Judith Eastman
Civilian
Grandma
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Rank: Civilian/other
Position: Civil Servant
Species: Human
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Post by Judith Eastman on Apr 6, 2021 17:16:45 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams) & Max Williams - Commanding Officer's Quarters]"We use all sorts of ingredients. Cheese from other worlds is a favorite," Max answered, as he wondered whether he'd misspoken, or Isaiah had misheard. "As for pastrami specifically, this is an Earth history lesson. As you may know, there were large Jewish communities - my ancestors - across Eastern Europe, in places like old Romania, during the Dark Ages. When Jewish immigrants came to America, they adapted many of their practices to the new environment. Romanian Jews used to preserve goose meat as pastrami - because goose was cheap - but in America, beef was cheaper, so they made the switch.""Since Judy won't eat mammals' meat with dairy products, but she does eat poultry, we use the goose variant more often," Max added, Judy couldn't truly trace her ancestry back 500 years (there were a few world wars in the middle), but she knew a majority of her ancestors were Ashkenazi Jews.
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Isaiah Quinn
Science
[TI36]
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Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Position: Chief Science Officer
Species: Human
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Post by Isaiah Quinn on Apr 6, 2021 18:35:44 GMT
[CO's Quarters, Front Ear Station ] Isaiah was much more attentive as the lesson proceeded. As Max pointed out that they used a variety of ingredients, including those beyond the boundaries of Earth, the tale became even more interesting. Even as Judy took up the story, pointing out how the goose variety of pastrami was actually more traditional than the meat, at least to the Romanian Jews. "Fascinating," Isaiah said as he listened to the pair. He would never consider himself an expert on archaeology or anthropology, but he would accept the title of an aficionado, simply because history alone was always an interesting tale. He made note of the Max mentioning Judy's preference to not eat dairy with mammal's meat. He thought to inquire upon that further, but wasn't certain if he'd be intruding by doing so.
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Thea Baker
Command
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Rank: Captain
Position: Commanding Officer
Species: Human
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Post by Thea Baker on Apr 6, 2021 19:07:48 GMT
[CO's Quarters - Front Ear] Max had said one of Thea's favourite words as the Chef spoke about the ingredients that they used. " I must admit that cheese is a weakness of mine" she admitted as Judy explained more about her roots, which gave Thea further insight into her friend's heritage. Echoing Isaiah's fascinating comment, before Max continued and told them why they used the goose variant more than the traditional beef pastrami. " It'll be a first for me as I'm a recent convert to beef pastrami thanks to Isaiah and he makes a mean reuben".
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Judith Eastman
Civilian
Grandma
Posts: 2,593 Likes: 84
Rank: Civilian/other
Position: Civil Servant
Species: Human
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Post by Judith Eastman on Apr 7, 2021 0:38:00 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams) & Max Williams - Commanding Officer's Quarters]"I can imagine, coming from the land of a thousand delis," Judy commented on Isaiah's skill making a reuben. It was a staple, a creation of New York City. "Now, back to the task at hand. When you make any kind of a wrap, you have to really be strategic about where you place the fillings. With the thin stuff, the cream cheese, the sliced meats, you lay those out through the whole thing," she explained, as she spread the cream cheese and laid out pastrami on a tortilla. "The tricky thing is what you do with the pickle, or well, the quarters of a pickle that we're going to use," she continued, as Max cut a pickle lengthwise into quarters. "Your first instinct might be to put it in the middle, but in fact you should put it on one side, and then use it as the core to wrap the whole thing around, tightly but not too tightly.""For a second one, let's try turkey and hasperat?" Max suggested, eyeing both their guests (for their opinion of the notoriously spicy Bajoran filling), and Judy (for whether she had plans for their leftover hasperat filling from yesterday).
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OOC: the finished product will look like this, but with a pickle
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Isaiah Quinn
Science
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Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Position: Chief Science Officer
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Post by Isaiah Quinn on Apr 7, 2021 17:57:29 GMT
[CO's Quarters, Front Ear Station ] Isaiah smiled at Thea's mention of his reubens. Her certainly felt those those skills paled in comparison to the culinary craftiness they were presently experiencing. Judy didn't seemed surprised, and given that they haled from the same area, he figured as much. As their attention turned back to creating the pinwheels, Isaiah again found himself attentive as she modeled the first. Max then mentioned repeating the process with Turkey and Hasperat. "Hasperat? the scientist repeated. "I'm detecting a distinct fondness for spiciness," he stated with a smile.
