Tamagoyaki

"Hey everyone! Fate Testarossa here, I am so glad you could join us. Today I am going to teach you all a small simple meal that practically anyone can cook but still somewhat elegant enough in case you are asked by your parents to cook a little meal for them" *looks over at Precia Testarossa sitting down on the couch* "We are going to learn how to cook a Tamagoyaki" *walks over to the table* "Now before we start we are going to need to make sure we have all the tools and ingredients to start cooking. Caro, if you please."

"Hello" a short pink haired girl bowed "I am Caro Ru Lushe and I will be assisting in the process today." she looks down at the things prepared "First off you will need the following Ingredients:

* 4 eggs (one egg per serving)

* 3 Tbsps dashi soup stock

* 2 Tbsp - 1 1/2 Tbsp sugar *adjust the sweetness to your taste*

As well as the following tools:

* A bowl

* Frying pan

* Chopsticks for stirring (if you don't have any then anything else would be fine)"

"Now" Fate stated walking beside Caro and picking up the bowl and cracking an egg into it "Let's begin the preparations. The first thing you want to do is to beat the eggs in the bowl." She did so a good moment till the egg and yolk mixed together quite well.

"Then you add dashi soup and sugar in the egg and mix well." she poured the said ingredients into the bowl and Fate continued to stir a few moments before giving it to Caro to continue stirring.

"Next is to heat a frying pan on medium heat." she took the pan and put it on the stove and looked around for the medium setting " Preferably, you should use a square tamagoyaki pan, but if you don't have one then a normal round pan works as well" a few more seconds pass "Caro, is this the right setting?" she asked sort of unsure

"No that's high" the shorter girl turned the knob a little more "there its ok now."

In the background hiding with a fire extinguisher in her hands, stood a nervous Takamachi, Nanoha. "I know Fate-chan lost the bet...but I didn't think Precia-san would be so cruel as to have Fate-chan cook for us today. She knows how inexperienced her daughter is at cooking!" she murmured to herself "Just don't burn the house down Fate-chan..."

"Ok now our next step is to put oil in the pan and...ah...ah...akchung!" Fate sneezed dropping the cup on oil in her hands and spilling it on the stove, the pan, and the open flame "Waaah!!" she started to scream and instinctively rushed to the sink to get some water.

"Axel Shooter!" a small shout came out from the hallway as a small pink ball flew in and hit the stove knob, knocking it to the *off* position as its owner ran in with the fire extinguisher and doused the remaining flames. "Mou...you need to be more careful!" Nanoha glared at Fate who ran back holding a small bucket of water.

"Ah-hahahah..." Fate tried to laugh it off as she put the bucket away and cleaned up the stove.

"You know Fate-san" Caro spoke up while helping Fate clean "You shouldn't use water on a fire like that"

"Why not?" Fate looked curiously as she finished cleaning and put another pan on the stove, this time letting Nanoha put the oil in.

"Because, as you know Oil and Water don't mix. So all you would have done was spread the fire."

"Oh ok, sorry about that" Fate smiled sheepishly at having been instructed by a girl 1/2 her age.

"Alright, let's get back to our lesson." Caro continued "After heating up the pan, pour a scoop of egg mixture in the pan and spread it over the surface." she used her chopsticks and lightly evened out the batted eggs.

"Cook it until half done and roll the egg toward the bottom side." She waited a few moments before doing so, with Fate curiously observing over the shorter girl's shoulder.

"Then you should move the rolled egg to the top side." Fate took over "Oil the empty part of the pan and pour another scoop of egg mixture in the space and under the rolled egg. Cook it until half done and roll the egg again so that the omelet becomes thicker." She repeated the process several times until all the eggs were finally in the pan. "Then all you do is cook the omelet until done. If you are using a regular frying pan, shape tamagoyaki on bamboo mat." she finished and put the finished product on a plate and handed it to Caro.

"Now, cut tamagoyaki into 1-inch thick pieces." Caro stated as she began to slice carefully "If all is done right, you should have made 4 servings (2 tamagoyaki)" she presented the final product. "And best of all" she took a small piece into her chopsticks "It should taste really really good" she took the bite.

"Well that is it for today, thank you very much for joining us" Fate bowed and Caro followed suit as Precia Testarossa, Alicia Testarossa, Lindy Harlaown, Nanoha, Hayate, and the rest of Riot Force VI cheered them on from the living room.

"All right then" Precia grinned holding up a set of cards as well as other things "its time to continue our game to see who is going to be cooking next. You guys ready?"

"YEAH!"

A/N I am doing this mainly for myself so that I don't have to keep looking online for recipes and instructions on how to cook things that I should have already known but keep forgetting about (yes I am sorta bad about that ). I figured since I am going to be writing them down, why not share it with others? Who knows some of them might actually take a stab in trying to make a meal hehe. Thank you once again in advance for allowing me to write this. Dont worry I plan on adding more recipes as time goes on. He he he ^.^