Chapter 8: My Four Recipes

CHANDRIA'S POV:

Natapos ko ang dalawang recipe na matagal ko nang pinagplanuhan, and thankfully, maganda naman ang resulta at base naman sa lasa, masarap naman. Sinadya kong dinamihan ang mga niluto ko upang may makain pa iyong iba at matikman nila yung mga niluluto ko.

Ever since I was tasked to cook dinner, itong recipe na ito una kong naisip bago yung dalawa na nauna. Ang pangatlong recipe ko ay Crispy Fish Fillet with Egg Rice. Nasubukan kong niluto ito dato at napakasarap nito. Though, unofficial iyong mga names ng mga pagkain ko, everything just taste delicious. This dish is by far the only dish that takes less time. Simply mixing white rice with eggs and flavoring it with a pinch of black pepper and a single finger flick of salt is enough to enhance the flavor of the egg.

Since using onion and garlic makes the egg rice heavy to the taste, I decided to add a little white wine for slight acidity to cut down the heavy flavor of the egg rice. After frying the egg rice with palm oil, until pale yellow to Golden brown, I added a little scallion for garnish.

As for the fish, I decided to use salmon. As the pan is smoking hot, I added a dab of butter followed by rosemary to enhance salmon's aroma and as well as for it to be gentle in taste. That alone took about five minutes, so what's left is only the plating.

I took four bowls and plated the freshly cooked egg rice inside, topped with the salmon. The crispy skin salmon is garnished with parsley. After finishing the plating, I stared at it proudly. Damn, it looks so good, definitely the taste is leagues better.

The last recipe is by far the only food I planned that takes longer to make. Though, paborito ko pagkain na ito napakahirap naman gawin. The dish is simply named as Fried Rice with little Siomais on top, this dish is inspired somewhere(if you know what I mean) but I altered the recipe a little and made a different dish out of it.

The siomai is supposedly very small, like the size of your nose hole but that would take quite some time so I made it a little bigger than usual since making a small siomai by hand would take me hours to make. I prepped the ingredients for the fried rice. The fried rice is made out with rice and cube-sliced meat, flavored with salt and soy sauce.

While the siomai was hand-made, I made quite a lot and had it steamed for about 15-20 minutes. In the process of steaming, I made a specially made chili sauces, garlic-chili sauce and sweat and sour-chili sauce.

Then again, kumuha ako ng bowl at nilagay doon iyong fried rice ko, I topped it with the freshly steamed and fried siomais and I added poached egg for garnish.

Finally, the dishes are all done and what's left are the desserts, since I have little time left before dinner, I decided on a simply made desserts. Cappuccino Ice Cream topped with Pudding is a good pair with the foods I made.

Pumunta ako sa gawi ng refrigerator at nakita ko doon ang cappuccino ice cream, gusto ko na sanang gumawa ng pudding pero may nakita ako sa ref kaya yun na lang ang ginamit ko.

Madali lang ang paghahanda ng ice cream kaya mabilis ko naman itong natapos, nilagay ko na muna sa ref baka matunaw iyong ice cream.

As for the second and last dessert, napag-isipan kong gumawa ng Chocolate Berry Cake. Napatingin ako sa wall clock at nanlaki ang mata ko nang makita kong malapit na pala ang dinner ng hari, reyna at ng mga prinsepe.

Mabilis kong gumawa lahat, I baked the chocolate cake batter for about thirty minutes, while baking, hinanda ko na ang strawberry as the cake's exterior design at tsaka naghalo na din ako para sa strawberry frosting ng cake. Pagkatapos kong ginawa iying strawberry frosting, sakto naman na natapos nabake iyong cake batter at agad pinaganda ang cake gamit Ang frosting, strawberries and sprinkles.

Pagkatapos kong pinaganda ang cake, hiniwa ko ito para makagawa ako ng walong slices ng cake. Nilagay ko ito sa isang platito, naglagay na din ako ng sliced strawberry sa gilid nito bilang garnish ng cake.

Nakangisi akong tinignan iyong mga pinagluluto ko at laking tuwa ako sa sarili ko, I made a lot of new and delicious food and on top of that, I cooked it for the royal family! Isn't that wonderful?

Pinunasan ko ang mukha ko gamit ang face towel ko at napatingin sa gawi ng pintuan ng bigla iting bumukas. “Ah, Cha, tapos na ba? Kailangan na nating ilagay Ang pagkain sa dining table.” bungad na sabi ni Del sa skin. Ngumiti ako at tumangi, “Oo, kakatapos ko lang.” Sabi ko.

