Chapter 111: Cooking Together in the Kitchen
While Calix was napping, Leslie checked the kitchen for her dumpling-making. Thankfully, she found some homemade dumpling wrappers made by Aunt Wendy, stored in the freezer.
Leslie didn’t feel the need to take a nap. Not doing anything much from the morning, her energy was well reserved.
’I should start making them.’
Bored, Leslie decided that it would have been better if she started preparing the dumplings and storing them in the fridge. Once Calix was ready, they could either fry or steam the dumplings.
"Scallions, carrots, cabbage, ground chicken, soy sauce, sesame, oil, peppers..."
After wearing the apron, Leslie tied up her long hair into a messy bun. She also made sure she had everything needed. Thankfully, Aunt Wendy had always kept the kitchen well-stocked.
The most important part was the fillings. After making those, Leslie could begin folding the dumplings.
"Aunt Wendy’s vegetable plot comes in handy," Leslie murmured to herself while chopping the scallions, "It’s small but has everything necessary."
Uncle Raymond built a small vegetable patch for Aunt Wendy outside the kitchen. One just had to open the backdoor to see it. Scallions, chives, celery, corianders and chilies were among the vegetables grown there.
"Done," Leslie pushed the bowl containing the fillings away, "Let’s get the wrappers."
Leslie found a two-tiered rectangular plastic container. She lay a piece of parchment paper each on its bottom, planning to place the uncooked dumplings there. Before that, she coated the paper lightly with flour.