Daddy! Come Home for Dinner! - Chapter 721 - Chapter 721: Chapter 721: Just Two More People

Chapter 721: Chapter 721: Just Two More People

If only Zoe Silverstone hadn’t ruined her career and been banned.

Even if she was eliminated, it would still be a breeze for her to return to the scene with her popularity.

Although she wouldn’t be able to participate in future promotions.

But the ratings for the Spring Festival Special Program have always been very high.

In order to be in line with the theme of the family reunion and happiness during the Spring Festival, the special program would naturally be free of conflicts.

The atmosphere should be harmonious and full of laughter.

There would also be some games to play.

For this purpose, besides inviting Grace Green as the host, Pingla also invited the famous host Leo Xenos from the top of the domestic entertainment industry.

Leo Xenos is known for his humor, resourcefulness, strong adaptability on the spot, and high emotional intelligence.

Being around him always makes people feel comfortable.

Always like a breath of fresh air.

Entertainment shows with Leo Xenos always have exceptionally high ratings.

So, Leo Xenos is always the guarantee of ratings for these entertainment programs.

Pingla paid a high price to invite him to host the show, aiming at securing the ratings during the Spring Festival holiday broadcast.

Pingla even bought prime time.

It didn’t matter if they made money or not, they’re putting up an attitude as if they have money to invest anyway.

People want to watch light-hearted and happy shows during the New Year, and the program being broadcast during prime time.

The result of the high ratings is that the contestants’ fame could also be boosted.

Although there are some returning contestants, there aren’t many.

So everyone would have plenty of opportunities to show their faces and speak.

Even if Zoe Silverstone was eliminated, if she had the chance to appear on the show, she could still attract a wave of fans.

The benefits it would bring wouldn’t be small.

Unfortunately, there are no ifs.

Zoe Silverstone didn’t know that Pingla would host such a special program until it was too late to regret it.

Cindy Clarke smiled and said, “We can each prepare a simple home-cooked dish, something easy to make and learn, with detailed instructions. After the show is broadcast, the official Facebook page of the production team will release the detailed method of each dish, so the audience can learn it easily and bring it to their own table.”

Adrian Zhekova nodded and explained, “The main purpose of this special program is to let the contestants teach some simple, easy-to-make, and delicious home-cooked dishes to the audience. Usually, the top 10 contestants in cooking competitions create dishes that are quite complex and difficult to imitate.”

“Moreover, there aren’t enough resources in ordinary households, and they lack various ingredients and food materials for replicating dishes, resulting in a gap between the dishes and the audience’s expectations.”

“When eating at restaurants, the recipes of the dishes are naturally not disclosed. Some cooking shows are not practical, and they seem to make simple dishes, but the chefs use a lot of oil, which is unsuitable for home-cooked meals.”

“So this special program aims to teach the audience simple, easy-to-learn, and delicious dishes in a family-friendly theme, making it convenient for them to serve on their dining tables.”

“Very good, very good!” Old Madam nodded with a smile.

As Victoria Wheeler listened to their conversation, she took a piece of lobster meat.

The lobster meat was stir-fried by Cindy Clarke and then put back on the lobster shell. It was shaped like shrimp balls, with a sweet, sour, and slightly spicy taste.

There were noodles under the lobster.

Unlike the common practice in restaurants where pasta is placed under a lobster, the noodles Cindy Clarke used were not pasta, nor did they resemble ordinary traditional noodles.

They tasted chewy, similar to rice noodles, and a bit like sweet potato noodles – smooth and chewy, with a crystal-clear white color. They didn’t taste like potato noodles, but had the texture of flour-based noodles.

Victoria Wheeler was surprised and asked, “What are these noodles made of?”

“These are gluten noodles, usually used to make cold noodles. I love their texture, so I often use them to make stir-fried noodles. This time, I used them as the bed for the lobster,” Cindy explained.

Upon hearing this, Maverick Zhekova also took a chopstick full of noodles and mixed it with some stir-fried lobster sauce, taking a bite, and found it indeed smooth and chewy.

“When will the show be broadcast? Has it been scheduled?” The Old Master asked while scooping up a spoonful of shrimp and tofu steamed egg.

He blew on it a few times to disperse the hot steam on top of the steamed egg.

This shrimp and tofu steamed egg looked like an ordinary steamed egg custard.

After scooping a spoonful, the Old Master didn’t see any trace of tofu in the steamed egg.

He couldn’t help but ask Cindy Clarke, “Where’s the tofu in this shrimp and tofu steamed egg? I can’t see it, but I can taste the tofu flavor.”

Cindy Clarke explained with a smile, “I boiled soy milk, and since steamed eggs require water to achieve a finer texture, I usually control the egg-to-water ratio at 1:1 so that the steamed egg will taste like pudding. This time I replaced the water with soy milk, resulting in tofu aroma blended with the egg flavor.”

“Actually, I could also cut silken tofu into chunks and put them in, but if I did that, I feel like the tofu and egg would be separate entities rather than a cohesive dish.”

“This is better, this is better,” the Old Master nodded, “Every tofu steamed egg dish I’ve eaten is like what you described – the egg and tofu are distinct from each other. It tastes good but the flavors do not merge together. When eating steamed eggs, it tastes like eggs, and when eating the tofu underneath, it tastes like tofu.”

“Moreover, the texture of tofu and steamed eggs is somewhat different. Whenever I eat both tofu and steamed eggs at the same time, I always feel like the tofu is ruining the texture of the eggs,” the Old Master commented, “Unlike now, it feels like I’m eating steamed egg while also eating soft tofu.”

As they were talking, festive and auspicious songs started playing on the television.

It was the Spring Festival Gala.

Although the Gala has been criticized for years, people were still accustomed to having it on in the background.

Morgan Zhekova, who doesn’t eat much, finished his meal early and sat on the couch, playing mobile games while occasionally watching the Gala.

Cindy Clarke went to cut some fruit for Morgan to eat first.

“There are only two more people in the house this year, but it feels so much livelier,” the Old Madam said.

The warm atmosphere at home had also increased significantly.