Chocolate box
dedicated to my amiga nueva- lo siento, mejor amiga — ph — i give everyone nicknames but you have a special one — mi lupe
ok, time to open the door …… ha,ha,ha
hello, rey! you are being a hoochie bon today?
what that’s?
i am the keeper of your mind! you create me to let you to the house of muertan! i don’t wish to brood on this!!
ok ok! before i left, imelda spoke in her sleep!
isn’t she -?
she will murder you for speaking of the years she lived.
oh, bingsy!! go now, before i vanquish you to the other world of styx!!
damn it, i can’t find the key! oh finally!
bye bye
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“ hello lord! oh my, i need to wash my mouth in antacid!”
Oh please! I am the one suffering here!
“ you? no, i am the one suffering! you and your…. damned monologues! the eating and…. saying this makes me a teenager but ugh, your kiddy ways!”
Oh me, the kiddy one! You are the one who is a damned philosopher, sprouting all talks of hyper’s death too early and the damned confused minds that Rey yells off!
“ oh you, that is hypatia!!! she is da queen to know of! that’s it! you are done for!”
Bring it on on sister!
ahem
GDAM and Min — wait!
“ where the hell were you?”
Yess, we got so worried about you!
“ yeah, wait — we?”
Yes, WE! She is a kid!
uh nuh, not going to work!
“ ok then! young lady, where the hell were you? i am coped up with this deranged, crazy, self obsessed limbo lost woman!”
No No, I am the one coped with this geek infested, all time teacher’s pet, macaroon who doesn’t know matcha!
enough!!
Both — sorry
i am sorry that this many days, i am occupied with work. the truth is i got an internship where i work hard that it becomes a part time position. my teacher told me for the degree and subject wise, the internship is a must and this internship is not viable at the moment. i am crazy about failing at this one and studies are hell for me!
Both — ohh
Wait, an internship?!
“ that’s great! what is the role?”
i work as a hr intern — documentation, sending emails and entry level interviews
Both — wonderful
So, what are you planning to buy?
well
(monotone) a hotstar subscription, a haircut, glasses, baking tools, fitness band, a bluetooth speaker, a gold ring, robes — 1 sleeping and 1 bath essential
{smiling} “ what do you really to buy?”
well, hotstar subscription is confirmed
“good”
fitness band — i need some opinion
even for speakers too
the robes are confirmed
Great!
baking tools — opinion
“ you are really sorted”
well yeah!
So, I heard Banter week!
“ what is the opener?”
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i made chocolate cake -
{pissed} “ how could you do this to me? i listened to your problems! i patted your back and hugged you!”
And I fought this dumb skeleton lady for you!
“ yess”
can’t believe you two sudddenly made up but as i was saying, i made cake today and i will transport it through pictures ( disclaimer uno — my world doesn’t contain the devices of doraemon but the mode of sending gifts in this world is burning the photos in the chimney in the house of muertan where the fog collects to create the desired wish)
okay, dancing turnips! calm down
“yes, so what’s the story today?”
tyrant got obsessed with making food this year
Wait, he is learning?
he knows to cook from a long time. the thing is imelda has put a restriction order in the kitchen because he makes a mess of the kitchen when he enters and she becomes the erupting volcano.
“ i’ll be damned, mothers have their power”
Here with you, sista!
i don’t know why, but this week, he cooked like roy cheng!
“ was it good?”
well, i don’t like admitting it but he cooks good but this boundary things drives me nuts.
“i know it well”
monday, he made this bajjis made specially for weddings.
How was it?
really good
yesterday, he made this bajjis with ridge gourd and onion
“ how was it?”
the batter was doughy, not fried much. the spice was too much of a kick
How do you read her mind?
“ simple. in the past, tyrant knows his way of making rice items or sambhar good. bajjis or french fries is not his specialty”
Ohh
moving on, i thought let me make the cake. it’s been too long since i ate cake
“you did eat — two days back — freshmenu!”
i meant homemade
“okay”
i got into work. imelda knew that i am next level because being a Nailed It fan, i won’t stop at anything. she got ready. we sorted ingredients and i thanked god when she didn’t start the ranjini gayathri singing of “ Is so much milk need?” though the timing was later.
