Flower-haired Girl

I really enjoy making fondant. Now, I don't use a recipe that is complicated or anything, but it tastes good. In fact, other than its consistency and use, I hardly think it's fondant at all. But it's just so relaxing to make. The recipe I use requires you to knead 2 whole pounds of confectioner's sugar into a whole bag's worth of melted marshmallows. The whole process takes 30-45 minutes. It requires a lot of arm strength, but it's pretty much a mindless task. Both times I've made it so far I've been alone in the kitchen during the afternoon, and it's just a good time to think. It's relaxing. It's like using one of those squishy stress balls, except you get to eat it when you're finished. I don't think I'm a very stressed-out person, but even the type-B personalities can appreciate a little de-stress session from time to time.

Still no word from Big City Bread. They said they weren't looking for anyone in pastry, so I doubt they'll call. I went to Bee's Knees today, though. This place is so cute. I talked to the lady who is in charge and she said that she is looking for someone, but she is wary about teaching people because she wants her recipes to remain secret. I can understand that. She looked at my pictures and seemed to like them, though. She said I seemed to be doing well for just starting a few months ago. In the end I gave her my resume and availability and she said she would think about it. So I'm hoping. :)

Making this week/weekend: round yellow cake with chocolate frosting and regular fondant, chocolate chip cookies, and pomegranate sorbet. Girls' night is tomorrow night so we have to have plenty of sweets. We decided we're going to bake half of the chocolate chip cookies and just eat the other half of the dough. :) I bought a gallon of chocolate milk today for the event as well. It should be a good time. I will post pictures of the cake (and of the festive evening) sometime this weekend.

I've been thinking more and more about opening my own bakery. I don't have the skills, time, or money to do it now, but maybe one day. I was thinking of calling it the Flower-haired Girl bakery. However, I also thought about going with the pun and entitling it the "Flour-haired girl bakery." I am still on the fence. I like the "flower" spelling because I do wear flowers in my hair often and I would love for that to be sort of my signature. But I also often have flour in my hair, and it's a bakery, and blah blah blah, it's funny to people like a few of my friends who like to make puns (you know who you are) and my dad. But I would need the money, time, and skills to do it first, so I guess the name decision can wait.

I'm still glad I changed my major to Social Work because I do still want to do marriage and family therapy, but I get so much joy out of baking. Baked goods are a certain type of therapy in themselves, though, right?

'Till next time,
The Flower-haired Girl