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Fall Flavors
It's finally Fall here in Lancaster County and with the crisp air and changing of the leaves, I've been inspired to play with fall flavors while creating breakfast. When Fall rolls around, the fall flavors I think of first are pumpkin, cranberry, apples & pears. ...
Cook Like You’re Inspired: Croque Madam
You Never Know Where Inspiration Will Strike This past January, back when things were normal and people still traveled by plane, we took a lovely little vacation. We were on a small island and had a really, really lovely time! We ate lots of lovely foods, including...
Homemade Bread – Part 1
Bread Goals Is there anything better than homemade yeast bread? I think not. For years and years I have tried very unsuccessfully to bake bread. I've tried everything - from mixing by hand, using my mixer and even using a bread machine and always ended up with heavy...
It’s Harvest Time!
Fresh is Best - and it doesn't get any fresher than this! Fresh produce is abundant in Lancaster County. If you drove out here, now's your chance to load the car with beautiful fresh produce to take back home! Since moving to Lancaster County, we've learned: the...
Peach Rhubarb Jam
It's Jam Season As so often happens, I am inspired by a thought or a meal we had somewhere. When we lived in Seattle, we had several rhubarb plants growing in our yard and often gave it away. After sharing a large bunch with a friend, I asked her what she was going...
Virtual Garden Tour
Still Inn Business We have been so blessed to be part of the Still Inn Business Campaigns. Get it? Covid and county-wide closures have been had on the bed and breakfast and travel industry and this website has been a huge help in letting people know that our small...
Worlds of Wonder
There's a New Show in Town Many of you may be aware of Magic & Wonder that used to have a show in the Bird-in-Hand Theater. Well due to some unforeseen circumstance for Rainbow Comedy Theater and some really good luck for Brett & Labrina the owner of the...
Butler’s Pantry – Progress
Let's Get Started Once I got Mr. Carriage Corner on board with my vision we were still in the midst of lockdown. We had managed to source some upper cabinets for storage and had pulled everything else together. So, another messy demo began. Let's take a look at how...
Lemon Blueberry “Pan” Cake
Lemon Blueberry Breakfast Cake I mean, who doesn't love cake for breakfast? I have talked before about where my inspiration for breakfast comes from and how I run with it. This breakfast started out in the same way. A lovely meal with the kids in a charming diner in...
Fresh Really is Best
Fresh Granola I never really knew how easy it was to make granola. Seriously, everyone has their own favorite recipe for granola - you can do a search without finding 15 pages of recipes. Just take a look at pinterest - you'll see what I mean. Anyway - I've been asked...
3 Great Places to Get Ice Cream in Lancaster County
Since purchasing a bed and breakfast in Lancaster County - my world revolves around food. Seriously, it's all about what to make for breakfast; where I can find good local produce; finding the freshest local eggs - and good Lancaster County Ice Cream. While we really...
Holy Cannoli
Cannoli French Toast One of my favorite parts of this job is making breakfast. I have always loved entertaining and feeding people. There's just something special about it - ya know? And the best part of having and staying at a bed and breakfast is the breakfast,...