The military? Kate only halfway understood what that was all about. She was raised in a magical family who mainly stayed within the bounds of the magical world. Whatever it called for his dad to do, Kate guessed the man wasn't really home enough to learn how to cook. "What about your...mom?" she asked, because the way Colt talked, it was only his dad who was around to heat up things like soup. She hoped she wasn't asking too personal of a question.

She thought about his next question and shrugged. "I'm not sure. I haven't really thought about what kind of hobbies you might like, but I guess because you mentioned liking to get into trouble so much that you didn't have time for things like cooking," she replied. "I guess you sure surprised me, Chef." She grinned at that. She nodded and turned to get the plates. She felt sort of funny rummaging through the house elves' things, but she guessed they didn't mind too much. "Here they are," she said, pulling a few out the cupboard.