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[url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/71008331][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/710084/71008331_350.png[/img][/url] "Uh... hm." Stelle said, looking over the ingredients. She could think of several different recipes for the different ingredients, but not really one that combined them. "Got any ideas, Zolin?" [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/56050724][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/560508/56050724_350.png[/img][/url] Zolin sighed, looking up from her book. "I told you, it's your turn." "I just need an idea. Please?" Zolin leaned up in her chair, looking at the ingredients on the counter. "Just make a casserole, then. Supposed to be comfort food, right? And all you have to do for casseroles is just toss everything into a pan, doesn't much matter what." "Oh! Brilliant, thank you Zolin!!" Stelle said, thinking over what she'd make. "Mr. Compote? Can I have rice, mushrooms, celery, and an onion?" While those were fetched, she fully prepped the grouse and chopped the brussel sprouts and the garlic she had leftover from the last meal finely. She started the grouse breasts to simmer in water, and was pleased as the rest of her ingredients arrived, though it wasn't time yet to prep those. She sat beside Zolin, reading over her shoulder while she waited for the meat to be properly fall-apart done. Fortunately, Zolin's bark was largely worse than her bite. She was half-asleep on Zolin's shoulder by the time her alarm went off for the grouse. Zolin shrugged her off, pointing imperiously at the stove. Stelle stood, then got right to chopping up the onions and mushrooms. She pulled the grouse meat out of the water, then added the rice, brussels sprouts, celery, garlic, and onions to cook. After that was finished, she drained the water off to a bowl, and let the rice and vegetables continue to steam in a covered pan. She pulled the grouse into smaller chunks, then added it to the rice and veggies. She browned the mushrooms in a pan with some of the sesame oil from the last meal, then combined them with everything else, putting them together to cook in the classic casserole dish. Once finished, she kept it in the dish, simply bringing it in its entirety over to the judges with a few brussels sprouts she'd cooked alongside the mushrooms decorating the top. After all, casseroles never seemed to transfer to a plate in a presentable way - they were a simple comfort food!

