Veteran's and Active Military Stay FREE at Castle Marne Bed & Breakfast

Are you a Vet?  Are you Active Military?  Call Now to Reserve Your FREE Night in The Number 1 Rated Bed and Breakfast in Denver by TripAdvisor!

Castle Marne B&B Says "THANK YOU" for your service to our Nation with a FREE night Thursday, November 10th, 2011.

Complimentary Afternoon Tea is served in the Formal Victorian Parlour from 4:30 until 6:00.  Late night "SleepyTime Tea" and home baked cookies are available after 8:30 p.m.  Wake up Veteran's Day to a fabulous full breakfast in the Elegant Peacock Dining Room.

All 9 of our Guest Rooms are included in this exclusive offer.  Call Now! First Come First Served!
303-331-0621, 1800-92MARNE

All reservations must be made directly, no on-line bookings will be accepted.

Author's/Speaker Series starts Sat., Oct. 15, 1:00-3:30

Castle Marne B&B proudly presents the first in a series of local Denver area authors and speakers events.  The Castle offers a truly intimate and personal venue for book lovers and authors alike.

Join us for this first ever event, Saturday, October, 15th.  A lite lunch will be served.

Meet 3 local author/speakers who invite you to explore your personal spiritual health and wellness, and your relationships with non-physical beings and angels.

Jalynn Venis, intuitive and author of "Angels to Spirits: How Non-Physical Beings Imprint Our Lives" will discuss her work from her "intuitive explorer" perspective.

Laura Faeth, author and healer will share her book "I Found All the Parts: Healing Through Rock'n'Roll".  She will ask "what do music, alchemy, Tarot, secret societies, past lives, mantras and a well known rock band have in common?"  Make your reservation now to find out!  303-331-0621

Danae Shantis, local spirit worker and healer will share her interactive event combining healing breath work with music from a CD inspired by and recorded with the assistance of the Ascended Masters and angels.  Danea will be presenting her program "The Breathing LIfe".

Reservations are strongly recommended, a lite lunch is included.  $12.00 in advance, $15.00 day of.  Call to reserve your spot.  303-331-0621, 1800-92MARNE.

Haunted Gardens and Picnics

Autumn is the perfect time to enjoy the changing colors, Colorado's brilliant blue skies and a gourmet picnic in the haunted gardens of Denver's Cheesman Park.  Let Castle Marne pack you a delicious meal  to enjoy amidst so many lost souls in the lovely rose gardens.

Over a century ago, Cheesman Park was Denver's cemetery and "Boot Hill".  As Denver grew and prospered, wealthy citizens looked for sweeping views of the majestic Rockies above the dirt and dust of busy Denver.  The best locale for such a planned up-scale residential development was the existing cemetery.

Developers and city leaders hired a mortician to respectfully relocate all the graves to Denver's new Riverside Cemetery.  The mortician hired to do the job was an unethical man and proceeded to con the city in a most horrific way.  He negotiated the contract to be paid on the number of coffins, not bodies.  He made all child sized coffins and began dismembering the bodies and putting only parts in the caskets.  He needed upwards to two and sometimes three coffins for one body.  He left graves open encouraging thieves to rob the graves and dogs would drag bones and body parts around town.  After months of this outrage neighbors and city officials had had enough.

The mortician was fired, all the open graves were refilled and grass was planted leaving thousands of graves where they were.  Today Cheesman Park is ringed on all sides with elegant and expensive turn-of-the-century mansions.  The lovely rose gardens on the east side are considered the most haunted section of the park.

The picnic is $45.00 + tax.  Pick up a bottle of wine on the way and we'll lend you a blanket.  For details on ordering and menu options please give us a call.  303-331-0621 or 1800-92MARNE.  We need at least 48 hours to plan and prepare your picnic.  Alcohol not included.

Recipe of the Month: Sugar-Free Shortbread

At the Castle Marne, we always make every effort to accommodate our guests' special dietary needs. We are happy to try out new recipes and techniques to make sure everyone has the chance to enjoy our delicious homemade food.

Try this version of our classic shortbread for a sweet treat anyone can enjoy:

Ingredients
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, softened
1/2 cup Splenda
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp  almond extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp cornstarch
1/8 tsp salt

Using an electric mixer, cream butter, Splenda, and vanilla and almond extracts together in a medium-sized bowl. In a separate bowl, mix flour, cornstarch, and salt until well-blended. Cut flour mixture into butter mixture using a pastry fork until a cohesive dough has formed. Press dough into the bottom of a greased pie pan and slice before baking. Sprinkle with chocolate sprinkles or raw sugar for a pretty finish. Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 12 minutes or until firm. Let cool for at least 20 minutes, then reslice and serve.

Keep in mind that goods baked with Splenda will bake faster than with normal sugar, and will not appear to brown in the oven.

Happy sugar-free baking!