Hi guys!

My #socalsteemit friend @zingali requested a post about the Avocado Festival in Fallbrook, CA this past weekend where I was a vendor with my Cement Pot business MadPotters. Unfortunately (or fortunately, whichever way you look at it) I wasn't able to leave my booth all day so I don't have many pictures to share or interesting things to report back on - except for the fact that I had a lot of fun, sold some pots and made great business connections. 

Here I am with another new friend made through social media! The succulent community on Instagram is awesome. It really validates what I am trying to do with my small business when people make a trip out of their way to show their support in person. 

![IMG_20180415_115105.jpg](https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/Qmc92o6MwqMzjpMd9y1WtduGFZDykwF5BwXhCL4u57bqZt)

I ordered a custom avocado mold made from an avocado I picked myself in my back yard, but it didn't arrive in time. (Sad Face. I haven't figured out how to put emojis yet). So at the last minute, I created these leaf impression pots with the leaves from the avocado tree, instead! 

![IMG_20180415_084119.jpg](https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmTbD9o9i7osH6E6Sn9Lr5488E4hZNBzKwigRdoMMDKjdC)

And this one, because there were a few bottom leaves ready to be taken off. 

![IMG_20180411_103344.jpg](https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/Qmba4rfKVE4NYqHszBEVtPMpvHwjUjBLDVGJCzAPvqLbHn)

All in all, I'd call it a successful day. Except for the part where I missed ALL the avocado treats - ice cream, cookies, fudge...you name it, they had it. Have you ever tried avocado fries? I'm not the biggest fan of the weird textures once you fry it up, but I assume they had it up for sale somewhere and it was probably a big hit. Fried anything is at these types of festivals! 

Sooo.....since @nutinbutdatruth and I harvested what seemed like a literal ton of avocados a few days earlier and we had at least 15 ripe at the same time.....

![IMG_20180412_082744.jpg](https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmUoAJYKYzHvZw8rPHToBqjTzzvR19fKuhUmoXDK23wd6V)

I decided to make my own avocado treats! (Excited Face goes here, lol). Avocado Brownies from scratch were up first. I even melted the dark chocolate the right way in a double boiler. Well, sorta. I improvised by putting a spoon in the pot so the bowl wouldn't touch the bottom. It worked - no scorched chocolate. I took a bunch of photos of the process and what not, but for some reason they aren't uploading correctly. It's OK though, because once I added the smushed avocado and the melted chocolate together, the mixture looked like actual baby shit. Like, a 2 wk old baby who is allergic to his formula type shit. I added almond slivers and pine nuts (they were on sale!) to fancy it up once I had it in the pan, tossed it in the oven and started on my next treat. 

Chocolate Avocado Pudding! There's really nothing to say about this one - the texture was amazing, but the recipe called for too much cocoa powder in my opinion. I really wanted to try avocado creme brulee, but I didn't have any heavy cream on hand. 

Here's the finished brownies!

![IMG_20180418_095836.jpg](https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmQ7ntJZ4xUDvqosmAkdwbe3SMHwWvDCafCr1yvfx989s5)

Admittedly, I haven't tried them yet. Mostly because I can't stop thinking of how it looked pre-baking, lol. Maybe later. I've got two more events coming up in May, so its back to the cement studio for me. 

Happy Wednesday!
Christie 

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