Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Yum! Dinner & Dessert!

Homemade Mac & Cheese
2 Cups dried Elbow Macaroni ( 8 oz.)
1/2 Cup Onion, chopped ( 1 medium)
2 Tbls. Butter or Margarine
2 Tbls. Flour
1/8 tsp. Black Pepper
2 1/2 Cups Milk
1 1/2 Cups Cheddar Cheese, shredded (6 oz.)
1 1/2 Cups Velveeta Cheese, cubed (6 oz.)

1:) Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain and set aside.

2:) For Cheese Sauce~ In a medium saucepan, cook onion in hot butter until tender. Stir in flour and pepper. Add milk. Cook & stir over medium heat until it starts to thicken. Add cheeses, stirring until melted. Stir in cooked macaroni. Pour into a 2 quart baking dish.

3:) Bake uncovered at 350 for 25 minutes or until it's bubbly. Let stand for an additional 10 minutes.

**It's a new favorite at our house. My sister in law turned me onto this & it's great! It's almost as fast as the stupid blue box and SO much yummier!!! I always double it and put it in a 9x13 inch pan.


Mississippi Mud Brownies

Brownie:

2 sticks margarine

1/2 Cup Cocoa

2 Cup Sugar

4 Eggs

1 1/2 Cup Flour

Pinch of Salt

Mix ingredients together and put in greased 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Take out of oven and put 3/4 bag of mini marshmallows on top, let cool, then frost.

Frosting:

1/2 Stick of Margarine

3 Cups Powdered Sugar

1/4 Cup of Cocoa

1 tsp. Vanilla

1/4 Cup Milk

Mix together and frost brownies! YUM!

**These are another classic from Aunt Jan! We love them and I make them WAY too often! YUM!!


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

That mac & cheese looks delicious! and YUM on the Dessert too! I'm going to dig up a spoonful of chocolate chips and marshmallow creme to curb my cravings now.