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dduane · 4 months

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Okay, time to get on with this Nutella and crushed-hazelnut roll cake I've been plotting for the last couple of weeks. (One of our neighbors did us a favor just now and I want to bring them some of this to say Thank You.)

The recipe looks quite sound—no surprise, as this lady's website is full of great stuff. But I'm going to have to spoof it somewhat, as it's predicated on the use of a sheet pan size that wouldn't fit into our oven (the usual US-size-vs-European-size hardware- and appliance-size issue). Probably I'll wind up baking about 75% of the batter in the 10x15-inch pan I've got and the rest in a smaller 9x7-inch, so that the sheet cake doesn't come out so thick that it refuses to roll correctly.

...Got to toast the hazelnuts first, anyway. I'll add pics to this post as I go along.

ETA 1: The hazelnuts, just out of the oven. The aroma in the kitchen is fabulous. :) (We've got a tabletop microwave-cum-fan oven that has about a hundred custom cooking/baking programs built into it, and one of them is for toasting nuts.) (Oh look, @petermorwood got a shot of one of the special menus from the manual when he was posting about the microwave sponge cake.)

...Had I not had the fancy gadget, I'd have just put the hazelnuts on a baking sheet and toasted them at 180C/375ish F for ten or fifteen minutes, stirring the nuts around every five minutes or so until the outsides went nice and brown. The skins rub right off when the nuts cool down, if you don't want them. But I left some in so they'd keep their toastier flavor. These are a soft nut after toasting/roasting, so they crush really easily.

Meanwhile, while sitting still a moment before getting the mise en place together for the cake, and idly scrolling down through the menu on Sky Movies: wow, I really do need new glasses in a hurry. Saw the movie title "Fred Claus" and read it as "Fried Clams." (sigh) After the holidays, for sure. (It's the usual problem. These glasses are trifocals, you have to point-and-steer them to get the right results depending on what you're looking at, and sometimes you're distracted or in a hurry and can not be bothered to do the hunting-for-focus thing, and as a result you get comical results.) (sigh)

Now the mise en place:

...So typical. You're trying to have it be pretty for the photo and one of the egg yolks breaks. (eyeroll)

Anyway. Not shown here: running off to give the stand mixer's bowl an extra wash to make sure it's absolutely clean, because any grease getting into egg whites being beaten will inhibit how well they fluff up.

So, time to get on with that.

First thing, though: the baking pans need to be prepared while the egg whites and so forth are beating.

So the recipe suggests that you should butter both the pans and the parchment paper used to line them. And speaking as one who's writing this after rolling the cakes up, I can speak directly to its effectiveness. The cake sheets pretty much leapt out of the pans. As I can imagine all too clearly what having to convince them out would be like, better to go overboard with the butter at this stage. I buttered the pans with solid butter and then melted a couple of tablespoonsful and brushed the baking-parchment liners with them.

Lining the pans with the paper, btw, is much assisted by having buttered them first. You just press the paper down and it sticks. Then you go get the scissors and cut off whatever's hanging out.

And now comes the part where you make the cake batter.

First you beat the egg whites and half the granulated sugar to the stiff-peak stage. (Took my mixer about five minutes.)

Then in a different bowl you beat the egg yolks and the rest of that sugar together. Somehow I missed getting a pic of this: apologies. It's the usual "beat together until pale, light, and fluffy." Took about seven minutes for that.

Then: sift together the flour, cocoa, salt and baking powder, The logistics of the original recipe get a little complicated at this point—it sounds like a third bowl is being called for. But at that point I'd decided that I already had more than the usual number of bowls to deal with, not to mention the one I'd just sifted the dry ingredients into. And we don't have a dishwasher. So I just said "The hell with that", added the coffee and vanilla to the egg yolk mixture, and mixed it a bit more: then spooned about half the sifted dry ingredients in, and pulsed the mixer a few times: then added the rest of the dry stuff and mixed again, very slow, just wanting to make sure that everything was completely combined. (As usual with cakes at this point, the idea is to get everything well mixed without doing anything to develop the gluten in the flour. I never let the mixer go very fast.)

...Then comes the "folding in the egg whites" part of the operation. Always use the biggest spatula you've got for this.

Then, when you finish this stage (again, sorry, no pic, I was busy racking my brains over what tool would be best for this job) you spread the batter in the pans.

When I finished with this task I was very glad that I had an offset spatula, because if I'd attempted this with a regular mixing spatula, I don't think the result would have been anything like this even. This batter is light but it's also moderately firm... and with the best will in the world, no amount of shimmying the pans around on the work surface is ever going to even that batter out. As for its thickness in the pans: we're talking about a centimeter at the most.

And then: into the oven for ten minutes, while setting up the pieces of cocoa-powder-dusted baking parchment meant to receive them. I don't have pics of them in the pans when they came out, because the get-them-out-of-the-pans stage is kind of a time-sensitive thing (like immediately). So I got on with it.

They fell straight out onto the prepared sheets with no trouble at all. The small one fell out by itself: the large one fell out with the baking parchment still clinging to it, but not so desperately that it took more than gently lifting it away between finger and thumb to get rid of it.

And then came the rolling. I did the little one by myself, to get a sense of the technique: then asked @petermorwood to video the rolling of the larger one.

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...So now they get left to their own devices until, oh, tomorrow morning, I guess. That's when I'll move on to the next stages.

My plan is to unroll the little cake as a test: brush it inside with warmed/semi-liquid Nutella: sprinkle the Nutella with crushed hazelnuts, which theoretically/please gods will stick to it if gently assisted; and then contrive a filling that will taste at least somewhat of Nutella but not be too sweet to bear. Then the ganache will be made using that fabulous Belgian chocolate that came in a couple of weeks back, and when the whole cake's put together and has had a little time to rest, Peter and I will test it and see if it's something we feel confident enough to offer to other people.

So we'll see how it all goes. Tune in again tomorrow for more hijinks... :)

ETA 2, December 23: When we last saw our cake rolls, the two of them (the one baked in the Euro-size pan, and the smaller one where the spare batter went) were sitting innocently on the counter, waiting to settle enough to be unrolled.

Now's the time. And guess what?

DIsaster! (-Ish. As you'll see.)

The first small sheet of cake was just too small to deal with this treatment without immediately cracking into one-inch slices upon unrolling. I therefore won't waste your time with that video. Instead, you should have a look at the video of the bigger-baked sheet as it gets unrolled, and watch it crack in pieces! (This was either due to the baked sheet being too thick, or too thin. More diagnostics are needed before we come to a verdict.)

But first: the buttercream filling, which worked just fine.

This is the recipe I used:

This recipe worked perfectly. There's zero reason to inflict a long video about this on you, as I was working in a cold kitchen (with three stone walls, two external...) and the butter and sugar took something like half an hour to get friendly enough so that the Nutella could finally be added.

One thing I will show you, though. It's been a long time since I bothered buying confectioners' sugar / icing sugar, because when I need it, I make it myself... in the (very old and beat up-looking) coffee grinder. The sugar's grind comes up finer than that of a lot of commercially made icing sugars... and unlike too many confectioners' sugars in North America, there's no cornstarch in it (which they put in to keep it from caking with storage).

If you try this, make sure not to forget to brush the grinder out well afterwards, and wipe it clean with a damp paper towel. Otherwise the sugar, which is very hygroscopic, will go solid, glue the blade to its spindle, and be a real nuisance to clean out after the fact.

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Meanwhile, here's the Nutella buttercream frosting after it's done. Just a very quick clip here, so you can see what the texture should be like when you pull the beater out of the mixture. (Volume down on this, please: it's really noisy.) If it's not soft enough, do as the recipe recommends: add a tablespoonful of milk or so and beat well until things soften up a bit. Add another, and do the same again, if you need to.

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So now we come to the baked-cake unrolling. (Apologies for the black bars at the top and bottom of the video. For reasons best known to itself the phone insisted on recording in 9:16/portrait format, and the bars are an artifact of flipping it back into landscape...)

