A Country Breakfast
By Gary Solomon
Have you ever woken
in a charming Bed and Breakfast? All surrounded with crisp
white linens and fresh flowers adorned in antique porcelain pitchers?
It's almost a shame that you have to rise. The sun streaming
through lace curtains as they flutter on a soft breeze.
You have to get motivated, you will move those legs all cozy and warm. There
is breakfast to be had prepared from the hearth.
You wash and dress all
fresh for the day. Then down the narrow staircase you go,
walls covered with floral prints set in pink and rose, bows appear
to stream throughout the paper creating a softness so pretty and comforting.
Descending the stair and
heading in to the dining room your smell the scent of
freshly baked treats. You sit in a chair of which there
are a multitude of forms and shapes, collected by the Innkeepers who
have contributed much thought to their arrangement of these
chairs. The Inn is filled with Victorian, Empire, East
Lake and more. With careful consideration and love
the owners have created an old- fashioned sitting room, one
in which you can imagine your great- grandmother taking tea.
The table is covered with
china and chintz. A cup and saucer. A pitcher with
cream. A straw basket filled with warm wild
blueberry muffins and scones with chopped nuts and currants. The
butter is flavored with strawberry and honey. You ravenously
spread the flavored butter over the warm bread. Melting it does
before you lift it to your mouth.
A soft voice wishes
you a "good morning". A heartfelt welcome. " Hot
piping coffee, freshly brewed tea or warm hot chocolate?". The
morning special is a country breakfast consisting of eggs, country
fried ham and homemade skillet potatoes. How could you be in
a place so lovely as this?.
Fresh Fruit Medley Yogurt
Parfait.
Our special assignment
vegetarian Jackie, insists this parfait will leave you " happy
and healthy all day." Reminiscent of that country morning breakfast.
Ingredients: Yogurt-1
cup of Plain, Lime or Strawberry. Fresh Fruit-1 cup in
chunks. Jackie recommends Strawberries, Bananas, Melons, Oranges,
Nectarines, grapes and Peaches. Granola or Grape Nuts cereal-
1/2 cup. Honey- 2 tablespoons.
Instructions: Alternate layers of the fruit , yogurt, honey
in a parfait glass . Sprinkle the cereal on the top.
Serve with homemade flavored butter of strawberry or honey and
a warm croissant. You will feel like you are in that lovely
Bed and Breakfast
Article originally written for an on
behalf of: Why Men Are?
Online Magazine an online magazine for women that is
informative and fun! ©Gary Solomon.
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