Tumango si Del at pumasok, nagsipasukan din iyong mga butlers and maids para makuha iyong mga niluto ko. Tinignan ni Del iyong mga niluto ko at nanlaki ang mga mata nito nang makita ang mga niluto ko. “Wow, ang sasarap tignan! Ano ba tawag sa mga niluto mo?” tanong nito sa akin.

“What I made are Spaghetti ala Cheesy Chicken, Meat Balls paired with a Veggie Flavor sauce, Cripsy Fish Fillet with Egg Rice, and Fried Rice topped with Little Siomais.” sagot ko habang tinuturo-turo ang bawat dish habang sinasabi ang mga pangalan nito. “Ako Miami gumawa sa mga pagkain na ito kaya baka hindi mo alam ang recipes nito.” dugtong ko.

“Seriously? That's nice, gusto ko tuloy tikman iyong mga niluto ko.” nakangiting sabi ni Del kaya bahagya akong napatawa, lalo na sa ekspresyon ng mukha niya. “Paniguradong ipagluluto kita sa susunod kapag may oras tayo.” sabi ko. Bahagya namang napatili si Del sa akin kaya napangiti ko.

“Eh, iyong desserts?” Tanong ulit ni Del nang makita niya ang cake sa likuran ko. “Simpleng Chocolate Berry Cake at Cappuccino Ice Cream topped with Pudding lang iyong mga nagawa ko. Naubusan ako ng oras.”  Sabi ko. Tumatango-tango lang si Del at halatang takam na takam siya sa mga pagkain na ginawa ko na isa-isang kinuha ng mga butlers at maids.

Konti nalang ang natirang pagkain kaya inaya ko na si Del na dalhin ang mga natirang pagkain sa dining table. Nilagay namin ang natirang pagkain sa dining table at naghintay na dumating Mahal na Hari at Reyna at ang mga Prinsepe.

After a few minutes, nagsidatingan na ang mga miyembro ng royal family. Nang makita ko sila, bigla akong ni-nerbiyos. Hopefully, magustuhan nila iyong mga niluto ko.

NATHAN'S POV:

Nakaupo ako sa loob ng living room kasama si Kuya Luke habang hinihintay ang mga magulang namin. Nakatira kami ng Kuya ko sa isang property ng pamilya namin, hindi kami nakatira sa iisang bahay ng mga magulang ko. Pinaalam ng mga magulang ko na bibisita sila dito dahil hindi na kami nakakabisita sa kanila.

Obviously, pareha kami ng kuya ko na busy at wala gaanong oras para makabisita agad sa palasyo at kumustahin ang mga magulang ko. Marami akong gawain related sa academy, may problema din kami ng kuya ko na hinahanapan pa namin ng solusyon kaya sobrang busy namin.

It was about half an hour bago nakaritang sina Mom at Dad. Pagkarating nila tumayo kami ni Kuya sa pagkakaupo namin at nilapitan sina Mom at Dad. “Mom, Dad, We miss you. Welcome Home!” pagbati ko, niyakap ko na din si Mom at Dad pati na rin si kuya.

“We miss the both of you. I'm feeling quite emotional seeing as you two don't even have the intention of visiting your parents back at the palace. What have you been doing these past few months?” Sabi ni Mom na may tonong paglalaro sa boses nito. Napangiti naman ako.

“Honey, your childishness is leaking out.” Sabi ni Dad na may mapangyang ngiti sa mga labi nito kaya napatawa kami ng kuya ko. “Oh really?” sarkastikong sabi ni mom at tinakpan ang bibig nito gamit ang dala niyang pamaypay kaya napatawa na naman kami.

“Mom, Dad, we prepared a dinner for the for us. Let's eat?” Pag-aaya ng Kuya ko Kay mom at Dad. Nakangiting tumango lang sila at naglakad na kami patungo sa dining hall.

Makalipas ang ilang minutong paglalakad patungo sa dining hall, nakarating na kami at bumungad sa amin ang masarap na amoy ng nga pagkain na niluto ni Chandria. Napatingin ako sa gawi ng dining table, ohh seems like everything looks quite delicious.

Lumapit kami sa dining table at umupo habang inalayan kami ng maids at butlers. Nang makaupo na kami, kaming lahat ang tumingin sa pagkain na nasa harap namin. All the food indeed look appealing to the eyes and delicious to the tongue, but it appears all the dishes prepared for us are quite unfamiliar. There are four different kinds of foods with two not known desserts.

All foods in the kingdom are few and selected, and so far no foods offered to us right now appeared to be included in the ‘few and selected’ by the kingdom's royal chefs.

Though, the foods are unfamiliar, it doesn't mean that I would not eat it. Kumuha kami ng iba't ibang klase ng pagkain na nasa harap namin. I chose the one with spaghetti while my brother chose the one with meat balls. As for my parents, my mom chose the one with golden brown rice while my father chose the one that looks like a fried rice.

