How to make baked macaroni and cheese

Guest author: Drew Kime
Blog: Cook Like Your Grandmother

I’m a big fan of comfort food: meat loaf and mashed potatoes, chicken soup, chocolate-chip cookies. And of course, mac and cheese.

Like most of you, I grew up on the neon orange stuff that comes in the blue box. And in my house that was made with margarine, because we had all been told it was better for us. We hadn’t heard of trans fat. Oh well.

So every now and then, when I just have to relive a bit of my childhood, I might whip up a bowl of the orange stuff. But if want something good, it’s got to be made with real cheese, and it’s got to be baked.

Ingredients

1 cup macaroni
one egg
1/2 cup sour cream (yes, sour cream)
2-1/4 cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
1/2 stick butter (4 tablespoons)
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
2 slices swiss cheese

Directions

I’m going to refer you to Drew’s website because there are tons of helpful pictures illustrating each step that you won’t want to miss!