Breakfast At The Inn
The rich scent of the Inn's own blend of organic coffee, fine teas brewing and warm muffins mingle in joyful greeting as you join the convivial common table for an ample breakfast. Find your place and enjoy the daily offering of succulent, seasonal fruit. You may choose to head straight for the popular Hawthorne Inn homemade granola, topped-off with a generous dollop of yogurt, before exploring the variety of wholesome fresh-baked goods, specialty jams and aged cheeses that offer themselves up to satisfy your desires.
You will begin your Breakfast with the Innkeeper's choice of Fresh Fruits prepared in a variety of ways. Such as:
- Marilyn's Own Hot Peach-Plum Nutty Fruit-Crisp topped with Mascarpone [mid-to late summer delight made from our local crops]
- Gregory's Specialty Cold, Spiced Cherry Soup served with a dollop of Sour Cream [whenever we find great Cherries]
- Hawthorne Inn's Select Registry Award Winning "Hickory-Dickory-Bosc": Bosc Pears poached in Hickory Syrup laced with a Raspberry Sauce
- A Chilled Fresh Berry Cup filled with color: Blueberries, Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries [& Cherries] offered with a side of our Whipped Cream, Fruited Yogurt, Sour Cream topping [a year round treat]
- Tropical Fresh Fruit Cup: Mangos, Papayas, Bananas, Pineapples, Oranges, Pomegranates & Kiwi with thick Pomegranate Juice poured over and a bit of Coconut mixed in [again, throughout the year]
- Melons, thinly sliced: Catawba, Honeydew, Cantaloupe & Watermelon [especially good on a hot summer morning with Melons from the Organic Farm down the road]
- Baked Stuffed Apples, our Autumn special, hot from the oven, served with thick, cold, Heavy Cream [we hand pick our apples at local orchards from before Labor Day until the cold snap hits; several different varieties]
- And, with simplicity: a Grapefruit: Red or White or Pink, Sweet with the sun of Florida on a Winter Morn, topped with a Kiwi or a Cherry or Strawberry for added color: succulent
As our Fruit dishes change so, too, do our Breads and Morning Treats. We always have both for you to enjoy. They may include:
- "Monkey on my Back" Applecake drizzled with a Spiced Cider-Brandy Sauce
- Gingerbread: hot from the oven and served with Whipped Cream
- Scones: Cinnamon, Currant and Plain
- Muffins: BerryBanana, Lemon Poppyseed, Blueberry Corn, Raspberry Almond...
- Sour Cream Coffee Cake laced with Spices & Nuts
- Grove Cake: seasonal fruits swirled into a very buttery pound cake
- Orange Pecan Loaf
- Danish: Apple or Lemon or Sweet Cream
And, for the Robust Breads, we offer a varied sampling of:
- Harvest: a rich Wheat Bread with Nuts and Cranberries
- Caraway Rye or Sunflower Seed
- Sweet Potato Pecan: amazing lathered with cheese
- Brioche: a simple, sweet White Bread [similar to Portuguese Sweet Bread]
- Pepperjack: yes, black pepper, a bit hot, great with Cheddar
- Pumpernickel: sometimes sliced large, other times, the lovely round, compact disks which truly imbue the essence of the flavor
- Bagels: Egg, Plain, Poppyseed or Sesame Seed [with Cream Cheese to accompany]
- Buttery Croissants
Always on the Breakfast Tables:
- Hawthorne Inn Granola: homemade, rich and substantial, filled with an abundant variety of nuts and dried fruits
- Hard Boiled Eggs [we daily change the Salt & Pepper Shakers from our extensive collection for your use]
- Cheeses, both regional and imported, may include a Vermont Cheddar, Spanish Mahon, French Camembert or Brie, or, perhaps, a locally made Goat Cheese
- Yogurts: Fruited and Plain
- Orange Juice and Concord Grape-Juice. The original "Concord Grapevine" is across the street from our Inn, Ephraim Bull was the gentleman whom we thank for developing it in the mid 19th century.
- Teas: a plethora of Herbal & Dark Teas to choose from
- Coffee: our own rich and strong Organic, Free Trade and Freshly Ground "Morning Hawthorne Inn" Blend.
- Our table is set with locally made and hand painted Dedham Pottery
- Candles will be lit... Classical Music will be in the far background playing...Sky, our Alsatian, will visit if you ask
- What better setting for wonderful conversations then when you are eating well, surrounded by beauty!