Thursday, March 27, 2008

Don't sweat the technique

Last night the wife said, "For dinner, I'm craving macaroni and cheese.  And not homemade pasta with gruyere or anything like that -- I'm in the mood for Kraft Macaroni and Cheese."
 
Of course, I always have the blue box on hand.  I said, "Great, we don't even have to go shopping."
 
The wife pointed out that we were out of milk.  Milk?  People actually put milk in this recipe? 
 
"No," I said. "You add a half stick of butter and the cheese powder and you're done.  And you have to let the pasta sit in the strainer for at least a minute or two so it dries out enough." 
 
We argued about the proper preparation for so long that I overcooked the pasta.