Making Pierogies For the First Time (Day 3856 - 6/15/20)

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Stephen starts the vlog in the bed relaxing with Kepler on top of him but under the blanket because both are cold. As Mallory comes closer to them with the camera, Kepler's purring becomes clearer to hear as he walks out of the blanket onto the night stand and then the floor.

Stephen notices his hair is getting "more unruly by the day", but shrugs it off. He explains that dinner is probably the thing he and Mal look forward to most in recent days because it's almost always different and their work days are largely the same. They're especially excited about tonight as they have never made pierogies before. Mal made the dough and put half of it in the fridge. Mashed potatoes with bacon and cheese that were frozen previously are planned to be put in the dough. Stephen explains that local restaurant International Kitchen has these and Mal misses going there to have them, so they're attempting to make their own. They notice that their hair continues to grow. Later in the cooking phase, Stephen notices that the way Mal formed them look like empanadas or gyoza, but says that the shape doesn't really matter because they're gonna eat them. Mal agrees.

A little later, as they are waiting for a pot of water to boil, they notice that it isn't boiling, even though it's on the quick boil burner of the stove for around 20 minutes. They discuss possibilities as to why it is, and discuss the inconvenience and concern that it brings on them. Mal puts the pot on another burner to show that the previous burner is hot, but it wasn't boiling the water. She turned the new burner on and it eventually boiled the water. They continue the last few parts of preparation for dinner.

As they are ready to eat, Stephen notices that there's a lot of bacon on top of the pierogies, but it's fine because they like bacon, and it was left over from breakfast from an earlier day. They taste them and notice that the inside was hot, but then say that they didn't do a terrible job for the first time. They think of ways to better the pierogies so they can make them better for lunch tomorrow, including longer cook time and more salt.

Kit Kat Flavor Tried: White & Milk Kit Kat

Stephen and Mal continue the Kit-Kat Challenge with White & Milk flavor, which is sold in Canada and coated in white chocolate on the top and milk chocolate on the bottom. Mal sarcastically says it was different than what she thought it would taste like, knowing it would taste like regular milk and white chocolate, but Stephen doesn't recognize the sarcasm until Mal starts laughing at herself. Stephen is reminded of soft serve ice cream machines at buffet restaurants where one can get vanilla, chocolate, or a swirl of both, and says the Kit Kat tastes like the swirl flavor. Stephen always got the swirl, but Mal always got the vanilla because she didn't like chocolate ice cream or pudding until around age 25. Stephen also likes that the Canadian Kit Kats are physically longer than American ones. Stephen ends the vlog by assuring viewers that they will try to cook pierogies again in the coming days.