Cravings.

I woke up this morning with the craving to eat macaroni. I had some in my store that I hadn't cooked and that was because I wasn't too fond of it but anytime I made it, I always enjoyed myself. Most times, I cook in large portions to share with my friends but most of them don't like eating with me as they say they can't eat food that's so empty. Their definition of empty is the food not having meat or fish but that's just how I prefer mine.

As a little girl, my sisters and I preferred snacks to regular food. My mum would make sure to pack enough snacks in our lunch boxes and on days where she would give us food, we hardly ate it but brought it back home. Her favorite food to give us was macaroni but I hated it so much. I didn't like it as it tasted so plain and there was nothing sweet about it.

Growing up, I saw that most people used this macaroni in salad and I found it very delicious. I wondered what must have changed or why I had this likeness towards macaroni so, I told my mum to make it at home. She disagreed thinking I would waste it but when she saw that I was so serious, she decided to make it and I loved it. After that day, I ate macaroni once in a while and today just happens to be one of those days.

Here is my macaroni. I love using Honeywell products because for me, it's the absolute best.

I like washing my macaroni before cooking. I don't know if it's like this for everyone but it's like just something I do so, I wash my macaroni twice. Before washing though, I had placed water on a fire to boil before I added my macaroni.

After boiling the water, I added my macaroni and waited for it to boil until it was soft. I added a little salt and oil so it wouldn't gum together. I was only parboiling as I was going to make jollof macaroni. After my macaroni was soft enough for me, I brought it down from the fire and washed it. By this time, my mum was already awake and she came into the kitchen to see what I was preparing. She just smiled and walked out and I knew I was doing well.

I then diced some onions and blended some pepper. I like using fresh pepper whenever I'm cooking. Some people call me weird for always using fresh pepper but that's just my preference.

I put the pot back on fire and added groundnut oil and when it was hot enough, I added my chopped onions. I always love it when I get the sizzle sound whenever I put my chopped onions in hot oil. When the onions were fried enough, I added tomato paste. I didn't add much tomato paste as I didn't want much in my dish. I allowed the paste to fry before adding little water and necessary ingredients. I added crayfish, bouillon cubes, blended pepper, salt, and I was good to go.

I covered the pot and let the sauce boil for a while and after boiling, I added my macaroni to the sauce. The aroma of what I was cooking filled the whole house and my mum was making comments from the sitting room that she couldn't wait to taste what I had going on.

I stirred the food and this was how it came out.

I decided that since I wouldn't be adding meat, fish or egg to my dish, I would be adding little sweet corn which I did.

I dished the food out and I just couldn't wait to taste it. My taste buds were already salivating.

I started eating and this is me half way through my meal.

I wouldn't have taken any pictures again but then, my sister started making sarcastic comments about me taking pictures and how I would take pictures till the last piece and I was like, why not?.

I really enjoyed myself and this is a breakfast I'll long remember. After eating I just laid on the couch as I couldn't move. I felt so full and satisfied. My mum gave me praises about the food and my head was just swelling up. I was so happy I could make the dish and fulfill my cravings without any help.

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