Bleah

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I skipped square dancing last night to try a new recipe. My mom always made macaroni and cheese with Velveeta. When I shacked up with Russell, I adopted his mom's recipe which called for sharp and extra sharp cheddar cheese, so when I'm planning to make macaroni and cheese, I go buy the cheddar.

So the recipe I wanted to attempt was a baked macaroni and cheese which specified American cheese. Rather than go out and buy the American, I substituted the cheddar, which turned out badly. It was edible enough for me to have it for dinner, but not enough to pack it in my lunch today. I chucked the remainder of it. Live and learn.

I still have cheddar left over. I think I'll prepare it according to my usual recipe tonight and actually follow the directions for new recipes in the future, at least for the first time.

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The recipe that I picked up from Russell's mom (always good to know how to prepare comfort food for your man!) is just macaroni and cheese. Nothing else, except that it is usually served with stewed tomatoes.

The recipe I tried had me sautee some onions in butter, then add flour and milk. Perhaps I should have cooked the flour a little longer to make a roux, but the recipe didn't seem to indicate that.

I did melt the cheese in a little at a time and it seemed like it was looking good, but ended up kind of "clotted" for want of a better term.

I'm thinking that I really should have cooked the flour instead of just adding it.