macaroni & cheese

recipe via my father's daughter

ingredients

1 pound elbow macaroni (preferably with ridges)
8 ounces mascarpone
pinch freshly grated nutmeg
1 cup tightly packed grated parmesan cheese, plus
1/2 cup for topping
1/2 cup milk
coarse salt
freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup plain bread crumbs
2 tablespoons unsalted
butter

directions

1. preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

2. in a large pot of boiling salted water,

cook the macaroni for 2 minutes less than indicated on the package.

3. meanwhile, stir together the mascarpone, nutmeg,

and 1 cup of Parmesan in a small saucepan over a

medium flame until the cheeses melt together, about 2 minutes.

stir in the milk and salt and pepper to taste

and keep the sauce warm over a low flame.

4. drain the pasta and combine it with the sauce.

5. in a small bowl, stir together the remaining

1/2 cup of parmesan and the bread crumbs.

6. put the macaroni in a large baking dish,

scatter the bread crumb topping over it, dot it with the butter.

7. bake for 15 minutes or until top looks toasted

8. serve & enjoy!

i love comfort food, especially mac & cheese :)

something about this recipe just didn't do it for me.

it had all the right ingredients, and i actually loved the addition of the nutmeg.

but it turned out a bit dry for my taste.

maybe if you changed up the ratios a bit - this could be spot on.

check out my current fave mac & cheese recipe here.