cooking corner: macaroni and cheese

i have yet to find the macaroni and cheese recipe.

i stopped using kraft dinner ever since graduating from undergrad and have since tried numerous attempts to make it from scratch. unfortunately, it's been hard since i still have the taste of KD in my head and my own attempts just haven't measured up on the taste-front. (this is probably because i don't put massive amounts of salt or preservatives into my mac and cheese, but still. there must be a way to get the flavour without the crap, there must!)

anyway, i made it for dinner tonight and even though my housemates were stuffed because they had seconds and thirds, to me it still tasted like it was still missing something. during the cooking process i threw in different things like more salt, oregano, basil, and chili powder but while they helped, none of these things 'did it'. (i think at one point i even contemplated putting in a couple shakes of worcestershire sauce, but i held myself back, haha.) hmm, maybe it was the cheese? i used mozzarella again tonight because it's the healthiest cheese to use, but maybe i needed to have used one with a stronger flavour. who knows. i have no idea what it is about this dish, but something's missing. *cue john mayer music*

oh well. at least i was completely satisfied with my french onion soup tonight.
thank you, knorr. :)

goodbye vancouver, goodbye world

i can't believe the olympics is over - it went by so fast! i think this was one of the most exciting games for me to watch. not only were the sporting events exciting, but the crowds just made everything that much more interesting. spontaneously singing the canadian national anthem during curling matches? check. bringing down the house via cheering? check. ridiculous amount of screaming and partying in the streets? check. we really had it all in terms of enthusiasm this time around. you could really feel the excitement and national pride permeating throughout canada during these past two weeks which was really awesome to be a part of. and while these games had their share of obstacles and tragedies, i feel that the olympic spirit was alive and kickin' throughout everything that happened through everyone coming together and supporting everyone else.

i'll admit, at the halfway mark i wasn't sure what to think with canada's low medal count, but somehow our country rallied alongside our athletes and they, in turn, did us proud winning gold after gold all the way to the end (literally). 26 medals with 14 of them gold! :O well done athletes!!

once again, the olympics have made a sports-watching monster out of me but it's all over until the next games come in 2012. canada is a little quieter now that the world has left, and my days are now emptier without all the sports and excitement that came with the olympic games, but we can be sure that when the world meets up again in london, canadians will be loud once again. we may not be wearing our little red olympics come 2012 (since it will be summer, duh), but that won't mean we won't be just as loud as we were this time around! we'll show the world.

(G)O CANADA!!!!