I love me some spicy food.
Really.  Really.  Spicy.
Sadly, no other family members share this particular quirk.

So lately I have been making family approved meals and adding fire to my portion.

My new fave is tweaking the lunch time staple of Mac & Cheese.
Mind you, this is not rocket surgery.
Just a simple change to get you through yet another day of toddler friendly food.

First I serve the picky and dramatic children.
Then I put the pot back on the stove, stir in some kicky mexican cheese and a palm full or so of cayenne.
I am hardcore.
But it is so good.
The critters are happy, I am happy, my eyes are watering, it is a good day. 


32 Comments

  1. Oh man! I am the same way! I am highly addicted to the chili garlic paste that you can get in the asian foods aisle. I put it in everything. LOTS. Sooooo yummy. I think its why I love Indian food so much!

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  2. I LOVE spicy too. I do the same thing with my kids. Serve theirs plain and bland, then spice things up for my husband and me. Haven't tried it with the mac n cheese, though. Good idea.

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  3. Yum, the more you sweat - the better it tastes :) At least that's how it worked for my Grandpa and me :)

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  4. Glad to see I'm not the only one who puts cayenne pepper in white cheddar macaroni! Seriously, that combination is awesome!

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  5. That sounds GOOD! I love spicy food. I usual just keep my bottle of hot sauce handy :)

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  6. Hmm..I have all of those ingredients on-hand. Possible dinner contender for tonight. But with a pinch, not a palmful! ; )

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  7. What my hubby and I do...warm low sodium canned chicken spiced up with chili powder and cayenne pepper and mix it into the mac and chesse. Yum, Yum....soooo good!

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  8. wow! you must go through alot of pepper!

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  9. I like to add some BAM! to my food too. Never would've thought to spice up Mac & Cheese, but mmm, mmm that looks good.

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  10. You people are seriously crazed!! How do your innards tolerate that fire storm? Mine would rise up in rebellion like the Spanish rebels.

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  11. my husband has to "doctor" his food as well since he thinks EVERYTHING needs to be spicy! :)

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  12. I don't know how you do it! My husband is the same way, and I try to serve him the spicy stuff my I just can't handle it.

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  13. Rocket Surgery!!!! I spit out my tea... That was funny! My husband is in "rocket science"... He'll get a kick out of that.

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  14. I LOVE spicy food. My boys, they love, I mean, REALLY love spicy food. The TUMS company... They REALLY, REALLY love us!

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  15. i'm hoping your palms are smallish - cayenne is good for your heart, right? :)

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  16. Looks YUMMY... makes me hungry through the screen...
    Staci

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  17. hello! i just found your blog and i have LOVED what i've read! your freecycle post had me in tears! anyways just wanted to say hello and that i grabbed your button and added it to my blog!
    *chris

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  18. Spicy is good. I always doctor up my mac 'n cheese, too. I'll have to try extra cheese. That's a no brainer - but I've never thought of it before. Nice job, girl!

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  19. I'm with you, bring on the spice. The hotter the better!

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  20. There is a wonderful spice store in my town where I purchase hot curry powder and although I am truly not a big curry fan I enjoy adding some to my soups and such like you do your cayenne.

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  21. You sound like me. When I'm in the mood for something with a kick, it's not spicy enough unless my nose starts to drip. :)

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  22. Hi there! Just stumbled across your blog and I love it! :) I have three girls also (and love spicy food!!) :) I do the same thing as you...serve the picky eaters the bland food and then kick it up for myself. ;)

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  23. I am stealing "rocket surgery". So.Stinkin'.Funny.

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  24. You are 1 tough cookie. :) I like my wings really spicy but that is about it.

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  25. Cayene Pepper! Loaded with Vitamin C. If you're eating this all the time I bet you're never sick! Way to go!

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  26. Smart! I do this with chicken dinners... who wudda thought Mac & Cheese ... (love Annies - but my picky eaters not so much - I force 'my' Mac & cheese sometimes!) I am going to spike mine next time! New blogger... just found ya... going to stick around and follow, K? =)
    Just Jenn~ SeizingMyDay.com

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  27. I'm pretty sure I should get that organic mac and cheese for Brayden instead of killing him with whatever toxic stuff they put in the blue box. I'm a horrible mother.

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