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Sunday, December 21, 2008

Happy Birthday Jimmy!!!

Yesterday we celebrated Jim's 15th birthday. He said it was the best birthday ever. The kids did seem to have fun (they played laser tag and ate pizza).

Love you son!!!

3 comments:

Nancy said...: Happy Birthday Jimmy. Better late than never. I see I also missed your entry before this one. Hum. I see you are very cold there and so are we. No snow to speak of, but oh so cold.
Nancy; 2:38 PM
Susie Q said...: Happy birthday to your handsome guy!

And...Merry Christmas...I send love and many warm hugs to you and your family.

Sue; 3:52 PM
Lena said...: I love the look on his face in that last photo. That is the child inside of us all, always.

Happy Birthday to your son, and a very Merry Christmas to you all, Terri!; 4:12 AM

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.