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"Welcome back," Hannibal said to his students. "I hope you're all ready to return to baking. Our lesson for today is twofold. First, not all baking needs to happen in an oven." He gestured to the large, flat stove in front of him. "Any cooking that does not involve liquid or direct flame is technically baking. And second, not all bread requires yeast or is a quick bread."

He smiled. "I don't know if any of you celebrate the current holiday, but it provided a bit of inspiration at least. There are a number of variations on flat bread around the world; I've selected several of them here, but please feel free to explore your own. Often, these breads are eaten with other foods - whether as filling, topping, or using the bread as utensil."

He showed them the examples he had. "You may choose to make any of these, or another you're familiar with. And you may also, naturally, eat mine as you work. Anyone who would like to try injera, I've the fermented teff and water ready to go. Any questions?"

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Hannibal chuckled. "You like brie?"

"As of, like, today? Yeah, I so like brie," Sparkle declared. "It's one of those things on the list of things I haven't really tried before. But this is good."

Brie wasn't exactly anywhere remotely within the budget, while Sparkle was growing up. And he'd had more important things to pocket than fancy French cheese.

Maybe now he'd try for it, if he had the opportunity!

"I'm fond of it. It can also be wrapped in pastry dough and baked, and it goes nicely with a number of meats, vegetables, and fruits."

"Fruit, huh? I've heard of people, like, baking it with apples or pears, maybe I'll have to try that," Sparkle mused. "Get all the good cooking in before it's back to Toronto."

"You talk as though the good cooking isn't a phone call away." Hannibal squeezed Sparkle's shoulder. "Let me know, and I'll send you some."

Sparkle grinned and kind of ducked his head a little, at that.

"We all take turns cooking, in the home," he noted. "So, like, I know we'll eat good at least once every few days. Depends how many kids Lewis has at the time. But god, I'll miss cooking like this so much I might even end up taking you up on that offer. Think it'd travel okay to Toronto?"

"It wouldn't be as good as fresh, but there are ways." Hannibal smiled. "And I'm happy to send recipes and ingredients, too."

"I'd appreciate that," Sparkle decided. "Hell, I'm sure the other kids in the home would, too. Or most of them, anyway."

Some people just continued to suck. Meh. That was how it was.

"You'll have to let me know what you'd like to make," Hannibal said. "I'm happy to help, and I imagine it would be a help to Lewis as well."

Sparkle nodded his agreement.

"Yeah. And sometimes he can use all the help he can get. Depends on a lot of things, really."

Like what neighbourhood they were in. And how shitty the kids in the home were at any given time.

"You'll let me know, then." Hannibal nodded at the food. "For now, enjoy. And don't forget to cook your own."

Sparkle gave a little laugh, and then nodded and fired off a little salute.

"On it. If I learn how to make these things now, it'll be easier for me to do later, when you're not right there to tell me if I'm screwing something up, anyway."

"True. Not that I expect you to, but if you were perfect you wouldn't need a class." Hannibal smiled back.

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