My Lady Chef

Chapter 63: Set Meals

Ely's POV:

"W-wow..." Linda's eyes grew round and so did the other staff of the culinary house as I showed them

the sample menu items that I personally cooked.

After Pierce had gotten the approval for my idea for the cafe at the third district. I racked my brain for

inexpensive food that can be turned into set meals

Yup. Seat Meals. All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

They are very popular types of meals popular amongst the working class on Earth. I am a fan of a

Japanese Curry Set meal with includes the salad and flan as a dessert.

Since they are devised using local products and most of the ingredients can be prepared beforehand.

Set meals solve the problem since they are ideal for workers who are looking for a cheap lunch or

dinner.

"Please try them out. There are 5 set meals in all." I proudly let them choose.

Amongst my volunteers were Linda, Beatrice, Lisa, Charles, and Pierce.

Linda grabbed the { Set Meal A } which is { Baked Chicken Doria with Potato Salad and an Almond

Butter Cookie. }

Lisa settled for { Set Meal B }.

A { Baked Chicken with Mushroom Gravy and Spicy Rice, Potato Soup and Vanilla Pudding. }

Charles took {Set Meal C }.

{Mushroom and Chicken Pot Pie 'n Gravy with Mash Potatoes and Almond Butter Cookie}

Beatrice had the { Set Meal D }. { Spaghetti with Meatballs with Buttered Toast, Creamed Mushroom

Soup and Chocolate Mousse. }

Pierce took the last one, { Set Meal E } which was { Hamburg Steak with Mash Potatoes with Steamed

Vegetables, and Vanilla Pudding. }

They all sat down on the huge table in the main kitchen and started eating.

The silence made me nervous because everyone seems so intent on the food until I noticed that they

were really gobbling up the food.

"Uhm...so how is the food?" I asked them and they all flinched as if realizing that I was standing there

while they were stuffing their faces.

"It is so good Lady Alaina!" Charles said in a muffled tone as he swallowed the last piece of pie."I have

never tasted anything so delicious!"

"The Baked chicken was moist and simply divine! Pairing it with this...uh..grain called rice and the

spices was simply marvelous, Your Grace." Lisa looked so in love with her meal

"This pasta is really good Milady. I love this tomato sauce and the ball of meat. It goes so well with the

bread." Beatrice blushed as she ate more of the meatballs.

"I cannot believe chicken and rice with cheese would taste this...delicious! You have outdone yourself

this time Milady!" Linda smiled at me as she ate more of the doria.

"And...you say that these meals are cheap? I find it hard to believe. This Hamburg steak alone is good

enough to be served at a first district restaurant. The juiciness and meaty flavor were simply flavorful."

Pierce said as he showed me his clean plate.

"Here is the cost of my ingredients. If my sample menu pricing is to be followed then you shall see that

we will stand to make a profit if these meals are prepared in a way I developed." I gave a paper to the

secretary.

He read through the costs and the profits. The moment he looked at me; his face held an

unconcealable excitement and admiration.

"These ingredients can be easily procured by our company and the costing for the ingredients are

super cheap since we will buy in bulk. We can also have an item smith make your proposed measuring

tools, Milady. All we need now is a competent chef to employ."

"I have just the young man for the job. He will be coming tomorrow and I will train him to replicate these

dishes just in time for the opening of our cafe." I looked at the list. "Are you okay Pierce?"

"I am. I am just....well you never cease to amaze me. No lady would have ever thought of offering

affordable set meals made from local ingredients and yet present them in different ways." he looked at

me with approval. "I believe this opening will be a success. Your flavors will touch a lot of the workers

and make them come back."

His answer made me hope for the best because of the positive feedback I am getting.

Now all that is left was to wait for my new cafe chef to arrived at the estate and get his training done

here at the culinary house.