December 6, 2007
Dinner Tonight
(Thanks to the fact that we are now a two-laptop family, I can post what we’ve eaten right now - it’s like live-blogging dinner!)
I’m still hobbling around on my injured foot, and to add insult to injury, I have a full-blown, massive head cold. Since I was feeling so very unwell when I got home from work, Mike offered to make the mac & cheese I had planned for tonight’s dinner. I walked him through it and he did a spectacular job. (Thanks again, love!)
One significant change to my usual method: our neighbors had borrowed the deep baking dish I usually use for mac & cheese, so Mike baked it in the cast iron skillet instead. It turned out so well that I think we’ll use this method from now on.
Anita said,
December 7, 2007 @ 8:36 pm
Oh, that looks good. Three cheers for husbands who know how to cook yummy food!
I’ve got a head cold, too… I kept thinking it was season-change allergies, but no.
Jennifer Hess said,
December 7, 2007 @ 9:21 pm
Thanks, Anita. He does a great job of taking care of me, that one.
I was also thinking (hoping) this was just allergies - scratchy throat, watery eyes, stuffiness and sneeziness, but alas, it’s an actual cold. I blame the weird weather over the last month and the fact that NYC can be a darned germy place. Ah, well. At least I have an excuse to eat lots and lots of chicken soup and spicy things.
You feel better, too!
Mary Coleman said,
December 8, 2007 @ 11:08 am
I’m so sorry you’re under the weather!!! Mac and cheese is the go to meal for me when I feel, as my mother says, “poorly!” This looks so good and I think cooking it in a cast iron skillet is brilliant!
Jennifer Hess said,
December 8, 2007 @ 8:13 pm
Thanks, Mary!
Kristin said,
December 9, 2007 @ 6:03 pm
That mac and cheese looks delicious! Would you mind sharing the recipe? I make my mac and cheese about 15 different ways, it seems… I am always on the lookout for a great new recipe.
Jennifer Hess said,
December 9, 2007 @ 6:58 pm
Hi Kristin! You can find my basic recipe here. It varies every time because I tend to make it to use up little odds and ends of the various cheeses we have around, but I always include a good sharp cheddar, a gruyere-style cheese, and Parmagiano Reggiano.
This time around my husband made one and a half times the bechamel/cheese mixture that I usually use and we both liked the extra creaminess, so I think we’ll use those proportions going forward. This is also great with lardons or crispy chunks of bacon added to the mix, if you’re a pork eater.
cook eat FRET said,
December 10, 2007 @ 1:41 pm
around the holidays i am SO making this
i am
and i don’t care how many fat grams are in it
and i’m going to eat a big bowl of it too
Neera said,
December 15, 2007 @ 3:47 pm
eeek… i have to give you your baking dish back! But now that i’ve seen your enchilada casserole, i am tempted to keep it for another day!
Jennifer Hess said,
December 15, 2007 @ 10:33 pm
claudia - c’mon, this time of year is all about indulging, right?
Neera - Don’t you worry about a thing! We do know where you live, after all.
Luloah said,
December 31, 2007 @ 5:16 pm
MMmmm, looks scrumptious. Not like the “Old School” Mac N’ Cheese we use to eat as kids! But when you grow up, your food should grow up, too, right?