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Recipe for Apple-Filled Croissants
The trick with croissants is keeping the butter from melting while working the dough. In this “quick” recipe, we cut a massive amount of butter into dry flour instead of softening it and spreading it over the rolled out flour. … Continue reading
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Recipe for Cranberry-Orange Muffins
Cranberry-Orange Muffins Fresh cranberries are available in late fall through the winter months. This recipe uses their tart flavor against what would be a typical sweet muffin. The combination of spices adds a holiday touch, the allspice/ginger combination being more … Continue reading
Cherry-Chocolate Cream Scone Recipe
Most traditional scone recipes use both butter and milk or cream. Here we simplify by using only heavy cream. This simplifies & shortens the preparation process, and the end result yields a crispy, more browned crust with a moist interior. … Continue reading
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Seckel Pears Baked in Cardamom-Mint Sauce
This recipe works with any variety of pear that is available. Be sure to adjust baking time according to ripeness of the pears. This recipe actually works better with hard, less ripe pears. Serves 8 Ingredients 8 Seckel Pears (or … Continue reading
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Picnic Basket Package
When our guests arrive at our Southwest Michigan Inn Castle in the Country we find that many of them never want to leave their guest room. They’re coming for complete rest, relaxation and romance and every package we provide is … Continue reading
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Chocolate!
Chocolates included in our packages come from a store in Allegan called, “Something Sweet.” We talk with the owner about her favorite subject, Chocolate Truffles!
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Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
Romantic, delicious, and available here. Someone ordered a dozen for tonight, so we thought a picture was in order. Lucky, lucky, lucky.
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Recipe for Chicken and White Wine Pub Pie
The addition of white wine adds a nice dimension of flavor to the sauce, use whatever you like:sweet, dry, sherry, whatever. The parsley and green beans can be substituted with what is available and in season. Ingredients:1C Chicken Broth2.5 lbs … Continue reading
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Recipe for Steak and Guinness Pub Pie
This hearty pub pie is made with beef tenderloin, enhanced with Guinness stout and thickened with sharp white cheddar cheese. The vegetables included are optional and can be varied based on seasonal availability: for example, I use frozen peas instead … Continue reading
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Cherry Cobbler
I lucked out at the Holland Farmers Market Wednesday and found some pie cherries. While sweet cherries are plentiful and available many places, consider yourself fortunate when you see these, at least in West Michigan. The season for pie cherries, … Continue reading
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