Time to pick Apples!

Each year about this time we try to make a trip to Tree-Mendus Fruit Orchards in Southwest Michigan to pick fresh Apples.  We ride the hay wagon out to the orchard, fill the buckets with Golden Delicious, Gala and Red Delicious apples and eat a few right off the tree.  We have to buy the Honey Crisp apples in the farmstand.  They aren't available as a "U Pick" variety.  A stop or two along the way and lunch at Redemak's in New Buffalo make a perfect day for us.

Source: Cindy Rippe - Seasonal Treats - Apples on Pinterest

 

 

I've been wanting to make Pie Pops since seeing them for the first time at http://luxirare.com. There are great tips and recipes on the Pillsbury and Bakerella web sites if you want bake them too.  I don't know if I'll go as far as making my own Apple Pie filling like Cindy at Skip to My Lou but it does look delicious! 

Now if the weather would just cooperate we could actually plan the trip.  Wish me luck!

Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking 
if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity.   
                                                                                                                              ~ Voltaire

Lunch at the Kintner House Part Two

I promised to tell you more about our lunch at Kintner House Inn today.  Our hosts were very sweet and the Victorian Decor was pretty but I'm sure you want to know about the food right?  They offered a nice menu with light entrees that were perfect for the Tea Room atmosphere. 

I think this is Elvin's Chicken Salad with Pink Arctic Salad and Banana Bread

The selections were delicious and plated beautifully.

This the Joey's Egg Salad Sandwich with a Mandarin Spinach Salad and Chips.

We were served an assortment of beverages from the Beverage Bar.  Assorted glass containers on a Victorian Buffet.

My favorite container was the Bee Hive beverage dispenser.  I thought it might be vintage but I found several sources to buy one on the internet.  I'm tempted to get one of my own.  How about you?

Isn't it cute?  Also, did you notice the little bees and grasshoppers in the wallpaper behind it? Unexpected, but perfect placement.

I was told that the desserts were delicious but I was holding out for Ice Cream later in the day.  Maybe next time!

Did you get any ideas about plating a meal for a luncheon of your own?  Plating, which is the art of presenting food in an attractive way, doesn't have to involve really elaborate techniques or anything.  It just makes the food taste better since you are appealing to more than just the sense of taste.  A beautiful plate of food satisfies the mouth, nose and eyes.  It also gives us another reason to be creative!  You know I'm all about that :)

Mary Jo's Design Divas June 2011

Dee Windell - Innkeeper and the Kintner House Family and Staff

 Left to right - top row Connie, Dee, Debbie

Next row - L to R Bradley, Jennifer, Joey

This charming group gave us a warm welcome and made our visit just perfect.  We took a tour of the rooms (there are photos here) and learned a little more about the Inn after lunch before we checked out the local shops.  I look forward to another visit some day.

And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed. --Joel 2:26

A visit to The Kintner House Inn for Lunch

I enjoyed a pleasant visit to The Kintner House Inn, a charming Bed and Breakfast in Corydon, Indiana, for lunch recently and thought you'd like to check it out.  You might want to stay there someday or join them for a bite to eat in the Tea Room.

The Kintner House Inn, Corydon, IN

 This historic Inn has 15 guest rooms, lovingly restored and decorated each with a different theme.  There are photos and descriptions of each one on the web site.   The Family and Staff were very attentive and worked hard to make our visit special.

The building has been restored to meet the guidelines for the National Register of Historic Places. They've succeeded in creating a lovely and peaceful Bed and Breakfast in Downtown Corydon.

The Kintner House Inn - Cindy Rippe - Art in Entertaining

Front Porch Swing at Kintner House Inn - Cindy Rippe - Art in Entertaining

A front Porch Swing and

Rocking Chairs at Kintner House Inn - Cindy Rippe - Art in Entertaining

a pair of Rocking Chairs invite you to relax and enjoy your visit.


As one of a group of Artists attending the Mary Jo Leisure Design Seminar at Cheri Rol's Studio, this was a nice little side trip during a very inspirational week.  We enjoyed the time together developing friendships and getting to know each other a little better.

It is around the table that friends understand best, the warmth of being together.  -Unknown
More about our lunch and visit tomorrow!