Snowflake Challenge 9: Create a Fanwork
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ysabetwordsmithSnowflake Challenge 9: Create a Fanwork
In your own space, create a fanwork. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
"Something About Bread"
Clint and JARVIS
were baking together.
Specifically, Clint was
managing the ingredients
while JARVIS did the kneading
and kept track of the timers.
Once the dough was done,
it would be Clint's job to move
the bowl to the proofing drawer,
then later, shape the dough and
let it rise a second time before
putting it in the oven to bake.
They started out by making
plain white bread dough.
"This matches the description
of dough ready for the first rise,"
JARVIS announced as he lifted
the dough hook out of the bowl.
"The proofing drawer is warm."
Clint put the bowl into the drawer.
"Okay, that's in," he said. "Let's
do the honey whole wheat next."
That required replacing part of
the white flour with whole wheat,
and part of the sugar with honey
so the dough wouldn't be too dry.
JARVIS used spotlights to point out
where the new ingredients were.
Clint added them carefully,
following the directions
that JARVIS read aloud.
By the time they finished
making the second batch of
dough and tidying the counter,
the first batch was ready to come
out of the proofing drawer and shape.
Clint went with the two simplest options:
plain round rolls, which were just balls;
and cloverleaf rolls, where were made
of three smaller balls pushed together.
Once they went into the drawer to rise
again, he said, "Should we try a flavor?"
"I recommend Italian herb or garlic,"
said JARVIS. "I already ordered
an assortment of soups for supper,
including tomato, minestrone,
and a hearty beef stew."
"Oh, that sounds great,"
said Clint. "We can start
on the Italian herb while we
wait on the honey-wheat."
They had Italian herb mix
already in a bottle, so adding
a bit of that didn't take long.
"The rolls in the proofing drawer
are ready," JARVIS announced.
Clint removed the plain ones
and put them in the oven to bake.
Then he put the Italian dough
in the proofing drawer and
took out the honey-wheat.
He shaped that dough
into split-top rolls and put
them back in the drawer.
Next they made garlic dough
and put that in to start rising.
"The plain rolls are done
baking," said JARVIS.
"Got 'em," Clint said,
and removed them from
the oven to the cooling rack.
When the split-top rolls had
risen enough, he moved
those to the oven to bake.
He started another batch
of honey-wheat dough so
there would be enough of it,
even though he wasn't sure
what he wanted to do with it.
The Italian dough got rolled out
and cut into little rectangles, then
stacked and tucked into the cups
of a muffin pan to rise into fans.
The garlic dough was similarly
rolled out and cut into strips,
then folded into accordions.
"Do you want to try something
a little bit more adventurous?"
JARVIS asked as Clint moved
the garlic dough into the drawer.
"Sure, why not?" said Clint.
"If it doesn't work out, then
we can eat the evidence."
"Knotted buns can be turned
into birds with currants for eyes
and an almond sliver for a beak,"
said JARVIS. "We have those."
"On it," Clint said happily, and
brought out the second batch
of the honey-wheat dough.
First the dough was divided
into sections, then each was
rolled out into a thick rope
just long enough to tie.
One end poked up and
made the head, with
a few added features.
The other was fringed
to become tail feathers.
Clint put the bird rolls
in to rise again, then
the split-top rolls came
out of the oven to cool.
After that, he moved
the Italian fan rolls
into the oven to bake.
The whole kitchen
smelled fragrantly
of homemade bread.
Clint loved baking
together with JARVIS.
It gave them new ways
to explore their teamwork
and their relationship.
When the Italian fans
were done, in went
the garlic accordions.
Eventually the knot buns
were baked, and they came
out of the oven looking
surprisingly much like
birds with dark eyes.
"You did a great job
with those," said JARVIS.
"Thanks," said Clint. "You
did the hard part -- I tend
to wreck the dough when
I'm doing it by myself."
"We make a good team,"
JARVIS replied happily.
"Also, the soups are here."
Clint fetched the soups
from the service cart and
arranged them on the table.
He added the rolls, placing
each kind in its own basket.
Anything not devoured during
supper could be set aside for
someone's late-night snacks.
He sincerely doubted that
any would last to lunchtime.
For dessert there was a box
of cannoli and an apple pie.
When the other Avengers
finally trooped into the kitchen
for supper, they stopped and
stared at the waiting spread.
"Hey, who baked?" said Tony.
"Bruce was with me all day."
"JARVIS and I made rolls,"
said Clint. "We work better
together than separately."
"Yeah, I know that feel,"
said Tony. "Good job."
"Soup for supper?"
Bucky asked, sniffing.
"Smells like tomato."
"Yeah, JARVIS ordered
tomato, minestrone, and
beef stew," said Clint.
"Swell," said Steve
as he grabbed one of
the small mixing bowls
that Clint had left out.
