Hope to visit this state one day soon.
Posted on 09/29/2004 12:05:24 AM PDT by Mama_Bear
That is so beautiful - the colours are so clean!
I'm ready to go to Idaho and get some twice baked 'taters!
Does that ever sound good! I can eat potatoes anyway, anytime........just too bad they can't somehow get the carbs out of them. LOL
You would eat Grits when you could have Potatoes O'Brien???
Doesn't this sound like a good recipe? I think I may just have to try this one. :-)
Dillard House Potatoes O`Brien
Steam the potatoes for 5 minutes. In a skillet on high heat, add Italian dressing. When dressing is hot, add potatoes, garlic salt and Italian seasonings. Cook potatoes 3 to 5 minutes, turning occasionally until golden brown. Reduce heat to medium and add onions and both peppers and cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove and drain over paper towel if there is too much sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Per serving: 80 calories (percent of calories from fat, 3), 2 grams protein, 16 grams carbohydrates, 3 grams fiber, 1 gram fat, no cholesterol, 561 milligrams sodium.
Dillard House Dillard GA
In the words of some man/woman somewhere - If you eat, you are on a diet!
As active as you are, I would think you wouldn't have to worry about those nasty ol' carbs!!
You would think so, but, darn it, the scales show differently. LOL
Hope to visit this state one day soon.
The Dillard House is a great place to eat in the North Georgia Mtns. Everyone pays the same price and they bring out more food than you could ever eat, most of it country home cooked style. Delicious!
Yummy!
Thank you, Aqua. That is a beathtaking photo of Idaho! I would also like to visit there someday - and Colorado. That is part of the country I have not seen.
Nice to hear someone say good things about Idaho, we usually only get national recognition when bad things happen around here.
Since we're in the spotlight, here's a couple more tidbits on North Idaho...
Coeur d'Alene - The World's Only Floating Golf Green
Coeur d'Alene is the home of the world's only floating green, located at the Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course. The floating green on the 14th measures 15,000 square feet and weighs nearly 5 million pounds. It can be moved on the water's surface via a set of cables attached to the lake bottom to change the distance to the hole from 75 yards to 175 and greater.
Coeur d'Alene - The World's Longest Floating Boardwalk
Coeur d'Alene has the world's longest floating boardwalk, located at the Coeur d'Alene Resort. It was built in 1986 and required 1,600 float logs (each 32 feet long) 28,000 pounds of spikes, and 8,000 pounds of bolts to complete. The boardwalk is anchored by 150 tons of concrete along with strategically placed pilings.
Silver Valey - The World's Longest Gondola
Silver Mountain Ski and Summer Resort, located 30 miles east of Coeur d'Alene, is home to the world's longest single-stage gondola.
Lake Pend Oreille - The Fifth Deepest Lake in the Nation
The 43-mile-long lake is nearly as long as Lake Ontario and is deeper than the famous Loch Ness. During the Second World War the largest Navel Base in the World, Farragut was here on Lake Pend Oreille - 300,000 sailors passed through Farragut. Presently it is an acting Sonar Testing Navel Base.
That is one of those "copy cat" recipes that I found on the internet. Apparently Dillard House is famous for their Pototoes O'Brien. The Italian dressing makes the recipe sound interesting.
Well, thank you so much. It makes all the time and effort put into the presentation well worth it!
And thank you for posting the photos and facts about your beautiful state. This is exactly what I hope that the native FReepers will do when I present their state - post information to fill in the blanks, since there is no way that I can cover everything in the presentation.
The floating green on the 14th measures 15,000 square feet and weighs nearly 5 million pounds.
Wow! Now, THAT is interesting.
I'm convinced, I really do need to come and visit Idaho. :-)
The Dillard House is located in a beautiful setting overlooking one of the most scenic valleys in that area. It's just below the NC State line. To my knowledge there is only one restaurant by that name and you'd better be hungry when you go there. We don't tend to go that often since it's an automatic 2 or 3 pounds each visit.
LOL!!
Bottle Bay, Sandpoint Idaho Looking east toward Montana this is the mouth of Bottle Bay. This is a very desirable area to live and is only a few minutes to town by boat or a short drive by car. Great fishing, and water skiing can be found in the secluded bay. Off to the right is Gold Mountain which is a favorite for mountain bikers and hikers, and for incredible sunsets. It offers unspoiled views of Sandpoint, Schweitzer and the jagged peaks of the Selkirk Mountains to the north.
I can't wait to read this Idaho Tribute! I was lucky enough to live in So Idaho for several years as a child. They were great years and it is a wonderful place!
Jeff, Grams, I hope you see this one!
Hi AuntB! Hope you enjoy our Idaho presentation, and thanks for pinging Jeff and GrandmaC. I wish I could ping all of Idaho Fine patriots, but the list of FReepers on FR's state message board pages seem to have disappeared.
Jeff, do you have a ping list for Idaho FReepers?
Have a great day!
Idaho is the Gem State? That figures, I know a gem from there.
Hmmmmm..........let me guess.......could that be "SeaDragon"? ;-)
Good guess, Mama!!
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