I had a meltdown before moving to NYC. Gosh, I feel like I write about those a lot lately. It happened just as we were packing the car to move. The car filled up very quickly with all of our things, and I began to stress out. I was worried about the size of the apartment, the amount of stuff we were going to try to cram into it, and life in the city. As I started bringing all of my baking apparatus back into hibernation in the basement, my mom stopped me. She convinced me that there would be space in the car, and that I would regret not having my kitchen gadgets in New York. When I composed myself enough, Erin and I hit the road, red Kitchenaid and all.
We arrived to our apartment and were pleasantly surprised. It is much larger than we anticipated, and has plenty of closet space for all of our clothes. But as nice as the kitchen is, there isn’t an oven. The microwave doesn’t even have a convection feature. So, the Kitchenaid stayed in the car, and drove back to Saratoga.
A few shots of the new apartment!
The kitchen without the oven.
Our living room/ dining room/ Erin's bedroom. (She sleeps on the window seat!)
The hall closet and view into the bathroom.
My bedroom
I was texting one of my friends a few days later, telling him that I was busy applying for jobs, but looking for an activity to take a break. His response:
A: Bake some cakes!
Me: Grrr... My apartment doesn’t have an oven! I’m very sad.
A: Ah shee-it. What’d you do with the one in Thailand?
Me: I left it there and sold it. I wasn’t going to bring it back, because what place doesn’t have an oven in the US? Well, I found out.
A: I would have baked on the plane ride home.
Me: Ridiculous.
Baked on the plane ride home? Really?
But, texting him, reaffirmed what I already knew about myself: I crave baking. When he mentioned that I should “bake some cakes,” it was exactly what I wanted to be doing at that moment.... And every moment, for that matter.
So, now what?
In between “formatting a resume” and “entry level jobs in NYC” searches in Google, I have been searching “baking without an oven.”
Luckily, allrecipes.com is filled with no bake cookies and desserts. It’s time to get creative!
Anyone have any oven-less baking ideas to share?
How about COOKING for a change! You watch all those cooking shows, now is your chance to try some of the recipes.
ReplyDeleteOh, don't you worry. I have been doing plenty of cooking. But, even cooking without an oven all the time, isn't very easy.
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