Comfort food.

[labelleizzy]

Imagine mac-n-cheese. Remember when you were a kid, you had a comfort food?
Mac-n-cheese was a common one, or some variation thereof... (my mom's tuna casserole, mmm cheesy goodness.)

so now imagine you're grown up,
and y'know, you like some spices with your meal,
and a decent glass of wine,
but you're lazy.

So you throw some rotini pasta in the pan, boil it up,
go get some thyme from the plant in your backyard,
pour a glass of Bogle Old Vine Zinfandel,
(now the pasta's about done)
scoop pasta out of pan into a bowl with a triple-pinch of thyme, some cracked pepper and garlic salt,
and because you're really lazy, use the slotted spoon to cut some butter into the bowl,
(keep stirring while the pasta's still hot)
cut a bit of cream cheese in there
(keep stirring)
and go sit down on the couch with candles lit, your glass of wine, and your damn laptop, because you're going to brag about it on your Livejournal.

HAH!

(cos DAY-UM, this is some fine dinner I got me here!)
(sips wine)

Comments

[eeyore-grrl.livejournal.com]

:D sounds good.

i'm a big fan of "cheater's mac-n-cheese"

i often grate some of whatever we have or, if it is a soft chesse, throw some in and mix it hot. i like old fashioned baked mac-n-cheese, but the cheaters stuff can be damned good.

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

mmm, cheatery cheesy goodness.

LOL

[tsgeisel.livejournal.com]

I've done that with Cotswold (excellent) and with Gorgonzola (a bit too strong, but perhaps with some cream cheese would be ok).

The old fashioned way is definitely the way to go.

[gira.livejournal.com]

divine with creme fraiche or mascarpone and pine nuts

[labelleizzy.livejournal.com]

ooooh. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

[starfrosting.livejournal.com]

and because you're really lazy, use the slotted spoon to cut some butter into the bowl
MmHmm!