Fasting + Sarah's Mac & Cheese

Today is a fast day. It's more or less routine at this point. I like fasting, and I actually look forward to it. It fits into my lifestyle quite easily. At this point it's not a big deal.

Dinner Saturday night was excellent. Sara and Ryan knocked it out of the ballpark. Sarah is my best friend Joe's daughter. I'm very proud of her, and I know Joe would be also. . I know her Mom Christine, my other best friend, is proud of her.

No big blogs today. No time

That's it.

Peace,

Make Food/Not War

What I ate today;
Breakfast; black tea with agave

Lunch...banana, orange juice

Dinner: Pan fried chicken w/s & p, peanut oil, collard greens, brown rice

Exercise; 6 miles walking

Sarah's Mac & Cheese (she never told me how much pasta or what type but it looked to be about a pound)

Here it is, in all it glory:

2 tbsp butter

2 tbsp flour

2 cups (warm) milk

2 cups grated cheddar (or any other cheese!) (I think this would be really good with part smoked gouda/part provolone or other white cheese too...)

1 cup grated SMOKED gouda- yum yum YUM

2 cloves roasted, smashed garlic

optional- about 1/2 cup breadcrumbs, sauteed in butter

salt, pepper, mustard powder and cayenne to taste

pasta :)

Boil water, add pasta, cook al dente- you know the drill. While that's happening:

Preheat oven to 350.

In a saucepan, melt butter, add flour to make a roux. immediately add roasted garlic, saute for about a minute (normally I also add onion, but I really wanted the focus to be on the garlic). Slowly add the slightly warmed milk, making sure to combine all the clumps. Bring to almost a boil, then start adding the CHEESE! Add slowly, letting it melt before you add more. Once all the cheese is added, I salt and pepper to taste, and a little mustard powder and cayenne for kick! 

Finally, add this sauce mix to the drained pasta and coat evenly. Back in the saucepan, add about 1 tbsp butter to the pan, add the breadcrumbs and stir. Transfer the pasta to a baking dish, and spread the breadcrumb mixture on top. 

Bake for about 20 minutes (its all hot anyway, right???) or until the breadcrumbs/top is browned to your liking. 

THEN YOU GOBBLE IT!