This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend a food party. I had never been to such a party before and I did not know what to expect. The plan was for everybody to bring a dish and then we would share with everyone else. My girlfriend and I decided on bringing our homemade macaroni and cheese. It is a simple recipe that we adopted from my dad who took it from Food Network. The noodles are a very important choice when making the dish. After a lot of testing, we found that rigatoni noodles work better than the usual elbow macaroni. The cheese is the next important choice. Two bags of sharp cheddar is my favorite, although the recipe works with a lot of different combinations of cheeses. The rest of the ingredients are traditional enough: eggs, butter, hot sauce, evaporated milk and mustard.
So, come Saturday night, my girlfriend and I took our macaroni and cheese to this food party. We were the first to arrive and so we sat in the kitchen while we waited for the rest of the group to arrive. As the college students trickled in, I noticed a reoccurring theme. Many college students do not know how to cook. Besides the hosts of the party, only myself and one other person brought homemade food. It made me wonder how these people were living on a daily basis. At my apartment, we generally cook one meal a day. One person mentioned that all they and left in their refrigerator was eggs, mustard and mayonnaise. Several people brought bags of chips or some form of alcohol. A couple of people even brought candy. Fortunately enough, our gracious host had made enough food to cover everyone who showed up.
Overall, it was not too bad of an experience. I did get to eat some good food that I had not tried before. One person made a tortilla pizza with fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, and olives. It was surprisingly good and made me want to try to make it at home. I have a feeling that his party was not the best it could have been, but it does make me want to attend more.
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