Where do all you get your ideas?
Someone asked me this question the other day, and until now I haden’t really given it much thought. Now, before I start, I have to say that some pastries are a french pastry shop must -croissants, pain au chocolat, tarte au cirton, elcair, opera etc., but others are my own creations.
I think some of my ideas stem from the fact that I really do love to bake, and from that, I love to experiment with different flavor combinations and textures, so thats a start. But I think, a lot of my ideas come from the fact that I am constantly researching. I love looking at cookbooks with bright bold pictures, flipping through various food and baking magazines discovering new trends, reading others’ blogs to see what they are cooking up, and checking out a host of foodie websites, so I guess some of my inspiration also comes from here. But I think most of my ideas come to fruition while I’m exercising. You see, as some of you may have come to know, I am an avid runner and cyclist, and am a real proponent of “doing your exercises”-as UB would say. And for me, that is when my creative juices start to flow. These are the times when my mind runs free. Maybe it is the fresh air or the simple release of stress that comes along with owning your own business, but this is when most of my ideas come to. It is one of my favorite times of the day, where my mind just shuts off and is able to open up to new ideas and that is how I create these pastries.