I didn't get much sleep considering the disturbing images of Roxanne are still fresh in my mind. But that didn't matter much because I'm a skeleton, I don't need to sleep but I still choose to do so because reading for the entirety of the night will probaly drive me mad. Well Gopnik cooking skills don't fail me now.
I went downstairs towards the kitchen where I can hear faint chopping and hummings coming from it. In there Roxanne who has just finished setting up the tables is happily chopping up some carrots.
Roxanne: oh you're here, I was starting to think I have to go up there and drag you down myself. Breakfast starts at 7 so we're doing this now before I get to work. You have 40 minutes in the kitchen, impress me.
Roxanne said tossing the cleaver at me that , would it not be me, could kill someone. She slowly makes her way out of the kitchen swaying her hips seductively all the while. This wouldn't be the first time I see a hot and crazy woman, at least she isn't Esdeath. Glad I won't see her anytime soon because there's no way something like that could happen at all... I suddenly the urge to strangle a guy named Murphy.
Looking around I was surprised to see so many variety of ingredients from an inn kitchen. The place even have one of the Slav's powersource, Mayonnaise. I know the perfect thing to make with this, chicken kiev or otherwise known as Kotlet.
I started off with the stuffing by mashing a stick of butter with a generous amount of dills parsleys. Grab a spoon then mix it well until the greens are mostly inside the butter but is still showing the color outside. Next is the garlic, take 2 big slice out of it then dices them into miniscule pieces, squash them down before adding them into the mix. Mix some more salt into the mix with pepper for taste. Now this is the part where we are 'supposed' to wrap the mix up and put into the fridge but we don't have a wrapping or a fridge. So I just scrounge the cabinets and found some ice cubes that are not melting for some reasons and just toss it in the mix to solidify it. Then it was turn to cut off the chicken breast and flatten it when I notice the lack of breadcrumbs in the place. So I go full caveman style and just smash the chicken with my hands as well as a loaf of bread for the crumbs. Next up is grabbing a plate of 6 egg yolks and a plate full of flour. To make the kotlet, I pick up the each piece of chicken and wrap it around the mix earlier making sure not to leave holes. Then roll it in flour evenly, dip in egg yolks and cover it in crumps. Repeat for the remaining pieces of chicken and now I have 2 Kotlets ready for cooking. Fuck I'm missing the oil to deep fry this thing... What do I have that is flammable? gunpowder is definitely flammable but it's too unstable. Maybe if i just mix it with the slime essence it'll be usable? Eh fuck it it's not like I can hurt myself much. Grab a pot, put the nitro like substance inside and heat it up. The smell coming from the process is like fresh rubber but the cooking itself seems fine so I fry each Kotlet for a whole minute before pulling them out. As an improvised oven, I grab a really big cauldron, some burning coal from the furnace and just place the kotlets with them inside the cauldron facing down on the ground. 15 Minutes later and the result surprisingly looks like Slav super Boris's cooking, maybe it has to do something with my skill to be able to replicate that.
Roxanne was cleaning the tables outside and check the tiny clock on the counter to see it's about to be opening hour, just as she was about to check on Yosif's progress she saw him coming out the kitchen with a tray raised high that she couldn't see what was on it.
Roxanne: huh didn't expect you to make simple chicken for something like this.
Me: you may have heard of buttered chicken but have you heard of chickened butter?
Roxanne was thoroughly confused by that and even more so when she saw what looked like sweet potatoes on the plate with mayonnaise on top.
Roxanne: the heck is that thing?
Me: chicken kiev or otherwise known as Kotlet.
Roxanne: are you sure that won't poison me?
I just shrug and urge for her to eat it while it's hot. She looks skeptical at it but just grab a knife and cut a chunk off before closing her eyes and eat it. Roxanne eyes widen the crispy texture of the crust mixing perfectly with juicy and tender chicken on the inside. She also didn't expect for there to be a butter filling inside as no one has made such dish. The explosion of flavors left her mouth filled with ecstasy.
I was about to ask her if i pass though it was obvious before she suddenly jumps in my face with star in her eyes.
Roxanne: how much do you want for the recipe!
Me: holy shit! calm down, I'm working here anyway, I'll just teach you overtime.
Roxanne hugs me but was taken out of her daze when the clock chimes signalling the start of a new busy day.
Roxanne: Yosif can you help me with the bacons? I'll get the eggs and sausages ready.
This was way easier than getting a job in my college days, maybe I can get used to settling in for a quiet life.
Total inventory:
The iron castle
1 flintlock pistol (5 shots remaining)
12 iron daggers
Blood reaver
Warp dagger
Helm of clairvoyance
Old knight captain's armor
11 slime essence
20 bone powder
10 scrap metal
4 shard of decay
Leather accessories(pouch, belt, holster)
4 healing potions
Greater ironskin potion
Captain Lambert's journal entry #1
75 coppet 21 silver 10 gold