[MJ] Mistral Meals: Closed | Quests & Challenges

[center][b]Day 1 Entry: Breaded Fish and Turkey With Apples[/b][/center] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=31617162] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/316172/31617162_350.png[/img] [/url] "Allrighty then, let's get started!" Retherin tapped his claws on the stone table. [i]Tap, tap, tap, tap. [/i]"Be quiet, you!" Someone in authority yelled at him. He quickly stopped, and looked over his ingredients. Darn it. I'll be working with highland dryleaf, dried anchovies, and turkey dinner. I'll just have to make the best of it. He first skinned the [b]anchovies[/b] and cut strips of their flesh that he set out to dry in the sun. He looked back and did the same with the [b]turkey dinner[/b]. After, he minced the [b]dryleaf[/b] and put it to the side. he carved out the inside of a [b]red delicious apple[/b], and put that next to the dryleaf. He then chopped up the heart of the [b]fogflower[/b], and set that aside as well. Into this small pile, he placed some [b]honeycomb fragments[/b], and half of the contents of a [b]centaur ration pouch[/b]. When the turkey and fish strips were almost done, he rolled them in the mix so they were breaded by it. He made sure the apple halves were on the side, and then he brought the dish up to the judges' table.

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Day 1
Entry: Breaded Fish and Turkey With Apples

"Allrighty then, let's get started!" Retherin tapped his claws on the stone table. Tap, tap, tap, tap. "Be quiet, you!" Someone in authority yelled at him. He quickly stopped, and looked over his ingredients. Darn it. I'll be working with highland dryleaf, dried anchovies, and turkey dinner. I'll just have to make the best of it.
He first skinned the anchovies and cut strips of their flesh that he set out to dry in the sun. He looked back and did the same with the turkey dinner. After, he minced the dryleaf and put it to the side. he carved out the inside of a red delicious apple, and put that next to the dryleaf. He then chopped up the heart of the fogflower, and set that aside as well. Into this small pile, he placed some honeycomb fragments, and half of the contents of a centaur ration pouch. When the turkey and fish strips were almost done, he rolled them in the mix so they were breaded by it. He made sure the apple halves were on the side, and then he brought the dish up to the judges' table.

Last edited on Mar 22, 2017 20:43:16 by deadpan

[url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=30641162] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/306412/30641162_350.png[/img] [/url] Bamboo had initially followed his nose to Mistral Meals thinking there would be food to eat, but currently the shy imperial was nervously staring at the three ingredients in front of him. He usually wandered the wilderness alone, and while having no sense of taste was useful in that he could consume even Highland Dryleafs normally, it would certainly not help him with cooking! After a couple of minutes of meekly looking around trying to mentally communicate he had stumbled into the kitchen by mistake, a curious look from a judge sent him scrambling to try and make a dish. Although he could eat [b]Highland Dryleafs[/b] normally, even he didn't really like it's bitter, rooty taste. Maybe if he thoroughly washed it and covered them in sugar it'd be ok? While he let them soak, he squinted at the [b]Turkey Dinner[/b] in confusion. Wasn't this dish already cooked? He was too scared to mess with a dish that seemed already finished, so he simply fit it into a pan, added some carrots and rosemary, and carefully brushed a honey glaze over it to try and give the turkey a more golden color and put it into the oven. Bamboo then finally turned to look at the last ingredient, one he had been purposely avoiding. His FAVORITE [b]Dried Anchovies[/b]! Call it a strange food to love, but he could eat them like a whale eating krill! Glancing around he snuck a couple of the small fish to eat before tossing the remaining with some garlic into a pan with oil to make a simple anchovy oil. Taking the [b]Highland Dryleafs[/b] and lightly rinsing off the excess sugar he then lightly sauteed them in the anchovy oil. With a lot of embarrassment, Bamboo realized that he had been plucking one too many of the Dried Anchovies to snack on, they really weren't much to such a big imperial...at least he had already gotten the anchovy oil, which would hopefully add a little more flavor to the dryleaf. That counted...right? After taking the turkey out once it looked to be more golden, he carefully cut and plated it with the roasted carrots and sauteed dryleafs. He looked up uncertainly, and once catching the attention of a judge, he mumbled a soft "sorry" before giving it to them. He really couldn't taste whether it was any good, especially that dryleaf. ----- @Eialyne Could I also be added to the pinglist? ^u^

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Bamboo had initially followed his nose to Mistral Meals thinking there would be food to eat, but currently the shy imperial was nervously staring at the three ingredients in front of him. He usually wandered the wilderness alone, and while having no sense of taste was useful in that he could consume even Highland Dryleafs normally, it would certainly not help him with cooking! After a couple of minutes of meekly looking around trying to mentally communicate he had stumbled into the kitchen by mistake, a curious look from a judge sent him scrambling to try and make a dish.

Although he could eat Highland Dryleafs normally, even he didn't really like it's bitter, rooty taste. Maybe if he thoroughly washed it and covered them in sugar it'd be ok? While he let them soak, he squinted at the Turkey Dinner in confusion. Wasn't this dish already cooked? He was too scared to mess with a dish that seemed already finished, so he simply fit it into a pan, added some carrots and rosemary, and carefully brushed a honey glaze over it to try and give the turkey a more golden color and put it into the oven.

