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Real Macaroni and Cheese

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

I know mac and cheese is popular: Kraft sells over 1 million boxes a day. Though buying it is easy, the taste is ok unless I’m *very* hungry. It was time to make it from scratch. I usually don’t make things with butter but I made an exception.

Macaroni and Cheese Recipe

Ingredients

4 oz uncooked elbow pasta (macaroni)
1 cup milk
paprika
1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
2 TBS butter (I used bakeable margarine)

Directions

Make macaroni according to directions. Drain.
While heat is on med-low, stir in 1/2 cup milk, butter, and cheese until melted. Add more milk until sauce is thick. Sprinkle with paprika.

Epilogue

Originally I put in the 1 cup milk and the sauce was too thin. Definitely tastes better than the old standby and just about as easy to make.
This goes well with baked beans.

dtc

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dougthecook Thanksgiving Recipes

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

I consolidated several Thanksgiving recipes on a new web page. Hope you enjoy!

dtc

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CrockPot Roast

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

I must say I love pot roast – especially the carrots. Normally I cook it two ways: the oven at 450 or on the stove top in a big pot. Since it is summertime (tomorrow, officially) the thought of all that heat in the kitchen is reprehensible. So out comes the crockpot.

Even though there is 1 1/2 of us (my wife eats half as much as me) I make a lot of it because it still tastes delicious after a few days and it relieves me from cooking. It doesn’t get any easier than this:

CrockPot Roast Recipe

Into the crockpot set on high (4 hrs) or low (8 hrs)

6 carrots, peeled and sliced
4 potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 pound chuck roast, 1 inch cubes, trimmed of fat
1/3 cup water

Cooking on high tends to get a few veggies stuck to the side of the crockpot – at least on mine which is 20 years old.

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Salsa

Tuesday, September 12th, 2006

Spanish for ’sauce’. Fresh salsa (pico de gallo or salsa frescas) is made with ingredients that need no cooking – just chop and mix, though sometimes these sauces are pureed. It is delicious on eggs, tortillas, tacos, and many other foods.
Salsas can also have cooked ingredients such as roasted red peppers, sauted tomatoes, onions, and garlic. Tomatillos are excellent substitutes for tomatoes.

Try this fresh tomato salsa recipe
DtC

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