Macaroni & Cheese

Kristy Emerson

My mom's macaroni and cheese is my absolute favorite meal. It is pretty ironic that this is my favorite food because, when I was little, I hated macaroni and cheese. I hated it so much that I could not even stand the smell of it.

One day my mom talked me into trying some of her homemade macaroni and cheese. She said I would love it, and I did. I still will not eat it if anyone else has made it, though.

The recipe is pretty basic. There is no real story behind the recipe itself. It was not passed down from generation to generation in our family like some recipes are. There is no secret ingredient or anything like that.

It is, however, a very weird occurrence in our household to eat a real meal because nobody ever cooks. Every once in a while we get a surprise, though, and my mom asks us what we want for dinner that night. The family favorite is her macaroni and cheese, so of course that is what we all usually ask her to make.

My mom has tried numerous times to get me to make the macaroni and cheese by myself. She swears that it is really simple to make, but I am a terrible cook, so I have not even attempted to make it. My sister can make it almost exactly like my mom's but for some reason, it just is not the same if it is not made by my mom.

Even though I do not cook it, I do still help her make it. She always calls me into the kitchen with her, and I sit in there and talk to her. Sometimes I will help her make the mashed potatoes or whatever else we are eating with the macaroni and cheese. Since I do not do much of the cooking, or preparing the meal, it is pretty much expected that I eat a lot of the meal, and also do all of the cleaning.