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...So after all that, both cakes, the big and the small, are in the fridge now, stabilizing. And there we'll leave matters until tomorrow.

#cake #baking #Nutella #chocolate #hazelnuts #experimentation #FOR SCIENCE #that's the excuse anyway #Youtube

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negativeyield · 4 months

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if i die before I bake

Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Characters: Swiss (Ghost Sweden Band), Phantom (Ghost Sweden Band), Dewdrop | Sodo, Rain (Ghost Sweden Band), Mountain (Ghost Sweden Band), Cumulus (Ghost Sweden Band), Cirrus (Ghost Sweden Band) Additional Tags: Recreational Drug Use, Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, green out, Pack Cuddles, Crack Treated Seriously, well this was meant to be crack but it kind of veered away from that, Guilt, Marijuana, Panic Attacks, Vomiting, Swiss is fucking zooted Summary: Phantom bakes some homemade edibles for Swiss, but messes up a vital measurement.

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“Hey Mountain,” Phantom said, appearing at his bedroom door. “You went on that weed run yesterday, right?”

The drummer was lying on his bed, idly scrolling through his phone. He rolled to his side to look at Phantom, nodding his head toward the dresser. “Top drawer. You having a smoke?”

“No, I’m gonna make some brownies,” Phantom grabbed the bag. “I accidentally took the last of Swiss’s edible he got in Amsterdam. Told ‘em I’d go to the dispensary with you... and then forgot... so I'm just gonna make some.”

Mountain chuckled, “Have you ever baked anything in your life?”

“Of course I have.”

Phantom had not. But how hard could it be?

“Okay, well if you want some help, let me know. I'll send you the link to the recipe we usually use.”

“’kay. Thanks Mount,” he said and made his way back to the kitchen.

Phantom had watched Swiss or Mountain make edibles on a few occasions, but he pulled up Mountain's recipe. He quickly realized it was a little more complicated than he thought. There was pre-baking, and making a butter, and making the brownies from scratch? Phantom looked at the box mix he found at the back of the pantry. It would have to do.

Soon, the kitchen was a wreck. Measuring cups and bowls were everywhere as Phantom filled their shared space with aroma of baked cannabis. It brought some of the other ghouls out of their room to investigate his baking endeavor.

“Fucking hell, Phantom, what are you doing in here?” Dew was the first to appear as Phantom took the roasted leaves out of the oven.

“My best,” Phantom wiped away some sweat from his brow, glancing at Dew. “This looks much easier when Swiss does it.”

Dew chuckled, hopping up to sit on the counter and watch.

“That’s because Swiss has seen every episode of Great British Baking Show and thinks that makes him star baker.”

Phantom threw some butter in a saucepan and started to combine the components of the brownie mix.

“I believe it. This shit is harder than I thought.”

Dew chuckled, jumping down from the counter and ruffling Phantom’s hair on his way out the back door. “Just follow the instructions, you’ll be fine.”

Phantom sighed, returning to his project.

Cumulus and Cirrus also came by, taking a few finger fulls of leftover batter after Phantom had his bake in the oven. Mountain came by briefly while he sat in front of the oven watching them rise.

“Looks good, Iron Chef,” he smiled, patting him on the back. “Did you make them with or without walnuts?”

“With.”

“Oh fuck, yeah. Be sure to save me one.”

Phantom smiled, feeling a bit better about his baking skills. When the brownies finally came out, they looked just like the ones the others have made. He cleaned up while they cooled, and delivered a generous piece to Swiss’s room for when he returned. Phantom thought about also enjoying one, but a text from Rain about a quick rehearsal tabled that plan. He cut himself a small sliver just to test out the taste, satisfied with the fudgey texture and gooey taste.

“Something is still missing,” Dew tapped his chin. They had spent the last hour and a half rehearsing some new bits for the rituals and testing out a few riffs. One in particular was giving them some trouble. “Maybe we should get Swiss down here. See if he has an idea or if adding a fourth balances it better.”

Rain put down his bass. “Yeah, I’ll go find him.” He left the practice room and headed toward the living quarters. In the meantime, Dew and Phantom continued to run through the bridge of the song.

Suddenly, rapid, running footsteps echoed up the hall. Both of the ghouls turned to find Rain looking pale and panicked.

“Something's wrong with Swiss,” he said, motioning for them to follow. They put their instruments down and ran to Swiss’s room. Phantom could hear the sound of retching from the hallway, which eerily stopped the moment they got into his room.

They found Swiss slumped beside the toilet, eyes unfocused as he barely registered Rain and Dew dropping to his side.

“Swiss,” Dew cupped his cheeks, trying to get the dazed ghoul to focus on him. “Swiss!” The only sound the ghoul made was some weak whimpering. The most he seemed to move was when he’d start to gag and lurch toward the toilet. Rain sat beside him, rubbing his back and looking at the others with concern.

“What do we do?”

“What is even wrong with him? He's sweating like he's back in the pits, but he doesn't feel feverish,” Dew said, hugging his arms across his body. “Food poisoning?”

“I don’t know, Dew, he’s pretty out of it.”

“Is he on something?”

Rain shrugged, “we just got back right before we started rehearsal. He didn’t have anything when he was with me.”

Suddenly, it dawned on Phantom. He looked back at the place he left Swiss’s brownie.

The plate was empty.

“Shit,” Phantom turned back to the others, suddenly starting to panic. “Shit, I made brownies earlier. Swiss had one.”

Dew’s eyes widened “How big?”

Phantom estimated with his fingers. “Not bigger than what Swiss has given me before.”

“Did he eat more than what you brought him or something?”

Rain stayed with Swiss while Dew and Phantom rushed to the kitchen where Mountain was coincidentally opening the pan of brownies.

“Mountain, wait!” Phantom yelled, startling the drummer into dropping the plastic knife on the ground.

“What?”

“Swiss is sick. Maybe because of the brownies,” Dew explained. Phantom grabbed the pan, sighing in relief to find only the piece he cut for Swiss missing.

“He only had what I gave him.”

“Well what was the dosage?”

“Whatever the instructions said, Dew, I don’t know!”

The room started heating up with Dewdrop as the epicenter. “Phantom, you saw Swiss— this is not the fucking time for I don’t know, I need some fucking number—”

“Guys,” Mountain yelled over them, the bag of weed, that now had a sizable dent in it, in hand. His face was especially serious. “Phantom, where is the extra butter?”

He stared at Mountain blankly. “What do you mean?”

“You followed the recipe I told you? Pre-baked the amount you usually see Swiss and me make, right?”

“Yeah.”

“Okay, then where’s the leftovers? The recipe is for triple the amount of butter you should have used.”

Phantom suddenly felt like he was going to throw up. “I-I didn’t know that.”

“Shit,” Mountain cursed as Rain called down the hall for more help. Mountain went running, leaving Phantom feeling numb and a majorly heated Dew.

“I thought you were following the instructions,” Dew said, his eyes starting to flicker red, like embers in a fire trying to kindle.

“I was, but I was looking at the butter recipe Mountain told me to use and also reading the back of the brownie box and— and, I guess… I guess I got confused,” Phantom ran his fingers through his hair, tugging on the roots. Dew huffed, turning to go back to Swiss’s room. When Phantom started to follow, the fire ghoul whirled around, eyes fully glowing now.

“You’ve done enough, Phantom. We’ll take care of him.”

He left Phantom standing awkwardly in the hallway, his guilt feeling like a tight wire wrapped around his neck. He stood there until his anger kicked in. Phantom marched into the kitchen, grabbing the pan of brownies and slamming them into the trash can with such force the metal pan bent at a ninety degree angle.

He was angry at Dew. At the fucking instructions for being confusing. At Mountain for not telling him when he was leaving for the dispensary. Really, he was just furious at himself. How did he possibly think that much weed was supposed to go into one batch of brownies? What kind of idiot didn’t double check the recipe when making an edible?

Phantom banished himself to his room, throwing around a few things before collapsing on his bed in a fit of guilt-soaked tears.

Rain think he preferred it when Swiss was vomiting.

