Home Cooking

I got up this morning in the mood to cook. Since there are only two of us living here, I cook less frequently. I decided to make homemade macaroni and cheese and salmon croquets. I usually just make packaged mac and cheese because the home made version is not a cost efficient dish. The last time I made it, it cost almost $12. I used a few types of cheeses and cheese is not cheap. The dish tasted great, but not worth the money for the amount of servings. For years after that I stuck to the 89 cent Kraft version and everyone was happy. Today I will go "hog wild" and spend the money. I am also making salmon croquets. I never use formal recipes. I just toss in whatever I think will work. Most times the results are wonderful. On the occasion that they are not, I bring it to work. My office staff will eat dirt if you put it on a plate. My best story about my salmon croquets goes back years ago. My sister was having a busy day running around from work to errands and then some evening activity. She said she had no time to eat. I told her to stop by my house and I would meet her in the street with some hot salmon croquets wrapped in tin foil. She ate them as she drove from place to place. She told me that it was the best food she ever ate. I do not think it was the salmon that tasted so good. I think it was the extra ingredient of love.