All Seasons Baked Fruit

We begin each breakfast with a fruit course and this is absolutely, positively one of the most popular! It is entitled “All Seasons Baked Fruit” since we made additions/subtractions depending on the season and it then becomes “Spring Baked Fruit”, “Fall … Continue reading

Cranberry Cookies with a Brown Butter Glaze

These cookies have been a favorite here for a long time. I have never given out the recipe hoping at some point to figure out how to make them in large quantities. I have lost count of the number of … Continue reading

Eggs Florentine

I love using fresh produce even into the late months of fall and early winter. Lancaster County is home to some pretty impressive farms and produce stands one of which has their own home grown produce and fruit well past … Continue reading

Sunny Dip from an Eastern Shore Bed & Breakfast

This dip is so easy to make and very flavorful.  When I’m asked to bring an appetizer I will often do this because it can be made ahead and it travels pretty well. INGREDIENTS 8 oz. goat cheese, at room … Continue reading

Pumpkin Bars in Arkansas Autumn

In Arkansas, we’re beginning to see the orange, red, and yellow of fall colors.  The nights are cooling off into the 50’s, and beautiful pumpkins are everywhere!  At Lookout Point Lakeside Inn, guests enjoy a new moist and flavorful dessert … Continue reading

Southwestern Quiche

This afternoon finds me sitting and going through the Inn’s recipe book and I find some old favorites, some we have been making for years.  You think when you are an innkeeper that you will never make an error in … Continue reading

Caramel Apple French Toast

It’s autumn in the Berkshires in Western Massachusetts, and apples are everywhere… including this French toast, a guest favorite at Birchwood Inn. We prepare most of the dish the night before, finish and bake it in the morning. The heady … Continue reading