Coming soon!! A twist on apple juice, mini cheeseburgers, and shrimp avocado “martinis” :D

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Chicken Carbonara (Recipe via Food Network’s Giada De Laurentiis, photo courtesy of my phone)

It’s always wonderful reuniting with an old friend and catching up over a nice home-cooked meal. Amidst our busy schedules, my childhood friend Silver and I were finally able to sit down for lunch this afternoon. Our conversations are never absent of giggles over boys, updates on mutual friends, and talks of our future. We even caught a bee in a plastic cup and watched it feed on the half eaten grapes and strawberries we threw in with it…We did this for a good 20+ minutes until we set it free outside…do not judge us… :)

While we were eating and catching up, it finally hit me that I was almost done college, with a matter of days remaining. Crazy. It seems like only a few months ago when Silver and I had graduated high school and were eagerly awaiting the freedom, excitement, and novelty of life away from home.  But despite how quietly and quickly time has slipped through our hands, I’m thankful that Silver has faithfully been a good friend to me through it all. Just glad we were finally able to sit down for a meal, after maybe a good 4+ months :)

The picture above is of a pasta recipe that can be accessed through the link. Just some tips if you plan on making this yourself:

• Don’t try to make it healthier by substituting the cream for milk. The cream & egg yolks are the base of the sauce, and trust me, it’s worth it :)
• Rotisserie chicken is a great time-saver, plus the meat is super tenderrrr
• Toss in freshly chopped tomatoes at the end, and don’t skip out on the lemon zest and basil-it’ll help cut down the creaminess a bit (ps. I didn’t use parsley)
• I didn’t have pancetta so I completely eliminated it. But bacon is also a good substitute.
• Serve with a slice of toasted Italian bread, drizzled with a little olive oil

Nothing gets better than good food accompanied by good friends. Enjoy!

Macaroni & Cheese (Recipe via goodlifeats.com, adapted by my brain, photo courtesy of Justin Park Photography)

(Disclaimer: It’s been a while since I made this recipe so there may be some estimations, but macaroni & cheese doesn’t really require accurate measurements so…enjoy!)

After a pasta dinner a couple weeks ago with J, and naturally after any dinner I try to make, I’m always left with a very awkward amount of leftover ingredients. I remember making a crab dip recipe (which will be posted soon!) with a 1/4 cup of apple juice, and I’m standing there with almost an entire bottle left over, and that doesn’t even take into account the almost full jar of mayo sitting on the counter.  Although I wasn’t complaining about the apple juice because….well, I digress.

Anyways, so after pasta, I was left with a bunch of random cheeses plus half a box of Spongebob Squarepants macaroni. See what I mean by random?! So I came across a macaroni & cheese recipe by googling “parmesan cheese fontina mascarpone recipe” (a helpful tip if you’re looking to do something with your leftovers) and came across the recipe from the link above. Here’s my adaptation of it:

Ingredients: 

• 1 T of butter
• 2 T of flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 box of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, fun shapes recommended :)
• 1/4 cup grated fontina cheese
• 1/3 cup mascarpone cheese
• 2 T. parmesan cheese
• SPAM, cubed; however much or little you desire…always have SPAM in my pantry
• 1/2 an onion chopped
• 1 clove chopped garlic
• 1 T. Olive Oil
• bread crumbs + more parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Cook the macaroni according to box directions.
2. While the macaroni is a-cookin’ away, in a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Once it’s melted, whisk in the flour and cook it until it’s a light brown color
3. Add the milk and let that heat up. These first 3 steps are the basic components of a rue (Not the hunger games character), which is how most creamy pasta sauces and gravy starts out!
4. Add all the cheeses, whisk it together, let it all melt into ooey gooey goodness.
5. In another pan, heat up a T of olive oil and cook the onions + spam over medium until everything is a nice golden brown, add garlic and cook for another minute.
6. Combine the spam/onion mixture, the cheese sauce, and the macaroni and spoon into a baking dish. 
7. Combine equal parts bread crumbs with parmesan cheese and sprinkle a healthy (or should i say a not so healthy) amount over the mac & cheese. Drizzle some olive oil over everything.
8. At this point, everything is cooked and hot, so you just want to create a nice crust. So place it on the oven, and broil on high for several minutes. Keep an eye on it until the crust gets nice and brown :)

Feel free to add some veggies to this to make it seem healthier, and experiment with different cheeses or whatever you have on hand. Enjoy!

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eunjilee:

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