Tahimik lang kami, hinanda iyong mga sarili namin. Sumubo ako at bahagyang napangiti ng makitang sabay kaming sumubo. The tension somehow appeared and we all chewed the food like our life depended on it.

When my taste buds tasted the glory of such flavorful dish, I found myself quite at awe and surprised by the sudden burst of flavor from the cheesy spaghetti and chicken. The combination might sound heavy to the taste but each bite was so soft, gentle and delicious that nothing even mattered.

The deliciousness of this food is incomparable to the royal chefs' few and selected food. Like, every food I tasted is bland and pale compared to this masterpieces in front of me.

“This taste good, can the chef introduce the food to us?” my father rarely compliments people and Chandria earned one before she could even introduce herself.

“Yes, good evening, your highness. I am Chandria Monteron, your cook for tonight's dinner. I made four varieties of foods namely Spaghetti ala Cheesy Chicken, Meat Balls paired with a Veggie Flavor sauce, Cripsy Fish Fillet with Egg Rice, and Fried Rice topped with Little Siomais.” nakangiting sagot ni Chandria, halatang nasayahan nang makitang nagustuhan namin ang mga niluto niya.

“Oh, for such a young woman you cook well.” my mother complimented as she smiled towards the direction of Chandria. Chandria looked overwhelmed and all she could do was nod and mutter a low ‘Thank You’.

“These foods are unfamiliar with us. Did you made this yourself?” my father asked. I nodded in agreement to my father's words. These foods are indeed not known anywhere else. This is the first I have ever seen foods like these.

As I observed Chandria's reaction, she was turning red, probably feeling shy. “Well, actually, the foods you have eatened are my own recipes.” sagot niya kaya nagulat kami. Her own recipe? Wow, she's remarkable!

Tumango lang si Dad at nagsimulang nilagay ng mga maids at butlers ang desserts sa harap namin. The desserts appeared to be ice cream and a cake, though looks unfamiliar, but I have tasted cake and ice cream before.

Me and my mom chose the ice cream while my father and brother chose the cake. After a single bite of the dessert, we were once again left at awe by the sudden deliciousness produced by the desserts. “Ah, delicious.” we all said out of nowhere and then realized that we all voiced our thoughts kaya napatawa kami. Great foods bring out great pleasure, indeed.

Habang kumakain kami ng dessert, compliments were thrown each bite the dining room was quite a mess from all the laughter and talks. We all enjoyed our food until nothing was left. But one serving appeared to be lacking and we all ended asking for a second serving.

Chandria and the other maids served as another of the dessert and we once again talked happily.

"Who made the dessert? It is very delicious. This is the first time I have ever enjoyed a dessert.” Sabi ni Dad. Hari si ama, pero kahit paminsan nagiging parang bata din ang boses niya kaya napatawa kami.

“I'm the one who made it, your highness.” Sabi ni Chandria at muli na naman kaming nagulat. Seriously?

“Oh, is that so. I'll ask the royal chefs to make one.” my father said and my mother nodded her head.

“Unforgunately, that would be impossible.” Chandria awkwardly said. That response alone made my father at edge and quite furious at that. “And why is that?” my father asked calmly, but his voice was enforced with intimidation aura making me sound scary than usual. Dad is never a big fan of everything that opposes him.

“Well, the recipe isn't known.” Sabi ni Chandria at biglang nag-iba ang expression ni Dad from serious to confused. “I came up with the cake's recipe an hour ago. I made that up, but it turned out to be a delicious cake as you have complimented, your highness.” Chandria said nervously but her expression gradually loosen and smiled.

“You made this up?” gulat na tanong ni Dad kay Chandria, tumango lang naman si Chandria bilang sagot.

“Is that so. Since ordering and asking the royal chefs to make these foods are impossible, then that leave me without anymore option but to officially hire you as the Royal Head Chef.” walang paliguy-liguy na Sabi ni Dad kaya nagulat kami ni kuya lalong lalo na si Chandria. What the?

“But Dad, unang araw palang ni Chandria dito, you can't possibly take her right away. How about you make her train here for years and promote her later on.” I complained and suggested.

“Understood. I won't force my way out of hiring her right now but I'll do so soon. But for now I need another slice of this delicious goodness.” my father said and I sighed in relief. Thank the Goddess.

Muling binigyan si Dad ng slice ng cake at nagsimulang kumain. “By the way, I never heard desserts' name.” my mother said and we all nodded and looked at Chandria's direction.

She smiled, “The cake is called Chocolate Berry Cake while the ice cream is called Cappuccino Ice Cream topped with Pudding.” pagsabi ni Chandria. Napatango naman kami at masayang kumain hanggang sa kami at nabusog.
  

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