Win Some, Lose Some

Greetings fellow foodies, Vincent Reinhart here.  I’m here because of an unusual event, a kitchen experiment that didn’t go so well.  Actually, I don’t think this has ever happened since I became the Cherry’s food critic.  Two weeks ago Dennis tried a new recipe, Philly Cheese Steak Casserole, https://www.tuolime.com/philly-cheese-steak-casserole-2/?fbclid=IwY2xjawE7f6VleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHT8gSGnoggZ8fyOYqpW_3baqaxSfAowoAQJ2d71rzFbeKa9U-Leot7Svxw_aem_Q3wOYu6h2wfYFRrgW8xM2Q

Dennis loves a good Philly Cheese Steak sandwich and his Philly Cheese Steak Pasta https://www.eatingonadime.com/philly-cheesesteak-pasta/?fbclid=IwAR0lK9rRbkiL6wj-AhvycpoQw4gu3fqkZKsrKv_nliPt8inXHJmMcajV27Q    has always been a winner, so we had high hopes for this one.  Unfortunately, this one turned out just okay. 

Don’t get me wrong, this is not a total loser.  If you like Philly Cheese Steak you may like this one a lot.  But Dennis has so many other winning casserole recipes.  However, Kris is not such a big fan and she is less of a fan of green peppers and this recipe calls for two.  She says they taste like monkey crotch – which is a reference to the anime, “Shin Chan”.  But how Shin knows what monkey crotch tastes like..?  I don’t even want to know. 

However, yesterday Dennis went to a meeting of the Star Trek fan club, the U.S.S. Angeles https://ussangeles.org/  and for the pot luck, he made BEST Crockpot Mac and Cheese!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/777678720864634/permalink/894775995821572 

Oh my, oh my!  That one lived up to its name!  Kris has her favorite Mac and Cheese, Good Old Fashion Mac and Cheese  https://justcookwell.com/good-ole-fashion-mac-and-cheese/  Dennis enjoys that one a lot, but ever since he found it, he has been looking for a creamier Mac and Cheese.  This one is his new favorite, even out doing his Taco Mac and Cheese with Rotel  https://bowl-me-over.com/taco-mac-and-cheese/?fbclid=IwAR0cXUiG_DLiwfYD7K9a0jSZAvEN7IRbRRu0HOT_P_ig0gZfNQKdjhwHia4

There wasn’t much left from the pot luck, but I did get a chance to try it.  Definitely his best Mac and Cheese so far.

• Vincent Reinhart

233rd blog completed.

First Steampunk novel:  76,865 words.  <– Past 76,000.  Goal:  80,000.

Second Steampunk novel: 783 words. 

Second Steampunk screenplay:  157 pages.

First Steampunk screenplay:  Need to update with notes from the novelization.

Third Steampunk screenplay:  38 pages.

Hmmm… so this is how you make a Stick-to-your-ribs dinner.

Somehow, I find that cheating.