03; Video; un: Roseofdawn

[beautyrest]

Hello everyone, my name is Aurora and I hope you fair well this morning.

I am sure many of you have heard of Sir Claude's feast announcement, and I truly find it to be a marvelous idea!

If I may, though, I had noticed while he spoke to others, that many mentioned they did not know how to cook or bake.

Admittedly, I am no master chef but I know my way around a kitchen and several recipes well enough. If you would like, I do not mind offering assistance so you can learn how to make something a recipe home... Or at the very least, trying my best to help replicate the dish in question.

All I ask of you, in turn, is that you provide the recipe and ingredients, I shall provide the kitchen and instructions. Though, I will also happily supply one of my own recipes and ingredients as well, if you find yourself in want of ideas.

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[bakudan_bambino]

The dish I have in mind is cooked and baked. If that's okay with you... would you mind sparing me some guidance? We can use my kitchen.

It's uh... it's baked ziti

[beautyrest]

It is perfectly fine by me, Gokudera. I would be happy to assist. It is not uncommon for something to be atop the stove while something is in the oven, we should be able to manage just fine.

[bakudan_bambino]

Ah well all the parts I believe are cooked together, and then it is assembled, then baked?

It won't be a matter of multitasking, I hope. I'm not very good in a kitchen.

[beautyrest]

If you have a recipe and a kitchen, then we will manage just fine. [Recipes are just a matter of following the instructions and adjusting for taste.] Consider, that everyone and anyone who is a master in the kitchen had to start somewhere at some point.

We'll do it together. We'll reread the recipe several times before we dive into it. Though it may take the whole day.

[bakudan_bambino]

That is fine! I recently got my own apartment, so it is clean and I can have food and drinks available, since cooking will probably make us hungry, right?

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[notemergencyfood]

This is exactly what Paimon needs! Hello Aurora, this is Paimon.

[Meet, child-size person.]

The only thing Paimon knows how to make is sugar frosted slime but... think this world lacks slime.

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[beautyrest]

Why hello there, Paimon. I would be happy to assist. It will not be slime that we make, perhaps a custard or pudding, though, and then it can look the same?

[notemergencyfood]

Hmm, pudding is not the same as slime. But... guess we can try.

[beautyrest]

No, not the same, but it will be made by you, so it shall still be special.

[notemergencyfood]

Why does it sound delicious? [It's because the special part, right?]

Oh! One more thing. Almond Tofu. Don't worry, Paimon has this recipe memories, just need some help.

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[raveyardpatriarch]

[Congratulations! Aurora is the winner of Wei Wuxian's inaugural video message. As a bonus, Lan Zhan is a little visible as well, though as more of an out of focus partial shape than a participant. This sort of cryptid behavior is probably the only way he will ever appear on video. Wei Wuxian however is at his most polite and well-behaved, though not his most concise.]

Hello, Aurora! We talked about curses I think? And I did ask the feast guy about kitchens, if you saw that. Ah, this is Wei Wuxian, by the way. I can probably handle the cooking just fine, but like I said to the feast guy, it's the kitchen that's a problem. Could I please borrow the kitchen too? Even if I don't need help cooking?

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[beautyrest]

A pleasure to hear from you, again, ah I am afraid I am not familiar with which name to call you by, what would you prefer?

And yes, you are more than welcome to use my kitchen, I know the inn does not provide much of one.

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[raveyardpatriarch]

Just Wei Wuxian! I don't have a title. Here or anywhere else.

That would be very appreciated! The inn really doesn't, but I can't really complain, because at least there's breakfast. Now I just have to decide what to make. You have to strike a balance between impressive and too much work, you know? And I'm sure I'm very out of practice.

[beautyrest]

Well, what country or kingdom do you hail from, Wei Wuxian? Sir Claude did request the dishes be from our own home countries.

But if you are out of practice, a couple of simple dishes are sure to get you right as rain.

[raveyardpatriarch]

[That seems impossibly broad, so broad as to be meaningless and his brain dumps the concept immediately. Better to narrow it down.]

I'm from Yunmeng, which has very flavorful food. But I don't know what would be good to make a lot of at a time. Soup? Noodles? But it should be a little spicy and not too much work. Maybe steamed fish with a lot of aromatics? That's easy, but I'd need big fish...lots of fish? How do people do this normally? How don't I know this...

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[ceraunos]

[ Eclair appears in a video form, hands on her hips but with the rest of her at ease. Her smile is excited, as is her tone ]

Hello, Ms. Aurora. I was referred to you by Sir Claude - username Stargazer - in regards to your offer. I would be happy to assist you and borrow your kitchen for my feast contribution! Hopefully I'm not too late and you're already full up on people taking your offer.

[beautyrest]

It is a pleasure to meet you, and while that is a lovely username, what might your actual name be?

And far fewer people have taken my offer than you think. What is it you would like to make?

[ceraunos]

My name is Eclair.

[ She gives a small bow in greeting ]

I was hoping if you could lend a full-sized oven, they could be electric or wood-fired. I plan on making pizzas for the feast.

[beautyrest]

Well met, Lady Eclair.

I have a full-sized oven, two, in fact, one inside, and an outdoor oven.

I have heard of pizzas, but they were not spoken highly of by the one who mentioned them. I would love to hear more about them, if I may? It would help to know what oven would be better to lend you.

[ceraunos]

Gladly. If the outdoor oven is wood-fired, then I would choose that one.

[ She nods with renewed excitement. Happy and grateful to Aurora's generosity as well ]

Pizza a simple dish to make, with the dough being the only part of it that requires the utmost attention. I would say pizza is the perfect food for sharing, because it can be sliced into small wedges or squares. It's one reason why it's my contribution of choice, apart from the fact that I enjoy making them for my human companion back in my world.

I'm curious why the person you speak of did not speak highly of them.

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[fullgauntlet]

[Oh... This is tempting.]

... Aurora-san? Do you- have any recommendations for easy-to-make spicy dishes?

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[beautyrest]

[Would that be because you want to spend more time with the blonde, Izuku?]

A pleasure to see you again, Izuku. And I suppose it would depend on the spices you are using, but noodle or pasta dishes tend to be the easiest of recipes. Soups and stews as well if you are not pressed for time.

[fullgauntlet]

[... Maybe!!! It is nice to see her posting...]

Noodle or pasta dishes... I think those are easy enough to learn how to make. H-how hard is it to make a soup or stew? What kind of spices would you recommend?

[beautyrest]

A stew and soup are not difficult, it is merely that they take at least an hour to cook if not more to be any good so that the flavors have time to sit and seep.

As for spices, that does depend. Do you want something flavorful, something that shall cause people's eyes to water and their noses to sniffle, or would you rather it be something a bit... more than that?

[fullgauntlet]

That long... That would make sense.

[That sounds really complicated!]

Erm, I don't think it needs to be something so spicy that it makes someone's eyes water. But something that's flavourful and hearty, full of vitamins and with some ... zesty? Bite to it?