Happy Birthday to My Dan

Dan working the daily crossword puzzle (Photo by Jesse Brackett.)

Today is my husband's birthday, and I wish him a happy one.  Last night friend, Mary Reca who is visiting from North Carolina, treated us to dinner at the Bras d' Or Lakes Inn in St. Peter's to celebrate Dan's birthday.

Bras d' Or Inn (Photo from their website.)

This is a lovely place for dinner and the food is so, so good.

All three of us tried the curried cauliflower soup. But first the bread and butter.

Bread and butter.

Curried cauliflower soup.

Dan chose the chicken supreme as his entree.

Dan looking over the specials for the night.

Dan's chicken supreme.

I rarely pass up a chance to have steamed mussels.

Mussels steamed in white wine and garlic.

For dessert we shared a blueberry custard pie with fresh blueberries.

Blueberry custard pie with vanilla ice cream.

Pat, Mary Reca, and Dan

Thank you Mary Reca for a delightful celebratory dinner.

Breakfast at the Bras d'Or Lakes Inn

The Bras d’Or Lakes Inn in St. Peter’s overlooks the famous Bras d’Or Lake, a pristine inland sea carved from the northern extremity of the Appalachian mountain range during the last ice age.

View of the Bras d' Or Lake from the Inn.

The highlight of our stay at this hotel last week was the breakfast buffet prepared by Chef Jean-Pierre Gillet and his staff. 

The breakfast buffet at the Bras d'Or Lakes Inn.

Chef Jean-Pierre brings the best in authentic French cuisine from his roots in native Brittany. 

Chef Jean-Pierre Gillet Preparing a Crêpe.

This morning my choice was a savory crêpe stuffed with mushrooms, onions, and cheese.  It was impressive watching  Jean-Pierre smooth the thin batter over the flat circular hot plate with his wooden spatula.

The wooden spatula used to spread and turn the batter.

And the finished product was oh so good!