Here is this week's entry for the Hive account@foodfightfriday challenge.

Macaroni and Cheese has been a stand-by in my family for a very long time. Getting married, my husband wanted "dirty macaroni and cheese" with onion and bacon... Here is how I make it now.

Dirty Mac & Cheese

I start the process by frying up some bacon pieces. I use a slice per person, maybe a little more...
If I was using raw onion and garlic, I would add it now. (But I'm lazy, so I don't...)

When the bacon is done, I add some garlic granules and onion flakes. Turn off heat and let the bacon sit.

Bring a large pot, half full of water to boil. Pour in the pasta. Turn down slightly and cook until tender - or "al dente" (it's soft enough to chew easily.) I used 1 lb of macaroni.

Meanwhile, prepare the other ingredients.
Grate or chop up cheddar cheese - I use Tillamook because the farmers from my hometown produce for them. I can't tell you exactly how much I use, it varies. Enough to make a good sauce, anyway.

I also have out my crème fraiche and a stick of butter.

When the pasta is done, I turn down the temperature to about medium-low. I add the stick of butter (1/2 cup), a good dollop of the crème fraiche and the cheese.

Stir until melted.

When the cheese is melted into the pasta, add the bacon mixture.

Stir until the bacon is thoroughly mixed in.

Serve immediately.

As usual, here are your recipe cards - three pieces this time. Feel free to print them out.

Two of my kitchen witches. One hung in my grandmother's kitchen as long as I can remember, so I have mine - adding a certain magickal spice to my cooking, presumably...
My grandmother's now lives in my mother's kitchen.

Previous recipes in Lori's Cookbook

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Canning

Rebel Canning - a general guide about what I do, and why I don't always follow USDA guidelines.
Meatballs and Spaghetti Sauce
Note: All photos are mine - Pentax K30.
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