Through the Cooking Glass

The cupboards and refrigerator were getting low and I didn’t have anything planned. I was just an inch away from throwing up my hands and taking the kids out to eat (Shari was out of town). But I thought I would give a quick look at my favorite recipe site, harvesteating.com.

I came across a macaroni and cheese recipe and my kids watched it with me. In the video, when Chef Keith Snow tells you to throw out that old boxed junk and make this, both kids loudly cried “NO dad, don’t do it!” That did it. I had to make it now.

Let’s just say that I found it to be delicious and my son proclaimed it to be equal with the boxed stuff (which is high praise indeed). My daughter told me it was icky, but ate most of it anyway (she’s a bit obstinate).

I cut Keith’s recipe short and just went with pasta (Tinkyada brown rice pasta) and the Mornay sauce straight up with some grated Parmesan on top. I made the Mornay sauce with some raw colby made by a local farmer. The nutmeg is a nice touch. Next time when I’m not pressed for time I’ll try the whole recipe, but the simplified version was very good indeed.