I saw that the Barefoot Bloggers made what most of them considered a great mac and cheese dinner. You can find it on the food tv site, or by clicking here.
This was pretty easy to put together, although it does have a lot of steps.
We didn't, however, like this so much. I thought it was "ok," but BAJ had one bite and gave up. When he saw the blue cheese, he grimaced... but actually he said he didn't taste it at all, and neither did I. The problem was the Gruyere, which was just overwhelming a flavor in this. I also really wish I had scrimped a little and gone with regular old Swiss cheese, which surely would have been much cheaper.
I did like that this didn't have hard pieces, as is so common with baked mac and cheese. I did encounter one or two hard pieces, but mostly they were perfectly done.
Ah well--my first Ina recipe is a bust.
Pictures coming soon--it sure was a pretty thing!
When I made it for Barefoot Bloggers, all I could taste was the blue cheese. I love gruyere but couldn't taste it in this. I was sad because this was my pick for the group! Oh well, I'll stick to something less grown up next time!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see what yours looks like!