Met with Chef Richard Pannell yesterday. It’s a go! We are going to partner on this venture to breathe life into the kitchen at Moon River Inn. Moon River is a quaint little bed and breakfast, tucked neatly (and hidden) in the town of Freeport. Freeport is a community located in Sacramento County, Population 125.
Chef & I collaborated on menu items and I have to say it was probably one of the easiest conversation I’ve had with anyone. It turns out that when it comes to menu ideas, we’re pretty much in sync and agreement that we want to offer fresh new ideas using fresh seasonal, local ingredients. We want to give our guests a consistent and tastefully enjoyable meal and one they will not only rave about and come back for.
Calling on our Southern roots, we will feature Jewel Yams, aka sweet potatoes, as the lead ingredient and work our menus around that. Richard will focus on the lunch and dinner entrees, while I will dive into breakfast options.
Today I plan to work on my sweet potato waffles with compound butter (infused with cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla). Pair that with golden fried chicken and hot maple syrup and you’ve got a meal to die for. OMG! Oh, behave!
I will also work on my sweet potato muffins. I’m thinking they will taste something close to carrot cake – sweet potatoes, lots of butter, honey, raisins, spices – crunchy muffins tops but tender and moist inside. Yum.
I will volunteer to be a taste~tester for those sweet potatoes muffins!!! =)
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