[b][b][center]Day 5 Thursday[/center][/b][/b] [quote] Day 5 Use 3 of the 4 Items [item=Coral Grouse] [item= Cricket] [item=Pumpkinseed Sunfish][item= Brussels Sprouts][/quote] Day 5 Using Coral Grouse; Crickets; Pumpkinseed Sunfish and Brussel Sprouts Additional Ingredients: Carrots [item=Wild Onion] [item=gradish] White Strawberries Red Strawberries Various Herbs and Spices It was getting down to the wire. No inclination on who had really impressed the judges or who were the hands down winners no-one knew. Winona and Moonfrost had only submitted for Day 2 and have not presented anything until today in day five. [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/59234084] [img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/592341/59234084_350.png[/img] Before arriving in the competition tents, Winona had stopped and gathered some items she needed. She got out her Tea Service her mate had picked up in his travels-she still didn't know how he knew so much about bone china. It always made her smile. Carrots were harvested along with the wild onions, and strawberries and of course fresh herbs, always a must. Moonfrost was bringing the pans this morning they needed a few more along with some parsnips, but Winona wasn't sure of using them. Once they were in their area strawberries, carrots and [s]parsnips[/s] were hauled out of the bags as well as the chef knives they would need for a very busy day. [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/349820][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/3499/349820_350.png[/img][/url][/url] Moonfrost worked her way through the strawberries as she washed them carefully rinsing and hulling them and placing into a small mixing bowl while Moonfrost worked on the batter to get it in the oven as the strawberries would be sitting on a bed of the cake type substance. Meanwhile Winona was preparing the grouses and her carrots, wild onions, gradish and small potatoes peeled and cut in quarters. The grouse was in the large dutch oven. It was one of Moonfrost's favorite to use for big family dinners. Winona was usually there helping out. The carrots were peeled and chopped into 1/2" thick pieces and tossed in the boiling stew on the stove. It was going to take a few more hours in order for the grouse to be tender and have the delicate flavor they were so well known for. Winona moved onto making the bread that would be needed to go with the stew. She decided on sourdough type bread along with her family recipe for cornbread. Moonfrost and Winona took a moment to check their progress it would be finished in plenty of time for judging tomorrow. Appetizers: Sautéed Crickets in Garlic and Olive Oil (salt to taste) Prepare crickets to be sautéed. Press your garlic into the bowl with the crickets gently stir until the garlic is well distributed. Get out you sauté pan and put cricket and garlic in the Olive oil preheated on the stove. Sauté until heated through. Place on serving trays with proper spoons and small bowls Winona's Grouse Stew Serves 20 Large for a big crowd just add more of each ingredient and you can serve as many as you like! 3 Coral Grouse prepared and put into a stew pot after cutting and removing feathers 2 Cups of Carrots peeled and sliced into 1/2 inch slices 1 Cup of Gradish prepared and quartered 2 Cups of Wild onion Chopped and placed in with the grouse Potato about 10 nice sized peeled and quartered placing into dutch oven Once you have everything in your dutch oven cover and bring to a slow boil while the stew is being gently cooked until ready to boil. Stew needs to cook properly for 8 hours too have the tender meat these grouse are known for. Plate and bowl service with large spoon Serve with bread chunks Next Winona has up the Sunfish on wild rice and Brussel Sprouts. Winona gets the filets of Sunfish from Moonfrost. She then takes the fish dredges it in breadcrumbs with freshly grated Parmesan Cheese to make her famous Pumpkinseed Sunfish Encrusted in Parmesan Cheese. You can make as few as a couple or as many as you would like. Once coated in the Parmesan bread crumb cook over medium heat in olive oil. When finished serve on a bed of wild rice and Brussel Sprouts encircling the fish for presentation. Moonfrost: Strawberry Genache on sponge cake this was going to be prepared for today's judging Moonfrost and Winona discussed and felt it would be a wonderful addition to whatever they had to make the next day. Once the strawberries are finished you will place some into the batter for your sponge cake - do not stir them in. Place your cake pans in the center rack in oven at 375 degrees bake until golden brown and it is done when touched and it springs back. After the cake comes out of oven you will plate the bottom layer and place on top the Strawberry Genache made the night before - it needs to be chilled overnight. Gently fold into the white chocolate and gently cover your sponge strawberry cake you have already made night before drizzle strawberry glaze over the top allowing to run down sides of cake. Perfection! Winona and Moonfrost take their readied items over to the judges table and take the rest home to their mates and hatchlings!

Comfort food? That would be no problem for Interloper; he was used to preparing simple, hearty meals to feed the whole clan. [center][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/6903556][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/69036/6903556_350.png[/img][/url][/center] Interloper decides that with some alterations, the ingredients at hand would make a fine poutine. He starts by cooking the gravy first: butter and all-purpose flour for a roux, then a few cups of [b]Coral Grouse[/b] stock plus some adobo seasoning for flavor. He stirs the mixture until the sauce blends together and sets it aside for later. Next Interloper filets & salts several [b]Pumpkinseed Sunfishes[/b] and puts them into the oven to bake. While the fish cooks, he whisks a few eggs in one bowl, then mixes [b]cricket[/b] flour, panko, and seasonings together in another bowl. Then he halves the brussels sprouts, batters them, and deep-fries them in a wok full of hot vegetable oil. The fish finish baking just as the [b]brussels sprouts[/b] finish frying; Interloper layers them both into a large casserole dish, topping the meal with cheese curds and hot gravy. Part of him wishes he'd brought the clan's dinner bell to the competition- oh well!

Day 5 Thursday [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/91814605][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/918147/91814605_350.png[/img][/url] What would be a comforting food? Soup of course. So Lavender starts chopping up the grouse and the sunfish. Meanwhile a big pot with water is warming up. He adds the meat and the fish before peeling off a few outer leaves of the sprouts and washing them. The washed sprouts join the pan with chunky soup. Lavender adds some herbs and closes the lid of the pot to let everything warm up. After a long time of bubbling and stirring, the soup is done.

