My Favorite Meal

Thinking about my favorite meal is making me hungry as I write, especially because I have been living off of my typical college diet of cereal and pop-tarts. My favorite meal is so delicious that it is one of the things that I look forward to the most when I am driving home. The meal is not some elaborate feast at a fancy restaurant. Its surprisingly simple: macaroni and cheese. Although it is simple, its uniqueness is in the fact that it is a gourmet pre-prepared meal from a small local grocery store in Oklahoma City. My mom knows that I love it, so she always stocks up right before I come home. It consists of oversized macaroni noodles with four cheeses baked on top and some kind of creamier cheese covering the rest. When I put it in the microwave, it sizzles during the last 15 seconds as the distinct cheesy smell sails through the kitchen. The smell assures me that I am in the comfort of a loving home. I guess that makes my favorite meal a comfort food, which is precisely why I love it. It resinates with home.