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Monday, February 11, 2008

Romantic Rachmaninoff

Every couple of months the local Symphony Orchestra puts on a free concert at the middle school. I have always meant to go, but didn't...until last evening. It was wonderful! I love classical music and these guys were terrific. Joe was still feeling kind of punk, so Matthew was my date for an evening of Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov. Wonderful! I think I enjoyed Rachmaninoff the most!

1 comment:

Paula said...: Fun! I love things like that. In the little town in Wyoming where we lived for so long, they put on "Music in the Park" on Friday nights during the summer. It was so much fun to take a picnic and a blanket and listen to whoever happened to be playing that week.
Glad you enjoyed your concert!; 7:06 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.