Haunted Hallway and Pizza Party

It was a cold and rainy day at the community brick oven. By the evening the snow had turned into a winter mix, but the oven continued on.  Despite the weather, we served over fifty pizzas to about 120 students and neighbors. That's a success in my book.

We purchased some delivery pizza boxes from restaurant depot, and ran the pizzas from the oven to the basement of the church to be served.  All and all, there were many happy customers.

Our First Bread Baking Class

It was a great day at the community oven. About twenty of us gathered and learned from Ross Safford about dough strength. We baked sourdough, ciabatta, oatmeal bread and lavash.  By the end, I think we baked about sixty loaves of bread and thoroughly enjoyed spending time with neighbors and making new friends.

Our plan is to evaluate and then schedule additional classes in the near future as well as community bread baking days where people can bring their loaves from home to bake in the oven.

Here are some shots of the day:

History Sunday with Sweets

We had a big day at the Community Oven last Sunday. It was history Sunday, celebrating 135 years.

The day was proclaimed by the city of Saint Paul, is Marguerite Pramann Day and Hamline University and Hamline Church Good Neighbor Day! Thank you, Bishop Ough for visiting us and such an energizing sermon.

The community oven was also fired up. The focus this Sunday was on doing something sweet, and so we baked a few loaves but primarily focused on Cinnamon Rolls, Caramel Rolls, and scones.  They were quickly consumed.