Why do Witches fly on Broomsticks

By Adina Rosetti
Translation into English: Sînziana Dragoș
Adina Rosetti

(Excerpt)
Chapter 7: Is It True that the Great Dragon Is a Very Good Cook?

The answer is yes… and no. It is true that the Great Dragon is known to be a very good cook because he even has a restaurant bearing his name, “The Great Dragon”, where all dragons returning from battles go to grab a bite. He can be seen all day long wearing a huge cook’s hat on his head, handling pots and pans busily, while mumbling terrible words like: “intoxicating basil”, swearing “upon my tarragon and rosemary”, “roast onion” and other shameful phrases.

The Great Dragon has even written a cookery book titled “Secrets of Healthy Cooking for Dragons and other Scary Creatures” which is found in all scary creatures kitchens throughout the Dark Woods. At “The Great Dragon” one can find the best Princess Pea Soup, the tastiest Green Pepper Valliant Prince Soufle as well as the delicious Fairy Wings Pudding with caramel elf sauce.

The truth is, though, that the recipes have not been invented by the Great Dragon, but by a poor djinn/spirit he keeps in a jar whom he has tricked by magic to tell him all his secret recipes.
Bonus:
How to prepare Valliant Prince Soufle, some simple instructions (a recipe from “Secrets of Healthy Cooking for Dragons and other Scary Creatures”)
Ingredients:
– a freshly captured valliant prince
– 1 kg of courage
– 2 kgs of embers
– 200 g of memories of emperor daughters
AND SWEET PRINCESES
– a few war-hungry thoughts (about a spade tip)
– flour as much as it takes
– Epsom salt and vanilla sugar to taste
– a handful of green pepper pods
– optional: sneezing powder, a princess kiss (as decoration).
– Cooking:
– Rinse the valliant prince well, removing his sword, shield and spear and marinate only on a full moon. Meanwhile, simmer the war-hungry thoughts over a low heat, stirring well with the mace, until they go BOOM, with a big bang. Take the memories of emperor’s daughters and sweet princesses and sprinkle salt on one side and vanilla sugar on the other, so that they are neither too sweet nor too salted. In the morning take the valiant prince from the marinade and strain the kilogram of courage left in the sauce. Mix with the sweet-salted memories, with the cooled Boomed mixture, fold in flour as much as necessary, season with green pepper and, for extra fun with sneezing powder! Pour in an angular tin and bake on embers (the Prince’s horse could tell where to find some) until golden. Before serving, you can decorate with a fresh princess kiss – which is known to be a great delicacy.
– Mighty appetite!

女巫们为何坐在扫帚柄上飞行
作者：艾迪娜.罗塞提
英文译者：森济娅娜.拉格斯

（摘要）

第七章：巨龙是否真是好厨师？

答案：是，也不是。巨龙的确因为是个好厨子闻名，因为他有一家以自己名字命名的餐馆-巨龙餐厅。所有战斗归来的龙族都来这家餐厅吃饭。巨龙整天戴着厨师帽，一边在锅碗瓢盆中忙碌一边嘟嘟囔囔：“这罗勒叶真让人兴奋”，冲着“我的迷迭香和龙蒿叶，烤洋葱”发誓，还总蹦出各种羞耻语录。

巨龙甚至还写了一本烹饪书-《给龙族及其他可怕物种的健康烹饪秘密》，这本书流传于黑森林各可怕物种之间。在巨龙餐厅，你能尝到最棒的豌豆公主汤，香喷喷的青椒王子蛋奶酥，以及美味的仙女翅膀布丁佐精灵焦糖酱。

实际上，虽然巨龙自己并非菜单创始者，但是他的罐子里有个被他耍过的可怜神灵，用魔法告诉他这些秘密食谱。

奖励：
怎么准备勇敢王子蛋奶酥？这里有简单的烹饪步骤，食谱从《给龙族及其他可怕物种的健康烹饪秘密》中摘录

原料：
-新鲜捕获的勇敢王子一位
-勇气一千克
-灰烬两千克
-皇帝女儿记忆200克
还有甜美公主
-嗜战的心（倒一铲左右）
-磨粉，有多少磨多少
-泻盐和香草糖调味
-一把青椒豆荚
-可选料:喷嚏粉，公主之吻（装饰物）

烹饪步骤
先把勇敢王子漂洗干净，挪开他的剑，盾，矛，只在圆月中腌制。同时，将那颗嗜战的心用温火慢炖，用权杖搅拌它，直到“嘭”一声爆炸。取出国王女儿的记忆和甜美公主，一面撒盐，另一面铺香草糖粉，平衡咸甜味觉。早上，取出腌制的勇敢王子，把酱里的一千克勇气压紧。混合着咸甜记忆，冷却下来的爆炸物，把它们尽可能多的叠到面粉里，用青椒调味，若想要更多乐趣，撒上喷嚏粉！倒入罐中，在灰烬中烘焙（王子的马知道灰烬去哪找）直到色泽金黄。端盘之前，你可以用公主之吻来装饰-这可是人尽皆知的美味佳肴。

祝君好胃口！