[center][b][u]Day 5[/u][/b][/center] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/13915527][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/139156/13915527_350.png[/img][/url] Rokoshi took the Coral grouse and stuffed it with roasted crickets as well as herbs and spices. He put it in the oven to cook. He cut the brussel sprouts and slices into slices. He layered it with cheese and bacon. He added a little cream and ropped it with more cheese before placing it in the oven. He checked on the Grouse several times, carefully monitoring doneness as well as basting it. Once done he let it rest in some foil before slicing it. The dark, iridescent male made sure each plate had white and dark meat sections as well as the stuffing. He carefully spooned the brussel sprouts au gratin beside the meat. He carefully perfected each plate before serving it to the judges.

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Day 6 Friday [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/91814605][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/918147/91814605_350.png[/img][/url] What on Sornieth was that? Some spooky poultry? How could that be used in a meal. To Lavender that looks more like ghostly air. Maybe one of the Spiral sibling quarted could do something with that. But Lavender has his doubts on the useability of it. That thing looks too creepy. Speaking of creepy, the other ingredients gave him the shivers as well. With a sigh he starts cutting the mushroom and the black sea nettle in pieces and mixes it with a batter until it is smooth. He then pours a thin layer of batter in a flat pan to bake it into a thin crepe. He bakes several crepes and then serves them with some of the fallout whisper moths as a decoration. ''I call this, creepy crepes. Eat... if you dare.''

[url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/89500818][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/895009/89500818_350.png[/img][/url] [quote]Incorporeal Dinner / Fallout Whisper / Black Sea Nettle / Dodgy Mushroom[/quote] The Dead Man's Last Supper! Mus Rattus has heard of this legendary dish, but he has never had the chance to make it himself. First, he takes the black sea nettle and carefully mushes it into a pulp; a deadly dressing for the main course. He prepares some incorporeal dinner, with the ghostly bird baked in a special spirit summoning oven. Finally, he takes some fallout whisper wings and stuffs the bird with them and some bread crumps for a glowing stuffing. With the black sea nettle as a gravy, this dish is supposedly delicious! He isn't going to be tasting it himself, though...

[center][b]Day 6[/b] [b]Dish:[/b] Stuffed Pepper Roulette [img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/498870/49886956.png[/img][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/456979/45697842.png[/img] [item=fallout whisper][item=black sea nettle][item=dodgy mushroom] [item=golden pepper][item=blacktongue pepper][item=quinoa][item=hooded hen][item=sanddrift aconite][/center] Delta can barely contain her exasperation enough to make it to their tent. "How do they expect any edible dishes with [i]this![/i]" She points at the ingredients lined up on the counter accusingly. "That turkey isn't even [i]food[/i]." She covers her face with her hands, resting them on the counter and staying like that for a solid two minutes. Anaconda hovers around, deciding whether or not poking her would fully tip her friend into hysterics. The wildclaw is mercifully saved from this decision when Delta resurfaces, rubs her eyes, and once again stares dejectedly at food. [i]There's no competition this year,[/i] they said. [i]It will be more fun,[/i] they said. She lets out a massive sigh. "Well if they're gonna leave us with this, we might as well give them something fun back!" She explains her idea to Anaconda (who, by the way, is actually rather intrigued by the challenge of the day, though she won't say that to her friend). The first step in Delta's master plan is to pull out a couple types of peppers from the cabinets. These are a bit small, but they'll do as a nice bite-sized meal once one side is sliced off and they become little bowl shapes. Next, Anaconda starts to cook the main meat of the meal, ignoring the ghost turkey because the knife passed right through when she tried to cut it. Delta throws some quinoa into a large pot and brings it to a boil. She then starts to chop up and cook the three "fun" ingredients as needed. Once everything is cooked, the two of them start on assembly. Delta puts all of the meat into a large bowl, mixed with the quinoa and some sanddrift aconite that will hopefully mask a lot of the more questionable flavors. She then separates that mixture into three smaller bowls, putting one of the twist ingredients in each. They both take spoons and scoop the filling into the peppers until they have about twenty mysteriously-stuffed peppers. "Ta-da!" Delta says proudly. "Now, the judges won't know which pepper will make your tongue blue or sting your mouth. They might even taste good, who knows!" It is important to note that neither of them sample the dishes this time. "What a fun game!"