Fall Fun

Summer is starting to wrap up with school looming in the next few weeks, so now is the time to get that last "hoorah" in and do some rafting, biking and hiking!!

Here is a great place to get your "raft" on:

www.jtraft.com

Also, there is some really cool stuff starting to go on on the Lehigh Valley Wine trail, for all of you wine lovers and aficianados! Harvest Weekend, September 9-11, 2011, is going to be an awesome time to hit the wine trail, and stay with us for a romantic weekend as well. Here is the info on that:

www.lehighvalleywinetrail.com

There is lots of fun stuff coming up for the next few months, so be sure to schedule your relaxing and romantic weekend away with us!

Dinner at Bake Oven Inn

The Bake Oven Inn, Germansville, Pennsylvania

We feel really blessed to live in such a beautiful area that is just stocked with wonderful things to do, and terrific places to eat, and trust me, we definitely take advantage of that.

We decided to go to one of our local favorites, The Bake Oven Inn. This restaurant is always a surprise and a delight, no matter how many times we go back. The staff and owners are so welcoming, and the ambiance is that of sitting in a quaint yet somehow sophisticated livingroom, minus any stuffiness!

Mark and I started off our dinner with the cornmeal dusted calamari and chili dipping sauce, which was cooked to absolute perfection, and the appetizer special of fresh mozzarella, tomato and arugula salad with a balsamic drizzle. Bake Oven Inn gets all of their produce and meats locally, as well as some of the local wines, so you can really taste how fresh and delicious everything is.

For our entrees, Mark chose the Roasted sesame thyme dusted Brazilian tiger fish, with herb coucous, roasted carrots and pineapple chutney, which was absolutely amazing (we always share!), and I chose one of the several dinner specials, which was a rootbeer marinated pork loin chop with roasted plantains and garlic spinach, also, amazing. I went for the chop since I was curious to see how a rootbeer marinated pork chop would taste (and it was surprisingly delicious and juicy), and since I trust master chef Mark Muszynski, I knew it could only be a culinary masterpiece, which his food always is.

For dessert, we had a warm chocolate cake with homemade chocolate raspberry ice cream, and fresh raspberry garnish. It was the "icing" on the cake, and absolutely mouthwatering.

So, if you come by for a weekend visit, be sure to put the Bake Oven Inn on your list of places to visit, for a truly unique, romantic and delicious experience.

You can view their information and menus at:

http://www.eatcuriousgoods.com/

Hope to see you soon!!

Beautiful Day at Hawk Mountain/ Bake Oven Inn

Well, it was an amazingly gorgeous day at Hawk Mountain, after a somewhat warm and wet weekend. Our guests had a lovely time, and apparently, the fall foliage has been bringing in tourists to our area in droves! We saw many happy hikers on the trails, and the birds were out as well.

After a nice, vigorous hike, Bake Oven Inn offers a *scrumptuous* and languid Sunday brunch, running from 11 am to 4 pm! That makes for the perfect relaxing Sunday afternoon here in Central PA!! If you are in our area, or a guest of ours, you should stop by the Bake Oven Inn and have an truly delicious gourmet lunch or dinner...their food is top notch!