Home at Last Farm...: dreaming of designing...

Sunday, April 15, 2007

dreaming of designing...

So, today I am laying around designing my future house. I have a scrapbook of pictures torn from magazines that I save for inspiration. I love going through it and thinking just exactly how it will be in the "next" house we have. Today I have decided: The diningroom and kitchen will be yellow.
The Livingroom shall be dark red.

Now, the question is, what color for my room? I am leaning towards pink, but is that fair to Joe? Pretty darn girly for such a studly man!

I am thinking in terms of jewel tones...deep and rich and warm. I love shabby chic, but, hey! come on! With all the kids and dogs and cats and other assorted muddy things that wonder through my house? I don't THINK so!

1 comment:

Kelli said...: Hmm...what about a sage green for your bedroom??

Kelli; 9:15 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.