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Coffee Cake- Cranberry Orange Pecan
Gracehill Bed and Breakfast, Townsend, TN
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A guest of mine, Brian Kerestes, took one of our recipes, the Blueberry Almond Pound Cake, and adapted it for the holidays. He eliminated a few things and added a few. After trying it, I came up with three suggestions of my own which I have shown in parenthesis. One [...]
Fruit- Lemon Crème with Blueberries and Granola Parfait
Gracehill Bed and Breakfast, Townsend, TN
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Blueberries, Granola and Lemon Creme
1 ½ C sugar
¼ C cornstarch
¼ C flour
1 ½ C water
1 C orange juice
½ C lemon juice
4 egg yolks
4 Tbsp butter, softened
2 Tbsp lemon zest
2 C whipping cream
Blueberries
Granola
In a 3 to 4 quart pot mix together sugar, cornstarch and flour. Blend in water, orange [...]
Gracehill Gazette May-June 2010 (2)
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Scottish Festival and Highland Games held in Galinburg, TN, May 14th-16th, 2010
Gatlinburg, Tennessee Scottish Festival
Scottish Games
The 29thannual Gatlinburg Scottish Festival is a lot more than just a 2-½ day runner up to the week long Grandfather Mountain Highland Games held July 8-11, on Grandfather Mountain near Linville, NC.
The Gatlinburg, Tennessee games, held May 14-16, 2010 at Mills Park, 1230 E. Parkway, on the northeast side of [...]
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A Spring Weekend Getaway, Golfing, Massages, & Shopping
Laurel Valley Golf Course & Country Club, Townsend, TN
If you need to feel righteous about golfing while your beloved “makes do” with a massage and a half-day shopping the Pigeon Forge outlets, this is the event for you. For the eleventh year, Friends of the Mary E. Tippitt Memorial Library are hosting their Golf Tournament [...]
Posted in What's Happening Locally Tagged B.E.A.R. Facts Book Club, Golf Tournament Benefit, Laurel Valley Country Club, Laurel Valley Golf Course, Mary E. Tippitt Memorial Library Comments closed
Gracehill Gazette March-April 2010 (1)
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Road Closures & Piecing the Puzzle
Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail in early spring
Pieces of the Puzzle
New Years Day 2010. Looking far too cheery for the morning after! Allen, Jodi, Ashley, and Craig
While the Cades Cove loop road or Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail are big draws for our guests at this East Tennessee Bed and Breakfast, the Great Smoky Mountain [...]
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Side Dish- Baked Beans
Gracehill Bed and Breakfast, Townsend, TN
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Bush Beans
Cattleman’s BBQ Sauce
Brown Sugar
Molasses
Little Bit of Mustard
Chopped Onion
Slices of Bacon Chopped into ½ or 1 inch pieces
Mix together and pour into a casserole dish. Place on top raw pieces of onion and sliced pieces of raw bacon. Bake in low oven 325 degrees till it bubbles, then take the [...]
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Side Dish- Escalloped Pineapple
Gracehill Bed and Breakfast, Townsend, TN
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1 lg can chunk pineapple drained
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 quart cubed bread
2 eggs
1 cup butter
1/2 cup milk
Cream butter, sugar, then beat in eggs. Add pineapple, milk and bread cubes and stir until mixed. Pour into a 9X13X2 pan that’s been sprayed with vegetable spray. Bake at 350 for about 1 [...]
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Coffee Cake- Graham Cracker Streusel
Gracehill Bed and Breakfast, Townsend, TN
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Streusel:
Use one package of graham crackers, (9 full ones)
1 cup brown sugar
1 stick and 3 T melted butter
1 1/2 cups pecans
2 teaspoons cinnamon
Put your graham crackers in a Ziploc bag, close it and roll with rolling pin until crushed, put in large bowl. Add other dry ingredients. Melt butter pour [...]
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Fruit- Pineapple Slice
Gracehill Bed and Breakfast, Townsend, TN
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Whole fresh pineapple with a good looking top
Shredded coconut
Ground cinnamon
Sliced almonds
Maraschino Cherry with stem
Cut the green top off of the pineapple. Then slice it in half long ways, then quarters, then into eights. Place green spear at the top of the plate. Cut the pineapple into halves long ways, [...]
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Breakfast- Ham Enchiladas
1/2 Batch of Enchilada's
2 C chopped cooked ham
½ C chopped onion
½C chopped green or red peppers
1 T olive oil
8 flour tortillas
2 C shredded cheddar cheese
4 eggs
2 C half and half
1 T all-purpose flour
¼ t garlic powder
½ t hot sauce
Garnish:
1C shredded cheddar cheese
salsa
sour cream
8 sprigs of rosemary
In a skillet with the olive oil sauté the onion [...]
Side Dish- Fresh Tomato/Basil/Onion Salad
Gracehill Bed and Breakfast, Townsend, TN
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Basil Onion Tomato Salad
4 medium tomatoes
¼ medium onion
fresh basil leaves
¼ C. olive oil
¼ C. rice vinegar
¼ tsp garlic salt
1 tsp. Sugar
Whisk together olive oil, vinegar, garlic salt and sugar. Chunk tomatoes, and slice onions very thin. Snip with scissors the basil into 1/2 inch pieces. Layer the tomatoes, onions, and [...]
