m.i.a.

and i do mean ACTION. i do think this new (awesome) job will allow me more time for blogging, but its been a big adjustment - waking up at 5 am, and working until 2 or 3 pm - as yet, i havent figured out how to get enough sleep the night before to bypass a nap when i get home; usually a 3 to four hour nap, which sucks me of any energy and still sends me off to bed early. a typical day for me now looks like this: wake up, stumble into some clothing; tie my seriously-dark-rooted mop top into a bandana, slip on some comfy shoes, grab my magical red notebook of recipes and hop into the passengers seat of sams car, because he is a saint who wakes up when i do every morning just to drive me the 3/4 mile or so to work. once i get in to the bakery, i flip on the oven and start prepping muffins for the morning; ill usually make two, say a blueberry cinnamon and then whats become a standard - a cheesy cornbread muffin with a hardboiled egg baked inside. next, biscuits; ill see what cheeses or herbs need to be used and incorporate those - todays were buttermilk prosciutto. somewhat by accident, ive been making lots of gluten free stuff that has gotten a pretty positive response - much of it inspired by this lovely blog. around this time of the morning, ill pick a fruit we have in abundance, match it with a spice, extract, or herb and slowly bake it at a low temperature to create a fruit leather of the day. next ill try to bang out a few savory items, for lunch time - usually a pissaladiere, some kind of galette, and maybe a puff pastry tart. mini tomato tartins, cornbread upside down cakes, or mushroom and lamb galettes. . .then the real fun starts. this is the time of day i get to experiment a bit; i make a batch of macarons (so far flavors ive tried: root beer float, chocolate raspberry, pumpkin pie, salted caramel apple, vanilla pomegranate, peppermint dark chocolate,) and any other cookies or sweets i want to test out. one of my favorites so far has been homemade smores - i made graham crackers and marshmallows from scratch, then pressed them together with some dark and white chocolate and melted them for about 30 seconds. so, all is well, and i really feel like ive found my place - whats better than getting to do the thing you love all day long, and get paid for it?i know ive been awful about responding to comments, and getting back to you guys - i swear im getting my feet underneath me (and getting over a pretty nasty cold) and ill be back to my old self in no time.much love,audrey