Bamboo then finally turned to look at the last ingredient, one he had been purposely avoiding. His FAVORITE Dried Anchovies! Call it a strange food to love, but he could eat them like a whale eating krill! Glancing around he snuck a couple of the small fish to eat before tossing the remaining with some garlic into a pan with oil to make a simple anchovy oil. Taking the Highland Dryleafs and lightly rinsing off the excess sugar he then lightly sauteed them in the anchovy oil. With a lot of embarrassment, Bamboo realized that he had been plucking one too many of the Dried Anchovies to snack on, they really weren't much to such a big imperial...at least he had already gotten the anchovy oil, which would hopefully add a little more flavor to the dryleaf. That counted...right?

After taking the turkey out once it looked to be more golden, he carefully cut and plated it with the roasted carrots and sauteed dryleafs. He looked up uncertainly, and once catching the attention of a judge, he mumbled a soft "sorry" before giving it to them. He really couldn't taste whether it was any good, especially that dryleaf.

@Eialyne
Could I also be added to the pinglist? ^u^

[center]Three young spirals were trekking all over the fairgrounds, looking for yet another fun activity to do. Yarrow was particularly excited after they had won a cute looking stuffed wind sprite for her. [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=31617814] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/316179/31617814_350.png[/img] [/url] She suddenly spotted a tent with delicious smells wafting out. "Don't wait up for me!" she called out to her siblings, who just groaned and walked away. She raced up to the tent and asked one of the dragons milling about for instructions. Soon, she was all set up. She took out the [b]Highland Dryleafs[/b] and scrunched up her snout. No, that wouldn't do. She chopped up the [b]dryleaf[/b] and set it aside, hoping to figure out what to do next. The anchovies were lying there, mocking her. She decided to get to work on that. She sliced the [b]Dried Anchovies[/b] and put them in a bowl, adding some Sunbeam Rotala for a hearty salad base, and Redblood Sapper to give it a pop of color. She tossed it and decided to add some Wild Catsup for the tomato-ey flavor, to make up for not having any tomato items in the game -- I mean, what? It's not a game... Afterwards, she took a look at the salad, and groaned. [u]She'd have to come back to that one later.[/u] She eyed the [b]Turkey Dinner[/b], deciding to stuff it with something good. She took out yet another bowl, dumping about three-fourths of the [b]Dryleaf[/b] into it, and saving the rest for later. She squirted a bit of Fish Oil to wetten it up a bit, before adding some Wild Mustard to somehow pair with the Wild Catsup she had used earlier. However, it was still not hearty enough for a stuffing. Of course! Some Tundra Cactus would make a juicy, moist stuffing when it was dethorned, and she did just that before dicing it coarsely and tossing it into the stuffing mix. She took the turkey and stuffed it up with this mixture before taking a step back and admiring her handiwork. Of course, there was still a lot left to do. She sprinkled a bit of Salt over it all and put the [b]Turkey[/b] in the oven to cook and added some diced Gradishes into the salad to add some spice and finish it up. She then took the final bit of [b]Dryleaf[/b] and chopped it extremely finely, before adding a bit of Fish Oil to wetten it and some Salt, and mashing it into a paste. She then added a bit of roasted Smolderpetal and continued mashing the mixture. As the turkey came out, she put the mash into a ramekin and tucked it next to the turkey, bringing the salad over too. As a garnish, she added some more Smolderpetal before calling over a judge. She presents her Turkey stuffed with Dryleaf, Fish Oil, Wild Mustard, and Tundra Cactus. It has a dip on the side made of mashed Dryleaf, Smolderpetal, and a bit Fish Oil for wetness. She also has a fish salad, which is made of Dried Anchovies, Sunbeam Rotala, Wild Catsup and Redblood Sapper.

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Three young spirals were trekking all over the fairgrounds, looking for yet another fun activity to do. Yarrow was particularly excited after they had won a cute looking stuffed wind sprite for her.

She suddenly spotted a tent with delicious smells wafting out. "Don't wait up for me!" she called out to her siblings, who just groaned and walked away. She raced up to the tent and asked one of the dragons milling about for instructions.

Soon, she was all set up.

She took out the Highland Dryleafs and scrunched up her snout. No, that wouldn't do. She chopped up the dryleaf and set it aside, hoping to figure out what to do next. The anchovies were lying there, mocking her. She decided to get to work on that.

She sliced the Dried Anchovies and put them in a bowl, adding some Sunbeam Rotala for a hearty salad base, and Redblood Sapper to give it a pop of color. She tossed it and decided to add some Wild Catsup for the tomato-ey flavor, to make up for not having any tomato items in the game -- I mean, what? It's not a game...

Afterwards, she took a look at the salad, and groaned. She'd have to come back to that one later. She eyed the Turkey Dinner, deciding to stuff it with something good. She took out yet another bowl, dumping about three-fourths of the Dryleaf into it, and saving the rest for later. She squirted a bit of Fish Oil to wetten it up a bit, before adding some Wild Mustard to somehow pair with the Wild Catsup she had used earlier. However, it was still not hearty enough for a stuffing.

Of course! Some Tundra Cactus would make a juicy, moist stuffing when it was dethorned, and she did just that before dicing it coarsely and tossing it into the stuffing mix. She took the turkey and stuffed it up with this mixture before taking a step back and admiring her handiwork. Of course, there was still a lot left to do. She sprinkled a bit of Salt over it all and put the Turkey in the oven to cook and added some diced Gradishes into the salad to add some spice and finish it up.

