Another Monday off. It was pretty awesome, really. Slept in a little, had a quick breakfast, went to the gym, completed some domestic goddess duties...nice couple days off. Quite happy that I went to the gym. Its been a couple weeks since my last visit. I always feel better when I go but getting my lazy ass to actually go is a bit more challenging. Im planning to go again tomorrow or Thursday. I have also decided I wickedly prefer weights & lifting to cardio. I want to swim this week...that's cardio I don't mind.
I read over my LLC ppw today, added the info I needed to that and got it sent back out to my lawyer, too. I was slightly intimidated by the 14 pages, but found I got it...every damn word of it, and that made me feel pretty good. Does lead to this question though...why is all that bullshit necessary? Seems to me that the exact same things that she spelled out in legalese could have been much more simply and succinctly stated in plain english. The terms were common sense enough, and it defined some necessary areas of our partnership that needed it, but all of it could have been just as easily explained in simpler language that wouldn't require an interpreter or 8 year college degree. I like my lawyer, she's a very nice lady...and I know a couple lawyers that I like quite a bit. I'm not saying I want any of them out of work, but just seems to me they're are easier ways that wouldnt be quite so tedious to accomplish the same mission. ...so says the chick who will totally & gladly pay the bill when it comes for her lawyer's services!
Have to really get moving on the business plan. I made a good amount of headway last week the couple nights I worked on it but I've got a few more nights to go before it's near done. If I get in the zone I can plow through a ton quick...if only I knew how to flip THAT switch!
Ive nicknamed my partner...that way I have something to call her when I mention her ~ J. Simple and easy to type! So J. & I are meeting Wednesday night to get some planning work done and start laying down some details. Putting together a map to get from here ---------> there. The sooner the better!
Made another batch of brownies. They came out pretty good. Just about perfect actually. I had cut the initial recipe in half because I did not NEED a full half sheet tray of brownies. So I decided that an 8x8 pan would be sufficient. Upon further review I was wrong and should have used a 9x13 to get a more even bake. Texture and flavor were perfect...so I am definitely on the right track. Have to make them again and see if I can nail it! Once I'm done with the brownies I'll move on to a potentially brilliant idea for cinnamon rolls. If these turn out as good as I think they will they will be life-changing.
Then homemade granola bars & croissants. I'm going to be very busy...and will need eaters for all this shit. Mister & RK are NOT going to want to have to eat all these test recipes!
Not a bad start to the week. Last week was actually more good than bad considering what I was prepared for, got alot of shit done on my days off and may have finally captured my Great White Whale brownie recipe!!
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Monday, February 22, 2010
Monday Funday & the Perfect Brownie
I was off today. That's weird. I'm generally not ever off on Mondays. I used to be off every Monday, and that was pretty damn awesome...but I digress. So this Monday started off with a 10am appointment with my attorney in the South Side to discuss a partnership agreement for me & the woman who would like to partner & partially finance my little cafe venture~I'm going to have to give her a nickname. It was buncha questions and then a buncha answers and background info that ended in me knowing I'm having the first draft of that document in hand within a week. Then it gets signed, then I get a check and then I push this big ass ball down the cliff and hang on for dear life!! Woo Hoo!!
This is it. This is the beginning. This is the part that I quit TALKING about doing something and I actually do it. This is the best part. Ive never been a big on worrying on things. I have thought this out every which way I can and I see no option for anything but success so its just a matter of leaping. So ive found the proverbial cliff...and off I am going to leap. Once I have formed my LLC there is no changing of my mind, there is just mission accomplished. I am hoping that with the investment capitol I will have and my business plan I should be able to secure the rest of the money I need with relative quickness...and the rest of the money makes the rest details. I can handle details.
Me & the Mister are also on weird schedules for the next couple weeks. Hes closing one of the stores, Im opening them...short staffed and shift coverage necessary. This will suck balls. On the plus side we got to go to Primanti's in the Strip for lunch (delicious!), got some coffee from Prestogeorge & got some new spices at Penzeys...Vietnamese Cinnamon & Herbes de Provence~ HIGHLY recommend the Vietnamese Cinnamon. Its spicier, you can smell the difference and the flavor is more hot for lack of a better word. So it was a great Monday. And those are ridiculously rare. Most Mondays suck.
