Nook Kitchen

Originally designed to be a normal-sized kitchen in a normal-sized house, this one is now a corner-room like a large closet attached to the inside of the mansion’s main kitchen.

 

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Table of Contents:

  1. Introduction
  2. Dimensions & Layout
  3. Some of What is Cooked Here
  4. Special Features
  5. Relevant Holidays
  6. History
  7. Design & Appearance (Images Begin)
  8. The Sexiest Women Helping Bake/Cook Here
  9. Example Personal Dishes
  10. Homemade Ice-cream Sandwiches
  11. Memes
  12. 2022 Update:  Minecraft 1:1 Build
  13. 2023:  Snow Cones
  14. 2023 August:  Starry Night SFX
  15. 2024 March:  Cookbooks

 

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Introduction:

The kitchen of the largest and most luxurious mansion in all of Inisfree is well-matched to the needs and wishes of those who reside in this towering palace here.  Staffed by expert professional chefs ’round the clock (all Inisfreean Master Females, of course), this kitchen can cook up, at a moment’s notice, anything your heart (or stomach) could desire.  It is in this smaller of the mansion’s two kitchens that individual-sized dishes/meals are made (whereas in the larger of the two kitchens, sometimes recipes are made in quantities enough to feed hundreds of guests at a time –or more).

 

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Dimensions & Layout:

Measuring 20’x20′ across its floor, and standing 10′ tall, this kitchen is more what a newcomer is likely used to from home.  Its cold-storage and hot-storage pantries are built into its walls, and you can adjust the temperature on every drawer and cabinet.  The oven and stove top can estimate the ideal cooking time and temperature based on the weight of what is placed on them, and will automatically adjust both if smoke or other burning is detected.  Each stove burner, not just the ovens, has a digital readout showing its exact temperature.  Each cold-storage compartment has one of these, as well.  Every cooking utensil and related device to ever be required or dreamed of in the finest kitchens the Universe over is organized first by type and function, then by name, in the clearly labeled cabinets here.  The finest China and other dishware and cutlery are equally well organized, always inspection ready, always effortless to locate and work with at the drop of a hat.

 

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Some of What is Cooked Here

All of Auz’s favorites are often prepared in this smaller of his two private kitchens, whether they are on any of his restaurants‘ menus or not.

