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Calla Lilies in the Wild

March 15th, 2007 · No Comments

Calla Lilies, Koke’e State Park, Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i

I don’t think calla lilies are indigenous to Hawaii, but these were just growing by the restrooms at Koke’e State Park. Crazy.

Corie’s Macaroni & Cheese

October 24th, 2004 · 8 Comments

Yesterday I made Corie’s Macaroni & Cheese recipe again. Luckily this time it wasn’t as dramatic as the last.. remember the crying while grating the onion photo? This recipe, unlike the one for Jason Kottke’s tator tot hotdish, is one that I will continue to make for a long time, I think.

The recipe for the Macaroni & Cheese is:

Corie’s Macaroni and Cheese

6 tablespoons butter, divided
1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon pepper
3/4 teaspoon Worcestershire
3 cups milk
1 small onion, grated
3/4 pound shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (3 cups)
8 ounces elbow macaroni, cooked and drained
3/4 cup soft bread crumbs

In saucepan over medium low heat melt 4 tablespoons butter; blend in flour and seasonings, stirring until smooth and bubbly. Gradually stir in milk; cook and stir until thick and smooth. Stir in grated onion and cheese.

Place cooked drained macaroni in a buttered 3-quart casserole. Pour sauce over macaroni and gently mix to blend. Melt remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and toss with the bread crumbs. Sprinkle bread crumbs over the macaroni.

Bake at 375° for 30 minutes, or until golden brown.

Macaroni and cheese recipe serves 4 to 6.

Callalillie’s Macaroni & Cheese

November 14th, 2003 · 20 Comments

I got this recipe from a blogger’s site so I thought it only appropriate that I blog the making of it.


Everything starts off badly when I spill elbow noodles all over the kitchen.	Finally managed to get some of the noodles into a measuring cup.

Grating the onion made me bawl like a baby.	Starting to make the sauce. I’m not very graceful in the kitchen. . . but my cooking usually turns out in the end.

The point at which I realized I didn’t have enough cheese. The noodles are cooked and the base of the sauce is made.	At the store buying more cheese. I couldn’t find a deli that had any so I ended up walking all the way to the supermarket – about 6 blocks each way.

Butter & spices, starting over making the base of the sauce.	My pot was too small so I had to transfer everything to a bigger one. Then I could add the milk.

And cheese.	The finished cheese sauce.

Buttering the casserole dish.	At this point I realized my casserole dish isn’t big enough and all of the cheese sauce won’t fit. Hoping that it will still turn out ok.

Making the breadcrumb topping.	Pre-cooking.

Crap. I forgot to preheat the oven. Now I have to wait for it to heat up.	The fire alarm kept going off but I’m not sure why. The macaroni & cheese seems to have turned out.

Ready to dig in!	oof! Stuffed. It was soo good. So rich & creamy!!!