A regular soup bowl
was barely a mouthful
for Steve, but Clint had
thought he would want
to sample all the soups.
Clint took a bowl of
the minestrone for
himself, along with
an Italian herb roll.
They really had
turned out well.
After that, he got
a bit of beef stew
and a bird roll.
"These are cute,"
Betty said as she
took another of them.
"Yeah, I had fun with
those," said Clint. "After
I did the basic ones, then
JARVIS suggested that."
"Excellent work, Clint,"
said Phil, who had gone
for tomato and garlic.
"It was nice of you
to cook for everyone
like this," said Bruce.
"You didn't have to."
"I just wanted to share
something with you all,
something that JARVIS
and I made together,"
said Clint. "It worked."
"Bread has long been
a symbol of community
and sharing," said Phil.
"Whether it's a loaf of
sourdough or a batch of
rolls, there's something
about bread that just
brings people together."
* * *
Notes:
This poem belongs to the series Love Is For Children.
"Bread has long been a symbol of community and sharing. Whether it's a loaf of sourdough or a batch of rolls, there's something about bread that brings people together."
-- 42 Baking Bread Quotes
The Ultimate Dinner Roll Guide
How to Shape Dinner Rolls: 14 Different Ways
HOMEMADE ITALIAN SEASONING BLEND
Tomasino's Tomato Soup (Saturday Special)
Tomasino's Minestrone Soup
Hearty Beef Stew
Cannoli Recipe
Best Apple Pie
In your own space, create a fanwork. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
"Something About Bread"
Clint and JARVIS
were baking together.
Specifically, Clint was
managing the ingredients
while JARVIS did the kneading
and kept track of the timers.
Once the dough was done,
it would be Clint's job to move
the bowl to the proofing drawer,
then later, shape the dough and
let it rise a second time before
putting it in the oven to bake.
They started out by making
plain white bread dough.
"This matches the description
of dough ready for the first rise,"
JARVIS announced as he lifted
the dough hook out of the bowl.
"The proofing drawer is warm."
Clint put the bowl into the drawer.
"Okay, that's in," he said. "Let's
do the honey whole wheat next."
That required replacing part of
the white flour with whole wheat,
and part of the sugar with honey
so the dough wouldn't be too dry.
JARVIS used spotlights to point out
where the new ingredients were.
Clint added them carefully,
following the directions
that JARVIS read aloud.
By the time they finished
making the second batch of
dough and tidying the counter,
the first batch was ready to come
out of the proofing drawer and shape.
Clint went with the two simplest options:
plain round rolls, which were just balls;
and cloverleaf rolls, where were made
of three smaller balls pushed together.
Once they went into the drawer to rise
again, he said, "Should we try a flavor?"
"I recommend Italian herb or garlic,"
said JARVIS. "I already ordered
an assortment of soups for supper,
including tomato, minestrone,
and a hearty beef stew."
"Oh, that sounds great,"
said Clint. "We can start
on the Italian herb while we
wait on the honey-wheat."
They had Italian herb mix
already in a bottle, so adding
a bit of that didn't take long.
"The rolls in the proofing drawer
are ready," JARVIS announced.
Clint removed the plain ones
and put them in the oven to bake.
Then he put the Italian dough
in the proofing drawer and
took out the honey-wheat.
He shaped that dough
into split-top rolls and put
them back in the drawer.
Next they made garlic dough
and put that in to start rising.
"The plain rolls are done
baking," said JARVIS.
"Got 'em," Clint said,
and removed them from
the oven to the cooling rack.
When the split-top rolls had
risen enough, he moved
those to the oven to bake.
He started another batch
of honey-wheat dough so
there would be enough of it,
even though he wasn't sure
what he wanted to do with it.
The Italian dough got rolled out
and cut into little rectangles, then
stacked and tucked into the cups
of a muffin pan to rise into fans.
The garlic dough was similarly
rolled out and cut into strips,
then folded into accordions.
"Do you want to try something
a little bit more adventurous?"
JARVIS asked as Clint moved
the garlic dough into the drawer.
"Sure, why not?" said Clint.
"If it doesn't work out, then
we can eat the evidence."
"Knotted buns can be turned
into birds with currants for eyes
and an almond sliver for a beak,"
said JARVIS. "We have those."
"On it," Clint said happily, and
brought out the second batch
of the honey-wheat dough.
First the dough was divided
into sections, then each was
rolled out into a thick rope
just long enough to tie.
One end poked up and
made the head, with
a few added features.
The other was fringed
to become tail feathers.
Clint put the bird rolls
in to rise again, then
the split-top rolls came
out of the oven to cool.
After that, he moved
the Italian fan rolls
into the oven to bake.
The whole kitchen
smelled fragrantly
of homemade bread.
Clint loved baking
together with JARVIS.
