You’ll want more!)Ĭhapters in the Light House Breakfast Cookbook follow Heceta Head B&B’s famed seven course breakfast menu: Fruit Sweet Bread Seafood Frappes Eggs Meat Dessert Fruit & Cheese.Ĭomposed Fruit salads make a welcome addition to entertaining menus as well as weekday breakfasts. Over the holidays, this Liver Pate was the first to go, every time. Embellished with a dash of this and that, you’d never guess the origins, but trust me, it’s a welcome addition. Beard, a former Oregon resident, once slipped Mike the recipe…and I made it immediately! The secret? A hearty mixture of liverwurst and cream cheese. Included in the book is James Beard’s cheater version of Liver Pate. Dense yet incredibly moist, its light kiss of sweetness makes this cake surprisingly versatile. This book has become my secret weapon! Making regular appearances at brunch or as a light dessert, the Almond Butter Cake is my go-to recipe. The Lighthouse Breakfast Cookbook (Westwiinds Press, 2009) documents the history of Heceta Head Lighthouse B&B, and reveals their most coveted recipes. Oregon coast’s Heceta Head Lighthouse is one of the most photographed lighthouses in the world and the corresponding B&B is renowned for their seven-course breakfast.
Now retired, the torch has been passed to their daughter Michelle and her husband, Steven. Mike and Carol played a crucial role in preserving these landmark buildings and served as the B&B’s first proprietors. Forest Service, and the lightkeeper residences have been converted into Heceta Head Bed & Breakfast. Today, an interpretive center sits on land owned by the U.S. As the buildings deteriorated, local citizens fought to preserve these historic structures.Įnter: an innovative idea + the husband and wife team of Mike and Carol Korgan. Technology advanced and automation eventually eliminated the need for lamplighters. Throughout the night, they worked in four hour shifts, manually keeping the flame alive. The adjacent Queen Anne-style homes with cranberry-colored shingles, housed the lighthouse lamplighters. Rich with timber and easy access to salmon, this land has been home to traders and trappers for centuries.Īgainst this stormy backdrop, Heceta Head Lighthouse warns of the impending coastline. Defying the elements, gnarled Evergreens clutch weather-beaten cliffs, and refuse to fall into the sea. Wind sweeps across the Pacific Ocean, battering the rugged coastline with foam-flecked waves and sheets of rain.
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