You all know I love our local peaches in the summer – you’ve seen my breakfast recipes for Poached Peaches and Chilled Peach Soup. I landed a bumper crop this week from an extra trip to Uvilla Orchard, my favorite … Continue reading
South of the Mason-Dixon Line the dish to eat for good luck on New Year’s Day is usually Hoppin’ John, or some version of dish containing black-eyed peas, which resemble coins (?!?). But I was born and raised in central … Continue reading
We are lucky to have a Concord grape vine in our backyard, and every year it puts forth some beautiful, grape-y smelling bounty toward the end of summer. This year I was bound and determined to get it before the … Continue reading
In the heat of the summer, fruit, especially the local stuff like cantalopes, watermelons, peaches and berries is so fresh and sweet that it doesn’t need a lot of adornment. I like to toss my cut-up fresh fruit with a … Continue reading
Is it wrong to grow tomatoes just to be able to get the green ones for frying? Don’t get me wrong, I love a red, ripe tomato – the simplest side dish sliced thin and sprinkled with a little kosher … Continue reading
I tried out a new recipe for a fruit starter this morning – a Breakfast Banana Split. Thanks to Shellie at the Claiborne House for posting the picture that got me started. Here is a photo of ours. It was … Continue reading
Here at the Inn we do our best to accommodate special dietary needs. Some of our guests can’t have gluten, some can’t have dairy – and on some occasions, like last weekend, we have both kinds of special diets in … Continue reading
We have a winter special on our rooms through the next few weeks, until February 13th. $30 off the room rate for any room, any night and no two-night minimum stay on Saturdays. Check back in this space for our … Continue reading
Here’s another seasonal dish which makes use of local apples. It can be served warm as a fruit starter in the morning or as an after-dinner dessert. It has an easy streusel topping so you are not fussing with pastry. … Continue reading
I would be remiss if I let the summer peach season go by without sharing this recipe for chilled peach soup. It’s super easy and our guests love it! We get our peaches locally – Uvilla Orchards and Ridgefield Farms … Continue reading