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Thea Baker
Command
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Rank: Captain
Position: Commanding Officer
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Post by Thea Baker on Apr 7, 2021 19:48:54 GMT
[CO's Quarters - Front Ear] " It's definitely something that I always enjoy" she admitted, following Judy's comment and the smile that she received from Isaiah. They may not be culinary experts like Max and Judy but it was those little touches that Thea loved as it was made by him. As the demonstration began in regards to the pinwheel, Thea took notice of what was being said. Absorbing the information as Max made a suggestion about the next filling. Smiling at what Isaiah then said as she then spoke, " Me too and I'm good with Turkey and Hasperat".
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Judith Eastman
Civilian
Grandma
Posts: 2,593 Likes: 84
Rank: Civilian/other
Position: Civil Servant
Species: Human
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Post by Judith Eastman on Apr 7, 2021 21:15:05 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams) & Max Williams - Commanding Officer's Quarters]"That's on the wifey here," Max responded to Isaiah's comment, squeezing Judy's waist tightly. "She loves spicy food almost as much as she loves garlic.""And I have a hubby who indulges me," she added, before planting a little kiss on her man. It was evident, from their tone and the way they looked at each other, that they were holding back for the sake of the food and their guests; their bond, including the passion more often associated with youths, was built to last. "As for the hasperat, we use a recipe I learned with Saya - Chief Ozu. We made some filling yesterday, so we'll use the leftovers from that and skip the long prep process," Judy explained, leaving Max's embrace to take a jar of the stuff out of the fridge. He watched her move, with an admiring smile. "You'll want to spread it around the tortilla, but leave about one finger's width empty along three sides, and two fingers along the fourth side," he added.
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Isaiah Quinn
Science
[TI36]
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Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Position: Chief Science Officer
Species: Human
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Post by Isaiah Quinn on Apr 8, 2021 5:29:51 GMT
[CO's Quarters, Front Ear Station ] Isaiah smiled as it became apparent that both Judy and Thea were fans of spicy foods. He was aware of his girlfriend's preference, but made a mental note as Max revealed it to be true of Judy as well. The exchange from the older couple brought a smile to Isaiah's lips. He listened as Judy mentioned that the filling they were using for the Hasperat pinwheels had been one that had been leftover from what sounded like a dinner with Chief Ozu. It seemed that the captain and her husband tended to entertain a number of the crew. Perhaps that was the secret to relaxing around the captain. Truth be told, while Judy hadn't been his captain for very long, she had been one of the few constants aboard the station since his assignment here. Of course, he hadn't been a senior officer very long, so it would take some getting used to (on his part) of socializing with them. Isaiah focused as Max gave instructions on how to apply the spread to the tortilla. He made some preliminary measures on his own tortilla as Max explained it. Marking as best he could with thin lines of the filling before proceeding to apply the other ingredients. "I think I've got it," he said as he worked.
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Thea Baker
Command
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Post by Thea Baker on Apr 8, 2021 9:04:25 GMT
[CO's Quarters - Front Ear] Thea's love of spice, garlic and cheese with the occasional weakness for cake or ice cream and Isaiah's reubens was just the tip of the iceberg when it came to her favourite things. So finding out that she had something else in common in Judy was definitely a plus, especially since they were still getting to know one another. The Doctor also found it sweet as Max and Judy showed their affection for one another again, before Judy revealed more about the hasperat and how she had used Saya's recipe. That was nice to know as Max then gave them instructions on how to construct the hasperat pinwheels. Following Isaiah's lead as she spread the filling, not entirely satisfied with the outcome. " How does that look?".
