I will not be home this year for the Super Bowl Feast, too bad too, because there will be a lot of great food, including that which my oldest daughter has informed everyone is the only dish she will not live without this year is this....



Apparently any other dish being served is simply filler

Dan, you turned her into a mac n' cheese maniac, YOUR mac n' cheese and yours alone ! God pity anyone else who hovers in the area of that dish

I tried your recipe for the family. It wasn't as "creamy" as I had hoped. It was sort of a thick, more solid consistency. Wife loved it. The boys were so/so. I followed the directions to a T, although I used milk instead of cream. Is there anything I can do to get that creamy, velvety consistency? Wifey has been asking for it again.

I always enjoy your recipes BTW! Thanks for sharing them.

That looks like a really supper dish for super (or diner, as you prefer).

Well for supper if I am eating out of a bowl it would be soup or such.

I think you may have just answered your own question.

It's not Kraft mac and cheese,by nature it's a more dense creation more on the lines of a lasagna consistency

Cut a hunk and dig in,it's a fork product not a spoon product

Sounds like you are wanting something more like crock-pot mac an cheese.

I have had good luck doing "creamy" by just starting with a bechamal and folding in lots of cheese before mixing it with hot macaroni right out of the pot. Pour in a casserole and into the broiler.

I've done this recipe and it turned out well.

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/recipe/stretchy-mac-and-cheese.html

Any of them will get solid if they sit before service or are baked for long periods.

Well that makes sense, maybe I did it right then! Lol! Wife loves it and kids like it(and I do too). I'll try using cream instead of milk. It's on the menu for SB day along with some naked wings with the Bee Sting sauce you mentioned in the "what's for dinner" thread. Looking forward to it.

Go easy that stuff will paste right onto your azz

Pretty sure I'm gonna' fry a turkey complete with fireworks!!

That strongly resembles my birthday cake.

I like it crispy

Nice! I love a bbq!

A BBQ, Bonfire, and mosquito control all in one!

And a signal flare, smoke signal to boot!!!

It appears my wife and boys wants an azzload of finger foods rather than "a meal". Any creative suggestions?

Various flavor of chicken wings.

Rotel cheese dip

Doe roll-ups. ( deer meat wrapped around jalapeño slice, with a slice of bacon, grilled)

Venison or elk pot stickers.
Asian marinated kabobs.
Sriracha bacon wrapped onion rings.
Nachos.
Wings.
Scallops.




Don't have pics of them all, Ed. Some are not real creative, but they all go down good with football and beer. Or martinis.

Simple wings, BBQ baked bacon wrapped shrimp, raw vegetables with an easy sour cream dip of some kind, chips.

That's how I'm rolling. Gotta work that day earlier.

Stuffed jalapeños on the grill.

I just fry up a chub of sausage, drain, then mix with cream cheese when cool.

Cut the jap in half, de-seed, and stuff with the mix. Wrap with bacon and bbq until done.

Ed,

Two suggestions from two food blogs I love, and I have tried:

Recipe #1

http://therecipecritic.com/2014/11/sweet-spicy-bacon-chicken-bites/

Sweet and Spicy Bacon Chicken Bites

Ingredients

3 chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch pieces
6-8 slices of bacon
¾ cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon garlic powder
salt and pepper
optional garnish: sliced green onions.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with aluminum foil and spraying with cooking spray. Cut bacon in halfs to thirds depending on how thick your chicken is. Wrap each piece of chicken in the bacon.
In a small bowl add the chili powder, paprika, and garlic powder. In another small bowl add the brown sugar. Roll the bacon wrapped chicken first in the spices and then in the brown sugar. Place on prepared baking sheet.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper and remaining brown sugar (if any) and bake for 35-40 minutes until the bacon is crisp.

Recipe #2

http://www.thekitchenismyplayground.com/2013/01/3-ingredient-crescent-sausage-bites.html

3-Ingredient Crescent Sausage Bites

Ingredients*

1 lb. hot sausage (pork or turkey)
1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese
2 packages crescent rolls
Dash salt & ground black pepper

Directions

In a saute pan, brown sausage; drain. Add a dash of salt and pepper. Blend in cream cheese until the cream cheese is melted.
Unroll one package of crescent rolls and place on a baking sheet. With your fingers, gently press the seams together to seal them. Spread the sausage mixture evenly over the crescent roll dough, leaving about a 1/2-inch border along the edges.
Unroll the remaining package of crescent rolls and place on top of the sausage mixture. Press the edges together to seal. Gently press the seams together.
Bake at 375 degrees for about 20 minutes, or until crescent roll dough is golden brown.
Cut into small squares and serve. (A pizza cutter makes really quick and easy work of the cutting.)

Apparently, from reliable sources, these are really, really, good

Bourbon Little Smokies Recipe

Ingredients

2 (14 oz.) packages Lit'l Smokies cocktail links
1 c. bottled chili sauce { 1 (12 oz.) bottle}
3/4 c. bourbon
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 T. grated onion

Directions

In a saucepan, mix together chili sauce, bourbon, brown sugar, and onion. Add Lit'l smokies {I rinse them first to take away some of the saltiness} and stir to coat.
Bring to a simmer over medium to medium-high heat. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, over low heat for 1 hour. {If mixture becomes too thick, add a bit more bourbon.} Serve warm with toothpicks.

Slow Cooker/Crock Pot alternative method: Mix together chili sauce, bourbon, brown sugar, and onion in a slow cooker; add Lit'l smokies, stirring to coat. Cook on high for about 3 to 4 hours, or low for about 6 hours.

Finally decided main course will be a bone in prime rib roast

and grits??

Some people salt crust, Dan...........well, you know.



Just be sure to break out the clown plates!

Pulled pork sandwiches and potato salad.

The pork is cooking right now.

I've been laying off the carbs so no grits
Tomato salad and smashed Parmesan cauliflower

Moose sloppy Joes and the typical, chips and dips

So much for the no carbs I threw the baked mac & cheese together but only had 4 cheeses but it will work

hmmmmmmmmmmm....

I just ate a left over fried pork chop sandwich with cheddar, mustard and mayo.


It was outstanding

^5 ! Good man ! Maggie will be proud of you !

We did a fish fry using ling cod, halibut, and albacore tuna. Did a batch of panko fish and a homemade beer batter batch. Both were excellent with a personal nod to the beer batter. Sweet potato fries, coleslaw, chips and dips, as well as a sinful chocolate cake.
Grapeseed oil worked very well with little saturation on the fish and no discernible flavor change.

Fig Newtons as a joke.....

How long did you cook the tuna and how thick were the pieces?

From the loins of tuna, 5/8ths inch thick medallions. Some of them halved if they were too large. Cooked them for maybe 4 minutes or less.