mac & cheese phone call...

Jill: "I have no clue what to make for dinner tonight"

Katie: "Homemade mac & cheese"

Jill: "Done."

If only meal ideas came that easily every time (that's what she said).  As mentioned in a previous post, Katie isn't much of a cook.  She has certainly redeemed herself with this recipe (if you can even call it that...). 

Jill: "OK can you tell me the recipe"

Katie: "Sure.  Maybe a bag of pasta, something like that. Cook it and put a layer down.  Sprinkle some garlic salt and pepper then put some dopples of butter, like 9 of them or something."

Jill: "Are dopples like cubes?"

Katie: "No, more like when you use a lath on a piece of wood.  The wood shavings that come off...those are like dopples.  9 of them.  Then sprinkle flour on.  Sort of like it's a light dusting of snow.  Add grated cheese and repeat until the dish is full. Oh yeah, and milk.  Maybe like a 1/2 cup or something."

As you can see, Katie is quite technical and exact with her cooking.  Props to Katie, because it turned out!  Here is how I translated Katie's 'recipe'.

Ingredients

6 - 8 cups cooked pasta

1 1/2 - 2 cups grated cheese

2 tbsp butter (I'd omit the butter next time- all that cheese provides quite of bit of grease...)
1 tbsp flour

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 cup milk

salt & pepper to taste

Method

Cook pasta.  In an oven proof dish (with lid) put 1/3 of the pasta in the bottom.  Sprinkle with garlic powder, salt, pepper and flour. Add 1/3 of the cheese. Repeat twice more.  Add milk over top.  Cook covered at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.  Uncover and cook for 5 additional minutes.  Serve immediately.  I had it with ketchup. Yum!