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Lobster & Bacon Macaroni and Cheese


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As I mentioned in my previous post, my birthday was last Friday and there truly is nothing I enjoy more than cooking a nice meal with my husband. Don’t get me wrong, I love to go out to eat but sometimes it’s nice to just enjoy some good food, wine and champagne in the comfort of your own home. Read my last post to get all the info about where I got my inspiration for this meal from and be sure to visit his site to get even more ideas including the fried mac n’ cheese bites he posted over the weekend! My parents got me Martha Stewart’s Cooking School for Christmas so I just went with the standard Macaroni and Cheese recipe from there. I decided I wanted to add the lobster and my husband asked if we could throw some bacon in there too, it was incredible! We also visited Zillycakes Cupcakery and picked up some vegan and specialty cupcakes in the afternoon that were to die for! Before I forget, in an effort to make things as user friendly I have added sub-categories to the menu tab at the top of the page. On a regular computer, just hover your mouse over to menu tab to see all of the sub-categores and it should just appear on mobile devices and tablets. My hope is that this will make things much easier so you can always find exactly what you need. I have also built a large light box for my office so that I can get much better pictures of the finished recipes since I typically am cooking at night time! This recipe makes enough for four small crocks but is easily multiplied for bigger crowds! Click here to get the recipe and see how it’s made!

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Croque Monsieur and Onion Soup

Last Thursday was Beaujolais Nouveau opening day and so I wanted to make a traditional French meal for the occasion. Beaujolais Nouveau is a red wine made from Gamay grapes produced in the Beaujolais region of France. It is the most popular vin de primeur (new wine), because it is fermented for just a few weeks before being released for sale on the third Thursday of November. I really wanted to make Julia Child’s onion soup and the Croque Monsieur is a really great pairing with that. The translation for Croque Monsieur means “bite of man” but it’s really just a ham and cheese sandwich that is rolled, crusted with panko and then pan fried. What I love about this meal is that everything but the soup gets made the night before so it would be perfect if you were entertaining and you didn’t want to be stuck in the kitchen all night. Click here to get the recipes and see how they’re made!

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