Complete Grow A Garden Cooking Event Update Guide

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A recent update to this gardening simulation introduces culinary mechanics, letting players combine components to craft dishes. These creations can be exchanged with in-game characters for unique bonuses. Here’s how to engage with the new cooking system.

Activating the Culinary Challenge

This timed activity occurs hourly within the virtual garden environment. Participants should navigate to the central hub where Chris P, a porcine non-player character, appears during active periods.

The Chris P NPC Desire — Screenshot by Mickey

Chris displays food requests through thought bubbles. Use the nearby cooking station to prepare his desired meals using appropriate recipes. The chart below details required components and preparation times for various dishes.

Dish	Ingredients	Cooking Time	Water Color
Cake	x1 Watermelon x2 Corn x2 Banana or x2 Kiwi x2 Banana or x1 Pumpkin x1 Giant Pinecone x1 Corn x1 Apple or x2 Corn x2 Strawberry or x1 Blueberry x2 Grape x1 Apple x1 Corn or x2 Banana x2 Strawberry x1 Pumpkin or x1 Ember Lily x2 Peach Rare x2 Corn x2 Watermelon Mythical x2 Sugar Apple x2 Corn Divine x4 Elder Strawberry x1 Corn Prismatic x1 Banana x1 Kiwi x3 Bone Blossom	20 Minutes	Lime or Yellow
Pizza	Normal x1 Banana x1 Tomato Legendary x1 Giant Pinecone x1 Corn x1 Apple x1 Pepper x1 Strawberry Mythical x1 Pepper x1 Tomato x1 Corn x2 Sugarapple	7 Minutes	Red or Maroon
Donut	Normal x1 Strawberry x1 Tomato x1 Apple or x2 Corn x1 Watermelon or x2 Corn x1 Banana x1 Pumpkin Rare x1 Corn x1 Blueberry x1 Apple	9 minutes	???
Ice Cream	Uncommon x1 Blueberry x1 Corn Legendary x2 Bananas Mythical x1 Sugar Apple x1 Banana/Corn	5 minutes	Yellow
Hotdog	x1 Pepper x1 Corn/Banana or x2 Corn x1 Watermelon or x1 Pink Lily x1 Elephant Ears x1 Bone Blossom x1 Violet Corn or x2 Bone Blossom x1 Pepper x1 Corn	6 minutes	Tan
Salad	x2 Tomato or x1 Strawberry x1 Bell Pepper	5 minutes	Red
Waffle	x1 Pumpkin x1 Watermelon or x1 Pumpkin x1 Sugar Apple or x1 Sugar Apple x1 Watermelon or x1 Strawberry x1 Coconut Divine x1 Sugar Apple x1 Coconut	6 minutes	???
Burger	Legendary x1 Pepper x1 Corn x1 Tomato Mythical x1 Pepper x1 Corn x1 Tomato x1 Bone Blossom x1 Beanstalk	10 minutes	Red
Pie	x1 Pumpkin x1 Apple Legendary x1 Corn x1 Coconut	7 minutes	Green
Sandwich	x2 Tomato x1 Corn or x1 Corn x1 Coconut	7 minutes	Orange
Sushi	x4 Bamboo x1 Corn	7 minutes	Turquoise
Soup	x1 Carrot or mix any random ingredients	5 minutes	Random

Ingredient proportions affect final dish quality – larger components yield bigger portions. Successful fulfillment of requests grants special bonuses.