the saga of the cheeseburger macaroni

So, I made some cheeseburger macaroni tonight, from scratch, not a box. OMG - soooo good.

This is foreign to my skids, as BM and DH have raised them on a steady diet of fast, canned and frozen foods, and BM has brainwashed them to think that a frozen Stouffer's lasagna is homemade and delicious.

DH, Skid1 and I scarfed our bowls down, and they each had seconds. It was seriously good. Skid2 - a notoriously picky eater - also scarfed his down, but talked the whole time about how it was gross and he didn't like it. I could hear BM's voice the whole time, because I KNOW this kid, have lived with him full time for 3 years - if he doesn't like something, he refuses to eat it, plain and simple

Sigh. Every time I think Twuntzilla is growing up, she shows her true mental midgetry. I feel bad for skid2 - he obviously feels torn, and like he needs to keep his loyalties with his mom (as if I'm competing with her or something). He's generally a really good kid, but still susceptible to his mom's b.s., as so many are.

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You are so right.

I agree with this. When I was

I agree with this.

When I was a kid, if we were stupid enough to criticize a meal, one of our parents removed our plate (or bowl) and we were told to leave the table. This would happen if we were at home or at the home of a relative or family friend. We also had to apologize to whomever prepared the meal and we got punished.

If we had completely lost our minds and did it in a restaurant, they would remove our plate, call over the server and ask them to box it up. Then we had to sit there, quietly, the rest of the time while everyone else finished. There were 7 of us in my family.....so you can imagine how long the wait would be.

In the latter scenario, punishment was usually more severe (dog help us if we uttered a peep while waiting) and we weren't allowed to join the family on the next outing.

I agree with this as well. My

I agree with this as well. My DH, though, he's just so tickled when those kids will eat anything I cook. I see I have some suggestions to make as far as manners go...

I completely understand.

I've told this story before. My skid was about 12-13 at the time. Whenever I cooked (I don't cook from a box, everything is from scratch), she would poke at it and would gag when she ate. She never said anything, but I've seen cat's cough up hairballs with more aplomb.

Anyway, one night she's doing this and took it too far. H never said shit to her about it. That night was the straw that broke this camel's back. I got up so fast I knocked my chair over, walked to the kitchen, came back, grabbed her plate and scraped every bit into the trash. Then I took everything back into the kitchen, threw the plate into the sink, trash back where it belongs, grabbed makings for a turkey sandwich and threw it on her placemat.

I told her to make herself a fucking turkey sandwich, take it to her room and I didn't want to see her face for the rest of the evening. I said you are no longer welcome to join me while I'm eating unless we have guests or we're out to dinner.

After she left the table, I looked at H and said I am done with her. Do you understand? You feed your goddamn kid before I get home from work. You can either eat with her or join me when I fix dinner when I get home. I don't care. And she is not allowed in the dining room while I'm eating my meals any more. Understand??

He wisely chose to eat with me.

This is what happens when I was pushed too far. I turned into a raging bitch and the bad guy because H refused to parent his child.

ETA - I also stopped cooking when skid was over. The exception was when we had guests. However, she magically ate at those meals.

I'm so close to yanking the

I'm so close to yanking the plate away.... the food issue is really the only sticking point we have right now. Maybe if I let my inner bitch out they'll all fall in line... or starve lol!

Thank you! Sometimes this step life makes me feel cray cray - so glad I have all you wonderful ladies!

" My DH, though, he's just so

" My DH, though, he's just so tickled when those kids will eat anything I cook."

Put it in one of those tin toss away pans , stick it in the oven (not even on), call kids to table and pull out the 'frozen' dinner as they sit down. Kiddo will think it's just like BM's }:)

Kid is being a stinker. Yes, instead of letting SS sit there and yak about the food being gross (while busily scarfing it down no less, must not have been too gross), Dad should have taken his plate away and told him he was finished eating.

Lol, me too! Was just going

Lol, me too! Was just going to ask!

This is the recipe I (mostly)

This is the recipe I (mostly) used

1 teaspoon olive oil
1 pound ground 85 percent lean hamburger
1/2 medium onion, chopped
2 cups chicken or beef broth
1 cup water
1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 cup tomato paste
2 teaspoons garlic powder
kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 1/2 cups macaroni, dry
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
1 cup milk
2 cups medium Cheddar cheese, shredded
Fresh parsley, for garnish

Instructions

Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium high heat and add hamburger. Break into chunks with wooden spoon and cook, stirring often, for about 5 minutes. Add onion and cook for another 5 minutes or until hamburger is cooked through and onion is softened. Add broth, water, ketchup, tomato paste, garlic powder and salt and pepper and stir to combine. Add macaroni and bring to a boil then reduce to simmer and cook for about 10 minutes or until macaroni is al dente and liquid has reduced.
Meanwhile, melt butter in another pan over medium high heat. Add flour and whisk for 1-2 minutes or until flour is cooked through. Add milk and whisk until smooth. Cook until sauce begins to thicken, about 4-5 minutes. Remove from heat and add cheese. Stir until cheese is melted and sauce is smooth.
Add cheese sauce to hamburger and noodle mixture and stir to combine. Garnish with fresh parsley and serve.

OMG I'm going to bookmark

OMG I'm going to bookmark this page for the recipe. It sounds delicious.

I desperately wish I'd read

I desperately wish I'd read this recipe before I did my meal planning for the week yesterday. I am totally making this next week.

My SS is sooooo picky. Which

My SS is sooooo picky. Which my bio kids are too...the thing with them is they like the same things all the time and don't like the same things all the time. I can work with that. My SS however changes from day to day what he likes and does not like. For instance he does not like anything tomato based, that is fine, I can work with that. So if everyone else is having spaghetti, I will fix him chicken nuggets....the same chicken nuggets that he loved last week, but this week he does not like them anymore????? We like to grill out, 2 weeks ago SS ate 3 hot dogs, this week he can't stand hot dogs. My DH worries about him because he is pretty skinny, but I will be doggone if I am going to become a short order cook and ask him on a daily basis what he likes today. Growing up, my mother's philosophy was "eat what is put before you,or you don't eat at all". I try not to be that harsh, but I do have my limits. I tell DH that SS is using food as to show he has some control and to get attention. To which he reply "your kids are picky too" to which I reply, "they are consistent with their pickiness".

Maybe I will try your recipe and see how it goes over.

While not quite up to shaman'

While not quite up to shaman' s standards, I would have grabbed the plate and thrown it away and sent skid to his room without dinner. That is so rude. You don't complain about a meal you didn't cook. If you don't like it you get yourself something else without complaint.

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