What is Randy Cooking this Saturday at R Place?

R Place at Washington on the Brazos

Saturday, January 26

 Dinner Special

$18.95

Bow-Tie Pasta w/ Italian Sausage

 and Tomatoes

with Cream tossed with fresh basil, garlic, 

and topped with Romano Cheese

Served with salad of mixed greens and warm bread with brie.

Dinner service begins at 6:00 pm

Reservations are helpful 

and can be made by calling 936-878-1925

Enjoy the live music of David Vidal playing acoustic slide guitar during the dinner hours this Saturday.

My tip...the meals are always wonderful and the historic building is special!

Susan

The Brenham House

Gumbo Cook Off at Windy Winery

Saturday, January 26, 2013

1-3pm

 at Windy Winery

Gumbo Cook Off

Come on out and cook 

or just come on out for a bowl of great gumbo at $5.00

$10.00 to taste all gumbos

Wine is not included.

The fire pit will be in action so bring your jackets and enjoy the view!

You will love August and Linda (owners)

www.windywinery.com

Stay with us at The Brenham House!

The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast

Coming to The Brenham House this Weekend?

Welcome to our Sweet Town!

Check into The Brenham House at 3-6pm

In addition to the area restaurants, wineries, parks with walking and nature trails, and the great downtown shopping!

you may want to tour 

Blue Bell Creameries, if you arrive on Friday, in time for the tours

www.BlueBell.com

Check out the Downtown Art Gallery

www.downtownartgallery-brenham.com

Antique Rose Emporium

www.weareroses.com

or

Washington on the Brazos

www.birthplaceoftexas.com

What's for Dinner at R Place this Saturday Evening?

R Place at Washington on the Brazos

Now displaying artist Ray Hadaway's work.

So enjoy a wonderful meal and great wine selection while enjoying this great art!

Y-U-M-M-M

Saturday, January 19, 2013

$22.95

Cedar-Planked Teriyaki Salmon

A filet of wild caught Sockeye Salmon 

that has been marinaded then drizzled with teriyaki sauce 

that is grilled on a seasoned cedar plank

 then served over sweet potato hash browns 

and wilted baby spinach.

Served with an organic mixed greens saldad with blue cheese crumbles and melted brie with bread.

Dinner service begins at 6:00 pm

936 878-1925

The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast

Come See Us at the Ant Street Inn During the Wine Swirl

Uptown Swirl 2013

Historic Downtown Brenham, Texas

It is suppose to be beautiful weather 

on Saturday, January 19, 2013!

There will be 20 locations to go by and try some great wines.

The Ant Street Inn will present Pleasant Hill dessert wines during 

The Swirl.

The Brenham House will be there, as well with some of our great desserts!

Come on by and see us from 3-7pm, at the Ant Street Inn.

We will have our Texas Sheet Cake, 

Lemon Blossoms, 

and a great Creamy Butter Cake

 to sample along with Pleasant Hill's dessert wines.

The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast

www.PleasantHillWinery.com

www.AntStreetInn.com

Don't miss the Round Top Winter Antiques Show 2013

January 18-19, 2013

Round Top Winter Antiques Show

Friday and Saturday 10:00-5:00 PM

Big red Barn in Round Top, Texas

The Winter and Summer shows have quickly become known for their informal, eclectric atmosphere, yet for maintaining the high standard of antiques offered at the larger Spring and Fail Fairs.

One of the Best Antique Shows in the nation.

$5.00, good both days

www.RoundTopTexasAntiques.com

Go Friday or Saturday before the Uptown Swirl in Brenham, Texas!

www.DowntownBrenham.com

Book your room now with The Brenham House!

The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast

Mike Shoup to Speak at Lifetime Learning Brenham

Mike Shoup of the Antique Rose Emporium 

will be the first guest speaker of the 

Spring Season of Lifetime Learning Brenham.

Shoup will speak Friday, January 25, 2013

at 11:30 am.luncheon in the Blinn Student Center.

Luncheon tickets are $22.00 per person.

For more information, call 979 337-4928.

Shoup opened the Antique Rose Emporium in 1984 to specialize in the reintroduction and the distribution of historic roses.

Antique Rose Emporium

Brenham's 2013 Winter Antique Show

Brenham's Winter Antique Show

January 12-13, 2013

Located just a mile and a half from The Brenham House!

Knights of Columbus Hall

2804 Gun and Rod Road

Hours: Saturday 9-5 pm

Sunday 10-4pm

Stoneware, pottery, cut and pressed glass, linens, quilts, furniture, outside and yard art, vintage collectibles.