She then took the final bit of Dryleaf and chopped it extremely finely, before adding a bit of Fish Oil to wetten it and some Salt, and mashing it into a paste. She then added a bit of roasted Smolderpetal and continued mashing the mixture. As the turkey came out, she put the mash into a ramekin and tucked it next to the turkey, bringing the salad over too. As a garnish, she added some more Smolderpetal before calling over a judge.

She presents her Turkey stuffed with Dryleaf, Fish Oil, Wild Mustard, and Tundra Cactus. It has a dip on the side made of mashed Dryleaf, Smolderpetal, and a bit Fish Oil for wetness. She also has a fish salad, which is made of Dried Anchovies, Sunbeam Rotala, Wild Catsup and Redblood Sapper.

_{Girls are now preparing,

please wait warmly and have some tea.

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[b][center]DAY 1 [item=Highland Dryleaf][item=Dried Anchovies][item=Turkey Dinner][/center][/b] [center][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=30708022] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/307081/30708022_350.png[/img] [/url][/center] Meathe carfully opened his knife case as he eyed the rather challenging ingredients. He'd known this wouldn't be easy, but frankly the anchovies had him a bit stymied. His first thought was of course to use them in a dressing for the greens, but it seemed likely that at least one of his competitors would think of that. Suddenly it came to him, without further hesitation he strode briskly to the pantry and gathered his other ingredients. A sack of flour, a flask of water, some aromatics [item=Potato Onion], seasonings [item=Salt], and [item=Honeycomb Fragment] of course. Back at his station Meathe set his water to boil and made sure his steamer basket was ready. Then he arranged his mise en place, broke down the proteins, washed his surface and processed the plants. Aromatics carmelized in a two pans while a simple dough of flour and water was quickly mixed, kneaded, and set aside to rest. Minced Turkey was added to one pan of aromatics, and Dryleaf to the other. Once done, they were tasted and seasoned appropriately. Fillings and dough were fashioned into plump dumplings. Meathe made sure to twist the vegetarian dumplings into packets and the meat ones into half moons, just in case any of the judges had a preference. Once the dumplings were in the steamer he turned his attention to his dipping sauce. Meathe minced one anchovy and put it with the honey and some whole peppercorns to simmer. When the dumplings were nearly ready he strained the honey and whisked in a little red wine. Meathe plated his [b] Assorted Dumplings with Anchovy Honey Dipping Sauce[/b] and waited nervously for his turn to be critqued by the judges.

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Meathe carfully opened his knife case as he eyed the rather challenging ingredients. He'd known this wouldn't be easy, but frankly the anchovies had him a bit stymied. His first thought was of course to use them in a dressing for the greens, but it seemed likely that at least one of his competitors would think of that.

Suddenly it came to him, without further hesitation he strode briskly to the pantry and gathered his other ingredients. A sack of flour, a flask of water, some aromatics

, seasonings

, and

of course.

Back at his station Meathe set his water to boil and made sure his steamer basket was ready. Then he arranged his mise en place, broke down the proteins, washed his surface and processed the plants.

Aromatics carmelized in a two pans while a simple dough of flour and water was quickly mixed, kneaded, and set aside to rest. Minced Turkey was added to one pan of aromatics, and Dryleaf to the other. Once done, they were tasted and seasoned appropriately.

Fillings and dough were fashioned into plump dumplings. Meathe made sure to twist the vegetarian dumplings into packets and the meat ones into half moons, just in case any of the judges had a preference.

Once the dumplings were in the steamer he turned his attention to his dipping sauce. Meathe minced one anchovy and put it with the honey and some whole peppercorns to simmer. When the dumplings were nearly ready he strained the honey and whisked in a little red wine.

Meathe plated his Assorted Dumplings with Anchovy Honey Dipping Sauce and waited nervously for his turn to be critqued by the judges.

