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Friday, March 16, 2007

Banners

Everywhere lately, it seems, I have been seeing these banners. SO, I took scraps and made 2 for my own personal celebratory reasons. This is the smaller one (the larger is about 3 times this length). The handsome boy holding it up for me is my Matthew! I really like the look of it and plan to hang it up in the yard and porch as soon as the rain stops for awhile.
Joe saw it and said, "What's the banner for?" And I answered, "Because it's pretty." Then he kissed me and told me I was wonderful...sigh...who says pretty little nonsense won't get you anything? LOL

3 comments:

Kelli said...: It's just lovely, perfect for the spring!
Kelli; 12:18 PM
Lisa Steptoe said...: Could you just come and start decorating at my house.; 6:36 PM
cammy said...: Oh, I just love this! I have been seeing a lot of banners as well...especially in the British decorating magazines. I want to make one myself.; 9:30 PM

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mac and cheese

Ingredients
Butter, for greasing dish
12 ounces wide egg noodles
2 cups heavy cream
2 1/2 cups whole milk
2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more for pasta water
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 cups (packed) grated Fontina
3/4 cup (packed) finely grated Parmesan
3/4 cup (packed) grated mozzarella
4 ounces cooked ham, diced, optional
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
Directions
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Butter a 13 by 9-inch glass baking dish and set aside. Cook the noodles in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Drain well, but do not rinse.

Whisk the cream, milk, flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper in large bowl to blend. Stir in 1 cup Fontina, 1/2 cup Parmesan, 1/2 cup mozzarella, ham, if using, and parsley. Add the noodles and toss to coat. Transfer the noodle mixture to the prepared baking dish. Toss the remaining 1 cup Fontina, 1/4 cup Parmesan, and 1/4 cup mozzarella in a small bowl to blend. Sprinkle the cheese mixture over the noodle mixture. Bake until the sauce bubbles and the cheese melts and begins to brown on top, about 20 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.