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Monday, August 18, 2008

Sunday afternoon project

Joe promised he would help me finish the trim on the dollhouse I started on ages ago. Yesterday we worked on the outside. He spent 3 hours measuring cutting and sanding little pieces of trim.

Sunday is really his ONLY day off, so to me, this was a big deal.

The house is turning out so nice! Next, I must finish putting on the shake shingles and then we can look at putting the trim on the inside. What do you think?

1 comment:

Kim said...: I love it!!!! It looks great. A friend gave us a log house kit,that's been sitting in his closet for the last 10 years, a couple of weeks ago. We're saving it for a winter project. I can't wait to get started.; 2:15 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.