Erie Pagan Pride Day

Rowan and I had a lovely time visiting with old friends and selling our wares in Erie this past weekend. Here are a few pictures of Pagan Pride Day in Erie. The Weather was beautiful, sales were good and our friends were friendly..what more could we ask for?

Every year the sponsoring organization picks a charity to raise money for, this year they picked the Erie Zoo. This Oak Leaf and Acorn bowl was our donation to the silent auction.

We also did a few of our favorite things while in Erie, such as visiting El Canelo for a post event meal, then spent the night in the home of friends Margo and Chris. I was too wiped out at that point to enjoy much socializing, but the next morning was lovely. We slept in, then lingered lazily in bed before coming downstairs to coffee and toast. It was the first lazy morning we have had together since before Pennsic. We really need more of that to happen.

Apple Bakers in action

After much research, and making of Apple Bakers, we decided to try them out before we put them out for sale to the general public. I actually had someone else bake some apples in them a few weeks ago with no problems, but I figure it is best to do your own testing.

I bought some Rambo Apples from Way Fruit Farm, cored them with a paring knife, placed them on the spikes. Then I slapped a TBS of butter on each one, dumped on some brown sugar, cinnamon and allspice, and a few cashews we had in the cupboard. Then I added a TBS of water to the baker and put it into the oven at 350 for about 40 minutes. Here are the pictures.

Here are the results: YUM!

Why it's so hard to live with Rowan.

Really..this is awful.
Acorn Squash Ravioli
Handmade Pasta