[ Alberto's thrilled to see it's Isabela, a grin spreading over his face. He grabs a spoon and offers a bite of flavorful pasta sauce for her to try. ]
I've been cooking this sauce for eight hours. But the recipe said "eight to ten." Does it need a couple more hours? How do you even tell?!
[ Alberto seems very clearly proud of himself, but also like he's taking this quite seriously. Isabela has cooked with him plenty during his regular visits to La Casa Madrigal, and knows how enthusiastic he is. But even for Alberto, a ten-hour sauce is quite the undertaking...! Though, to be fair, he makes it sound like he's been slaving away for eight hours... He absolutely just let it cook and left to wander the rest of the library, checking on it off and on. But hey, it's still an ambitious meal! Goes to show how much he's grown as a home chef, too — no doubt from cooking with Isabela and Luisa and Pepa. One hand washes the other and both wash the face, as the saying goes — but in this case, the fruits of their labor together also happen to always be delicious. ]
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I've been cooking this sauce for eight hours. But the recipe said "eight to ten." Does it need a couple more hours? How do you even tell?!
[ Alberto seems very clearly proud of himself, but also like he's taking this quite seriously. Isabela has cooked with him plenty during his regular visits to La Casa Madrigal, and knows how enthusiastic he is. But even for Alberto, a ten-hour sauce is quite the undertaking...! Though, to be fair, he makes it sound like he's been slaving away for eight hours... He absolutely just let it cook and left to wander the rest of the library, checking on it off and on. But hey, it's still an ambitious meal! Goes to show how much he's grown as a home chef, too — no doubt from cooking with Isabela and Luisa and Pepa. One hand washes the other and both wash the face, as the saying goes — but in this case, the fruits of their labor together also happen to always be delicious. ]