Monday, November 28, 2011

m.i.a.

and i do mean ACTION. i do think this new (awesome) job will allow me more time for blogging, but it's been a big adjustment - waking up at 5 am, and working until 2 or 3 pm - as yet, i haven't 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 passenger's seat of sam's 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; i'll usually make two, say a blueberry cinnamon and then what's become a standard - a cheesy cornbread muffin with a hardboiled egg baked inside. next, biscuits; i'll see what cheeses or herbs need to be used and incorporate those - today's were buttermilk prosciutto.






somewhat by accident, i've 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, i'll 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 i'll 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 i've 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 s'mores - 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 i've found my place - what's better than getting to do the thing you love all day long, and get paid for it?

i know i've been awful about responding to comments, and getting back to you guys - i swear i'm getting my feet underneath me (and getting over a pretty nasty cold) and i'll be back to my old self in no time.

much love,

audrey

17 comments:

  1. Those cornbread muffins with the egg baked inside are really cool!

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  2. it all looks DELICIOUS!!! i'm definitely coming to visit your bakery when i visit my sister in brooklyn next summer....i'm salivating....

    xo
    n

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  3. great photos! sounds like you're settling in well, so happy for you (& the people in nyc who get to sample your food!)

    Katie x

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  4. It sounds like you get a lot of space to do your own thing - those are the very best jobs. It all looks and sounds amazing!

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  5. oh my god, everything (except the meat) looks SO good. I want to come eat at your bakery!
    And you pretty much make me wish I had gone into cooking school after high school. I would love to just cook all day long and get paid for it. I will just have to live vicariously through you.

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  6. Yum, yum and YUM!
    I'm coming to Brooklyn!

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  7. where is your bakery? i would love to bike over and visit!

    xxoo
    www.paperplanesandmaryjanes.com

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  8. My God, you are amazing! I've been looking at your lovely dishes for so long.... Maybe one day I'll get to try them when I get to NYC. Your hubs is one lucky fella, although I;m sure he's quite aware!

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  9. ::groan:: It all sounds and looks and I want to say "smells," SO GOOD, because your photos are so good I feel like I can almost smell the aromas... if you ever stop making food, you'd be a great food photographer.

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  10. SO amazing! How wonderful to be doing something you love.

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  11. Wow, everything looks so beautiful and delicious! This really does look like an amazing place for you to be working.

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  12. Damn, girl. This all looks fantastic, and I'm just going to say it: you have my dream job, and you're inspiring me to make it happen. THANK YOU.

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  13. Worth the long wait, for sure. I'm giddy you posted about roostblog. A friend of mine keeps a similar food blog of simple grain-free foods but she just stopped eating and making with eggs because she is pregnant and currently hates them. Silly babies, but I'm glad to have a back-up. (her blog is eatthecookie.wordpress.com, for the record)

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  14. Wow! The fruit leather sounds fantastic!

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  15. So, is this The Annex? Or a different joint from the same people? (I'm not from NY, but want to direct my NY friend Elsa to go visit!)

    Also, I found some really good Cornish hens today and am hoping to do a variation of your Sam birthday recipe (maybe minus the bacon, since I don't have any in the house.) Flavor recommendations for the no bacon situation?

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  16. Wow, everything looks so amazing! I wish I was in ny right now to come try it! :)

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  17. oh my gawd audrey. where do you work?? i'm thinking about coming up to new york over the holidays and i would love to taste some (okay, all) of these things. (an egg? in the muffin? holy moly)

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