  • “Awesome Blossom” / “Bloomin’ Onion” (Chili’s style)
  • baklava
  • biscuits
  • Brussels sprouts, cooked only in olive oil, served tender
  • cakes, basic
  • “chicken” and dumplings
  • “chicken” and waffles (The Modern Vegan style)
  • “chicken” tenders
  • chili cheeseburgers
  • cinnamon rolls with icing
  • Cornish pasties; empanadas
  • crackers (oven-toasted, vegan-butter topped, etc.)
  • crepes with vegan cheddar (the kind I actually like)
  • croissant sandwiches, various
  • crunchy baked super firm tofu on basmati rice with mango chutney
  • dal, pan-seared
  • dolmas
  • everything-bagel breakfast-sandwiches
  • falafel
  • French-onion soup
  • foot-long subs
  • “Grandpa croissant”:  (the veganized version of the one I (Auz) often ate at his maternal-grandparents’ house as a child) Tofurky Plant Based Hickory Smoked Deli Slices, Tofurky Plant-Based Smoked Ham Style Deli Slices, Iceberg lettuce, tomato slices, vegan cheese, mustard, etc., served with The Good Chip Company’s Classic Original (healthy version of Pringles), and of course my favorite almond milk –now made in my own kitchen here, as local and fresh as it gets
  • giant soft pretzels (~1′ diameter)
  • gyros
  • homemade dark wheat or pumpernickel bread dipped in homemade red-pepper hummus
  • hot chocolate
  • hummus
  • ice-cream bites (Acai Bites style)
  • ice-cream sandwiches
  • inari (tofu pockets filled with rice and sesame seeds) with sushi and baklava
  • jalapeño poppers
  • lasagna (Stouffer’s style)
  • latkes; potato pancakes
  • macaroni & cheese (Stouffer’s style)
  • macarons
  • milkshakes, variety
  • miso soup and various types of rice with bits of dried seaweed dropped in
  • muffins
  • muffulettas
  • pesto
  • pies, variety
  • pizza
  • “poblano pepper & corn chowder” soup
  • popcorn, variety
  • popcorn “chicken”
  • popovers
  • popsicles (frozen fresh-squeezed fruit-juice/s)
  • pot-pie minis
  • pot-stickers
  • profiteroles
  • quesadillas
  • quiches
  • ramen (the healthy kinds)
  • ravioli
  • red-lentil puffs and rings (Harvest Snap’s style; tomato basil, sour cream & onion, etc.)
  • “salmon” croquettes
  • salsa (Hot Mama’s style, just without citric acid, etc.)
  • sausages on steamed/sticky rice
  • sesame-stick snacks
  • skillet of halved Brussels sprouts tossed in olive oil with seasoned rice and vegan sausage bites
  • Slurpees (our healthy/ier version)
  • s’mores
  • snow cones
  • spinach cakes (Dr. Praeger’s style, just without onions)
  • soups, variety (vegan broccoli cheddar, pho (chicken, and beef, both the way VeggiEAT made them), tomato, etc.), served in homemade fresh fluffy bread-bowls
  • stuffed mushroom-caps
  • sushi (“vushi”)
  • taco shells in different colors, in the order of the colors of a rainbow
  • tacos, often two-layer; soft around hard
  • tamales
  • tea, variety
  • tortellini
  • vegan bacons, variety
  • vegan chili of tomato soup filled with rice and sometimes various beans, scooped up with Fritos
  • vegan Paleo’ pizza; vegan “meat”-crust or cauliflower crust, topped/piled high just like he used to order custom “pies” at Blaze Pizza joints in the Outlands
  • vegan pepperoni and other sausages
  • vegan small-batch (single-block) cheeses and cheese-like sauces (the far-better-tasting version of movie-theater nacho-dip)
  • vegan split hotdogs on bite-sized pretzel-buns with vegan cheese slices, various mustards, and salt
  • veggie burgers on bagel-buns
  • what I had at Horn & Cantle:  butternut-squash soup, cauliflower chili, stuffed delicata, samoa cheesecake
  • Yohama Noodles’ Creamy Vegan soup; green noodles, miso-like broth

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Inspired by Big Sky resort menus:

Carabiner:

  • STARTERS
    KOREAN FRIED CAULILINI:  sesame-pine nut gremolata, pickled ginger, spicy-garlic tamari · V
    STEAMED DUMPLINGS:  blistered shishito peppers, pickled radish, ginger ponzu
    LETTUCE CUPS:  crispy minced bison, butter lettuce, Thai chilies, puffed rice, peanuts, sweet chili sauce
  • SOUP & SALAD
    MISO SOUP:  tofu, shiitake, wakame, tamari, sesame

Chet’s

  • ENTRÉES
    Wild Mushroom Papparadelle:  sherry cream sauce, wild mushrooms

Everett’s

  • SHARABLES
    MOREL MUSHROOMS:  Foraged morels, marchand de vin, fresh herbs, crostini
    CHARCUTERIE:  Mixed candied nuts, honeycomb, pickled vegetable, huckleberry mustard, cracker
  • ENTRÉES
    PUMPKIN GNOCCHI:  Fresh pasta, brown butter, sage, pumpkin seed

