Friday, January 28, 2011

NEW HAMPSHIRE INNS WELCOME SPRING WITH CURRIER & IVES MAPLE SUGAR WEEKEND AND PROGRESSIVE DINNER

                                                 




Rosewood Country Inn, The Candlelite Inn, And Henniker House Offer
Two Night Getaway Where Maple Is The Key Ingredient


As spring approaches in New Hampshire, the days get longer, temperatures rise and buckets and tubing appear on the roadsides to herald the start of maple sugar season. To celebrate this annual event, three country inns in the
Sunapee region
have joined together to offer a Currier & Ives Maple Sugar Weekend and Progressive Dinner, March 18-20.

Three quintessential New Hampshire inns - Rosewood Country Inn, The Candlelite Inn and Henniker House Bed & Breakfast are offering a weekend getaway amidst a backdrop that's right out of a Currier & Ives scene.  The two night package includes a mapped, self-guided tour of neighboring sugar houses where guests can see maple syrup made the old-fashioned way, and learn the history of the time honored tradition from the Native Americans to the present. The guide also includes suggestions for antiquing and tax-free shopping, and areas for snow shoeing and cross country skiing. After a day of t ouring, guests can treat themselves to a romantic sleigh ride over the river and through the woods at the Rosewood Country Inn (optional spring sleigh rides are weather dependent and $25 per person. Pre-registration is required).

The three-course Progressive Dinner starts with hors d'oeuvres at the Henniker House overlooking the Contoocook River, entrees served fireside at the Rosewood Country Inn, and ends with desserts at the cozy Candlelite Inn.
The Currier & Ives Maple Sugar Weekend & Progressive Dinner package includes the following:
  • Two nights lodging at the inn of your choice
  • Hearty country breakfasts where maple is the star ingredient
  • Map of area sugar houses for self guided tours
  • Three-course, progressive dinner
  • Pint of maple syrup to take home
This two night lodging package is priced from $210 for the Henniker House and from $258 for the Rosewood Country Inn and Candlelite Inn, based on double occupancy.  The Progressive Dinner is $39 per person exclusive of tax and gratuity. To book this package, contact the individual inns listed below.
                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                            
For a sneak peak at some of the delectable maple offerings on the menu, Henniker House  shares their recipe for Ginger Cashew Granola where maple syrup brings a gentle sweetness to this zippy breakfast cereal.

Preheat oven to 275 degrees
Spray a 9 by 13 inch metal pan with cooking spray
Mix together in a large bowl
  • 2 c old fashioned oats
  • 1/2  c wheat germ
  • 2 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 1/4  tsp salt
  • 1/4  c flaked coconut
  • 1/4  c chopped roasted unsalted cashews
  • 1/4 c sunflower seeds
In a Microwave safe cup, measure out
  • 1/4 c maple syrup
  • 3 Tbsp flavorless oil such as vegetable or canola
  • 1 Tbsp water
Heat to a boil in microwave. Pour wet ingredients over dry and stir thoroughly. Put in pan -form into clumps if you want. Bake for 30 minutes, stirring after 15 minutes. Add 2/3 cups dried candied ginger. Bake another 15 minutes until golden brown. Let cool, put in airtight container. Keeps about 2 weeks.


About The Rosewood Country Inn
The Rosewood Country Inn is the ultimate New England inn providing truly elegant accommodations, luxurious touches, and more than the comforts of home. Set on 12 hilltop acres in Bradford, part of New Hampshire’s Dartmouth/Lake Sunapee Region,   the Rosewood Country Inn offers guests luxurious suites with antique beds, fine linens, and country air to lull them to sleep.  The suites come with private baths, whirlpool tubs, and all suites have fireplaces. Wireless Internet is available in all rooms.  The owners have provided all of the special touches to make guests feel welcome including crème sherry in the room and a guest-accessible butler’s pantry on the second floor for special late-night snacks. The Inn’s sunlit porches, English gardens, and fine guest chambers reflect a gracious, romantic lifestyle.  The Inn also features a large dining room which can seat up to 65 people and a full-service bar. For additional information on the Rosewood Country Inn, call 1-800-938-5273 or visit www.rosewoodcountryinn.com.

About The Candelite Inn
The Candlelite Inn features four luxurious and individually decorated rooms and two comfortable suites complete with a queen size bed and private bath. Wake up to the mouthwatering aromas coming from the Inn's kitchen as they freshly prepare a three-course breakfast including a house-made dessert. Homemade jellies and jams, freshly baked muffins and breads, tantalizing entrees, and mouthwatering cobblers, pies, and tarts. are typical fare.  The fine Victorian structure of The Candlelite Inn features a welcoming parlor where guests can enjoy a warm winter afternoon next to a cozy fire.  It is the perfect place to sit with a hot cup of apple cider and relax with a good book while the snow falls outside.  For more information or to book a reservation call 1-888-812-5571, or visit www.candleliteinn.com.

