During this period of free time, Lin Qing suddenly developed an unprecedented passion for cooking, and she began to study various delicacies.
Lin Qing's body has fully recovered. After using the Marrow Cleansing Pill, her body is even better than before she was pregnant, and she no longer needs to observe postpartum confinement. However, Zhao Xuan is unaware of this and forbids Lin Qing from getting out of bed or leaving the room. Lin Qing can only play with the baby with her mother-in-law during the day and study recipes in her space at night.
Lin Qing had previously signed in and obtained the Chef God's inheritance, but she hadn't studied it seriously. Now that she had some free time, Lin Qing couldn't help but think about this inheritance, so she had been studying it for some time.
There are more than 30,000 recipes in the Chef's Inheritance. Lin Qing carefully recalled all the recipes in his mind. After research, Lin Qing found that he could not find the ingredients for most of the recipes.
Perhaps due to the different dimensions, Lin Qing discovered that many ingredients that she could find had different names. Lin Qing could only find the vegetables or substitutes in reality based on the appearance and taste of the ingredients described in the recipes.
However, through Lin Qing's research, he did manage to develop a few dishes.
As Lin Qing's cooking skills continued to improve, she not only learned to copy recipes, but also to innovate.
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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Gu Nianqing has turned one month old, while Lin Qing has finally finished her postpartum confinement. To celebrate Gu Nianqing's one-month birthday, Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun decided to invite their close friends and family to a one-month celebration banquet.
After discussing it, Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun decided to invite only Chen Bin, Wang Haoran, Lu Xianghong, and Xu Fengjiao to the full moon banquet. From the village, they invited only Zhao Youcai, the brigade leader, Uncle Carpenter, and a few village cadres. In addition to these people, Gu Nanxun also invited Wang Dongsheng and Wang Dali's family.
On the day of the baby's full moon celebration, the house was bustling with activity. Everyone came to offer their congratulations with gifts.
Several aunties from the village brought some eggs and brown sugar.
Xu Fengjiao and Lu Xianghong worked together, with Xu Fengjiao providing the fabric and Lu Xianghong providing the craftsmanship, to make two sets of clothes and shoes for the child.
Chen Bin and Wang Haoran, being very wealthy, each gave Xiao Nianqing a 50 yuan red envelope.
In addition to the 100 yuan red envelope, Wang Dongsheng also gave Xiao Nianqing a small silver bracelet. This was the apparent gift, but he also secretly gave Xiao Nianqing a fine jade pendant.
Little Nianqing was overjoyed, clutching the jade pendant tightly in her tiny hands. Lin Qing had no choice but to hide the pendant inside her clothes. Fortunately, everyone who came today was a family member, and the village aunties wouldn't take the opportunity to hug Little Nianqing without Lin Qing's permission.
What delighted Lin Qing the most was that Wang Dali's wife, Wang Dajuan, personally made a dress for Xiao Nianqing. The dress was similar to a Tang suit, with lifelike little tigers and goldfish embroidered on it. The cuffs, collar, and hem were also embroidered with auspicious patterns.
Lin Qing was so enamored with the piece that she wanted to put it on Xiao Nianqing immediately, and Zhao Xuan also praised Wang Dajuan's exquisite craftsmanship.
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For the banquet that day, Lin Qing decided to cook several of her newly developed signature dishes herself.
She carefully selected several signature dishes, each of which she meticulously modified based on recipes passed down from the God of Cookery, combined with recipes from her previous life, and local ingredients.
She wanted to use these dishes to showcase her understanding and innovation in the art of cooking.
The first dish Lin Qing prepared was a "colorful platter" as an appetizer.
This dish features colorful vegetables paired with a special sauce, making it both visually appealing and healthy.
She selected carrots, cucumbers, purple cabbage, red bell peppers, and yellow bell peppers, cut them into thin strips, mixed them with a special seasoning, and finally arranged them into flower shapes using a mold, which was both pleasing to the eye and appetizing.
Next, the second dish was a "Golden Crispy Chicken" as the main course.
She selected tender local free-range chickens, marinated them with secret spices and seasonings, then coated them with a special batter and deep-fried them until golden brown and crispy.
The tenderness of the chicken and the crispy skin create a perfect contrast, making it unforgettable.
This dish is made based on fried chicken from my previous life and the secret sauce from the God of Cookery's legacy. Even Gu Nanxun, who had eaten fried chicken in his previous life, praised it highly, saying that even KFC and McDonald's from his previous life couldn't compare.
The third dish was called "Jadeite Soup".
The key to this dish lies in the perfect combination of fresh vegetables and tofu. Lin Qing and Zhao Xi experimented for a long time before finally creating a tofu with a texture that closely resembled the recipe description.
Lin Qing carefully sliced the tofu into thin slices, then gently placed them into the boiling broth, allowing the tofu to slowly absorb the essence of the soup.
Next, she began preparing the vegetables. She chose several common local leafy greens. Although their names and recipes differed, Lin Qing felt that as long as the taste was similar, she could create equally delicious dishes.
She carefully washed the vegetables, then cut them into thin strips and gently marinated them with a special seasoning to preserve their sweetness and crispness.
When the soup was cooked to perfection, Lin Qing gently added the marinated shredded vegetables and simmered it over low heat, allowing the freshness of the vegetables and the tenderness of the tofu to blend perfectly. Finally, he sprinkled on some special spices, adding a touch of mystery to the soup.
The next dish is "Flaming Mountain Grilled Fish". This dish requires a special kind of chili pepper, but this kind of chili pepper does not exist in Lin Qing's world.
Through research and experimentation, she found a local chili pepper that, while not as spicy as the one in the original recipe, had a unique flavor.
She cleaned the fresh fish, marinated it with a special sauce, and then slowly grilled it on a rack. As the temperature rose, the fish gradually turned golden and crispy, and the aroma of chili peppers began to fill the air. Lin Qing would occasionally brush a layer of special sauce onto the fish to make it even more flavorful.
When the fish was grilled until it was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, Lin Qing took it off the grill, sprinkled it with some chopped green onions and cilantro, and finally drizzled a spoonful of hot oil over it, releasing the aroma of the green onions and cilantro instantly and adding a final touch of brilliance to the dish.
In addition, Lin Qing also prepared a "seafood feast". For this seafood feast, Gu Nanxun, Lin Yunfeng, Feng Yu Lei Dian and the others worked for several days in the mountain stream.
The seafood feast included steamed fish, stir-fried loach, and salt and pepper shrimp. She carefully selected fresh seafood and used the simplest cooking methods to preserve the original flavor of the ingredients. The steamed fish had a delicate texture, the stir-fried loach was rich in aroma, and the salt and pepper shrimp had a crispy skin. Each dish was made by combining the cooking methods of her past life with those passed down from the God of Cookery.
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