After the last time he hugged the toilet, just as Phantom and Dew went to check the kitchen, Swiss had a moment of improved coherence.

“Rain,” he mustered, spitting into the toilet. It was a relief just to hear him have some sort of orientation to what was happening around him. That relief was quickly thwarted by what followed, “I don’t… feel… good,” he said, his voice slurring and slowing. Rain had to lunge to catch Swiss’s dead weight as he suddenly collapsed.

“Fuck!” he yelled, pressing two fingers to his neck. Ghoul vessels did have heartbeats— usually slower than humans— but present. Even for a ghoul, though, Swiss’s was faint. “Dew! Phantom! I need you!”

To his surprise, Mountain was the first to arrive at his aid, helping Rain pull Swiss out of the bathroom and into the more spacious bedroom.

“He just passed out,” Rain said, obsessively checking the pulse points in Swiss’s neck and wrist.

“He’s greening out bad,” Mountain sighed, looking up at Rain with dismay. “Phantom fucked up the edible ratio. It won’t kill him, but we need to watch him until he comes down.”

Swiss’s eyes finally fluttered open again. Still unfocused, and even more out of it than before. Dew appeared at the door, chest heaving with anger. Phantom was nowhere to be found. Mountain took one look at Dew and shook his head.

“Out.”

That didn’t help Dew’s fury. “Excuse me?”

“You’re hot right now. You know he gets sensitive to emotions when he’s high, and right now the last thing we need is him panicking when he can barely comprehend why he’s panicking. You can come back when you cool off.”

Dew looked like he wanted to bite off Mountain’s head, but he did back out of the room.

“Mounty,” Swiss muttered, briefly focusing on the earth ghoul’s face. His hand limply waved, and Mountain grabbed it from the air and squeezed.

“Hang in there, bud. You’re gonna be okay.”

Swiss felt like he was dying.

Or locked in some shadow dimension. Either was possible.

Maybe this was the purgatory thing he’s heard so much about. A land between heaven and hell. It would explain why he felt like the world was melting between his fingers while also feeling like he was floating. He was burning hot and doused in sweat, but also wanted nothing more than to be wrapped in blankets.

A lot of contradictions. The only thing Swiss was sure about was that his stomach fucking hurt.

His head was in the toilet again. Throat burning. A hand rubbed his back and he tried to focus on that instead of the sour taste in his mouth.

Then darkness.

Maybe he was dying.

Sometimes he’d hear some voices. Muted, warped voices he could hardly identify.

One came through clearly. Swiss couldn’t quite identify what was being said, but he knew it was Mountain.

Mountain sounded upset. Swiss frowned working hard at trying to focus on the slow moving blobs around him so he could find Mountain.

A warm hand took his.

Fingers tinkered with his hair.

Touched his blazing skin.

He hoped he wasn’t sick.

They would also get sick if that was the case.

“You can sleep, Swiss miss.”

“We’ll keep you safe.”

Swiss didn’t want to sleep. He was exhausted to the point he couldn’t move, but sleeping seemed like something he wasn’t supposed to do. Like he’s fully succumb to the darkness.

Like he’d wake up in the pit.

His throat suddenly felt tight. Fingers tingled. He tried to suck in more air, but his lungs were sluggish. Slow as the rest of him. Swiss fought, feeling his body being turned. Being lifted and then put down again—

“I don’t wanna go!” he tried to scream, but only parts of it made it to his mouth.

Pressure on his cheeks. A hand on his chest. Swiss’s vision dotted for a few moments before realizing Rain was nose-to-nose with him, his ocean blue eyes pleading for something Swiss couldn’t hear over the sound of ringing in his ears. He looked at Rain’s lips come together and split in the shape of the word breathe.

I’m trying, he wanted to say, but he had no breath to do it.

Rain pressed on his chest. Tapped a pattern that Swiss took to mean as cues to breathe in and out. He tried— and struggled— to follow them at first, but soon fell into rhythm. He felt his body start to relax. His fingers regained feeling. Swiss felt the air fully inflate his lungs, hold, and exit with a slow whoosh.

Slowly, he faded into sleep.

Swiss woke up feeling like he had been dropped in boiling water. He was drenched, the feeling of his clothes on his skin making him nauseated all over again. Feeling a little more mobile, Swiss grabbed at his shirt, trying to ease it over his head.

“Woah, woah, woah, what’s wrong?” a voice asked. Dew's voice.

“’m fucking hot,” Swiss said, back, trying and failing to make it over his head. Frustration started making him upset, and he took a break from his shirt and clumsily pulled at the drawstring of his sweatpants instead.

“Okay, let me help you,” Dew whispered, swatting Swiss’s hands away. Swiss stood still as Dew dropped his pants and helped pull his shirt off. The cool air on his burning skin was a relief, but Swiss still didn’t feel comfortable. He grabbed his underwear, but Dew caught his wrist.

“Those too?” he asked hesitantly.

Swiss nodded, trying to jerk out of Dew’s grasp, but being unsuccessful. Dew sighed and released him, and Swiss finally felt at ease.

He stood there until his body temperature felt normal again.

Then he realized he was fucking freezing. He slumped back on the bed, grabbing as many blankets at possible while Dew watched him, dumbfounded.

“Cold now, Swissy?”

“Freezing. Cuddle me, Dew?”

The fire ghoul groaned, and something landed on Swiss’s face.

“Okay, but you have to put your drawers back on.”

That seemed like a fair exchange. Swiss slipped on his underwear and opened his arms for Dew to come warm him up. The fire ghoul dropped into Swiss’s arms, muttering something about how he “better not puke on him”.

Swiss’s throat was dry when he woke up again. HIs room was dim. Less chaotic than before. Swiss tried to roll to his back, but found something blocking him.

Or someone.

“Swiss?” a soft voice asked, moving so he could plop onto his back. It was Mountain staring down at him with concerned hazel eyes.

“I’m falling off the bed,” Swiss muttered, weakly trying to shove at the massive drummer. Mountain’s concern shifted to mild amusement, and he gave Swiss some more space.

“Just making sure you don’t aspirate, Swissy.”

Satanas, his head was pounding. Swiss flopped down on Mountain’s chest, finding some comfort in the feeling of his heartbeat under his cheek.

“Is he awake?” Rain asked, walking in with Dew in tow.

“He is,” Swiss answered. “He is also so fucking thirsty.”

“Good,” Rain handed him some brightly colored drink. Swiss stared at is suspiciously until he explained. “Electrolytes.”

“Oh. Thought you were trying to poison me,” Swiss muttered, and slowly sipped at the cool beverage.

“That would be Phantom,” Dew muttered, quickly getting an elbow to the ribs from Rain. Swiss looked at them, confused.

“What about Phantom?” His bandmates looked at him and then one another. Swiss couldn’t tell if it was guilt or pity, but he didn’t like it either way. “Whatever it is, fucking tell me.”

“He’s usually pissy when he’s almost down,” Mountain said as though Swiss wasn’t sitting right fucking there.

“Think he’s good enough to tell him?” Rain asked.

“For fuck’s sake,” Swiss pinched the bridge of his nose. Rain placed a hand on his knee.

“Did you eat the brownie Phantom baked for you?”

Swiss slowly dropped his hand, the realization of his pre-nap snack hitting him the moment Rain said it.

“Yeah… it was good, but I’m guessing maybe a little too much?”

Dew scoffed. “At least triple the dose you usually do.”

That certainly explained why he felt like he was on a different plane of existence earlier.

“Damn. Uh, how bad was I?” They looked at each other again. That, and the fact they looked exhausted pretty much answered his question. He also realized Phantom wasn’t among them. “And where’s Phantom?”

Dew pressed his lips together. “I, uh, told him to stay out of the way.”

From the way Mountain and Rain exchanged a glance, Swiss had a feeling it was a little more than that. He sighed, pushing himself up to try and stand, but a rush to his head made him topple right back down.

“Where the hell do you think you’re going?” Dew asked.

“To see Phantom. Make sure he’s not beating himself up over this.”

“You can barely stand still!”

