It's been a gray chilly day after a super busy foody weekend. So we've gone to our old favorite
Mac N Cheese
1 pk of elbow macaroni
(Cook according to directions)
Cheese sauce:
1/4 c butter melted in a medium size sauce pan
Add: 1/4 and 2 tbsp Flour
Mix until it's a roux (like play dough)
then add: 1 cup milk
Stir until it's thickened.
Add 1 more cup of milk and mix until thickened.
Add:
1 tsp salt
1 cup of graded cheddar cheese.
Stir in until melted and saucy
Place drained noodles in a 9 by 13 inch GREASED pan, pour the cheese sauce over the noodles and stir.
Sprinkle an extra 1 or 1 1/2 c of graded cheese over the top.
Cook at 350 for 35-40 minutes. Until bubbly and melted and browned.
And here is our favorite: Burrata with delicious tomatoes.
Slice thin white bread and place on a cookie sheet.
1/3 c olive oil with 1 tsp minced garlic. Let sit for 10 minutes
With a pastry brush, brush the bread with the olive oil and garlic . . . bake in oven at 350 for 15 minutes
Cook until it's golden and crispy . .. but not brown (like so . . . )
Tomatoes . . .
4 large tomatoes, diced
1 tbsp white balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp minced garlic
1/2 tsp sea salt
3 tbsp sugar
Mix all ingredients together and let sit for 5-10 minutes
Place the burrata (the white stuff on the pink plate) on a plate and slice open
Serve with the bread, burrata cheese and tomatoes ---bread, spread the cheese like butter, then dribble tomatoes over them all (you will become addicted)
And if you want . . . what I want . . . I don't that much bread, so I put the cheese and the tomatoes over a bed of lettuce. It's delicious!
And most important part of the meal . . . the dessert!
Grandma's Apple Sauce Cake
2 c apple sauce
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
2 eggs
1 c sugar
2 c flour
1 c oil
Combine all ingredients and mix on medium high for 2 minutes.
Bake at 350 for 40-50 minutes in a bundt pan (in regular pan, 25-35 minutes)
It comes out like this . . . Sigh . . . Cool
Then frost with Carmel Frosting
1/2 cup butter melted in a medium sized sauce pan
1 cup brown sugar
Stir until combined. Once it comes to a small boil, boil for 2 minutes.
Add 1/4 c evaporated milk or half and half
Bring back to a boil and then remove from heat.
Add 2 c powdered sugar and stir like crazy until it's smooth and combined.
Then immediately pour over the cooled cake (it coats it like a beautiful delicious ribbon)
And now . . . I'm going to go eat this cake.
I hope your Monday was calm and comforting and delicious . . .
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