Culinary Basics

Mushroom Stock
Cost: 15 Crafting Points
Description: 
Turns a Gourmet Base Stock into a Mushroom Stock (does not stack with other stocks), which when added to a cooked meal gives a +1 Focus Food Bonus that lasts for 24 hours. Requires 1 Box of Fresh Mushrooms. 

Meaty Stock
Cost: 15 Crafting Points
Description: 
Turns a Gourmet Base Stock into a Meaty Stock (does not stack with other stocks), which when added to a cooked meal gives a +1 Power Food Bonus that lasts for 24 hours.  Requires 1 Box of Fresh Meat.

Fish Stock
Cost: 15 Crafting Points
Description: 
Turns a Gourmet Base Stock into a Fish Stock (does not stack with other stocks), which when added to a cooked meal gives a +1 Toughness Food Bonus that lasts for 24 hours.  Requires 1 Box of Fresh Fish.

Vegetable Stock
Cost: 15 Crafting Points
Description: 
Turns a Gourmet Base Stock into a Vegetable Stock (does not stack with other stocks), which when added to a cooked meal gives a +1 Agility Food Bonus that lasts for 24 hours.  Requires 1 Box of Fresh Vegetables.

Spicy Stock
Cost: 30 Crafting Points
Description: 
Turns a Gourmet Base Stock into a Spicy Stock (does not stack with other stocks), which when added to a cooked meal gives a +1 Crafting Food Bonus that lasts for 24 hours.  Requires 1 bundle of Spicy Peppers.

Herbal Stock
Cost: 30 Crafting Points
Description: 
Turns a Gourmet Base Stock into a Herbal Stock (does not stack with other stocks), which when added to a cooked meal gives a +1 Gathering Food Bonus that lasts for 24 hours. Requires 1 bundle of Fresh Cooking Herbs. When gathering from a node with a bonus from this stock, you keep the benefit for that entire node unless you go a day without harvesting from that node.

Stir Layered Flavors
Cost: 30 Crafting Points
Description: 
Allows you to add another flavor, allowing you to add a second different flavor.  Choose from Mushroom, Meaty, Fish, Vegetable, Spicy or Herbal—then add the corresponding ingredient.  For example:  A Mushroom stock + Meaty stock becomes a Mushroom-Meaty stock that grants +1 Power / +1 Focus Food Bonus.  

Use Every Last Drop
Cost: 15 Crafting Points
Description:  
Increases the stock yield by 2.

Secret Ingredient
Cost: X Crafting Points
Description: 
You mix a special material into the stock.  Each material has its own crafting point cost.

Create Box or Bundle of Food
Cost: Errand.
Description: 
You create a perfect mix of ingredients that would be worthy of a stock with 500u of matching material.  Example:  500u of Meat can make 1 Box of Fresh Meat.  You can make 5 boxes of any kind for one errand action.