What I Ate During the Storm!

 Prior to Hurricane Sandy, my mom went to Arthur Avenue in New York City and bought a lot of different pastas (fettuccini, cavatelli, ravioli) and bread. It was poor timing though because the storm was about to hit, and we always lose power. However, my mom didn’t want the nice food she bought to go to waste so we brought it over to our family friend’s house in Bethel because they never lose power. It was a good thing we did because Monday afternoon we lost power but we went to our friend’s house for dinner because they still had power and our food was there! That night my mom cooked spinach fettuccini and had me make a sauce for it…little did I know that it was a variation of a Bechamel sauce, Mornay. I started the sauce by making a roux, combining flour and butter. Then I added the milk and allowed it to heat up a little longer and get thicker. Then I added the cheese, parmesan and cheddar, and continued to stir it until it was finished. I then put it over the pasta, and it was finished! It turned out to be the best meal I had eaten during the storm!

-Lindsay B.