Macaroni and Chees, originally uploaded by David Recordon.
Mac and cheese is a lunch time staple in my house, definately one of my kids favorites!
OK, I have to admit it has been awhile since I made Mac and Cheese from scratch. So of course I just threw some milk, butter and cheese in the pan and poof it’s mac and cheese. NOT. Just like all cooking there is a little bit of a trick to making good cheese sauce. It’s not quite as easy as using powdered cheese from a box. As I learned with a little web research its best to mix equal parts butter and flour/starch together (melt the butter first) and then add milk to make a basic white sauce. After that take the pan off the stove and add the SHREDDED cheese. Let the heat from the mix melt the cheese. If the cheese is over heated it gets stringy (which was my problem). Tadah! creamy mac and cheese.
Of course mine didn’t turn out like the picture but I am sure it will next time.