Montana Jack

  • STARTERS
    FRENCH FRIES | 9 | V:  house seasoned and served with fry sauce
    SWEET POTATO FRIES | 12 | V:  criss-cut and served with huckleberry sauce
    FRIED PICKLES | 12 | V:  battered pickle chips served with Cajun ranch
  • SOUP
    KALE CHICKPEA SOUP | CUP 8 | BOWL 11 | V:  vegan base with a variety of seasonal vegetables
  • GREENS
    JACK SALAD | 16 | V | GF:  mixed greens, cherry tomato, spiral carrots, diced red onion, sunflower seeds, cucumber ranch
    KALE GORGONZOLA | 17 | V | GF:  kale, ancient grains, gorgonzola, diced red onion, candied pecans, honey, soy vinaigrette
  • CRAFT BURGERS (brioche bun, pickle, choice of fries or coleslaw)
    JACK BURGER | 18:  aged white cheddar, shredded lettuce, onion, tomato, house sauce
    TANGY BANG BURGER | 20:  chopped bacon, jalapeño jam, shredded lettuce, garlic aioli, smoked gouda
    THE BAE | 20:  aged white cheddar, avocado, over easy egg, crispy bacon, Cajun ranch
    COWBOY BURGER | 20:  aged white cheddar, bacon, onion straws, Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ
    SALMON BURGER | 20:  house made salmon patty, arugula, honey-lemon citrus glaze
    ALOHA BURGER | 20:  grilled pineapple, sweet shoyu glaze, Swiss cheese, kewpie mayo, shredded lettuce
    WILD MUSHROOM & SWISS | 20:  wild mushroom gravy, Swiss cheese, garlic trufle aioli
    DILLY BURGER | 20:  dill Havarti, fried pickle chips, dill aioli, shredded lettuce
  • KICKIN’ CHICKEN SANDWICH | 20:  fried chicken, red onion, shredded lettuce, dill pickle chips, pepperjack cheese, Cajun ranch
  • GRILLED CHICKEN SANDWICH | 20:  grilled chicken breast, muenster cheese, grilled onion, shredded lettuce, garlic aioli, Telera roll
  • DESSERTS
    S’MORES BROWNIE | 9 | V

Peaks Chophouse:

  • appetizers
    MUSHROOM STRUDEL • 1 9:  chevre mousse, baby kale, balsamic reduction ◆ V
  • soup & salad
    TOMATO AQUAVIT BISQUE • 12:  chives, vanilla, sunchokes ◆ GF, V
    PEAKS SALAD • 10:  petite lettuces, candied walnuts, red d’Anjou pear, huckleberry vinaigrette ◆ GF, DF, V
  • composed entrees
    BUTTERNUT SQUASH RAVIOLI • 32:  baby kale, truffled-mushrooms, parmesan, craisins, pecan-brown butter ◆ V
  • shareable sides
    pommes puree • 1 2:  Yukon gold, Boursin, chives ◆ GF, V
    GRILLED ASPARAGUS • 1 7:  sauce Béarnaise, black pepper ◆ GF, V
    POMMES FRITES • 1 2:  Romano, parsley, truffle aioli ◆ V
    HEIRLOOM CARROTS • 1 9:  roasted & blistered, za’atar, agave ◆ GF, DF, V
    GRATIN DAPHINOISE • 1 5:  red potatoes, Gruyere, scallions ◆ GF, V
    ROASTED BROCCOLINI • 1 5:  pine nut torrada, parmesan ◆ V

Westward Social:

  • SOUP & SALAD
    WHITE BEAN, BABY ARUGULA, GRILLED LEMON, HEMP SEED PESTO · GF, DF, V
  • SHAREABLES
    BAR SNACKS:  ASSORTED NUTS, OLIVES, AND PICKLED VEGETABLES · GF, DF, V
    BUFFALO CAULIFLOWER:  FRIED BEER BATTER CAULIFLOWER, BUFFALO SAUCE, BLUE CHEESE DRESSING · GF, V
    ROASTED RED BEET AND GARLIC HUMMUS:  PICKLED VEGETABLES, PITA · V

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Best pizza in my life so far:

2024, May 3, Friday:  12″ hand-toss. Half red, half pesto sauce. Toppings:  roasted garlic, roasted squash, roasted red peppers, pineapple, tomatoes, olives, candied walnuts, spinach, apple slices, roasted potato slices, kale chips, and microgreens

 

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Special Features:

This smaller kitchen comes complete with a popcorn machine, Slurpee machine, snow-cone machine, and several other novelty devices, such as an air-fryer; no oil needed, and no grease resulting.  There are also night-lights built into the footboards around the base of the island, as well as into some of the smaller tiles set flush with the others along the floor.