Swiss looked at Dew. “Then go get him!”

Dew looked at Rain, who shook his head. The usually calm water ghoul looked at Dew sternly. “I’m not the one who yelled at him. Go fix it.”

With a groan, Dew departed. Swiss laid back in his bed, focusing on a singular point on the ceiling until the spinning stopped.

“Hey Rain?” he asked after awhile.

“Yeah?”

Swiss ran his hand over his bare chest and thighs. “When did I strip?”

He chuckled. “A few hours ago.”

“Why?”

“Dew said you wanted cuddles.”

Swiss sat with that for a moment before shrugging. “Yeah... that checks out. Can you grab me some clothes, please?”

Phantom wasn’t sure what to do. He snuck down near Swiss’s room a few times to try and gauge what was going on, but couldn’t quite get a complete read. Things seemed to calm down at least. Less sounds of vomiting. Rain, Mountain, and Dew had begun to take shifts of just one or two of them staying with Swiss at a time. Phantom wanted to assume the best, but he still felt his worst.

So he shut himself in his room. Lights off, so his main source of light was the glow of iridescent constellations on his ceiling.

Swiss had helped him put those up. And Phantom had basically poisoned him. What a good packmate he was.

Because he wanted to torture himself, Phantom looked back at the recipe for the butter. Sure enough, it clearly called for almost four times the amount of butter he used— if he had just fucking read it correctly, Swiss wouldn’t be spending the night worrying about choking on his own vomit.

Hot tears ran down Phantom’s face. Though he had formed some great connections with the others, he was still so new. Would they send him away after this? Would any of them trust him again? He ruminated on these increasingly destructive thoughts until there was a soft knock at his door.

“Phantom?” Dew said through the door. “You in there?”

“Yeah,” called, his voice raspy from crying. The door opened slowly, and in came Dew. He was much less angry than usual, but still seemed a little peeved. After taking in the dark room and Phantom curled up on his bed, his face softened.

“Hey…” Dew said, sitting on the edge of Phantom’s bed. To his surprise, the fire ghoul reached out and put a warm hand on Phantom’s calf. “Swiss is okay.”

“He is?”

“A little loopy still and post-high cranky, but yeah. He’s asking for you.”

Phantom bit his lip, curling more into himself. “He’s pissed, isn’t he?”

Dew’s eyebrows furrowed together. “Swiss? At you? Not at all.”

“You are.”

Dew sighed, pressing his fingers together in his lap. “I was. But, I shouldn’t have yelled at you like that. I was mad and… and scared. Really scared.” Dew looked at him with with this sad expression. “Sorry for taking it out on you.”

Phantom finally sat up, pulling Dew into a hug before he could protest. The lead guitarist hugged him back, pinching his cheek as they pulled apart. “I hope you know you’re banned from baking, though.”

“Fair enough,” Phantom said, smiling for the first time in hours.

They went to Swiss’s room where Rain and Mountain were perched on his bed with them. When Phantom entered, they grew quiet, and started to move out of the way. Swiss opened up his arms.

“C’mere Phantom,” he said with a grin.

All the stress of the last several hours of soaking in self-doubt and guilt came tumbling down at once. Phantom practically tackled Swiss as he dove into his arms, reveling in the joyful laugh the multi-ghoul let out as he squeezed Phantom tightly.

“I’m so fucking sorry,” Phantom said into Swiss’s shirt.

“Don’t be, Twinkle Toes, that brownie was fucking fire. Perfect ratio of gooey, but not underbaked. And truly flattered you thought I could handle that much THC.”

“It did seem like a lot…”

“I fuckin’ bet,” Swiss chuckled. “It’s okay, though. I’m good. Sometimes I need a green out every so often. Keeps me humble.”

“Also freaks us the hell out,” Rain said. Swiss pressed his lips together, almost like he felt guilty about being basically incapacitated. He reached out toward the others, and Phantom felt the bed dipped as Rain joined the huddle. Mountain and Dew soon followed, encapsulating the two of them in their body heat and weight.

“Thanks for taking care of me, you guys.”

#cw panic attack #cw overdose #new oneshot just dropped!#fic #ghost band #ghost ghouls #swiss ghoul #phantom ghoul #rain ghoul #dew ghoul #sodo ghoul #mountain ghoul #green out #recreational marijuana use #weed shenanigans but make it angsty #negativeyield

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scummy-writes · 3 months

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A Pinch Of Love - A Gilbert/Silvio/Reader fanfic

Rating: Mature/Explicit (minors dni)

Words: 1089

Tags: Modern au, cooking together, cum tasting/drinking, cum cookies, spit tasting references, references to blowjobs, biting, cooking with cum, poly relationship

This is for @xxsycamore's Sweet and Spicy Wintertime prompt list! I am late as usual when I try to join a prompt thing, but I still had fun! As soon as she dropped this I knew I had to write gilbert being a fuckin weirdo (affectionate). Thank you, Mo, for making this event!!

It wasn't unusual for Gilbert to keep you company in the kitchen, idly sitting at the nearby table while you switched between reading recipes to mixing in ingredients. What was, however, was Silvio joining the two of you.

While you busied yourself with the batter, they sat at the table clad in their pajamas- a requirement that you insisted on for today's festivities. Because for the first time, all three of you could be together for Christmas.

Not a baker himself, Silvio sat by Gilbert and offered his help in other ways: such as smacking Gilbert's hand away from the shakers of sprinkles and icing that littered the table.

“Will ya stop that?”

Gilbert ignored him, successfully swiping a shaker with snowflakes and pearl sprinkles inside, popping the lid open. As he poured some onto his palm for easier eating, Silvio rolled his eyes.

“If ya eat everything before we can even decorate, what's the damn point in us takin’ the day off fer this?”

For the sake of your sanity, you ignored how Gilbert prodded and teased Silvio back, focusing on the next step in your process.

“Gil? Can you tell me what else comes after the spices?”

He lazily swiped on your phone, reading out the next set of directions for you, “the recipe says to add a ‘pinch of love’.”

You muttered a hum, amused with the cutesy addition, but in the background you heard Silvio click his tongue. A warning sound towards his growing annoyance. Peeking at them, you saw Gilbert's lips quirk into his telltale smile. His eyes flicked between giving your mouth, and Silvio's, a slow once over, and you knew what he was going to suggest. An implemented habit that he had been trying to instill in the both of you: spitting.

Silvio stared. Unblinking, slowly furrowing his brows as Gilbert's smile widened.

“The damned coffee wasn't enough fer ya?”

“Hehe, and what if it wasn't? What if I'd like you both to-”

“Don't drag ‘er into this!”

“If you'd rather, we can try a different ingredient.”

Silvio went to speak, but instead caught how Gilbert's eyes trailed down his torso, settling between his legs for a moment before flicking back towards Silvio's gaze.

“Ain't no fuckin’ way, these cookies are fer all of us.”

“Hmm? I've never complained about how either of you tasted before. Surely-”

“No. I ain't doin’ that.”

The chair was pushed back as Silvio stood up, gaining distance between him and Gilbert by leaning against the fridge instead. Still keeping his promise by spending time with the two of you, but avoiding further teasing.

In theory.

Because when you laughed and shook your head, intending to turn back to focus on mixing, you heard the shuffling of chairs. Light steps, a few curses slipped under a sigh. All enough to stop you once more, peeking over your shoulder to see Gilbert facing Silvio. He stared Silvio down with a smile, moving his cold hands to Silvio's hips.

Watching how Silvio slowly relented to Gilbert made you awestruck, in ways. Both men were stubborn in what they wanted, yet out of the three of you, Silvio hardly confessed to his wants unless he felt in control of them.

Which led him to being pressed up against the fridge, turning his head away from the both of you, cheeks flushed as Gilbert teased his fingers along the waistband of Silvio's gray pajama bottoms. Unable to admit to his more ‘odd’ desires once again.

Gilbert gave no slack, like you did. Instead he doubled down on his teasing, always itching to have Silvio speak out on the pleasures he sought.

