Homemade Mac & Cheese

This is my all time favorite Mac & Cheese recipe.  I've looked everywhere to find one that is easy to do, yummy and freezes well.  My kids LOVE this and ask me to make it ALL the time.  I've taken it for meals for other families and always get compliments on it.  It is just so creamy.  The "rue" is sometimes hard to perfect.  But you get it after a couple times make it.  Hope you enjoy it as much as my family does.

Homemade Mac & Cheese 
1 lb elbow macaroni
½ cup butter
½ cup flour
4 cups milk
6 cups shredded cheddar cheese 
Salt & Pepper to taste

Boil pasta according to directions. 

In large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Whisk in flour and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Slowly pour in 4 cups milk, whisking until smooth. Heat to a low boil until thickened. Remove from heat.

Add cooked pasta to a greased 9x13" baking dish. Sprinkle 6 cups shredded cheese over pasta. Pour the thickened cream sauce over the pasta and cheese. Let sit until the cheese has melted and stir together.

Bake at 325 for 30 minutes. 

To Freeze: I covered with foil twice and wrote directions on the top.  I thawed it overnight in the fridge and cooked it for 35 minutes to make sure it was good and hot!  

To Split: It makes a ton.  I've also put it in 2 different freezer containers and cooked one and froze one for later.

Biscuits & Gravy

My teenage son asked if he could make biscuits and gravy from scratch earlier this year.  He found the recipe and made the gravy from scratch.  This is a staple for my late husband's family for breakfast but I had never made it.  It was super easy to make and so yummy.  We had all the ingredients and now we make it for supper on nights when he is home before me to start supper.  I am so glad he asked and he is helping with a lot of the cooking duties (grilling for sure) at my house.
Hope you enjoy this warm, home cooked goodness as much as we do.


Biscuits & Gravy

• 1 can refrigerated biscuits
• 12 oz bulk port sausage
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 3 cups milk

Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Cook Biscuits according to directions while you fix the gravy.  Cook sausage in a large skillet until no longer pink.  Drain any grease.  Add flour, salt and pepper and mix well.  Gradually stir in milk. Cook until mixture thickens, stirring constantly. Split warm biscuits; place on serving plates. Serve sausage mixture over warm split biscuits.

Chicken and Noodles

My sister in law and brother in law fix this all the time and I started searching for one that I liked. This recipe is so easy and all of my kids ate it - which never happens.  So when it does I tend to remember and make it often.  I made it for a carry-in for the teachers at school last year and it was a hit.  I am making it for a friend who's recovering from surgery this week because she needs soft foods.  It also warms up well for left overs.  Enjoy!



Crockpot Chicken & Noodles 2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 30oz box of chicken broth
1 stick butter
1 lb chicken breasts (I use about 4)
1 24oz package frozen egg noodles

Place chicken in the bottom of the crockpot.  Pour soup and chicken broth over top.  Place stick of butter on top and cook on low for 6-7 hours.  Remove chicken and shred.  Return to crock pot and add frozen noodles and cook for 1-2 more hours.