The Minted Vintage Market was held this past weekend. The Minted Vintage Market is a curated collection of local talent that can be found in the Mid-Ohio Valley area and beyond. The event is located on the grounds of the Wood County 4-H Camp ... it's a A gathering of 100+ makers, artists and curators from the MOV & beyond with live music + food trucks. Theee open-air shopping event showcases local artisans and small businesses, according to the website.



There were so many vendors, but these were some that were on the top of my list to check out: Royally Baked, DJs Creations, Munchies, Sugar Rae’s Cotton Candy, Ben Haven Farms, Heavenly Treats WV, Rollin In The Dough, Timmy’s Original Food Truck, Crown Florals & Gifts, Valley View Apiary, Philly Twist, Sweet Ash Cookies, Howe Sweet It Is, and even more.



Munchies Truck - tacos, desserts and some fried apps. I went with a pork street taco. These were pretty tasty, minus the stems from the cilantro. But these did have some sauce, which I was concerned would be nonexistent.







Granny Mae's - I got a corn dog here! Pretty straight-forward. The drizzle of ketchup here looks beautiful! It was fine.





Heavenly Treats - these freeze-dried treats are becoming super trendy! This little neopolitaan ice cream might have been my favorite one I've tried so far. It was sweet but actually had flavor.





Sugar Rae's Cotton Candy - there need to be more grape-flavored things in the world. This flavor reminded me of Bubbalicious bubble gum. But in edible form.





Rollin' in the Dough - beautiful sugar cookies! These all usually have a similar light sugar cookie flavor.





DP Concessions - I think this is a food truck from DiCarlos, which of course I had to try. They did have some pizza slices, but with the cheese was melted. Still good.







Crown Florals & Gifts - fudge! The caramel toffee was soo sweet and delicious that I can only handle about a bite at. a time.









Royally Baked - deliciously, slightly spicy pepperoni rolls that I can't wait to try more of!

The WV Food Truck Festival was held this past weekend in Eleanor and there were a bunch of trucks on the lineup.



Here are just a few: Family Affair, Bite Mi, Country Fair Lemonade, Country Roads Tap Truck, Crafts of the Coal, Dave’s Famous T&L Hot Dogs, Emma’s Cool Treats and Snacks, FarmHouse Fixins, Gritt’s Farm, Holy O’s, Jimmy Crack Corn, Kevin & Cathleen’s Snack Shack, Kona Ice, Lobster TrappN SouthEast, Local Eats Truck, Muncheez, Phat Llama, Putnam Provisions, Shape Shop and Wild & Wonderful BBQ.



Wicked Cool Shaved Ice & Lemonade - I started off with a cherry lemonade, and I was served like a whole soup container full of the drink. Super sweet, so delicious on a hot day. I love lemonade, but with the cherry flavoring, it is far less tart. But don't expect this drink to fit in your cup holder. 







Feather Ridge Farm - this local farm provides quail eggs, fruit, and vegetables. But, they also have some thing different than most others: candy. They create freeze-dried candy of all types. There are fruity candies, chocolate candies - any candy you can think of - freeze-dried into crunchy bits that you can try for a unique spin. I've tried some of the Twix candies, and while I don't know that I prefer it over the actual candy bar, it was a little bit different and made for a fun new texture.







Farmhouse Fixins - This food truck was brand new to me, so it was at the top of my list to check out. On this particular day, they had meatloaf, which was hard for me to pass up. They did also, however, have barbecue pork sandwiches, which caught my eye on this day. I do enjoy a good pulled pork sandwich that you can determine how much barbecue you want on it. But I also really enjoyed this tomatoey/BBQ-based pork mixture that was just perfectly situated inbetween a bun. Well-seasoned, a good consistency, and a really satisfying sandwich.







Phat Llama - based out of Ravenswood, this food truck serves items like Philly cheesesteak, tacos, sandwiches fries and more. I went for the Philly cheesesteak, which was huge and full of large green bell peppers and onions and cheese. I only wish that it had more sauce or juice from the meat to make the whole sandwich a little bit more moist. The fries were good and crisp; I wish I could have had more of them while they were fresh because after taking them home, they're not quite the same.









Muncheez - Last one! Muncheez offers burgers and fries and variations of the two. I kept it simple with a cheeseburger with onion, ketchup, and mayo. This Location was a bit more hectic as they struggle to operate their card system. But we got it sorted out and I was happy to scarf down my burger. It was a decent burger; I think the patty could use some more seasoning and maybe the onions an extra wash. But not bad.

There's something special about this time of year.



Is it spring? Beautiful flowers? Cooler temperatures?



Yes. But it's also those chocolate eggs that church ladies sell.



Is this an Appalachian thing? I need to look into it more.



Regardless, it's certainly a tradition, and one I love.



I stumbled upon the United Disciples of Christ Church's order form for eggs - and boyyy do they have a ton of options!



They make it super simple - I texted the number on the form and told them what kinds I wanted.



I then went to the church (the basement is easy-access and a sort-of meeting area).



And like a well-oiled machine, the women lovingly placed each egg into a box for me to take home.



Most flavors come in milk, dark or white chocolate, so there are quite a few variations for every kind.



Some of my favorites included the coconut with almond (shockingly!) - I was just super into the texture.



But there really wasn't a bad egg in the bunch.



Take a look at all these goodies I got.



Which one would you like to try?



It took me a while to make it through all of these.



And, I didn't even get them all!



Next year, I'll have to go after the ones I didn't try this year.