Catherine Ford didn't consider herself to have any particular strengths—her family background was average, she looked average, her studies were average; her only real strength was probably... cooking.
Her father was a village chef, the kind that catered for weddings and funerals in the village, and because he had a bit of a reputation, even the township would seek him out for events. Catherine had naturally picked up quite a bit from being immersed in that environment from a young age, and she excelled at various snacks and noodles in particular. However, in recent years, as she had been busy making a living, aside from the time when Alice first started eating solid food and she researched various complementary foods to provide nutrition for Alice, she seldom had the leisure and inclination to cook a meal in detail.
But since she owed Benjamin Jones money and a favor, she couldn't be perfunctory about it.
