Modern Kitchen Basics; Monday, First Period [02/10].

[chef_chocobro]

Ignis had found himself having a much more difficult time extracting himself from his bed and Liliana's embrace that morning, which he had mostly just chalked up to some sort of residual leisure leftover from their little holiday. And he was almost entirely tempted to give into that urge, but his penchant for punctuality prevailed, and he was in the classroom as expected, just not quite as early as he would have normally have been to set things up.

But he was still, it should be noted, on time.

"Today," he said, with the usual gesture toward the kitchen appliances du jour, "we will be talking about rice cookers, a staple of convenience and ease for the preparation of one of the most common and versatile grains available in many pantries throughout the world. Their ease and simplicity allows one to take at least one element out of preparation by simply measuring out your rice and your water, salting and seasoning to taste, setting it, and then forgetting it, especially since most variations will involve a feature to turn off when done and keep the rice warm until you return to it.

"Naturally, we will be learning how to use our rice cookers for simply making rice, but you can also do more and use the device to cook a whole meal if you'd like, as well. So after we hash out the basics, we'll also be trying a simple fried rice recipe that can be made with the rice cooker, and then I'll show you how you can actually use a rice cooker to steam vegetables.

"I also enjoy a good steamed bun in a rice cooker, which is a bit more involved," he added, with a bit of a smile, "but these will be good places to start."

Earth Cultures, period 2

[unusual_sith]

There was email sent to all the students, and a note on the Portalocity door for those who missed that.

No class this week.

Lana was not letting them loose on the mainland like this.

Habits of Highly Efficient People [Monday, Period Three]

[jedigrammarians]

Your teachers were, for a change, there and looking remarkably professional. Possibly even more professional than usual. Though the sheet draped over the desk with several large shapes under it might give pause.

"One of the most important part of learning to be efficient is recognising when a situation can't just be powered through," Aphra said. "That way just leads to burnout."

"Or things ending up on fire," Isabela helpfully added. "Which has much the same result when you think about it."

"Which is to say that they're are times when you just don't need to be in class." Especially not with these teachers. "At least not for the entire thing."

"But that doesn't mean there aren't still valuable things that you take from the class, like these!" Isabela whipped the sheet off the table to reveal large glass bowls full of condoms, dental dams, and lube. "There's plenty for everyone."

Weren't you guys just the luckiest?