All range hoods vent to the outside, not just fan up above cabinets.

 

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Relevant Holidays:

  1. 5 January (5 Janus on our calendar): Spaghetti
  2. 7 January (7 Janus on our calendar): Beans
  3. 19 January (19 Janus on our calendar): Popcorn
  4. 21 January (21 Janus on our calendar): Cheese
  5. 22 January (22 Janus on our calendar): Blondies
  6. 23 January (23 Janus on our calendar): Pie
  7. 27 January (27 Janus on our calendar): Chocolate Cake
  8. 4 February (6 Februus on our calendar): Stuffed Mushrooms
  9. 6 February (9 Februus on our calendar): Ice-cream for Breakfast
  10. 9 February (12 Februus on our calendar): Pizza
  11. 12 February (15 Februus on our calendar): Plums
  12. 23 February (26 Februus on our calendar): Biscuits
  13. 24 February (27 Februus on our calendar): Tortillas
  14. 26 February (1 Mars on our calendar): Pistachios
  15. 1 March (4 Mars on our calendar): Almond Butter
  16. 2 March (5 Mars on our calendar): Frozen Food
  17. 9 March (12 Mars on our calendar): Potato Chips
  18. 11 March (14 Mars on our calendar): Pot Roast
  19. 15 March (18 Mars on our calendar): Tea
  20. 18 March (21 Mars on our calendar): Cabbage
  21. 22 March (25 Mars on our calendar): Melba Toast
  22. 25 March (28 Mars on our calendar): Waffles
  23. 26 March (1 Aperire on our calendar): Spinach
  24. 27 March (2 Aperire on our calendar): Something-on-a-stick Day
  25. 2 April (8 Aperire on our calendar): PB&J
  26. 12 April (18 Aperire on our calendar):  Pecans
  27. 13 April (19 Aperire on our calendar): Peaches
  28. 15 April (21 Aperire on our calendar):  Grilled Cheese
  29. 19 April (25 Aperire on our calendar): Garlic
  30. 23 April (1 Maiesta on our calendar): Zucchini
  31. 24 April (2 Maiesta on our calendar): Pigs-in-a-blanket
  32. 29 April (7 Maiesta on our calendar): Pretzels
  33. 6 May (14 Maiesta on our calendar): Oranges
  34. 11 May (19 Maiesta on our calendar): No-diet Day
  35. 15 May (23 Maiesta on our calendar): Chocolate Chips
  36. 25 May (5 Venus on our calendar): Salad
  37. 27 May (7 Venus on our calendar): BBQ
  38. 31 May (11 Venus on our calendar): Macarons
  39. 3 June (14 Venus on our calendar): Doughnuts
  40. 7 June (18 Venus on our calendar): Chocolate Ice-cream
  41. 10 June (21 Venus on our calendar): Herbs & Spices
  42. 14 June (25 Venus on our calendar): Fresh Veggies
  43. 22 June (5 Auzdein on our calendar): Chocolate Eclairs
  44. 2 July (15 Auzdein on our calendar): Creative Ice-cream/Gelato Flavors Day
  45. 8 July (21 Auzdein on our calendar): Blueberries
  46. 12 July (25 Auzdein on our calendar): Pecan Pie
  47. 19 July (4 Shakira on our calendar): Piña Coladas (‘virgin’)
  48. 29 July (14 Shakira on our calendar): Lasagna
  49. 30 July (15 Shakira on our calendar): Cheesecake
  50. 2 August (18 Shakira on our calendar): Ice-cream Sandwiches
  51. 3 August (19 Shakira on our calendar): Nuts
  52. 4 August (20 Shakira on our calendar): Watermelon
  53. 8 August (24 Shakira on our calendar): Mustard
  54. 29 August (17 Agharta on our calendar): Less-salt Day
  55. 30 August (18 Agharta on our calendar): Eat Outside Day (but not picnic)
  56. 1 September (20 Agharta on our calendar): Pop-overs
  57. 2 September (21 Agharta on our calendar): Bacon
  58. 13 September (4 Harvest on our calendar): Fortune Cookies
  59. 2 October (23 Harvest on our calendar): Vegans’ Day
  60. 4 October (25 Harvest on our calendar): Kale
  61. 5 October (26 Harvest on our calendar): Oktoberfest
  62. 6 October (27 Harvest on our calendar): Seafood (vegan)
  63. 12 October (5 Thor on our calendar): Eggs (vegan)
  64. 17 October (10 Thor on our calendar): Pasta
  65. 20 October (13 Thor on our calendar): Fruit
  66. 21 October (14 Thor on our calendar): Pumpkin-cheesecake
  67. 6 November (2 Odin on our calendar): Deviled Eggs
  68. 8 November (4 Odin on our calendar): Cook-something-bold Day
  69. 16 November (12 Odin on our calendar): Clean-your-refrigerator Day
  70. 19 November (15 Odin on our calendar): Broccoli
  71. 23 November (19 Odin on our calendar): Cashews
  72. 25 November (21 Odin on our calendar): Thanksgiving / Native Appreciation Day
  73. 28 November (24 Odin on our calendar): French Toast
  74. 29 November (25 Odin on our calendar): Asparagus
  75. 2 December (28 Odin on our calendar): Red Apple
  76. 7 December (5 Nibiru on our calendar): Pastries
  77. 8 December (6 Nibiru on our calendar): Brownies
  78. 14 December (12 Nibiru on our calendar): Cupcakes
  79. 16 December (14 Nibiru on our calendar): Pumpkin Pie
  80. 19 December (17 Nibiru on our calendar): Muffins
  81. 23 December (21 Nibiru on our calendar): Christmas Eve, and Festivus
  82. 24 December (22 Nibiru on our calendar): Christmas Day; girls as gifts

