Charlie, Art, and Broccoli-n-Cheese

Charlie's in Columbus today hanging another show (that will be up simultaneously with his thesis show)...no wonder he's been a crazy mess lately! His thesis goes up in 4 days, and he feels pretty prepared (even though he needs to finish his artist statement), but I attribute all of those little gray hairs I'm finding to the culmination of his graduate experience. Thankfully, he will be finished once he defends the thesis (which is next Friday), so all of the pressure will be off in a little over a week. I will be so happy to have my husband back.

Last night, Charlie needed me to take him to the rental place to get the van for the trip. I unfortunately left my broccoli-n-cheese on the eye without turning the heat down (it was on "3" or low heat), but still...the broccoli was already cooked and I was simply melting the velveeta (yes, food snobs: occasionally we break down and buy that delicious orange box of yummy goodness). When I got back, the entire pot was burnt to a crisp, and the cheese was dark and curdly... I was pissed! But, the reason I'm writing this it is to inform everyone about how YUMMY burnt velveeta broc-n-cheese is. I tasted it, just to see if it'd been a complete loss, and it was really good. I thought, "You're crazy and desperate to keep this dish," but then Charlie tried it and loved it too. I think it's the best broc-n-cheese I've ever had! So, if you're interested, next time you make it, just burn the hell out of it and see for yourself!