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This is a good day for Baked Macaroni and Cheese! I have a few words that will get your heart pumping. These words could arguably be some of the most important words in the entire world. Do you think you know what they are? Ready?

Baked Macaroni and Cheese! This is a love language if there ever was one.

My sister and I were blessed with two grandmas who each made a different version of Macaroni and Cheese. Grandma Jeannette made a buttery and dense dish while our Grandma Ila made a creamy and soupy version that takes us back to her kitchen in one taste.

The recipe I made this week was Grandma Jeannette’s butter busting, cheesy elbow macaroni delight packed into a dutch oven.

Our Grandma Jeannette died when we were young so we never experienced cooking with her. It wasn’t until I was a young adult that my dad, her oldest son, asked me to try and perfect her Baked Macaroni and Cheese recipe.

This recipe connects him to his mother, church picnics, and his childhood kitchen.

It’s this type of nostalgia that is invited in. I understood that I needed to take on the challenge of creating this recipe. My dad and his brother gave me as much information as they could remember. I also invited the recollections from a close cousin who grew up close by.

I had multiple failed attempts to get this recipe right and countless times this dish was rejected.

I failed so much but the consolation prize was to eat the rejects. Sometimes failures are winners. Eventually, I got the recipe right.

This Baked Macaroni and Cheese dish cooks in a dutch oven with a crunchy top and a soft cheesy noodle interior. My stomach is growling now. Today is a good day for the recipe my friends!

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