A little R&D

R&D. Research & Development. Things that go on in my life on a regular basis. But are we talking about my love life or my kitchen? Let's decide, shall we?
This week's Research:

• Compiling of my favorite locally-inspired recipes
• Cost computing of said recipes
• Hopeful (honestly, really, amazingly so) time spent on the phone with the Hawaii State Department of Agriculture
• Attending a "Backyard Beekeeping" seminar
• Chatting up an old friend/ insurance agent to get a second insurance quote
• Finding new kabocha (pumpkin)-inspired recipes to experiment with
• And spending too many hours on Match.com pondering why no one new ever signs up and why a 26-year-old (who I had absolutely no business giving my # to, but did purely because a 26-year-old asked for it & it made me feel like I 'still got it') would think its OK to text me at 5:15am... and again at 7am...and again at 8. And when i finally respond at 8 that he'd woke me up, his response is a wink-y face thingy and 'just thinkin bout ya. forgive me?' Thinkin' about me? He's never even met me (let alone talked to me!) Augh. I am too old for this shit.

And then there's the Development:

• As evidenced, absolutely no Development in the Love Life side of things
• Invitations sent to an upcoming "Bakery R&D Taste Test Breakfast" - this is a major Development!

So here's the scoop: I'm throwing a breakfast get-together, cleverly labeled the "Bakery R&D Breakfast". I've invited a lot of friends and have promised them plenty of baked goodies in exchange for their honest feedback and opinions on both the baked goods and business names.  Providing that the feedback on the muffins/tarts/cookies/breads/sweet rolls is predominately positive, I'm hoping to also enlist these friends to be the Shay's Bakery (official Bakery name tbd) PR Army. I'm hoping that these dear people will help pave a way for me to get into the Farmer's Markets by talking, tweeting, posting, sharing and whatever else people do these days to pass on good words. And I hope these friends will stay by my side, eating my baked yummies as things begin to(hopefully) grow.

So- you gonna be on Oahu in 2 weeks?  If so, you should come to the Bakery R&D Breakfast! October 15th. In Palolo. Help me decide on a Bakery Name. Eat lots of food. Drink coffee (or mimosas) and be around some wonderful, amazingly supportive people called my friends. I'd love to have you!

Shoot me an email if you need more details!