Morning Glory Muffins
by Chef Michael Salmon These are delicious and filled with so many nutritious ingredients! 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour 2/3 cup granulated sugar 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 2/3 cup grated carrots 1/2 cup shredded coconut 1/2 cup raisins 1/3 cup crushed pineapple 1/2 cup peeled & shredded apple […]
Seared Sea Scallops with Spring Pea Cream and Smoked Salmon
by Chef Michael Salmon Diver scallops in Maine are some of the best you will find anywhere in the world. The term “diver scallops” refers to a scallop that was harvested by an actual person diving to the bottom of the ocean and hand harvesting usually only the larger specimens. This yields a much cleaner […]
“A Family Farm in Tuscany” Book Signing and Italian Wine Tasting
Join us at the Hartstone Inn for a book signing of A Family Farm in Tuscany by Sarah Fioroni on Wednesday, April 18 from 12-3pm. Italian wine tasting and complimentary hors d’ oeuvres will also be offered. In A Family Farm in Tuscany, Sarah Fioroni, chef, cooking instructor, sommelier, and manager of her family’s organic […]
Almond Macaroons
by Chef Michael Salmon I love macaroons, whether they are made from coconut or almonds. These cookies are crisp on the outside and soft in the middle and are very easy to make. Almond paste is available in most grocery stores and is made of equal parts ground almonds and powdered sugar. Don’t confuse almond […]
Butternut Squash Soup with a Nutmeg Cream
by Michael Salmon, Hartstone Inn 2½ pounds butternut squash, skin and seeds removed, roughly cut into ½-inch cubes 2 medium carrots, peeled and roughly cut into ½-inch cubes 2 Tablespoons canola oil 2 medium-sized yellow onions, peeled and roughly cut 1 stalk celery, roughly cut 1½ quarts chicken stock 1 bay leaf ¼ teaspoon thyme […]
BedandBreakfast.com Breakfast Recipe Challenge
We are so excited! Chef Michael’s recipe for Wild Mushroom and Gruyere Soufflé with a Thyme Cream was selected as a finalist in BedandBreakfast.com’s Breakfast Recipe Challenge. Round one is the Savory Sixteen and our match-up against another finalist goes live on Facebook today. You can place your vote today only here! Wild Mushroom and […]
Hartstone Inn Dinner Menu
Let us tempt you with this week’s dinner menu. Our world-class cuisine infuses New England fare with an international flair, featuring the freshest seafood and local ingredients. “A la Carte” Dinner — lighter fare available every evening at 6pm, except holidays — $24.50 per person Each evening we offer a lighter fare menu featuring a […]
Learning to Make Pasta at the Hartstone Inn
This past Saturday and Sunday was a Cooking Class Weekend here at the Hartstone Inn and the topic was Pasta, Pasta, Pasta! Techniques included making the dough, coloring and flavoring different pastas, rolling and cutting various shapes, filling pastas such as raviolis and tortellini and finally, cooking pasta. Specific dishes included: Spinach Fettuccine Puttanesca with […]
Week Long Tuscan Foodie Adventure at the Hartstone Inn with Italian Chef Benedetta Vitali
From the heart of Tuscany to the Hartstone Inn, join Chef Benedetta Vitali in Camden, Maine for a week of Tuscan cooking from June 4-8, 2012. Benedetta Vitali is a chef who has lived and worked all her life in Florence, Italy. Benedetta is the author of the James Beard Award finalist Soffritto: Tradition and […]
Maine Restaurant Week March 1-10
The Harstone Inn is excited to be participating in Maine Restaurant Week for the third year in a row! What is restaurant week? “Simply put, a restaurant week is a celebration of the culinary talents of area restaurants. During restaurant week, restaurants offer specially priced three-course menus. Chefs work hard year round to take […]