Posts by anitteb
An Update on Bread Baking – Bettina Style
copyright 2010 The Bettina Network, inc. We are unbelievably delighted with our bread baking. Finally, after many years, we have mastered the art of freshly baked bread every morning without getting up at 3am. We mastered this art not in the process of trying to accomplish what we thought was an unattainable feat, but in…
Read MoreL. A. Burdick’s – A Restaurant Review
copyright The Bettina Network, inc. 52-D Bratle Street Cambridge, MA. 02138 Phone: 617-491-4340 website: burdickchocolate.com Hours: Sunday 9am-9pm, Monday-Thursday 8am-9pm, Friday-Saturday 8am-10pm Visiting the newly renovated Burdick’s was a bit of a disappointment. I passed many times, but didn’t stop because I didn’t have time to wait in the line which seemed to be perennially…
Read MoreOlive Oil for Cleaning – a Hot Topic
From a bed & breakfast guest: Your posts on using olive oil have opened the doors and windows for me. I’ve had a grand time with it and you have answered many quesstions I’ve had for years. When I read your post about cleaning furniture with lemon juice and olive oil, I pulled out my…
Read MoreIn Addition to Cleaning Furniture the Bettina Way
I love your company. I wasn’t really sold on traveling bed & breakfast, but after trying Bettina’s I am a convert. May it and all of you live long and prosper. I tried the olive oil and lemon juice and it was FANTASTIC!!!!! I had some left over and went about cleaning other things. Did…
Read MoreCleaning Furniture the Bettina Way
copyright the Bettina Network, inc. 2010 Several months ago, we received a telephone call from a host family in the Bettina Network whose home is open for bed & breakfast guests. She had an exciting experience cleaning and polishing her furniture. Not many of us get excited over such things these days. It has taken…
Read MoreFresh, Healthy-Looking Eyes
A tip from a guest – sent via mail to the Bettina Network, inc. Thanks for Bettina’s Blog. I enjoy reading it and followed your suggestion of saving it for Sunday morning. It is more fun than the newspapers I read on Sundays and informative in ways no one else tells us. My experience at…
Read MoreYour Credit Card and their ‘Rewards"
copyright 2010 The Bettina Network, inc. Let’s take a look at those Credit Card “Rewards” offered by just about every bank. This came from several breakfast conversations. We put it all together and voila – for your information! Who pays for those rewards? Are they really ‘gifts’ from the banks and credit card companies as…
Read MoreElegant S’mores for Breakfast!
copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2010 It is a little decadent to have dessert for breakfast, but we rationalize it by advising you to go for a long walk after breakfast to use up all that extra food energy. You will need: Organic Graham Crackers Bettina’s Marshmaples (recipe under ‘Bettina’s Cookbook’) Bettina’s chocolate sauce Bettina’s Chocolate…
Read MoreCayenne Pepper Stories
copyright 2010 Bettina Network, inc. Stories about Cayenne Pepper and what it does for you have been floating around the breakfast table at a couple Bettina homes for several years. The first time we heard about cayenne pepper – other than as a spice in your food – was from a Canadian Guest, in town…
Read MoreA Change to Bettina’s Coconut Cake
copyright 2010 Bettina Network, inc. by a guest I made the Coconut Cake and it was just as great as I had hoped it would be. I did a few things a little different and wanted to share that with you. For the icing, I used whole eggs instead of just the egg whites. I…
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