#Cherry Pie & Lemon Drizzle

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Smoke Eater - Part 7

Pairing: Firefighter!Dean Winchester x F. Reader 

Summary: Dean Winchester is the cocky, but well-respected Lieutenant at Firehouse 25. He leads by example, but he’s also known to break a few hearts. He’s starting to crave something he’s never had, though. Something stable. Something real. 

That’s when he meets you, on a truly terrible day, trapped in a rickety old elevator.   

🔥 Series Masterlist

AN: So I don't know why it takes me exactly seven chapters to get to the smut, but so far that's three different series where that's happened. 😂 (Never Say Goodbye, Break Me Down, and now Smoke Eater. Go figure! 🤷🏽‍♀️)

Word Count: 6,200 Tags/Warnings: 18+ only! For smutty smut and baking shenanigans, tinge of angst.

Part 7: “Cherry Pie & Lemon Drizzle”

You liked Dean’s apartment. It was on the second floor out of three, and a modest, clean, comfortable space.

Though overall it felt very “dude bro” in décor. You supposed that made sense, considering it was just Sam and Dean living here.

And while you still hadn’t met Sam (he was working late tonight), it gave you a chance to do something you’d been very much looking forward to doing with Dean… 

“Not for nothin’, this is probably one in three of the best things I’ve ever put in my mouth,” said Dean.

True to his word, his mouth was full. You giggled as a flake of pasta spewed from his mouth.

“Oh really? Makes me curious about the other two,” you said mischievously. And you handed him a napkin to blot his face.

You sat across from him in the small dining room adjacent to the kitchen. The table itself was barely big enough to fit in the space, feeling more like a nook than a room, but it sat three people. That was usually enough for Sam and Dean, and occasionally Eileen when she came over.

Dean chuckled, his brows dancing. “Oh, I’m sure you’ll find out.”

Your face warmed at that, despite your amusement. You had made dinner, for which Dean had been more than enthusiastic.

“You mean I get an actual chef making me food? Sign me the hell up,” he’d teased.

Never mind that you weren’t an actual chef. You had focused on patisserie in culinary school. He didn’t seem to mind though, as he’d devoured two servings of salmon and fettucine alfredo, even down to the steamed broccoli. You had to admit, it warmed you inside to see him enjoy your food.

You’d promised to cook for him last week, and he hadn’t let it go until both your schedules opened up enough for you to come over.

He now hummed in satisfaction as he finished off the last bite on his plate and wiped his mouth with the napkin.

“Thanks for this, sweetheart. I needa have you around here more often,” he said, tossing you a grin.

You smiled back. “It’s my pleasure.”

It wasn’t the first time Dean had invited you over to his apartment, but for the life of you, you didn’t know why it had taken you so long to accept.

…Well, okay, you did know why. You were reluctant to leave your grandfather alone, potentially all night. But George had been adamant about you going out for as long as you wanted, on the promise that he’d check in every few hours until he went to bed.

“Okay, ready for dessert?” you asked.

“Uh, yeah,” Dean said. He still thought about those cookies you brought to the firehouse, almost a month ago already.

Damn, has it really been that long? he thought as he helped you collect the dishes from dinner. He followed you into the kitchen, where you already knew the lay of his land.

Sam couldn’t cook for shit, so it usually fell on Dean to be the figure of culinary expertise. But he had no problem making way for you, especially if you were going to look over your shoulder and wink at him like that.

“Good, because you’re going to help me,” you informed him.

Dean’s smile grew. “All right…what did you have in mind?”

While he started on the dishes in the sink, you hauled out even more ingredients from a big grocery bag you’d brought and stored in the refrigerator. He watched you out of the corner of his eye and spotted lemons, among other things.

“Lemon drizzle cake,” you replied. “One of my grandma’s recipes. I just need a mixing bowl and a cake tin.”

“Good, because we’re not very Betty Crocker in this place. Let’s just say my kitchen tools are limited,” he said, raising a brow at you. “You know, if you wanted to bake, I’m sure you’ve got all the proper bells and whistles at your house. We could’ve done this over there.”

You paused to consider the question he wasn’t quite asking, because he had a point. You could’ve invited him over your house instead. You joined him near the sink and leaned against the counter, tapping your nails on the tile surface.

“Well, as you know, I live with my grandpa,” you said.

“Good ol’ George,” Dean grinned. “That guy’s hilarious. Like the fourth Stooge.”

He particularly liked the story you’d told him about the time George had bought you your first makeup palette when you turned fifteen, but hadn’t told you it was face paint…the kind that clowns used.

“And I’d love for you two to get to know each other better. Don’t get me wrong. But barring the fact that we probably wouldn’t have much…privacy,” you pointed out with a subtle smile, trying to ignore Dean’s resulting smirk. Never mind that you two hadn’t needed “privacy” just yet.

“I guess I’m just not used to inviting people over. I’ve been trying to limit the exposure to germs in the house,” you admitted. At Dean’s quizzical look, you had to explain.

“My grandfather had cancer last year,” you said. “He had surgery to remove the mass, and did well, considering his age. He’s in remission now…but I’m still looking after him.”

You’d gone with him to see his primary doctor a couple of weeks ago for that persistent cough. While the doctor seemed to think it was George’s asthma acting up, you’d still scheduled an appointment with his oncologist.

And while your thoughts led you down an all-too familiar path, Dean processed this with a nod of his head. He shut off the sink. After drying his hands, he looked over at you and brushed your cheek with his thumb.

“I’m glad he’s doing better now,” he said. His brows furrowed. “And your grandma passed just a few years before that?”

You nodded, letting out a deep breath. “Yeah. It’s been a long few years.”

So, Dean took an inventory in his mind as he rested a comforting hand on your back. You took care of your family. You could cook. You were beautiful. And still, you kicked ass at your job and seemed to have the rest of your shit together.

He had to admit. The more he learned about you, the more he liked you.

“Anyway,” you shook your head with a smile. “Sorry. Ready to bake?”

Dean’s lips quirked as he followed you to the other side of the kitchen. He stepped behind you and letting his hands fall to your waist. His lips skimmed the side of your head, pressing a kiss there.

“Okay, Rachael Ray,” he teased. “Teach me your ways.”

You were trying to measure out some sugar in the bowl first, but you giggled with a warm blush as he kissed his way down your neck.

“Are you actually going to help, or are you just going to distract me?” you volleyed back.

Dean hummed against the crook of your neck. “Can’t I do both?”

You picked up and egg and raised it level with his face.

“Hmm, should I try cracking this against your forehead?” you pondered.

His teeth playfully nipped your skin in retaliation, making you flinch with a yelp. The egg actually cracked in your hand.

“Shit,” you laughed, and you quickly dropped as much of it in the bowl as possible. But getting fractals of the shell in the bowl disturbed your anal sense of meticulousness. When it came to cracking eggs, you typically had nothing if not precision.

You shot Dean an accusatory look over your shoulder. He just grinned back at you.

“Am I helping yet?” he joked.

You chuckled dryly in response. “Just you wait.”

A few more minutes and “helpful” distractions from Dean later, you successfully had a cake batter in the bowl. You were hand mixing up a storm and sorely missing your Kitchen Aid mixer. Dean was right though; his cupboards had little more than one cake pan, one mixing bowl, and one wooden spoon.

At home, you had a modest collection of cookware and bakeware that rivaled Williams & Sonoma. Though that had been a gift from your grandparents, when you graduated from culinary school. (Your grandma had picked them out before she passed.)

“What’s your favorite dessert?” you asked Dean. You were pretending not to catch him sampling the batter with a finger while you buttered the cake tin.

“Ever?” he asked, rubbing a licked finger on his jeans.

“Yeah. Number one top favorite.”

“Hmm,” he contemplated with a cross of his arms. “Pie, I guess.”

You smirked. That explained his little man-child display a few weeks ago, when you’d tried to share his blueberry pie on your second date.

“What flavor?” you asked.

“I dunno. I’m not real picky,” he said.

“Come on. Everyone has a favorite flavor,” you reasoned. “I’m more of a cake girl myself, but even I love a blueberry pie.”

Dean eyed your teasing grin with a growing smirk of his own. He remembered that day in your office just as well as you.

“Okay, fine. Apple, I guess,” he replied. You gave him a mocking look.

“Really, the most basic of them all?” You tsked at him, shaking your head. “What happened to Mr. Rocky Road?”

Dean chuckled, but he leaned against the counter next to you. Instead of giving it to you right back, as usual, he looked more thoughtful. A gentler look grew on his face. It caught your attention.

“You know, one of my earliest memories…” He looked up at you then, more self-deprecating.

You realized he was about to admit to something, maybe embarrassing, or maybe just vulnerable. Your smile softened too as you paused in what you were doing.

“You can’t leave me hanging on that one,” you said. And you drew closer with a hand soothing up his arm.

He glanced over at you. “I remember being…four, probably. My mom made pies during Christmastime. Cherry, pecan, whatever. But my favorite was her apple pie. I still remember it, because I haven’t had a pie since that tasted like that one.”

Your heart clenched, but your insides also warmed. Not just at the story of his mother, but the way Dean told it, his voice softer, steady, and deep. It told you a lot about him without him having to explain; just like you, he knew what loss was.

You curled your hands around his bicep and pressed a kiss to his shoulder. Then your gaze drew back up to his.

“Have you talked to your dad since the last time?” you asked, a bit cautiously. “About his investigation of the fire?”

Dean sighed deep through his nose. “No.”

But despite his father’s warning, he had spoken to Sam.

“It’s different this time, Sam. The brand marks are the same,” Dean argued with his brother, this time in the living room. He sat on the couch while Sam stood, trying to process everything Dean had just told him about Mary’s potential murder.

“You saw the pictures yourself?” Sam asked.

Dean frowned. “No, but Dad—”

“Dean,” Sam cut him off as he gripped at his temples in frustration. “This is what he does. He sees evidence where he wants to see evidence. I’ve been down this road with him too, you know.”

“Yeah, I know,” Dean gritted out. John had roped Sam into helping him a few times, using his ADA status to look into different leads that ultimately hadn’t panned out.

“They always look like connections to him, but they never end up being anything more than his obsession,” Sam said.

He was firm, and Dean understood why, but his gut was telling him that it was different this time…

Still, he had no choice but to let it go. For now.

Dean shook his head of that memory. Instead, he tried to focus on being here with you. He liked this little yellow sundress you had on, despite the fall chill starting to set in outside. As usual, your hair was clipped up away from your neck while you got ready to put the now full cake tin into the oven.

He came over behind you and freed your hair from the clip, letting it all tumble down. You yelped and glanced over at him.

“Dean,” you chided, even though you were smiling. “My hair’s going to get in the batter.”

“I’ll keep it away, don’t worry,” he said lightly. He curled some of your hair around his hand so he could once again press a tantalizing kiss to the back of your neck. He felt you shiver.

You subtly leaned back against him, even as you whined in protest.

“Can you just let me get this in the oven?” you asked on a laugh. He smirked against your skin. You did manage to get the cake in the oven, but his lips and teasing hands were unrelenting as you tried to start cleaning up.

