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Showing posts with label macaroni. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Macaroni and cheese


Simple. Great. Food everybody loves.

Adjust quantities to match the number of people you are serving.

I cooked about 6 servings with these proportions:

  • Pour:

10 ounces macaroni

into rapidly boiling water.

  • Cook for the amount of time recommended on the box (about 9 minutes, in my case).

  • Drain well.

  • Add about 3 ounces grated Cheddar cheese to the warm saucepan with the warm, drained spaghetti. Cover the saucepan.


  • Wait about 4 or 5 minutes while the cheese melts.

  • When you are tired of waiting, add about 1/3 cup of Parmesan cheese to the mac and cheese mixture. Cover again and wait.


  • After a few minutes, stir the mac and cheese around with a fork.

  • If it seems too dry (because you did such a good job of draining the macaroni), warm up a little bit of milk in the microwave (about 20 seconds for 1/4 cup refrigerated milk) and stir it into the macaroni and cheese mixture.

  • Serve with fresh ground black pepper. Delicious!
(Re: food safety and the tomatoes in the photo: Canadian origin, hydroponically grown, purchased with vine still attached.)