"Hello everybody and welcome back to another episode of our show cooking with Astrid and Hiccup. I'm Hiccup and this is my lovely co-host and girlfriend Astrid." Hiccup introduces as he and Astrid walked onto the stage from different sides.

Astrid's eyes widened upon seeing Hiccup. "Hiccup why are you dressed as a Snorlax?" She asked.

"Eh.... I lost a bet with Ruffnut." Hiccup said sheepishly as he waddled behind the counter.

"What did you even bet on?"

"Whether or not Ruff could get Snotlout to go on a date." Hiccup responded.

"What tha hell cuz. You bet against me!!" Snotlout shouted and then dramatically said, while placing a hand on his forehead. "Oh woe is me. My own cousin bet against me."

"Don't be such a drama queen!" Was shouted by Ruffnut from backstage.

"I'm not a drama queen!" Snotlout shouted back.

"Oh yes you are!"

"No I'm not!"

"Yes!"

"No!"

"Yesssss!!!"

"As much as I don't want to intrude on my sister's love life." Tuffnut interjected as the audience laughed at the shouting match. "Oh who am I kidding. Of course I do, but cooking show people!"

"Right... eh" Snotlout said looking a little flustered as he went back to operating the camera.

Astrid walked towards Hiccup and poked his costume. "Are you even avle to cook like that?" She asked.

"Probably not." Hiccup muttered. "Help me out of it?"

"Sure" Astrid said as she turned Hiccup around trying to find the zipper. "Ah here we go" Astrid said as she opened up the costume to yank out a sheepish Hiccup. "Next time don't bet against Ruff."

"So for today we are making Senegalese Chicken Yassa." Hiccup said as he handed the Snorlax outfit to a stage hand. "For the ingredients we'll need 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice, 4 large onions, thinly sliced. Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste, 1/8 teaspoon minced fresh habanero chile, or to taste, 5 tablespoons peanut oil, 1 frying chicken (2 1/2 to 3 1/2 pounds), cut into serving pieces, 1 habanero chile, pricked with a fork, 1/2 cup pimento-stuffed olives, 4 carrots, scraped and thinly sliced, 1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard, 1/2 cup water, and Plain White Rice." Hiccup explained as Astrid laid all the ingredients on the counter.

"And for the Plain White Rice we'll need 3 1/2 cups water, 1 1/2 cups uncooked rice, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon butter." Astrid said as she frowned when she couldn't find a place on the counter to put the last ingredients.

"Ruffnut!!" She then yelled shocking Hiccup who was standing next to her.

"What?!" Ruffnut shouted from the backstage.

"You got an extra counter?" Astrid asked and the crew and the audience could hear some rustling backstage followed by 'Eureka!'

Two stagehands then came onto the stage carrying a small table which looked exactly like part of the counter Astrid and Hiccup were using. They placed it against the counter, before adding a small vase of flowers to brighten it up, and walked away.

"What the hell does Ruffnut have in her prop department?" Fishlegs asked skeptically.

"Oh just the usual." Tuffnut commented. "Pots, pans, boilers, Godzilla, a Blissey."

"I should never have asked should I?" Fishlegs now questioned as he scratched the side of his head. The audience was very helpful and yelled "NOOO"

Astrid rolled her eyes. Hiccup let out a sigh before saying "Let's continue. In a large non-reactive bowl, we prepare marinade by mixing the lemon juice, onions, salt, pepper, minced chile, and 4 tablespoons of the peanut oil. Place the chicken pieces in the marinade, making sure that they are all well covered." Astrid happily started mixing.

"Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and allow the chicken to marinate for at least 3 hours in the refrigerator." Hiccup explained as he demonstrated. He walked to the fridge and pulled out a pre-prepared container.

"Now preheat the broiler. Remove the chicken pieces, reserving the marinade and onions, and place the chicken in a shallow pan. Broil the chicken until it is lightly browned on both sides. Remove the onions from the marinade. Heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in a flameproof 5-quart casserole or Dutch oven and cook the onions slowly until tender and translucent." Astrid was doing this and Hiccup quirked an eyebrow as she whipped out a magnifying glass.

"Astrid what are you doing?" Hiccup now asked.

"How else will I see if the minced onions become translucent?" Astrid quipped. "They are tiny. I'm not going to squint to see if each one is done. I'll need glasses next thing you know."

Hiccup facepalmed but said nothing. Astrid was very close to the knife block and everyone in the studio knew what that meant.

"Now that the onions have being taken care of." Hiccup mumbled "We'll continue. Add the reserved marinade. When the liquid is thoroughly heated, add the chicken pieces, pricked chile, olives, carrots, mustard, and water. When the dish has reached the desired degree of hotness, remove the chile and reserve, it can also be served separately to the chile heads. Stir to mix well, then bring the yassa slowly to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer, covered, for about 30 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through. Serve over Plain White Rice."

"The plain white rice is easy." Astrid said. "I can do that."

"Okay" Hiccup commented and gave Astrid a saucepan.

"Bring the water to a boil in medium saucepan. Stir in the remaining ingredients, cover, and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes. Remove the rice from the heat and allow it to stand for 5 minutes, or until all the water has been absorbed." Astrid explained as she demonstrated. "Now Fluff with a fork and serve hot."

"A...Astrid..." Hiccup mumbled as he watched Astrid weirdly fluff the rice with two forks like you would a pillow. "What are you doing?"

"I like my rice extra fluffy." Astrid only said as she and stopped when she was satisfied with it."

"Well that's all for today" Hiccup said as he and Astrid waved at the audience. "We hope to see you all next episode!"

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Producer's note:

(Munching on roasted chicken)

Tuffnut enters the office. "Have you seen chicken?"

(Looks sheepishly at the dish) "....... Eh.... probably"

Tuffnut: "You... FIEND!!" (points accusing finger at me before rushing out of the office)

(Ruffnut walks by and rolls her eyes) "... Such a crybaby...."