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“ The menu came about naturally ,” says Christina . “ We talked about our favorite dishes as a family and put them on the menu . It ’ s an eclectic mix of everything that we like to eat .” Jared and Christina ’ s son , Landon , loves fried food — and he also loves working the fryer in the kitchen . Their son , Dominic , likes to help out in the kitchen in any way that he can . “ He ’ ll do anything except chop mushrooms ,” says Chiristina . All of the food at Rowell ’ s Inn — including the house-made pastries and the breakfast meals for overnight guests - is cooked by Christina , Jared , and whatever family members are available to help . “ It gets hectic ,” she adds , “ but it ’ s also a lot of fun .”
Although Christina enjoys many aspects of working in the kitchen at Rowell ’ s Inn , she is especially fond of their delectable baked goods . “ I love making scones , muffins , cinnamon rolls , coffee cakes , donuts and everything else ! I make many of my baked goods with Cabot butter and King Arthur Flour , and we try to source as many of our food products from Vermont as we can . The cinnamon sugar popovers are also a recurrent guest favorite here . We serve them with Vermont maple syrup , and they ’ re a wonderful , sweet treat that ’ s good with any meal .” Christina also makes custom cakes and platters of baked goods for her clients , and she finds immense fulfillment in creating phenomenal pastries and providing personalized , genuine service for her guests . “ I apply the same approach that I take with my baking towards everything that we do here at Rowell ’ s Inn : I always bake from the heart , because finding something you love and giving your all to it is what makes life worth living .”
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