a beginner barefoot contessa...

How about a post all about food? Its the holiday season and everyone loves comfort food and an extra 5 pounds. One afternoon, while double l was napping, I prepped that night's dinner. I know I am not the domestic diva, but think I could gain the title in the up & coming months.

Anyho, I had seen an episode of Barefoot Contessa a few weeks back, added the recipe to 'my recipe box' on foodnetwork.com and decided to dig it up. Side note - if you don't use the 'my recipe box' feature on foodnetwork.com, START! It is so easy and saves printer ink!!!

I thought this 'Grown Up Mac and Cheese' sounded way too yummy and EASY to pass up.

I used breadcrumbs instead of making my own as we did not have any white bread in the house! And the best part is that I could prep the entire dinner and just stick it into the refrig until my bub was home! No multi-tasking at 5:00 (trying to keep a 2 year entertained, while you try to keep him away from the preheating oven and manage to prepare dinner!!!)

Enjoy!




Also, check out cupcakes and cahsmere. Too funny that she made the same recipe! She put her own spin on it as well. Love her site! Way too cute.