2012 Southern Living Idea House

 

The 2012 Southern Living Idea House is set to open this June through December and offer visitors another unique glimpse of life in a small Southern town with a big vision!

Take a moment and enjoy the action on a time-lapse video that chronicles the live progress over the past year!

http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/idea-houses/2012-idea-house-video-tours-00417000077181/

While visiting the Southern Living Idea House be sure to stop by Newnan and enjoy our charming downtown square filled with clothing boutiques, vintage goodies and good eats! 

Atlanta South Bed and Breakfast, Casa Bella is the Gateway to Europe

Summer's heating up and promises to deliver plenty of scorching, hot days!

Why not relax by Casa Bella's wonderful saline pool or fan yourself "Scarlett-style" while sipping frosty lemonade on the front porch.  Stroll through Newnan's historic neighborhoods enroute to enjoying a Fabiano's pizza or Redneck Gourmet hot dog! 

Newnan's fine dining experience offers continental service at Ten East Washington as well as a upscale Italian at Un'Corked!  It's all here in Newnan, 35 minutes southwest of Atlanta's international airport!

Stay Near The Southern Living Idea House in Newnan

We have been on the hunt for the ideal rustic pound cake for a few weeks now. After a couple of recipes that didn't quite make the grade we found our perfect cake! From a 1987 Southern Living Cookbook we settled on a Buttermilk Pound Cake that had the texture we were looking for. Dense, crumbly with a crunchy egg white crust.

One of our most popular sweet courses at Casa Bella Bed and Breakfast is a Strawberries Romanoff served on crispy, grilled pound cake. Store-bought pound cake just wasn't quite yielding the results we desired.

We needed a cake that could hold up to the grilling and produce some crispy bits of buttery goodness that would ultimately absorb the Orange Brandy liqueur flavoring our strawberries! The dense buttery crumbs mix with the creamy homemade whipped cream and orange brandy flavor to create a mouth-watering strawberry experience!

Baker Ron deserves a big round of applause on this one. Can't wait to see what's next!

When you're visiting the 2010 Southern Living Idea House in nearby Senoia, book your reservations at Casa Bella Bed and Breakfast by calling 770-755-6750 and ask for your Strawberries Romanoff and Baker Ron's Buttermilk Pound Cake.