"Great Soup and it was rather easy to make- although I added kielbasa (grounded it up in my new food processor) it took me more prep time- just because I’m not a chef and I have a really small kitchen. I wanted to thicken it up so a puree some of the soup in my processor- figured it was not thick enough so I added 3 tablespoons of flour and a some instant mash potatoes (crazy), but it worked out. I added more hot sauce to the soup and let it simmer for about 2 hours. Next time I will make smaller serving since I had to freeze most of it- Great Soup and easy to make!!! Thanks Rachael for another home run

"I found this recipe in my Food network magazine. I saw all the cheese and was not sure if I should try because if the $$$$$; however, I took this as an opportunity to finally cook with some ingredient’s that are more gourmet and specialty. I only used half the cheese and froze the rest. I made this Mac and Cheese for my two year old- she liked it. I froze the rest hopefully it holds up.
I did substituent a little- instead of whole milk I used 4 cups of whipping cream (the recipe I had called for 5 cups of whole milk). After I took the liquids of the stove, I put them in my food processor just to give it an extra mix. I also put more cayenne and added some cumin to the sauce. I added some shredded mozzarella. I could not find the white Irish cheddar cheese the recipe called for- so that cheese was not present.
Even though it was expensive to make, I did learn some important lessons about making mac and cheese and being able to add, substitute and take away. Thanks Bobby

"I found this recipe in my Food network magazine. I saw all the cheese and was not sure if I should try because if the $$$$$; however, I took this as an opportunity to finally cook with some ingredient’s that are more gourmet and specialty. I only used half the cheese and froze the rest. I made this Mac and Cheese for my two year old- she liked it. I froze the rest hopefully it holds up.
I did substituent a little- instead of whole milk I used 4 cups of whipping cream (the recipe I had called for 5 cups of whole milk). After I took the liquids of the stove, I put them in my food processor just to give it an extra mix. I also put more cayenne and added some cumin to the sauce. I added some shredded mozzarella. I could not find the white Irish cheddar cheese the recipe called for- so that cheese was not present.
Even though it was expensive to make, I did learn some important lessons about making mac and cheese and being able to add, substitute and take away. Thanks Bobby

"I found this recipe in my Food network magazine. I saw all the cheese and was not sure if I should try because if the $$$$$; however, I took this as an opportunity to finally cook with some ingredient’s that are more gourmet and specialty. I only used half the cheese and froze the rest. I made this Mac and Cheese for my two year old- she liked it. I froze the rest hopefully it holds up.
I did substituent a little- instead of whole milk I used 4 cups of whipping cream (the recipe I had called for 5 cups of whole milk). After I took the liquids of the stove, I put them in my food processor just to give it an extra mix. I also put more cayenne and added some cumin to the sauce. I added some shredded mozzarella. I could not find the white Irish cheddar cheese the recipe called for- so that cheese was not present.
Even though it was expensive to make, I did learn some important lessons about making mac and cheese and being able to add, substitute and take away. Thanks Bobby