Baked Goods

The Annapolis Senior Activity Center, 119 S. Villa Ave., will hold a jewelry show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday. Baked goods will also be sold on Wednesday. Call 410-222-1818 for more information.

Farmers' markets -- they're not just for produce anymore. If you haven't checked out the local farmers' markets lately you might be surprised at the items for sale. Not only have the markets been carrying exotic produce and more Asian vegetables but you can buy the ingredients for a complete meal at many of the local farmers' markets.Eggs, dairy products, honey, cider, herbs, jams and jellies are common non-produce foods that have been sold for years at farmers' markets. Added to that now is a variety of baked goods, seafood, poultry, smoked meats and gourmet foods as well as flowers to decorate the dinner table, potted plants and craft items.

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church will hold a holiday bazaar and silent auction from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the church, 1110 St. Stephen's Church Road in Crownsville. Highlights include handmade items, holiday decorations, theme baskets, baked goods, Annapolis Symphony tickets, Toby's Dinner Theater tickets, Sundance Carwash, and football and baseball game tickets. Call 410-721-2881 for more information.

Because I am on a restricted diet, can you provide me with a low-fat recipe for a pastry crust? You're not alone in your quest for a low-fat crust, but a good one is hard to find. "There is no successful low-fat recipe," said Barbara Farner, extension educator in nutrition and wellness at the University of Illinois Extension. "Crisp roll-out cookies and piecrusts are two dishes without successful low-fat alternatives." Farner offered these suggestions for those on restricted diets: Select an oil-based piecrust recipe that uses the more healthful canola or olive oil. Such recipes would contain the same amount of fat, but they would contain less saturated fat. Switch to a graham-cracker crust, which requires less fat than that found in a traditional pastry crust.

Farmers and crafts people offer local produce, baked goods and handmade crafts for sale weekly at Mount Airy Farmers' Market. The market, in its third year, is open from 4: 30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays at the F & M Bank upper parking lot, Main Street and Prospect Road.The market was started in 1995, with 12 local growers, after Darryl Becker, a Monrovia resident who grows hot peppers, tomatoes and onions, proposed the idea to Mount Airy Economic Development Commission.Information: 301-829-1478.

Unity by the Bay presents concert Unity by the Bay Church will present "An Autumn Evening with Greg and Brent" from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. tomorrow at 836 Ritchie Highway, Severna Park. Greg Martens and Brent Law will perform songs from their CDs. There will be a pizza buffet and live music. The cost is $20 at the door. Continuing events include silent unity prayer time at noon, Monday through Thursday; meditation from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays; and "A Course in Miracles" from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursdays.

MANY HAVE read about the saga of Linda Fisher, Westminster's Muffin Lady, whose door-to-door morning bakery sales were the subject of civic admiration and delectation, and then of health department regulation and closure.Shut down by authorities this month because her homemade muffins weren't prepared in inspected commercial ovens, Ms. Fisher (as well as her satisfied customers) are hopeful of an imminent solution.The community's response has been heart-warming, overwhelmingly positive support for a remarkable woman who has worked hard to support herself by doing what she does best.

St. Mary of the Mills, 114 St. Mary's Place, will hold its annual Christmas bazaar Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4 and 5. On Friday, enjoy dinner, auctions and games of chance from 6-8:30 p.m. in the Breen Room (church basement), or shop Granny's Attic indoor rummage sale at the Phelps Center, 701 Montgomery St. On Saturday, the bazaar continues from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Breen Room, with food, homemade jewelry, Kelley's Jellies, baked goods, angels, raffles for a homemade quilt and vacations and auctions of gift baskets and decorated Christmas trees.

Did someone say free cupcakes? Free FAMOUS cupcakes? The women behind TLC's show "DC Cupcakes" will be in Baltimore tonight, signing copies of their new book and, yes, giving out samples of the treats they've made a name on. It will be all of the baked goods, but none of the drama. Or so we're assuming. Katherine Kallinis Berman and Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne will be showing off their book "Sweet Celebrations" from 7:15 to 9 p.m. tonight at Costas Inn, 4100 Northpoint Blvd.

Joseph Frank Hlavac, who worked for more than 40 years as a city records clerk, died of a heart attack Saturday at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. The Overlea resident was 87. "He got the nickname of `T.J.' or `Tunnel Joe' because his office was off the tunnel that connected City Hall and the Municipal Building," said his daughter, Sister Regina Hlavac, a nun with the order of Daughters of Charity in Martinsburg, W.Va. Mr. Hlavac was born in Baltimore and raised on Durham Street, and graduated from St. Wenceslaus Parochial School.