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. :)