Clementine's Bed and Breakfast

Five rooms

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Breakfasts at Clementine's are lovingly prepared each morning by chef Judith. A different menu each day begins with a choice of fresh juices, freshly ground gourmet coffee, a dozen choices of teas or our in-house hot chocolate. A first course of fresh seasonal fruit compote is always served but in the fall and winter she prepares baked apples, pears, a seasonal crisp with vanilla yogurt or broiled grapefruit with grated nutmeg. Hand crafted sweet treats like petit assorted raspberry or blueberry muffins, baby fruited puff pastries, spicy buttermilk coffee cake or sweet drop scones will usually accompany the main dish. Some of Judith's favored main dishes include:

• Individual Skillet Baked Eggs in Sweet Cream with Fresh Herbs & Cheese with Smoked Salmon
• Clementine's Famous Buttermilk Cornmeal and Oatmeal Pancakes with Oregon Blueberries
• Blintz Souffle with blueberry Sauce
• Spinach Frittata with Goat Cheese and Wild Mushrooms
• Baked Stuffed French Toast with carmelized apples or Fresh Fruit
• Dungeness Crab Eggs Benedict with Steamed Asparagus
• Huevos Rancheros or Southwest Frittata
• Perfectly baked soft scrambled eggs with fresh herbs and fontina cheese

In 1995 we opened the Lagniappe Café, the name inspired from the French Cajun term "to get a little something extra". The café prepared everything from scratch including all our baked goodies, gourmet hand-built sandwiches, soups, and dinner entrees. The Café closed in 1998. But many of our customers have requested their favorite items from the menu and we put together recipes from the Café and Clementine's Bed and Breakfast. These recipes are tried and true and we thought you might enjoy preparing them for your family. Our cookbook "From Clementine's Kitchen" is due out soon, send us your name and e-mail address if you would like information when we send the cookbook out into the world, email us!

Innkeepers Judith and Cliff Taylor are experienced hosts who are experts on what to do and see on the many wonderful activities in the area and pride themselves as "concierge of the North Coast".

The Lower Columbia River region is historically significant for the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Many other natural and historical attractions provide visitors a wide range of activities for interesting day trips, including hiking, kayaking, biking, antique hunting, bird watching.

Attractions:

• Fort Clatsop National Museum, with a replica of the winter camp built by Lewis and Clark in 1805 during their Northwest Expedition, celebrating the bicentennial.
• Columbia River Maritime Museum, a nationally acclaimed nautical museum depicting the importance of naval activities from the Civil War to the present, impact on the area by fur trade,canneries, whaling, steam, motor and sailing vessels, a treasure of maritime history and information.
• The Flavel House Museum, described by SUNSET MAGAZINE as the best example of Queen Anne architecture in Oregon, is the home of Captain George Flavel, the first Columbia River bar pilot.
• The Heritage Museum, an exhibit of the natural history, geology, presence of native American artifacts and arrival of early immigrants and settlers.
• Fort Stevens Historical Area and Military Museum, an early battery for coastal and harbor defense. A self-guided HISTORIC WALKING TOUR of Victorian homes maps out a 2 hour easy walk viewing over 70 homes registered by state and national registers. Numerous museums are open seven days a week making Astoria itself "a museum without walls".
• Other must-see attractions include the biggest Sitka Spruce in the U.S., oldest Red Cedar Grove on Long Island in Willipa Bay; Jewell Meadows elk viewing area; Eagle Sanctuary; Columbia White-tail Deer; North Head Lighthouse and Cape Disappointment Light house; Saddle Mountain hike- highest point in country; working waterfront where bar pilots boats and tug boats service river traffic. The natural rugged beauty of the region entices visitors from all over the world to boat, fish, hike, bike, enjoy beaches and wild life sanctuaries throughout the area and explore its historical impact. Other attractions include waterfront parks, a RiverWalk along the Columbia River, whale and bird migrations in winter and spring, bird sanctuaries. Astoria has great shopping art galleries, and restaurants.