Our Holiday Gift to You!

The Traveling Locavores are excited that we can share something special as our holiday gift to you once again! Because the holidays are all about food, gratitude and staying together across the miles, we have a FREE countdown of 24 artsy recipe postcards. I know it’s a bit late to be this year’s Advent Calendar, but you can save it to use next year!!!

Our Holiday Gift to You!

This gift is like an edible advent calendar to encourage you to count blessings, not calories! It’s been whipped up by more than a dozen bed and breakfast establishments from across this beautiful country of ours. This is an opportunity to allow you to cook with loved ones virtually. But you can also print, mail and share some deliciousness across the miles. Here’s the link to download: click Edible Christmas Postcards.

Eat Your Way to Christmas with 24 Recipes You Can Print, Stamp and Mail this Holiday Season

Nineteen inns, bed and breakfasts and boutique hotels across the country have joined together to create a book of mailable recipes in the form of postcards as a yummy way to countdown the days till Christmas. The edible advent calendar offers a new recipe every day from December 1st through Christmas Eve, December 24 and a whimsical artistic look.

“The idea is to count your blessings, not calories,” says Erin Gilchrist, innkeeper with A Tuscan Estate Bed and Breakfast in McMinnville, Oregon. “By making these postcards free to download, we’ve whipped up a way to bring people together, regardless of location and circumstance.” Gilchrist provided two recipes for the postcards: Baked Spiced Oatmeal with Cranberries, Apples and Walnuts and Red Velvet Cake Truffles.

The recipe postcards measure 9” across and 6” down and can be printed on a regular-sized sheet of printer paper. One would then affix the design to heavier card stock, stamp, and mail.

“Now it’s possible to actually cook together in different kitchens, in different states, even in different countries thanks to video calls. Our hope is the recipe postcards will provide many opportunities for friends and families to virtually connect,” says Dena Finneran, innkeeper of the Caldwell House Bed and Breakfast in Salisbury Mills, New York. “Of course, we also hope in the future people will connect offline and consider a reunion at one of our properties.” Finneran created a festive Pomegranate Sangria recipe card for the countdown. Recipes include holiday drinks, desserts, cookies, breakfast foods, and more. Below is a full list.

Apple Cranberry Crisp                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Historic Smithton Inn in Ephrata, PA

Baked Apple Cider Donuts with a Maple Glaze
Huron House Bed and Breakfast in Oscoda, MI

Baked Crème Brûlée French Toast with Cranberry Sauce
Faunbrook BandB in West Chester, PA

Baked Spiced Oatmeal with Cranberries, Apples and Walnuts
A Tuscan Estate Bed and Breakfast in Mcminnville, OR

Breakfast Pot Pies with Puff Pastry
Charred Oaks Inn in Lexington, KY

Canadian Bacon Spinach and Red Pepper Egg Cups
Turning Waters Bed, Breakfast and Adventure in Wabasha, MN

Christmas Cranberry Pistachio Cookies
At Cumberland Falls Bed and Breakfast Inn in Asheville, NC

Cinnamon-Egg Nog Spiked Bread Pudding
Historic Smithton Inn in Ephrata, PA

Cranberry Orange Scones
The Lamplighter Bed and Breakfast of Ludington in Ludington, MI

Dark Chocolate Special Occasion Cake
Charred Oaks Inn in Lexington, KY

Herb Bread Dressing
Gillum House Bed and Breakfast in Shinnston, WV

Gingerbread Waffles with Cinnamon Cream Syrup
The Artist’s Inn and Gallery in Terre Hill, PA

Glenda’s Apple Strudel
Wildberry Lodge in Leicester, NC

Grandma Fritz’ Spritz Cookies
BF Hiestand House Bed and Breakfast in Marietta, PA

John’s Favorite Herb Bread
Gillum House Bed and Breakfast in Shinnston, WV

Hot Cocoa Christmas Bombs
The Hotel Saugatuck in Saugatuck, MI

Mamere’s Pecan Pumpkin Bread
Mamere’s Guest House in Monmouth, OR

Mulled Wine
Chehalem Ridge Bed and Breakfast in Newberg, OR

Poached Pears
Chehalem Ridge Bed and Breakfast in Newberg, OR

Pomegranate Sangria
Caldwell House Bed and Breakfast in Salisbury Mills, NY

Red Velvet White Chocolate Cake Truffles
A Tuscan Estate Bed and Breakfast in Mcminnville, OR

Spinach Ricotta Puff
Pinecrest Bed and Breakfast in Asheville, NC

Streusel Apple Pie
BlissWood Bed and Breakfast Ranch in Cat Spring, TX

Wild Mushroom and Spinach Roulade
Stanford Inn And Resort in Mendocino, CA

To download a free copy of the book of edible postcards visit www.EdibleChristmas.com between now and January 1st, 2022. After that date, contact the properties directly for individual postcards.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS with love, from our home to yours!
Sandy and Steve aka The Traveling Locavores