I’m drowning myself in work. Purposely so.
I was a bit tired by the end of today. And I honestly lost track of how many French Macarons I baked.
I had to redo the salted caramel ones. Shells were a bit over-baked.
My favourite part, is when I get the chance to photograph the macs. So many ideas. I can spend all day taking creative pictures. I really enjoy it.
The good news is, I had to stop the French Macaron ad today. Although, it’s a little ironic, if I stop and think about it! I wanted to get busy, to save my sanity, and not think of the continuous stream, of all the uplifting news everywhere in the world. However, baking French Macarons, does take a toll on one’s sanity. Hence they call them, ‘A baker’s worst nightmare’!
But no matter what, I know…I’d probably have lost interest long time ago, if they were easy to bake.
Also, there is a group of young nerdy coffee aficionados_who operate a company that brings green coffee beans in, directly from farms abroad_and who are interested in me being their roaster. We just started. And I am already beginning to feel like a coffee…Yoda. They ask me nerdy temp questions, and inquire of how many (seconds) do I allow after the first crack..etc etc. I answer, and they listen. It feels good. To be a woman master coffee roaster.
I chuckled to myself yesterday and today…at how wonderfully green, these guys are, when it comes to coffee. Just like their green beans. I don’t mean this, as a condescending remark at all. They just remind me of myself, 10 years ago. When I was beginning to dive into all the wonderful mysteries of coffee.
I truly wish for a good relationship with this group. It’ll definitely be an interesting chapter in my coffee roasting journey.
Ok now I’m getting a bit tied.
Hope I didn’t bore you.