Spices and Trials.
Turkey and Beef Enchilada.
Saffron woke up with a start, got in the shower, got dressed, got her stuff, and went outside to find the car ready to take her to Totsuki.
The ride was mostly silent until the driver spoke up, "Saffron, I know this may be a strange question, but what cup are you?" She asked.
Saffron shrugged, "I'm about HH-cup." She responded.
The driver nodded, "Double H cups, huh?" She questioned, "I have no idea what your parents fed you, but I wish I had some." She jokes, "You're a full 5 cups bigger than I was when I was your age." She added.
Saffron shook her head, "Well, I ate like any pony did. Had breakfast, lunch, and dinner, a few snacks in between, and the occasional pony every now and then." She responds, "It's not all that luxurious to be as busty as I am, it makes it difficult to find anything that fits without cutting off your blood or makes you feel like you're wearing a paper bag." She replied, flinching at the memories of her ripping too many clothes and her shirts and pants falling down, "I had to borrow my mom's, and my dad's clothes, more times than I can count on my hands and feet." She finished.
The driver nodded, "I know what you mean, it took me a week to find a size that could fit me." She agreed, "I remember the embarrassment of having my clothes ripped." She grimaced, "I guess it's half my fault, trying to keep up with all the hot trends." She admitted.
Saffron chuckled, "Yeah, I don't really like following all the hot trends, mainly because I find them to be a waste of time and money." She admitted.
The driver chuckled, but the ride remained silent until they made it to Totsuki.
Saffron was about to get out the car when the driver tapped her shoulder.
Saffron looked at her driver, who, for the first time in the time she knew her, had her glasses down, revealing those piercing green eyes that matched her ginger orange hair, "Look kid, I have no doubt that you're a good chef, but I can't even begin to count how many times I had to drop students off home or wherever on the before the first week ends." She said, "Just do whatever it takes to survive." She pleaded.
Saffron nodded, "I don't think I caught your name." She brought up.
The driver nodded and smiled, "Kate Akira." She introduced.
Saffron smiled and shook her hand, "Nice to meet you, Kate." She said.
Kate smiled, "You too." She replied.
Saffron got out and closed the door as Kate drove off and turned to the entrance gate and sighed, "Time to get this done." She sighed and entered the campus entrance.
When Saffron entered the school yard, she was greeted by two familiar voices.
"Hey, Saffron!"
Saffron turned to the voices and was met with the sight of Connor and the red-haired boy.
"Connor! Red kid!" She greeted, bringing them both into the most embarrassing, smothering hug they ever experienced.
She soon let her go, "I didn't know you two passed." She started.
They both nodded, "Me too, Erina said my dish was disgusting, but I ended up getting an acceptance letter anyways." Red kid replied, showing them the acceptance letter.
Saffron took the letter and examined the hand writing, then examined hers and shook her head, "Erina didn't send this." She stated, "Whoever sent this must have power over Erina's decision if you got an acceptance letter when she said you failed." She theorized.
Red kid nodded and took the letter, "Let's go, we need to do the opening ceremonial speech." He said.
Saffron and Connor nodded and they made their way to the podium.
The director, Senzaemon Nakiri, gave a pretty inspiring/terrifying speech about how very little of the students here are going to make it to graduation.
After that, Soma gave his speech; "Ermm... I'm Sōma Yukihira. Truth be told, I didn't expect to be admitted in this academy, but I don't plan on losing to some bunch that has never stood in front of clients. I'll use all of you as stepping stones. Now that I'm here, I'll take the top." He declared before stepping off the podium and bowing, "I'll be looking forward to working with ya'll the next 3 years." He added before leaving, just before the crowd erupted.
Saffron turned to Connor, "It's your turn Connor." She said.
Connor sighed and walked to the podium. He tapped the mike three times before speaking, "Hello everyone, I am Connor. Truth be told, I don't want to be here, but my older sister is a pain in the ass and forced me to come." He started, "My real passion is photojournalism, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to let a bunch of rich, spoiled brats get the best of me." He added, "Now, I'm not saying we can't be friends, we can, as long as you can stay off your high horse and treat me with respect, then you won't hear me complain." He finished his speech and flew off the podium and stage, just before more trash were thrown at him.
Saffron flinched at the bad rep that the two boys gave themselves and cautiously stepped up to the podium, tapped the mike three times, and cleared her throat.
But before she could even start speaking, many wolf whistles fluttered the school yard.
"Wow, she's hot!"
"Look at those jugs!"
"I hope she dates me!"
*FEEDBACK*
The whole yard was quite the moment that feedback reached their ears and Saffron clearing her throat, "Good evening everyone, my name is Saffron Masala, I come from an Eastern Equestrian state, my dad owns a restaurant." She began, "Now, I don't like to stir unwanted drama or trouble, but if any of you have a problem with me, please walk it out with me instead of talking behind my back. I'd be more than thrilled to talk a problem out rather than have you talk about it behind my back." She added, stepping off the podium, "I'll be excited to work with you all these next 3 years." She said, walking off to the back of the stage.
The moment she left the stage, the crowd erupted, but not in rage like before, but in love and the possible chance at getting a date with a hot student.
At the back of the stage, Saffron was met with Soma, Connor, and Erina staring each other down. Erina flicks her hair and walks out the back stage, "You two don't have a snowball chance in hell of graduating this school, good day!" She said, leaving in anger.
Saffron approaches the two boys, "And what's her problem?" She asked.
Connor shrugged, "She and Soma had bit of an altercation at the transfer exam, that's why he thought he didn't pass, and me, she just doesn't like me for taking his side." He explained.