So you felt you had to take matters into your own hands. A mischievous idea had you smiling. You reached out for some flour that had spilled on the counter.

You turned, and before he realized what you were up to, you marked his forehead with an arch of white against his skin.

“Simba,” you said in a deeper voice, trying to mimic Mufasa from The Lion King.

Dean’s brows rose along with his widening eyes. He’d never seen you do something that childish, but it sparked his competitiveness as he blinked a bit of flour out of his eyes.

“You’re real proud of yourself, aren’t you?” he asked.

Your little smirk was answer enough. You flicked a bit more flour onto his shirt.

Dean chuckled darkly. “Okay, you asked for it.”

Both a gasp and a giggle caught in your throat.

“Oh, no.”

He reached past you for some flour off the counter and flicked it down at you, into your hair, across your face. He grabbed your flailing wrist and marked your cheeks. All the while, his grin grew ever deeper at your shrieking protests.

But you grew devious. You stuck two fingers into the bowl and scraped out a gob of raw, yellow batter. You were fully prepared to fling it into his face, but Dean grabbed your wrist.

“Ey, ey!” he raised a warning finger with his free hand. “You’re about to take this to a new level.”

You met his gaze through your lashes with a playful smile. “So?”

Dean raised a brow at you. He could admit, you had audacity. All he could do was call your bluff.

He took one of your battered fingers into his mouth. Your eyes widened at the feel of his soft tongue swirling around your finger, sucking it clean. All the while, his eyes never broke from yours.

Lord have mercy, you thought. Really, it was the only coherent one in your head.

He soon released you with a soft pop, before he did the same to the second finger.

Your breath hitched, and your blush was a living thing spreading down your neck, even as warmth pooled between your legs. By the time your second finger slid out of his mouth, you had to reach back to grip the counter just to steady yourself.

His arm slipped around your waist, and you reached for his face with both hands, bringing him down for the hottest kiss you’d ever had in your life. Teeth clicking, lips and tongues warring and devouring. Your fingers slipped roughly through his hair, while he gripped your hips and ass with a passion just shy of bruising.

You almost didn’t register the way his hands slipped under your thighs, to then heft you up onto the counter. You gasped into his mouth and clung tightly to his shoulders. He chuckled and positioned himself to stand between your legs.

“What, need a little warning?” he teased. Though he was breathless as your soft lips veered away from his, starting a burning path across his jaw and down his neck. You left the remnants of your lipstick all along the way, but it was the occasional graze of your teeth that had him moaning for you.

“Maybe,” you whispered coarsely against his skin, uttering a small laugh, “Sometimes I forget how damn strong you are.”

He scoffed. “Sweetheart, if I can heft a grown man on my shoulders up a flight of stairs, I can get you up on a little counter.”

You snorted in response. Perks of dating a firefighter.

And you shoved off his plaid shirt from his shoulders. Dean helped you by letting it drop the rest of the way to the floor, followed by his black undershirt.

You couldn’t believe this was the first time you were seeing him with his shirt off. It was a damn shame, really. But you caught the bit of smugness curving his lips at the way you were ogling, first with your eyes, then with your exploring hands over his toned arms and chest, and the solid plane of his abs, all the way down to his belt. You started undoing the clasp.

Dean couldn’t believe he was doing this, but he stopped you with his hands gently curling around your wrists. You looked up at him in confusion. To him, you looked unbelievably sexy then. Thoroughly kissed, hair tousled, a strap of your dress fallen to one shoulder while your lacey black bra peeked through.

Just the memory of having your curves in his hands had his dick hardening in his jeans, but he blew out a breath.

“Dean?” you asked. “What’s wrong?”

His hands tightened on yours as he peered down at you. “Are you sure?”

You blinked incredulously. “Did I look not sure?”

He paused, licking his lips. He raised a hand to hold your cheek.

“I just…you know I’m trying to do this right with you,” he said. “I just want to know…”

He couldn’t seem to finish what he was trying to say, but you thought you understood. You smiled up at him warmly. You leaned up for a kiss, softer this time.

“Dean, I trust you,” you said. And you could finally say it with no reservations. “I think this feels real. More real than anything I’ve had in a long time… What about you?”

When Dean smiled, it was warm, melting away the doubt in his eyes.

“Yeah, me too,” he said.

He seemed sincere. Maybe this man spared few words when it came to how he felt, but you’d seen a glimpse of the deeper parts. He felt things deeply, down to his bones.

His fingers sunk into your hair, and he guided you into a kiss. It was slower, but no less heady and wanting than the first. Your arms wrapped around his middle, letting you flatten your palms against the muscles in his back. But just as you were getting comfortable, Dean broke the kiss. He flashed you a smirk.

Before you could ask what the hell he was about to do, he’d hefted you back into his arms and over his shoulder. You squawked in protest as your whole world tipped over. Your face thudded on his back with a soft oof, your hair loose and falling like a curtain. Your hands accidentally fell against his ass.

“Ooh, someone’s handsy,” Dean teased.

“Dean!” you exclaimed, despite your peals of laughter. “Is this really necessary? I think I can find your room just fine.”

“Call it an officer’s escort,” he supplied.

“That’s for policemen!” you argued.

You couldn’t see it, but you could imagine the way he was grinning from ear to ear as he carried you through the apartment. You never noticed just how long his bowed legs were as he strode onward. But it felt like his shoulder was digging into your appendix.

Grunting in frustration, you slapped his ass again for good measure.

Dean laughed. “Hey, you’re only fueling my fire, baby.”

He slapped your ass right back, since he had an even better vantage point. He even slipped a hand underneath your little sundress and squeezed the inside of your thigh teasingly.

Your answering yelp, and the futile kick of your feet, had him laughing harder. His cheeks were aching.

Finally he reached his room, where he shut the door with his foot. He was gentle as he eased you off his shoulder and laid you down on his bed. You let out a breathless huff once your head hit the pillows. Your face was all red from being suspended upside-down, your hair a mess, and your dress pooling over your folded legs.

You gave Dean a playful glare. “Get over here.”

His smirk deepened, but he obliged you. He chucked his shoes off first, just like you let your sandals slip off the side of the bed.

He soon made his way up the bed, until he was hovering over you with his arms braced on either side of your head. He liked the way you were all laid out for him over his sheets, your wild hair spread over his pillows. He’d pictured something like this before, but nothing came close to having you for real.

He just didn’t know you’d been dreaming of the same thing.

You hadn’t allowed yourself to truly fall for someone, not in a long time. You’d been too focused on pivoting after school, on building your career, on taking care of your family. You’d dated here and there, but nothing had stuck for more than a few months. Even then, you’d never felt half of what you felt right now.

It scared you a little, but it also made you feel alive. Being with Dean made you feel that way.

So you took his face between your hands. His stubble rasped against your palms and the pads of your fingers. You didn’t mind that though. He’d left it a bit long for a shave last week. When you’d mentioned off-hand that you liked the thicker scruff (thinking it made him all the more handsome), he’d kept it for you. 

Now, he seemed like he was waiting on your cue.

You guided him down to you. He kissed you hot and slow, while a hand moved to your waist and clenched in the material of your dress. He slipped a heavy thigh between both of yours. The pressure was welcome, but you wanted friction.

You bunched up the skirt of your dress and aimed to slip it off, but Dean stopped your hands.

“That’s my job,” he teased.

“Then how about you get to it?” you countered with a smile. He rose a brow at you.

“A bit bossy, but I can dig that,” he smirked.

His kisses dropped against your neck, down your exposed neckline, and he peeled down the straps of your dress one by one. Your breathing became more labored as he touched you, squeezing a breast over the bra as he exposed more inches of your body.

Your fingers carded through his hair on a sigh as he made his way further down. Though he finally got impatient enough to work your dress off all the way, followed by his jeans and your bra and matching lacey panties. He lavished attention what felt like all over your body.

Really, he was just strategic. He stopped in places where you lost breath, moaning his name. Like the spot just under your ear, where he sucked hard enough to make you see stars. Or over your breasts, taking a pebbled nipple in his mouth, swirling with his tongue like he had the cake batter off your fingers.

His hands mapped out the soft planes and curves of your body for the first time, sometimes smooth and grazing, sometimes adding pressure that made warmth continue to pool between your legs.  

He went further still, wrapping an arm around your thigh and pressing nipping kisses along the inside. All the while his mouth drew closer to the place you wanted him the most. Even though you still raised up on your elbow and gave him a questioning look.

“Really? You want to…” Your voice came out in a whisper.

Dean looked up at you with puzzled brows. “Why not?”

You shook your head, your eyes widening marginally.

“No reason, I guess. I, um…I’ve never had someone do this for me first.” And certainly not on the first time having sex.

Dean frowned.

“Really?” he asked. “A guy’s never gone down on you first?”

You blushed. “Well, maybe with his fingers, but not…”

He shook his head and let out a breath. You felt it between your thighs, and your core clenched in anticipation.

“Okay, baby. I gotcha,” he said. He guided you back down with a gentle hand. “Just lie back and relax.”

You smiled, despite your lingering blush, and you stroked the hand that rested above your stomach. That hand soon slid down as he once again kissed and licked down your thighs. They quivered a bit as his fingers slipped between your folds.

“So fucking wet for me already,” he said in approval. You peered down at him, unable to help a smile.

“You want a medal?” you quipped.

Dean’s brows rose.

“Oh, I’m about to earn it.” His eyes found yours. “You know what my real favorite pie flavor is?”

Your brows knitted together. “What?”

A familiar smirk crossed his lips. “Cherry.”

Before your choked surprise could be broken with a laugh, he began. 

And he wasn’t lying, about any of it. The pads of his fingers began toying with your clit, and that alone had your breath hitching and your hips squirming.

He held you down with one hand on your lower belly while his tongue joined his fingers, seeking your heat and finding the hot channel where you craved to be filled. You gasped.

“Oh, God,” you uttered. Once his warm tongue began rolling inside you, you almost couldn’t breathe.

He worked you over with fingers, lips and tongue until you were arching off the bed, fists clenched in his hair and in the sheets, releasing broken gasps of his name. He didn’t relent until your thighs stopped shaking around his head. Your knees were damn near pinning him there.

He eventually withdrew, wiping his mouth and nose with the back of his hand. He moved smoothly back up your body and heeded the pull of your hands on his arms, and then his face. You tugged him down for a sloppy kiss. 

“How’s that for a first?” he asked breathlessly. His tone was teasing, but he was half-serious you thought, by the look in his eyes.

You were honest, without a hint of a joke. “Fucking incredible. Just like you.”

Dean wouldn’t admit it then, but what you said warmed him. He looked down on you with a smile.

Your hands caressed his face, down his neck and firm chest, and further still to caress his straining length over his boxer briefs. Dean let out a halting moan at your gentle touch. 

“What if I want to return the favor?” you asked with a smile. He made a sound deep in his throat when you cupped him more firmly, letting your thumb brush over the head.

Well hello, you thought. He was thick, and a bit bigger than your first thought. Your already sensitive core tightened at the thought. 

Meanwhile, Dean squeezed your arm. His hot gaze bore into yours.

