Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipe

Ingredients

1/2 pound elbow macaroni
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon powdered mustard
3 cups milk
1/2 cup yellow onion, finely diced
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 large egg
12 ounces sharp cheddar, shredded
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Fresh black pepper

Topping:

3 tablespoons butter
1 cup panko bread crumbs

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large pot of boiling, salted water cook the pasta to al dente.

While the pasta is cooking, in a separate pot, melt the butter. Whisk in the flour and mustard and keep it moving for about five minutes. Make sure it’s free of lumps. Stir in the milk, onion, bay leaf, and paprika. Simmer for ten minutes and remove the bay leaf.

Temper in the egg. Stir in 3/4 of the cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Fold the macaroni into the mix and pour into a 2-quart casserole dish. Top with remaining cheese.

Melt the butter in a saute pan and toss the bread crumbs to coat. Top the macaroni with the bread crumbs. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and rest for five minutes before serving.

Remember to save leftovers for fried Macaroni and Cheese.

This week.

I think what I feel fortunate about is that I am still astonished – that things still amaze me. And I think that that’s a great benefit of being in the arts, where the possibility for learning never disappears; where you basically have to admit you never learn it.

“What you own can never make up for what you aren’t.”

Restylish November25th.

D-Rep//Josh b// Ralph Martinez

Lion hearts, Lion Kings. (November 25th) Performance Pics.

@drepfam @iamjoshhb @Ralphmartinez

Thank you!

I’d like to thank everyone who came out to “the secret” showing. The event was magical and filled with love. Thank you to everyone who helped with the set up of the show and josh b for the inspiration behind the event. Thanks to D-rep for putting on a great musical act as well as Mr. heartfelt tunes himself Ralph Martinez. Diago for photography and Keala for make-up. Thank you Robert for the venue space. Thank you DJ. Thank you Aston for being a great host through-out the show. Thank you mom and big brother for coming out. Thank you to all the models. Thank you, thank you. If I forgot anyone, I thank you a million. Oh, thanks to the white boy rapping lil wayne during set up. Thanks to the weeknd for playing through the speakers to Zen everyone out before the launch of “the secret” video. Thank you to all my friends who came out to support. All love, all growth.