RISE AND DINE AMERICA
Savory Secrets from America’s Bed & Breakfast Inns
(Second Edition) 

Second edition—more recipes and B&Bs than ever!

by Marcy Claman

"For a B&B breakfast at home, check out RISE & DINE." —Food & Wine

The recipe for RISE & DINE’s success is simple. Blend:

• easy and delicious guest-tested recipes that work
• a charming taste of diverse B&Bs—one of the most popular ways to vacation
• armchair traveling from your kitchen table

The second edition features a wealth of new recipes, B&Bs from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and convenient lay-flat perfect binding for home cooks.

The cookbook:RISE & DINE AMERICA takes you on a journey to the professional kitchens of 120 inns from across the US, where you can sample more than 350 easy and delicious recipes for breakfast, brunch, and teatime. Many of these savory secrets, such as Memère’s French Breakfast Crêpes, have been in families for generations. Others, such as Chocolate Cheesecake Muffins, are new creations that tantalize inn guests day after day.

Chapters are: Beverages & Cereal; Appetizers & Side Dishes; Muffins; Quick & Yeast Breads; Cakes; Other Baked Goods & Desserts; French Toast, Pancakes & Waffles; Quiches, Omelets, Frittatas & Casseroles; Egg, Meat, & Fish Main Dishes; Spreads & Toppings. 

The travel guide: More than just a cookbook, RISE & DINE AMERICA whets the appetite for B&B adventure, whether you’re interested in cozying up to a roaring fire at a picture-postcard Austrian-style chalet, regaling in the nineteenth-century splendor of a restored Queen Anne mansion, or enjoying a whimsical stay in an authentic 1923 red caboose. For each recipe, there is a B&B illustration, description, and pertinent travel information. What’s more, an index of inns by state makes it easy to plan your travel itinerary.

The good read: Armchair travelers and armchair gourmets can sit back and escape to the romance and culinary delights of B&Bs simply by reading through the recipes, descriptive B&B profiles, and innkeepers’ anecdotes.

What people are saying about RISE AND DINE AMERICA (SECOND EDITION):

"It's an excellent book with great recipes. I've gotten a lot of enjoyment from it." —Melinda Donnelly, home cook

"For a B&B breakfast at home, check out RISE & DINE." —Food & Wine

"The most tantalizing recipes shared by America’s B&B innkeepers." —Bed & Breakfast Bed & Breakfast

"Armchair travelers and kitchen magicians will delight in this packed volume. This book is a must for breakfast lovers as well as travel enthusiasts." —Country Almanac

"Bed and breakfasts serve up some winning brunch ideas. A source of B&B recipes is a new book titled RISE & DINE." —Chicago Tribune

"RISE & DINE is a delightful collection of breakfast treats." —Charlotte Herald

"These breakfasts make traveling worthwhile." —The Cincinnati Post

“The highlight of staying at any B&B is breakfast. If you have ever awoken, once home, to visions of such feasts dancing in your head but just don’t have the mind to replicate the menus, RISE & DINE AMERICA: Savory Secrets from America’s Bed & Breakfast Inns may provide the inspiration needed.” —The Toronto Sun

"Contains quite an array of tantalizing items. Recipes are appealing, easy to follow even for novice cooks, and require ingredients that are readily available. Many are do-ahead, making them good choices for entertaining."
—Yellow Brick Road, The Bed & Breakfast Newsletter

"It is hard to find a really good breakfast-recipe book. This qualifies. One wonders about the fist fights over Best Ever Chocolate Chip–Banana Muffins." —Metro Menus

“RISE & DINE AMERICA is full of hundreds of new breakfast ideas for a morning meal or even brunch.”
—Halifax Daily News

"A good read for the armchair gourmet." —Inn Marketing

Have a taste of RISE AND DINE AMERICA (SECOND EDITION)

Best Ever Chocolate Chip–Banana Muffins (The Signal House)

3 large ripe bananas
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten 
1/3 cup butter, melted
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 ounces chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 375°F.

Mash the bananas, and add the sugar and egg. Add the melted butter, then add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Stir in the chocolate chips.

Pour the batter into a greased 12-cup muffin pan and bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Yield: 12 muffins

About the B&B

The Signal House

Betsy and Vic Billingsley
234 North Front Street
Ripley, Ohio 45167
Tel/Fax: (937) 392-1640

Located just one hour east of Cincinnati, this stately and historic 1830s home on the Ohio River offers spectacular sunsets from three relaxing porches and elegant twin parlors, with river views from every room. Two Civil War officers lived in this house and legend has it that it was also part of the Underground Railroad. Steeped in a rich past, the village of Ripley includes 55 acres that are recorded in the National Register of Historic Places. Visit antique and specialty shops, restaurants, three museums (themed on the early pioneers and the Underground Railroad), covered bridges, and lots of friendly people. The beautiful Ohio River offers boating, fishing, and water and jet skiing, with pick-up service from local marinas provided by The Signal House. Your hosts Betsy and Vic enjoy their B&B guests, family, grandchildren, river sports, and life in general! Vic is a letter carrier for the US Postal Service and Betsy is a former dental assistant and business telephone trainer. A full homemade breakfast is served at guests’ preferred time.

Season: all year

Accommodations: two rooms with shared bath

(Reprinted from Rise & Dine America: Savory Secrets from America's Bed & Breakfast Inns, Second Edition, by Marcy Claman, Callawind Publications Inc, 1998.)