I need your help. Cooking for Thanksgiving!!!!?!
I'm going to my BF's for Thanksgiving (for the first time) and have offered to cook the Ham and make some homemade mac-n-cheese!. How do I go about this without completely screwing it up!?!?
I'm looking for the BEST recipe for mac-n-cheese and any tips on how to cook a Ham to perfection!
Thank you so much for your help! Www@FoodAQ@Com
I'm looking for the BEST recipe for mac-n-cheese and any tips on how to cook a Ham to perfection!
Thank you so much for your help! Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
This Mac and Cheese is so good!.!.Tweak it to your taste!.!.always test the flavors while making this so you can add more or less of what you like!. We make this a lot!.
Macaroni and Cheese Recipe courtesy The Neely's
Level
Easy
Yield
6 servings
Ingredients
6 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
4 cups milk, warm
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Dash salt and freshly ground black pepper
Dash hot sauce
Dash Worcestershire sauce
3 cups shredded Cheddar
1 pound Mac noodles, cooked al dente
1 cup crushed potato chips
5 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan, for topping
Directions
Heat oven to 350 degrees F!.
Melt 6 tablespoons butter in a large saucepot over medium heat!. Add flour and cook, stirring, for 1 minute!. Whisk in the warmed milk and bring to a boil, continue to whisk constantly!. The mixture will thicken as the heat increases!. Continue to stir while adding
the dry mustard, nutmeg, cayenne, salt, pepper, hot sauce and Worcestershire!. Stir in the 3 cups of Cheddar until it melts!.
Pour the cheese sauce over the noodles and add to a 3 quart casserole dish!.
Sprinkle the chips, bacon and Parmesan on top and bake for 35 minutes!.
As for the best Ham!.!.!.Costco has a spiral Ham that is "Screw Up" Proof
Very good flavor and comes with the glaze already for you!.
Hope This Helps You!. Have a great Thanksgiving with the BF Family it will be fineWww@FoodAQ@Com
Macaroni and Cheese Recipe courtesy The Neely's
Level
Easy
Yield
6 servings
Ingredients
6 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
4 cups milk, warm
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Dash salt and freshly ground black pepper
Dash hot sauce
Dash Worcestershire sauce
3 cups shredded Cheddar
1 pound Mac noodles, cooked al dente
1 cup crushed potato chips
5 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan, for topping
Directions
Heat oven to 350 degrees F!.
Melt 6 tablespoons butter in a large saucepot over medium heat!. Add flour and cook, stirring, for 1 minute!. Whisk in the warmed milk and bring to a boil, continue to whisk constantly!. The mixture will thicken as the heat increases!. Continue to stir while adding
the dry mustard, nutmeg, cayenne, salt, pepper, hot sauce and Worcestershire!. Stir in the 3 cups of Cheddar until it melts!.
Pour the cheese sauce over the noodles and add to a 3 quart casserole dish!.
Sprinkle the chips, bacon and Parmesan on top and bake for 35 minutes!.
As for the best Ham!.!.!.Costco has a spiral Ham that is "Screw Up" Proof
Very good flavor and comes with the glaze already for you!.
Hope This Helps You!. Have a great Thanksgiving with the BF Family it will be fineWww@FoodAQ@Com
It sounds like you may not have a lot of cooking experience!. The most important thing starting off cooking is keep it simple look at Emeralds Recipes Wolfgang Puck recipes Paula Dean recipes for your macaroni cheese, for the ham most important is by a good-quality smoked spiral cut Ham!. Cheaper hams tend to be too salty!.
Your glaze is what's important that finishes the ham, and I like a combination Brown sugar and adjust enough prepared yellow mustard to moisten the brown sugar placed on top of ham!. About 25 minutes before it is finished heating!. You can add just a little ground clove to that mixture!. But be careful to much will make it bitter!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Your glaze is what's important that finishes the ham, and I like a combination Brown sugar and adjust enough prepared yellow mustard to moisten the brown sugar placed on top of ham!. About 25 minutes before it is finished heating!. You can add just a little ground clove to that mixture!. But be careful to much will make it bitter!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I love making homemade mac and cheese! I never use a recipe, so the batches never come out the same, but here's what I do!.!.!.
Make a roux (melted butter and flour mixture, how many people are you serving!? That will help you decide how much roux to make) Start by melting 1/2 a cup of butter, once it's melted, slowly add 1/2 a cup of flour until you get a thick sauce!. Add milk (or cream) until you get a nice creamy consistency!.
Here's where things can change to your liking - start adding cut up cheese to the mixture until it melts, I always use ricotta cheese, I love the creamy texture!. You can add any cheese you like really, from Velveeta to Swiss, whatever you like!. Fontina has always been one of my other faves, but can be a little harder to find!. Once your cheese sauce is melted, add it to COOKED pasta, sprinkle bread crumbs over top, and bake until the bread crumbs are golden brown and the whole dish is nice and toasty!.
Hope that helps, it's a pretty simple dish that turns out really well, and you can customize it to your preferences!
Good luck!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Make a roux (melted butter and flour mixture, how many people are you serving!? That will help you decide how much roux to make) Start by melting 1/2 a cup of butter, once it's melted, slowly add 1/2 a cup of flour until you get a thick sauce!. Add milk (or cream) until you get a nice creamy consistency!.
Here's where things can change to your liking - start adding cut up cheese to the mixture until it melts, I always use ricotta cheese, I love the creamy texture!. You can add any cheese you like really, from Velveeta to Swiss, whatever you like!. Fontina has always been one of my other faves, but can be a little harder to find!. Once your cheese sauce is melted, add it to COOKED pasta, sprinkle bread crumbs over top, and bake until the bread crumbs are golden brown and the whole dish is nice and toasty!.
Hope that helps, it's a pretty simple dish that turns out really well, and you can customize it to your preferences!
Good luck!Www@FoodAQ@Com
mmmmmm seasoning wise for the ham!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!. maple syrup, brown suger cloves cinnamon and allspice works really well
and for the mac and cheese the cheesier the better i say
cook macaroni of ur choice (elbows work best)
mix macaroni
one teaspoon of dijon mustard
salt pepper
add cheese: sharp chedder, vevleeta,mozzerella, parmesean bake until crispy and melted!!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com
and for the mac and cheese the cheesier the better i say
cook macaroni of ur choice (elbows work best)
mix macaroni
one teaspoon of dijon mustard
salt pepper
add cheese: sharp chedder, vevleeta,mozzerella, parmesean bake until crispy and melted!!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com
This is my favorite recipe for Honey Glazed Ham:Www@FoodAQ@Com
Try allrecipes!.com - be sure to read the reviews!.Www@FoodAQ@Com