Heaven and Cheesy Bliss

It seems odd to label a post "faith" and "cooking", but here we are...

The other day, Dan was lamenting the fact that there will be no sun or moon in heaven (Isaiah 60:19), which may likely point to no more weather patterns. Now, Dan LOVES weather. Particularly severe weather (though not as severe as our nation has seen in the past week or so). As our conversation continued, I tried to find a way to show him that God has it all under control. If there is something we love here on earth, He will have something even better to take its place in the New Earth.

So I thought of macaroni and cheese.

Now, the blue box is good. It's comfort food. It's quick, easy, and completely unhealthy. We could spend our lives eating mac and cheese from the blue box, and be happy. If I told you that you could never eat it again, you might even get teary eyed.

That is, until you experience the real stuff. You know what I'm talking about...gooey, cheesy, baked until there's a nice little crust on top (and still probably quite unhealthy). Once you eat the really good stuff, do you really want to go back to the blue box?

I think heaven will be kind of like macaroni and cheese (only it will be good for us!) What we have now is good, but it's just a little taste (pun intended) of what God has in store for us.

So, here's where the cooking part comes in. After this conversation, I got really, really, really hungry for some good macaroni and cheese. I found a recipe online that looked like a winner, but it was bland and had a weird texture. If you have a tried and true macaroni and cheese recipe that's smooth and gooey, but not too gummy...please, let me know!