Macaroni and Cheese - Literally

Well as another week went by a few interesting things have happened. Actually almost nothing did until last night. We have a Lobster Macaroni and Cheese on the menu and someone ordered it with no lobster. Our chef is Dutch and wasn't sure what this meant. The guests wanted just regular macaroni and cheese. The ordered was fired and he began to make it. He plate up some pasta and put some shredded cheese on top and into the salamander. Macaroni and cheese! I laughed so hard. So I quickly came to my good senses and made a plate of delicious macaroni and cheese for the guest. I mean, melted cheese on top of plain macaroni, I guess it is more of an American dish.

So I have been cooking plenty of steaks, in fact that is most of my job during service, but I still have an issue. Well done steak, I don't understand why people like it. It's like killing something that is already dead. It pains me to cook a piece of meat like this, but it is what some people like, I guess.

Well as my birthday is coming up everyone is starting to find out. They posted a sign with the July birthdays and and for this whole month so far everyone is saying, "happy birthday" all the time. I keep saying not yet, not yet. They are all excited for a party. But, honestly the best thing for me to do is maybe get some extra sleep. It sounds lame, but whatever man I just want some rest. I actually dream about resting when my contract is up. Weird.

As we sailed through Glacier Bay a couple of days ago, I walked outside to see the glacier. I have to say it wasn't as amazing as it was 2 months ago. It looked a lot dirtier, I mean the whole side was dark and muddy and it looked smaller. I am glad I was fortunate enough to see it when I did. Not that it still isn't an amazing sight.

I have to say I have definitely become comfortable in the kitchen. I play music every day, and we are all singing and dancing through the night. Not too bad considering there are times when we get so slammed I want to slap someone. Well anyways, it's fun and helps us all to have a good time.

So 10 weeks in, hurray double digits. 15 more to go. Well here's a quick list of interesting things. Having to jump on top of an elevator full of linen in order to get back to the kitchen. What a comfy ride. Joking about the word "banana" as it applies to anything. That thing on the table, banana. The order you keep asking for that is sitting in front of you, banana. I tell you it is driving me "bananas!" Having to make hollandaise everyday is making me really like the mother sauce much less than I used to. In Skagway I saw an American Bald Eagle perched on a tree. I will post pictures as soon as I can. At Glacier Bay I saw a bear. So that's pretty good for wild life scenery.

That's all for this edition of Cooking on the Deep Blue. Stay tuned for more updates.