Sigh, I'm deplorable in the kitchen. Today I didn't want my usual mesquite/smoked turkey breast sandwich with my usual gatorade/lemonade. So I thought I'd mix it up and have some easy mac. As in macaroni and cheese. Very adult of me, I know. So I'm determined to get it right this time. Every time I've tried before something goes wrong. It's watery or there's not enough water. Or the noodles aren't soft. It's always something.
But THIS time it was going to be different. THIS time I'd get it right. I'd do everything spot on and at the end have a very nice lunch of mac and cheese. So I get out a microwavable bowl, just like the directions say. I pour the noodles into a bowl, pour 2/3 of a cup of water into the bowl and pop it in the microwave. I'm kind of excited at being so domestic. I'm getting a napkin out and folding it like I like it, pulling out a spoon, starting the dishwasher, once again, excited about taking care of my home.
By this time the microwave is playing my song so I get the bowl out. Ouch, it's hot. So I gently set it on the counter, trying to think nice thoughts since I've just burnt off part of my fingertips. Ok, so the bowl is hot, no big deal, I can handle this. I rip open the powdered cheese packet. And the way I rip it ends up being wrong. So I try again at a different spot, no luck. It just needs some elbow grease, so I yank really hard on it and the package explodes and orange powdered cheese goes everywhere. Sigh. I will not cry. This is not a big deal. So I brush the hair out of my face with my forearm and realize that I've just wiped orange powder on my forehead. Grrr. I can do this. I CAN do this! So I get another packet, open it with scissors and pour it into the bowl of noodles. That by this time are one solid mass of noodles. So I'm trying to stir the cheese into the noodles. Well, they are having none of it, so I go over to my sink and turn on the faucet to add some water so everything will mix. Too much water later and I end up eating powdered cheese broth with cold, hard noodles. Hmm. Yuck.
By this time the microwave is playing my song so I get the bowl out. Ouch, it's hot. So I gently set it on the counter, trying to think nice thoughts since I've just burnt off part of my fingertips. Ok, so the bowl is hot, no big deal, I can handle this. I rip open the powdered cheese packet. And the way I rip it ends up being wrong. So I try again at a different spot, no luck. It just needs some elbow grease, so I yank really hard on it and the package explodes and orange powdered cheese goes everywhere. Sigh. I will not cry. This is not a big deal. So I brush the hair out of my face with my forearm and realize that I've just wiped orange powder on my forehead. Grrr. I can do this. I CAN do this! So I get another packet, open it with scissors and pour it into the bowl of noodles. That by this time are one solid mass of noodles. So I'm trying to stir the cheese into the noodles. Well, they are having none of it, so I go over to my sink and turn on the faucet to add some water so everything will mix. Too much water later and I end up eating powdered cheese broth with cold, hard noodles. Hmm. Yuck.
2 comments:
Hey try this next time. Right when you take the noodles out of the microwave, put some butter in it and stir it up. This will give you a little extra time to get the cheese ready. Don't forget the salt and pepper either. But all in all, that was a humurous post. God bless.
Thanks anonymous!
I'll definitely try that next time! Lord knows, I need all the help I can get in the kitchen.
Domesticity is not my spiritual gift...
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