There's No Taste Like Home

Not afraid of butter and cheese? Love carbs? Looking to please a picky toddler?

Do I have the perfect secret family recipe for you!

Aunt Teddie's Macaroni and Cheese

1 pound (450 grams) of pasta (rigatoni, fusilli, penne, etc.), cooked and drained

1 stick (113 grams) of butter, melted

8 tablespoons flour

4 cups (32 ounces) milk, slightly heated

1 pound (450 grams) mild cheese, shredded

breadcrumbs

Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius.

Slowly mix flour into (melted) butter.

Slowly add in (slightly heated) milk over medium heat, whisking until consistency thickens.

Slowly fold-in (shredded) cheese.

Add this "roux" to (cooked and drained) pasta in an ovenproof dish.

Sprinkle breadcrumbs on top, and cook in oven for 30-40 minutes.

Enjoy!

Monkey Business

We are finally back from our long sunshiny (uh, except for that little earthquake and pesky hurricane) summer holiday in America, and are just loving autumn in Dublin these days.

Our boy did quite a bit of growing while we were away, so we headed to Zara today for some new threads.

We go bananas for monkeys:

Zara Monkey Patch T-Shirt

That hat! The yo-yo! Those eyes! Sold for 8.95 eur!

We are happy to be blogging again from Dublin, and hope everyone enjoyed summertime as much as we did.