“Very, very tempting.” His thumb brushed your lower lip. “I’ve no doubt you’ve got some talents yourself.”

You smiled under the pad of his thumb. Part of you was contemplating some retribution, sucking it into your mouth the way he’d done to your fingers in the kitchen.

“But I’m thinkin’ I want to skip to the part where I have you coming apart all over again,” said Dean. His head bowed near your ear, though his lips skimmed the side of your face. “This time, from the inside.”

His voice was deep and threaded with grit. You bit your lip on a giddy laugh. You managed to nod, sweeping your shaky fingers through his hair.

“Okay, next time then,” you promised and gave him a sensuous kiss. “But first, just want to make sure you’re ready for me…”

You leaned down to slide his underwear for him, down to his knees. He helped you the rest of the way, kicking them off his legs. When he came back, you were sitting up.

You soothed warm hands along his thighs and took his cock into your hands. Dean dropped his forehead onto your shoulder with a grunt, again squeezing your arms as you touched him properly for the first time.

Dean had a habit of impressing you, and this was no different. You liked the feel of him in your hands, warm and thick and heavy.

After licking your hand to coat it with some wetness, you experimented for a moment in how you stroked him, trying to get a feel for what he liked just as he had for you. He gasped and jolted on one particular twist, and he finally stopped you with a hand on your wrist.

“Okay, baby. Keep that up and we’re not gonna get much farther for a while,” he said coarsely.

It was satisfying to know you’d made him feel even a fraction of how he’d made you feel.

You pressed a purposeful kiss into his neck. “I told you, next time I’ll take care of you for real.”

He chuckled, cupping the side of your face.

“Oh, you’re about to. Believe me,” he said.

He kissed you long and deep, until you were once again breathless. The two of you were kneeling in the middle of the bed like you had all the time in the world. And yet, you wanted him more than ever.

“I’m on birth control,” you told him between more fervent kisses, hands drifting, feeling skin to warm, dewy skin, breaths mingling.

“And I’m clean,” he said. You nodded, hesitating…

“It’s our first time,” you said. “Condom, just to be safe.”

He hesitated only a beat before he nodded back, agreeing to your request. “Yes, ma’am.”

He broke from you briefly. He turned and dug into his nightstand while your nails drew light patterns down his back. It was distracting in the best of ways. A trill of excitement had his hands moving quickly, ripping the foil packet open and fitting himself with the condom.

When he was ready for you, he turned and hooked an arm around your waist. You twined your arms around his neck, and once again, you let him lay you down. His kiss came first, and then his fingers between your legs, past your folds to stroke you back to life.

You moaned into his mouth and wrapped your legs around his hips. Though he surprised you again by hooking your legs over his shoulders. Your brows raised at him, and he shot you a wink.

“Trust me, you’ll like it this way,” he said.

You did trust him. Your hands caressed down his neck, down his chest, and you subtly urged him with your heels on his back, encouraging him where you both knew he needed to be.

And with one slow push, his cock was stretching your inner walls with slow, delicious friction. You both groaned at the feeling. His forehead pressed against yours. His hand trembled slightly, brushing your hair away from your face. And he began moving inside you in steady strokes.

Dean was putting his all into this tonight. He thought your promises to take care of him next time were as endearing as they were sexy as hell. Even now, you were touching him wherever you could reach, occasionally moaning his name in his ear, encouraging him with every thrust inside you.

Fuck, he was right, you thought. He was reaching places deep inside you, filling you to the very brim. And you were already on the edge of pleasure, brows furrowed, biting your lower lip so hard that your teeth nearly broke the skin…

Your fingers slipped down between you to further part your folds and rub your already sensitive clit. Dean caught the hint and moved your hand to do it himself, as in time with his thrusts as he could. Finally, you unraveled for the second time that night. Your gasp gave way to a moan.

Your tightening walls gripped him like a vice. His release hit him with the same force, choking a near shout out of him. His hand was a bit too tight in your hair, he realized, so he forced himself to ease up.

He petted over your hair instead as he came down with ragged breaths. After he released your shaky legs back to the bed, he leaned mostly on his elbow and thigh instead of sinking all his weight onto you.

You appreciated that. You soothed up and down his back while you panted for breath.

“Wow,” you managed to say.

Dean’s chuckle took him by surprise too.

“Yeah,” he agreed. He turned his head to press a sloppy kiss where your neck met your shoulder.

Just then, a distant-sounding jingle reached your ears. It was familiar…and you remembered it was the alarm on your phone, which was probably in the kitchen.

“Oh shit,” you gasped. “The cake’s still in the oven.”

He blinked. “Well, I don’t smell burning, so we’re good.”

“Dean! You’re a firefighter, remember?” you laughed, but you still tapped his shoulder so he’d roll over. Reluctantly he did, but he still took you with him, even after he’d slid out of you.

You yelped and clung to his shoulders to balance yourself. “I gotta get the cake!”

“Five more minutes,” he grumbled into your neck. He also liked the way your breasts were pressed against his chest.

“It’s going to be so…damn…burnt!” You punctuated each of those syllables with a playful smack on his arm, until he finally released you with a lazy smirk.

You shook your head and huffed in amusement. Sliding out of bed, you searched around for your dress. The first thing you found was his discarded undershirt. You slipped it on real quick and cautiously padded out of Dean’s room. You didn’t know if Sam was back from work, but this was not how you wanted to meet him.

The halls were quiet, so you didn’t think he was home yet. You managed to get to the kitchen unscathed, where you turned off your timer and grabbed some oven mitts. You opened the oven and pulled out the cake, setting it down on the counter. Your eyes narrowed at the almost perfect dome on top.

“What’s the verdict, Chef Ramsay?”

Dean leaned in the doorway, dressed in a pair of gray sweatpants and nothing else. The view was delectable, but you sighed and gestured at the cake with a shake of your head.

“It’s burnt.”

“What? No, it’s not,” he refuted. He joined your side and stared down at the top of the cake, which was half browned. “Looks all right to me.”

“Trust me, it’s going to be dry,” you said, “even with the lemon drizzle on it.”

It was the perfectionist in you that smarted with disappointment. You didn’t want to serve anyone something you weren’t proud of, especially Dean. But he just leaned over and pressed a kiss to the side of your head.

“Don’t beat yourself up,” he said. “I’m still gonna eat the crap out of it.”

You glanced at him, unable to help a small smile. He grinned back.

“Anyway, I think it was worth it. Don’t you?” Dean said. He pulled you in towards him by your waist, and you went willingly, resting your hands against his bare chest. You let your nails drag against his skin a little as you contemplated.

You looked up at him with a grin of your own.

“Yeah. Definitely worth it.”

Dean later sat with you again at the table, this time with your chairs closer together as you each ate large slices of delicious cake (even if it was a bit dry). Out of the corner of his eye, he noted the copious number of dishes still left in the sink and the flour and batter sprinkled across the counter.

He knew Sam was going to have a conniption when he got home (in the morning at this rate). He was probably crashing at Eileen’s apartment tonight.

Good, Dean thought. That meant he’d have the place all to himself, with you.

“You know, I just realized something,” he said.

You knew that look in his eyes. He was about to say something smartass.

“What’s that?” you asked. He reached out and thumbed at your chin.

“I just got my dessert twice in one sitting,” he remarked. “That’s pretty damn good, if you ask me.”

You snorted in laughter. You also blushed, but you were unable to stop smiling either.

You set down your fork and eased back from the table. Your hand on Dean’s shoulder encouraged him to do the same, so you could sit across his lap. He welcomed you with a warm hand on your bare thigh. Already it was creeping under the shirt you borrowed.

You stroked his cheek with the back of your hand and gave him a mischievous smile.

“Think you could handle another serving?”

AN: 🫣 Was it everything you wanted it to be? lol I love me some baking innuendo. What did you like more: eating the cherry pie or making the lemon drizzle? 😏❤️‍🔥

In Part 8, Dean's past comes a knockin'...

Next Time:

While you were getting dressed, a phone buzzed on one of the nightstands beside the bed. It was Dean’s phone.

You went over to it curiously as you fixed the straps of your dress. The screen showed a missed text message from last night, around 10:00 p.m., and another one this morning. You read the latest one with a sinking feeling in your chest.

From Marissa: Surprised I didn’t hear back from you last night. The offer still stands. 😘

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[tastesoftamriel]

Talviel's Tamrielic Anniversary Banquet

In lieu of an updated jubilee cake for the 30 year TES/10 year ESO anniversary, here's a banquet menu fit for the nobility of Tamriel! Dig in!

Summerset

Soft Indrik cheese and caramelised onion and pear chutney vol-au-vents, with sundried tomatoes

Auridon Blue Monkfish, poached in Russafeld Heights chardonnay

Shimmerene cherry blossom snowskin mooncake, with an apricot mousse and lemon crème filling

Black Marsh

Crocodile dumplings, with a spicy peanut and sweet saltrice dipping sauce

Stormhold jerk kagouti haunch, with guar fat vegetable fried rice

"Kueh cendol" chewy tapioca rice cakes, with dark palm sugar and coconut milk and jelly layers. A Black Marsh specialty!

Valenwood

Wild venison Greenshade carpaccio, with whipped bacon-honey butter

Stone-baked timber mammoth tail, slow roasted for 48 hours with a honey and mammoth butter glaze

Frozen honeyed "bingsoo" yoghurt, with sweetgnats, candied bacon, and deep fried lard bits, drizzled with sweet condensed milk

High Rock

Alcaire smoked pea soup, with bacon lardons and fresh garden herbs

Flambéed foie gras à la Shornhelm, with a blood orange and goose fat reduction

Gorapple tarte tatin, with golden butterscotch sauce and Bantha vanilla bean ice cream

Morrowind

Smoked kwama egg yolk carbonara, with scrib bacon

Spicy Ashlander-style shalk and ash yam stew, served in a shalk carapace

"Baked Vvardenfell" guar milk ice cream and kwama meringue cake, flavoured with comberries and gold kanet flowers

Elsweyr

Old Anequina jerboa and "lap cheong" sausage pie, with a saffron rice and an ale-and-moon sugar gravy

Terror bird egg "foo yong hai" omelette, with an array of Pellitine seafood and a bhut jolokia moon sugar caramel dipping sauce

Frozen samar pekoe tea custard, with hot moon sugar fudge

Cyrodiil

Bruma barley soup, with homemade herbed sourdough foccacia

Barbecued Blackwood cavy, basted with a rich Surilie Brothers port and habanero barbecue sauce

Abecean sea salt, dark chocolate, and Cyrodiilic olive oil ice cream, with wild strawberry coulis

Skyrim

Markarth goat cheese and pine nut crème tartlets, with smoked juniper salt

Lake Honrich salmon steak, hot smoked over maple wood with Goldenglow honey, served with dill remoulade

Snowberry panna cotta, with spiced Whiterun apple-akevitt compote

Wrothgar

Echatere Gruyère and rosemary mini soufflés, with smoked Vorkhiposh roe

Echalette steak, served medium-rare, in a ginger wine jus

Kurog's wild berry chocolate gateaux, with whipped echatere cream and drenched in wrathberry brandy

Hammerfell

Port Hunding roasted red pepper and harissa hummus, with spiced lentil flatbreads

Spicy Alik'r giant snake tikka, with mint yoghurt dipping sauce and pickles

Coconut and medjool date kulfi, with a slice of rosewater and pistachio baklava

[theamazingdigitalraceway]

Birthday Jax got me wondering

What is the raceway buddies favorite flavor of cake? Or if they don't like cake what's their favorite sweet?

