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homemade baked macaroni-n-cheese ~ recipe

Written by Joy
homemade baked macaroni-n-cheese ~ recipe

For the last year or so, our family has tried our best to eat healthier, a lot more vegetables, fruits and proteins. Sometimes though, we just crave that southern comfort food, that we grew up with. Macaroni-n-cheese is one of those dishes that just brings us back home, to our roots. We don’t eat this often, but enjoy every bite of it, when we do bake it. This is a dish that can be a side dish or you can even make it your main dish and add ham chunks to it, right before putting it in the oven.

I watched my mom and dad make this recipe often. They would make it for the holidays, for a potluck dinner at church, or for any meal that they knew would have a large crowd. This recipe doesn’t hold back the calories or the fat. So I definitely don’t recommend this on a daily menu, but every now and then, maybe for a special occasion, would be alright. Remember, all in moderation when it comes to those foods that have a few more calories and fat.

Homemade Baked Macaroni-n-Cheese

1 pound of elbow noodles (we use different shapes of noodles, it just depends what we have in the pantry. I have even used gluten free noodles.)

1 stick of butter

2 eggs, slightly beaten

1 cup of milk

2 pounds of cheese (my moms recipe just calls for 1lb, but I have always added more cheese.)

salt and pepper to taste

Boil the noodles to al dente or almost done.  You don’t want to cook it all the way, because the oven will finish cooking the noodles.  The time it takes for the noodle to cook, will vary on the type of noodle that you are using.  Once you boil your noodles, strain the water off of the noodles.  In a bowl, pour the noodles in it, add the butter, milk and the slightly beaten eggs.  Then add your shredded cheese and mix it well. Save a cup of cheese to spread on top of the noodle mixture.  Lastly, pour the noodle mixture in a casserole dish.  Bake the macaroni-n-cheese in a preheated 350 oven.  Bake for 45 minutes or until firm and the cheese on top is melted and slightly golden.

Mac-N-Cheese

Mac-N-Cheese

Are there any comfort foods that you just crave on occasion?

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Blueberry Cobbler recipe

Written by Joy
Blueberry Cobbler recipe

Our family loves to go pick blueberries.  For the past 6 years, we have always gone to the Blue Ridge Parkway to pick blueberries.  It was always a favorite treat to do for my son on his birthday.  This year though, we moved and never made it to pick berries on the Parkway.  However, we did manage to go to a farm here, in Colorado to pick berries.  They just didn’t have any blueberries.  So, off to the store we went to get some fresh blueberries When we get blue berries, one of our favorite things to bake is blueberry cobbler!  The recipe I use is very easy and simple to make.  Hope you enjoy the cobbler as much as my children have!

 

Blueberry Cobbler

Blueberry Cobbler

**2 cups blueberries         1 stick of butter

1 1/4 cups sugar              1 cup self-rising flour

1 cup of milk                      1/4 tsp vanilla extract

1/4  tsp salt

** you can use 2 cups of frozen blueberries in place of the fresh ones.

**you can also use peaches, pears, blackberries or any other fruit that you love.

Preheat oven to 350.  Place the stick of butter in a 9×13 baking dish and melt it in the oven while the oven is heating.  Once it has melted, take out and set aside.  Take a 1/4 cup of sugar and pour over the blueberries in a bowl and mix.  Set aside.  Mix the rest of the sugar, the flour and salt in a bowl.  Add in the milk and vanilla and mix well.  Pour the batter in the middle of the pan.  Then take the blueberries and pour them over the batter.  Put in the oven and bake for 45 minutes at 350 or until the top is golden brown.

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