The August Taste of the Inns was great fun and a big success for the first year! As promised I’ll include the recipes we used. The first is perfect for this time of year, we went to the Farmer’s Market and bought all fresh produce and the Garden Fresh Gazpacho was delicious. It has a touch of spice and a nice crunch to it. It tastes like summer. Give it a try!
Garden Fresh Gazpacho
2 1/2 cups tomato or vegetable juice
1 cup peeled, seeded & finely chopped fresh tomatoes
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
1/2 cup finely chopped cucumber
1/2 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
1/2 cup finely chopped green onion
3 Tablespoons white wine vinegar
2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 large clove garlic, minced
2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Combine all ingredients in a large glass bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Serve cold.
Makes 5 lunch size servings.
This coming weekend is the August Taste of the Inns and Rick and I have been testing appetizers for several weeks now. We have finally settled on our two choices to serve all tour participants. They are Garden Fresh Gazpacho with all fresh ingredients from the Farmers Market and Crab Cakes with fresh crab and a dijon mustard sauce. After the tour I’ll share both of these recipes on this site. We will also be serving a ‘mocktail’ and have chosen a non-alcoholic Mimosa that you make with sparkling cider instead of champagne. Looking forward to this event and also the Volkswagen car show which is also this weekend. Lots and lots of beetles and bugs in town.
Bluegrass Festival this weekend, lots of music around town and in the parks. Busy weekend for us, we have a couple shadowing us to see if they would like to buy a bed and breakfast. This is a service we offer to aspiring innkeepers. Lets folks get a taste of what it is really like.
Rick and I enjoyed a few days off and traveled with friends. Had a nice time shopping, and trying new restaurants. Nice weekend in store, no major events in Eureka Springs this weekend, but still a busy one. Trying out recipes for the Taste of the August event coming up soon.
Yards & Yards of Yard sales weekend. Several of our guests were out before breakfast picking up treasures. The whole town participates, and if you’re a bargain hunter, you might want to make plans for next year.
