C is for CountryBee

Ok so I had some problems posting this yesterday so even though today is D here is my C day etsy feature. Better late then never!






Alice Stover owner of CountryBee etsy shop has been around etsy for a few years now. Full of candles and supplies there is sure to be something perfect for your home or a gift for a friend/love one.



How long have you been making candles?
I have been making candles and candle tarts 12 years.
 
What is your favorite scent to use?
There are so many scents that I love,it is hard to pick just one but butter brickle and funky monkey is among my most favorite fragrances.

What is your favorite item in your shop?
My favorite item in my shop would have to be my pastry candle tarts and the candle tarts that look like strawberries,I'll be adding mini apples and pumpkins soon .They smell so good and look as good as they smell.I love making them and sell a lot at the farmers market where I have a booth.

 


What are your future plans for your shop? 

.I would like to expand on my candle tarts but it is hard to sell candle tarts on the net cause people like to smell them in person which I can understand that.I do make candles and sell candles at the farmers market but I love to change the scent of my home often and candle tarts are the way to do that.I make my candle tarts as strong as possible and to last.

A is for Apricot

Here it is day one or rather day A of the A-Z blogging challenge. I will be doing two posts per day as an extra challenge to myself. One is an etsy shop feature the other being food related.

For this first day I could have gone with the obvious choice of apple but no I wanted to change it up. So today you have apricot! Apricots are wonderful for people who are dieting
They have about 17 calories each and contain vitamins A,C,E,and K. They are also rich in Iron and Potassium.


The following recipe/photo is courtesy of  Janet Hudson of Vegan Feast Catering. She the author of the cookbook The New Vegan: Fresh Fabulous and Fun

Apricot Tarts

Recipe:
1 Recipe Puff Pastry
2 apricots, sliced
8 apricots
1/2 cup raw sugar
1/2 water
2 tbsp agar agar
In a sauce pan bring apricots, sugar, and water in a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar- add agar and continue to stir until thickened. Remove from heat and chill.
Roll out puff pastry and cut out stars - ladel some apricot sauce, star, and repart until you have a short stack. Top with a slice of apricot.
Bake 400 degrees for 20 minutes.