[url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=30188746] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/301888/30188746_350.png[/img] [/url] Eulalia had been the first dragon to volunteer to represent Windsong Haven in the cooking competition. She was really starting to feel more confident in her abilities as a chef, and was excited to have a chance to prove herself to her clan mates! As soon as she saw the day's mystery ingredients, however, her heart dropped. She was a PASTRY CHEF and not familiar with how to use savory ingredients such as the [b]Turkey Dinner[/b] or the [b]Dried Anchovies[/b]! She felt a glimmer of hope upon seeing the final ingredient though, [b]Highland Dryleaf[/b]. While other dragons were recoiling at the taste of it, Eulalia knew EXACTLY what to do with it. "Oh good! The Highland Dryleaf will work perfectly to make Beau's famous tea! I'm going to have to figure out some way to incorporate it into my main dish as well though..." she trailed off, lost deep in thought, trying to remember everything that Beau had taught her about using difficult ingredients. "I HAVE IT!" She shouted after some time, "I'LL MAKE A SALAD!" She then noticed everyone around her started staring, as she had been yelling so loudly. "Oops! Uhhhh... I'm sorry everyone! Please don't mind me!" She shuffled awkwardly towards her workspace, tripping in the process and further embarrassing herself. She wasn't about to let a little embarrassment keep her from competing though, and quickly regained her composure. "Okay, first I will start brewing the tea since it will take awhile to get juuuust right" Eulalia said as she grabbed some [b]Cinnamon, Honeycomb Fragments, Sweet Grass, and a Potash Peach[/b] to go with the [b]Highland Dryleaf[/b] in the tea. [center][item=highland dryleaf] [item=cinnamon] [item=honeycomb fragment] [item=sweet grass] [item=potash peach] [/center] Eulalia sliced up the peach and combined it with the other ingredients in an infused, which she placed in a pot of water which she had brought to a boil. This took some time though, as she was having trouble slicing the peach. It always seemed to slip right out of her claws! In the end, she had to go back to get a fresh peach THREE times! "While the tea is brewing, I had better get started on this salad! How am I going to incorporate these ingredients...?" She thought for a second before realizing that she needed to add flavors that would balance the bitterness of the [b]Highland Dryleaf[/b] and the saltiness of the [b]Dried Anchovies[/b] just how she added sweet ingredients to the tea! Eulalia hurried over to the ingredient stash, careful not to trip over her own feet again. She returned to her work station a couple minutes later carrying a sizable stack of ingredients to go with the Turkey Dinner, Dried Anchovies, and Highland Dryleaf: [b]Stellaria Media, Smolderpetals, Wild Mustard, Vegetable Oil, Black Tulips, and Crisp-leaf Amaranth.[/b] [center][item=turkey dinner] [item=dried anchovies] [item=Highland Dryleaf] [item=stellaria media] [item=smolderpetal] [item=Wild Mustard] [item =vegetable oil] [item=black tulip] [item=crisp-leaf amaranth][/center] "I better roast these real quick!" She said as she shoved the Smolderpetals onto a grate over a fire. "And now to get to the real work." She quickly cooked the Dried Anchovies, Wild Mustard, and Vegetable Oil into a fragrant sauce. "This will be my salad dressing!" Eulalia said to herself, quite pleased that she had created something savory for once. She continued working, shredding up bits of the Turkey Dinner and setting it aside to rest, washing and chopping up the Stellaria Media, Highland Dryleaf, Black Tulips, and Crisp-leaf Amaranth, and she actually managed to remember to pull the Smolderpetals off of the fire before they burned! Eulalia then combined all of the ingredients, minus the sauce and Black Tulip petals she had prepared. After filling a bowl with the salad, she garnished it with some Black Tulip petals, and drizzled the anchovy sauce over the whole thing. She placed the bowl on a tray, and then remembered the tea! She quickly pulled it off the burner and poured a glass to set on the tray with the salad. Before her sat her Turkey Caesar Salad and Cinnamon Peach Tea. She felt she had done a good job, but was still nervous at what the judge may say.

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Eulalia had been the first dragon to volunteer to represent Windsong Haven in the cooking competition. She was really starting to feel more confident in her abilities as a chef, and was excited to have a chance to prove herself to her clan mates! As soon as she saw the day's mystery ingredients, however, her heart dropped. She was a PASTRY CHEF and not familiar with how to use savory ingredients such as the Turkey Dinner or the Dried Anchovies! She felt a glimmer of hope upon seeing the final ingredient though, Highland Dryleaf. While other dragons were recoiling at the taste of it, Eulalia knew EXACTLY what to do with it.

"Oh good! The Highland Dryleaf will work perfectly to make Beau's famous tea! I'm going to have to figure out some way to incorporate it into my main dish as well though..." she trailed off, lost deep in thought, trying to remember everything that Beau had taught her about using difficult ingredients.

"I HAVE IT!" She shouted after some time, "I'LL MAKE A SALAD!" She then noticed everyone around her started staring, as she had been yelling so loudly. "Oops! Uhhhh... I'm sorry everyone! Please don't mind me!" She shuffled awkwardly towards her workspace, tripping in the process and further embarrassing herself. She wasn't about to let a little embarrassment keep her from competing though, and quickly regained her composure.

"Okay, first I will start brewing the tea since it will take awhile to get juuuust right" Eulalia said as she grabbed some Cinnamon, Honeycomb Fragments, Sweet Grass, and a Potash Peach to go with the Highland Dryleaf in the tea.

Eulalia sliced up the peach and combined it with the other ingredients in an infused, which she placed in a pot of water which she had brought to a boil. This took some time though, as she was having trouble slicing the peach. It always seemed to slip right out of her claws! In the end, she had to go back to get a fresh peach THREE times!

"While the tea is brewing, I had better get started on this salad! How am I going to incorporate these ingredients...?" She thought for a second before realizing that she needed to add flavors that would balance the bitterness of the Highland Dryleaf and the saltiness of the Dried Anchovies just how she added sweet ingredients to the tea!

Eulalia hurried over to the ingredient stash, careful not to trip over her own feet again. She returned to her work station a couple minutes later carrying a sizable stack of ingredients to go with the Turkey Dinner, Dried Anchovies, and Highland Dryleaf: Stellaria Media, Smolderpetals, Wild Mustard, Vegetable Oil, Black Tulips, and Crisp-leaf Amaranth.

"I better roast these real quick!" She said as she shoved the Smolderpetals onto a grate over a fire.
"And now to get to the real work."

