Experimentation: Dry Ice fun!

So I just discovered this youtube channel tonight and I think you will have a blast checking this video out and possibly doing the experiment with your kiddos!


Dry Ice Fun!

Learning Home Ec In The Home: Cooking

Today was the day! I told my 7 year old that I would teach her how to make homemade mac and cheese. I taught her older sisters how to do the boxed kind. However, we have been going back to my roots of making things from scratch. So I didn't want to teach her how to make it from a box. I was just waiting to find a simple easy recipe to teach them all. I finally found it here at Hillbilly Housewife. Here are some pics of the process:

The ingredients needed...

My Chef for the Day...

Stir the milk on medium heat till it comes to a bubble, NOT a boil...

When it comes to a bubble, turn down the heat to simmer and add the noodles. Simmer for 5 minutes.

Then add your cheese, butter and salt. Stir slowly till the cheese and butter melts.

Then pour into a pan. Put in the oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Ta Dah!

Enjoy!

Homemade Mac And Cheese

So as many of you know, I have been taking my family completely back to "scratch" with our meals. It's a slow process and is not happening over-night. One of our last favorite meals was to find a easy Mac N Cheese recipe to teach the girls. Found one and it was a hit! So here are some pics as well as the recipe:

Here are the ingredients...

Fred is having one of her first lessons in cooking...

Bring milk to a slow boil...

It was so good!!!

I found this recipe at Hillbilly Housewife:

Mac ‘n Cheese

§                       1 quart prepared (reconstituted) nonfat dry milk

§                       2 cups uncooked macaroni

§                       2 Tbsp. butter or margarine

§                       2 cups cheese, shredded or finely chopped

§                       1/2 tsp. salt

Pour milk into large pot and put over medium heat, bringing just to a ‘bubble’ (do not boil hard).
Turn burner heat down to low and stir in the uncooked macaroni.
Simmer over low heat for 5 minutes.
Stir in butter or margarine, cheese, and salt; stir gently so butter and cheese melts.
Pour mac and cheese mixture into a baking dish.
Bake at 350°F for about 30 minutes or until browned on top.

You can add buttered bread crumbs to the top for a crunchy topping if you wish.

This Mac ‘n Cheese dish is so easy to make, you may never again buy one of those boxed mixes!

ENJOY!