I love macaroni and cheese! If you do too - you just may love this recipe! If you like creamy, really cheesy mac 'n cheese, this will be a favorite for you. I cut the receipe in half, I don't need to cook for 12 any more! I used a sharp chedder cheese and a grated parmesean cheese mixture. Wow it was good. Even the "M" of the empty nest was impressed! If you are looking for a "lighter" version, just use good old fat free milk instead of all the thick stuff.
1 16 oz pack elbow macaroni
3 cups 4% cottage cheese
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp garlic salt
3 cups half and half
1 cup milk
4 cups shredded cheddar chees
Topping:
1 cup dry bread crumbs
1/4 cup butter melted.
Cook macaroni according to directions. Meanwhile place cottage cheese in food prcoessor and process until smooth. In large saucepan, melt butter, stir in flour, salt , pepper and garlic salt until smlooth. gradually add cream and mil. Cook until thickened. Drain macaroni; mix macaroni, white sauce, grated cheese. Transfer to greased 13 x 9 inch baking disch. Combine bread crumbs and butter; sprinkle over the top. Bake uncovered at 400 degrees for 20-25 minitues or until bubbly. Enjoy!!!!
. . . day 2 commences. . . sheet rock. . .tape. . .mud. . . and some machine that textures the walls with mud. Great fun! Oh, what do you mean this isn't the walls. I kind of got mud sprayed EVERYWHERE!
For $25, It was way worth it....I think, I guess you don't really know until the paint goes on.
Live in a house for 25 years and change it one day and its suddenly hard to remember what it looked like before - weird. The paint is called "Dijon" it is the same color as going down the stairs. But I'm tired for one day and now all I do is wait for the paint to dry. Perhaps I can get in a few strokes of painting on Monday!
