Friday, July 1, 2011
Lazy Leftovers
We often go out for dinner on Friday evening. Nothing fancy, just the old standbys Blondies' for a burger or fish and chips or Chinese or pizza. But Leon looked frazzled when he got home from work and when I mentioned going out he didn't have to say more than "If we have to" which means "I really don't want to go out".
So, last night's pasta dish became tonight's Mac and Cheese. Made a quick roux with butter, flour, milk. Added whatever cheeses were in the fridge including cheddar, muenster, sour cream, and parmesan (add after turning off the heat). Pour the whole thing into a casserole with the leftover pasta with broccoli and sausage (hum, where's all the sausage?). A little breadcrumbs on top. Into the oven for a bit. Dinner was ready again in no time.
It's a long weekend, so we're likely to eat out at least once.
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5 comments:
"if we have to" LOL. That's the kind of "no" I usually give too! Leftovers look really good.
Enjoy your 4th weekend.
It looks so good. But, if you ever need some variety, I'm happy to share my mac & cheese recipe. (Or you can just look on the back of the box.)
Okay - so let me ask the stupid question:
I know its not proper to add Parmesan or Romano cheese when the food is still on the fire is still on, but why?
If you try to melt Parmesan or Romano they clump up and form a stringy mess. They will "melt" into a tomato sauce that's cooking, but not into a white sauce of butter, flour and milk if still over heat.
Thanks - now I get it...!
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