“Mac and Cheese, Please?”

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Milton P. Janssen, 21st Century Journalism Writer

“Here’s the onion powder,” foods teacher Chris Hornbeck exclaimed. “Hallelujah!”

Hornbeck’s students were scurrying to grab their ingredients. Running back and forth grabbing cheese, macaroni, bacon, etc. The students are preparing to cook fried mac n cheese. One student carried the heavy ingredients with one arm. “Are you OK?”  a woman student asked.”Do you need help?”

As Hornbeck’s students were all in their kitchens, they were mixing and dividing the ingredients. A smell exploded from the six kitchens in Hornbeck’s class. The smell of bacon and cheese filled the room. Everyone had begun cooking.

Ovens were preheated and most of the students were ready to put the mac n cheese into the oven. One woman in kitchen number NO. 4 was almost finished cooking her bacon, but the grease had gotten too hot and shot all over the stove. She screamed, jumped back, and told sophomore Michael Shank to take the bacon off the pan.

“A watched pot never boils over,” Hornbeck said.

The food was in the oven. Students were walking around talking to other students waiting for their food to be finished. Timers were going off. The food was finished. Students were checking their ovens and taking out the food.

Students were cleaning up. Pots and pans were being dried. Tables were cleaned and set for eating.

“The more you eat, the better you feel,” student Jessica Durain said.