Book your room now at The Brenham House

The Chalk Garden performed at Unity Theatre, Brenham, Texas

Unity Theatre, Brenham, Texas presents

The Chalk Garden a drama by Enid Bagnold

February 7- February 24, 2013

Eccentric Mrs. St. Maugham has engaged the mysterious Miss Madrigal to be governess to her granddaughter at her manor house in Sussex.  Her granddaughter is a precocious liar preoccupied with "true crime" stories and dark secrets are revealed when an elderly judge comes to lunch.

Unity Theatre 

Ticket price for this main stage performance is $27.00

Curtain times:

Thursdays 7:30 pm

Fri- Sat. 8 pm

Sun- 4 pm

The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast 

New Year's Dinner at R Place at Washington on the Brazos

Plan your New Year's Dinner at R Place at Washington on the Brazos!

Great food and large selection of wines!

Beef Medallions with Brandy Peppercorn Sauce

(U.S.D.A.Choice Beef Tenderloin Sliced into medallion topped with our brandy peppercorn sauce)

Served with Warm Bread with melted Brie,

Fresh organic greens house salad,

a wonderful dessert of Chocolate Truffle Torte,

and a glass of Champagne

$34.95

For reservations call 281 744-4195

Music provided by Gene Scott for your dining pleasure.

Get your Tickets Now for this Year's Uptown Wine Swirl

January 19, 2013

3-7 P.M.

Buy your tickets online now and pick up your glasses 

at the gazebo on the square that day.

Tickets are $25.00 until Dec. 31, 2012

January 1 -19th, 2013 tickets are $30.00

What a wonderful way to spend the afternoon and evening!  

Wine tasting in the quaint stores in historic downtown Brenham.

Click here to go to buy your tickets:

www.brenhamuptownswirl.com

www.TheBrenhamHouse.com

Annual Christmas Sing Along at The Stone Cellar

The Stone Cellar is having their Annual Christmas Sing Along

December 14th, 2012

6-10 P.M.

Doug Beyers will perform in the piano and

Jay Robinson will lead the Christmas Carols at 8 P.M. 

The Sone Cellar has great thin crust pizza and a large selections of wines and beers.

Outdoor seating as well as indoor.

The Stone Cellar

204 E. Mill Street

Round Top, Texas

979 249-3390

The Brenham House

The Brenham House's Signature Brandied Cranberries

The Brenham House's signature Brandied Cranberries!

It is that time of year that we make our signature Brandied Cranberries.

They are so good.  We add them along side of our Pancakes, French Toast, 

 or Homemade Biscuits!

... but the dirty little secret is they are great on Blue Bell Ice Cream!

This is just a fun time of year in the kitchen!

Check Blue Bell for tour schedules:

www.BlueBell.com 

www.TheBrenhamHouse.com 

What is Cooking at R Place at Washington-on-the-Brazos?

What is Randy serving this Saturday Evening, you ask?

R Place at Washington-on-the-Brazos

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Pork Tenderloins with Gorgonzola Sauce

 and they are always so tender and tasty.

$17.95

Medallions of Roasted Pork with Gorgonzola Sauce 

served with a side Butternut Squash

Dinner includes a beautiful organic salads of mixed greens with a balsamic vinegar

 and blue cheese crumbles, 

along with warm bread and melted brie cheese.

You will love it!  Always fresh, tasty and made for you!

Reservations are helpful.  936 878-1925

R Place at Washington-on-the-Brazos

The Brenham House

Christmas Shopping in Historic Downtown Brenham

Make your plans now to get all of your Christmas shopping done in a very peaceful small town that will take you back t a Norman Rockwell painting.

Everything in the downtown is decorated with lights, and festive Christmas decorations.  The pace is much slower here and there is less traffic.  You can park downtown and shop up and down the historic downtown.

The are a couple of new stores that have opened recently.  

The Cottage Home Design

Alamo @ St Charles Street

The Man Cave has opened and it next door to The Cottage

Also Kay's  has opened and the food is great!  You can walk to this restaurant from The Brenham House.  It is a beautifully restored home on Market Street.

kayscuisineforthesoul.com

The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast

Away in the Basement A Church Basement Ladies Christmas 2012

If you saw it last play two years ago,

 you will want to come back for more laughter and fun!  

This is a different play for the Christmas Holidays!

Get your tickets now for this fun musical comedy

on

December 4-5, 2012 at 7:00 pm

Dr. W. W. O'Donnell Performing Arts Theatre

at Blinn College - Brenham Campus

The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast

Leftovers Antiques Annual Holiday Celebration

3900 Hwy 290 W.

Brenham, Texas

979 830-8496

Leftovers Antiques is one of the finest shops in Brenham, Texas.

        Check out these sales!

November 23-25, 2012

10-6 pm

Join us for our Annual Holiday Celebration sale!

FOOD,

FUN,

20% off throughout the store and

50% on all Christmas

The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast

2012 Jingle Bell Market

Tuesday, November 20 - 10-7:30 pm

Wednesday, November 21 - 10-6 pm

Come join in the Fun!