 

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History:

In ~2019, Elena became the first to have a fun mini food-fight with Auz in here.  She tried to cutely hurry out, but he tricked her by throwing a handful of food in her path, causing her to instinctively stop, which gave him enough time to get around the kitchen-island and grab her.  Carrying her out to the breakfast room, he dropped her in the fountain, then horse-played with her even more, but eventually apologized and got her smiling and ‘melting’ again.

 

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Design & Appearance:

  • doors automatically open out of the way of anyone carrying a plate of food; making it easier on waitresses
  • electrumware and reusable fancy chopsticks for dozens of guests
  • range-hood (vent) over every stove-surface, and over the grill
  • vents in the ceiling

2024 May screenshot from the computer model, taken at the same angle/vantage as the B&W sketch (first image in the above album):

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The Sexiest Women Helping Bake/Cook Here:

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Example Personal Dishes:

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Homemade Ice-cream Sandwiches:

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Memes:

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2022 Update:  Minecraft 1:1 Build

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2023:  Snow Cones

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2023 August:  Starry Night SFX

The High Queen is credited with the inspiration for this new special effect here.

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2024 March:  Cookbooks

These are some of my favorites, kept on display in this room.

  • Its All About Plantz & Mushroomz
  • Scrappy Cooking
  • 2024 May:  my very own cookbook; “Auz’s Favorite Recipes“:  all my favorite vegan recipes discovered and tried at home over the years –There are no paragraphs introducing the recipe, rambling about how amazing it is or where I discovered it; just the recipes and great presentation photos, as well as photos of each major step of each recipe.

 

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