While the vast majority of our patrons are of the people variety, we often cater to our customers’ dogs as well. We always have a big box of biscuits at the ready, and oftentimes will also provide a bowl of water for a four-legged friend that’s been on a long roadtrip.

For some folks, however, biscuits just aren’t enough. Last weekend we had a family order a bagel sandwich for their pet. From all indications he was very happy with his order.

Another family ordered a ham and bacon sandwich on white for their pooch nicely cut into bite-size chunks.

Two of our very frequent customers had a trio of standard poodles for quite some time. While they only lived a few blocks away, two of the three would come along for the ride. They would patiently sit in the car while their owners enjoyed their breakfast and anxiously await their own special weekend breakfast!

Doggie D’oeuvres Recipe

• toast
• homefries
• bacon, sausage, hash

1. Mash the homefries with a fork until they are the consistency of lumpy mashed potatoes. Similarly, break sausage and/or bacon into tiny pieces.
2. Layer the homefries, hash, sausage and bacon on the toast.
3. Cut into quarters diagonally and serve.

Unfortunately all of the dogs have since passed. There are two new puppies, but they’re restricted to biscuits.

Two of our favorite customers make up Saber Mountain Partners. When they were first starting out they would hold their meetings in our cafe; now they have their own office — a wonderful old mill house that they’ve converted — in the heart of Lincoln but they still visit regularly for breakfast or lunch.

The Landing at Loon Mountain abuts the White Mountain National Forest; you can rest assured that your piece of heaven will stay that way. Check out the Bridge House. Is this an incredible home or what?

Wouldn’t you like to live on a pristine slope above the Pemigewasset (Pemi) River, looking out over the White Mountains with its old-growth spruce, ash, maple, pine and aspen supporting an abundant habitat of deer, moose, turkeys and black bears? Wouldn’t you like this environment even if it was only weekends or vacations? Visit the quiet side of Loon Mountain Ski Resort and stake your claim at The Landing at Loon Mountain.

Ahhhhhhh…for me and many of my customers it’s just what the doctor ordered on a cold and snowy day. It really jazzes up the winter blues. (I might be able to play that tune on my sax!)

I’ve been crafting my beef stew since early fall this year and the response has been fantastic! Have YOU tried it yet? I think I may have beef stew FANS…so how about someone starting a Beef Stew Fan Page huh? I can deal with the ego trip if you’ve got the time. LOL

I’ve been sampling the red wine inventory in the process of making my beef stew. Oh…I didn’t tell you? It has red wine in it…not so you’d know it, but without it you’d definitely taste the difference. I’ve tried Pinot Noir, Chianti, Shiraz and a Malbec. I’m very fond of the results using the Chianti and Pinot Noir, but the other two don’t hold up in the cooking as well, so I’ll have the Shiraz and Malbec in a glass instead thank you. So when you dig into a hot, steamy bowl of my beef stew with a butter grilled biscuit…you’ll also be sampling part of our wine inventory. A glass of wine with your beef stew?