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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 

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 

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 

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 

Crab + Mac and Cheese

Crab + Mac and Cheese

I made this to spoil myself. Long days at work, of course, have me craving mac and cheese. But, I really wanted to INDULGE myself. I took a spontaneous trip to the grocery store thinking I was going to just make the richest mac and 

Pumpkin Mac and Cheese

Pumpkin Mac and Cheese

I subscribe to about 93402 recipe emails and this little lovely came through my inbox about a month ago. After some back-and-forth with my mac-and-cheese-purist brain, I decided to be brave and try it. I’d say my first bite was a little… interesting. But, after