Our Blog is a conglomeration of conversations which took place around the breakfast table in one or another Bettina Network home. We cover a wide range of topics.

As members of the Bettina Network Community send us information they would like disseminated to a large audience, or something happens which just strikes our fancy and we want to share it with all of you - it will go immediately to Bettina Network's Blog.

Fresh, Healthy-Looking Eyes

By anitteb | February 10, 2010

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…

Your Credit Card and their ‘Rewards"

By anitteb | February 2, 2010

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…

Elegant S’mores for Breakfast!

By anitteb | January 31, 2010

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…

Cayenne Pepper Stories

By anitteb | January 30, 2010

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…

A Change to Bettina’s Coconut Cake

By anitteb | January 27, 2010

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…

Response to Disaster in Haiti

By anitteb | January 26, 2010

One response the Bettina Network, inc. made to the disaster in Haiti was to respond to a request from a bed & breakfast guest and now a friend, to give a one night stay at a Bettina home in Harvard Square for the silent auction being held by the town of Weston, VT. We were…

Ginger Pralines

By anitteb | January 24, 2010

copyright 2010 by Marceline Donaldson Pralines generate memories that takes me back to a really great childhood. I shall always be grateful to those who sacrificed so much for me. A neighbor and I (Troy Lynn), used to get in my grandmother’s kitchen and experiment with pralines. Troy Lynn took her pralines home and ate…

Creole Breakfast Cake

By anitteb | January 12, 2010

copyright by The Bettina Network, inc. 2010 “Creole” is New Orleans Creole. This is a quick and simple breakfast cake which can be made in less than 20 minutes.  Very good if you want a nice ending to breakfast and don’t want to spend hours baking.  If you want to dress it up, whip a…

A Tribute to Mary Daly

By anitteb | January 8, 2010

by: Marceline Donaldson A friend of mine died on Sunday. The world is changing much too fast. Old friends are leaving, quietly. You hear nothing for a couple years and then the news comes that they have died. Keep your friends and family close. Before you know it, they will be gone.    Mary Daly died…

Darwin’s Ltd. (A Review)

By anitteb | January 8, 2010

2010 copyright The Bettina Network, inc. 148 Mount Auburn St. Cambridge, MA. 02138 617 354 5233 www.darwinsltd.com hours: 6:30am – 9pm six days/week sundays: 7am – 9pm A really Cambridge-style grocery, deli, wine-cheese-beer store, with tables for those who want to visit and eat and enjoy this neighborhood gathering place.  It is a magnet for…