Easy Cheese Muffins

 Ingredients

2 cups flour

3 t baking powder

1 C sharp Cheddar Cheese, grated

1 egg

3 T melted butter, cooled

1/8 t cayenne pepper (optional)

1 C milk

Directions

• Mix the flour with the baking powder. 
• Add 3/4 cup of the cheese to mixture. Set aside. 
• Mix the egg, butter, cayenne and milk together. 
• Stir into cheese and flour mixture with a fork. 
• Spoon about 2/3 full into greased muffin tins and sprinkle remaining cheese on top. 
• Bake at 425 for 25 minutes or until brown. 

Makes 12 muffins. serve with soup and or salad.

Broccoli Salad

this is Heidi's Version

Serves 4

4 cups of broccoli cut into bite size pieces
1/8 cup red onion diced
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/8 cup sunflower seeds
1/4 cup bacon crumbled
1 1/2 Tbs cider vinegar
1 Tbs sugar or monk fruit sweetener
1/2 cup mayonnaise
Salt and Pepper

Instructions

1. Whisk together vinegar, sugar/monk fruit sweetener, mayo, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Set aside

2. In a large bowl, combine broccoli, onion, cranberries, sunflower seeds, and bacon. Pour the prepared dressing over and mix well

3. Refrigerate for an hour before serving.

Mom's Homemade Mac and Cheese

Ingredients:

1lb. elbow macaroni
1lb. Velveeta cheese, cut into 1/2" cubes
1 stick of butter (or margarine)
1/2 cup flour, stirred or sifted
4 cups milk (whole milk is best)
1 t salt
1/2 t pepper

Topping:
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
2 T butter
1/2 cup panko

Directions:
Cook macaroni according to package directions, rinse and set aside. Grease or spray a long shallow pan (I use a 9 x 13). In a large saucepan over medium-high heat melt butter, remove pan from heat, add flour, salt and pepper, stirring to make a paste. Return pan to heat and slowly add milk while stirring constantly. Bring to a boil and stir until mixture is completely smooth, add Velveeta cheese and continue to stir until well blended. Pour into greased pan, top with cheddar cheese. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes, or until bubbly. Melt 2 T of butter in a small fry pan, remove from heat, add panko, making sure the panko is well saturated with butter. At the end of the 45 minute baking period, sprinkle panko mixture over the mac and cheese and return to the oven until the panko is nicely browned, about 5 minutes. Enjoy!!!!!

*** This recipe may be doubled and will feed about 25, doubled.