Baking is part science. Precision is a must. No wonder, you started researching for the measuring tools and cake tins.
thank you !— so i mixed my wet ingredients and dry ingredients — my first problem area was when i freaked out that the wet ingredients didn’t mix so well! now, i should have mixed with a whisk, but since imelda didn’t know where it was, i mixed it with the spoon.
“ please buy a new one or two — she is bound to make the taxonomy of them!”
definitely, i went slow and things were fine. the next bumper was adding the dry ingredients. here comes the ranjini gayathri singing — ‘ mix them one by one, you will spill it all over the counter and i have to clean it againnnn!’
practically she was right
Both — Woman!
sorry there! i will follow her advice! i mixed the batter which became a thick ball and i added water to make it into the smooth batter. after that, we put the cooker to preheat-
You used a cooker?
i don’t have a oven
That’s great! I knew that we could but never di-
“ mindy lahiri, shut your boca and sit your fondillo down!”
Sorry Rey, i didn’t mean to question this
no no, not at all, let’s say tyrant never listened to this request of buying the microwave oven. so yeah, it’s cool
“ let’s move on”
yeah, so imelda got worked up because she brought her experience of the pillsbury cooker cake of the waterbath for preheat and while baking rule. i got frustrated and agreed only to regret later. the next thing is i have to butter and flour the pan so that the cake never sticks it though it stuck ( i need to learn it right)
Been there + “ me too”
what are your favorite flavors?
I am the chocolate kid with raspberry coulee in the middle and berries in the middle
“ a black chocolate cake with peanut butter fudge and addition of my figurine on the top made with modelling chocolate”
Um, wow, i like the details
“ i never expected you to have a thing for berries”
ahem
i will definitely watch sugar rush tomorrow
both — me too
back to me!
both — yes!
i added the batter and left in the cooker. the next goal keep is timing it. i got stupid work calls and handled the time back
Ooh, The cake got dry!
nope, it came out fine! i messed the ganache
B — You made ganache?
yeah
“ where did you mess it up?”
well, i made it on the induction and in the wrong speed
B — Woman!
i burnt it, the taste was perfect but the burn
“ chill”
It’s a learning phase
yeah, i accepted the fact. i got the cake out and waited for a while to cool so that i keep them in the freezer
OOh, Let me guess, Imelda squeaked on the freezer part?
yes, she said it will spoil the freezer because it is a hot object
“ well, buy a blast freezer!”
vena!
“ i like this name! go on!”
now, she kept the pan after it cooled down a bit and i added the ganache in the end.
Oh, the adventure!
and it didn’t end
I knew it!
ganache didn’t get added properly
“ it’s your first attempt and cheer up! you did good! let us taste it”
ok, i am out of here
Hold it! Sit down!
yes ma’am
“ oh my!”
nooooo
It’s good dumbo! You planned to cut into middle and add it as filling
yeahh
“ or you could have poked holes on top to pour the ganache like a bismarck doughnut”
why didn’t i think of that?!
Or spun the plate and added the ganache?
wouldn’t work
Plate to God?
yeah
“ so why now baking?”
i remember the time when imelda took me to maurya bakery. we got the pineapple pastries. she loves them even now. i can still taste them. one big bite — you taste the vanilla frosting and little pineapple bits. sweet and juicy that made me reach the sweet heaven of pastry!
B- you don’t make us reach to that senseless place?
imelda’s a adorable weirdo because even now when i get the same pastry for her, she gives me a small bite of it
B — aww
ok shut it
and, i want to be good at baking because i want to make nari what she wants and sometimes teach her too!
B — nari?!
heh, secret!
B — now go to sleep, my little green one!
no more ranjini gayathri please! bye!
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so, for me, baking is a skill i want to learn but in a proper manner. in the past, my seamless skills go up to banana bread, not in a great way. somewhere, i knew telling this part of my food experience was needed as desserts is a huge part of my life.
lupe, you are a really supportive friend with whom there is endless calls. you are an amazing woman that i admire a lot!
list update — some help actually, can someone recommend a good fitness band and a stylus pen? you know the digits
esta es la manera
rey