“I thought you liked to watch?” He teased, but when Silvio made no further movement, he just simply shrugged.

Slowly, Gilbert hooked two fingers on his waistband, easily pulling it down just enough for Silvio's hardened cock to slip free, eliciting a shuddering sigh from both of them.

“Hehe, you always fuss about how gross I am, but look at how hard you are.”

“That's just-ngh…”

At his cock finally being touched by Gilbert ghosting his fingers along the length, Silvio finally looked over at Gilbert- only to have his cheek pressed back against the fridge.

“Who said you could look after lying like that?” The words were a playful chide, but Gilbert still kept Silvio's head in place as he murmured in his ear, “it's only good boys who get to watch.”

His body tensed as Gilbert flattened his tongue against his neck, licking a wet stripe along the length, ending with a bite between his shoulder and neck. Hard enough to mark, to bruise, but not draw blood.

There were complaints on the tip of Silvio's tongue, ready to fly out, but you didn't miss the way his cock twitched, especially as Gilbert trailed his fingers along the underside.

“Hey,” Gilbert called to you, voice no longer holding the warning edge it had for Silvio, “make sure he behaves?”

There was no need for clarification, not when Gilbert finally let go of Silvio's chin to ease onto his knees, taking time to mouth kisses down Silvio's abdomen to rile him up further.

So you set your mixing spoon aside, moving to face Silvio, to hold him in place with kisses and bites, your hand snaked under his shirt to tease his chest. Despite how many times the three of you had been intimate, his ears still blazed bright, trying to hold back his moans when Gilbert's lips reached the base of his cock.

Soft crackling emitted from the fireplace as the three of you sat together on the couch, watching the first of many holiday movies for the day. Blankets were haphazardly shared between you, with Gilbert claiming more even when his spot was closest to the fire. Through the layers, Silvio's hand sought yours, fingers twining together.

On the coffee table lay the cookies you all had a hand in making today, decorated clumsily with icing. Some of the shaped cookies were clad in eyepatches, others with jewelry or coin, while others had rabbit ears and hearts for decorations.

Gilbert, eyes still on the television, reached for another. He acted oblivious towards Silvio's staring, turning towards the man and offering a cookie.

“Want one?”

“Those are all yours.”

“Technically, they all have a piece of us in them, so-”

“No.”

And once more, the bickering began anew. Yet through all of Silvio's sighs, he still had an arm snaked around Gilbert's shoulders, sharing what warmth he had.

steeples hands. I really just wanted to write the endscene, but I needed context and. Well. Cum cookies (cumkies, if you will.)

You saw the tags. I don't really wanna hear any complaints if you didnt like it, please and thank you.

If you enjoyed it, please feel free to say so! I do like thinking about gilbert being a lil fuckin weirdo honestly.

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skylarxgraham · 2 months

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Cheek on the palm of his hand, Skylar stared idly at the clock on the wall as countless seconds passed by the hour. He was at Aiden’s beck and call whenever the baker needed a taster for new pastries. The dragonborn had a way of catering to Skylar’s sweet tooth with every sugary delicacy he concocts. However, Aiden has been trying to perfect a brownie recipe for far too long now and his witch companion was growing impatient. “I have some eye of newt and toad skins if you want to add those in your batter,” he mused, unable to suppress a snicker from leaving his lips. Despite having a knack for potion making, Skylar was no pastry chef. His suggestions for using magical ingredients served more comedic purposes than actual culinary advice.

The smaller blond fiddled with a peculiar gold coin in between his fingers, realizing not even angels would cure him of boredom. “Maybe you should take a break, love,” he spoke, expressing mild concern as a fourth bag of flour was discarded onto an already large pile of empty sacks on the counter. “I’m sure you’ll have your break through in the morning,” Skylar assured him and rose up from his seat. He proceeded to give the dragonborn a loving embrace from behind. “You’re the best damn baker this town has ever known. You don’t need to try so hard.” If nothing, Skylar wanted to be a supportive friend. He needed to make sure Aiden wasn’t stressed out in his attempts at achieving perfection.

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toneophealth · 7 months

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authentickitchenrecipe · 8 months

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Uttapam recipe:-

Idli batter: I used leftover idli batter, but you can also use dosa batter. Alternatively, you may buy a store-bought jar of idli dosa batter.

vegetable: I used onion, bell pepper, and carrots as vegetables. You may also include beets, cabbage, maize, spinach, drumstick leaves, and other vegetables.

Green chili: It gives a hint of heat, but it's optional for youngsters who don't want to bite into chillies.

Idli podi: This is sprinkled on top of the fried uttapam. It is entirely optional.

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titanicfreija · 1 year

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Sunny's cookies

('cos it was fun to think about. Last one.)

Freija felt wonky and out of place, making cookies. She normally didn't cook, let alone bake, but these were simple recipes, and also Eva was paying Bright Dust for them, and also also, Freija liked doing it, awkward or not. They'd even decorated the kitchen with little streamers with dangling drop-shaped lights on blue ribbons to help with the mood.

Sunny helped by reading recipes and by nudging ingredients around, and she playfully scolded when Freija was eating too much of the batter, and despite not being able to eat them, she was deeply interested in the results when Freija pulled them from the oven, practically flying in there to take a better look.

"Can I. I don't know, put you in the oven so you can watch them bake in real time?" Freija offered. "Would you like to fashion a way to eat them? Can you analyze it and imagine what it would taste like if you had a tongue? I guess?"

Sunny turned to face her guardian, all movements reduced to the lights coming off her shell. "I think it would be safe for me but not my shell, to be baked? And I'd rather not find out," Sunny giggled. "But do you really think there's a way I could eat one?"

Ah ha. Sunny had her tells, no matter how thick Freija was. "I can give you one of each and we can let you do whatever you want to experiment, there's a lot to cookies that isn't the taste. Like the baking, and the texture, and the icing we were doing on the shortbreads."

"That was fun," agreed Sunny, circling as Freija loaded a tray with one of each recipe and carried them to the work table.

The Awoken Titan in her boxers, tank top, and Thomas's black lab apron, leaned over the table they normally cleaned guns on, and presented her ghost with the 'gifts' and brandished a bread knife. "If you can't do it, I can, just ask and I'll try not to do that thing where I give you the funny look."

Sunny spiralled up and back down in an excited loop. "Thank you!" she squeaked. "Thank you! Can you cut all of them in half, please?"

"Tall or wide?" Freija asked, indicating with the knife. "Or do you want me to split them?"

"Oh, go tall," Sunny hummed, and she watched Freija clumsily cut the cookies in half, crushing parts in the process. Freija was never good with her hands, but Sunny didn't chide, even when she nearly crushed the butter cookie trying to hold it still.

"Can you cut one of the halves in half, too? Wide?" Sunny requested as she nudged them around on the tray. The ghost used her petal flaps as fingers to roll crumbs around, scanning idly with mechanical chirps.

Freija enjoyed watching her ghost roll the pieces over with her petals, study the crumbling and icing, then disintegrate the quarter. She took her time with each one and Freija sat back to watch, pleased that something so simple made her so happy.

The first quartered cookie was a Donut Hole, and Sunny wasted no time descending upon it.

Eventually, Sunny finished her examinations and she looked back up to Freija, probably only just remembering she was there. "This next part might be complicated."

"We'll see what I can do," Freija promised.

"Split the half, first," she requested.

Again, Sunny dove in for investigation, but this time she watched Freija work, almost getting poked with the knife once before she stopped getting too close.

Some hardly survived the dissection, apparently wanting to be crushed more than cut, but the biggest surviving pieces were successfully split.

Sunny made a thorough examination of the confections, circling to get the best angles. Some, especially with pronounced layers, she requested more cutting, singling out things like the inside of the motes and the powdered sugar on the bright dusted balls to 'taste' and before it was done there was an obvious and thorough examination on the table. The remaining quarters waited on the tray, which had been put aside in favor of a wax sheet to hold the increasingly small pieces spreading out, until finally, Sunny had broken down every color icing on the forest cake, she returned her attention to the remaining pieces.