CAINE: Angel food cake! (Shocker, I know) He likes to bake real cherries into it and serve with whipped cream

POMNI: Vanilla cake with buttercream frosting, bonus points for sprinkles

RAGATHA: Double chocolate cake with extra chocolate shavings on top served warm with a scoop of chocolate ice cream

JAX: The only thing he likes about cake is how easy it is to throw at people He actually really likes pineapple upside down cake

GANGLE: She LOVES mochi! Especially with strawberries

ZOOBLE: She likes spongey lemon cake with no frosting

KINGER: He prefers cookies. Macadamia and cranberry

GUMMIGOO: He's really more of a pie guy. He likes key lime

LOO: Have you met her? Literally anything with sugar is her favorite, but her number one has to be velvet cake

SETH: Devil's food cake (purely for the irony) drizzled in hot fudge

ABEL: doesn't care for sweets

[placeofwonder]

new year, let's go! not resolutions so much as lists.

general:

walk up all 7 of my town's hills

make progress on my big cross stitch of a lighthouse

write a few stories without trying to make them good

pasta quest (13)

books:

finish Howards End

Orlando

The Hidden Life of Trees

re-read the Inkworld trilogy and then read the new sequel

start the Rivers of London series over from the beginning

at least one David Almond novel

at least one Discworld novel

cooking:

asparagus and chilli linguine (from Cook As You Are)

soba noodles with lime, cardamom and avocado (from my recipe binder)

sweet potatoes with caramelised onions (from Small Victories)

dill-pickled cherry tomatoes (from Cook As You Are)

spam musubi (from this recipe maybe?)

halloumi and pomegranate salad (from Comfort & Spice)

watercress with smoked almond goat cheese scoops & grapes in red wine syrup (from Home Made Winter)

goat's cheese puffs with salsa (from Midnight Chicken)

chickpea soup with sweet potato and feta crackers (from Home Made Winter)

okonomiyaki (from my recipe binder)

bánh xèo (from this recipe maybe?)

beef burrito with harissa (from Cookery Course)

chicken rice (from The Year of Miracles)

grilled shrimp with feta and tomatoes (from Small Victories)

maple soy glazed salmon (from Flavour)

grilled chicken (from Small Victories)

miso chicken milanese with soba noodles (from Comfort)

ginger beer chicken (from Midnight Chicken)

chicken and leeks (from Small Victories)

roast chicken (from Midnight Chicken)

chicken stew with dumplings (from Heroes' Feast)

salami and fig pizza (from Cookery Course)

spicy pepperoni quiche (from How Baking Works)

caramelised onion pissaladière (from GBBO Everyday)

raspberry ginger cream pancakes (from Real Food Real Fast)

crêpes with roasted cherries (from Gatherings)

baking & drinks:

chocolate chip cookies (from Midnight Chicken)

marzipan, sour cherries and chocolate chip cookies (from The Year of Miracles)

rye and orange cookies (from Scandinavian Baking)

zimtsterne (from Heimwehküche Backen)

black sesame and matcha sandwich biscuits (from Flavour)

scones (from Comfort)

lemon & poppy seed muffins (from How Baking Works)

ginger & lemon muffins (from my recipe binder)

gingerbread muffins (from How Baking Works)

"black moss" cupcakes (from Exquisite Exandria)

coconut drizzle cake (from Studentenküche)

olive oil and orange cake (from Small Victories)

blackberry and marzipan apple pie (from Flavour)

maple apple puffs (GBBO Everyday)

franzbrötchen (from Heimwehküche Backen)

start working my way through Brilliant Bread (2 down, see here – next up: wholemeal bread)

poppy seed bread rolls (from Heimwehküche Backen)

crunchy bacon soda bread (from GBBO Everyday)

focaccia (from The Year of Miracles)

basil lemonade (from my recipe binder)

spiced hot chocolate (from Gatherings and/or Flavour)

white chocolate coffee (from Home Made Winter)

[penig]

I think I may need to actually buy a phone soon. The one I inherited during my bedridden period is old enough it won't take more upgrades and won't accept new upgrades on the tumblr app, so I can't use it for that at all anymore. When I took this picture on July 4 to show what we'd be eating while watching 1776, I thought I had uploaded it to tumblr, but it never appeared. So I sent it to my e-mail addresses and it just now finally arrived. If it's going to be like that about it there's not much point in taking pictures.

Anyway, these are cream cheese pies, a low-effort cheesecake substitute that has become our traditional 1776 viewing treat. Since I can no longer wish you a happy Independence Day, I may as well share the recipe. No one who has ever tasted it has not come back for seconds and it's a really good summer dessert because cooking is only involved if you want to make your own topping.

one 8" graham cracker crust (to minimize effort I just buy them; usually house brand is fine but this year they were barely graham crackery and I may have to buy Keebler next year)

one 8*-oz block of cream cheese

1/3 cup lemon juice

one can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (low-fat is okay)

1/8 tsp vanilla

fruit pie topping/filling to taste - for patriotic holidays in the US blueberry and cherry are the obvious choices, but if you think it sounds good, it probably will be. Again, to save work in the height of Texas summer, I just use canned.

Recipe doubles well; haven't tried to make more than two at one time.

Mix together cream cheese, lemon juice, and vanilla at low speed. Add sweetened condensed milk gradually at medium speed. Once all the milk has drizzled in, keep mixing and scraping with spatula until the texture is smooth and consistent. Pour mixture into graham cracker crust; cover with air between pie surface and covering (turning over the plastic casing on top of commercial pie shells and tucking the edges into the crinkles around the edge of the foil pie pan is ideal for this purpose).

Place in refrigerator till set. This takes at least 24 hours. I suggest making on the 2nd to eat on the Fourth; merely sitting overnight results in oozy pieces on the first eating.

Chill the pie filling; putting cans in the refrigerator at the same time as the pies works perfectly. If making your own make sure it has cooled thoroughly.

Immediately before serving, add chilled pie filling to the top. Put back into refrigerator when not being immediately served. You want it nice and cool.

*Really bad at numbers and the packaging is thrown out. I thought the standard block was 12 oz, but it occurred to me to check when I realized there's more condensed milk than cream cheese in this recipe, and apparently Philadelphia cream cheese and its house-brand imitators comes in 8 and 16 oz blocks, and I'm sure there's not a pound of cream cheese in this. No wonder it takes so long to set! Just be sure you get the blocks, not the stuff in the tub, or the consistency will never be right

[naamahdarling]

random ask for you - do you like cakes? :) if yes, which, if not, what desserts do you like? :)

I do like cakes! I love cake! I will eat just about any kind of cake there is. I have an iffy relationship with frosting in that there is usually too much of it, so mostly I eat cake with most or all the frosting scraped off. My favorites are chocolatey varieties, lemon drizzle/citrusy cakes, spice cake or the like, and red velvet that has been made properly and isn't dry.

I like pie, especially apple, cherry, pumpkin, key lime, and coconut cream (with banana or pineapple between the topping and the filling), but like fewer varieties of it.

I'm a big fan of desserts in general, honestly, but am not fond of creamy things except ice cream. And I don't care for custards.

I love brownies.

[sweethoneyrose83]

Hazbin Hotel Themed Menu Part 1 

Appetizers:

1. Pandemonium Platter- A sharing platter featuring a variety of devilishly delicious appetizers like fiery jalapeno poppers, crispy demon wings, and sinfully savory deviled eggs.

2. Lucifer's Bites- Spicy buffalo chicken bites served with a side of blue cheese dressing and hellfire hot sauce.

3. Angel Dust's Shrimp Cocktail- Succulent shrimp served with a zesty cocktail sauce and a sprinkle of glitter for that extra touch of Angel Dust flair.

Main Courses: 

1. Hell's Kitchen Burger- A juicy beef patty topped with smoked gouda cheese, caramelized onions, and chipotle aioli, served with a side of crispy demon fries.

2. Charlie's Heavenly Pasta- A comforting bowl of angel hair pasta tossed in a creamy garlic parmesan sauce with roasted tomatoes and fresh basil.

3. Alastor's Smoked BBQ Ribs - Tender pork ribs slow-cooked to perfection and glazed with a smoky BBQ sauce, served with coleslaw and cornbread.

Desserts:

1. Nifty's Sinful Chocolate Cake- Decadent chocolate cake layered with rich chocolate ganache and topped with whipped cream and edible gold flakes.

2. Vaggie's Tart Lemon Tart- Tangy lemon curd nestled in a buttery tart shell, topped with a dollop of whipped cream and a twist of lemon zest.

3. Husker's Cinnamon Apple Pie- Warm apple pie with a hint of cinnamon, served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of caramel sauce.

Drinks:

1. The Overlord's Old Fashioned - A classic cocktail made with bourbon, bitters, and a sugar cube, garnished with an orange twist and a Luxuria cherry.

2.  The Radio Demon's Dark and Stormy- A refreshing blend of dark rum, ginger beer, and lime juice served over ice with a lime wedge.

3. The Happy Hotel Mocktail- A non-alcoholic blend of pineapple juice, coconut cream, and a splash of grenadine, garnished with a cherry and a miniature umbrella.