She quickly cooked the Dried Anchovies, Wild Mustard, and Vegetable Oil into a fragrant sauce. "This will be my salad dressing!" Eulalia said to herself, quite pleased that she had created something savory for once. She continued working, shredding up bits of the Turkey Dinner and setting it aside to rest, washing and chopping up the Stellaria Media, Highland Dryleaf, Black Tulips, and Crisp-leaf Amaranth, and she actually managed to remember to pull the Smolderpetals off of the fire before they burned!

Eulalia then combined all of the ingredients, minus the sauce and Black Tulip petals she had prepared. After filling a bowl with the salad, she garnished it with some Black Tulip petals, and drizzled the anchovy sauce over the whole thing. She placed the bowl on a tray, and then remembered the tea! She quickly pulled it off the burner and poured a glass to set on the tray with the salad.

Before her sat her Turkey Caesar Salad and Cinnamon Peach Tea. She felt she had done a good job, but was still nervous at what the judge may say.

[center][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=21283062] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/212831/21283062_350.png[/img] [/url][/center] @Quinineer Kakigori noticed right off the bat that Sienna moved easily and comfortably around the cooking area, with the practiced moves that showed she knew what she was doing (a stark contrast to Orange; the skydancer was quite certain that she was still going to be cleaning honey out of her feathers despite being very careful when sampling that entry), and Kakigori had high hopes for what she was going to present. Which were dashed when some rather large scraps of food (or rather the less edible parts of some ingredients) started getting launched through the air, several of which landing smack dab in the middle of the plate Sienna had just placed infront of Kakigori, sending the rice splattering everywhere. Furious, the judged launched herself up in the air to zoom over to where two contestants from rival clans had just started a food fight and started chewing them out, too preocupied with getting them to stop to see if Sienna could salvage her dish. ((Fried rice is seriously one of the best stand-by meals ever. It's my favorite thing to make with leftovers, provided I have rice already handy)) @AthenaCorvus The judge of the day lived in a Wind clan so she was quite familiar with the hyperactivity of Spirals. She was also quite sure one of her clanmates was one of the most hyperactive Spirals in existence. It stood to reason she should be used to that sort of behavior by now. Nope. While a part of her marveled that Asha somehow managed to not slice and dice his own body while going at the ingredients all at once, she instead maintained a somewhat forced as she desperately wished to have something she could cover her ears with to block out the song he was singing. Even if you hated the song it was stupidly catchy, and the last thing she needed was Spitz, Ruin, Zevran, or even Kruda, to hear her humming it without realizing and make tonight unbearable for the non-spirals at Wayfarer's Rest. Leaving to go hunt down Brachs and figure out why he hadn't sent dispatches back yet was becoming more and more of a pleasant idea. "Nicely cooked and presented," she said quickly once it was time to judge Asha's dish, "but the fig and the oyster clashed badly. One or the other would have sufficed to direct the flavor profile." It was blunt and to the point, but Kakigori was hoping the sooner she got away from the Spiral, the sooner she might have a chance of saving herself from earworm. @Deladria "A simplistic dish but done well," Kakigori told Amharath as she took a few more bites of her dish, "Though it is lacking quite a bit in-" What it was lacking in wasn't to be found out. The pressure cooker that Amharath had used to prep her meal was starting to glow and shriek horribly. "What's going on?" the Skydancer asked Gourmet, who'd been on appliance duty that day. The wildclaw gave a shake of her head, looking utterly baffled, "It was just fine when I showed the contestant how to use it!" It was then that the pressure cooker exploded into a shower of scrap metal and pink sparks. The rest of Amharath's dish went spilling to the ground and the three dragons ducked for cover. "I am going to tie Spitz in knots he can't get out of if I find out he was behind this!" Kakigori growled, trying to remember if she'd seen the Arcane Scientist anywhere near the gadgetry when it was delivered earlier. While she was fuming, Gourmet apologized to Amharath and directed her to the tents where she could pick up some packed lunches to replace her ruined meal. ((I confess to grinning madly when you included a pressure cooking that's of both Arcane and Lightning make. I have three dragons in my clan that specialize in that sort of thing so this was too good of an opportunity to pass up!)) @CalandoAdumbrate Kakigori wasn't huge on salads, but this was the first one she'd been served today so it deserved some bonus points. The fact that is was prepared perfectly and had lovely presentation? Just icing on the cake! Er...dressing on the salad? "You don't normally associate fish with salads of the plant variety, but the the anchovies work very nicely, and aren't so crispy that they compete with the croutons." As she pops a few more of the previously mentioned croutons in her mouth she gives Orissa an appraising sort of look. "I don't belive you mentioned...would you consider yourself an amateur or a professional cook? While I'm not sure that Light trick of yours is terribly practical, you certainly seem to have a talent for bringing out the best in lack-luster ingredients." @deadpan Kakigori was not good with hatchlings. At all. Of course she had had nests, but it's not as if she did much with the children that came from them. That was the Nestkeeper's responsibility after all. So as she found herself looking down at the tiny little fae and the dish he was bearing, she found herself faltering and at a loss. Should she just treat him like any other contestant? Be overly nice? But she didn't [i]do[/i] overly nice! And it was a simple dish, but should she take his age into consideration when deciding if that was a sign of his skill level or not? Ugh...she hadn't prepared for this sort of situation at all. "Did you remember to wash your claws or wear gloves?" She asked, nibbling at one of the breaded turkey bits. Judging by the look on his face at that question, she presumed maybe he wasn't quite as young as she thought. "Centaur rations do make for good breading, though it's a bit too rough. Grinding it out a bit would have made the consistency more pleasant and less chunky." @BettaFishy Kakigori's eyes widened slightly as she ate a few more bites of Bamboo's dish. "This is...an interesting taste. You put something sweet in here?" After the Imperial answers she actualy laughs. "Using sugar on highland dryleaf? That is something I have [i]never[/i] seen or even heard of doing, and yet it seems to improve the ingredient a fair amount! Between that and the anchovy oil, I'd say you did the best job of preparing the dryleaf while leaving it roughly intact instead of incorporating it into a dough or paste." "However while this dish is excellent it's not quite perfect. While coating it in honey helped keep some of the moisture in, roasting the turkey a second time made it quite over-cooked instead of simply warming it back up or adding more flavor to it." @Ribbons "It's a bit soggy, isn't it?" the skydancer asked Yarrow as she poked a bit at the stuffing that had come out of the turkey. "You want to keep it moist but there's such a thing as too much." Sniffing at it she figured out what the problem was. "Ah, cactus? Certainly not the worst idea ever but even the tundra variety contains quite a bit of water. Drying or trying to press out a good amount of it before stuffing the turkey and putting it in the oven might have salvaged the stuffing." ((Hah, I see what you did there with the game reference XD *loves tidbits things like that*)) @Valligator A missing clanmate. A food fight erupting. An exploding, magical pressure cooker. No one couldn't say that Mistral Meals had an uneventful first day, but nothing quite filled Kakigori's chest with horror. She couldn't be sure what happened. It wasn't as if Meathe had just left his knives laying around on the ground, but somehow thanks to the assistance of a rather heavy Guardian, one of them had been snapped (thankfully said Guardian was relatively unscathed thanks to having heavily scaled feet). It was one thing if any of the equipment provided at the contest was damaged...that's why they had extras of pretty much everything on hand and spent a fair amount of their Jamboree budget on making sure it was the case. But for something belonging to one of the contestants to get damaged? A very....expensive looking item. Possibly sentimental too. Kakigori had heard of chefs who were very particular about their knives. "I am so sorry!" She exclaimed, the submitting dumplings laying forgotten as she mentaly ran through her options to remedy this. "We shall replace that for you at once! Let me just figure out what the procedure should be fore submitting a claim...we haven't had anything like this happen before." ((Fair warning when it's Ursus's turn to judge if Meathe is competing that day: the honey obsessed Tundra wants to take up bee-keeping so he might badger your dragon for tips [s]Yes I like to check out the lore of my contestants. Yes I also know this makes my judging time longer ">>[/s] Also thanks to you I want dumplings now despite it being way past midnight at this point...)) @XrayAngel Kakigori enjoyed a good tea. She wouldn't consider herself an expert, but it was her prefered drink of choice and she'd tried quite a sampling thanks to her travels. However highland dryleaf tea? That was new. And it didn't seem like it was her...well...cup of tea. It may have been she was still stressed out from dealing with the damaged property incident, but the smell of it wasn't appealing to her at all and reminded her distantly of something unpleasant. Burnt rubber? No...not nearly that bad. Burnt something though... However the salad component was delicious. Kakigori had been worried upon first glance that it was going to be just like the salad she'd had earlier, but Eulalia had used different plants, which resulted in a different taste. "I would have toasted teh amaranth seeds with the smolderpetal though," she suggested, "Still use the leaves of course, but the seeds would ahve been a nice, crunchy topping.

