{"id":25116,"date":"2015-12-15T15:19:42","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T20:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?p=25116"},"modified":"2015-12-15T15:19:42","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T20:19:42","slug":"making-cheeseless-childhood-conclusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/making-cheeseless-childhood-conclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Up For My Cheeseless Childhood: Conclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a kid, my body didn\u2019t really do dairy all that well, and my doctor suggested I cut dairy from my diet completely. Five-year-old me learned this meant she couldn\u2019t eat mac and cheese anymore. Tears ensued. Luckily, I was eventually able to reintroduce dairy into my diet and found that cheese no longer any problem. So in this blog series, I\u2019m trying out wacky, kid-friendly recipes, hoping to give families with cheese-loving kids fun, easy, and delicious meals to make together as I search for dishes that adequately make up for my cheeseless childhood.<\/em><\/p>\n

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If you\u2019ve been following this blog series, you\u2019ve probably realized that I am not a good cook. Not even a little bit. For that reason, I had a lot of contradicting emotions when I decided to take on this series. I was excited for the opportunity to try out some recipes and get some practice, I was relieved that I wasn\u2019t going to get myself into anything that I didn\u2019t think a child could manage, and I was terrified that I would mess up anyway. And I did. I really did.<\/a> But, for the most part, it all went pretty okay. And I did learn a lot, from both my success and my failures. <\/p>\n

I learned that shredded cheese is a necessity when it comes to mac and cheese waffles<\/a>. I learned I can\u2019t be trusted within ten feet of a waffle maker. I learned that, when people have enough dedication, they can find a way to pair cheese with anything. These pairings don\u2019t always work (looking at you, ramen grilled cheese<\/a>). But sometimes they do (#chocolatemacforlife<\/a>). The world of cheese, I discovered, is limitless. <\/p>\n

While this blog was a great excuse to eat a lot of cheese and force myself to cook, I also wanted to find recipes that kids and kids-at-heart would really enjoy. The dishes made here were all relatively inexpensive and extremely quick to make—perfect for both busy parents and for a child\u2019s attention span. And these wacky dishes were always fun to make, even if they weren\u2019t always too fun to eat.<\/p>\n

As this series comes to a close, it\u2019s time to ask the all-important question: Have the past few weeks made up for my cheeseless childhood? I\u2019ve gone over the numbers, and it looks like I have a 60% success rate. Technically speaking, this is a failing grade, but it\u2019s also a majority, so I\u2019m going to say the answer is yes. Yes, this series managed to just barely make up for my cheeseless childhood.<\/p>\n

I hope you enjoyed these crazy recipes (or at least 60% of them) as much as I did. If you take away anything from this blog series, let it be that white chocolate and cheese do belong together.<\/p>\n

Missed any of my posts? Check ’em out below!<\/p>\n