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Mac and Cheese

Homemade Mac and Cheese

Homemade Mac and Cheese

To quote Chrissy Teigan: This is MY mac and cheese, dammit. This homemade mac and cheese recipe is one I’ve been making for years. My mom taught me the basics and I’ve practiced and kept making it for years. I’ve made countless variations, but this 

Shrimp Mac and Cheese with White Wine Cheese Sauce

Shrimp Mac and Cheese with White Wine Cheese Sauce

Can I just ask how it is just now Thursday? I don’t know if I’m just excited for the holiday weekend or the fact that Melia is visiting me this weekend (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), but this week has just crawled by. I also noticed just last week 

Three Cheese Stove Top Mac and Cheese

Three Cheese Stove Top Mac and Cheese

I feel so bad complaining about the cold because I know my friends in Chicago are DYING. But you know what, this winter has been awful everywhere. I really expected a milder winter when I moved to WV, but it looks like Mother Nature decided 

Mac and Cheese Review: Amy’s Organic Macaroni and Cheese

Mac and Cheese Review: Amy’s Organic Macaroni and Cheese

I’d be lying if I said I gave up frozen lunches when I started working at home. Working in the office in Chicago made frozen meals pretty much a necessity in my life if I wanted to save money, but even working at home, I 

Mini Mac and Cheese Pot Pies

Mini Mac and Cheese Pot Pies

So in my New Year’s post, I said I was going to be healthier, but that I wasn’t going to cut out all the cheese and pasta. Here’s proof! I wanted to make these little mac and cheese pot pies because I apparently just cannot 

Mac and Cheese Pizza Recipe

Mac and Cheese Pizza Recipe

Everyone I know learns pretty quickly that I love mac and cheese. That usually means when someone stumbles across a delicious, cheesy recipe – they send it my way! I could not be more grateful because it gives me tons of good ideas. This tasty, 

Beer & Brat Mac & Cheese

Beer & Brat Mac & Cheese

The older I get, the more my mom lets her little recipe secrets slip. She told me about the sour cream and onions in her Party Potatoes. And she even told me about the BEER in her mac and cheese recipe. I can see why 

Grilled Mac and Cheese

Grilled Mac and Cheese

I had to do it. I HAD to try mac in grilled cheese form. And quite frankly, you can thank me for it later. This was the ultimate so-so-bad but so-so-good recipe I have made to date. If you decide to make this, please do