She fell uncharacteristically still. "What's the hesitation?" Freija asked curiously. "You stopped bobbing."

"This is kind of embarrassing, but I want to actually touch it," Sunny admitted, circling the tray curiously. "The consistency and texture seem to be a definitive difference in the cookies, and while I can certainly examine the causes and see the effects, there's really only one way to accurately detect tactile sensation."

Freija didn't laugh. She honestly wanted to see it, she hoped it was half as cute as she already found all this. "Alright." She bit her lips and looked down at the ghost, who gazed back. "How'd you wanna do that? Shell? Actual little metal drone bit?"

Sunny hesitated again and looked from the cookie to Freija. "What do you think?"

"I think the shell will be a bitch to clean," Freija replied, striding off to fetch a bowl of water and a couple wash cloths and bottle brush. "Can you transmat out from under cookie? Leave it floating while you disappear?"

Sunny giggled, as they'd had the discussion before. Of course not.

Freija watched her stretch her shell out until the pieces fell and the little metal drone floated in front of her.

"Did you want to cover it or anything, or are you just gonna. I am doing my best to keep my tone civil, but I'm not civil, help me out," she finally sighed with a laugh. "Do you wanna raw dog the cookie?"

Sunny burst out laughing and nudged Freija's hand as she circled the cookie quarter again and turned it to one side. "If our entire career wasn't war, the vulgarity might have been excessive." But she wasn't looking at Freija anymore, and had redirected to the wedge of donut hole.

Freija leaned over to hold the confection in place with two fingers. "Go ahead, swim in it for all I care. Texture's texture."

Sunny turned sideways and nudged herself over, pressing into the airy bread and wiggling a little, struggling and failing to break the surface.

Sunny flew up a couple inches, then a couple more. Freija turned it so the broadest side faced her, and the ghost hurled herself into the airy bread, burrowing into it forcefully, squishing pieces into the tray.

She took her time, apparently making the most of the chance and enjoying herself, twisting in and making sure to single out crumbs to crush under the different divots.

After several minutes, the little drone lifted her blue eye to the redhead standing over her.

Freija held up the scrub brush and presented the cloth on one hand. Sunny shot into her palm and the center of the cloth, and she kept pushing, as if trying to shove the guardian's hand. It took Freija a moment to recognize the 'hug' and another to figure out how to "return" it by holding position.

"Thank you!" Sunny finally cried, letting up the pressure and resting in Freija's gentle grasp. "Happy Dawning!"

It was funny that an unshelled ghost could still "smile". Freija enjoyed the lighted expression in the eye as she helped scrub the little flakes of glaze off. "Happy Dawning, Sunny. I'm glad we could get you some cookies."

(I came back through to stop head hopping)

(and again to cut it)

(and third for light edits that were actually just me trying to correct an egregious grammatical error and getting carried away.)

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currentlyprocrastinating · 2 years

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hello, friend!! thank you for the ask ^^

warning: i tend to ramble 😂

🍄 — In practicality, Squirrel prefers snacks that will keep her hands relatively clean, and snacks that have an "endless" quality (i.e. a bag of chips). She likes to snack while she's working idly on something, or just watching videos or a movie, etc. As for her taste/texture preferences... She likes a variety of chips. Lay's, tortilla, blue tortilla... salty stuff. She is lowkey obsessed with chips and guac lol. She likes fruity snacks, too, and sweet-ish snack/granola bars. Baby carrots, too, are an easy go-to for her: healthy, satisfying crunch, that "endless" quality, etc. There are dozens of other snacks types that she likes, but these are her common and favourite ones :)

Her comfort food is 100%, without a doubt, cheesy pastas. Especially white cheddars, alfredo, parmesan, etc. From the classic mac-n-cheese, to tortellini or fettuccine dishes. She knows they're awful for her and that too much will lead to mood swings, but they are her guilty pleasure for sure.

So, she does make her own meals, since she lives on her own. Her mom, who lives in the States, gets food package deliveries semi-weekly, and sends her pictures of the ingredients/instructions card whenever she thinks Squirrel might enjoy the recipe. Squirrel isn't exactly a wonder in the kitchen, but she's excellent at executing exactly what is asked of her (especially when she doesn't have outside pressures, such as working with another person in the kitchen). So, for the most part, her meals turn out decent to pretty good. One of her favourite meals to make, in regards to the process, is butter chicken (I believe it is called that), down to making the sauce itself. It always feels rewarding to her in the end, and it's a familiar dish tied to her time back at home. There's a lot of positive memories to go along with it, and it's a process where she can easily turn on a video in the background and not horribly mess up the dish (or pause the video every few minutes).

The last question in this section... I kind of touched on it in the previous paragraphs. But to be succinct (hopefully, lol) — Squirrel is kind of in the middle. She sometimes finds midnight/late night cooking (especially with specific instructions to follow) enjoyable, but she ultimately prefers quicker meals. (In part, due to executive dysfunction.) She does, however, really enjoy baking, even though she doesn't do it often. And she happily disregards every "don't eat the dough/batter" warning ^^

🌸 — I'll try to keep this as concise as possible! :)

Music, both playing it and listening to it. Its a staple in her life: good background, good inspiration, affects her moods, allows her to relate, allows her to daydream to a tune. Pretty much the typical reasoning!

Cats. They are cute as heck and very entertaining. She owns two of them.

Animals in general! Because why not? Animals are so diverse and so different and thus very interesting to her.

Stand-up comedy. She loves a good laugh.

Making people laugh.

Writing short stories and poetry, both as an outlet and as a way to entertain people. (She mainly utilizes her short stories for the latter, and keeps most of her poetry to herself.)

Photography. Capturing moments, even ones that seem insignificant, in her phone or camera. Experimenting with posing and lighting and angles. All that funt stuff.

Plants! She's always loved plants, including indoor plants. And her grandmother's hyper-realistic sugar flowers! She's not an expert on them, and she's also not the best at taking care of plants, but she keeps them alive lol. No reason in particular for her affinity towards them, she just loves nature and its beauty and strangeness.

Saeran Choi. Quite frankly, she's both head over heels for him and utterly obsessed. I think this one explains itself >u0

🌻 — Squirrel has a keen eye. It's a natural skill for her, and has been cultivated by all the training she's gone through, as well as a full year of job experience in her position. So, she very easily picks up on tiny, nuanced details — sometimes pointless information, sometimes a small piece to a significant puzzle.

On top of that, she's always taken delight in strange things — found interest or fascination in things that, for some or most, might be perfectly normal.

She likes to pick out details from others' slight body language or slight shift in expression. A glimmer in their eyes, a twitch of the finger. She likes when she can worm her way into another's potential thoughts to better understand them.

And she likes to take note of those unique quirks and ticks and tells that everyone has. When they happen, what they mean...

As for the world around her... she finds beauty in small things. In slight differences in angles. In tints of strange colour. In plants and backdrops, in unconventionally appealing structures... It's a little hard to explain. She also keeps herself humble, staying grateful for her life situation (food, shelter, a well-paying job, etc.) and soaks in those quiet moments sitting next to her cats...

[Questions from here!]

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parveens-kitchen · 10 months

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#coconut chutney #crispy lentil fritters #dosa #Easy recipes #fermented rice and lentil batter #Healthy #healthy breakfast #Idli #Indian recipes #onion Chutney #quick and easy breakfast #sambar #south indian breakfast #south indian cuisine #spiced lentil stew #Stews #tamarind chutney #vada #vegetarian breakfast

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thoughtimmolition · 2 years

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“Vengaya Thokku” - A south Indian style of Spicy, sweet and salty Onion Relish

“Vengaya” means Onion and “Thokku” means pickle or relish in Tamil. When I was a kid I used to hang out a lot at my friend’s place whose family was Tamil Brahmins from Chennai. They were our next-door neighbors so there was a lot of cultural exchange between both the families. Obviously, there was also an exchange traditional recipes. I must say, their pickles are some of the most flavorful. So here’s a recipe for Onion Thokku which is a great condiment for idli, dosa, rice meal, and Pita bread.

