The name of our guest room comes from Anne of Green Gables, when Aunt Josephine tells Anne, “If you come to town for a visit, I will put you up in my very sparest of spare rooms.”
I’ve been getting our spare room ready for my friend Kristy coming this weekend! I think it would be so fun to run a bed and breakfast someday, so I look at times like these as great opportunities to practice. Here is what our spare room is looking like this fall!
And for those of you who are curious, here is our menu for the long weekend!
Saturday
breakfast: raspberry cream cheese coffee cake, scrambled eggs, grapes, coffee
lunch: creamy tomato soup with croutons, grilled cheese, salads with tangy Caesar dressing
dinner: chicken enchiladas, chips, restaurant-style salsa, queso blanco dip
dessert: chocolate chip cookies
Sunday
breakfast: breakfast souffle, double-orange scones with orange butter, fresh orange slices, coffee
lunch: leftover enchiladas
dinner: orange chicken stir fry, fried rice
dessert: sorbet with shortbread cookies
Monday
breakfast: raspberry cream cheese coffee cake, cereal, milk, coffee
lunch: grilled Mexican marinated flank steak, cilantro-lime rice, grilled corn
dinner: tacos made with leftover steak served with carmelized onions, lettuce, salsa, sour cream, & black beans
dessert: chocolate chip cookies
I love Anne of Green Gables-Your guest bedroom is beautiful! I would love to see a recipe for your raspberry cream cheese coffee cake.
@JenniferI’ll take a picture of it this weekend so I can post the recipe soon!
What all do you put in your little basket for visitors? I have company all the time and I have a basket that I keep extra soap, shampoo, personal items, etc. Just curious…
your so good at home-making. i want to stay there 🙂
@Joshua and StephanieIn that little basket in the guest room, I included some snack items (dried fruit, crackers, chocolate), a couple bottles of water, tissues, and a couple of toiletry items. In our guest bathroom, I have a larger basket of toiletries, including shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, lotions, etc. – pretty much all of which I received as free samples in the mail!
So cute Aliesha! Your guest room looks very welcoming and cozy – and you KNOW I love the name 😉
Congratulations! You have a Beautiful Home and cutest little ones to go with it! Thank you for sharing!!