by Donna Cain, Over the years I have been exposed to cooking with cast iron pots and skillets. Truth be told, as a young woman I thought my grandmother was crazy to use her skillet for everything she cooked on her gas stove. I would give anything now to have … Read more
Summer is finally upon us and with the warm weather comes the bounty of summer fruit and vegetables. Our version of summer berry cobbler is a great way to use up any berries laying around in your refrigerator or freezer and it will definitely impress your friends and family as … Read more
by Heather Puffer Captain Freeman Cooking School season will kick off in just over a month! While it’s hard to think about baking bread and slurping French Onion Soup (there’s no way to eat onion soup gracefully) while the thermometer is still breaking 80 degrees, these weekends were made for … Read more
Guest blogger, Suzy Brooks We recently had a wonderful gathering at the Captain Freeman for our Provence Cooking School. My husband and I enjoyed a lovely dinner afterwards (where we get to eat all of the delicious food made in the class) with a lovely couple that joined in on … Read more
Almond-Crusted French Toast served with Strawberries and Hickory Smoked Bacon Everyone loves a good French Toast and today’s version was a huge success! I especially like to use Challah bread as it really absorbs the custard creating an eggy, sweet old fashion favorite. Crunchy almonds, fresh strawberries and fragrant orange … Read more
Cape Cod Culinary and Captain Freeman Inn Presenting a season of Mediterranean cooking with locally grown ingredients, combined to create small plates with big flavors. Our chef, Carol Edmondson, has been combining the simple, healthy preparations of Mediterranean cuisine with fresh local ingredients in the kitchen of the Captain Freeman … Read more
by Donna Cain, Innkeeper and owner I have always loved pies. In fact, I think of all of the desserts we make at our two inns, Brewster by the Sea Inn and Spa and the Captain Freeman Inn on Cape Cod, pies are my absolute favorite! As with most family … Read more
By Donna Cain, Innkeeper and Owner We just completed our first season of Italian cooking schools (with a little french thrown in:) at the Captain Freeman Inn, and as owners, we could not be more pleased. This past weekend we had a sold out group for our Naples class. My … Read more
written by Donna Cain, Innkeeper and owner Annie Fitzsimmons, travel writer for the Forbes magazine recently wrote an article on Cooking Schools in New England. The Captain Freeman Inn was chosen as one of the two best hotel cooking schools for this area. Annie feels that “the most popular lifelong … Read more
by Donna Cain, Innkeeper/Owner We had a special treat this weekend with our professional chef, Carol Edmondson, conducting our Winter in Provence cooking school at the beautiful Captain Freeman Inn. Our theme this year is “Small Plates- Big Flavors” which falls in line with my New Year’s resolution to not … Read more
