Celebrate Easter at Saybrook Point

Come to the Easter Celebration at Saybrook Point!

Are you looking to spend your Easter holiday somewhere truly special? Saybrook Point, in Old Saybrook Connecticut, is celebrating Easter with a traditional holiday feast, including a fine selection of contemporary seasonal fare at its award-winning casual fine dining restaurant Fresh Salt on Sunday, April 16. 

Saybrook Point is also offering overnight accommodations at its historic main Inn and luxury guesthouses during Easter weekend; holiday package rates start at $373; guests will enjoy exquisite overnight accommodations on Saturday, April 15 including a $20 food and beverage credit for the lounge at Fresh Salt, plus Easter Brunch for two on Sunday, April 16.

To book the Easter Brunch Getaway Package at Saybrook Point, please call 860.395.2000.

The Easter holiday buffet at Saybrook Point features house-made breakfast pastries, Belgian and gluten-free waffles, breakfast meats, and a seafood station with shrimp and assorted smoked seafood. The feast’s Farm to Chef Easter Egg Basket will feature Lobster Newburgh-style Eggs Benedict with Spinach-Gruyere Quiche, while the Terra Mar Charcuterrie & Smokehouse section will offer House-cured Salmon, Seared Ahi Tuna, Smoked Salmon, Smoked Trout, and Smoked Mussels, along with sliced Salumi, Coppa, Soppressata, Smoked Duck Breast, Tasso Ham, Venison Andouille Sausage, and Cajun Smoked Chicken.

At the Carving Station, guests will enjoy Prime Rib of Angus Beef, Natural Jus Roasted Rosemary Crusted Leg of Lamb, and Seville Orange Marmalade Glazed Ham, while the Pasta Station will offer Tortellini, Butternut Squash, Broccoli Rabe-Pancetta, Classic Cioppino, and Oriecchette.  Hot entrees to round out the celebration will include Blackened Atlantic Salmon with Yellow Pepper Sauce and Crab Salsa Cruda, White Mable Farms Pork Tenderloin Medallions with Wild Mushroom-Madeira Cream Sauce, Pan Seared Breast of Chicken with Cabernet Rice Pilaf and Natural Jus, Shrimp-Scallop-Artichoke Gratin, and Eggplant Lasagna.

Dessert-lovers will fall in love with the pastry chef’s offering of more than 25 items from Fresh Salt’s bakeshop.  Favorites include: Caramel Apple Bread Pudding; Pineapple Upside-down Cake; Baklava; Rice Pudding and Chocolate Mousse Cups.

Seating for the Easter holiday buffet at Saybrook Point begins at 10:00 am and ends at 4:00 pm.

Reservations are advised, as this is a perennial favorite for New Englanders.  Call the direct reservations line at 860.339-1318. The cost is $55.95 for adults, $27.95 children ages 5 - 12.

Fresh Salt at Saybrook Point

2 Bridge Street
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
860.395.2000
Easter Sunday Menu: http://www.saybrook.com/event/easter-sunday-brunch-2017/

About Saybrook Point 

Situated along the picturesque shores of historic Old Saybrook, Connecticut, Saybrook Point features a collection of 100 elegantly-appointed guestrooms, a rejuvenating full-service SANNO spa, and casual fine dining restaurant Fresh Salt, as well as a unique waterfront Lighthouse Suite. In addition, the historic Three Stories and Tall Tales luxury guesthouses offer exquisite rooms that convey the story of famous local residents. The pristine Saybrook Point Marina, a landmark boating destination conveniently located at the mouth of the Connecticut River, serves as a focal point for the Inn. For more information and to sign up for the e-newsletter, visit  www.saybrook.com.

National Grill Cheese Day with T-Fal USA

Happy National Grilled Cheese Day!

Photo Source: 5WPR

Who doesn't love a fun foodie holiday?

Not me - that's for sure! So, in honor of the humble Grilled Cheese - let's whoop it up and enjoy the day! (As if we needed an excuse to indulge in a cheesy, gooey, delicious hot melted sandwich!)

The Classic American Grilled Cheese is a culinary staple, but let's face it. Been there. Done that.

So let's do a recipe upgrade, with T-fal's Four Cheese Gourmet Grilled Cheese.


The key to this sandwich's crispily delightful look and taste is that it is grilled to perfection in the T-fal Optigrill Plus, (product info below).  I mean really, a grill cheese with grill marks? Win Win!

T-fal's Four Cheese Gourmet Grilled Cheese

2 Servings / Preparation Time: 5 min.

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp (15 ml) melted butter
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) finely chopped
• Fresh parsley
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• A pinch of black pepper

• 1 tbsp (15 ml) finely grated Parmesan cheese
• 4 slices fresh crusty bread, about1/2-inch (1 cm) thick
• 4 slices Cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup (50 ml) shredded Mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup (50 ml) shredded Gruyere cheese

Instructions:

1. Blend the butter with the parsley, Parmesan cheese, garlic and pepper until well combined. Spread the butter mixture evenly over one side of each slice of bread. Place a slice of Cheddar, on the unbuttered side, of the other 2 slices of bread. Toss the mozzarella with the Gruyere and sprinkle over the Cheddar. Top the sandwiches with the remaining bread, buttered-side-out.
2. Turn the T-fal OptiGrill Plus on. Select the sandwich program and press OK. Once the purple indicator light has stopped flashing, place the sandwiches on the grill and close the lid.
3. Cook until the indicator light has changed to red or until the cheese is melted and the bread is toasted.

TIPS:

• The combination possibilities for this sandwich are endless! Add bacon, ham, salami, turkey, tomato, basil, sage or roasted red peppers.
• Substitute any combination of favorite cheeses for those suggested in the recipe.
• Serve this sandwich with a hot bowl of soup for a warming lunch or light supper.

T-fal OptiGrill Plus

The T-fal OptiGrill Plus is the new, one-of-a-kind way to grill indoors. The innovative OptiGrill Plus features a cooking sensor that guarantees a perfectly cooked meal every time. The built-in sensor automatically adapts to the thickness of your food and delivers perfect doneness from rare to well-done for six different programs: burgers, poultry, Panini, sausage and pork, red meat and fish. The OptiGrill Plus' unique temperature gauge allows the savvy home cook to have total control when cooking foods on the manual setting. Users can customize and adjust the temperature from keep warm, low, medium and high, allowing for a range of preparation options beyond the current preset functions. The OptiGrill Plus features angled plates that allow fat to drip off easily into the extra-large drip tray. The brushed stainless steel exterior is sleek and compact for easy storage and the removable cooking plates and drip tray are dishwasher safe for fast and easy clean up.

Available at Bed Bath & Beyond. SRP: $179.99