Apr
4
2012
Yesterday, the votes were tallied and the winner of our first annual Breakfast Recipe Challenge was announced. The victorious dish was bittersweet chocolate waffles topped with mint buttercream and strawberry sauce from the Lyttleton Inn in Littleton, MA. The dish is pictured below, along with a photo of innkeeper Mary Dugan in her kitchen. You can view the recipe here. Congrats Mary!
Overall, we received nearly 100 recipes from innkeepers all over the world. A team of BedandBreakfast.com employees, along with the help of guest judges Danielle Contray of Budget Travel and Helen Anders of The Austin American-Statesman, narrowed them down to The Savory Sixteen. The contest took place on Facebook, where our 34,000+ Facebook fans saw our posts about it each day. Our fans voted on the recipes, which went head-to-head in match-ups until one winner remained.
We loved seeing our innkeepers getting excited and participating, and we're thrilled that we were able to show consumers one of the best benefits of staying at a B&B--the delicious homemade breakfast! It was fun, and we thank every innkeeper who participated.
The runner-up recipe was for pumpkin pancakes with carmelized pecans, whipped cream, and ginger syrup. It came in a very close second, so we want to give some kudos to the innkeeper, Kathleen A. Janke, of Gracehill, a bed and breakfast in Townshend, TN. Her recipe was very popular. You can see a photo of Kathleen Below menu-planning in her kitchen, plus a photo of her dish. Congrats to Kathleen for coming in a strong second!
What's your favorite dish that you serve for breakfast? Share in the comments section below!
By Emily Starbuck Crone