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@Quinineer

Kakigori noticed right off the bat that Sienna moved easily and comfortably around the cooking area, with the practiced moves that showed she knew what she was doing (a stark contrast to Orange; the skydancer was quite certain that she was still going to be cleaning honey out of her feathers despite being very careful when sampling that entry), and Kakigori had high hopes for what she was going to present.

Which were dashed when some rather large scraps of food (or rather the less edible parts of some ingredients) started getting launched through the air, several of which landing smack dab in the middle of the plate Sienna had just placed infront of Kakigori, sending the rice splattering everywhere. Furious, the judged launched herself up in the air to zoom over to where two contestants from rival clans had just started a food fight and started chewing them out, too preocupied with getting them to stop to see if Sienna could salvage her dish.

((Fried rice is seriously one of the best stand-by meals ever. It's my favorite thing to make with leftovers, provided I have rice already handy))

@AthenaCorvus

The judge of the day lived in a Wind clan so she was quite familiar with the hyperactivity of Spirals. She was also quite sure one of her clanmates was one of the most hyperactive Spirals in existence. It stood to reason she should be used to that sort of behavior by now.

Nope.

While a part of her marveled that Asha somehow managed to not slice and dice his own body while going at the ingredients all at once, she instead maintained a somewhat forced as she desperately wished to have something she could cover her ears with to block out the song he was singing. Even if you hated the song it was stupidly catchy, and the last thing she needed was Spitz, Ruin, Zevran, or even Kruda, to hear her humming it without realizing and make tonight unbearable for the non-spirals at Wayfarer's Rest.

Leaving to go hunt down Brachs and figure out why he hadn't sent dispatches back yet was becoming more and more of a pleasant idea.

"Nicely cooked and presented," she said quickly once it was time to judge Asha's dish, "but the fig and the oyster clashed badly. One or the other would have sufficed to direct the flavor profile."

