Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Leftover Hangover

So, I've been a bit of a slug lately as far as the kitchen activity goes.  My motivations have skipped between the painfully lazy to the barely edible.  I won't pretend I've made anything of consequence, or try and sell you on some experimental recipe that is better left to line a litter box.

However, when last we chatted, I was in the middle of trying to reconcile my attitude towards birthdays.  My own, specifically.

This year I took matters into my own hands and put the invite out to a few friends to come over, eat, drink, be merry, etc.  I foolishly said "It's caaaaasuaaaaaalll.  Great if you can make it, no woooorrriiiiies if you can't..."

I now know those words are stupidity incarnate.  Not because I blame any friends who weren't able to join (they were only following instructions, after all), but because I'm a complete over-preparing psychopath, who, without any set numbers, prepared enough food as if EVERYONE were attending.

Wrong.

Yes, I ended up with a Pharaoh's tomb worth of leftover food in the aftermath.  What does one do when one has buckets of chorizo and enough cheese to constipate a polar bear?  Mac and cheese, of course.

Once again, I direct you to Fine Cooking for their classic/basic recipe.  There's so much room for add-ins and substitutions that it's the ideal way to clean out your fridge when one finds oneself with a small Parisian marketplace worth of cheese and meat on hand. 

Oh, and the breadcrumb crust?  Not optional.  So good!

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