Cooking with Matt

[piwakawaka]

Tiwa is discussing where she and Matt can take over the kitchen and the rats are moving out of the way. Her plan is fairly simple, everything they'll have will be baked in the end as that gives more time for cleaning afterwards.

Everything isn't prepped but a lot of things are as that means more time for the good parts of cooking. When she's sure that everything's set then she goes to the door to see if she can spot him.

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[piwakawaka]

"Nope, it's just a matter of getting all the flavors to balance out. I'm keeping the custard pretty simple as mango has a lovely flavor."

[semicharmed]

"Huh," Matt says with a nod. "Makes sense."

Boy practices ritual magic, after all.

"So how do we balance with mango?"

[piwakawaka]

"Nothing too complex, um, let's do the raspberry syrup. That's always good and I saw some raspberries in the fridge. They'll add some color to things,"

She's found a really pretty bowl for the trifle and the pies are smelling good. Things will be tasty and with all the steps of the cooking, there isn't much time for awkward.

[semicharmed]

To the fridge!

Raspberry and mango, raspberry and mango ... has he ever tried raspberry and mango?

"This is inspired," he decides, emerging from the fridge.

[piwakawaka]

"Yeah, I guess it is," Inspired is a wonderful word.

[semicharmed]

Matt, who both knows how to read and is intrigued by the possibilities of raspberry, contents himself with puzzling out the syrup recipe.

"Only so wrong you can go, I guess. Fruit and sugar and cream is a pretty winning combination."

[piwakawaka]

"And cake to soak up all the good flavors and hold them."

[semicharmed]

"Right."

He spares the sponge cake an only demi-suspicious glance.

But it's cake! So clearly it'll work out.

[piwakawaka]

"We soak the cake in the syrup, and layer it in with the custard, fruit and whipped cream."