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Breakfast- Apple Pork Pie
Kathy’s Note: What is nice about this recipe is you can make as little or as much as you would like. Plus it freezes well. You can make an 8″ pie (serves 6 easily) or 9 to 10″ pie (serves 8 to 10 easily) or little individual oval Pyrex ramekins. Once made, they can be [...]
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Coffee Cake- Apricot Almond Tart
Gracehill Bed and Breakfast, Townsend, TN
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Apricot Almond Tart
½ of 8 oz can of almond paste
3T and 1½ t sugar, divided
3 oz cream cheese, cut into ½ inch cubes
1 large egg yolk
1 t vanilla extract
1- 15 oz can of lite apricot halves (or those in heavy syrup)
¼ cup apricot jam, heated in microwave
Pie crust dough, see [...]
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Pancakes- Lemon Cheese Blueberry
A Pancake Contest Winner with BedandBreakfast.com
2 cups of flour (sift before measuring)
1 teaspoon of salt
1/4 cup powdered sugar
3 teaspoons of baking powder
¼ cup butter very soft
3 eggs
1 ¾ cup half and half (goat milk may be substituted for lactose intolerant guests)
8oz of goat cheese
1 tsp lemon extract
2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries (read second tip below [...]
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Coffee Cake- Almond Bundt
Gracehill Bed and Breakfast, Townsend, TN
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Almond Bundt Cake
A Slice of Almond Bundt Cake
Filling:
8oz package of almond paste, chopped
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 stick of butter
Cook almond paste, powdered sugar and butter over medium heat, stirring constantly, until smooth, remove from heat. Set aside. Do this first so it can cool down.
Cake:
3 cups flour
1 ½ t baking [...]
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Waffles- Wild Rice Pecan
Gracehill Bed and Breakfast, Townsend, TN
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Makes 5 Belgium size waffles
Doesn't Look Like Much, but Tastes Wonderful, Wild Rice Pecan Waffle
2 eggs
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ¾ cups milk
5 ½ T of butter, melted
2 T packed brown sugar
4 t baking powder
1 t vanilla
¼ t salt
¾ cup cold cooked wild rice
1 cup chopped fine pecans
Beat with electric [...]
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Soup- Taco Soup
Gracehill Bed and Breakfast, Townsend, TN
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Taco Soup
1 ½#lbs ground beef
can pinto beans-don’t drain
1 can chili beans-don’t drain
2 cans corn-drained
3 cans diced tomato
1 can Rotel tomatoes
3 beef bouillon cubs
2 cups water
1 package dry taco mix
1 package ranch dressing mix
1 T ground cumin
Sour Cream
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Regular Style or Scoop Variety Frito’s
Brown your beef, drain off fat then [...]
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Soup- Tortellini
Gracehill Bed and Breakfast, Townsend, TN
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12 cups beef bullion
2 cups red wine
4-14 1/2oz cans of tomatoes (salt free)
2-8oz cans tomato sauce (salt free)
2 cups onions chopped
2 cups carrots sliced
4 cloves garlic minced
1 t dried basil
1 t lemon pepper
1 t dried oregano
1 green pepper chopped
Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer ½ hour then add-
3 [...]
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Coffee Cake- Nutty Pecan Orange Cream Cheese
Gracehill Bed and Breakfast, Townsend, TN
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Nutty Orange Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
3/4 C granulated sugar
1 C chopped pecans
Zest a whole orange
2 (12 oz. -10 count) cans refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 stick melted butter
1 C sifted confectioners’ sugar
2 T fresh orange juice
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In small bowl, combine the granulated sugar, [...]
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Bread- Rosemary Feta Cheese
2009 Award Winning Rosemary Feta Cheese Bread
1 ½ cups half and half
¼ cup water
¼ cup melted butter
4 to 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour, divided
2 t sugar
½ t salt
1 package rapid rise yeast
¼ cup butter softened
6 oz feta cheese grated
2 T butter melted
Fresh cut up or diced rosemary
Rosemary Feta Cheese Bread
Melt ¼ cup butter in [...]
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Breakfast- Criss Cross Puff Pastry
Criss Cross Puff Pastry
1 package of Pepperidge Farm Frozen Puff Pastry, 2 sheets
4 eggs
1 Tbsp milk or water
1 lb bulk pork sausage
1 lb mild Italian sausage
2 C herb seasoned dry stuffing
1 medium-large onion, chopped
3 C sliced fresh mushrooms
2 Tbsp butter
Thaw pastry at room temp about 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Brown Sausage, drain [...]
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WBIR TV, Knoxville, TN, NBC affiliate contest nets Gracehill top honors!
A Winter’s Snow at Gracehill
Local Channel 10 WBIR TV held a contest to determine the top five bed and breakfasts in East Tennessee. Any one logging onto WBIR’s website could cast a vote for the several days the contest ran. By Friday at noon, Gracehill B&B was at the top of the list with four [...]