About Henniker House
This quintessential 1859 Victorian Inn overlooks the scenic Contoocook River. A charming Bed & Breakfast since the 1980's, Henniker House served as a birthing hospital in the 1920's and later was a residence for World War II veterans attending New England College. Guests enjoy gracious hospitality, cheerful individually decorated guests rooms, and hearty breakfasts in the sun-filled solarium which boasts spectacular river views. Located in the picturesque town of Henniker, New Hampshire, Henniker House is just minutes away from fishing, canoeing, kayaking, golfing, hiking, biking, snowmobiling and skiing. For more information and to book a reservation call 1-866-428-3198, or visit www.hennikerhouse.com.
 
 

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Stew & Story

January 28th – 30th. Winter in New Hampshire is so peaceful, so quiet. As the snowflakes drifts from the sky, cozy up by the fire for our Stew & Story weekend. Your weekend starts on Friday evening with light hors d'oeuvres as you look over the area menus. Winter time in the Lake Sunapee Region is so diversified—from downhill or cross country skiing to ice skating on a Town Green. For those who the outdoor sports aren't for them—there is outlet shopping, antiquing or museums to visit. Saturday evening enjoy a delectable dinner by Chef Joe Conlon of Irresistible Cravings as he prepares a hearty stew dinner. After dinner, master storyteller, Cora Ciampi, will spin her tales as you relax by a fire. Don't miss out on this relaxing evening of scrumptious food and stories. Call the Candlelite Inn for more information and pricing. Stew & Story also available without an overnight stay.

 

Marilyn Gordon
Candlelite Inn
5 Greenhouse Lane
Bradford NH 03221
888-812-5571
www.candleliteinn.com
Elegant, yet warm & friendly

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

snow, skiing and apres ski - all fine here in Henniker

For those of you who have been in our breakfast room, you've seen the sign over the door that says "it's all about skiing" and the last 7 days has really put life in that phrase.  Yesterday's storm insures that will continue.
On January 12th Henniker got 20 inches of beautiful fluffy stuff.  Pats Peak (www.patspeak.com) did a fine job of grooming that and a capacity crowd at Henniker House for the long weekend reported great skiing.  Phil & I basked the guest dynamic in the solarium on Saturday evening with hot chocolate, returning guests sharing their insight with newbies and parents enjoying a comfy chair while tuckered out kids crashed upstairs.
Yesterday another 10 inches fell and I skied a double black I'd never ventured on before.  Yes, there was a little rain at the end of the storm but that's been taken care of and all trails are groomed and open.  Well, Hurricane isn't groomed and that wasn't the double black I tried out. 
We still have availability for this weekend if you'd like to come and see for yourself, we'd love to share it with you because "it's all about skiing".
Kate - Henniker House Bed & Breakfast 603-428-3198

Monday, January 17, 2011

Inn to Inn Snowshoe Adventure, March 4-6th


Experience the warm hospitality of two New Hampshire inns as you spend a cozy winter weekend in the Lake Sunapee area. This inn-to-inn adventure promises to be the right combination of physical activity in the crisp outdoors and wonderful indoor pampering.
We start our adventure at the award-winning Rosewood Country Inn where we will have a brief orientation followed by a hearty, four course dinner.

In the morning we'll enjoy a three course breakfast before heading out on our journey.

We'll venture out by snow shoe (or hike, depending on snow conditions) over peaceful forest trails as our guide leads the way from one charming inn to the next. You'll take along trail lunches as your innkeepers shuttle your luggage to our next inn. In the evenings we'll enjoy the quiet comfort, warm hospitality and gracious hearty meals at The Candlelite Inn.

Package includes:
2 nights lodging
hearty country breakfast each morning
fireside dinner each evening
guided snow shoe trek
trailside lunch on Saturday
luggage shuttle

Rate is $299 pp/do
(snow shoe rental an additional $20, if needed)

Rosewood Country Inn ~ 1-800-938-5273
67 Pleasant View Road, Bradford, NH
Rosewood Country Inn...selected time and again as America's Most
Romantic Hideaway.

and

Candlelite Inn ~ 1-888-812-5571
5 Greenhouse Lane, Bradford, NH
This award winning, country Victorian Inn has all the grace and charm for that perfect getaway.