It gave them new ways
to explore their teamwork
and their relationship.
When the Italian fans
were done, in went
the garlic accordions.
Eventually the knot buns
were baked, and they came
out of the oven looking
surprisingly much like
birds with dark eyes.
"You did a great job
with those," said JARVIS.
"Thanks," said Clint. "You
did the hard part -- I tend
to wreck the dough when
I'm doing it by myself."
"We make a good team,"
JARVIS replied happily.
"Also, the soups are here."
Clint fetched the soups
from the service cart and
arranged them on the table.
He added the rolls, placing
each kind in its own basket.
Anything not devoured during
supper could be set aside for
someone's late-night snacks.
He sincerely doubted that
any would last to lunchtime.
For dessert there was a box
of cannoli and an apple pie.
When the other Avengers
finally trooped into the kitchen
for supper, they stopped and
stared at the waiting spread.
"Hey, who baked?" said Tony.
"Bruce was with me all day."
"JARVIS and I made rolls,"
said Clint. "We work better
together than separately."
"Yeah, I know that feel,"
said Tony. "Good job."
"Soup for supper?"
Bucky asked, sniffing.
"Smells like tomato."
"Yeah, JARVIS ordered
tomato, minestrone, and
beef stew," said Clint.
"Swell," said Steve
as he grabbed one of
the small mixing bowls
that Clint had left out.
A regular soup bowl
was barely a mouthful
for Steve, but Clint had
thought he would want
to sample all the soups.
Clint took a bowl of
the minestrone for
himself, along with
an Italian herb roll.
They really had
turned out well.
After that, he got
a bit of beef stew
and a bird roll.
"These are cute,"
Betty said as she
took another of them.
"Yeah, I had fun with
those," said Clint. "After
I did the basic ones, then
JARVIS suggested that."
"Excellent work, Clint,"
said Phil, who had gone
for tomato and garlic.
"It was nice of you
to cook for everyone
like this," said Bruce.
"You didn't have to."
"I just wanted to share
something with you all,
something that JARVIS
and I made together,"
said Clint. "It worked."
"Bread has long been
a symbol of community
and sharing," said Phil.
"Whether it's a loaf of
sourdough or a batch of
rolls, there's something
about bread that just
brings people together."
* * *
Notes:
This poem belongs to the series Love Is For Children.
"Bread has long been a symbol of community and sharing. Whether it's a loaf of sourdough or a batch of rolls, there's something about bread that brings people together."
-- 42 Baking Bread Quotes
The Ultimate Dinner Roll Guide
How to Shape Dinner Rolls: 14 Different Ways
HOMEMADE ITALIAN SEASONING BLEND
Tomasino's Tomato Soup (Saturday Special)
Tomasino's Minestrone Soup
Hearty Beef Stew
Cannoli Recipe
Best Apple Pie
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Date: 2025-01-17 06:17 pm (UTC)Thank you!
Date: 2025-01-18 02:02 am (UTC)Bear in mind, I've been writing poetry for decades. I did it occasionally growing up, then in junior high I decided to start writing a poem every weekday, which I kept up through high school and partway into college. I always had some that were good, but it took a while before the consistency developed so I could really hit what I was aiming for. I'd say by the end of high school it was pretty decent most of the time, and solid by the end of college. I started getting fiction, nonfiction, and poetry published in mid-high school. I've kept learning since, but I'd say around 10 years of dedicated practice to solidify the skill.
(no subject)
Date: 2025-01-18 12:38 am (UTC)Thank you!
Date: 2025-01-18 01:51 am (UTC)I like working out how Clint and JARVIS team up to divide tasks. They actually make a great team, because Clint excels with his hands while JARVIS has limited dexterity, but JARVIS can read and understand almost anything but Clint doesn't do as well with written instructions. Together they can do a lot more than either of them could alone, and they're at that cute exploratory phase of a relationship.
Re: Thank you!
Date: 2025-01-19 03:56 pm (UTC)Re: Thank you!
Date: 2025-01-20 12:41 am (UTC)Yay! :D I'm glad this worked for you.
>> It's always nice to see examples of good teamwork and the results that come from it.<<
I agree. I see it so rarely in mainstream media, it really stands out. The opening flow scene in Days of Future Past is a great example.
>> Now I'm wondering what other things JARVIS and Clint might work together on. :)
So much potential there!
(no subject)
Date: 2025-01-18 01:39 am (UTC)Thank you!
Date: 2025-01-18 02:05 am (UTC)Such a cozy combination, I love it too.
>> Liked the recipes.<<
Yay! I learned years ago to include them, so I don't have 20 people asking for them whenever I post something new.
(no subject)
Date: 2026-02-22 06:18 pm (UTC)Now I'm hungry. It will be good if I can make something tasty like this.
Yay!
Date: 2026-02-24 09:02 am (UTC)