[pigeon-ahhh]

what I think genshin characters would taste like

and I mean this in a cannibalistic way. Arlecchino: chess pieces with a slight hint of cranberries, along with a drink of alcoholic cider

Chiori: fabric Xianyun: mint cotton candy

Gaming: green tea with honey

Chevreuse: fish and chips/french fries

Navia: lemon meringue pie

Furina: strawberry shortcake or a chocolate soufflé

Charlotte: strawberry poptarts

wriothesley: British. He just tastes British.

neuvillette: cold mist

Freminet: salty caramel ice cream

Lyney: giant cherry gummy bear

Lynette: green jello

Kirara: grass

Baizhu: chicken noodle siup

Kaveh: peeps or peaches

Mika: scrambled eggs

Dehya: grilled chicken

Alhaitham: rotten spinach

Yao Yao: radishs

Wanderer/Scara:jasmine rice

Faruzan: stained glass or the classical grandma strawberry candy

Layla: melatonin gummies

Nahida: spearmint gum

nilou: tulips

Cyno: sandy sandwich (a sandwich if you will)

Candace: caramel

Dori: pomegranates

Tighnari: wild mushrooms

collei: steamed seasoned broccoli with melted cheddar cheese

heizou: either gasoline or macaroons there’s no in between

Kuki: rasberries

Yelan: old fashioned coke

Ayato: boba

Yae Miko: cotton candy

Shenhe: polar ice gum

Yun jin: Mochi

Itto: those tall spirally rainbow suckers

Gorou: dog fur and bones

Thoma: chicken skewers

Kokomi: bubblegum

Raiden Shogun: dango and chocolate milk

Sara: chicken tenders

Yoimiya: chocolate lava cake

Sayu: warm milk

Ayaka: windshield ice

Kazuha: maple syrup

Eula: mint and cold wayer

Yanfei: strawberries

Rosaria: black cherry ice cream or frozen peas

Hu Tao: vanilla chocolate ice cream swirl

Xiao: tofu

Ganyu: snow cones

albedo: chalk and gatorade

Zhongli: two year old chocolate coin from easter

Xinyan: spicy cinnamon candy

Childe: really juicy orange

diona: sue me but beer

Klee: pop rocks

venti: really fresh apples and wine

Keqing: pez

Mona: a very crunchy salad with shredded cheese and eggs

Qiqi: the smell of rotten fruit

Diluc: dark chocolate with cranberry drizzle and a strawberry with chocolate syrup

Jean: melted marshmallows and rice crispys

sucrose: lime martini

Chongyun: popsicle

Noelle: roses

Bennett: raw chicken

Fischl: dragonfruit

Ningguang: really expensive steak

Xingqiu: blueberry

Beidou: salmon

xiangling: spicy soup

Razor: wild berries

Barbara: popcorn

Lisa: moldy grapes

Kaeya: toothpaste

amber: mangoes

me and my friends spent 20 minutes giving every character a taste I can’t

[draconian-bisexual]

Strawberry Shortcake DR AU!!!!!!

One of my personal favorites in my collection of AU's! After each character's name, their pet and their name will be listed, followed by their horse, cause I adore the concept that Strawberry Shortcake put forth as well as me being a horse girl,,, To make it a bit easier to get through, I'll be separating the cast into three groups, one for each mainline game, with Komaru included in the THH section!

I do also have a storyline planned out for a series of fics so if that's something ya'll would wanna see sooner rather than later, lemme know!

(if any of this is confusing af, please don't hesitate to ask me about it, I love these blorbos and the au's I make for them)

Trigger Happy Havoc

Aoi Asahina - Chocolate Donut, Otter (F) Sugar Glaze, Baker's Dozen (F)

Byakuya Togami - Gold-Leaf Chocolate, Persian Cat (F) Chocolatier, Saffron Flower (M)

Celestia Ludenberg - Black Forest Truffle, Persian Cat (M) Grand Bois Cheri, Kirsch Kuchen (F)

Chihiro Fujisaki - Snack Cake, Corgi (F) Buttercream, Cake Bite (M)

Junko Enoshima - Belladonna Jam, Two-Toned Bear (M) Monokuma, Pretty Poison (F)

Kiyotaka Ishimaru - Fruit Salad, Shiba Inu (F) Custard Apple, Plum Candy (M)

Komaru Naegi - Macaron, Rabbit (M) Ganache, Almond Flour (F)

Kyoko Kirigiri - Tiramisu Torte, Crow (M) Espresso, Marscapone (F)

Leon Kuwata - Baked Alaska, Lion Cub (M) Blowtorch, Flambé (M)

Makoto Naegi - Green Tea Mochi, Tabby Cat (F) Rice Flour, Clover Field (F)

Mondo Owada - Tiger Butter Fudge, Tiger Cub (M) Fudge Stripe, Butterscotch (F)

Mukuro Ikusaba - Vanilla Wafer, Wolf (F) Fafnir, Hardtack (F)

Sakura Ogami - Sakura Mochi, Bear Cub (F) Cherry Petal, Rice Cake (F)

Sayaka Maizono - Mirror Cake, Blue Jay (M) Gelatine, White Chocolate (F)

Toko Fukawa - Black Licorice, Bat (F) Anise, Sour Gummy (F)

Yasuhiro Hagakure - Kitchen Sink Cookie, Hedgehog (M) Pretzel Bite, Potato Chip (M)

Super Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

Akane Owari - Pound Cake, Bear Cub (F) Loaf, Frosting (F)

Chiaki Nanami - Cake Pop, Red Panda Cub (M) Strawberry Cupcake, Vanilla Icing (F)

Fuyuhiko Kuzuryuu - Funnel Cake, Lop-eared Rabbit (M) Dough Ball, Fryer (M)

Gundham Tanaka - 4 Hamsters (All Male) (Spearmint, Peppermint, Catnip, Pennyroyal), Mint Chip (F)

Hajime Hinata - Orange Scone, Labrador Puppy (F) Lemon Zest, Key Lime Pie (M)

Ibuki Mioda - Thumbprint Cookie, Cockatoo (M) Rainbow Sprinkle, Birthday Cake (F)

Izuru Kamukura - Devil Food Cake, Wolf Pup (M) Dark Chocolate, Red Velvet Torte (F)

Kazuichi Souda - Crème Brûlée, Baby Beaver (F) Caramel Sugar, Ramikin (M)

Mahiru Koizumi - Red Velvet Cake, Abyssinian (F) Dutch Cocoa, Rich Cream (F)

Mikan Tsumiki - Banana Cream Pie, Lop-eared Rabbit (F) Vanilla Custard, Banana Pudding (F)

Nagito Komaeda - Daifuku, Baby Monkey (M) Anko, Katakuriko or Riko (F)

Nekomaru Nidai - Trail Mix, Baby Bull (M) Rolled Oats, Honey Drizzle (F)

Peko Pekoyama - Tri-Color Dango, Wolf Dog Puppy (M) Uruchi, Tofu Dough (F)

Sonia Nevermind - Princess Cake, Great Pyrenees (F) Sponge Cake, Raspberry Jam (F)

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony

Angie Yonaga - Angel Food Cake, Baby Lamb (M) Whipped Cream, Crystal Sugar (F)

Gonta Gokuhara - Honey Cake, Bear Cub (F) Blossom, Bumble (M)

Himiko Yumeno - Meringue Bite, White Rabbit (F) Pavlova, Puff Pastry (F)

Kiibo Idabashi - Popping Candy, Guinea Pig (M) Sparky, Club Soda (F)

Kaede Akamtasu - Linzertorte, Nightingale (M) Hazelnut, Red Currant (F)

Kaito Momota - Konpeito Candy, Black Rabbit (F) Stardust, Sugar Star (M)

Kirumi Tojo - Tea Cake, Maine Coon (F) Jasmine Tea, Tea Pot

Kokichi Ouma - Battenberg Cake, Mice (Black Male, Fondant) (White Female, Marzipan), Checkerboard (F)

Korekiyo Shinguuji - Baklava Tart, Fox Pup (M) Phyllo, Simple Syrup (F)

Maki Harukawa - Shortbread Cookie, Black Cat (F) Vanilla Bean, Crispy Cookie (M)

Miu Iruma - Fried Ice Cream, Ball Python (M) Deep-Fry, Stove-Top (F)

Rantaro Amami - Cheesecake Tart, Jack Russell Terrier (F) Graham Cracker, Cream Cheese (F)

Ryoma Hoshi - Oatmeal Raisin Cookie, Tuxedo Cat (F) Cookie Dough, Grapevine (M)

Shuichi Saihara - Coffee Cake, Beagle Puppy (F) Cinnamon Crunch, Latte Swirl

Tenko Chabashira - Ice Box Cookie, Brown Hare (F) Butter Batter, Ice Boxer (F)

Tsumugi Shirogane - Cut Out Cookie, Calico Cat (M) Royal Icing, Cookie Cutter (M)

[moonfishrestaurant]

Moonfish Restaurant: A Taste of the Sea with Our Lunch Menu

Moonfish Restaurant, located in the charming town of West Dennis Massachusetts, is renowned not just for its cozy atmosphere but also for its exceptional lunch menu. Whether you’re a local or just passing through, Moonfish offers a delightful array of dishes that celebrate fresh, local ingredients and creative culinary flair.

Appetizers

Start your lunch with one of our enticing appetizers:

Crispy Calamari: Lightly breaded and fried to perfection, served with a side of marinara sauce and a zesty lemon aioli.

Tuna Tartare: Freshly diced tuna mixed with avocado, cucumber, and a hint of lime, served with tortilla chips for a crunchy, refreshing start.

Clam Chowder: A creamy, comforting classic, brimming with tender clams, potatoes, and a touch of bacon, served in a warm, sourdough bread bowl.

Main Courses

Our main courses are designed to satisfy and delight:

Grilled Fish Tacos: Tender, grilled fish wrapped in soft tortillas with a tangy slaw, avocado, and a drizzle of lime crema. Perfect for a light yet flavorful meal.

Seafood Pasta: A generous portion of linguine tossed with shrimp, scallops, and mussels in a garlic white wine sauce, garnished with fresh herbs and Parmesan cheese.

Moonfish Burger: A juicy, hand-crafted burger topped with lettuce, tomato, and our special Moonfish sauce, served with a side of crispy fries or a fresh salad.

Vegetable Stir-Fry: A vibrant mix of seasonal vegetables sautéed in a savory soy-ginger sauce, served over a bed of steamed rice for a satisfying vegetarian option.

Salads

For a lighter option, choose one of our delicious salads:

Classic Caesar Salad: Crisp romaine lettuce, Parmesan cheese, and crunchy croutons, all tossed in our house-made Caesar dressing. Add grilled chicken or shrimp for an extra protein boost.

Mediterranean Salad: A refreshing blend of mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, Kalamata olives, and feta cheese, dressed in a lemon-oregano vinaigrette.

Sandwiches

Our sandwiches are packed with flavor and are perfect for a satisfying lunch:

Lobster Roll: A New England classic featuring tender lobster meat lightly dressed with mayo and served in a toasted roll, accompanied by a side of coleslaw.

Turkey Club: Layers of roasted turkey, crispy bacon, lettuce, and tomato stacked high on toasted bread, served with a side of potato chips or a fresh salad.

Desserts

End your meal on a sweet note with one of our delectable desserts:

Key Lime Pie: A tangy and sweet classic with a graham cracker crust and a dollop of whipped cream.

Chocolate Lava Cake: A rich chocolate cake with a molten center, served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Beverages

Complement your meal with a selection from our drink menu:

Housemade Lemonade: Refreshingly tart and sweet, made daily with fresh lemons.

Local Craft Beers: A selection of local brews to pair with your meal.

Freshly Brewed Iced Tea: A cool and invigorating choice, available in sweetened or unsweetened varieties.

Moonfish Restaurant’s lunch menu is designed to provide a delightful dining experience with a focus on fresh, high-quality ingredients and flavorful dishes. Whether you're in the mood for seafood, a hearty sandwich, or a light salad, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

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10 Must-Try Organic Vegetable Recipes to Elevate Your Cooking Game with Family Garden

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At Family Garden, we believe that fresh, organic vegetables online Chennai are the foundation of a healthy and delicious diet. But sometimes, the thought of turning those vibrant veggies into an exciting meal can feel daunting. Worry not, fellow food enthusiasts! This recipe collection is here to ignite your culinary creativity and showcase the versatility of the organic bounty available at Family Garden.

