Mac & Cheese

    This was the recipe of our choice that had to contain milk, eggs, or cheese.  I preheated the oven to 350 degrees for this recipe

    Right away, I started by getting a pot of water on the stove on high.  Once it started boiling, I added the noodles and cooked them until tender.  I put the noodles in a glass casserole dish once they were done.

    I melted some butter in another pot and added some flour to make a roux.  I then slowly added the milk to the roux.  Once the milk was fully incorporated, I added the cheeses.  Every once in a while I stirred the pot to make sure it didn't burn.  It was very hard to get the cheese to melt, so I turned the heat up higher to bring it to a boil.  After it started to boil, I poured the cheese on top of the noodles.


    I placed the dish into the oven and let it bake for about 30 minutes.  About 5 minutes before it was supposed to be done,  I opened the oven and sprinkled some cheese on the top.  I did this so the cheese would be nice and melted on top.

    I thought the mac & cheese turned out okay.  The dish looked the way Mac & Cheese is supposed to.  It was the classic yellow color, with some orange on top (the last minute melted cheese.) 

The noodles tasted very good and they were cooked for the right amount of time.  But, the cheese was lumpy and made the casserole taste "gritty."  If I were to make this again, I would try to make sure the cheese got melted all the way.  It would taste better if the cheese was nice and smooth.