Calling all Innkeepers for TV Series
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TV SERIES LOOKING FOR GREAT HOME COOKS
ASKING FOR LANIER'S HELP
Are you known for your amazing chocolate chip cookies or out of this world mac and cheese? A new tv food series for a major network is searching for passionate and animated home cooks famous for their comfort food.
Recipes MUST have a hearty side of personal stories. Is this a family recipe that's been passed down for generations? Are you known in your town as "The Brownie Lady?" Is there a secret ingredient that makes your apple pie legendary? The recipe may be delicious, but YOU'RE the star of the show.
Dishes we're hungry for: pizza, macaroni and cheese, chocolate chip cookies, pies (chicken pot pie to apple), breakfast (sticky buns, pancakes, french toast, and eggs), burgers, bbq, doughnuts, chicken (fried, roasted, soup), chili, chocolate (brownies, hot cocoa), and casseroles.
Candidates must reside in the following areas: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware.
We'd love to hear from you! Send us a delicious description of your dish, and tell us why it's comforting and memorable to YOU. Please send to: homecooksusa@gmail.com, include in the subject line:
Lanier Bed and Breakfast - Name of INN
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Congratulations Innkeepers!
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 Congratulations to 3 Lucky Winners:
You are the 1st Winners of our monthly "Innkeeper's Story Drawing."
Each month we will be randomly drawing 3 member B&B's to receive priority placement for their Inn in their state, region and city as a thank you for uploading your Innkeeper's Story for the traveling public. These lucky winners will also be specially featured in our B&B Travel Newsletter emailed to over 50,000 opt-in B&B loving subscribers! Monthly drawings will continue through February 28th, 2010.
If you would like your B&B to receive 3 complimentary months as a featured B&B valued at $89, please submit your story about yourself and your partner, including 1 photo. All new stories uploaded into our directory through November 23rd will be eligible to win 3 months on us!
We appreciate your sharing something about yourselves, YOU are what make your B&B so unique and we truly appreciate your business.
Best regards,
Marie Lanier
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Kitchen Magic
by Debbie Anderson
Owner/Founder Victorian House Scones, LLC
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 I'm certain each innkeeper is given a magic wand along with
the keys to the inn- for you create magic each and every day for your guests. Staying at a B&B is as close to living
like royalty in a fairy tale as many of us mere mortals will ever achieve. For a few brief moments, we are treated to a
spotless home, luxurious and romantic bedrooms, and fabulous food. And, of course, it is all done effortlessly
- or so it seems.
Cooking and baking is an art- and achieving perfection day in
and day out takes tremendous diligence and attention to detail. Taking the "easy way out" and using a high
quality mix is often a good solution for maintaining consistency and
perfection. When looking for a mix,
start by checking the ingredient list- are all the ingredients listed something
you would choose to add if you were making this from scratch? If the answer is no, then the next question
should be can you find such a mix- OR can you take your recipe and by using some
of the suggestions below, find a way to cut your daily prep time?
Suggestions:
- Do you like to have fresh cookies waiting for your guests
when they check in? Make up your favorite
cookie dough in advance and freeze it into individual cookie size balls. It is then a very simple matter to bake a
few- or several dozen, with only a cookie sheet left to wash. Frozen dough also
sets up well, helps to keep the cookies from flattening out.
- The same concept can work for some scone and biscuit doughs,
and muffin batters. For the scones or biscuits,
make the dough up in advance, adding fruits or anything else you wish, to the
dough. Cut the dough into individual
scones or biscuits, and freeze them flat on a cookie sheet. Bag them, and they are now ready to be baked
"on demand." For muffins- either use a
recipe which allows the batter to be held in the refrigerator for a few days,
or scoop it into the muffin cups and then freeze the batter. If you have the freezer stocked with a
variety of flavors, you can really amaze your guests by offering an assortment
of fresh baked, warm from the oven goodies each morning.
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Batters such as pancakes and waffles can be made
the night before and held in the refrigerator.
Stir thoroughly before using, and you can quickly serve fresh waffles or
pancakes (and don't neglect the seasonal pancakes such as pumpkin or
gingerbread!)
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BedandBreakfastConference.com
Over 30 workshops and sessions,
including breakout B&B sessions!
The best part........ it's FREE for Lanier members!
Click here for a list of discounted hotels before they expire, OR
click here for a list of NYC Lanier member Inns. |
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Congratulations to Blooming Garden Inn! |
 Innkeepers of The Blooming Garden Inn, Frank and Dolly, will be hosting all sixteen members of the Aurel Pleasure acappella group from Emory University for the Sojam Final Competition. They are also entering their 20th year in the business. Congrats to you both on the successful run of your B&B!
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Put your Jack-O-Lantern to Use!
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What to do with those leftover
Halloween pumpkin gourds.
 The month of November is a rapid transition from the Halloween hype.
Most of us feel so rushed into a new celebration, we tend to just throw
our October decorations aside and gear up for our Thanksgiving feasts.
However, what about all of those shiny jack-o-lanterns the kids spent
so much time and energy carving? Or, the decorative table centerpiece
on your beautiful Inn table? It's always such a celebratory event
trekking through the pumpkin patch with the intention of nabbing the very
best pumpkin, the one that would make for the best carvings or
decorative appeal. Yet, after all that excitement fades away and our
pumpkins are aging, we tend to just kick them to the curb, or toss them
into our garbage cans or compost piles. There is no sense to let those
perfectly plump pumpkins go to waste!
It is a statistical fact that Americans buy more than one billion
pounds of pumpkins at Halloween, and the vast majority of those end up
in the trash. Lets break this wasteful tradition and start being
resourceful. Pumpkins are a fall favorite and make for the most
scrumptious tasty treats to serve in your cozy B&B.
These delicious recipes made from your prized pumpkin will delight your
bed and breakfast guests. Highlight the harvest season and fill your
inn with a heavenly pumpkin aroma. View recipes here.
For innkeepers looking to spruce up their Inns, consider spray painting your pumpkin with shimmery gold, silver or copper spray and display this elegant
pumpkin décor on your B&B mantle or dining room table for the
remainder of the season (add in some holly branches for contrast).
Click here for recipes and techniques.
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Need to speak with a Lanier staff member?
Please contact us by email:
lanier@travelguides.com
or by phone:
707-763-0271 (USA and Canada)
001-707-780-3338 (International)
We look forward to helping you in any way we can.
The Lanier Team
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Pumpkin Spice Scones compliments of
Victorian House Scones
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Dear Innkeepers,
I hope you are planning to join me, my daughter Marie and other B&B speakers at a conference in your honor, free for Lanier BBIGI members.
It's not too late to register, please contact my assistant, Nicole Day for our special registration promotion code, including simple instructions to go online and sign up. The promotional code is necessary to waive the fees.
Hotel discounted prices are soon to expire, so if you are considering attending the conference, please do book your hotel here or contact any one of our member B&B's in the NYC area, a list is available here.
I'm really looking forward to meeting you as well as having some fun time together in NYC. I believe Wicked and Mama Mia are the majority's favorite for Broadway Shows, hopefully you'll join us. If not a show, then join Marie and I, along with other innkeepers, on a historic walking tour, dinner, or a quick glass of wine and some tasty cheeses at one of our Wine & Cheese events for Innkeepers.
You can learn all about our Workshops, Social Agenda and much more here.
I hope to see you soon in the Big Apple!
Wishing you all the best for a wonderful harvest time.
Pamela
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