Mac & Cheese + Pancakes = ???

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Mac&CheesePancakes

O – M – G.  I was very suspicious of this recipe at first.  I thought it was a totally weird idea, like Caroline’s PB and Pickles sandwich, but if you know me at all, you know that I LOVE macaroni and cheese and I LOVE pancakes…

 Side note: I went through a phase when I was seven years old where I would eat my Annie’s Mac and Cheese one shell at a time.  Ya know, so it would last longer.   Patty was really concerned about me during that phase.  That was the beginning of my addiction.  She actually got mad at me and said I would be grounded if I didn’t eat it normally.  (I could be embellishing the story but that’s how I remember it.)

Anyways, when I saw this recipe I thought I MUST try it.  My two favorite foods come together in one dish!  They were incredible.  It was definitely an amazing experience.  They wouldn’t be my normal go to brunch recipe, but it was something fun to try!

Here is the recipe…

Macaroni and Cheese Pancakes

By: Every Day with Rachel Ray

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Ingredients

2 Cups of Flour

1 Tablespoon of Sugar

2 teaspoons of Baking Powder

1 teaspoon of Coarse Salt

2 1/3 Cups of Buttermilk

2 Eggs

2 Tablespoons of Melted Butter, cooled

2 1/2 Cups of cooked, drained and cooled Macaroni

2 Cups of Cheddar Cheese

Syrup

Directions

1.  In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.

2. In a separate bowl, whisk together buttermilk, eggs and melted butter.

3.  Pour wet ingredients into large bowl with dry ingredients.  Sir.

4.  Fold in macaroni and cheese!

5. Preheat griddle to medium-high heat, add a little butter then scoop a 1/4 cup of batter onto the griddle.  Cook until underside is golden brown and bubbles form on top.  Flip and cook until other side is golden brown.

6. Stack up a bunch of pancakes!  Pour on the syrup!  AND ENJOY!!!!!!!!!

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Cooking with Caroline

Caroline is in town!  Only for a couple days though.  She is on her way to study abroad in Switzerland for a WHOLE YEAR! We decided to stay in last night and cook together, seeing as we will no longer be able to have Sunday Fundays together for a WHOLE YEAR.  Such a tease to have her here for her whole Freshman year, and then she picks up and leaves for her whole sophomore year.  Not Cool.  Who does she think she is?  All I got to say to Caroline is…”HOW RUDE!” a la Stephanie Tanner.

We decided to make our own pizza.  You can never go wrong with pizza.  This pizza was inspired by a pasta we love to make during the Summer!

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So you start with a pre made pizza dough.   Spread on some creme freche.  Sprinkle crumbled goats cheese.  Sprinkle thinly sliced shallots and corn.  Top with cooked hot italian sausage.  Add more goats cheese.  We got so excited that we just wanted to eat it right away, but you have to bake at 450 degrees for approx 20-25 minutes.

Pizza

The pizza needed some color, so we finished it with some arugula!  Just dress the greens with a little olive oil and lime juice!

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Slice it up and then it’s ready to eat!  Bon Appetit!

(We had prosciutto and melone to start!  My favorite.  We got a little hungry while we were cooking.)

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I’m going to miss my little partner in crime.  I have decided to hide her suitcases so she won’t be able to leave or have clothes in Switzerland!  Shhhhh!  Don’t tell her.  Oh and if that doesn’t work then I am going to turn off her alarm clock in the middle of the night so she will miss her flight!  Good plan.

We have a lot to discuss…

1.  First off, IT’S FRIDAY!!!

Friday

2.  My DIY Vintage Shirt Salt Bath was a MAJOR failure.  Don’t try it.  What a let down.  (I am working on another recipe… if it works then I will share it with you.)

Vintage Salt Bath Failure

3.  Why are all the stores already putting out Halloween and Thanksgiving stuff?  It’s slightly disturbing.  Where has this year gone?

Halloween/Thanksgiving

4.  I am officially Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Eligible as of 3 days ago!  Wahoo!

SAG OFFICIAL

5.  Caroline is coming to LA tomorrow!  I can’t even wait!

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6.  Motto of the week/month/year – Look up, Get up and Don’t ever give up!!!  Loving this video my cousin shared.  Check it out if you need some inspiration…

7.  AND FINALLY, don’t forget to have a little fun this weekend!  CHEERS TO THE WEEKEND!