Bakery Day 121: Four months complete....

Today we celebrate the completion of four months of owning the bakery. I spent it in a not so exciting way, but more about that in a minute. Every day the bakery is a roller coaster ride. Some days things are rolling smooth and other days the roads are filled with pot holes... I imagine in time those holes will fill themselves in, but really, it is not pleasant.

We are having some problems with the building asked the owner come to the bakery today and I will tell him. One small problem. He does not speak English. I was very polite and what he did not understand of my Spanish, Sandy clarified, which was about 90%. In the end I think he understands, well I hope he does and the problems will be resolved. Despite the problems we have had I continue to start over because I want peace and I want to be able to focus on the bakery, not other things.

I hope tomorrow is a great day. It will be just Sandy and myself so let us see how it goes. I have no way of knowing how many people will come in to the bakery. In the afternoon I will want to be home so I can start the prep work for Friday night tapas.

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Four months complete. I do not know, this milestone does not seem to be monumental to me. I think because there have been so many changes that it has been impossible for me to really digest what is happening, what is going on, where we were, where we are, and where we are going. I do know that money is running out so I am hoping for a holiday miracle ... if you know Santa, please give him a nudge!!

Another short entry, but I also did the video today. Be sure to find it on YouTube.

and remember

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Closing in on ten months

And what a journey it has become!!! I don’t know what to say or where to direct my energy in this blog entry. Some of the content is a repeat of what I’ve said many times and some maybe different. The bakery continues to struggle to meet the ends and while there are more customers it does not seem to change many of the outcomes. I spend time looking at the costs versus the income and I see little in terms of gaps that can be tightened. Really... I want to give up! I want to close the doors and never look back. We were closed last week for multiple reasons, including the installation of an air conditioner. I felt it was absolutely necessary to have colder air when it starts getting hot outside. We were also supposed to do a festival on Sunday, but when I found out it was more about marketing than making money I decided against it. Yes, marketing would help, but I would have had to buy a table and then invest in the foods with my fingers crossed that I would sell everything. So, such is...

Bakery Day 19: Working smarter, not easier

Today I have been feeling extra sick. As I am writing this I am wet from perspiration, and weak. I knew this morning when I got up that I had to think smartly about the work I did today. I also knew, that I needed to focus my energy in a perfect way so that I do not weaken myself more. As with each morning, I start out with making white bread, 5kg of flour, 3500 of water, 100g salt, 120+g fresh starter, and 750g of masa madre (starter, sour dough starter)... while this is mixing I already have the croissants out of the refrigerator getting to room temperature and starting to rise and the oven is on. Funny thing about the croissants... two days in a row I forgot to glaze them before I started baking them. This is making me crazy that I keep forgetting this. I also had a small problem with the dough last night, the butter came through the dough two times. I really must find a way to focus more. Eugeni told me to get my dough to 5mm... wow.. i need a perfect temperature for this to happen...

Bakery Day 69: lots of baking

I was up early this morning so I went to the bakery just after five. Let me premise this by saying, when I get to the bakery I wash my hands and immediately start the first bread in the mixer. When I opened the refrigerator to gather the needed things (masa madre, fresh yeast, and cold water) I was treated to a surprise of a pitcher of soya milk and a few other things falling out. The milk went all over me and made a mess of the floor. Not my favorite start to the day! Once I got the mess in order, I moved on to baking: i made white breads, raisin breads, integral breads, a double order of brioche cinnamon rolls with icing. I made croissants, and the focaccia. By this time the cinnamon rolls sold out so I needed to make another bath of them. After some cleaning I then started on the tapas for this evening. First I baked crostini’s and then I made a puff pastry. After this I did some cooking to prepare. I made a garlic and spinach, a walnut pate to be served on the crostini with olives...

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