Before we delve into these delectable creations, here's a quick reminder of the benefits of cooking with organic vegetables:

Enhanced Flavor: Organic vegetables grown without synthetic pesticides and fertilizers often boast a richer, more nuanced flavor profile.

Packed with Nutrients: Organic farming practices promote healthy soil, leading to vegetables brimming with essential vitamins and minerals.

Supporting Local Farmers: Choosing organic from Family Garden means supporting local farmers who prioritize sustainable practices.

With these advantages in mind, let's embark on a culinary adventure featuring ten sensational recipes that highlight the incredible variety of organic vegetables offered by Family Garden.

1. Rainbow Veggie Skewers with Herb Yogurt Marinade: These vibrant skewers are a feast for the eyes and the palate. Marinate an assortment of Family Garden's organic bell peppers (red, yellow, orange), zucchini, cherry tomatoes, and red onion in a delightful herb yogurt marinade. Grill or pan-sear the skewers until tender-crisp, and enjoy them as a light lunch, appetizer, or side dish.

2. Creamy Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Sage: This comforting and flavorful soup is perfect for a cozy night in. Roast chunks of Family Garden's organic butternut squash with fresh sage leaves until golden brown. Purée the roasted squash with vegetable broth, cream (or a dairy-free alternative), and your favorite seasonings for a velvety-smooth soup with a hint of earthy sage.

3. Spicy Thai Curry with Eggplant and Bell Peppers: This fragrant curry is a flavor explosion! Sauté diced Family Garden's organic eggplant and bell peppers in a fragrant curry paste. Add coconut milk, vegetable broth, and your choice of protein (tofu, tempeh, chicken) and simmer until cooked through. Serve with fluffy rice for a satisfying and exotic meal.

4. Summertime Salad with Grilled Peaches, Arugula, and Goat Cheese: This light and refreshing salad is a celebration of summer flavors. Grill slices of Family Garden's organic peaches until slightly softened. Combine with baby arugula, crumbled goat cheese, a drizzle of balsamic reduction, and a sprinkle of toasted walnuts for a delightful textural contrast.

5. Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie with Lentils and Sweet Potatoes: This comforting dish puts a delicious spin on a classic. Sauté chopped Family Garden's organic onions, carrots, and celery in olive oil. Add cooked lentils, vegetable broth, and your favorite herbs. Top the lentil mixture with creamy mashed sweet potatoes made from Family Garden's organic sweet potatoes, and bake in the oven until golden brown.

6. Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic Glaze and Pancetta: Brussels sprouts get an upgrade in this flavorful recipe. Toss Family Garden's organic Brussels sprouts with olive oil, salt, pepper, and chopped pancetta. Roast them until tender-crisp and caramelized. Drizzle with a sweet and tangy balsamic glaze for a delightful appetizer or side dish.

7. Rainbow Veggie Spring Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce: These vibrant spring rolls are a healthy and fun way to enjoy a variety of vegetables. Fill rice paper wrappers with julienned carrots, cucumbers, bell peppers (red, yellow, orange) from Family Garden, along with fresh herbs and cooked shrimp (optional). Serve with a creamy peanut dipping sauce for a satisfying and interactive meal.

8. One-Pan Lemon Garlic Roasted Chicken with Root Vegetables: This sheet pan dinner is perfect for busy weeknights. Season a whole chicken from Family Garden with olive oil, lemon zest, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Scatter chopped Family Garden's organic carrots, parsnips, and onions around the chicken in a single layer. Roast everything in the oven until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are tender.

9. Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta with Roasted Asparagus: This flavorful pasta dish is ready in under 30 minutes. Sauté sun-dried tomatoes and garlic in olive oil until fragrant. Add cream (or a dairy-free alternative), vegetable broth, and Parmesan cheese for a creamy sauce. Toss the sauce with cooked pasta and roasted Family Garden's organic asparagus for a quick and satisfying meal.

10. Spicy Korean Kimchi Fried Rice with Organic Greens: This flavorful fried rice gets a kick from kimchi. Heat a drizzle of sesame oil in a pan and scramble eggs. Add cooked rice, chopped Family Garden' organic kimchi (also from Family Garden!), chopped scallions, a splash of soy sauce, and a sprinkle of gochugaru (Korean chili flakes) for a spicy kick. Finally, wilt a handful of baby spinach or other organic greens from Family Garden for a touch of freshness and a complete meal.

This recipe collection merely scratches the surface of the culinary possibilities with Family Garden's Buy Organic Veggies Online Chennai . Feel free to experiment with different flavor combinations, cooking techniques, and seasonal ingredients to create your own signature dishes.

Beyond the Recipe: Tips for Cooking with Organic Vegetables

Here are some additional tips to help you elevate your cooking game with Family Garden's organic produce:

Season Simply: The inherent flavor of organic vegetables often shines through without the need for heavy seasoning. Experiment with fresh herbs, high-quality olive oil, and a squeeze of lemon juice to highlight their natural sweetness.

Embrace Seasonality: Choosing seasonal vegetables at their peak of ripeness guarantees the best flavor and nutritional value. Family Garden offers a wide variety of seasonal produce, so visit our website or local store to discover what's fresh!

Explore Different Cooking Techniques: From roasting and grilling to stir-frying and steaming, different cooking methods bring out unique flavors and textures in vegetables. Embrace experimentation and find your favorites.

Reduce Food Waste: Careful planning and storage can help you get the most out of your organic vegetables. Utilize vegetable scraps for stocks, soups, and sauces. Leftover roasted vegetables can be repurposed in salads, frittatas, or pasta dishes.

Join the Family Garden Community:

We believe that cooking with fresh, local ingredients is a journey of discovery and a celebration of good food. Share your culinary creations using Family Garden's organic vegetables on social media with #FamilyGardenEats. We'd love to see your delicious interpretations and inspire others to explore the exciting world of organic cooking!

Visit our website https://www.familygarden.in/buy-organic-veggies-online-chennai to learn more about our commitment to organic farming, discover seasonal recipes, and find a Family Garden location near you. Let's embark on this culinary adventure together, one delicious bite at a time!

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Series Masterlist - Smoke Eater

Pairing: Firefighter!Dean Winchester x F. Reader 

Summary: Dean Winchester is the cocky, but well-respected Lieutenant at Firehouse 25. He leads by example, but he’s also known to break a few hearts. He’s starting to crave something he’s never had, though. Something stable. Something real. 

That’s when he meets you, on a truly terrible day, trapped in a rickety old elevator.   

AN: "Smoke eater": a self-appointed slang term for a firefighter.

Get ready for an AU! Several SPN characters will make their appearances: Sam and John Winchester, Castiel as "Cas Novak," Ellen and Jo Harvelle, Jack Kline, Benny Lafitte, Gordon Walker, Meg Masters, Chuck Shurley, Nick (yes, even him), and more!

Series Tags/Warnings: (**18+ only!) There will be a lot of heart, a lot of fun, drama, heartbreak, protective Dean, and even a murder mystery. Rating for eventual smut, perilous situations, and other chapter-specific tags.

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Chapters:

Part 1 - Class and Style - Podcast Version!

Part 2 - Lieutenant Winchester

Part 3 - Got a Hold on Me

Part 4 - Rocky Road

Part 5 - Twitterpated

Part 6 - Just Casual

Part 7 - Cherry Pie & Lemon Drizzle

Part 8 - Likewise, Baby

Part 9 - Do Not Disturb

Part 10 - Toil and Trouble

Part 11 - Heart of the Home

Part 12 - All in the Family

Part 13 - Boiling Point

Part 14 - Message in a Bottle

Part 15 - The Good Part

Part 16 - Break Down the Gates

Part 17 - The Real Deal

Part 18 - V for Vendetta

Part 19 - Sacrifice

Epilogue - Easy as Pie

Series Complete!

Bonus One-Shots:

Something Real** Now that you and Dean are officially engaged, you take some much needed time off together for a family vacation. But even with the wedding set for next year, the two of you are still at odds when it comes to one key part of your future together…

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A vegan restaurant designed like Frank Lloyd Wright made oughtta glass with totem pole carved pillars inside, metal roof and solar panels, with the menu-

Blue and purple corn otc

Avacado lemon sponge cakes

Spicy tomato soup *metal straws included

Pistachio cream coffee cake

Key lime X lemon x orange pie with peel zest layers

Pineapple n butternut squash turnovers

Cherry X hot pepper Spicy cinnamon rolls with figs in the middle as requested

Tahini garlic mashed sweet potatoes with apricot marmalade perhaps cilantro

Date orderves with Hot orange juice or hot plant milk

rye rolls with spicy brown mustard or

Bakes apples in refried coffee beans, agave

Peanut brittle lollipops

Tamales fried in caramel or coffee

Gnocchi, spinach, olive, sun dried tomatoe calzone

Fried artichoke sandwich

Plantain pancakes with nutmeg

Zucchini bread bagels

Carrot and hemp milk mint ice cream

Raisin bread with cream Corn covering

Blackberry pomegranate nice unsweetened cream in brown sugar corn husk cone

Tree syrup goji berry rice cakes

Edamame oatmeal

Kiwi crush soda shakes

Cranberry pop tarts

Grape, cucumber and cactus boba bowls with spinach and cashew milk mint yogurt, drizzle of raspberry sauce

Broccoli, seaweed and Brussels sprout salads with sour coconut cream, raisins and almonds

Seaweed, water chestnut, pear croissant

Lima bean burger patties on Italian bread, avacado

Sweet onion/cranberry pecan baklava

Mango , sweet potato CBD turmeric muffins

Wine and broccoli pudding

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Foodie Guide to Valentine’s Day 2024

