Monday, January 18, 2010

i wear my heart on my heart

hello and happy monday! just took a leisurely walk home with my coat wide open - it's almost 50 degrees out, sunny and gorgeous. just wanted to do a quick post with the recipe from the macaroni i made the other day - i cannot recommend it highly enough - an outfit, and the news that i made the weardrobe top 100!



ha, and i happen to be wearing the same skirt and socks as i am today. anyway, i am beyond flattered to be included in the 100, and i want to send a huge thank you and big love to rich and suz over at weardobe.

and today - i've posted this sweater before, but it was long ago before i had a proper camera and i love it too much to let it fall by the wayside.



could not get a non-blurry photo to save my life. i think one of the lights in my dressing room is out.

sweater: craft and vintage fair, years ago in chicago
skirt: american apparel
socks: american apparel
shoes: oak nyc
belt: thrifted
headband: vintage, flea market

off to philly this weekend to hang with sam and hopefully do some thrifting - i'm hoping to launch my etsy shop early next week!

and for the dutch macaroni and cheese - very closely adapted from bon appetit. . . (i added more of some, changed a thing here or there, and cooked it longer.)

INGREDIENTS
6-7 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter, divided
1 cup chopped onion
3-4 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup unbleached all purpose flour
3 cups reduced-fat (2%) milk
2 cups (packed) coarsely grated aged Gouda cheese plus 1/2 cup finely grated (about 10 ounces total)
2 cups (packed) coarsely grated Edam cheese, divided
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
a pinch or two of ground fennel
1 bunch Swiss chard, stems and center ribs removed
12 ounces elbow macaroni
1 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs made from crustless sourdough bread
mustard seeds for topping, if you want

PREPARATION
Melt 3 tablespoons butter in large pot over medium heat. Add onion; sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, then flour; stir constantly 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk. Cook, whisking occasionally, until mixture begins to boil, about 5 minutes. Add 2 cups coarsely grated Gouda and 1 cup Edam. Stir until cheeses melt, about 2 minutes. Stir in cayenne and nutmeg. Season sauce with salt and pepper.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Cook chard in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 1 minute. Using slotted spoon, transfer chard to plate; cool. Reserve pot with water. Squeeze water from chard; chop finely.
Return water in pot to boil. Add macaroni; cook until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain. Stir macaroni into warm cheese sauce. Place half of macaroni in dish; smooth top. Top with 1 cup Edam cheese, then chard. Top with remaining macaroni mixture; spread evenly.
Melt 4 tablespoons butter. Place breadcrumbs in medium bowl. Drizzle butter over; toss. Add 1/2 cup finely grated Gouda and sprinkle with salt and pepper; toss. Sprinkle breadcrumb mixture over mac and cheese. Sprinkle mustard seeds over, if desired.
Bake mac and cheese until breadcrumbs are golden and edges are bubbling, about 45-50 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes. It gets better every time you stick it back in the oven.

xo audrey

14 comments:

  1. Congratulations :) That recipe sounds gorgeous!

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  2. Cute sweater!
    Where do you go thrifting in Philly? I go there about 1-2x/year and I've been dying to know where to go--so far I've only ever made it to the thrift store on South Street. Any other suggestions?

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  3. I'm totally gonna try that mac & cheese recipe! I love your outfit, too. You have such a great handle on color combinations.

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  4. I heart, no pun intended, your sweater. It's so sweet, but also has that boyfriend thing going for it.

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  5. Congrats on being in the top 100! That mac and cheese sounds amazing!

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  6. Thanks for posting that recipe. I love anything new with mac and cheese. the possibilities are truly endless. Love your outfit too, of course.

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  7. That sweater is adorable! Glad you featured it again, I don't remember it from the first time, but it would totally be an easy DIY to fix up and old sweater! Congrats on the weardrobe 100 - you totally deserve it for your awesome use of color all the time!

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  8. Congratulations.
    Your food always looks yummy.
    && i love your sweater.

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  9. Mm macaroni and cheese! I found you on Weardrobe today, and i love your style! I love all the bright colors you wear and the styling is awesome. I actually featured one of your looks on my blog! Congrats on making top 100!

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  10. ughh love the blue, you look so chic!
    adores your blog!!!
    xcass

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  11. love your blog! just stumpled upon it paging through weardrobe.
    all my best, susanne

    www.leoparddress.blogspot.com

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  12. that would have to be the recipe for heaven. cheesy goodness heaven.

    how in the world do you manage to keep such a fantastic figure with all this fantastic baking! i love the blue socks :)

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  13. congratulations! i found your blog while browsing through the book, and your style is amazing :) love it

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  14. congratulations on weardrobe and thanks for the recipe! i just came across your blog, and i'm looking forward to reading more!

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