Just Not Martha

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It’s been awhile since I made homemade mac ‘n cheese. The last few times we’ve had mac it’s been out of a box. Hey, there’s nothing wrong with box mac … but sometimes you just want something a little more flavorful. So, inspired by Jenn’s mac ‘n cheese casserole, and all the left over stromboli ingredients from the hub’s birthday dinner sitting in my fridge, I decided it was a good day for some mac ‘n cheese creativity.

Why is it creativity? Because I’m making it up as I go along using what I have in my fridge and not following any measurements. Sometimes these things work out good for me, and sometimes they don’t. So, let’s get started.

What I’ve got: ziti noodles, shredded cheddar, shredded mozzarella, ricotta, butter, eggs, milk, paprika, and a 2 quart dutch oven full of boiling water and Jenn’s recipe to use as a reference.

Let’s see how it goes. Cook and drain noodles, rinse.

Put back into 2 quart dutch oven. Stir in butter until it melts.

Stir in cheeses. Measuring cup? We don’t need no stinking measuring cup. I used whatever was left of the cheddar and mozzarella, a few big scoops of the ricotta.

Stir in some milk and eggs.

Dash with Paprika for that yummy Stouffer’s mac ‘n cheese look and taste.

Toss it all in the oven at 350 until it looks pretty. (You might need to transfer to a casserole for this, my pots and pans are fabulous and go from stove, to oven, to microwave, to fridge. Love it

Serve it up!

Of course, with Lucas and his aversion to all things noodle I couldn’t just serve pasta for dinner. So, we also cooked up some Nathan’s hot dogs and a pack of brats. Yummy stuff! Probably not the healthiest meal on the planet, but it fed us for not a lot of money and used up some of the leftovers from last week.

Want me to cook up one of your favorite recipes? I’d love to!! Just send it on over and tell me what to make. I haven’t been making up the recipe cards lately … Should I bring those back or can we do without them? What do you think? They only take me a few extra minutes to put together so if it’s something you’d like to see on the blog just say the word and I’ll bring them back.

       

This entry was posted by Loretta on Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 at 10:31 am and is filed under Recipes. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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