Once upon a time, a young cadet at the Royal Guard Academy has been dreaming about the military glory of the olden days, when Equestria hasn't yet been a continent-spanning superpower.

He got very excited, when he found out that Princess Luna, the newly returned Alicorn Princess will be visiting the Academy on the Hearth's Warming Eve...

Written for AgentKorpsman for Jinglemas 2023

Warning: contains brief depictions of historical violence

After the Nightmare Night went not exactly as expected, Luna is tentative to intrude into her subjects' business, especially celebrations of any kind.
Thankfully, Celestia convinces her to try again.

Written for LittleWood as a part of Jinglemas 2022

A short slice of life story, featuring Marble Pie, Fluttershy and a clear winter day.
Written for Sonicsuns as a part of Jinglemas 2021 event.

What can distract Twilight Sparkle from her studies?
How did Rarity's kitchen get destroyed?
What did Rainbow Dash say after crashing into Fluttershy's cottage?
How are the preparations for the Apple Family Reunion going on?
What's a Chimicherrychanga?

Read and find out about all that, and probably more!

That's a collection of Slice-of-Life oneshots featuring cooking of various Equestrian dishes as a main plot point.
An experimental fic of sorts.
It uses actual, existing cooking recipes, so everything written cooked here can be reproduced IRL exactly as represented in the story, using regular kitchen equipment and mentioned ingredients.

I want to thank Tael_Spinner and Zaid ValRoa for their help and many useful suggestions!
Also thanks Secret Moon for proofreading Chapter 2

Wielding her gift of foresight, Celestia will do anything, even something completely unheard of, to secure the future of her little (only compared to her) ponies.

But in order to not hamper their will for self-improvement, she would influence things in a very careful and covert manner. Anything in the world can be her instrument in this chess game - eternal and complex, like life itself.

Even the Grand Galloping Gala.
Especially the Grand Galloping Gala.

12.12.2020: Tael_Spinner kindly agreed to edit the story and beat it in some more respectable shape. I simply cannot thank them enough for their help!

Another eve of Summer Sun Celebration is here! Hundreds of thousands have watched this spectacular ceremony throughout the years. But only one have seen them all.

Let us talk for a bit about the most important element of the holiday -- the Princess herself.

How she lives, how she prepares for the celebration. What brings her joy and what possibly ails her on a such day...

Short vignette about Celestia filled with adoration. Praise the Sun!

Hero leads masses. But do the masses follow the hero, because he drags them along, or because he or she represents something valuable to everyone in the crowd? What could really have happened that fateful night, when, as legends say, Princess Luna was banished to the moon?

28.05.16: Got an editor! brokenimage321 kindly agreed to improve text of the story. For which i'm very grateful!