Mac and Cheese Creamy homemade macaroni & cheese is classic comfort food. This recipe is so simple, with just basic ingredients, there’s no reason to make mac & cheese from a supermarket box kit. Total time: 45 minutes Ingredients 16 ounces elbow macaroni 1 quart milk 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, divided 1/2 cup all-purpose [...]
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Creamy Basil Tomato Soup
Creamy Basil Tomato Soup In the United States tomato soup is a top comfort food. From childhood we may remember a smooth textured soup from a can, but there’s really nothing like homemade tomato soup. If you’ve never had it or it’s just been a while then whip up a batch of soothing warm comfort [...]
Wheat Bread French Toast w/Blackberries
French Toast is classic comfort food, easy enough for kids to make and really difficult to mess up. So many variations are possible from the classic recipe. Just varying the soaking time changes both texture and taste. Experiment until you find what’s just right for you. This recipe uses a homemade wheat bread to reinvent [...]
Blini – Traditional Russian Pancakes
Blini Russian Pancakes Pancakes have been enjoyed the world over for centuries. It’s no surprise then that different cultures have developed their own popular cuisine built around pancakes. A typical Russian pancake is thin and very much like crepes, which are of course French in origin, but blini are even thinner. It’s said you can [...]