Chapter 259

Cooking Instructions

The next morning I borrowed Oswald-san’s kitchen and cooked breakfast with Marsh.e.l.ly-san .

Allen and Elena were in high spirits all morning and went with Joule and the others to the forest to pick fruits .

“Erm, meat and fish are out of the question, but eggs and milk should be okay, right?”

(Yes, that’s correct . b.u.t.ter and cheese are fine, too . )

I checked with Marsh.e.l.ly-san to see what Oswald-san can eat and decided what to make .

“Well, I suppose we’ll start with the vegetables cooked with the sukiyaki stock as requested by Oswald-san . ”

(Right . Oz’s eyes were glued to it, saying it looked very tasty . )

“I, is that so? Then, should we make the same with green onions and whitebagge?”

(Yes, please let’s do that . )

When I asked whether I should make the same but without meat, since he was so interested in it, Marsh.e.l.ly-san nodded .

“Next would be stir-fry veggies with the Simple Salt Series, miso soup with plenty of vegetables in kombu stock, Ena gra.s.s boiled bonito-flavored soy sauce, grilled mushrooms with b.u.t.ter soy sauce, and tamagoyaki, which you can season as you’d like . ”

Rice also seems better than bread here, so I decided to cook some White Wheat too .

“I think any of these salts could be used for stir-fry vegetables, but which one should I use today?”

(Let’s see~ let’s go with this green one today?)

None of the dishes take much effort, so I finished one after another, and finally, I made the vegetable stir-fry .

When I explained that there are different types of flavors of the salts depending on the colors of the lids, Marsh.e.l.ly-san chose the herb salt .

(Oh my, it smells very nice . It is very convenient if this is all you have to do to change the taste . Oz will be happy about this, too~)

“I’m glad to hear that . ”

Just as we were finis.h.i.+ng up the meal, the children came back with baskets full of all kinds of fruits .

“”We are back~””

(This forest really is amazing, isn’t it?)

(There are lots of seasonal and non-seasonal things~)

(We picked lots . )

(We are lots!)

(You were the only one eating, Vector!)

“Look, look” the children showed off the baskets .

“You picked so much~ Should we eat it as it is?”

“”Ehh~””

I thought it would be a good idea to eat the fruits raw as they were, since they were all ripe and sweet, but Allen and Elena sounded unhappy .

“What? No?”

“Ice cream~”

“Jam, too~”

(Niichan, I think fruit water would be good, too!)

(Fruit milk sounds nice as well . )

(Wouldn’t these taste incredible as dried fruit?)

(Anything is fine as long as it’s delis.h.!.+)

(I think they would be yummy if frozen too!)

It was not just Allen and Elena, but Joule and the others told me about other ways to eat them as well .

“Ice cream and jam, fruit water and fruit milk, dried fruit and frozen fruit? Hahaha~ you came up with so many ways to eat them~”

Since Marsh.e.l.ly-san shouldn’t have heard Joule and the others, when I recited the examples, Marsh.e.l.ly-san’s eyes widened in surprise .

(Oh my, there’s so many ways to eat the fruits, I see~ Since there are so many ways, I wonder if you picked enough? You should pick more so you can make everything . )

“”Is okay?””

(It’s fine~)

“Is that really okay?”

(Yes, I mean, Oz hasn’t been eating them much recently~ I’ve never made fruit milk or frozen fruits before, so Ie might eat those if he tried, but that aside, there’s still a lot more growing, right? So, feel free to pick more . )

Did he get tired of eating too much of that delicious fruit?

For lunch… or not, let’s serve some fruit milk and frozen fruits for snack time .

(All right, it seems we are all set . Let’s serve the meal right away . I’m sure Oz is waiting impatiently . )

We all gathered around the table, which is a bit grand for a dining table, and began to eat .

“… Delicious . ”

After taking his first mouthful of the vegetables cooked with the sukiyaki stock, Oswald-san spilled his impressions .

“… This too… and this… they are all delicious . ”

He tasted each dish in turn .

He was a bit teary-eyed .

“This is delish too . ”

“Eat more~”

Seeing the teary-eyed Oswald-san, Allen and Elena recommended him dishes .

“Thank you . But there’s enough for everyone, so you both eat up as well . ”

“”Yeah . ””

We finished breakfast on good terms and after a short break, we started cooking again . This time it was lunch and snacks .

First of all, I decided to make the udon noodles I had planned to make last night, and I asked the kids to help me with that .

“”Steppystep~♪ Steppystep~♪””

I put a small amount of flour, salt, and water together in a plastic bag-like leather bag and have the barefooted kids step on it .

Oh, Joule and the others have gone to pick fruits because they can’t help much here .

“Marsh.e.l.ly-san, it’s not necessary to step on it like this, you can do it with your hands too, but… it takes quite a lot of strength . ”

(I see, but it should be okay if the amount is smaller . )

“That is true . ”

We are making more now, so it takes some effort, but I’m not sure if Marsh.e.l.ly-san’s slender arms can even handle two servings~

“”Become deli~sh♪ become deli~sh♪””

“Looks good so far! If you try for a little longer, it will definitely turn out delicious!”

“”Will work hard!””

While Allen and Elena did their best, I made the after-meal desserts .

Flour, sugar, eggs, mix with milk, and bake thinly on a heated up pan .

“… Oh, there’s a hole in it . ”

The first one unfortunately got a hole torn in the dough when I turned it over, but after a couple of times, I got used to it again .

“”What’s that~?””

Allen and Elena seemed to be watching me work while stepping on the udon noodles and asked me what I was making .

“These are crepe doughs . ”

“”Crepe doughs?””

“Yep . You eat these by stuffing cream or jam and fruits inside of these . I’d love to give you a variety of things to choose from, but today I think we’ll have to go with plenty of cream, berries, and a chocolate sauce . ”

“”Yeah! Looking forward to it~♪””

I continued to bake more and more doughs, and continued to wrap them as they cooled down… but before that, I cut the doughs with holes in them to form bite-sized crepes .

I gave one Marsh.e.l.ly-san to try, and put one each into the mouths of Allen and Elena who were waiting with their mouths wide open .

“”Nn~~~””

(Oh my, it’s so sweet and delicious . )

“Raw fruits, fruit sauce, jams… it would be fine with anything”

(It seems like a lot of fun~)

Allen and Elena, as well as Marsh.e.l.ly-san, seemed to like it .

Oh, come to think of it, I haven’t shared anything with Syl lately~ I’m just about to ma.s.s-produce the crepes anyway, so send some Syl’s way .