It was blunt and to the point, but Kakigori was hoping the sooner she got away from the Spiral, the sooner she might have a chance of saving herself from earworm.

@Deladria

"A simplistic dish but done well," Kakigori told Amharath as she took a few more bites of her dish, "Though it is lacking quite a bit in-"

What it was lacking in wasn't to be found out. The pressure cooker that Amharath had used to prep her meal was starting to glow and shriek horribly. "What's going on?" the Skydancer asked Gourmet, who'd been on appliance duty that day.

The wildclaw gave a shake of her head, looking utterly baffled, "It was just fine when I showed the contestant how to use it!"

It was then that the pressure cooker exploded into a shower of scrap metal and pink sparks. The rest of Amharath's dish went spilling to the ground and the three dragons ducked for cover.

"I am going to tie Spitz in knots he can't get out of if I find out he was behind this!" Kakigori growled, trying to remember if she'd seen the Arcane Scientist anywhere near the gadgetry when it was delivered earlier. While she was fuming, Gourmet apologized to Amharath and directed her to the tents where she could pick up some packed lunches to replace her ruined meal.

((I confess to grinning madly when you included a pressure cooking that's of both Arcane and Lightning make. I have three dragons in my clan that specialize in that sort of thing so this was too good of an opportunity to pass up!))

@CalandoAdumbrate

Kakigori wasn't huge on salads, but this was the first one she'd been served today so it deserved some bonus points. The fact that is was prepared perfectly and had lovely presentation? Just icing on the cake! Er...dressing on the salad?

"You don't normally associate fish with salads of the plant variety, but the the anchovies work very nicely, and aren't so crispy that they compete with the croutons." As she pops a few more of the previously mentioned croutons in her mouth she gives Orissa an appraising sort of look. "I don't belive you mentioned...would you consider yourself an amateur or a professional cook? While I'm not sure that Light trick of yours is terribly practical, you certainly seem to have a talent for bringing out the best in lack-luster ingredients."

@deadpan

Kakigori was not good with hatchlings. At all. Of course she had had nests, but it's not as if she did much with the children that came from them. That was the Nestkeeper's responsibility after all.

So as she found herself looking down at the tiny little fae and the dish he was bearing, she found herself faltering and at a loss. Should she just treat him like any other contestant? Be overly nice? But she didn't do overly nice! And it was a simple dish, but should she take his age into consideration when deciding if that was a sign of his skill level or not? Ugh...she hadn't prepared for this sort of situation at all.

"Did you remember to wash your claws or wear gloves?" She asked, nibbling at one of the breaded turkey bits. Judging by the look on his face at that question, she presumed maybe he wasn't quite as young as she thought. "Centaur rations do make for good breading, though it's a bit too rough. Grinding it out a bit would have made the consistency more pleasant and less chunky."

@BettaFishy

Kakigori's eyes widened slightly as she ate a few more bites of Bamboo's dish. "This is...an interesting taste. You put something sweet in here?" After the Imperial answers she actualy laughs. "Using sugar on highland dryleaf? That is something I have never seen or even heard of doing, and yet it seems to improve the ingredient a fair amount! Between that and the anchovy oil, I'd say you did the best job of preparing the dryleaf while leaving it roughly intact instead of incorporating it into a dough or paste."

"However while this dish is excellent it's not quite perfect. While coating it in honey helped keep some of the moisture in, roasting the turkey a second time made it quite over-cooked instead of simply warming it back up or adding more flavor to it."

@Ribbons

"It's a bit soggy, isn't it?" the skydancer asked Yarrow as she poked a bit at the stuffing that had come out of the turkey. "You want to keep it moist but there's such a thing as too much." Sniffing at it she figured out what the problem was. "Ah, cactus? Certainly not the worst idea ever but even the tundra variety contains quite a bit of water. Drying or trying to press out a good amount of it before stuffing the turkey and putting it in the oven might have salvaged the stuffing."

((Hah, I see what you did there with the game reference XD *loves tidbits things like that*))

@Valligator

A missing clanmate. A food fight erupting. An exploding, magical pressure cooker. No one couldn't say that Mistral Meals had an uneventful first day, but nothing quite filled Kakigori's chest with horror.

She couldn't be sure what happened. It wasn't as if Meathe had just left his knives laying around on the ground, but somehow thanks to the assistance of a rather heavy Guardian, one of them had been snapped (thankfully said Guardian was relatively unscathed thanks to having heavily scaled feet). It was one thing if any of the equipment provided at the contest was damaged...that's why they had extras of pretty much everything on hand and spent a fair amount of their Jamboree budget on making sure it was the case. But for something belonging to one of the contestants to get damaged?

A very....expensive looking item.

Possibly sentimental too. Kakigori had heard of chefs who were very particular about their knives.

"I am so sorry!" She exclaimed, the submitting dumplings laying forgotten as she mentaly ran through her options to remedy this. "We shall replace that for you at once! Let me just figure out what the procedure should be fore submitting a claim...we haven't had anything like this happen before."

((Fair warning when it's Ursus's turn to judge if Meathe is competing that day: the honey obsessed Tundra wants to take up bee-keeping so he might badger your dragon for tips ~~Yes I like to check out the lore of my contestants. Yes I also know this makes my judging time longer ">>~~

Also thanks to you I want dumplings now despite it being way past midnight at this point...))

