A Total Disaster

Fail.

Epic fail.

This was the theme in my kitchen last night.

I'm going to let you all in on a little secret.

Ok, it's a big secret. It's a real doozie.

WAIT!

You have to promise not to tell ANYONE.

Do you promise?

Ok.

I cannot make macaroni and cheese.

Duh, duh, DUN!

I know! Tragic, right!?

How is it that I can make roux, custard, souffle and even Julia Child's Beef Bourguignon, but simple, every day mac n cheese eludes me?

It's preposterous I tell you!

Now, let me just clarify something.

I can make KRAFT macaroni and cheese with the best of the 80's working moms.

Milk, butter, powdered cheese - perfection in a pan every time.

It's the homemade stuff that starts with a roux and ends in a clumpy, lumpy, sometimes greasy mess that is driving me nuts!

I can cook, really I can.

But every time I make macaroni and cheese it separates. And it doesn't matter what kind of cheese I use.

I've tried every flavor. I've used block cheese and grated it myself instead of the processed bagged stuff.

Nothing works!

I even managed to ruin the America's Test Kitchen's foolproof recipe.

How is that even possible?!

Shame. Pure shame.

But I do not give up.

I am on a mission to find out what I am doing wrong. To make a mac and cheese that I can sing about - and don't think I wouldn't make up a song about that - because I totally would. I can hear the melody now...

Until then I'm open to your suggestions because I'm kind of at a loss. Feel free to comment at will.

Oh, but don't ask other people.

This is supposed to be our secret, ok?

Pinky swear.