Robert’s Blueberry Muffins

copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2011 We have had several requests for Robert’s Blueberry Muffins – which are admittedly exceptional. He has not been in the frame of mind to give out his recipe.  He experimented with lots of different combinations and finally came to the conclusion that it is not the recipe, but the ingredients…

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Use Those Fruit Skins After Breakfast!

Copyright The Bettina Network, inc. 2011 We discovered an elegant way to use the skins from the fruit we have for breakfast.  Sometimes we serve oranges – different kinds – having taken off the skins and separating them into segments, putting the segments on the plate as beautifully as possible.  Normally, we put the skins…

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Time to Get Back to Work

copyright The Bettina Network, inc. 2011 Well, 2011 is well on its way to becoming 2012 and before that happens it is time for us to get back to work. We have a few emails from our bed & breakfast guests who read Bettina’s Blog. Let’s start the New Year with a great suggestion for…

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A Great Web Site for Those Who Cook!

Passed around over breakfast was the web site www.ChefTalk.com. We checked it out and it is great!!!! It claims to be “a food lover’s link to professional chefs and indeed it is. Ask your questions and get many answers in record time. There is a section of articles. A Forum. Reviews and more. My first…

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A NEW BREAKFAST HABIT – FRESH COFFEE

The Bettina Network, inc. copyright 2010 We have started a new tradition, thanks to a guest, from Oxford in England, who makes Espresso for himself every morning with a popcorn popper and good, green espresso coffee beans. It was a fascinating conversation to realize something which I had dismissed as complicated, time-consuming, etc. is being…

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Breakfast Apples

copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2010 One of the Bettina Host families has finally sent us her recipe for the apples which are a trademark of her breakfasts. Every morning, you can count on geting these apples, no matter what else she serves. We loved them from first taste. They are not stewed apples, which break…

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I tried Bettina’s Coconut Cake

THIS WAS SENT TO US BY A VERY LOYAL GUEST. SOMEONE WHO HAS USED THE BETTINA NETWORK FOR OVER 10 YEARS. WE ARE DELIGHTED SHE IS NOW FOLLOWING US ON BETTINA’s BLOG. The cake was stupendous. I had requests for cakes from everyone I know. That’s not a good thing because I am not a…

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Searching for Goats MILK!

We are searching for Organic Whole Raw Goats Milk Kefir! If we can’t find the Organic Whole Raw Goats Milk Kefir – if you know of a source for Organic Whole Raw Goats Milk let us know that to – we will make our own Kefir. We have received lots of mail about one of…

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Red Tea – Po Er

copyright 2010 The Bettina Network, inc. We had a magnificent tea, made and served at breakfast by a bed & breakfast guest. It was an incredible experience and we wanted to share it with you. The guests carry the makings for this tea in a special box wherever they travel. The tea itself looked like…

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Grits, Shrimp and Greens

copyright 2010 The Bettina Network, inc. We combined two recipe’s from two different guests who told us one way they make grits. Both are from the deep south – one from Mississippi, one from Tennessee. We think, in this combination, we have found an outstanding way to make grits. INGREDIENTS 2 cups organic yellow grits…

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