Love (and flavor) is in the air because Valentine’s Day is nearly here. To celebrate this love-inducing celebration on Feb. 14, the culinary teams and mixologists have put their passion to the plate and created some truly decadent delights and sips for guests to indulge in. All you need is love, and an appetite, because both Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort have brought out the love fest, or should we say treat fest! This year, there are plenty of beloved returns, like the Zebra Mousse Cake from The Mara and the Strawberry-Red Velvet Whoopie Pie from The Trolley Car Cafe, as well as lovely new additions worthy of your Valentine, including the Valentine's Day Sundae from Clarabelle's Hand-Scooped Ice Cream and the Puppy Love Chocolate Piñata at The Ganachery. Guests will soon be on cloud nine, one bite at a time. Time to feel the love tonight and give the taste buds some tasty attention. Here's this year’s Foodie Guide to Valentine’s Day! Walt Disney World Resort Disney Springs Amorette's Patisserie (Available Feb. 1 through 17; mobile order available) - Chocolate-covered Strawberries - Strawberry Cheesecake The Ganachery - Puppy Love Chocolate Piñata filled with hazelnut truffle treats and crisp pearls (New) (Available Feb. 1 through 15) - Mickey Chocolate Bites: Milk chocolate with caramel crisp pearls, solid 65% dark chocolate custom blend, and solid milk chocolate (New) (Currently available through Feb. 29) - Champagne-Strawberry Ganache Square: Strawberry ganache blended with champagne enrobed in dark 65% chocolate (Available Feb. 1 through 18) Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar (Available Feb. 1 through 17) - Berry Lovely: Bacardí Dragonberry Rum with orange juice, pineapple juice, cranberry juice, watermelon syrup, and splash of soda garnished with a strawberry (New) Vivoli il Gelato (Currently available through Feb. 29) - Love Potion: Vanilla gelato, Fanta Strawberry, and whipped cream - Cupid's Bombashake: Strawberry cheesecake shake topped with a cheesecake-filled Bomboloni  Outdoor Vending at West Side – Landing (Available Feb. 1 through 17)  - Beautiful Rose: Herradura Silver Tequila, Cointreau liqueur, rose syrup, lime juice, lemon juice, and red cranberry juice garnished with a lime wedge (New) Disney Resort Hotels Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge   The Mara (Available Feb. 1 through 14; mobile order available) - Zebra Mousse Cake: Amarula mousse and chocolate sponge inspired by the iconic Zebra Domes Disney’s Beach Club Resort and Disney’s Yacht Club Resort Beach Club Marketplace and The Market at Ale & Compass (Available Feb. 1 through 14; mobile order available) - Cupid's Mousse: Devil’s food cake, vanilla bean mousse, and cherry compote (New) Disney’s BoardWalk BoardWalk Deli (Available Feb. 1 through 14; mobile order available) - Strawberry Cheesecake Brownie: Rich brownie topped with strawberry cheesecake garnished with chocolate whipped cream, pink crisp pearls, and pink chocolate hearts Disney’s Contemporary Resort   Contempo Café (Available Feb. 4 through 29; mobile order available) - Sweet Heart Cookie: Sugar cookie with heart sprinkles topped with cream cheese buttercream, red velvet cake pieces and heart, and a drizzle of dark chocolate (New) Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa Gasparilla Island Grill (Available Feb. 1 through 29; mobile order available) - Raspberry Macaron Heart: Macaron filled with raspberry cream and a passion fruit curd (New) Disney’s Old Key West Resort and Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa   Good’s Food to Go and The Artist’s Palette (Available Feb. 1 through 14; mobile order available at The Artist’s Palette only) - Love Letter Cupcake: Chocolate cupcake with strawberry pastry cream, white chocolate mousse, and buttercream flowers Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort Kona Island (Available Feb. 1 through 14) - Stitch and Angel Date Night Cupcakes: Vanilla cupcakes with fillings inspired by classic pairings: chocolate and peanut butter mousse filling and peanut butter mousse and jelly filling Pineapple Lanai (Available Feb. 1 through 14) - Valentine Float: DOLE Whip Raspberry with Rosa Regale Sparkling Red topped with raspberries and strawberries Disney’s Riviera Resort Le Petit Café (Available Feb. 1 through 14) - Trois Macarons: Raspberry ganache, strawberry jam, and milk chocolate ganache Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Roaring Fork (Available Feb. 1 through 14; mobile order available) - Love Bug Marshmallow: Strawberry marshmallow with a ganache center on a graham cracker cookie Available at Various Disney Resort Hotel Quick-Service Restaurants (Available Feb. 1 through 29; mobile order available) - My (Plant-based) Sweetheart Cupcake: Chocolate cupcake with a love-ly swirl of vanilla buttercream and heart sprinkles (Plant-based); Available at the following locations: - World Premiere Food Court at Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort - Intermission Food Court at Disney’s All-Star Music Resort - End Zone Food Court at Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort - Landscape of Flavors at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort - Centertown Market at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort - Spyglass Grill at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort - Everything POP Shopping & Dining at Disney’s Pop Century Resort - Riverside Mill Food Court at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside - Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter Magic Kingdom Park   Sunshine Tree Terrace (Currently available; mobile order available) - I Lava You Float: Fanta Strawberry and passion fruit flavor served with DOLE Whip Orange and topped with popping candy (Plant-based) Disney’s Hollywood Studios The Hollywood Brown Derby (Available Feb. 1 through 14) - Red Velvet-White Chocolate Mousse atop a chocolate cookie The Trolley Car Café (Available Feb. 1 through 14) - Strawberry-Red Velvet Whoopie Pie: Red velvet cake filled with cream cheese buttercream topped with strawberry buttercream  EPCOT Connections Café (Available Feb. 14 only) - Valentine's Day Baumkuchen with chocolate and strawberry layers (New) Connections Eatery (Available Feb. 9 through 14; mobile order available)  - Valentine's Day Milk Shake: Vanilla milk shake with strawberry sauce, whipped cream, and chocolate garnish (New) Le Cellier Steakhouse (Available Feb. 14 only) - Profiterole: Raspberry cheesecake profiterole (New) Disneyland Resort Disney California Adventure Park Clarabelle's Hand-Scooped Ice Cream (Available Feb. 9 through 14; mobile order available) - Ice Cream Mickey Ear Hat Bowl with Valentine's Day Sundae: Chocolate and strawberry ice cream topped with strawberry sauce, whipped cream, chocolate-dipped strawberry, and seasonal sprinkles in a waffle cup (New) - Valentine's Day Sundae: Chocolate and strawberry ice cream topped with strawberry sauce, whipped cream, chocolate-dipped strawberry, and seasonal sprinkles in a waffle cup Lamplight Lounge and Lamplight Lounge - Boardwalk Dining (Available Feb. 14 only) - The Flame: Bacardi Raspberry Rum, peach schnapps, mango purée, raspberry purée, lime juice, Sprite, and Firewater Bitters with a chile-lime rim - Sour Blackberry Vodka lemonade: Absolut Citron Vodka, Angostura Bitters, blackberries, lemonade, agave nectar, and lemon juice - The Love That Lasts a Lifetime: Bacardi Raspberry Rum, , orgeat syrup, raspberry purée, pineapple juice, and Sprite - A Toast to Love Flight: Three miniature cocktails featuring a spicy cocktail, a bitter cocktail, and a sweet cocktail Novelties Available Across the Disneyland Resort - Polka Dot Valentine Mickey-shaped Balloon Bucket: (Limit two per person, per transaction; no discounts apply); Available at the following locations: - At Disney California Adventure Park: Popcorn near Carthay Circle Restaurant, Popcorn at Grizzly Peak Airfield, Popcorn at Pixar Pier - At Disneyland Park: Popcorn near Central Plaza, Popcorn at small world Promenade, Popcorn near Fantasyland Theatre, Popcorn near Star Trader, Popcorn near Mark Twain Riverboat, Popcorn near Haunted Mansion Hotels of the Disneyland Resort Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa Grand Californian Great Hall Cart (Available Jan. 26 through Feb. 18) - Valentine's Day Linzer Cookie - Mickey-shaped Valentine’s Day Cookie - Valentine’s Day Strawberries - Valentine’s Day Assorted Cookies - Chocolate Chip Cookie Shot with Milk - Chocolate Chip Cookie Shot with Liqueur - Red Velvet Cookie Shot with Milk - Red Velvet Cookie Shot with Liqueur GCH Craftsman Grill (Available Jan. 26 through Feb. 18) - Valentine's Cupcake: Vanilla cupcake with buttercream icing and chocolate ganache - Valentine's Donut: White chocolate or chocolate coated donut with candy pearls Hearthstone Lounge (Available Feb. 1 through 29) - Pink Lady: Sipsmith Gin, Applejack, lemon juice, Liquid Alchemist Grenadine, Fee Foam, Luxardo Cherrys  Disneyland After Dark: Sweetheart’s Nite (SOLD OUT)   For those of you attending the sold-out Disneyland After Dark: Sweethearts’ Nite events, you'll want to bring your appetite because there are plenty of beautiful bites to try! With one look, you and your stomach will fall in love with these delicious options like the Chocolate Strawberry Sundae at Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor or the Burning Love Beignets at Hungry Bear Restaurant. For a bit of a savory moment, indulge in dishes like the Fried Heart-shaped Ravioli at Cafe Daisy or the Amordita Tacos for Rancho del Zocalo Restaurante. And if that’s not enough, for a sweet finish, treat yourself to the Me & U-Bae Beignets from Mint Julep Bar. For those looking for an extra exciting (and tasty) evening, there’s multiple dining packages you can choose from at locations like Plaza Inn, Carnation Cafe, River Belle Terrace, and Cafe Orleans. Reservations are recommended but you can also check day-of for any walk-up availability. Downtown Disney District  Ballast Point Brewing Co. (Available Feb. 14 only) - Raspberry Panna Cotta: Vanilla bean panna cotta topped with raspberry compote and mint garnish Beignets Expressed (Currently available through Feb. 19) - Strawberry Shortcake Glazed Beignets: Strawberry icing dusted with strawberry sugar served with vanilla bean creme anglaise Black Tap Craft Burgers & Shakes (Available Feb. 1 through 29) - Mocha Tamarind Chile Shake: Chocolate-frosted rim with crushed, puffed-chocolate cereal topped with fried churros, chocolate fudge pop, whipped cream, and chocolate drizzle Kayla's Cake (Available Feb. 1 through 14) - Valentine's Day Gift Box featuring rose champagne, raspberry cream, Belgian dark chocolate, red velvet, salted caramel, and pistachio raspberry macarons Naples Ristorante e Bar (Available Jan. 26 through Feb. 29) - Tiramisu for Two: Mascarpone cream, espresso coffee, and cocoa garnished with a cocoa heart - Scarlett Heart Martini: Rum, peach schnapps, vodka, and cranberry juice with a sugar rim and garnished with a strawberry Salt & Straw (Available Feb. 1 through 29) - The Chocolatiers Series featuring Fran's Chocolate Almond Gold Bar, Cloudforest's Cocoa Hazelnut Magic Sauce, Dandelion's Chocolate Nibs & Frangipane, Compartés' Cake Batter Chocolate Fudge, and Exquisito Chocolate's Passionfruit Truffles Splitsville Luxury Lanes (Available Feb. 13 through 15) - Valentine’s Day Package for Two: Enjoy one hour of bowling with shoe rentals for two, one bottle of house wine, two entrees with the choice of Surf & Turf or Chicken Parmesan, and one dessert (Reservations Required) - Surf & Turf: 8 oz sirloin steak and six blackened shrimp served on a bed of creamy mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli - Chicken Parmesan: Linguini pasta with two fried chicken parmesan cutlets topped with marinara sauce and a blanket of shredded mozzarella accompanied with two slices of garlic bread Tortilla Jo's (Available Jan. 26 through Feb. 29) - Tacos Enamorados: Three tacos filled with New York steak, white Mexican shrimp, queso chihuahua, avocado, pico de gallo, and salsa enamoradita - Cupid's Corazon Margarita for Two: Tequila, pomegranate liqueur, organic margarita mix, and cranberry juice garnished with sugar rim, marshmallows, candy hearts, and a cherry  Wetzel's Pretzels (Available Jan. 29 through March 3) - Strawberry Funnel Cake Bitz: Original Bitz topped with powdered sugar and drizzled with strawberry sauce Available at Various Candy Locations Around Disneyland Resort Including Marceline’s Confectionery, Trolley Treats, Bing Bong’s Sweet Stuff, Candy Palace and Candy Kitchen, and Pooh Corner (Available Jan. 19 through Feb. 14) - Minnie Strawberry Cheesecake Apple: Granny smith apple dipped in caramel with two Minnie Marshmallow ears, enrobed in strawberry-flavored, pink-colored white chocolate, and red-colored white chocolate drizzle with a graham cracker and strawberry crisp mix, white polka-dotted, pink-colored white chocolate bow, and topped with Valentine's sprinkles (New) - Mickey Valentine’s Apple: Granny smith apple dipped in caramel with two Mickey marshmallow ears, enrobed in white chocolate, and red sanding sugar embellished with two white M&Ms (New) - Conversation Heart Cereal Treat: Heart shaped cereal treat dipped in colored white chocolate with colored sanding sugar and white chocolate words (New) - White Chocolate Dipped Strawberry: Long-stemmed strawberry dipped in white chocolate and drizzled in pink-colored white chocolate (New) - Dark Chocolate Dipped Strawberry: Long-stemmed strawberry dipped in dark chocolate and drizzled with pink-colored white chocolate and white chocolate (New) - Dark Chocolate Marshmallow Wand: Three marshmallows on a stick dipped in caramel and dark chocolate and drizzled in pink-colored and red-colored white chocolate - Strawberry Mickey Cake Pop: Flat chocolate cake pop with Mickey marshmallow ears and dipped in strawberry-flavored, pink-colored white chocolate and drizzled with red-colored white chocolate - Pink Bow Minnie Cake Pop: Round chocolate cake pop enrobed in milk chocolate and adorned with a white polka-dotted pink-white chocolate bow - Pink Minnie Apple: Granny smith apple dipped in caramel with two Minnie marshmallow ears, enrobed in milk chocolate, pink sanding sugar dress, and white M&Ms and a white polka-dotted, pink-white chocolate bow. - Pink Minnie Cereal Treat: Cereal treat dipped in milk chocolate with pink sanding sugar, white M&Ms chocolate candies, and a white polka-dotted, pink-white chocolate bow We will definitely be trying these tasty treats. We hope everyone has a very happy Valentine’s Day! (Note: All offerings are subject to change and availability.) Read the full article

