le•top Chef Series: Homemade Mac & Cheese

for busy moms and dads…IN ABOUT
15 MINUTES!

Who doesn’t love this luscious comfort-food-of-all-comfort-foods?!? (sweetie is going to just swoon over this one…watch out!). This recipe is submitted by le•top’s own Kristin, who is a self-proclaimed non-cook (although I suspect she made this for the office party!) and doesn’t like spending more than 15 minutes in the kitchen at a time. Good thing this recipe only takes about 15 minutes start-to-finish:

1 box of macaroni shells
1/4 stick of butter
1/3 C Milk
4-5 slices of Kraft American Cheese (torn up into little pieces)
1/2 T Dried Mustard (approx. to taste)
Salt and pepper to taste

Boil the macaroni shells as called for on the box. Melt butter with milk in pan on low. Drain macaroni and put back into pan with milk and melted butter. Slowly add cheese bits into pan, stir until melted. Add dried Mustard, salt and pepper to taste.

(With apologies to Jamee and Sharon for taunting this not very GD-friendly carbo recipe…!!)

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Thank you – we are honored!

Jennifer Beckett Benevolence Award from Attorneys For Children

We were much honored to be recognized by Attorneys For Children Toy Drive this year. We have never hesitated when our friends at this local charity asked for items for homeless children – however we never expected to be awarded for our small efforts. A new toy or piece of clothing is something that most children take for granted – we appreciate our friends at Attorneys for Children for reminding us of children who live a life in which nothing is taken for granted.

Thank you very much for this recognition!

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Guess the Holiday Movie (Day 2)

Clarence! Clarence! Help me, Clarence! Get me back! Get me back, I don’t care what happens to me! Get me back to my wife and kids! Help me Clarence, please! Please! I wanna live again. I wanna live again. Please, God, let me live again.

Type your guess by entering a comment. The answer will be posted tomorrow. Thanks for playing!

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Holiday Movie Answer (Day 1)

We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup.

Correct answer: Elf

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Modern Marvel of Moderation Magic (not)

Editor’s Note: Even though it may seem that I’m actually “here”, I’m actually not. I’m actually, well, somewhere between here and there. Because of the marvels of modern technology, I’m able to schedule some things in advance…such as this post. Ta-Dah! However, since I’ll really be spending most of my day on a plane today, I won’t be able to moderate your comments as quickly as I normally do. And Jamee is taking some time off here and there today to have her well-deserved tantrum. So, please accept our apologies with delays in your comments getting moderated/posted. Many thanks for your patience.

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My Gestational Diabetes Update

I’ve been on my new nutritional plan for my gestational diabetes for five days now. And guess what? My glucose levels are still a bit high. The diet alone isn’t working, so my nutritionist and perinatologist want to see me NOW – as in, before Christmas – because they see this as an “urgent matter!” This doctor’s appointment is a total bummer and has added more stress to my already stressful holiday week (running around in circles, anyone?).

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