Iowa Bluebells

May 2009 Menu

Down Memory Lane Cuisine $20.95

Potatoe Cheese Soup

Potato Cheese Soup

Salad Greens

Roll
* Grandma Hansen’s Chicken Pie with Ham and a Baking Powder Biscuit Crust

* Rainbow Tortellini with Italian Meatballs in a Parmesan, Rosemary Cream Sauce

* Roast Beef with Chardonnay Cream Sauce with Gorgonzola Cheese and Potato of the Day

* Chicken in a Rosy Pan with a Tomato Basil Cream Sauce on Bow Tie Pasta

* Salmon Fillet with Cucumber Dill Sauce and Wild Rice Pilaf

* Stuffed Pork Tenderloin Roll with Potato of the Day

* Vegetable Enchiladas with Flour Tortillas, Tomatoes and Lettuce

* Fondue Feast ($29.95 / $35.95 on nights with entertainment)

A Variety of Optional Desserts will be offered for $4.00 each!

February 2009 Menu
VICTORIAN VALENTINE CUISINE  - $20.95
Herb-Scented Tomato Soup with Toast Hearts de Provence
Salad Greens
Roll
* Penne from Heaven with Pesto, Chicken and Asiago Cheese Sausage, and Italian and Swiss Cheeses
* Stuffed Pork Tenderloin Roll and Potato of the Day
* Raspberry Chipotle Chicken on Wild Rice
*  Jaeger Schnitzel (Tender Medallions of Pork in a Cream Sauce with Mushrooms) on Homemade Spaeztle Noodles
* Seafood with Swiss Cheese, Shrimp and Crab on Puff Pastry Hearts
* Vegetable Enchiladas with Flour Tortillas, Tomatoes and Lettuce
* Roast Beef with Potato of the Day (Optional Sauce:  Chardonnay Cream Sauce with Gorgonzola Cheese)
* Fondue Feast ($26.95 / $32.95 on nights with entertainment)

A Variety of Optional Desserts will be offered for $4.00 each.
…Chocolate Covered Cherry Cheesecake

Lumpy Bumpy Toffee Pie, Irish Cream Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce,
Blueberry French Cream Pie, and Victoria Sponge with Berries and Buttercream, and more…

February Events:
Friday, February 13, 2009 at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 6:30 p.m.
Rhythm & Jive Pianist Sam Crosser
…with love songs and romantic classics. $25.95 per person

Blue Belle Inn
Telephone: 641-713-3113
www.bluebelleinn.com

Beautifully maintained, this 1880’s Victorian offers guests a three-room Suite on the ground floor.  Since it has its own private entrance, business travelers and honeymooners find it ideal. 

Amenities include a relaxing wicker furnished screened porch, a swimming pool, and free wireless Internet access.  Recent guests from California said of The Manor, “Probably the best bed and breakfast inn we have visited! Outstanding food and luxury bedroom… and a gentle and charming host.

The Manor is surrounded by many of the best attractions and shopping in Fort Madison. The Mississippi river is a mere two blocks away along with the historic Fort and Riverview Park. Restaurants and local shops just one block away.

The Manor features two comfortable guest rooms, one with a king bed and one with a queen bed.  There is also a three room Suite on the lower level with a king bed, kitchenette, private bath and private entrance, and each stay includes a full gourmet breakfast.  Room rates range from $85 to $115 and up. All major credit cards are accepted. Call 319-372-7994 for availablity information.  Visit The Manor online at: http://www.themanorbedandbreakfast.com

Iowa
Maquoketa
More than 150 dealers will entice you with Tiffany-style lamps and carved walnut tables at Banowetz Antique Mall (banowetzantiques.com); when it’s time to let your credit card cool off, duck into the 13 limestone caves at Maquoketa Caves State Park (563/652-5833). Squiers Manor B&B sweetens evenings with complimentary desserts (squiersmanor.com, from $80).

The Sherman House Bed and Breakfast  
800 Gilbert   Charles City, IA 505616
Phone: 641-228-3826 or 888-528-3826 
Rooms: 4   Suite: 1 — All with private baths
Nonsmoking, Wheelchair Accessible, Credit Cards Accepted (MC/Visa), Open Year Round, Wireless High Speed Internet Access  Rates: $100 - $150. 

IBBIA is pleased to accept The Sherman House to their family of outstanding and high quality Bed and Breakfast Inns.  The Sheman House is an exquisite historic 1888 home, on the hill, over-looking Charles City. Guestrooms are beautiful with fireplaces & unique private bathrooms.  Enjoy the ambience of their sunroom, living & dining rooms, library and decks.  Near Cedar River with 1906 suspension bridge, walking, biking and hiking trails.  Call 641-228-3826 or 888-528-3826 for more information or to make reservations.