It's kind of odd that, despite a monthlong trip in Europe while unemployed sounds like a relaxing time, it was actually one of the least relaxing trips I've taken here. Herein lies the trap of letting your hobbies become your responsibilities: it will follow you home through the goodness of your heart wanting to help you improve. I got the itch to bake and write, and so, funded by my parents' desire to stop hearing me threaten to go home because I couldn't cook in their kitchen, I purchased a few bare bones pieces of equipment and was able to make some decent pastry explorations while there.
In total, I bought:
- A kitchen scale
- A rubber spatula
- A pastry brush
- A single silicone mold
- Food coloring
- A set of circle cutters
- A piping bag (13")
- A piping tip (round, 10mm)
- An offset spatula
And with those, I was able to make...
