BXBX NOVEL Chapter 269 - 1st Cooking Lesson
Anna's POV:
I reached home, came into my room, and lay on my bed, but my thoughts were filled with the discussion I talk with a bank employee.
He really faced so many hardships in his life.
Actually, what is the mistake he did?
It's just a hormonal imbalance...
But why society will treat them in a Harsh way and abandon them?
Whatever the society thinks, he doesn't care, and he finally succeeded in his life with a well-settled position, and I feel very happy when he said about his love life, and I smile to myself that how he blushed when he said the same...
In between my thoughts, I got a call from Mark...
Did he see me outside somewhere else?
Maybe he asks me where did I go...
What should I answer to him?
In between my thoughts I immediately picked up his call, but my mind is warning me what to say if he asked me what I did till now...
Shall I say him the truth, or should I hide it?)
Mark: Hello Anna,..
Anna: Hi, Mark...
Mark: Are you ok?
Anna: Yeah, why did you ask?
Mark: Nothing, I feel a bit low...
Anna: low?
What happened, Mark?
Mark: Tom just called me, and we speak about Ria's case...
Anna: Is there anything important?
Mark: No, his interrogation is still going on and I have no idea how this case will end…
Anna: Don't worry, Mark...
They will definitely get a proper punishment, and it's a hard time for us to pass...
But we have to stay strong...
Mark: hmmm...
Anna: Have some coffee, you feel better...
Mark: I am not in a mood to have it...
Anna: ok then, will you come to our home?
Mark: I have so much work to finish, Anna...
It may take more time than usual...
I may get late...
Anna: Hoo...
Mark: ok, then, I will continue my work...
Take care...
Anna: love you, Mark...
Mark: love you...
Bye...
(I don't know I will say love you to him in our phone conversation, but by listening to his worried low voice, I feel very sorry about him…
Why his mood changed all of a sudden?
Maybe he got flashes of Ria…
Or there may be a chance that Tom may say anything in detail about his investigation...
I wish Mark should come home to feel better, but he has lots of work to do...
So I didn't insist him to come home...
What if I go to his office?
I am really excited about the moment I get the thought...
Yes...
I will surprise him by visiting his office and spend with him for some time, so he feels really better and gets normal...
And I prepare a strawberry dessert with the help of Nanny by learning it and take it to him as a gift, and he feels really happy and relieved...
I immediately looked at the time, and it's around 12:30 p.m. I immediately get up and went to the dining room for Nanny and Nanny just arrived into the house with some food Bags; maybe she just return from the grocery store...
Nanny: Anna beta, I just bought the ingredients...
Anna: Thank you, Nanny...
By the way, how much time does it take to prepare strawberry dessert, Nanny?
Nanny: 40- 50 minutes, beta...
Anna: That's great...
Actually, I want to surprise Mark by visiting his office with this strawberry dessert...
Nanny: That's really a good surprise plan beta, and I am sure Mark sir will definitely be happy by looking at you with this dish...
Anna: Yes Nanny, I am very excited too…
Shall we start the dessert?
Nanny: Sure, beta...
I will arrange everything in the kitchen meanwhile you have your lunch...
Anna: ok Nanny..
(Nanny went to the kitchen, and I ate my lunch as early as possible, and I am excited to surprise Mark...
I have done with my lunch and immediately went into the kitchen room where Nanny is washing the strawberries...
Nanny: You ate so fast today?
Anna: Yes, Nanny...
I already told you that I am excited to Cook this dish...
Nanny: Anna beta, are you really excited to cook this dish or excited to visit Mark sir, with this dish?
(I immediately smiled at Nanny for her teasing towards me and soon Nanny started giving instructions to me...
This is my first cooking lesson for my Beloved Love, and this is his most favorite dish...
Nanny: We need to cut these strawberries into small pieces...
Anna: I don't have any cooking experience, so tell me the exact measurements, Nanny...
And I don't know how many strawberries I should chop...
(Nanny immediately placed a cup before me...)
