Thanksgiving Dinner Essay

There are hundreds of home cooked meals around the world. Some are very complex while others are quite simple to make. Unfortunately, every home cooked meal cannot be mastered by everyone. With this universal dilemma, we are always taking a risk when trying home cooked meals made by different people. Because of this I’ve decided to choose macaroni and cheese. Normally this dish is looked as a kids’ meal or a meal that isn’t very fancy/mature. In fact, this dish is served all over the world in multiple of ways to people for almost any occasion. I personally love this dish because of the variety of ways it can be prepared. Meaning, that the cheeses use, the methods used to cook, and special touches added are very important in ensuring that the perfect bowl/plate of mac and cheese. Without these three factors the meal is not to be brought to Thanksgiving Dinner. The cheese as I mentioned is an essential part in making mac and cheese. The chef must decide on what type of cheese
Not all cook can master it, i.e. it is easy for cooks to fall into the trap of making a dry block of cheese flavored pasta. The stove top mac and cheese doesn’t really display the talent a cook has that I prefer to see in a home cooked meal. Because of the baked method of mac and cheese the chef’s true talent and skills are displayed. Any special finishes for the mac and cheese are highly demanded to make the mac and cheese complete. For example, any added spices or oils used to give it its satisfying finish. I also like to see the caramelized edges on the baked make and cheese. Family recipes and secret ingredients give the dish character. To me it says that this dish has been carefully made and hard work and efforts has been put into it to ensure the perfect bowl/plate of mac and cheese is served. I kind of thought of it as a signature on every home cooked