3 posts tagged “cooking”
First things first! If you havn't glazed over my previous post please take a look and if you can help out, I'd really appreciate it!
Now...for Cooking Mama!
When I first encountered the almost psychopathically kawaii glare emitted by the female chef mentor in Majesco's Cooking Mama: Cook Off for the Wii, I had little to no understanding of what a 'cooking' game could possibly entail.
Lacking the culinary skills to begin with (hey, I'm a college-kid and subsist on ramen and quick-dials to the pizzeria), it took me a while to adjust to slicing, dicing, and meat grinding. But with a little practice, I'm no longer culinarily (is that a word?) challenged. Hey, Cooking Mama herself said that I was, “Wonderful! Better than Mama!”
In fact, I have been entered into the Cooking Mama's Cook Off gaming competition to be held this Saturday, March 31 at the Nintendo World store in Rockefeller Plaza. Will I aptly make the G-Hole crew proud and become a virtual iron chef? Shall I be utterly owned by a Cooking Mama obsessive who can mince polygonal shallots effortlessly? Only time will tell. Though I hear they're serving complimentary deserts at the event, so there's no question I'll be partaking.
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My signature recipe for when I have guests over is a delightfuly filling assimilation of a mouthwatering artificial cheese sauce over tender white noodles. Some claim that it tastes a lot like Easy Mac, but a slight alteration in the preparation proccess makes a world of a difference in the overall experience.
- Combine Macaroni and 1/2 cup of water into a microwavable bowl (the original recipe calls for 2/3. Fools. That is way too much water.)
- Microwave on high for 4 Minutes until macaroni is tender.
- Add cheese mix and stir well until sauce is fully distributed.
- Find a spoon or fork or spork. Enjoy.
If you are still famished after a single bowl. follow with another bowl or some ramen noodles.
Moral of the story, I'm still in college and havn't had access to anything other than crappy cafeteria food at my school. Sure, that doesn't necessarily provide the best excuse for not knowing how to cook, but presently I havn't had the time to invest in learning. On the flip side I can make a mean bowl of Easy Mac and a really sweet tasting Funfetti Cake, and I'm particularly good at making chocolate chip pancakes in the shapes of turtles, bears, and smiley faces.
For the first time I will be living in a house with a kitchen for my Senior year. Hopefully in a few months I'll have something a little more worthwhile to post. Heh.