Saffron nodded, "Well, shouldn't we be going, our first class should be soon." She said.
Connor and Soma nodded, "Well, we got different classes, so see you later." Connor said, both him and Soma leaving Saffron alone.
Saffron got her bag and began her treck to her first class.
And the whole way there, the students made sure to make Saffron uncomfortable, she received perverted glances from the boys, and very hateful glances from the girls, it made her want to disappear, but she kept going.
She soon made it to her classroom and entered. The moment she walked in, all eyes were on her, from boys to girls, even the teacher couldn't stop staring at her.
The teacher clears her throat and begins reading the instructions, "Hello class, my name is Mr. Juan and today in class, you will be making any type of mexican dish of your choice, but it has to be unique in a sense." He started, "You will also be working in pairs today." He added, "You have 2 hours to prepare the meal." He announced, "Begin!" He shouted, beginning the class.
And the moment that announcement left his mouth, all the boys, except one, flocked to Saffron, hoping to be her partner.
Saffron maneuvered through the crowd of boys and toward the lone boy who didn't pay her much attention. He had dark skin, white long hair, and green eyes, "The name's Saffron Masala, want to be partners?" She asked.
The kid shrugged, "Akira Hayama." He introduced, "Why work with me instead of any of your fanboys?" He asked.
Saffron sent a side glance at the boys staring at her, "I'd rather not work with them." She replied, trying to ignore the stares.
Akira sighed and nodded, "Well, let's get started." He initiated.
Saffron nodded, "So, what dish do you want to make?" She asked.
Akira shrugged, "I was thinking about something like an enchilada." He replied.
Saffron shrugged, "Okay, got any ideas where you want this to go?" She asked.
Akira nodded, "I was thinking, instead of chicken, why don't we use turkey meat." He suggested.
Saffron nodded, "I was thinking we can use two different meats, maybe something like beef." She added.
Akira nodded, "C'mon, let's get the ingredients." He replied, making his way to the cabinet to retrieve some spices.
Saffron followed suit and got the turkey, beef, onions, lettuce, tomato, olives, and corn wrap from the refrigerator. Saffron also used her magic to gather the cooking spray, jalapeno, enchilada sauce, cheddar cheese, aluminum foil, and some cilantro.
Once the two teens made it to their station with the ingredients, Saffron preheated the oven to 150 degrees and turned to her partner, "So, how do you want to do this?" She asked.
Akira took a sharp knife and approached the turkey, beef, and spices, "I'll deal with the turkey and beef, think you can have the vegetables and pan ready for the enchiladas." He tasked.
Saffron nodded and turned to the rest of the ingredients. She wrapped the tortilla in aluminum foil and put it in the oven. She then proceeded to cut the jalapeno, onions, cilantro, tomato, and proceeded to shred the cheddar. Once that was done, she saute the onions. Once she was done with that, Saffron took a pan and sprayed it with cooking oil and held it over the stove until it was hot.
Saffron then proceeded to place the tender onions, jalapeno, and cilantro on the pan. Once she was done, she turned to Akira who had just finished seasoning and cooking the turkey and the beef.
Akira added the turkey and beef on the pan and Saffron added the chicken to the mix and they added a can of enchilada sauce and let it cook for 5 minutes.
After that, Saffron spread the tortilla bread on a cutting board and Akira spooned the chicken mixture in the middle, they wrapped it up, seams down in a 13x9 inch baking pan. Heated the last two enchilada sauce cans in a saucepan and poured it over the enchilada and topped it with cheese.
They then placed the enchilada in the oven and heated it to 350 for 10 minutes until the enchilada was hot and the cheese was melted. Saffron used her magic to take the enchilada out and Akira evenly sprinkled the tomatoes and olives on top.
Akira then serves the enchilada on a bed of lettuce and it was done.
Saffron nodded, "Everything ready?" She asked.
Akira nodded and picked the plate up, "C'mon, let's get this to the teacher." He urged, approaching their teacher who had just given the previous pair an E.
Mr. Juan looked at the enchilada with a curious expression, "Hmmm… this is a rather unique choice." He praised, "Well then, let's dig in." He added, cutting a piece of the enchilada off and eating it with a fork.
The moment Mr. Juan bit into the enchilada, his mouth was invaded by a great rush of juicy turkey and beefy taste. The beef and turkey was seasoned to perfection with chili, garlic, and onion powder and paprika. The vegetables were cut to perfection and the olives delivered a delicious saltiness while the cheese molded all the flavors together.
"This enchilada is perfect, everything from the meat seasoning to the way the vegetables are cut, there isn't a single flaw with this dish." He praised, "Akira Hayama, Saffron Masala, I give you two an A for this phenomenally perfect dish." He graded the dish, "You two are free to do as you wish before your next class." He added.
Saffron and Akira nodded and left out the classroom. Once outside, Saffron sighed in relief and stretched her arms, "Good grief, it feels so much better to be outta there." She revelled in the freedom she had.
Akira nodded, "That was pretty good, I never knew somebody who can shred cheddar from the block like that with a knife. He congratulated.
Saffron smiled, "I could say the same about you and those spices, chili, garlic, and onion powder aren't spices I'd think about using with turkey and beef." She replied.
Akira chuckled, "Well, I got another class to attend in a little bit." He says.
Saffron nodded and held out her hand, "I hope to work with you again." She hoped.
Akira shook her hand, "Me too." He agreed, before leaving.
Saffron laughed and sighed, looking at her school schedule and saw that her next class was in 30 minutes. With a spring in her step, she skedaddled on to her next class for the day.
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