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Judith Eastman
Civilian
Grandma
Posts: 2,593 Likes: 84
Rank: Civilian/other
Position: Civil Servant
Species: Human
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Post by Judith Eastman on Apr 8, 2021 23:50:37 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams) & Max Williams - Commanding Officer's Quarters]As Max made a second roll with pastrami, Judy observed Thea and Isaiah's work with an attentive eye. She didn't want to miss out on any valuable learning opportunities. "Thea, you'll want to smooth it out more. With hasperat, it's crucial to have it nice and level, because too much filling in one spot can be overwhelming," she advised. "Isaiah, you're good, although you don't have to be quite so exact with the edges. If you're a few millimeters off, that's no big deal.""For the record, she was a fanatic for exact measures when we met. It's something to do with her engineering background," Max teased, drawing a smile from Judy. He always knew how to keep her humble, in his gentle way.
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Isaiah Quinn
Science
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Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Position: Chief Science Officer
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Post by Isaiah Quinn on Apr 9, 2021 1:38:13 GMT
[CO's Quarters, Front Ear Station ] Isaiah listened as Judy appraised both is progress and Thea's. Her critiques were informative, but the patience in her words could be heard as well. She had informed Isaiah that he didn't need to be so precise with his measurements, only to have Max follow up by pointing out how precise she had been when she first started. It was a bit of a comfort to hear that. "I don't believe it's easy to turn off the precision given our respective professions." As a scientist, or even an engineer, precision could the difference between life and death... a few meters or several light years. It was definitely an art to cooking that Isaiah would have to work at over time. A feat he was willing and patient enough to endure.
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Thea Baker
Command
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Rank: Captain
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Post by Thea Baker on Apr 9, 2021 9:55:06 GMT
[CO's Quarters - Front Ear] Thea was certainly grateful for Judy's gentle encouragement and correction when it came to her observation of her attempt at spreading the filling onto the tortilla. " Thanks and exactly, I wouldn't want anyone to choke on too much hasperat" she admitted with some added humour as she listened to Judy's advice and began to smooth the filling out more evenly. When Judy then spoke to Isaiah, she smiled softly understanding exactly what her boyfriend meant. Glad that they were learning all of this together and how it would definitely help and encourage them in the long run.
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Judith Eastman
Civilian
Grandma
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Rank: Civilian/other
Position: Civil Servant
Species: Human
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Post by Judith Eastman on Apr 9, 2021 18:34:04 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams) & Max Williams - Commanding Officer's Quarters]"It can be quite hard, but you can find ways to induce just the lightest sloppiness. Sometimes, when I get too absorbed in measuring this-or-that thing, Max starts whispering the most ludicrous things in my ear, to distract me," Judy replied to Isaiah's comment with an anecdote - or at least the G-rated version of the anecdote. Max responded with an impish grin, before pivoting back to the task at hand. "Now, let's try rolling these up, tightly enough that they hold together but not so tight that the filling spills out, and then we'll slice them and be done," he instructed. Judy retrieved a box of cocktail picks from a drawer, whose purpose was soon to be revealed.
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Isaiah Quinn
Science
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Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Position: Chief Science Officer
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Post by Isaiah Quinn on Apr 9, 2021 20:13:36 GMT
[CO's Quarters, Front Ear Station ] A slight chuckle left Isaiah's lips as Thea was grateful for the critique and commented that she certainly didn't want anyone choking on too much Hasperat. "On the bright side, we wouldn't have to look too far to find a good doctor," Isaiah added. He then listened as seemed to reveal she understood Isaiah's dilemma in his dedication to precision, but revealed there were ways to include a little sloppiness. Isaiah also found Judy's little anecdote about Max whispering absurd things at her rather amusing. At Max's suggestion, Isaiah proceeded to roll a few more of the pinwheels... allowing a little less precision as he went. There were a few times, he had some of the filling squeeze through, and attempted to adjust his successive attempts to alleviate it.
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Thea Baker
Command
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Post by Thea Baker on Apr 9, 2021 20:35:29 GMT
[CO's Quarters - Front Ear] " That's very true" Thea quipped as Isaiah chuckled slightly at her choking comment, before Judy answered him about his precision remark. Smiling at the anecdote that she used and could only imagine what was said between them. However they still had the pinwheels to finish as Max continued with the instructions. Remembering what she had learned, Thea began to roll her share of what would become pinwheels. There was a couple of pauses to correct the rolling process but overall was satisfied with what she had done.
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