Alexis, the senior food specialist at Tasty, was challenged by coworkers to create a three-course meal using only one appliance. Alexis was told she could not choose the appliance, but after being given the "OK" to select one, she was handed a coffee maker. Alexis was hesitant at first but after researching, she discovered that cooking with a coffee maker is a thing. She then proceeded to make a three-course meal consisting of shrimp salad, white beans with olive oil-poached salmon and steamed asparagus, and chocolate truffles. Despite initial doubts and a few setbacks, Alexis successfully created the meal and even impressed her friends who came to taste the dishes. They were unaware that everything was made using only a coffee maker, and their reactions were priceless. Alexis concluded that she can make dinner in a coffee maker if needed, even in extreme situations like the apocalypse.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Alexis, a senior food specialist, was challenged to make a three-course meal using only one appliance.
2. She was not allowed to choose the appliance, which turned out to be a coffee maker.
3. Alexis had never used a coffee maker for cooking before and was unsure how it worked.
4. She researched cooking with a coffee maker and discovered it was a thing.
5. Alexis made the following dishes using the coffee maker: truffles, shrimp salad, white beans, olive oil-poached salmon, steamed asparagus ribbons, blistered tomatoes, and chocolate truffles.
6. She used the coffee maker's griddle to toast coconut and to get color on some of the dishes.
7. Alexis had to be creative with the coffee maker's limitations, such as using tin foil to create a pan.
8. She served the three-course meal to her friends, who were unaware that it was made using a coffee maker.
9. The friends enjoyed the meal and were impressed by Alexis's creativity.
10. Alexis learned that a coffee maker can be used for more than just making coffee.