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My soon to be 5 year old absolutely loves Mac and Cheese. Now, I usually buy the Craft stuff because it's easy to prepare, but I have not have any in the house for a couple of months. Well, he misses it. Tonight, he really wanted some, so I decided to make my own. I was very happy with the result ,so I decided to share how I made it. Here then is my version of Mac and Cheese: Cook some pasta, drain and set aside. In the same pot, melt 1/4 cup of butter, add 2-3 tBS of flour and whisk together. Add 1/3-1/2 cup milk (or more depending on the amount of pasta you have) Mix well and add 1/2 mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup of cheddar. Mix well until melted. Salt if desired Add pasta to the milk/cheese mixture. Mix in another 1/2 cup each of both cheese, as well as 1/4-1/2 cup parmesan cheese. Et voila, you have it, Your own Mac and Cheese. PS: I did not actually measure while I was making it, so you may have to adjust the amounts according to how cheesy and creamy you want ...

We've made this e few times now, and we absolutely love it. Baked beans (courtesy of Canadian Living) Ingredients 1 lb (500 g) dried navy beans (2-1/2 cups/625 mL) 2/3 cup (150 mL) bottled strained tomatoes 1/3 cup (75 mL) packed brown sugar 1/3 cup (75 mL) cooking or blackstrap molasses 1 tbsp (15 mL) sodium-reduced soy sauce 1 tsp (5 mL) dry mustard 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt 1 sweetonion, chopped 4 oz (125 g) slab bacon, diced 2 oz (60 g) salt pork, diced P reparation: Rinse and soak dried beans overnight in three times their volume of water. (Or for quick-soak method, bring to boil; boil gently for 2 minutes. Remove from heat; cover and let stand for 1 hour.) Drain. In saucepan, cover beans again with three times their volume of water and bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until tender, 30 to 40 minutes. Drain, reserving 2 cups (500 mL) of the liquid. In small bowl, whisk together tomatoes, brown sugar, molasses...