My Lady Chef novel Chapter 7

Ely's POV:

After the scene with Mrs. Yates a few days ago, the head butler had a few of the manservants work on the exterior of the bridal but repainting, cleaning, and washing the doors and wall while a gardener trimmed the hedges and potted more plants near the empty flowerbeds.

The 3 servants he sent over were young, diligent, and very friendly towards me as they replacing the threadbare carpets and polishing the floors and the stairs as well.

Soon the little bridal house looked even better than before. Even with Linda's help in trying to clean such a huge house; we would not have been able to keep it up. It was a good move to ask for more servants.

I also made sure to learn the new staff under my supervision.

The name of the errand boy was Charles while the two other maids were Beatrice and Lisa. They were all young but hardworking so for now, I have no complaints about them.

For now.

I also made sure to make it known to Linda to close off the kitchen to the other staff since I have started practicing my cooking there the moment I successfully created my first dish.

The maid was smart enough to follow my command and would always lead the others to a vacant smaller kitchenette where they can all sit and rest when they are off duty or relaxing so that I won't be bothered.

Right now. I was attempting to make meat stock cubes using my water mana. On Earth, stock cubes saves you time in seasoning your dishes and can be used to flavor stews, soups, pasta, and even marinades.

This is why I chose chicken parts with a lot of collagen and gelatinous fats and boiled it along with some herbs and seasonings.

As I boiled a second pot with wild pig parts this time, I brushed up on my book about the food here.

Apparently. Mana infused dishes are a privilege for the nobles and elite of the Kingdom. The way mana preserves the dishes at their peak of deliciousness in food has made chefs with the ability to harness mana cooking very sought after.

Even in this Kingdom, There are only 6 known powerful mana users. 3 of them are chefs in the profession while the last 3 are in the military.

There were very few cookbooks on food with no mana since there was a misconception that it would be inferior in taste but on Earth, the way we cook has no mana but the food that is created by my hands always makes people smile and warms their heart.

It was because years of research on food left by ancestors helped us with shortcuts and methods on how to preserve flavors in a simple dish without mana.

I aim to take the level of normal style cooking to a whole new dimension while learning how to master mana infused cooking. With my innate chef skills and my knowledge of this world's culinary history, it is not an impossible task.

I may be able to pave my path and change my pariah status. It was something I have been planning ever since I landed here at the bridal house.