Wednesday, June 1, 2011
I went to the store --- Lucky is nice because it is very uncrowded and clean as you can see in the pictures, which makes shopping a pleasant experience. However, the aisles always feel a little long and intimidating with a lot of different foods in one aisle! It can be a little unpleasant when you think you have to find something specific. I had to go all the way to the back of the aisle to get the macaroni which a bit annoying. The macaroni is not as obvious in this store as I have taken pictures showing how all the macaroni is on the very bottom shelf, all in a row, all the brands. This is not particularly bad but it can make it hard to locate if you don't already know where it is. I like how all the Kraft Mac and Cheese is together so you can see all the different varieties. The new "Cars" shaped pasta was cute plus the extra cheesy, thick and creamy flavor really caught my attention (and made me hungry). I picked the Cars one, because I knew my older son would be really excited about it. When I brought it home, and he told me he was hungry, I said I would make the Mac and Cheese...of course, the box excited him. He took the empty box and read the different parts of it as I prepared the macaroni. He kept asking me when it would be done as I prepared. I decided to use a pasta boat to cook the macaroni since my son was so impatient -- pretty simple...just add the pasta ( I just dumped it in the boat), add water to the line, and cook in the microwave for about 3 minutes at a time, stir, and then repeat about 2-3 times. It was a little hard getting the pasta just right and soft enough -- I kept eating a piece after each round of boiling to test the consistency. I then prepared the sauce, added to the pasta boat, and cooked again in the microwave to thicken the sauce and pasta together. I must admit that this just was not fast enough. My son kept asking me over and over when it would done...and macaroni simply does not cook that fast, especially if you want it wet and gooey like it should be. Overall, though, the process was easy and involves slightly less mess than cooking on a stovetop...but it just is never fast! I know, I know, I did not follow the instructions on the box exactly, but I wanted a quicker turnaround this evening.
Finally I served the macaroni to my son...which he enjoyed -- looking at and eating. I and my husband also ate some right out of the pasta boat...it's a very addictive food! The macaroni is warm, soft, chewy, gooey, salty, cheesy, melts in your mouth...good! Simple but strangely leaves you hungry for more after each bite.
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