Why choose a meal for a five year old over a prestigious platter of filet mignon? Simply because it is a meal for a five year old. Macaroni and cheese has a special place in my heart because it always seems to bring me back to the delightful memories of being a child—waking up every day, my body emanating with pure happiness and excitement for what my day …show more content…
I remember the exhilaration of returning home from a trip to the grocery store after successfully enticing my parents to purchase multiple boxes of macaroni and cheese with noodles shaped like Finding Nemo characters. I …show more content…
As most people say, “Bacon makes everything better,” I like to think that that is the case with mac and cheese, which can be put inside grilled cheese, pizza, breadsticks, or basically anything one’s heart desires. On the flip side, anything can go inside of macaroni and cheese as well—such as bread crumbs, bacon, spinach, or even goldfish crackers. In a world where I am constantly being told what to do, where to go, and what to say, it is alleviating to have freedom in at least one aspect of my life; making my favorite food allows me to actually be innovative and fearless of failure because if a recipe does not turn out right, I can always try again. With several different types of cheese and noodles, the possibilities are endless. Most foods are so dull; for example, almost every time someone eats a corndog, it tastes the same, but there are millions of different versions of macaroni and cheese that will never fail to make my tastebuds dance with delight. That being said, the versatility that mac and cheese exhibits never ceases to surprise and amaze me because no two pans of mac and cheese are ever the