🍲, 🔪 & ❤️for Bolormaa and Erdeni since I enjoyed them so much in Silent Night <3
But also, if it's not too much to ask, 🍹 and 🍲 for Elliott, Joseph, and Florence?
Yayyy!! I love asks but getting to answer for them is fun :3
🍲 What's their comfort meal/sick day food?
Bolormaa: he generally loses his appetite, so he usually opts for something light and easy and more brothy than hearty
Erdeni: she passes cooking duties over to Bolormaa when she's not feeling well, and his go-to is guriltai shul, which is one of her favorites. It reminds her of home, and is comforting and hearty
Elliott: he likes to make chicken noodle (the classic) or, if he has the time and energy, he'll make himself erwtensoep. Thick and homey and comforting
Florence: whatever she can scavenge. She doesn't usually cook for herself, it's whatever she's got around, but if she had her choice of anything in the whole world, she'd probably pick a lamb stew
Joseph: he's a minestra maritata man for his sick day meal. Easy to meal prep in advance, stores well, has plenty of vegetable and protein to it
🔪 Do they like to cook? Are they good at it?
Bolormaa: he DOES cook, but it's not his favorite thing in the world. He's fine enough, nobody would starve if he suddenly became head chef of the household, but nobody, including him, would be thrilled
Erdeni: she LOVES cooking, so she takes on most of the cooking for the household, and she's a great chef
❤️ Does food/cooking carry sentimental value for them? Is it something they connect to an expression of love?
Bolormaa: when he does cook, it's usually because Erdeni's unable to for some reason, so it's usually an act of love or taking the burden off of her and letting her focus on whatever she needs to focus on
Erdeni: cooking is very much an expression of love for her. Making something to be enjoyed by people she loves, that will nourish their body but also their bond, is something really special to her
🍹 What is their alcoholic drink of choice or favorite mocktail if they don't drink?
Elliott: he doesn't drink terribly often because he's a recovering alcoholic (but feels he's in a much better place than before and can handle it more), but when he does, he loves a hot toddy, or something fruity that comes with a drink umbrella and a name like "flirting with the sunset" or something similarly twee
Florence: she makes an absolutely lethal jungle juice. Whatever you've got in a bottle, it is now in a tub with a ladle and some sliced fruit. Self serve, she's not your mom
Joseph: he is a cognac man through and through, and he generally takes it neat. He doesn't really like to mix it with anything because he's a snob who doesn't want to mix expensive alcohol and compromise its virtue of itself, but if he had to mix something he'd do an old fashioned