WOODY HILL BED & BREAKFAST Innkeeper Ellen Madison offers guests more than a cozy room in her reproduction Colonial farmhouse in Westerly, R.I. On several winter weekends guests and the public can learn how to prepare a meal in the 18th-century manner, over an open hearth. Participants will learn how to use a reflector oven, spider, hanging griddle, gypsy kettle, and beehive oven as they prepare dishes such as pear chutney, bread pudding, biscuits, roast pork, and turkey. They&#146;ll learn to judge the heat by holding their palms over the coals. And, perhaps most important, they&#146;ll learn to read recipes by candlelight. 149 South Woody Hill Road, 401-322-0452, www.woodyhill.com - Ellen Albanese