Welcome to M.A.R.B.

My name is Crystal and I am the addict that will be blogging about recipes I have torn out of Magazines.

Here is the plan. Every Sunday I will choose and make a recipe. I will take photos during the process and then give a critique. I have been accumulating recipes over that past 5 years and it is about time I try them.

I hope you will find this blog informative and entertaining. Thank you!

Monday, January 28, 2013

The Great Mac & Cheese

January is almost over! Valentine's Day is coming. I predict chocolate recipes.

This week's recipe was chosen because it had very few ingredients and was suitable as a potluck dish.

It was torn out of a calendar that came with a Canadian Living magazine. It is a recipe by Dare Foods.


 All the ingredients were easy to get a hold of.


I was not sure what it meant by 3 cups "cooked" pasta. Was I to cook 3 cups of dry pasta or cook and use only 3 cups of cooked pasta. I went with the latter. I chose to use regular sized original flavoured Breton crackers. It took 18 crackers to get 1 cup crushed. I am also never sure how to measure shredded cheese. Should I pack it? I grated it right into the measuring cup. Therefore not packing it.

The assembly was easy. Into the oven it went.


After half an hour of being in the oven it didn't look very golden or bubbly.


It actually looked exactly the same as when it went in. Yes I turned the oven on.

Even though I was weary of bringing this to the potluck I did. I was the only one that ate it. I'm glad no one else ate it. It was a disgrace to all Mac & Cheeses. Not Great at all. I am TOSSing this recipe. I'm sad to say that Kraft Dinner is still my go to for  Mac & Cheese. I need to find a recipe from scratch!

Weight Watcher's Followers: The entire recipe is 48 points. Not worth it!

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