Gingerbread Manor

Homemade Jams

Ephraim — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:37:59 +0000

One of the lovely parts of visiting a professional bed and breakfast is the homemade products. We are well known for our breakfasts but not everyone realizes that most of our jams are homemade. Of course, being homemade jams, they change from time to time. Today on the table we have Clementine-Vanilla Marmalade, Blueberry-Violet jam, Quince-Raspberry, Sour Cherry with Amaretto and Peach with Earl-Grey tea. Yes, they are made right here.

Bed and Breakfast… with real homemade jams!

Polishing the B&B with Updates

Ephraim — Thu, 02 May 2013 14:59:01 +0000

From time to time we need to make changes to the B&B and sometimes we just need to paint and polish some of the aspects of the inn. And I’m sure that some of you are wondering what changes we have made to the Bed and Breakfast.

Carleton had the balcony updated with a brand new resin floor. The size and the railings are the same as before, but it’s nice to have a beautiful clean floor that never needs to be painted.

In Frontenac we replaced the daybed with a double bedded futon (5-star spring mattress), so that the room can accommodate a family of 4, now.

The bathroom on this floor also had the fan changed for a new fan that is a lot quieter.

On the top floor, Wolfe&Montcalm, Champlain and deMaisonneuve all had central air-conditioning installed to replace the window air conditioners. So the windows can be safely opened, even in the summer (though why would you, with the lovely fresh and cool air from the air conditioner.)

Earlier this year the furniture in Champlain was also replaced with newer furniture and the futon replaced with a bed that can be used as a single or opened to an (almost) king-sized bed. We replaced the table by the window with a nice new desk.

Downstairs in the dining room we added a new ice maker and a small refrigerator for guest usage. The ice maker can make a bucket of ice in about a half hour.

A Penny Lost…

Ephraim — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:34:53 +0000

Canada has minted it’s last penny. The CBC even wrote an obituary for the penny. Why do I mention this? Because as visitors, you might not realize why you aren’t getting pennies in your change. As of today, while some stores will still have pennies, the number of pennies will begin to dwindle. Stores and customers can simply round to the nearest nickel (or dime) if you are paying in cash. If you pay with credit or debit, charges are still to the penny.

Winter Macaron

Ephraim — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 23:26:46 +0000

As some people know, we bake our very own homemade macaron. Macaron are a confectionary that is made with almond flour, egg whites and sugar. They are often considered on of the most difficult of confectionaries to make, considering how tempermental they can be and the over 30 steps involved, just in making the shells.

Just to have some fun, we made macaron snowmen and the filling is a eggnog buttercream with real rum in it.

If you didn’t know, we offer macaron as add-on when you book directly. They are $9 for six assorted macaron or $18 for a dozen. They are always gluten-free and only offered assorted. The snowmen are offered only during the winter (while quantities last) and are 3 for $5.

We also have a few of the regular sized eggnog macaron that may be part of an assortment. Our homemade macaron aren’t available anywhere else.

Some of the flavours that we have made include white chocolate & wasabi, strawberry & basil, coffee & anis, chocolate, meyer lemon buttercream, lemon curd, salted butter caramel, and raspberry & chocolate.

Our Blog… Our Voice

Ephraim — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:27:36 +0000

Over the last few months we have been working in the background here at Gingerbread Manor to set up our new website and of course, this new blog as well. And as you can now see, this is it. We will still post on our Facebook page about things to see, do and read about Montreal. But this will let us talk about changes we have made to the B&B and even about our breakfasts.

So welcome to our new blog!