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Kitkats 1

Original Kitkat

Sublime Bitter

Milk Coffee

Strawberry Kitkat (I want to try this!!!)

Sparkling Strawberry Kitkat

Big Little

Birthday Cake Kitkat

Blueberry Muffin

Strawberry + Dark Chocolate (I love these)

Raspberry Cheesecake - I need!

Fruity Cereal

Key Lime Pie

Caramel Crisp

Red Velvet Whirl

Double Cookies & Cream

Rose Gold Edition

Dark Orange

Cherry Brownie - where? I need it ^_^ *drooling*

Cookie Crumble

Mint Choc Chip

Gingerbread Cookie

Churro

Chunky Fudge Sunday

White Chocolate

Lemon Crisp

Lemon Drizzle

White and Milk Chocolate

Cookies and Cream

Dark Chocolate

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Jaskier hates sweet things, and Geralt loves them. It’s why they work well together.

“It’s why we work well together!” Jaskier exclaims, pushing his dessert plate towards Geralt. He’s only taken one spoonful of the cherry pie, made a face and declared it too sweet for his taste. “I hate sweets, and you love them—don’t try to deny me, dear. I’ve seen the way you look at the pastry stands when no one is watching.”

“Hmm.” Geralt’s cherry pie is long gone, and his mouth waters at the sight of Jaskier’s piece. “It’s yours. You paid for it.”

“Actually, my performance paid for both of our dinners.” Jaskier winks. “But as you can see, it’s become a burden for me, as I cannot stand anything with so much as a layer of frosting.”

Geralt is not, and that is more than enough. “I don’t need a second dessert, Jask,” he says. “Witchers can live on very little food.”

“But you’d be doing me a favor.” Jaskier bats his eyelashes. “Please? My gorgeous witcher, my brave champion, my most generous lover—”

“Fine,” Geralt interrupts, taking up his spoon. “Don’t finish the thought.”

Jaskier giggles, sitting back to watch Geralt eat. “It’s a saying even. They say a couple only works if one likes the food the other hates. This way, if it comes up on the dinner table, one can finish it for the other.”

It’s a cheeky saying, one that is definitely just been invented by Jaskier himself.

The pie is good though. The cherries add a hint of tartness to the cream frosting. Geralt chews slowly, letting the sweetness pop in his mouth. He closes his eyes with the last bite, and only opens them slowly afterward.

“Is it good?”

Jaskier watches Geralt with a quiet smile, his hand reaching forward on the table, his palm facing up. Geralt takes it and squeezes gently.

“It’s…sweet,” he answers, belly full and content.

It seems to satisfy Jaskier enough to press a tiny kiss on Geralt’s scarred knuckles.

“See?” Jaskier preens. “We work well together.”

☆ 

For some reason, Jaskier keeps buying sweets for himself.

The two lemon cakes are freshly baked, wrapped in paper and drizzled with honey, the warm aroma wafting through the busy marketplace. It reminds Geralt of a snowy day at Kaer Morhen, with the fireplace burning bright.

Jaskier holds them to his nose and takes a sniff, only to shove them into Geralt’s hands.

“Too sweet,” Jaskier says, pouting. “Finish them for me?”

Geralt sighs. “You can just not buy them.”

“Thought I wanted one, and now I don’t.” Jaskier shrugs. “Anyway, it’s good you’re here, so you can take care of them for me, dear. Meet me later?”

With that, Jaskier disappears into the crowd, leaving Geralt with the two cakes. They do look good, so he takes a bite, and then another.

He wouldn’t normally spend coin on luxuries such as fancy cakes, and whatever food he does purchase would be rationed carefully. Being on the road with a human calls for caution, as Jaskier is not nearly as sturdy as a witcher when it comes to on-and-off meals. Geralt always saves extra for him.

Which makes sweets the only indulgence he has. It’s okay. Jaskier hates sweet things so much he’d never eat them anyway.

The honey is sticky on Geralt’s fingers. He makes sure to lick the last of it clean.

☆   

Lettenhove bustles with the laughter of children. Every year they come back, there seem to be a dozen more of them. The extended family welcomes them with warm hugs, with Jaskier’s parents giving the tightest one.

Jaskier looks exhausted from traveling, but as soon as his nieces and nephews hug him on the leg, he seems to melt into a puddle all over again. The children drag him off to play games in the courtyard, and he can never say no to that.

Geralt can only shake his head and head straight to the kitchen. Jaskier skipped lunch to get here sooner, and the kids will soon run him ragged, so naturally, Geralt needs to fetch him something solid for later.

He encounters more cousins and uncles on the way, who all pat him on the back warmly. It’s still unreal to think the Pankratzes have just accepted Geralt as a member of the family. Even years later, it still takes a moment to wrap his head around the fact.

The smell of freshly baked biscuits comes from the kitchen, rich with caramel and butter.

“Oh, Geralt!” Mira, Jaskier’s older sister exclaims when she finds him in the doorway, her eyes as blue as Jaskier’s, full of a big smile. “How was your travel? Good weather, I hope?”

“Good,” Geralt nods. “The road was easy. Jaskier was missing you, so we didn’t rest today.”

“Well, we missed him too, and you, of course.” Mira always manages to soften Geralt, putting him at ease. “You both must be so hungry. All that witchering must be hard, you look much thinner, Geralt. I’m sure it’s the same with Julian. It’s good timing! The biscuits are just done. I made his favorite, made it extra sweet with caramel just for our Julian.”

Geralt blinks, confused. “For who?”

“Who else has the biggest sweet tooth in Lettenhove? Of course it’s my baby brother, your Jaskier.” Mira turns to put the biscuits into a plate, amused by fond memories. “He used to sneak into the kitchen at night just for the candied fruits we keep for the holidays. It’s embarrassing how long he kept it up, even right before we sent him off to university.”

In the distance, Geralt can hear Jaskier’s voice, playing with the children and laughing loudly.

Geralt takes the plate from Mira, and stares for a moment.

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The biscuits, as it turns out, are decimated instantly by the children.

Only crumbs are left on the plate by the time Jaskier walks up behind the kids, his cheeks flushed and hair a mess.

“How’s the family treating you, dear?” Jaskier asks, equal parts amused and sympathetic. “Not overwhelmed by them? I have to apologize if you are. The Pankcratzes are an overwhelming people. It just can’t be helped, as you see.” He spread his arms dramatically, gesturing to the kids running around behind him, with biscuit crumbs on their chins. “But we do try to overwhelm you with love!”

“Yes,” Geralt muses quietly, a familiar mushy feeling spreading through his chest. “That you do, Jaskier.”

Geralt isn’t sure what expression he’s making, but it must be worrying enough. Jaskier steps closer with a serious face.

“What is it?” A frown creeps up on Jaskier’s brow. “Is anything wrong?”

“Nothing is wrong.” Geralt holds the empty plate tightly, shaking his head. “Mira knew this would happen and saved a few biscuits in the kitchen. They are made extra sweet, with caramel.”

Something flickers in Jaskier’s eyes. It’s subtle, barely there, a flash of excitement that appears out of instinct but is suppressed quickly.

It’s something Geralt should have seen long ago.

Jaskier, he realizes, is a sweet tooth.

Has been this whole time.

“It sounds lovely.” Jaskier nudges Geralt on the elbow. “Do you want to go and try it? Go then! Mira must be dying to feed you after seeing you’ve gotten thin, and—oh, Geralt, what are you doing?”

Within a heartbeat, Geralt has taken Jaskier into his arm, kissing him passionately. It’s awkward with him still holding the plate, and Jaskier’s youngest niece, Issy, makes a disgusted noise, but Geralt can’t find it in his heart to care.

He kisses Jaskier until the bard has to pull away with a flustered smile, his hands holding onto Geralt’s shoulder for balance. Jaskier’s cheeks have gone wonderfully red, his eyes shining with love.

“What, um,” Jaskier clears his throat. “What was that for? Not that I’d ever complain.”

Geralt stares into those cornflower blue eyes he’s known for years, and finds a new way to fall in love all over again. “I got a little…” he answers, exhaling deeply, “overwhelmed.”

“Oh,” Jaskier breathes. “In a good way?”

“Very.” Geralt kisses Jaskier’s nose one last time before letting him go. “Do you want to come with me? Try Mira’s biscuits. Just this once. Maybe you’ll like it.”

“But I don’t—”

“Please?” Geralt looks at Jaskier pleadingly. He knows Jaskier won’t say no to that look. “For me?”

Jaskier beams, his grin spreading impossibly wide, looking stupidly happy.

“Alright,” Jaskier agrees chirpily, taking Geralt’s arm. “You know I’d do anything for you, but you are being unreasonably amiable today. What’s gotten into you?”

Geralt lets Jaskier wraps himself around his side as they return to the kitchen, the rich scent of caramel filling his lungs once again. It seeps into his core, indistinguishable from the ever-growing affection he feels for Jaskier.

“Just,” Geralt says finally, voice hushed like it’s a secret, “I find you sweet, is all. The sweetest.”

Luckily, Geralt loves sweet things.