Chocolate Chips & 2 Friends Storm the Kitchen!
Stirring it up: Storm the kitchen: Tasty, chewy and quick to make – what more could you ask for? Oh, and the two friends? Toffee bits and Craisins 😋. Makes: About 4 dozen -depending on the size of your cookie scoop Oven: 350°F 175°C Bake: 8-10 minutes Ingredients: 1-1/2 c flour (from King Arthur […]
Our Top 6 Best Vermont Bed and Breakfast Recipes
One of the highlights of your stay at West Hill House B&B will be the homemade breakfasts and treats! We love keeping busy in the kitchen, creating some favorite Vermont bed and breakfast recipes for our guests. We use tried and true family recipes, as well as international delights that we’ve pulled into our repertoire […]
Crustless Quiche with Broccoli & Cheese: Acclaimed 10/10 by Guests.
Stirring it up: Crustless Quiche with Broccoli and Cheese will make your tastebuds happy. Early in our B&B experience we realized that while our guests liked quiche, the great majority of them left the crust. The hunt was on for a crustless quiche. Makes: one 8″ quiche Oven: 350°F (170°C) Bake: about 40 min. A […]
Swedish Visiting Cake: My Variation of an Excellent and Very Tasty Cake
Stirring It Up: Swedish Visiting Cake, quick and simple to make and very ‘moreish’ tasting! Here is my variation. This cake is crispy outside and chewy inside which I find similar to the consistency of a coconut macaroon. Makes: One round 9″ (23cm) cake. Oven: 350°F (175°C) Bake: 25-30 min. Swedish Visiting Cake Swedish Visiting […]
Scrumptious Gluten-Free Cornbread: Just What You Have Been Wishing For
Stirring it up: Scrumptious Gluten-Free Cornbread. Love cornbread and need to eat gluten free? This cornbread recipe is easy and made with ingredients you probably have in your kitchen right now. The recipe can be halved and still produce an excellent result. Enjoyed by our guests. It’s keeper! Gluten-free cornbread uses a few unexpected ingredients. […]
Caramel Corn Ice Cream
We’ve got a brand new recipe to release after experimenting with some fall flavors. Caramel Corn Ice Cream is our latest dessert we’re serving at our local dining house, the Coho Restaurant. Comprised of a base of sweet corn home made ice cream, butterscotch topping and popped sorghum. Ice Cream Ingredients 4 ears fresh […]
Scottish Oatcakes: An Age Old Tradition in Scottish homes
Stirring it up: Scottish Oatcakes are made with oats but the result isn’t a traditional cake! This recipe can be mixed and baked in about 30 minutes. The result is a crisp and cracker-like Oatcake to be eaten with cheese, butter, jam or meat. Oatcakes are almost a Scottish icon like whisky, highland cows […]
Mud Squares 4 Mud Season- The Best Mud You’ll Ever Taste
Serving it up: Mud season is a gray and rainy time here in the northeast. The snow has melted, the ground is thawing and the rain is coming down. Sometimes a sweet and gooey baked treat is the perfect pick-me-up on a gray and rainy day. This baked treat fits the bill perfectly, a brownie-like cake base […]
Icelandic Vínarterta – A Shortbread Style Cake
At breakfast on January first I presented our guests with my variation of the Icelandic dessert Vínarterta, a Shortbread and Prune Jam Layer Cake. If you want to learn more about our amazing Icelandic Experience check our January 5, 2015 blog. So, with thanks to the Icelandic cooks for the inspiration which I gained from the Vínarterta recipe and apologies to Icelandic cooks […]
Scottish Christmas Remembered
Christmasses past: At this time of year many of us pause to remember Christmases past. Do you remember receiving a special dress your mother made for you, or a the doll you were wishing for, or a new book by your favourite author (and you still have that book today)? Perhaps you received a model […]