Slacking...

Everyone deserves to slack every once and a while...

So that's my justification statement for telling you that I have not COOKED ANYTHING all week, with the exception of a thrown together meal on Monday (that I will tell you about shortly). After fulfilling my Christmas baking obligations, I just really didn't have the energy to really even eat. I tend to get so caught up in what I am doing that the days start running together and I realize that I haven't eaten for almost an entire day...it's such a great feeling to be in the zone! The phrase being "in the zone" brings back a Marine Corps memory when we were on the rifle range during bootcamp. I remember the Gunny asking who "was in the zone" after firing a string of rounds center mass on the target...OH YES...THAT WAS ME!!!! I have to say though, I probably never shot that well for the remainder of my time in the Corps (lol). I was an expert more than once, but that was probably my best score ever....oh the memories (violin playing) lol.

ANYWAY, I know you don't want to hear about old bootcamp stories; you want to hear about what's cooking at Ms. Hasty's!!!! WELL I'LL TELL YOU....NOTHING....just kidding...so this is what I have on my mind...I am really in the mood for a roast today (...pot roast that is). I am also thinking about making some sort of pastry with chocolate. YES, YES...I am a chocoholic!!! I don't have any orders pending, so I can make whatever I want! Yyyyyeeeeaaaa! Anyway, I'm thinking flaky pastry puff or crust with some chocolate and maybe xome cream cheese...we'll see...when I get started, it'll come together...let's hope! I may come back to you on tomorrow telling you about my BLOOPER in the kitchen (LOL)...either way...it's going to be fun! Too bad I don't have a video camera because I would take you along for the ride.

I have to go to the gym or go for a walk before getting in the kitchen today (BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO), so I won't get started until sometime this afternoon. I really need the exercise because I have been slacking sooooooooooooooo bad! Okay...so let me tell you about this "bootleg" mac&cheese I whipped together on Monday night. What inspired the bootleg mac & cheese was me going over to my brothers the day after Christmas (...yes, I slept through Christmas...after standing 4 days in the kitchen with power naps in-between, I was BEAT) and my sister-in-law had cooked some meatloaf, macaroni & cheese, and mashed potatoes. I have to say that her cooking has improved over the years, so I was really open-minded about trying it. The meatloaf (which isn't my favorite food) was quite tasty and her mac & cheese also really good. So, here goes my fat soul singing harmonies after I make it home from their house...(fat soul whispers in my ears...hey black girl...you sure could use some mac & cheese here at the house...why don't you whip some together?). So now I'm home with  hardly any food to cook or ingredients to bake...my pantry and refrigerate are running on the skinny and my fat soul is SCREAMING AND CHANTING...MAC& CHEESE, MAC&CHEESE!!!!!...and I'm like OKAY, OKAY! Now that I have little to work with and my fat soul has peer pressured me in to making one of the most unhealthy dishes on the planet, here's what I found to work with...spagetti noodles, can of PET milk, 6 tablespoons butter, can of Cream of Celery, 3 egg whites, and 1/2 cup of sour cream. (***PAUSE***For those that didn't come from meager means, spagetti noodles in mac&cheese is not unusual. We had to be creative with what we had. It's just like eating rice for breakfast rather than grits because it was cheaper and you could use the leftover rice for dinner...anyway...back to my story (lol)). I only had two types of cheeses in the house which were Sharp and Parmesean...(I have never put Parmesean in my mac&cheese before, but when you're limited on ingredients you use what you have)....anyway, I mixed all of my ingredients together and while I was doing so, I became a little upset because if I had messed up the only pasta noodles in the house experimenting...I WAS GOING TO BE ANGRY...and so hungry after all of this work (LMBO)!  Needless to say, it wasn't a pretty sight mixing all of these ingredients together, but I pressed on and put it in the pan and baked it. LORD HAVE MERCY ON THE FAT SOUL IN ME....PLEASE! I baked it about 18 minutes and took the first spoon of it, I almost fell to the floor...THIS TASTED BETTER THAN MY REGULAR RECIPE!!!!!!!! WHAT????? Okay, so after I calmed down, I began eating........and eating......and eating...and I only have what you see in the pic left. And yes, I've eaten it all by myself...I should be ashamed...BUT I'M NOT!

So I know you're wondering...what else did she have with this mac&cheese...NOTHING! I forgot all about making a meal! (LMBO)!!!!

I'm going to enjoy doing things in the kitchen my way today...and I encourage you to do the same!