Saturday, June 7, 2008

Camera Critters and Scrumptious Sunday

I thought this little critter was a bit strange looking even for a moth.
The tips of his wings curl up a little bit and his tail curls up a lot!

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Homemade Mac and Cheese

8 ounces macaroni (1/2 of a 16 oz pk)
1/4 cup butter
3 T flour
2 C milk
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
salt and pepper to taste

2 t Dijon mustard
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1 C dry bread crumbs
2 T butter
2 T chopped fresh parsley


DIRECTIONS


Preheat oven to 400 degrees F

Boil macaroni in lightly salted water until al dente, drain.

In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and stir in flour. Cook for about 1 minute, until smooth and bubbly; stirring occasionally.Mix in milk, cream cheese, salt, pepper, and Dijon mustard. Continue cooking until sauce is thickened.

Add cooked macaroni and Cheddar cheese.

Pour into 2 quart casserole dish. In small bowl mix together bread crumbs, butter and parsley; spread over macaroni and cheese. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown and heated through.

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23 comments:

maggie moran said...

Kewl! He looks like a piece of bark.

Mercedes said...

That critter could easily camouflage into leaves or a tree trunk~too cool!

Your recipe sounds delicious! What do you call this concoction? I love pasta and cheese-yummy! Thanks for sharing!

Chicken and Cheese Pasta at my place!

Mere

Anonymous said...

MMMM!!! That sounds so good!
The creature does look like a creature. :)

Jules said...

The moth looks fabulous and the mac 'n cheese sounds fabulous! :)

Indrani said...

I almost jumped off my seat. :))

You have a yum recipe too.

Indrani said...

I almost jumped off my seat. :))

You have a yum recipe too.

i beati said...

huge mothra person..ha ha not really burt a camouflager I bet..sk

Jane Hards Photography said...

What a shot. Moths aren't the esaiest creatures to get. Well done.

Tom said...

Thats a great moth for sure and well out of its comfort zone there. should be hiding in the trees for sure.. maybe it was warming its body up ready for a night or eating and mating...

Daryl said...

Very odd .. I wonder what sort of moth it is .. Husband's daughter lives in TX and she took a series of shot of an odd looking moth .. they submitted the photos to a website calledhttp://www.whatsthatbug.com/

of course now I cant remember what they told her!

:-Daryl

Gattina said...

Did you find the moth in your Mac and Cheese ? lol !

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Michele said...

Gosh, it's a fatnastic close up and it is an unusual moth, isn't it?
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threesidesofcrazy said...

I sure hope that is a super size blow up of that moth! He's certainly interesting looking.

I'm a comfort food person and the mac and cheese sounds delish!

Unknown said...

I would never have thought of cream cheese in the recipe but it seems to make perfect sense THANKS.

maryt/theteach said...

Thanks for the Mac and Cheese recipe! I've never seen such a "moth." :)

Joy @ Joy Of Desserts said...

WHOAAA!!!! Some critter! This could become a comic book villain or a costume for a bad guy in some movie like Star Wars. Totally out of this world!

You make your mac and cheese with cream cheese and good Dijon mustard like I do. :-) I skip the flour though, and I never found it to make a difference with all the cheese. I've never added parsley. I'll bet it makes a nice difference. I just found parsley and cilantro in the last bag of spring salad I bought and I loved it. It made a great difference. Thanks for the idea. I will try it next time. :-)

imac said...

Hi sharon, Critter n cheese.haha.

love this post great, and your moth was beautiful.


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ShannonW said...

My family loves Mac and Cheese.

Misty DawnS said...

That is an awesome photo! The detail is amazing! You are right - that is one interesting (and major cool) critter. LOVE this!

Anonymous said...

I've been dying to make some homemade mac and cheese. Maybe I can tackle this one. It sounds so good.

Barbara said...

Great details, good camouflage on tree bark I would think.

Lilli & Nevada said...

Great photo