Dinner tonight

I just made the best macaroni and cheese I've ever had in my liiiiife.  Seriously.  It's so good.  AND it doesn't take that much longer than the Kraft blue box kind, just about ten-fifteen minutes longer (and the deliciousness is waaaay waaaaaaay worth the extra few minutes).

The recipe is as follows:

1/2 lb macaroni
dash of salt
4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
1 lb grated cheddar (or whatever) cheese
1 12 oz can evaporated milk
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp mustard (optional)

--Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

1) Cook the macaroni until just under done
2) Drain macaroni and toss with melted butter in a 9x13 baking dish
3) Add the eggs, 3/4 of the cheese, and 2/3 of the evaporated milk, mix well and bake 20 minutes, adding the remaining cheese and milk every FIVE MINUTES.

Makes 6 servings.


Soooo good!  I was originally going to add bacon bits, but then I got lazy.  The original recipe called for sharp cheddar, so that is what I used, but I think next time I will use medium or mild cheddar, it's got a bit more kick to it than I'd like.  What makes this recipe so delicious is the combo of evaporated milk and eggs.  Evaporated milk can handle higher temperatures than regular milk or cream, so don't give into the temptation to use regular milk if that's all you have on hand.  Don't doooo iiiittt!  You'll be sad at having wasted an entire pound of cheese.

Later this week I'm making tiramisu, not a dessert that I have liked thus far, but I've only had it from chain restaurants and such.  I'm hoping that when I make it for myself, it will be delicious.  If I STILL don't like it, I have plenty of people to foist it off on :)

I'm also going to make margehrita pizza (which always reminds me of Elizabeth), honey wheat bread, and homemade apple butter.  I might blog about that, I might not.  Apple butter takes like....14 hours to make, so I'll get up super early on Saturday to put it on.  Maybe I can have some on my honey wheat toast for breakfast on SUNDAY!  I'm excited :)

All I really want is to be able to buy nice groceries, cook delicious food, and share it with the people I love.  <3