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Rainy day mac ‘n cheese

8 Dec

These past few days have been cold, gray and rainy. The only good thing about weather like this is that it provides a good backdrop for hearty food. Wintery days mean stew, soups and mac ‘n cheese.

If you’ve read this blog long enough, you’ve probably got the sense that I like to stay active and try to eat on the healthy side. I added a little broccoli and grilled chicken to this mac ‘n cheese recipe, and used skim milk, but let’s not try to kid ourselves–this recipe still has plenty of butter and cheese. But we all need to eat up before our winter hibernation, right?

The BF and I made this the other night, and it really was the perfect remedy to the gross weather outside.

Cheesy, gooey deliciousness

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