[Sca-cooks] Personal Iron Chef Challenge

[Siegfried Heydrich]

    Congratulations! Nothing quite like winging it successfully, eh?
Planning is one thing, but on the fly is just too much fun for words.
    So, how did the FORMER feastcrat react to discovering how replaceable he
was? It's got to be irksome to be so outclassed. In more ways than one. I
sincerely hope it'll be a warm day in Niffelheim before he ever gets the
chance to repeat his bailout performance. Yeah, he said he was sorry, and
I'm inclined to agree. Sorry doesn't begin to describe him.
    There's nothing like picking up the pieces and making it work . .
.better.

    Sieggy

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>     Hey Y'all!!
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>     It's Sunday nite, I'm pooped, and wore out,  but proud as can be!!  I
> experienced the typical Kitchen Wench "worst nightmare"   and made it look
> easy  :) :)
>
>     I went to a weekend event I knew I'd be assisting in the kitchen for
> feast. {no wise crackers from the Artemisian folk on this list ;*>}  In
> fact,  I  was in charge of bringing friday nite supper.   I arrive early
> evening,  no Cook.    I set up / warm up stuff,  no Cook.   Cook arrives,
> has words with the  Autocrat (privately)  and leaves.  Autocrat comes to
me
> saying: "{the Cook} quit.  Can you cook Feast?"   I had only a miniscule
> idea what was on the menu  -- we {the Cook & I} had discussed by e-mail
that
> he was making sausages of various game meats,  there would be a pig on a
> spit,  he was making Gazpacho,  a Sallat with flowers {coz I was bringing
> the borage, johnny-jump-ups, & marigolds} and Paella.
>
>     Friday supper was already done & being served, so no problem there.  I
> inventoried what I had, and started to think up a menu.  Tho I still had
> hopes of speaking with the Cook, getting the Menu, & recipes.  I have
never
> cooked Paella, knew NUTTIN about spitting & roasting a pig, and was hoping
> the Cook would come to his senses & return from his huff.  Nothing doing.
> Although he did say he was "sorry" for leaving me in this predictament.
> According to him, it was now the Autocrat's problem, not his;  and while
he
> wouldn't share with me a Menu,  he did share his recipes for the Sallat,
> Frumenty, and Paella  {for me, the first two are a no-brainer}  and did
tell
> me what the "mystery" meat {venison} defrosting in the fridge was  AFTER I
> asked.
>
>     After securing my favorite assistant, {see, I'm not the only
Artemisian
> KW with helium hand!} and gettin her favorite troll to man the spit {he
had
> experience roasting/bbq-ing pig} We started planning:  we had coffee,
> oatmeal/7grains, sausage & egg bake for breakfast, melon & orange slices,
> and leftover  tart of ryce for Breakfast.
>
>     LUNCH:  tarts that the Cook had made & left: mystery meat & curry(?),
> assorted fruits with cream cheese,   cheese slices, HB eggs,  leftover
soup
> {friday nite supper}  green sallat,  watermelon,  and almond cookies.
>
>     FEAST:  Blood Sausage {premade by the Cook  -- over boiled by me in a
> pot with water & a strange  herb mixture (bay? oregno? sage?) it was all
> cumbled up, so I couldn't tell) with honey'd mustard; Sallat of herbs &
> flowers with a  garlicy vinegarette,  frumenty of cracked wheat & sweet
> spices, and almonds;  Venison Loaf; cukes in a mint yogurt sauce;
(basmati)
> rice with peas;  Fowl Sausage {different kinds of turkey, pheasant, goose
&
> duck  -- again all premade by the Cook} with an Orange-Cinnamon sauce;
> honey'd Figs;  caboges with apple & fennel;   Roasted Piggey with mustard
&
> Cider Sauce (as best as I could remember);  "apples from the Italian
> visitors" (tomatoes with a rich balsamic vinegarette) carrots in butter;
> melons;  rolls & butter; and Trifle (frozen fruit, boiled creme & white
cake
> prebaked for feast, discovered 2 hrs prior to feast)
>
>     Breakfast this morning was Coffee,  egg bake, leftover trifle,
leftover
> melon & orange slices;crepes (made by another volunteer who couldn't stay
> this weekend) we filled with whipped cream, topped with frozen fruit
> mixture,  a repeat of frumenty (this time with dried apricots & cream).
>
>     As I said,  I'm bushed, but VERY satisfied & just hadda CROW!   I met
> the challenge & everyone was impressed.   Time for sleep  -- there's work
in
> the morning . . . .
>
> Caointiarn
> Kitchen Wench Extraordinaire
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