xmas is just a few days away… so far no invitations for xmas dinners or lunches … hmm.. since i'll be back in mcca, i guess i'll just crashed myself @ tina’s place :P
thinking of xmas lunches, i missed tassa’s mom’s homey macaroni bake. aaa. this spurned me to dig my recipes for a simple baked mac n cheese. yea! the ingredients and steps are pretty simple.
8 oz elbow macaroni
1½ to 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
3 tbs butter
a pinch salt or to taste
a pinch of cayenne pepper
½ cup milk
1 egg
½ to 1 cup buttered fresh bread crumbs*
cook macaroni as per package instructed. drain.
cover bottom of 2-quart baking dish with a layer or macaroni, a layer of cheese, bits of butter, salt and pepper.
continue layering until all ingredients used, ending with a cheese layer.
whisk milk and egg together, pour over the top, cover with buttered bread crumbs.
bake in 350F oven for 25-25, until browned and cooked through.
serves 4-6.
*process 2 slices of bread in the food processor, toss with 2 to 3 tsp of butter
hmm. ok i would need to get the macaroni and milk. butter – checked. cheddar cheese, left ½ block… not sure enough. get from tesco as found the kraft cheddar block the cheaper there rm9.90 only. will substitute the cayenne pepper with chilli flakes + grounded pepper. i will add some shredded chicken meat for heartier meal J
only thing is the bread crumbs… sounds like messy. have use food processor = have to clean it later. somemore the current food processor, not sure can process the bread to crumbs.. i'll just skip the bread crumbs then haha...
ok! i will make this for sunday's lunch.
going thru the recipes makes me think of what to bake for cny. and i'm itching to bake some cookies. the thing is my blender has died on me.. hmm. but lucky me! i came across a cookies which does not need creaming! yay! it's a cornflakes cookie recipe – a fave for cny which i have not made for years. hmm. ok. will see how. if I bake them, i'll post the recipe n photos J
