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POLL: What is your favorite summer pasta salad?

posted July 30, 2010 in Confessions of a Serial Baker

Mayo-free rotini salad with carrots & peapodsPOLL: What is your favorite summer pasta salad?Is it the deli salad with the elbow macaroni and the creamy sauce? Or maybe it's the one with bits of salami, olives and mozzarella? Something else?Or may (read full article)

Macaroni Salad (recipe)

posted July 30, 2010 in Kitchen Gadget Girl

A certain someone (who shall remain nameless) had a birthday recently and requested ribs, macaroni salad and carrot slaw for dinner. I was only too happy to oblige, seeing as how I show love through food. Plus, the Macaroni salad will also serve as m (read full article)

Impromptu Dinner at Pizza Hut

posted July 19, 2010 in My Little World

Last Friday, Ian and I planned to visit Sun Cellular in Park Square to activate our roaming. Since it's already past 7 in the evening, we decided to have our dinner at Pizza Hut. We already tried this restaurant countless times so we already hav (read full article)

Summer Pasta Salad

posted July 07, 2010 in Confessions of a Serial Baker

This is a mayo-free pasta salad...I don't remember where I found the recipe, but it was while I searched for a "deli macaroni salad" (which I still didn't find what I was looking for!)Summer Pasta Salad 2 c. elbow macaroni (I used tri-color rotini)1 (read full article)

Lobster Macaroni and Cheese

I've been flirting with lobster macaroni and cheese for a looooong time. It's just that I love macaroni and cheese with a deep and abiding love, and I feel the same about lobster. And I knew that if it was made the right way, this could be the Endl (read full article)

Our Favorite Macaroni and Cheese

posted June 15, 2010 in Southern Grace Gourmet

This is my easy, go to recipe for mac and cheese. I like to prepare mine on the stovetop. I make an easy roux based cheese sauce and add whatever shredded cheese I have on hand. My favorite is to do sharp cheddar cheese, but I have also done mac and (read full article)

EASY BAKED MAC AND CHEESE

posted May 03, 2010 in Let's Dish

Ingredients1 (16 oz.) package elbow macaroni or shell pasta6 tablespoons butter, melted2 cups half and half, room temperature2 cups shredded cheddar cheese1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, 1 cup shredded Monterrey Jack cheese,8 ounces Velveeta, (read full article)

Garlic Meatballs with Angel Hair Pasta; Will I ever learn

posted March 31, 2010 in Thyme for Cooking, the Blog

Note to self: Must wear clothes when outside.It's a simple enough premise.I don't know why I seem to have such a hard time grasping it.Perhaps it's because I so rarely get caught.Note that I said 'rarely' not 'never'.I do know better.  It's happened (read full article)

Garlic Meatballs with Angel Hair Pasta; Will I ever learn

posted March 31, 2010 in Thyme for Cooking, the Blog

Note to self: Must wear clothes when outside.It's a simple enough premise.I don't know why I seem to have such a hard time grasping it.Perhaps it's because I so rarely get caught.Note that I said 'rarely' not 'never' (read full article)

Guest Post: Ranch Mac

posted March 27, 2010 in Iowa Girl Eats

This recipe comes from Allie @ Sweet & Savory! ~~~~~ I was flipping through my latest Taste of Home magazine and they had an article on various mac-n-cheese recipes. This one jumped out at me. It was different, but most importantly it looked heav (read full article)

Souper Saturday!

"We are indeed much more than what we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to be much more than what we are."-Adelle DavisHello! I have another fabulous soup recipe for you today! Enjoy!Minestrone Soup (adapted from Wegman's)Servings: 12Ingr (read full article)

Baked Cheesy Bacon Mac N Cheese Recipe

posted March 07, 2010 in Danica\'s Daily

I think the BEST food ever created was Macaroni and Cheese and I honestly don’t discriminate. This Baked Cheesy Bacon Mac recipe takes your Traditional Baked Macaroni & Cheese to the next level by using FOUR types of Cheese, BA (read full article)

Smoked Gouda Mac and Cheese with Pancetta and Green Peas - Gourmet Comfort Food

My throat has been sore all day, had a headache, and it was really cold today!  Thought I needed some cheesy comfort food for dinner!SMOKED GOUDA MAC AND CHEESE WITH PANCETTA AND GREEN PEAS1 lb. (16 ounce) elbow macaroni or sea shell pasta (cook (read full article)

Baked Macaroni and Cheese

posted February 04, 2010 in Cook Eat Love

Serves 12-you can divide the recipe in half if you are feeding less.  I make the whole recipe and then there are yummy leftovers for lunch! 6 slices good-quality white bread, crusts removed, torn into 1/4- to 1/2-inch pieces 8 tablespoons (1 stick) (read full article)

Oozing with 3 Cheeses and Cheap: White Lasagna

posted January 22, 2010 in Romancing The Chocolate

From Denny: There is something about winter that just screams for pasta dishes and women, well, we love pasta as much as we love chocolate. Sigh, yet another unofficial "food group" added to the mounting categories. :)What's so great about this dec (read full article)

Macaroni and Cheese Challenge – A Recipe – An Entry

posted December 31, 2009 in Garlic Confit

Day two. Entry Two. I don’t think I have been this excited since I realised that if you had a bit of bum-fluff on your top lip at the age of 13, the local newsagent would sell you cigarettes. I have stopped smoking since then but, as I may have (read full article)

Three Cheese Stove Top Macaroni and Cheese

posted December 15, 2009 in Life\'s Ambrosia

If mashed potatoes are my favorite comfort food side dish, it is safe to say that macaroni and cheese runs a close second. I’m not talking about the stuff in the blue box either, which in a pinch is okay but really doesn’t hold a candle (read full article)

Pasta In Spinach Cream Sauce

posted October 31, 2009 in Enriching Your Kid!

As I had promised in my previous post here's a way to use your Enriched Spinach Puree for pasta. Pasta in spinach cream sauce as the name suggests is rich in spinach and cream.I have used elbow macaroni, do use your child's favourite pasta to make it (read full article)

A Chinese Invention Dish: Steak and Eggs with Homemade Pasta

posted October 21, 2009 in Untrained Gourmet

I'm almost sorry for posting yet another Chinese dish, but like I was doing earlier with the bread making, I'm completely into making these dishes again. I've made JB's beef and potatoes a couple of times, in fact, in the past two weeks, and that sa (read full article)

what's for dinner? mac & cheese with beef

posted October 14, 2009 in Hometown Girl

Come on in and stay awhile. Join us for some homemade mac & cheese. I make this for the kids and they love it. I figure it's better than the boxed stuff, I know exactly what's inside. I add ground sirloin to make it hearty. Cook up s (read full article)

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