Roasted Opossum with a Kick, Spicy Hominy Grits and Samantha's Special, Molasses Glazed Lamb Fries, a.k.a. “This Woman Should Not Be Allowed to Cook Ever Again” -

The Opossum meat, once the skin, claws, organ meat and head were removed, were cleaned thoroughly and salted before being chilled overnight. The next morning, it was stewed over a couple of hours in lightly salted water. Once the meat was tender, it was arranged in an oven tray together and browned along with Marjoram, Thyme a very light dusting of ground Isenvane native to Asgard. The magically-active Isenvane, used in a dosage that should not prove overtly poisonous would nevertheless give a particularly potent added flavor and a bit of a sense of chills to those who ate the hearty, savory meat. If it would have any weakening effect on the fire powers of someone so gifted, it was only a temporary thing... it might even be considered something of a blessing, if one thought too much on the added accoutrement.

To go with this meat, she included a side dish of lamb fries and spicy grits. The grits were prepared with hominy, ground herself in a small mill the evening before while the Opossum chilled. The day that she was getting everything ready for the meal, she sauteed garlic with ramps and kale in extra virgin olive oil before adding water and simmering. The grits were brought to a low boil in water with soy milk and once both were ready, she folded the kale in with copious amounts of Tabasco.

As for the lamb fries, she saved their preparation until the Opossum was stewing and the hominy boiling so everything timed out just right. Before preparation, Samantha took fresh garlic and minced three cloves of it along with a single half of a diced ghost chili pepper, the seeds removed carefully. Along with a piece of fresh, peeled ginger, and kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, the glaze was mixed together with pomegranate molasses and olive oil. A single drop of pure Capsaicin extract was added to give the glaze the proper heat for what she wanted.

Glaze ready, she prepared the lamb fries for the side dish. They were sliced in half, the membranes cleaned off properly and friend in some extra-virgin olive oil until they begin to color. At that point the glaze was added and stirred in for the rest of the frying.

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In theory, Samantha's meal was prepared with the skill of a well-trained cook. However, the food was made with considerably different pallet concerns than a normal human would usually use. The hominy grits and the sweet molasses glazed lamb fries were not only 'unusual' choices by most standards, but blisteringly hot. Their flavors came out strongly, but the food was hot enough to bring tears to the face of a spice challenge eater. On the other hand, the 'main course' of the Opossum was not hot in the same way, but very strong and pungent, having a gamey taste not entirely like very hearty dark chicken meat. With the incorporation of a very light dusting of a poisonous magical herb native to Asgard, in quantities Samantha was certain would not be highly toxic, but which would add a particularly pungent and chilling effect, it was something of a change of pace, but the whole meal was definitely something that could only be described in one way:

“An acquired taste.” Very well prepared, but debatably sane.

However, if the gods who tasted the meal were to gauge it, it was clear that whatever odd effects there were in the food, they were not meant to make the food dangerous or unpalatable. The heat and harshness were all very intentionally combined, for the purpose of a strange flavor. It's like very pungent Appalachain cooking, amped with heavy heavy spices, not an intentional attempt to 'stick it to the gods.' Sam's assuming they can take it, and in fact tries some herself on her own plate while putting it on Hel's altar.

...yes. She can take her own cooking, but it makes her sweat.