Hello friends.
I have not been posting menus lately. That does not mean we have not had guests. I made a HillHouse breakfast tart this morning and it came out beautifully and it reminded me that you all might enjoy knowing how well we eat when we have guests. The common question at about day 3 is always:”Do you eat like this all the time?” And the stock answer is: “Only when you are here.” The reality of it is that we eat nothing but popcorn and milk in between guests (that is a poke at Karen, who will often eat only that when no one is home <grin>.
A note about this menu: Our guest for this stay has food sensitivities. You may note that potatoes, red peppers and eggplant are conspicuously missing from the fare; no nuts either. We can tailor our preparation to your needs. Just ask!
July Promotion
Also, while we are on the subject of stays, we are running a promotion. The month of July is just about filled up. But reservations are still available from the 26th through September 30, 2010. As a special promotion we are offering free mentoring and writing assistance for stays reserved before the end of July. Space fills up quickly and we do not always get a chance to post availability immediately so please call or be flexible. Karen will be creating a detailed description of the HillHouse Standard Mentoring Program soon- you will be able to find it on this blog and through our newsletter (sign up at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hillhousewriters/join). Additionally the HillHouse website has some new additions (like a kick-butt testimonial and a few other hidden improvements- search around…) and we are now affiliated with The Writers Retreat (found here: http://www.writersretreat.com/retreatdetails.php?id=81) and as a result we will be doing periodical workshops at the farm- check out their site and stay tuned for updates. Finally, we are now offering T-Shirts through Zazzle. (http://www.zazzle.com/ronheacock) And we are taking suggestions for new shirts, pictures & captions. Please send all of your ideas, no matter how corny, to me at ron@hillhousewriters.com or post them on my FaceBook wall: http://www.facebook.com/ronheacock.
Finally, we got the Galen and Steve’s wedding pictures back. I will do a post for that soon as well. We are doing weddings at the farm; Email me for more info.
Have a great summer- we hope to see you at the farm.
Day 1- Thursday July 8
Breakfast – Traditional
We always have on hand: Farm fresh eggs, Bagels, salmon spread, nuts and seeds, oatmeal, bacon, country ham, pork patty sausage, whole wheat & Whole grain seeded rye bread for toast with butter & jam, assorted berries & fruits and homemade maple granola.
Lunch – Sandwiches
We always have a large variety of whole grain breads (Rye, wheat, etc). In addition to leftovers we also periodically make salads (chicken, tuna and wild rice) – occasionally there will be soups depending upon weather and dinner selections. Normally we keep several cheeses and one or two staple cold cuts available as well.
Dinner – Grass fed beef Texas (revised) red bean chili*, rosemary garlic corn bread sticks, salad w/chabata croutons – lime ice
Day 2- Friday July 9
Breakfast – Traditional
Lunch – Wild Rice Salad, meat and cheese rollups
Dinner – Cornmeal catfish over rice, broccoli w/hollandaise, Cuban bread -
Day 3- Saturday July 10
Breakfast – Traditional – fresh fruit salad, fresh squeezed juice
Lunch – Grilled Pizza- homemade cheese, garlic olive oil, yellow & green squash
Dinner – pork picatta (capers, marsalla, shallots) over angel hair pasta
Day 4- Sunday July 11
Breakfast– Traditional
Lunch – Chef’s choice
Dinner – Roast chicken, roasted root vegetables, haricot verts with orange butter sauce
Day 5- Monday July 12
Breakfast– Traditional- HillHouse Breakfast Tart
Lunch– Chinese chicken salad lettuce wraps or sandwich
Dinner – Dry Smoked chicken and ribs, local Amish corn of the cob, grilled asparagus, salad- peach or apple pie/cobbler, homemade ice cream
Day 6- Tuesday July 13
Breakfast – Traditional
Lunch – Left-over’s / sandwiches
Dinner – Stuffed Chicken Breast, sautéed spinach w/pine nuts and garlic, rice
Day 7- Wednesday July 14
Breakfast-Traditional
Lunch – sandwiches/ left-over’s
*Chili normally contains tomatoes and red peppers- we will be making substitutions in order to avoid these nightshades