Nanny: One cup of chopped strawberries and a few strawberry slices for topping...
Anna: ok Nanny...
(I started chopping strawberry into small pieces and I am visualizing all the way about Mark when I am cutting them...
And his cravings about strawberries...
After a few minutes, I am done with strawberry chopping, and Nanny asked me to turn on the stove and we keep a vessel on it...
Nanny: Anna beta, now we are preparing sweetened condensed milk...
Actually, this will readily available in the Market, but I prefer to make it on our own because it enhances the dessert taste...
Anna: ok Nanny...
How much condensed milk we need to prepare?
Nanny: 1 cup...
And to prepare one cup, we should add 2 cups of milk and one cup of sugar in to the vessel on a low flame...
And we should stir it until it evaporates into one cup...
(I followed Nanny's instructions and in 10 - 15 minutes, our thick texture sweet condensed milk is ready and I tasted it a bit and it's really yummy...)
Anna: What next, Nanny?
Nanny: Now, the main process will begin, beta...
Here are the two cups of heavy cream...
(By showing me the two cups of cream, she put it in a big bowl and take the blender with the Whisk attachment and gave it to me...)
Nanny: you should blend it still the texture became like a foam...
It takes 7-10 minutes...
(I nodded my head as yes and started blending by on the switch of blender, and at around 9 minutes, I got the entire cream into foam structure, and I showed it to Nanny to confirm the same...)
Nanny: It's the perfect texture, beta...
Now it's time to add two cups of strawberry pieces we cut before...
(And I followed her institutions and add the two cups of strawberry pieces into the foam cream...)
Nanny: Now add one cup of sweetened condensed milk in it...
But you should check the temperature of the condensed milk and it should get into room temperature...
Anna: ok Nanny, but I think it's still Lukewarm...
Nanny: let's wait five more minutes, beta...
If we add the warm condensed milk into the cream foam, the foam texture will disturb for the warmness, so it's better if we wait for few more minutes…
Anna: ok, Nanny...
Is this the special tip you want to say to me?
Nanny: No, beta...
Actually, I no need to say it because you are following it...
Anna: Really?
Nanny: Yes...
Anna: But please tell me Nanny, what it is?
I am eager to know...
Nanny: Yeah, sure, beta...
Whenever you are cooking a special dish for your beloved ones, you should visualize him...
Anna: Visualize him?
Nanny: Yes, like you visualize Mark sir...
(How Nanny knows that I am visualizing Mark?)
Anna: How you know about it, Nanny?
Nanny: By looking at your Blushed face when you are cutting the strawberries,
Anna: wow...
That's great..!
And how it really impacts our dish?
Nanny: The extra taste to the food is when we add love as a special ingredient and when you think about your beloved once while cooking like how he eats this dish...
How he enjoyed the dish...
How he compliments you after eating the dish...
Will give fresh energy to the dish, and the dish will filled with pure love, and its tastes awesome even though if we miss any measurements in cooking...
Anna: Do feelings really impact on cooking?
Nanny: of course, beta...
The taste of the food will depend on the mood of the Cook...
Example...
Your mind is off, and you cried the whole day, and you are visualizing the bad memories while cooking; and it definetly leads to a bad dish...
Every thought you added all the ingredients and followed the cooking procedure exactly, you will get the dish with a similar taste but not the exact taste...
And my mom always says to me, "Think my face before you start cooking..."
Because when I think of her face, my face automatically turns to smile, and my mood swings change to happy, and my dishes always hit...
(I can see Nanny's face turned to smile when she is saying about her mom and I understand she loves her mom a lot…
Anna: So it's your Mama's secret, right?
Nanny: Yes, my first cooking lesson with my mom is the same thing, i.e. how we should feel and how our mind plays a crucial role when cooking...
And now I am saying it to my daughter...
(I feel very happy when Nanny equals me to her daughter I immediately went close to her and hugged her as a thank you...)
Nanny: It's true, beta...
You are equal to my daughter...
So why I don't tell you about this special ingredient?
Anna: Thank you so much, Nanny...
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