Ingredients:

3 cup red onions

22 garlic cloves

1/2 cup tamarind soaked in water

6 Kashmiri dry red chilies soaked in water

5 tbsp. oil

salt to taste

1 teaspoon Turmeric

1 tbsp. Jaggery

1/2 tbsp Coriander seeds

2 tbsp. mustard seeds

1 pinch Asafoetida

1 tbsp Fenugreek seeds

1 tbsp Bengal gram (optional)

1 tbsp skinned black gram/ Urad daal (optional)

6 to 7 curry leaves

Method:

1 - To a pan add Fenugreek seeds, coriander seeds, and only 1 tbsp mustard seeds. Slightly roast it till it gets brown. Grind this to a fine powder and set it aside.

2 - Now to a mixer jar add onion, 10 to 15 cloves of garlic, tamarind and red chilies. Grind it into a paste.

3 - Heat oil in a deep pot and add 1 tbsp of mustard seeds, 1 tbs Bengal gram and Black gram. Let it change to a golden brown color. Now add left over garlic cloves and curry leaves to the oil and stir. Now add the onion paste to it. and cook for a minute.

4 - Now add turmeric powder, salt, jaggery, and ground powder which you made in the first step.

5 - Sauté till it thickens and separates the oil. The color should change to a darker brown. Taste and adjust the salt according to your liking.

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Every state in India has it’s own take on food and having grown up with a Tamil family I’m obviously a little biased towards Tamil food 😊. Oh! A pro tip for making perfect Dosa - if you do not want your Dosa to stick to the pan then make sure your Dosa batter is at room temperature. Also, brush your pan with half an onion before spreading the batter onto the pan. This will give you a perfect round Dosa every time. Enjoy this recipe and let me know your thoughts.

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swaadblog · 5 days

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A Delicious Start to Your Day A healthy and satisfying breakfast is the key to kickstarting your day on a positive note. In the hustle and bustle of daily life, finding time to prepare a nutritious morning meal might seem challenging. However, with these simple breakfast recipes, you can fuel your body with essential nutrients without spending hours in the kitchen.

Types of Breakfast Recipes are as follows:

1. Classic Oatmeal with a Twist: Start your day with a classic that never goes out of style: oatmeal. This simple breakfast recipe is not only nutritious but also customizable to suit your taste buds. Cook oats with milk or water, and then add your favorite toppings. Fresh fruits, nuts, and a drizzle of honey can turn your regular oatmeal into a delightful and energizing meal. 2. Avocado Toast Extravaganza: Avocado toast has become a breakfast sensation, and for a good reason. It’s quick, easy, and packed with healthy fats. Mash a ripe avocado and spread it over whole-grain toast. Add a sprinkle of salt, pepper, and a dash of chili flakes for a flavor-packed breakfast that will keep you satisfied until lunch. 3. Greek Yogurt Parfait: For a protein-packed breakfast that is also refreshing, try a Greek yogurt parfait. Layer Greek yogurt with granola and a variety of fresh berries. This simple and colorful dish not only provides a burst of flavor but also offers a mix of textures that will tantalize your taste buds. 4. Vegetable Omelete Delight: Eggs are a versatile and excellent source of protein. Whisk up a quick vegetable omelete by sautéing your favorite veggies—bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, and spinach work well. Pour beaten eggs over the veggies, cook until set, and fold it over for a satisfying and nutritious breakfast. 5. Banana Pancakes for a Sweet Start: Who says pancakes have to be complicated? Mash a ripe banana and mix it with eggs and a pinch of baking powder to create a simple and healthy pancake batter. Cook these banana pancakes on a griddle, and you have a sweet and fulfilling breakfast without the need for added sugars. 6. Chia Seed Pudding: For a breakfast that can be prepared the night before, try chia seed pudding. Mix chia seeds with your choice of milk, sweetener, and vanilla extract. Let it sit in the fridge overnight, and wake up to a delightful pudding-like texture. Top it with fresh fruit, and you have a breakfast that is both nutritious and convenient. 7. Smoothie Bowl Bliss: Blend your favorite fruits with yogurt or milk to create a thick and creamy smoothie. Pour it into a bowl and top it with granola, nuts, and seeds for added crunch. This smoothie bowl not only tastes like a treat but also provides a variety of essential nutrients to fuel your day. 8. Whole Grain Toast with Nut Butter and Berries: Keep it simple yet satisfying with whole grain toast topped with your favorite nut butter—peanut butter, almond butter, or cashew butter. Add a layer of fresh berries for a burst of antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals.

Some Indian Breakfast Recipes are as follows:

1.Poha: Poha is a popular breakfast dish made from flattened rice. To prepare, wash the poha and set it aside. In a pan, sauté mustard seeds, cumin seeds, chopped onions, green chilies, and curry leaves. Add turmeric powder, salt, and the washed poha. Cook until the poha is heated through, and garnish with chopped coriander leaves and a squeeze of lemon juice. 2.Upma: Upma is a semolina-based dish. Roast semolina in a pan until it turns golden brown. In another pan, sauté mustard seeds, urad dal (black gram), chopped onions, green chilies, and curry leaves. Add water, salt, and the roasted semolina. Stir continuously to avoid lumps and cook until it reaches a porridge-like consistency. Garnish with coriander leaves. 3.Idli with Coconut Chutney: Idli is a steamed rice cake. Soak rice and urad dal (black gram) separately, grind them, and ferment the batter overnight. Pour the batter into idli molds and steam until cooked. Serve with coconut chutney made by blending coconut, green chilies, ginger, and adding a tadka (tempering) of mustard seeds, urad dal, and curry leaves. 4.Masala Dosa: Masala dosa is a crispy fermented rice crepe filled with a spiced potato mixture. For the dosa batter, soak rice and urad dal, grind, and ferment overnight. Spread the batter thinly on a hot griddle, add the potato masala filling, fold, and cook until crispy. Serve with coconut chutney and sambar. 5.Aloo Paratha: Aloo Paratha is a stuffed Indian bread. For the filling, mash boiled potatoes and mix them with chopped onions, green chilies, coriander leaves, and spices. Stuff this mixture into a whole wheat dough ball, roll it out, and cook on a hot griddle with ghee or oil until both sides are golden brown. Serve with yogurt or pickles. 6.Dhokla: Dhokla is a steamed fermented cake made from chickpea flour (besan). Mix besan with yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, and spices. Add baking soda for fermentation. Steam the batter until it rises and becomes spongy. For tempering, heat oil, add mustard seeds, curry leaves, and green chilies. Pour this over the steamed dhokla and cut it into squares. 7.Chana Chaat: Chana Chaat is a quick and healthy breakfast salad. Mix boiled chickpeas with chopped onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, and coriander leaves. Add chaat masala, cumin powder, and a squeeze of lemon juice. Garnish with sev (crispy chickpea noodles) for added crunch. 8.Besan Cheela: Besan cheela is a savory pancake made from chickpea flour. Mix besan with water, chopped onions, tomatoes, green chilies, and spices. Pour ladle full of the batter onto a hot griddle, spread it thinly, and cook until both sides are golden brown. Serve with mint chutney or yogurt. 9.Rava Upma: Rava Upma is made from semolina (rava) and cooked with mustard seeds, curry leaves, vegetables, and spices. It’s a quick and versatile dish that can be customized to suit individual tastes. 10.Kanda Poha: Kanda Poha is a Maharashtrian dish made with flattened rice, mustard seeds, onions, green chilies, and turmeric. Garnish with fresh coriander and a squeeze of lemon for a delightful breakfast. 11.Methi Thepla: Thepla is a Gujarati flatbread made with whole wheat flour, spices, and fresh fenugreek leaves (methi). It’s often served with yogurt, pickles, or chutney.

