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Cookery course is open again.

Slartibartfast goes into his classroom, takes a briefcase out of his locker, and places it carefully in the middle of the floor. He cautiously leans forward and, with the tip of one finger, flips the catch open, and leaps backwards through the door into the corridor.

Inside the room, the vast kitchen unfolds itself without a sound. Slartibartfast peers in. Everything is in order.

Okay, the cookery lab is now open for the next three days or so. I'll be around intermittently with advice and help, but if I'm not about please feel free to come in, attempt some cookery, and help out your fellow cooks.

It's open for students, teachers and other staff, without a requirement to have previously registered.

Please remember what I said before: Anyone seen attempting to cook or eat one of the other students or staff will be given an instant detention.

Also bear in mind that my colleagues

principalconnor and

jerusalem_s have had a few things to say about weapons, and I'm sure the two of them will take a dim view of things if any of these knives find their way out of my classroom. As indeed will I.

I'm sure I can trust you all to behave if I'm not here. Enjoy your cooking.

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*comes in. Gets Bagoas comfortable. Unloads a lump of cooked meat, some vegetables, a few jars and a loaf of dark bread.*

I figured we couldn't go wrong with sterkl salad sandwiches.
And Slatri says I need to work on my chopping technique.

*chops meat into little cubes, and starts on ribbed vegetables.*

*dumps all of it into bowl and consults readout. Measures stuff from jars*

*lays leaf vegetables on bread, mounds sterkl salad on them*

*brings sandwiches to table*

Try one.

*takes a small bite, curious* *eyes widen*

*waits to swallow before speaking* Is good.

Better be. It's the only thing my ma left me.

*half grin*

Sterkls are birds. Big fat birds, about as tall as my knee. Granddad usta raise 'em.

Soon as I learn how, I'll fry one up for us.

After the explosion last week, Slarti ain't too eager to let me play with boiling oil.

Explosion? You blew up kitchen?

Nah, just a dozen pasties. Birdocs from home don't mix with Earth garlic.

Took me hours to scrub out the oven.

Slartibartfast wanders in, looking a little distracted. He's carrying a bag of stuff.

He looks at what's going on.

Ah, sandwiches. Truly a classic dish for many species. An old friend of mine -- an Earthman -- became a sandwichmaker ... on Lamuella, I believe. The locals thought he was some sort of Gift From Bob.

He peers into his bag.

Goodness me, it seems that I'm doing sandwiches too.

He upends his bag of stuff onto a counter. There is bread, cheese, a jar of something green, and a small handful of vegetables. An onion makes a bid for freedom, rolling off the edge of the counter and along the floor. The professor doesn't notice.

You know, I'm sure there are ways of cooking these sterkls of which you speak without resorting to the deep-fryer.

*grin*

Plenty of ways, but fried is my favorite.

Followed real close by boiled and chopped and in a sandwich.

*holds his up*

Ah, we all have our favourites.

The professor picks up his fourth knife -- he's already used one to cut the bread, one to spread the pesto, one to cut the cheese -- and he looks around on the counter.

Did I have an onion when I came in here?

If you mean the round thing that made a bid for freedom, it's under the edge of the counter.

*looks* Oh yes. Thank you.

He retrieves the onion and dices it finely, and proceeds to assemble a sandwich.

I see you've managed to cut stuff up without injury this time round.

*glances at ceiling*

And nothing exploded. Excellent.

He joins the student at the table

Like I said, professor, start small.

Maybe next time I'll try something that requires heat.

That'll be good. We're still open here tomorrow, if you want to have a go.

Professor Slartibartfast? Several of my teachers have gone AWOL and I wondered if I could join your cooking class.

Ah, good morning... Hank, yes? Do come in and start tinkering. We don't have any formal signup for this -- it's a come-as-you-please. If you want to claim the course for credit you should turn up every week and make something, but since we're open from Tuesday to Friday each week it won't be hard to fit it in.

Did you happen to bring any food with you today?

Thank you, sir.

Unfortunately, I didn't bring any food as I wasn't sure what would already be available. I do have some basic ingredients in my dorm room, however, and if you'll allow me a moment, I can return with them.

That'll be fine. We have things like water, salt, oil, some herbs and spices, ... but nothing substantial. Nothing to form the core of a meal.

I'll be right back

::hurries out and returns about 10 minutes later with a pint of milk, a small block of cheddar cheese, a packet of chicken breasts, 2 tomatos and half a loaf of wheat bread::

Given these ingredients, what would you reccommend I attempt, sir?

Goodness me, chicken is suddenly very popular here, There must be some reason for that ... I suppose it's quite a versatile meat. We don't usually have both milk and tomato in a sauce, though. Would you prefer a tomato-based sauce, or a white one?

::smiles::

I just brought what I had in my fridge, sir. Also, I have very little cooking experience beyond sandwiches, so I think that I would prefer to start with whichever sauce is the simpler to make.

Okay, we'll do a simple cheese sauce. It's not difficult so long as you keep an eye on it. You'll need to grate the cheese, and I'll find you some butter and flour.

Thank you sir.

::starts grating cheese::

Right, we'll start the chicken under a grill, and then we'll put a bit of butter about the size of your ... *looks* about the size of my thumb into a saucepan.

OOC - Sorry boys and girls, time for bed for my mun. Please feel free to work together with Chiana, or anyone else who turns up, in my absence. Back tomorrow.

Um, hey teach. The Big Guy said this class was open and since my speech one's pretty much no go today I thought maybe I'd join? I'm a pretty good cook back where I'm from but, uh, I'm not too sure on the stuff they eat here.... though I'm guessing the stuff in the cafeteria ain't exactly normal? Anyways, me and River are havin' a party tomorrow (http://www.livejournal.com/community/fandomhighdorms/94125.html) and I wanted to maybe try and make something? Any suggestions?

Lets start, then, by talking a little about what cooking is like where you come from. That'll give me an idea of what you might get on well with. Do you have any of your own food with you, or can you tell me what sort of food suits your system?

Well, I'm pretty good at krawdla, smoked pronga sinew, hepatian mint stew, crispy grolack. ...But somehow I don't think I'll find that here and I kinda got here by accident so I didn't get a chance to bring any of it with me.

Crichton always used to say alot of the things we'd have tasted like, uh, "chicken?" ::shrugs:: We kinda use a lot of meats and root vegetables, if that helps. But really, I'm up to anything. ::smiles::

Well, I don't have any substantial food items here, I ought to get a supply of stuff in ready for next week.

I've got oil and herbs and salt and things ... let me have a look.

*starts opening and closing cupboards*

OOC - Sorry boys and girls, time for bed for my mun. Please feel free to work together with Hank, or anyone else who turns up, in my absence. Back tomorrow.

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