Speckled Hen Inn » Christmas http://speckledheninn.com Just another Inndx Blogs and Websites for B&Bs weblog Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:26:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 WBBA Cookbook is Here http://speckledheninn.com/blog/2009/12/wbba-cookbook-is-here/ http://speckledheninn.com/blog/2009/12/wbba-cookbook-is-here/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:28:12 +0000 Pat Fischbeck http://speckledheninn.com/blog/?p=94 The new Wisconsin Bed and Breakfast Association cookbooks, with The Speckled Hen Inn on the front cover are here and ready to wrap up for Christmas.  We have a good supply at the Inn and will hold one for you to pick up at the Inn or we can also ship them to you.

The cookbook is more than just the recipes that have been contributed by over 150 different Wisconsin B&B’s.  It could even be used as a travel guide because there is information about each B&B that submitted a recipe and there are lots of fun facts about the food scene in Wisconsin.

The contents are not just focused on Breakfast, although there is a wonderful array of breakfast dishes.  There are appetizers, soups, luncheon and dinner entrees and marvelous deserts.

 

It is a fun read and a great gift for the foodies or cookbook collectors on your Christmas list.

]]> http://speckledheninn.com/blog/2009/12/wbba-cookbook-is-here/feed/ 0 Last Minute Holiday Shopping in Madison http://speckledheninn.com/blog/2008/12/last-minute-holiday-shopping-in-madison/ http://speckledheninn.com/blog/2008/12/last-minute-holiday-shopping-in-madison/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:16:00 +0000 Pat Fischbeck http://speckledheninn.com/blog/?p=13 Everyone has to eat.  So, it just makes sense that gifts of food are always welcome.  There are lots of places in Madison where you can pick up fabulous local foods to suit everyone on your shopping list.
Wisconsin is all about cheese and there is a lot to choose from.  Stop in Fromagination on the capitol square to get your imagination going.  Or visit and sample your way through the artisan cheeses at Carr Valley Cheese in Middleton.  The tiny, tiny cheese store in Paoli is tons of fun too.  Not too far from the Speckled Hen Inn you will find Mouse House and Ehlenbach’s Cheese Chalet.  Have someone take your picture with the huge cow to prove that you were really there.

 

Carr Valley Cheese at a Speckled Hen Inn Wine Tasting

  

 

If you have someone who loves to cook on your list, stop in Penzy’s spice store on University Avenue.  Their double vanilla is divine and the variety of pepper and the mills to grind it is excellent.  It is a Holiday treat for your nose just to walk into the shop.  Next door, there is a cookware store that will actually sharpen your knives while you wait and next to that there is a shop that sells all kinds of wonderful vinegars and oils.  If you need something to finish off a food gift basket, Whole Foods is right across the street.
Chocolate lovers will long remember any gift of truffles from Gail Ambrosious Chocolatier.  Coffee lovers might appreciate the freshly roasted beans from Victor Allen, Steep and Brew, or Ankora Coffee Roasters.  Everyone loves pasta.  The fresh pasta from RP’s is excellent.
We will be happy to help guests at The Speckled Hen Inn find the perfect gifts for all those question marks on their shopping list.  One final suggestion: How about a Speckled Hen Inn Gift Certificate tucked into a copy of a Wisconsin Bed and Breakfast cookbook?  We can make it happen.

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