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Elen_Gilthoniel rolled 1 6-sided dice:
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Total: 3 (1-6)
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 Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 7:50 pm
Well, Mike was pleasantly surprised they were doing so well! He didn't know if they'd keep it up, but hey! They were in the top teams at the moment so he was completely pleased with that. "We're doing pretty well!" he said, looking up another quick recipe that looked pretty easy. He'd noticed one of the judges really did not like their last thing so he wanted to try something a little less easy to mess up. Roasted pumpkin quiche seemed like it would be pretty easy so he started to whip up a quiche. Not that he was expert enough to whip things up, really. Especially since it was his first time making one. And all in all, it went okay. It probably could have gone a bit better but it wasn't a completely failure so when he pulled it out of the oven and turned it over to Junior, he was at least reasonably confident they wouldn't make the judges pass out from horror. "It's all yours, Junior."
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LoliKokoro rolled 1 10-sided dice:
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Total: 9 (1-10)
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Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 7:53 pm
...Fourth. Sure, when there were twenty-six teams, fourth was pretty decent, you could recover from fourth. But Haruka was still a little frustrated, getting out-cooked by some kids! (She was forty years old now, she could call them kids.) And so, she was absolutely determined to do better this time around. Pumpkin entree, pumpkin entree... Well, she knew how to make a spinach and pumpkin risotto. That was better than nothing, right? Grabbing the ingredients, she was pleased that she remembered this a lot better than she thought, though maybe she ended up putting in a little bit too much spinach... Oh well, leafy greens were good for you!
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Serynemone rolled 1 10-sided dice:
10
Total: 10 (1-10)
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Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 8:00 pm
He released her quickly, happy that he had grabbed so high. A little lower and he may not even want to get back to cooking. He turned to grab for some more ingredients and started some fettuccine noodles while he began to puree the pumpkin. In a separate pan, he mixed together oil and butter in a different pan. As the butter melted, he began adding in cream, and spices. Once his puree was completed, he added it in to the mix. Ah, it felt so calming to be back into the swing of things. He checked his noodles and, happy that they were done, removed their water and added them to a bowl. He then added it all together, stirred it quickly and poured it out onto a plate. Oh, it looked so wonderful! He grabbed a remaining noodle from the bowl to taste his wonderful little creation. What perfection! How marvelous! He was positive that this was the best thing that he had ever made, though Lyra was a close second. He moved the plate over to Tshila and smiled. "Your turn." Ah, cooking something so well was such a rush. It was almost unbearable to even look at her right now. He would have to find something else to do as not to distract her. Flexing! Yes! His muscles were a perfect distraction.
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Elen_Gilthoniel rolled 1 8-sided dice:
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Total: 2 (1-8)
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Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 8:04 pm
YES! Tshila was so proud of herself with their last dish because she totally won that round for them. Even though one of the judges seemed to really, really be mad about it. But that was okay! They still were tied for third so far so that was pretty cool! She was really hoping they won because she'd feel really sad if they didn't and she'd have to spend the evening distracting Xeiro so he wouldn't hate her guts forever for losing the whole thing for them. She practically was glowing by the time he started cooking and he was doing so well this time, too! Then he handed over the dish to her and she was so determined to make it perfect. She garnished the edges with fresh sage and she was going to give it a light dusting a Parmesan cheese! But...the Parmesan was sort of not cooperating because apparently it was completely clumped up inside or something so she spent five minutes struggling with it and trying to get even a little to come out when suddenly the lid of the container just popped off and a hamster sized clump of Parmesan plopped onto the plate, along with the rest of the contents.
"ACK! NO. Bad!" Tshila said, flailing at the container as she threw it over her shoulder in a panic. She started doing what she could to rescue the dish as best as she could. "Whyyyy!? Stupid...thing! Why do they have stupid defective cheese? That is so, totally, not fair!"
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Zemblanity Insomnia rolled 1 10-sided dice:
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Total: 7 (1-10)
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Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 8:19 pm
"Conor. Make a fire. No, make two. Make it hot. I want things to burn. BURN THEM ALL." Of course, he was referring to the chunks of pupkins he was putting in a bowl next to him, and not about the inhabitant of the island. Hopefully Conor would get that... hopefully. Meh, one or twelve people less on the island wouldn't hurt anyone.... well, anyone who wouldn't endup dying a horrifying death by Conor-induced fire.
But that was't important. What was important was that meal he was now cooking. It was a little tweak of a recipe he knew, but switching regular butternut squash for pumpkin shouldn't be a big difference right? Might be a bit slippy, but it shouldn't be a big deal. What WOULD be a big deal, was that in his pumpkin-chopping rage, he had over cooked his pasta a bit too much. Oops... Well, there went a bit of points. Didn't have time to make more tough. And hopefully Conor had did a good job roasting those pieces of pumpkin. Didn't have time to check, he was already grating Gorgonzola to put on top of his pasta dish, Fettuccine with roasted pumpkin cubes, in brown butter and sage sauce and topped with Gorgonzola. It was a mouthful. Whatever. It was good. Yes, it was. Not a maybe. Not a not. It was good, or so help him, Goddess.
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mintysprig rolled 1 4-sided dice:
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Total: 2 (1-4)
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Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 8:24 pm
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High-functioning Marshmallow
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mintysprig rolled 1 4-sided dice:
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Total: 1 (1-4)
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Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 8:25 pm
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mintysprig rolled 1 6-sided dice:
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Total: 4 (1-6)
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Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 8:28 pm
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High-functioning Marshmallow
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LoliKokoro rolled 1 10-sided dice:
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Total: 2 (1-10)
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Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 8:34 pm
With the cooking section having gone pretty well, Haruka was confident that she had this thing in the bag! Now she just had to make it look nice, which, admittedly, was a little difficult to do with risotto. She tried a bit of garnish, and decided it was good enough, and went to work on cleaning up her station while she had the time... but ended up slipping on some pumpkin that had fallen on the ground during the last round. She lost her balance (Haruka was not one for practical footwear, not even during competitions) and ended up planting her elbow right into the middle of her plate of risotto. Not only did she now have gross risotto-elbow, but her entree was now all smushed! Dammit!
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mintysprig rolled 1 6-sided dice:
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Total: 4 (1-6)
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Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 8:36 pm
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High-functioning Marshmallow
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mintysprig rolled 1 6-sided dice:
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Total: 2 (1-6)
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Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 8:38 pm
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Serynemone rolled 1 6-sided dice:
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Total: 2 (1-6)
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Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 8:40 pm
Now it was his turn to make this look wonderful! Hrmm... he couldn't really see that there was much that he could do. So, he took the scallops and straightened them on top and made sure that the more desirable side was facing up. The judges didn't really need to see how burnt some of the sides were, anyway. Since that took little time, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a napkin for his next trick! He covered the bowl quickly and slid it over to the side of the table before hovering his fist over it. He made sure to smile and allow for perfect anticipation before he shoved his fist down onto the napkin and hit through to the table. "Oh no. I think I've lost your dish. What will we do?! We don't have enough time to make another one!" He clapped his hands to his face in the worst fake distress way possible. "Oh, but wait!" He laughed and bent down to reach under the table and pull up the bowl. "Here we are. No worries." Too bad the bowl was now covered in some dirt.
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Serynemone rolled 1 6-sided dice:
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Total: 6 (1-6)
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Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 8:41 pm
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