Breakfast Idea for Kids are as follows:

1.Peanut Butter Banana Roll-Ups: Spread peanut butter on a whole wheat tortilla, place a banana in the center, and roll it up. Slice into bite-sized pieces for a fun and easy-to-eat breakfast. 2.Fruit and Nut Butter Sandwich: Make a sandwich with whole grain bread, nut butter (like almond or peanut butter), and sliced strawberries or bananas. Cut into fun shapes using cookie cutters. 3.Mini Pancake Stacks: Prepare mini pancakes and let kids create their own stacks. Provide toppings like berries, yogurt, and a sprinkle of cinnamon for added flavor. 4.Smoothie Bowl: Blend a fruit smoothie with yogurt and pour it into a bowl. Top with granola, sliced fruits, and a drizzle of honey for a visually appealing and nutritious breakfast. 5.Cereal Sundae: Create a cereal sundae by layering cereal with yogurt and fruit in a bowl. It’s a fun and crunchy way to enjoy a balanced breakfast. 6.Banana Bread or Muffins: Bake mini banana bread or muffins using whole wheat flour and ripe bananas. These can be made in advance and stored for a quick breakfast option. 7.Cheese and Whole Grain Crackers: Offer whole grain crackers with cheese slices. Add some cherry tomatoes or cucumber slices on the side for a balanced and easy-to-assemble breakfast. 8.Homemade Granola Bars: Make homemade granola bars with oats, nuts, seeds, and dried fruits. These can be a convenient and nutritious grab-and-go option. 9.Cheese Paratha: Make a paratha with whole wheat flour and stuff it with a mixture of grated cheese and a pinch of mild spices. Serve with a side of yogurt for a wholesome and tasty breakfast. 10.Idli with Coconut Chutney: Soft and fluffy idlis served with coconut chutney make for a delightful and kid-friendly breakfast. You can even shape idlis into fun shapes to make them more appealing to kids. 11.Vegetable Upma: Upma made with semolina, vegetables, and mild spices is a quick and nutritious breakfast option. Add colorful vegetables to make it visually appealing for kids. 12.Egg Paratha Rolls: Make a simple egg paratha by spreading beaten egg on a flatbread, cook until set, and then roll it up. It’s a convenient and protein-rich breakfast that kids can hold and eat on the go. 13.Dosa with Nut Butter: Spread dosa with a thin layer of nut butter (like almond or peanut butter) for a kid-friendly twist. It adds a nutty flavor and provides a good source of healthy fats and protein. 14.Banana Pancakes: Mash a ripe banana and mix it with whole wheat flour, a bit of milk, and a pinch of baking powder to make banana pancakes. These are naturally sweet and loved by kids. 15.Mini Uttapams: Make mini uttapams using a batter of fermented rice and urad dal. Top them with colorful vegetables to make them visually appealing. Serve with a mild coconut or tomato chutney. 16.Mango Lassi Smoothie: Blend ripe mango with yogurt and a touch of honey to make a refreshing mango lassi smoothie. It’s a tasty way for kids to enjoy the goodness of fruit and dairy.

Vegan Breakfast Recipes are as follows:

1.Vegan Overnight Oats: Combine rolled oats with plant-based milk (such as almond or coconut milk), chia seeds, and your favorite sweetener. Let it sit in the fridge overnight, and in the morning, add fresh fruits, nuts, or seeds for a tasty and convenient breakfast. 2.Tofu Scramble: Sauté crumbled tofu with turmeric, black salt, and your favorite veggies for a delicious and protein-packed tofu scramble. Serve with avocado and whole-grain toast. 3.Vegan Pancakes: Mix flour, plant-based milk, baking powder, and a touch of sweetener to make vegan pancake batter. Cook on a griddle and serve with maple syrup, fresh fruit, or vegan whipped cream. 4.Smoothie Bowl: Blend frozen fruits with plant-based yogurt or milk to create a thick smoothie. Pour it into a bowl and top with granola, nuts, seeds, and fresh berries for a colorful and nutritious breakfast. 5.Chickpea Flour Crepes (Besan Chilla): Mix chickpea flour (besan) with water, spices, and chopped veggies to make a batter. Cook thin crepes on a skillet and serve with avocado, salsa, or your favorite vegan sauce. 6.Vegan Breakfast Burrito: Fill a tortilla with black beans, sautéed veggies, avocado slices, and a scoop of salsa for a hearty and satisfying vegan breakfast burrito. 7.Vegan French Toast: Dip slices of bread in a mixture of plant-based milk, flour, and sweetener. Cook on a griddle until golden brown and serve with fresh fruit and maple syrup. 8.Vegan Granola Bowl: Combine your favorite vegan granola with plant-based yogurt and top with sliced bananas, berries, and a drizzle of agave or maple syrup. 9.Quinoa Breakfast Bowl: Cook quinoa and top it with coconut milk, diced mango, and a sprinkle of shredded coconut for a tropical and nutritious vegan breakfast. 10.Vegan Chia Seed Pudding: Mix chia seeds with plant-based milk, sweetener, and vanilla extract. Let it sit in the fridge until it thickens. Top with fresh berries, nuts, or coconut flakes. 11.Vegan Avocado Toast: Spread mashed avocado on whole-grain toast and top with cherry tomatoes, arugula, and a drizzle of balsamic glaze for a flavorful and nutrient-rich breakfast.

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Maavu Masterclass: Elevate Your Idly & Dosa Game with Top-Tier Batter Madurai

If you are a fan of South Indian cuisine, you know that the key to a perfect idli and dosa lies in the quality of the batter. In Madurai, where food is celebrated as an art form, mastering the art of Idly Dosa Batter Madurai is essential to making idlis and crispy dosas. Hello Idli and Dosa lovers, I am pleased to welcome you all to this masterclass blog. In this masterclass, we’ll explore how to cook your idli and dosa game with premium flour from Madurai.

Flour Mantra Flour, the cornerstone of South Indian cuisine, is made from a mixture of rice and pulses, soaked, ground and fermented. The art lies in achieving the right balance of ingredients and allowing the batter to ferment until it develops the perfect tangy flavor and airy texture.

Quality products The search for the best flour in Madurai is intense. Local restaurants and home cooks pride themselves on serving the best rice and lentils, ensuring that each batch of dough is made with care and detail. The resulting idlis and dosas are light, flavorful and irresistible.

Convenience without compromise While making dough from scratch is a labour of love, busy lifestyles often demand convenient solutions. Fortunately, Madurai offers a variety of great batter options that capture the essence of homemade goodness without the hassle. Whether you prefer ready-to-use flour or freshly ground varieties, you can enjoy the authentic flavors of Madurai from the comfort of your own home.

Elevate your culinary creations High quality flour from Madurai, the possibilities are endless. Whether you stick to traditional favorites like idli, dosa and uthappam, or experiment with fusion dishes and innovative recipes, quality flour is the key to success. Let your creativity soar as you explore new flavors and textures with the help of Madurai’s finest flour.

In conclusion, mastering the art of dough is the secret to taking the idli and dosa game to new heights. Whether you choose to make your batter from scratch or opt for convenient ready-made options, investing in Idly Dosa Batter Madurai ensures a celebration of South Indian culinary heritage.

Frequently Asked Questions 1. What is the difference between idli and dosa batter? While idli batter is thick and sticky, dosa batter is thin and has a soft consistency. The ratio of rice to lentils may vary slightly between the two.

2. How long should the idli and dosa batter be fermented? Idli and dosa dough usually need to be fermented for 8 to 12 hours depending on factors like temperature and humidity. The dough should double in size and develop a slightly sour smell before use.

3. Can idli and dosa batter be frozen? Yes, idli and dosa batter can be frozen for later use. Divide the dough into airtight containers or freezer bags and freeze for up to a month. Thaw the dough overnight in the refrigerator before using.

4. Can flour batter be used for recipes other than idli and dosa? Yes, you can make South Indian dishes like uthappam, appam, paniyaram with flour. You can also experiment with fusion recipes by adding flour batter to dishes like pancakes and crepes.

5. Where to get quality flour flour in Madurai? Local grocery stores, supermarkets and speciality food stores in Madurai have high-quality flour flour. Look for brands that use high-quality ingredients and have a reputation for reliability and taste.

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