Babish, a chef, is sponsored by "The Sims 4" to create dishes from the game. He starts with a simple mac and cheese recipe, making two versions: a basic one that resembles the game's version and a more advanced, upside-down mac and cheese molten lava cake. Next, he makes eggplant Parmesan, a dish available in the game's "Cottage Living" expansion pack. Finally, he attempts to make baked Alaska, a challenging dessert in the game, using Italian meringue and a culinary torch. Babish promotes "The Sims 4" and its "Cottage Living" expansion pack, highlighting its new recipes and challenges.
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1. Babish is making dishes from the world of "The Sims" in this episode.
2. The episode is sponsored by "The Sims 4".
3. The latest edition to "The Sims 4" is the "Cottage Living" expansion pack.
4. Babish is making mac and cheese, a dish from the game.
5. The recipe for mac and cheese includes whole milk, elbow-flavored macaroni, shredded yellow American cheese, and shredded cheddar.
6. The mac and cheese is cooked by boiling the macaroni and then adding the cheese and letting it melt.
7. Babish also makes an upside-down mac and cheese molten lava cake.
8. The recipe for eggplant Parmesan includes slicing eggplant, salting and compressing it, making a marinara sauce, breading and frying the eggplant, and baking it with cheese.
9. Babish uses fresh mozzarella on top of the eggplant Parmesan because it tastes great and looks nice.
10. Babish also makes baked Alaska, a dish that requires a high cooking level in the game.
11. The recipe for baked Alaska includes making Italian meringue and toasting it with a culinary torch.
12. Babish uses a fireproof surface to toast the meringue.
13. The "Cottage Living" expansion pack is available on July 22nd.
14. The expansion pack includes new recipes and a brand new challenge that requires Sims to use fresh ingredients.
15. Sims can grow their own produce, source ingredients from cows and chickens, go to the village market, or go foraging in the wild.
16. Sims can enter competitions at the Finchwick Fair, such as Best Cow or Best Llama.
17. Babish's Sim is available to download from the Gallery so players can recreate the episode in their own cottage.