A to Z guide to Breakfast at the Thomas Shepherd Inn

An alphabetic guide to what you might find for breakfast at the Thomas Shepherd Inn.


A: Apple Soup (hot); Apple Butter
    (Shepherdstown Fire Department)
B: Bacon (from DaKorah Farm); Biscotti
C: Coffee (Hypnocoffee); Cantalope
D: Dairy (from Trickling Springs Creamery)
E: Eggs (from a local farmer)
F: Fruit; French Toast (Blueberry-Pecan)
G: Good-For-You Granola
H: Hot Sauce (Duck's - a WV brand)
I: Instant Tea, Hot Chocolate, Cider, Coffee - available 24 hours/day
J: Jeanne (head chef), Jim (grill man)
K: Kiwi, Kale
L: Lettuces (from Blue Morning Farm CSA)
M: Maple Syrup (the real stuff), Muffins
N: Nutmeg, Nuts
O: Orange Juice, Oatmeal
P: Peach Soup (chilled)
Q: Quiche (actually-Southwest Potato Strata)
R: Raspberries, Raisin Bread (toasted)
S: Sausage, Strawberry Soup (chilled), Salsa
T: Tomatoes, Thyme
U: Unleaded coffee
V: Vegetarian - not a problem!
W: Watermelon, Waffles
X: X-cellent Conversation at the Breakfast Tables
Y: Yogurt
Z: zzzzzzzz - You don't want to sleep through this breakfast!

Many thanks to the White Cedar Inn in Freeport, Maine for the inspiration.

Jeanne & Jim at the Thomas Shepherd Inn B&B in Shepherdstown, WV

Plum and Pretty in the Panhandle Pair Up for a Perfect Valentine's Day!

Plum and Pretty in the Panhandle have gotten together to have a fun little Valentine's giveaway of this pretty perfect necklace pictured here.  You may remember Plum - they were featured in our last year's countdown to Valentine's Day and they remain a top personal choice for my holiday gift shopping.

To enter you must leave a comment on the Pretty in the Panhandle blog by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, February 10 with your name, email address and the answer to the age-old question:

Tell us the truth: who is your dream Valentine? (alive or dead, real or fictional)

Richele has some options for bonus entries as well - be sure to check them out.  Good luck in the contest!

Jeanne & Jim at the Thomas Shepherd Inn B&B in Shepherdstown, WV

Wordless Wednesday - Before Pics

Room 5 bath

Room 6 vanity

Missing are before pictures for the Room 3 bath and the Room 1 bedroom.  After pictures should be available next week!

Jeanne & Jim at the Thomas Shepherd Inn B&B in Shepherdstown, WV

Gluten-free, dairy-free peanut butter cookies

Here at the Inn we do our best to accommodate special dietary needs.  Some of our guests can't have gluten, some can't have dairy - and on some occasions, like last weekend, we have both kinds of special diets in the house.  The peanut butter cookies are a cinch to make and you don't need any special baking mixes, xanthum gum or soy milk.

Ingredients:

1 cup chunky peanut butter (I usually have an organic or natural peanut butter in the pantry)
1 egg, beaten
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. baking powder




Preheat oven to 350.  Mix all the ingredients together - dough will be very sticky.  Cover cookie sheet with parchment paper; drop dough in balls onto sheet.  Using a fork (dip in water between cookies) flatten cookie dough with crosshatches.  Leave some space between cookies for spreading.

Bake in oven for 15 to 18 minutes.  They will not get very brown but will stay the tannish color of the peanut butter.  Allow to harden for 2 minutes then move to wire rack to cool.

Enjoy them!!!
Jeanne & Jim at the Thomas Shepherd Inn B&B in Shepherdstown, WV

Wordless Wednesday - Visitor to the Backyard of the Inn

Woodpecker at work

Jeanne & Jim at the Thomas Shepherd Inn B&B in Shepherdstown, WV