Dinner on Saturday evening was a Rustic Mediterranean Chicken Stew that included vegetables roasted in the masonry heater’s oven. Here we are roasting red, yellow and purple fingerling potatoes and eggplant. You should hear them sizzle!
We are expanding our repertoire of items from the oven and having fun at the same time. To date we have made flatbreads, focaccia, baguettes, and Italian sausages. What’s next? A game hen, perhaps? I can smell it now.
Rick and I tried out the oven for the first time just a few days ago and this was the result. The crust was crispy and crunchy, the top was hot and bubbly. What a delight! We can’t wait to share some of results with you. Be sure to click on the title here so…
Have you ever seen snow in the late winter or early spring that looks like someone has sprinkled pepper over the top of it? You were most likely looking at snow fleas! Yes, they are real. Snow fleas are a type of springtail that live in the soil and leaf litter, sometimes on the surface…
Cuppa coffee in hand, the ladies find the warm bench of the masonry heater an inviting place to be. Shoes were warming beneath the bench for that day’s x-c excursion.
We’ve completely revamped our website and hope you like it. The new site will allow us to update content on a regular basis, keeping you informed about what going on at the lodge, on the trails and on the waterways. You will be able to check room and cabin availability and make a reservation request…
What a beautiful day it has been – sunny skies and mid 30’s! Tomorrow is predicted to be clear with a high of 37°. This will be a great weekend to get outside and enjoy the tail end of winter. X-C ski trails are packed and fast, snowmobile trails are groomed and the lake has…
“Breakfast today was a keeper,” said Rick. Baked eggs with Canadian Bacon, Swiss cheese, sauteed mushrooms and scallions were paired with fresh cantaloupe and strawberries, with a piece of herb focaccia hot from the masonry heater oven. Mmmm! Does it get any better?