Im also testing recipes. Most of them are for baked goods at the moment. Ive been on a search for my Great White Whale - a good brownie recipe. I like them a certain texture, in my opinion a good brownie is a very rare thing to find. They shouldnt be cakey, they should be chewy; they shouldnt be gooey or raw, they should be dense & rich. I will rarely order a brownie from anywhere...they are almost always not good. I also happen to think a good brownie should have walnuts...this is necessary! Mister will totally disagree - he is anti-nut in almost every baked good because, well...hes wrong. So ive tested at least 4 recipes, probably closer to 6. All of them had their redeeming qualities, all of them had their meh qualities...but none have been perfect. So I've studied the brownie. I know what I like to get the almost bitter richness of the chocolate, I know that butter is important to get the texture & deepness of flavor, I know what I do to the eggs makes a huge difference in the texture...its been a learning experience. My test batch last night was ooooh soooo close....but not perfect. And it was loaded with chocolate chips & walnuts, so I have to make a recipe without as well...more brownies!!!!
I think I know what needs to happen though to fix it. Im almost certain that with a couple tweaks I can get rid of the crumbly texture and make it chewier & denser. So Ill try again...as soon as I find some poor souls to pawn these off on. I dont think RK & the Mister are going to want to eat this entire pan or brownies...and Im going to need to use them as testers for the hopefully perfect batch that I make next.
Once the brownies are done Im going to have to test a couple other recipes...croissants, cinnamon raisin rolls, muffins.....pierogies.
Anyone interested in signing up for care packages let me know ;-)
This is it. This is the beginning. This is the part that I quit TALKING about doing something and I actually do it. This is the best part. Ive never been a big on worrying on things. I have thought this out every which way I can and I see no option for anything but success so its just a matter of leaping. So ive found the proverbial cliff...and off I am going to leap. Once I have formed my LLC there is no changing of my mind, there is just mission accomplished. I am hoping that with the investment capitol I will have and my business plan I should be able to secure the rest of the money I need with relative quickness...and the rest of the money makes the rest details. I can handle details.
Me & the Mister are also on weird schedules for the next couple weeks. Hes closing one of the stores, Im opening them...short staffed and shift coverage necessary. This will suck balls. On the plus side we got to go to Primanti's in the Strip for lunch (delicious!), got some coffee from Prestogeorge & got some new spices at Penzeys...Vietnamese Cinnamon & Herbes de Provence~ HIGHLY recommend the Vietnamese Cinnamon. Its spicier, you can smell the difference and the flavor is more hot for lack of a better word. So it was a great Monday. And those are ridiculously rare. Most Mondays suck.
Im also testing recipes. Most of them are for baked goods at the moment. Ive been on a search for my Great White Whale - a good brownie recipe. I like them a certain texture, in my opinion a good brownie is a very rare thing to find. They shouldnt be cakey, they should be chewy; they shouldnt be gooey or raw, they should be dense & rich. I will rarely order a brownie from anywhere...they are almost always not good. I also happen to think a good brownie should have walnuts...this is necessary! Mister will totally disagree - he is anti-nut in almost every baked good because, well...hes wrong. So ive tested at least 4 recipes, probably closer to 6. All of them had their redeeming qualities, all of them had their meh qualities...but none have been perfect. So I've studied the brownie. I know what I like to get the almost bitter richness of the chocolate, I know that butter is important to get the texture & deepness of flavor, I know what I do to the eggs makes a huge difference in the texture...its been a learning experience. My test batch last night was ooooh soooo close....but not perfect. And it was loaded with chocolate chips & walnuts, so I have to make a recipe without as well...more brownies!!!!
I think I know what needs to happen though to fix it. Im almost certain that with a couple tweaks I can get rid of the crumbly texture and make it chewier & denser. So Ill try again...as soon as I find some poor souls to pawn these off on. I dont think RK & the Mister are going to want to eat this entire pan or brownies...and Im going to need to use them as testers for the hopefully perfect batch that I make next.
Once the brownies are done Im going to have to test a couple other recipes...croissants, cinnamon raisin rolls, muffins.....pierogies.
Anyone interested in signing up for care packages let me know ;-)
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