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Chapter 283 What Did You Say

Author: Fiona Sykes
last update Last Updated: 2023-09-30 00:43:16
Rebecca didn't know what James was thinking. She was too focused on her cooking.

Since the three people she was serving for lunch were old men, she decided to cook something that didn't need much chewing and was easily digestible.

Since it was a cooking competition, there were all manner of ingredients ready to use. Plus, they had all been prepared. All Rebecca needed to do was cook.

She worked fast. Even though James had asked her to make a couple of simple dishes, she decided to make a full-course meal for the three old men.

She would make them a dessert. Bananas Foster was a simple dish with only a few ingredients, but the test came when she needed to flambé the bananas.

Then, she made osso buco using a shank of lamb. It was a lot of work to get it braised, but that was fine because Rebecca was looking forward to having some later as well.

She prepared a gravy for it, too, and the polenta it would sit atop.

The next dish was much simpler. She chose to make a risotto, as it
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