Gimai Seikatsu - Volume 8 by Mikawa Ghost

Author:Mikawa Ghost [Mikawa Ghost]
Language: eng
Format: epub

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“I’m home” we both called out as we opened the door to our flat. Then came two relieved sighs.

Finally home.

I'm starving. I need to get some food in me as soon as possible.

“Ah, I’m on cooking duty tonight, right?”

It's Wednesday. My turn to cook dinner. Not spotting any shoes in the entryway, I figured my old man hadn’t come home yet.

Dinner for three it is. I’d set my old man’s aside. He usually let us know if he was eating out.

“Need any help?” Ayase-san turned and asked me as she stood in the hallway.

“If you help it defeats the purpose of taking turns. It’s okay.”

“Got it.”

With just those two syllables Ayase-san retreated to her room.

We’d hardly spoken all day. Ah well, at least we can eat together. Now, what should I make?

After tossing my stuff into my room, I booted up the Notes app on my phone. Currently, my cooking repertoire is limited, so I have a rotation going. That’s why I kept a list of dishes I can make, with notes on how many times I’ve made each of them.

It was past 9 pm, so I don’t want to spend too much time on this… I’m getting tired of stir-fried vegetables, though.

“Let’s see what’s in the fridge.”

First things first, I need to see what ingredients we have on hand.

When I opened the fridge, I found a pot covered in plastic wrap. What’s this? I took it out to take a peek. It turned out to be leftover nikujaga[3], with about a quarter of the pot’s contents left. Akiko-san probably made it for lunch and put the leftovers in the fridge. Alright, If I just heat this up…

“Is this even enough?”

We had vegetables in the fridge, but no meat.

When in doubt, Google it:『Nikujaga+leftovers』

Croquettes, stew, gratin, curry... there were quite a few options.

Curry, huh? That might be good. I couldn’t add more meat, but I could think of it as vegetable curry. That way, I can just add store-bought curry roux, and it should be enough. I’ll add a few more potatoes, carrots, and onions, too.

I added water directly to the pot of nikujaga leftovers, then added the curry roux. While it was heating up on the stove, I chopped the vegetables. The extra vegetables wouldn’t cook properly as they were, so I zapped them in the microwave for about five minutes before adding them to the pot. All that’s left is to let it simmer.

While the curry bubbled away, I took the chance to quickly browse through other “leftover” recipes. It seems I’ll be relying on them in the future. I wanted to know what could be whipped up using them.

Curry made from leftover oden[4], curry made from leftover chikuzenni[4], curry made from leftover zoni[4], curry made from leftover cream stew…

Wow, curry really is really versatile. When in doubt, make curry. Everything usually works out.

I tasted the curry and adjusted the seasoning. It was slightly spicier than usual, but I feel like I need that right now. I also added extra spice to mask the nikujaga’s original taste.

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