It came out perfectly, but it didn't taste cheesy at all. One of the main ingredients is pureed carrots. So, it totally looked orange, like mac n cheese should, but with none of the buttery richness. Maybe's it's because there was no butter in it. Oh well. At least I have some guilt-free pasta for the next few days.
Just got back from amazing Caye Caulker, Belize (my 2nd trip) after a week of craziness at work. It was a vacation i DEFINITELY needed! Here is a list of things I did:
- Read a book
- Got a tan
- Snorkeled among sea turtles
- Drank a lot of rum/beer
- Got food poisoning
- Watched several hours of Parental Control on MTV
- Had rice and beans for every meal
- Went cave tubing
- slept close to 12 hours a night
On our cave tubing trip, we met a couple of Belgians who had just moved to Belize last year. They were relatively young (prob late 20s, early 30s), and they had come to open a dive shop, a 3 room guesthouse, and restaurant on Long Caye, a little island near the Blue Hole. It's at least 2 hours by boat from anywhere, there are no land lines, and only 4 people (including themselves) live on this island.
What?!?!
I thought it was so insane that they went from a bustling European region to a tiny island off the grid. Plus, high season in Belize is only about 4-5 months long, so for a big part of the year, they are practically alone. They seem to enjoy the peace and quiet so far, and the first 3 months were difficult without friends and family, but now they've settled in and have no regrets.
It's amazing to hear people who leave everything to open a fledging business in the middle of nowhere.