Silver Wings Ballroom

4100 Hwy 105

Brenham, Texas

Get all of you shopping done in one spot!  Great Concept!

The Brenham House Bed andBreakfast

Serving up Mixed Seafood at R Place Saturday

Randy has got it going on!

November 17, 2012

Come on out to R Place at Washington on the Brazos for outstanding Saturday evening,  dining.

It is just a short drive from 

The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast

Saturday's menu: 

Mixed Seafood in a spicy broth!

Just in time for the cooler weather he is serving

Shrimp, Mussels, and Bay Scallops in a white wine broth with diced tomatoes, herbs and a little heat.

The seafood is served over linguini with French bread for dipping.

Comes with a house salad of mixed organic greens,

with warm bread and melted brie.

$21.95

He has a wide variety of wines to choose from.

Dinner service begins at 6:00 pm

Call for reservations at 936 878-1925

You won't be disappointed!

www.rplacetexas.com

Brenham, Texas Christmas Stroll and Lighted Parade

Christmas Stroll and Lighted Parade in Brenham, Texas

All Day Friday, November 30, 2012

and Saturday, December 1, 2012

What a delightful way to shop for all of your friends and family!  Small town Brenham all decorated for the Christmas Season!

Downtown Brenham

Brenham House Bed andBreakfast

Need a Place to Celebrate Your Birthday?

Plan your next celebration at The Brenham House Bed and Breakfast!

People come to stay at The Brenham House for various reasons.

  

It is always fun when there is a birthday or anniversary to celebrate.  

Then there is the awesome girlfriend's get away.  

Many times these are friends from different areas of Texas or beyond that get together for a chance to catch up at The Brenham House.

There is so many things to do in Brenham, Texas

 as well as the surrounding areas.

This Monday we had two different groups check in for a two night stay 

and there was a birthday celebration in each group.

New found friends!

Caryl and Ann Marie

Their birthdays are actually on the same day!

TheBrenhamHouse 

Homemade Tamales at Windy Winery

November 10, 2012

It is going to be great weather to get out to 

Windy Winery for a glass of wine and 

They are serving up homemade tamales:

Traditional Pork

or

Green Chili Chicken Tamales

$12.00 dozen

These also make great gifts!

First come first served.

Windy Winery

The Brenham House

Christmas Stroll, Lighted Parade and Scavenger Hunt!

 November 30-Dec.1, 2012

Brenham's Downtown Christmas Stroll and Lighted Parade

Friday 5:30-10pm, Parade begins at 6pm.

At 6pm the streets are lined with tourists, and town people

 to watch the festive lighted parade complete with music, 

kids, horses, and Santa!  

Afterward the store remain open late and the people mingle in the streets, 

listen to the Christmas carols as they shop.

Santa hangs our all evening at Hermann Furniture Co.

 to take pictures with the little ones.

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Friday and Saturday Nov. 30 and Dec.1, 2012

Downtown Brenham's Scavenger Hunt and Shopping Spree!

For the first time in Christmas Stroll History there will be a Secret Santa Scavenger Hunt for our adult tourist!

The hunt will begin Friday night and ends at 5pm on Saturday

Designed for the adult tourists, one lucky person will win a grand prize gift basket with all kinds of fun and local products.

Make a purchase in a participating store and you'll be entered to win one of 4 great shopping spree giveaways!

Drawings held at the Visitor Center, 115 W. Main, at 6pm Saturday

Downtown Brenham

The Brenham House

Brenham's Annual Holiday Home and Trunk Show

Holiday Home and Trunk Show

November 17-18, 2012

Combine the lovely Heritage Belles in period dress 

with beautifully decorated heritage homes,

 along with an old fashioned trunk show, 

and antique shopping opportunities, to kick off the holiday season.

Start out at the Giddings-Stone Mansion

Giddings-Stone Mansion 

November 17-18 and shop from 10-5pm

and enjoy the festive tours of historic homes from 1-4pm

Preview Party tickets available at the door 

on the evening of November 16,2012

Featuring wine and hors d'oeuvers while vendors showcase their wares 

and you can start completing those Christmas Lists!

The Brenham House

Fall Festival of Roses at Antique Rose Emporium

Antique Rose Emporium's

Fall Festival of Roses

November 9-11, 2012

This is the 25th Annual FREE event.

Empress of the Garden,

the same as the title of Mike Shoup's newest book due out late this fall.

Antique Rose Emporium

The Brenham House

Try this Delicious Meal at R Place at Washington-on-the-Brazos

Saturday evening, November 3, 2012

R Place will be serving 

Large Gulf Shrimp and linguini

 tossed in a sauce with olive oil, garlic, shallots, 

white wine, and lemon.

Dinner includes their house salad of mixed greens

 and warm bread with brie before dinner.

$18.95

R Place

The Brenham House