At the beginning of November I was given the opportunity to attend a training at the Oglebay Resort & Conference Center in Wheeling, West Virginia. First, let me say that West Virginia was never really on my radar – I certainly never thought it was someplace I would visit. And, to be really honest, I wasn’t even 100% sure where it was. In my mind it was just one of those “fly over” states. Oh, how I was wrong! I can’t speak for the whole state but I thoroughly enjoyed my time in Wheeling and I can’t say enough good things about Oglebay. The resort was beautiful! Super rustic and full of charm. They even had plaid carpeting! For a girl from California it was everything that I wanted. Oh, and the most important thing – FALL FOLIAGE! Definitely something we’re sorely missing here on the West Coast.
Beyond the beauty the people were some of the nicest I’ve ever met. My co-workers and I joked that all people should come to WV for a lesson in customer service.
Oglebay does a lot of things right and one of those things is the food. We were treated to full buffets for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. While there I fell in love two things – their scalloped apples and their pumpkin waffles with apple cider syrup (recipe to come). The scalloped apples were unlike anything I’ve had before. They were slightly sweet, slightly crunchy, and slightly gooey. Every morning I piled a huge spoonful on top of my oatmeal – suddenly plain old oatmeal became pretty damn good!
Aside from being delicious on oatmeal they would be a great side for just about any pork recipe.
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