my dinner recipes*creamed cabbage & Mac & cheese*

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Norwegian creamed cabbage...comfort food for a cold rainy day/night! and very

easy.

 

1lb cabbage, chopped

2TB butter

4TB flour

1 2/3c milk

1cube Maggi vegetable bouillon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

salt & pepper to taste

 

The original recipe said to boil the cabbage 20 mins. I steamed it in my

handy dandy pampered Chef microwave steamer gadget for 6 minutes. Perfect. In

a saucepan, make a roux - melt butter, whisk in flour then milk. Cook a few

minutes until thickened. Add bouillon & nutmeg. Stir in cabbage, s & p to

taste.

 

That's IT. Nummynummy.

 

Mac & cheese...I can't believe you want this recipe. I thought everybody just

'knew' how to make it. All I did tonight was dump cheese sauce on cooked

macaroni. My Grandmother had a better way which I do on occasion....

 

sauce:

 

2TB butter

3TB flour

1tsp dry mustard

1 1/2c milk

1lb sharpest white cheddar available

parmesan or other grated cheese

pepper to taste

 

melt butter, whisk in flour & mustard, add milk, cook a bit, add cheese, stir

until melted. Pour over cooked macaroni, broccoli, cauliflower, rice, potatoes,

toast, yourself....whatever.

 

My grandmother used a 6qt. Corningware? A big square casserole dish w/little

blue flowers on the sides. Butter liberally. Put in some macaroni, pour on a

bit of (above)cheese sauce, make a layer of 4 white American cheese slices,

repeat process once or twice more. Sprinkle top w/grated Parmesan or similar &

pepper. Bake at 350F for 45 mins or so until the top is brown & bubbly. Great

Grammy's Mac & Cheese. Made even more special because she told me how to do it

before she died AND gave me her dish. OH!! Don't undercook the macaroni - no

el dente for this recipe - it will absorb the cheese sauce & the result will be

dry not creamy mac & cheese.

 

Happy cooking!!

Bethie

 

 

 

 

 

Beth

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