering photo. Idaho Finds – Bittercreek’s Charcuterie A pile of charcuterie...
garden hose holiday wreath

garden hose holiday wreath

Halloween in the alley – or as we called it, “Alleyween”, set the bar high but that just means game on when it comes to Christmas! When brainstorming ideas for decor, the Hubs and I were thinking about what would be most appropriate for our alley garden....
alleyween

alleyween

It’s unbelievable how far we’ve come. It was this time last year when we had our first event in the plaza – a chili cook-off and pumpkin carving. Neighbors timidly came out with their crock pots. Still mostly strangers, it took a little coaxing to get the...
my husband is a genius

my husband is a genius

There seems to be two common questions by guests to the alley project. The first is almost always an inquiry on what we had to do to get our alley paved. A close second is where did we get the cool concrete posts for our raised beds. I have to give credit where credit...
the day KTBV channel 7 came to visit

the day KTBV channel 7 came to visit

It’s been a few big weeks for the SNOW Block Alley project. First we had this awesome story in the Idaho Statesman. The week after, the Dirt Diva mentioned us on her weekly radio show on 94.9 the River. Then on Labor Day, as we were driving back from a wedding...