Monday, November 5, 2007

The Blue Box Blues

Sometimes the types of things that I ponder due to the nature of my work both confuse and entertain me. As I have mentioned in past posts the Catering Company is going into the chicken business and I have been acting as a guinea pig in the quest for the ultimate poultry experience. My research was not limited to chicken however, it also included testing the elusive 'side dish'.
I for one am a huge fan of the 'side dish' in all shapes and forms. As someone who is attempting to be much more health conscience I should be telling you that there is nothing I love more than a side salad and broccoli. In all honestly I do love my veggies, however my ultimate all time favorite side is macaroni and cheese. Sometimes mixed with ketchup. There I said it. Let the judgement commence.
I don't even like classy mac and cheese..... my favorite is the blue box. Kraft dinner or bust. Somewhere my grandmother is shaking her head at me :) Apparently I am not alone in the world though because Kraft sells a million boxes of Mac and Cheese a day. A million boxes! So I think it is safe to say that this particular cheese does not stand alone, I am such a nerd.
As a true fat kid I am automatically inclined to like foods that include any one of the following, fake cheese, pasta, butter and milk. Macaroni and cheese has a healthy dose of all four. I think it could be classified as the quintessential fat kid food.
Anyways, there is nowhere to get good mac and cheese in Williamsburg. Except for the Blue Talon bistro and then you feel silly because you are ordering mac and cheese in a fancy french bistro. Of course I have done it... I am just saying you feel silly:)
So the quest will continue for the perfect mac and cheese recipe that is not too bourgeois and not too blue box. A compromise must be reached. Until that happens though I am going to go to town on some Easy Mac, and maybe throw in some carrot sticks for good measure, we shall see.

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