Country Fair Findings

I give you a few pictures from a great country fair that took place this past weekend in Connecticut. Enjoy!

4-H club kids showing off their calves.

The lucky winner!

Cute little piglets, (not for eating!)

Perfect vegetable contests.

Blue ribbon brussel sprouts.

A tough judge inspects an entry for apple pies.

Some bunnies...

...and chickens, (again not for eating).

Beautiful nature artwork for your home or office.

And finally... a grilled white pizza. It sounded like a good idea but was actually quite inedible. Hmmm, maybe I should have stuck to the blue ribbon veggies!

The Craz-E Burger!!

Every fall in West Springfield, Massachusetts, something peculiar happens. Cream puffs as large as your head, gigantic eclairs and monumental chocolate chip cookies are sold at New England's largest country fair, The Big-E. This year, the fair will feature a whopping monster of a burger entitled The Craz-E Burger. Made with beef, cheese, bacon and a donut grilled in butter there is no question as to how the burger earned its name.

Is it vegetarian? No.
Is it vegan? Absolutely not.

But my oh my it is a fantastic exhibition of patriotic indulgence in the best possible way.

To get one in your own hands, the Big E takes place Sept. 18 – Oct. 4, 2009, (www.thebige.com).

Or if you can't get to Massachusetts, make one yourself!

The Craz-E Burger
As sold at the Big-E Fair

1 beef patty

American Cheese

Crisp bacon

Butter grilled glazed donut

Carefully slice the donut in half, lightly butter and grill. Add cooked burger, top with cheese and crisp bacon.
Place in between the donut halves.
No condiments are needed.