@XrayAngel

Kakigori enjoyed a good tea. She wouldn't consider herself an expert, but it was her prefered drink of choice and she'd tried quite a sampling thanks to her travels. However highland dryleaf tea? That was new.

And it didn't seem like it was her...well...cup of tea. It may have been she was still stressed out from dealing with the damaged property incident, but the smell of it wasn't appealing to her at all and reminded her distantly of something unpleasant. Burnt rubber? No...not nearly that bad. Burnt something though...

However the salad component was delicious. Kakigori had been worried upon first glance that it was going to be just like the salad she'd had earlier, but Eulalia had used different plants, which resulted in a different taste. "I would have toasted teh amaranth seeds with the smolderpetal though," she suggested, "Still use the leaves of course, but the seeds would ahve been a nice, crunchy topping.

[url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=12820567] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/128206/12820567_350.png[/img] [/url] Day One Highland Dryleaf Dried Anchovies Turkey Dinner Breccia hummed to herself as she went about preparing her station for cooking. She had brought many of her own tools from her clan's lair, although there was no lack for options around her. She had taken off a few of her ornaments to free her limbs up a bit, but most of them were still there, contrasting sharply with her dark scales. She wasn't a very fussy dragon, or even very inclined toward jewelry as a rule, but these were gifts from her children, and she wore them with pride. She smiled fondly at the ring as she slipped it off and into a pouch for safekeeping. She turned back to her workspace, and hefted her cutting board into place, finishing her song with the lyrics "-with a bumble and a flea!" Both her cooking and her music were well-known in the clan. In no time, she had minced the Highland Dryleaf. She measured it off, eyeballing it more than anything, followed by spices, an egg (a very large egg), and clear water. The Dryleaf took some work, but with patience it could be made into a savory and hearty dough. She kneaded it, then placed the ball of dough under a towel to rest and set it aside to prepare the Turkey Dinner. It was pre-cooked, with a nice array of vegetables. Perfect for filling dumplings! She chopped and cubed, dismantling the not-insignificant meat with skill. Next, the Anchovies. These were the most challenging part, being a small and more delicate task. Breccia was dexterous, but you can only account for so much when you're a snapper. The harvested meat would have been unappealing to any hatchling peering over her shoulder, but she had long learned that the process may be all sorts of mess, so long as the finished product is made well. She brought the dough back out, dropping the weight of it on the table a few times. She rolled out sheets and cut squares, dropping a generous spoonful of the turkey and sardine filling into the center of each. Once she had no more of either, she started folding the dough into dumplings. She sealed the packets and pressed the edges, then finally gathered them all up to boil. ---------------------------------------------------- While the dumplings finished cooking, Breccia tidied her station like a whirlwind in reverse. Utensils and dishes cleaned and stowed, waste in a bin, scraps saved for familiars to snack on later. She had just replaced the last of her jewels when she tilted her head as if hearing something. She smiled, and huffed out the cooking fire. She drained the pot, and poured dumplings onto the tray from home. She popped one into her mouth, then turned to go bring the rest to other celebrants.

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Day One

Highland Dryleaf
Dried Anchovies
Turkey Dinner

Breccia hummed to herself as she went about preparing her station for cooking. She had brought many of her own tools from her clan's lair, although there was no lack for options around her. She had taken off a few of her ornaments to free her limbs up a bit, but most of them were still there, contrasting sharply with her dark scales. She wasn't a very fussy dragon, or even very inclined toward jewelry as a rule, but these were gifts from her children, and she wore them with pride. She smiled fondly at the ring as she slipped it off and into a pouch for safekeeping.

She turned back to her workspace, and hefted her cutting board into place, finishing her song with the lyrics "-with a bumble and a flea!" Both her cooking and her music were well-known in the clan. In no time, she had minced the Highland Dryleaf. She measured it off, eyeballing it more than anything, followed by spices, an egg (a very large egg), and clear water. The Dryleaf took some work, but with patience it could be made into a savory and hearty dough. She kneaded it, then placed the ball of dough under a towel to rest and set it aside to prepare the Turkey Dinner.

It was pre-cooked, with a nice array of vegetables. Perfect for filling dumplings! She chopped and cubed, dismantling the not-insignificant meat with skill. Next, the Anchovies. These were the most challenging part, being a small and more delicate task. Breccia was dexterous, but you can only account for so much when you're a snapper. The harvested meat would have been unappealing to any hatchling peering over her shoulder, but she had long learned that the process may be all sorts of mess, so long as the finished product is made well.

She brought the dough back out, dropping the weight of it on the table a few times. She rolled out sheets and cut squares, dropping a generous spoonful of the turkey and sardine filling into the center of each. Once she had no more of either, she started folding the dough into dumplings. She sealed the packets and pressed the edges, then finally gathered them all up to boil.

While the dumplings finished cooking, Breccia tidied her station like a whirlwind in reverse. Utensils and dishes cleaned and stowed, waste in a bin, scraps saved for familiars to snack on later. She had just replaced the last of her jewels when she tilted her head as if hearing something. She smiled, and huffed out the cooking fire. She drained the pot, and poured dumplings onto the tray from home. She popped one into her mouth, then turned to go bring the rest to other celebrants.