Have you ever been to the Cheesecake Factory and gotten those fried mac & cheese balls as an appetizer? I tried one a couple months ago at one of my cousin's bday dinners, and talk about something GOOD! So, I randomly googled the recipe last week...just wondering if it was out there, ya kno. And I found it! But I think I'm already off to a bad start, already smh lol...
First off, the recipe is ridiculous. You have to fix the cheesy concoction, fold it in the pasta, refrigerate for 2 hrs, take it out and make the ball-sized mac & cheese, then freeze for 12 hrs, and.....there's still MORE I have to do when I get off work tomorrow afternoon. What kinda tomfoolery is this?!
Then, everything on the recipe was in lbs. I mean, what's so hard about saying
2 cups?! So, I was googling conversions and asking my mom questions. My mom then proceeded to scold me as to why I bought off-brand pasta and off-brand vanilla wafers (for that banana pudding I was supposed to make Thanksgiving). I didn't know it was such a big deal. It's just food, right?
Apparently, not. I learned something new about my mom tonight. She used to work somewhere that had people come in to check to see if companies were putting all the ingredients in their products. She said that the off-brand products were usually the ones missing ingredients. So even if you compare the ingredients of a brand name product to an off-brand product, you may notice similar ingredients.
However, you don't know
how much of those ingredients that company is actually using--more or less (than the brand name ones). Hence, that is why it is cheaper and sometimes of lesser quality.
If the ingredients you use to cook with are working for you, then keep doing what you're doing. Me, on the other hand? It almost seems like I have no choice. I was scolded y'all...scolded lol..."that's being cheap, it's not gonna taste right, pay that little extra for the brand, etc."
Then, I didn't buy enough gouda (some type of cheese).
I realized that I
hate grating cheese, especially gouda. Maybe a big block of cheese isn't so bad, but that gouda mess? It came in sets of tiny squares, so it kept breaking up all over the place...getting on the counter and floor. I just got fed up, and melted it for a little bit in the microwave. Shhh....no one has to know. =)
Gouda, Gouda, Gouda!!!
The struggle
What is this?
Oh?
The mess I have waiting for me....after I submit this post. Not to mention, gouda crumbs on the other counter. Smh!
Well lovely people, it's been fun. I shall update you on the fried mac & cheese balls later on today. I can't believe I chose to make this, and I have to be at work in 5 hrs! The pasta is still in the fridge, and I haven't even made the balls yet. Ugh! Someone needs to manage their time more efficiently...not saying any names or pointing any fingers, but..... ahem, girl! lol
