I have been meaning to try this recipe for a long time. I watched the episode and thought it looked delicious. I bought all the ingredients last week and tried it last night. It was great. You gotta try this recipe. The bacon and basil adds a lot of flavor to it. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Place a baking rack on a sheet pan and arrange the bacon in 1 layer on the baking rack. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the bacon is crisp. Remove the pan carefully from the oven - there will be hot grease in the pan! Transfer the bacon to a plate lined with paper towels and crumble when it is cool enough to handle.
Drizzle oil into a large pot of boiling salted water. Add the macaroni and cook according to the directions on the package, 6 to 8 minutes. Drain well.
Meanwhile, heat the milk in a small saucepan, but don't boil it. Melt the butter in a medium pot and add the flour. Cook over low heat for 2 minutes, stirring with a whisk. While whisking, add the hot milk and cook for a minute or 2 more, until thickened and smooth. Off the heat, add the Gruyere, Cheddar, blue cheese, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Add the cooked macaroni and crumbled bacon and stir well. Pour into 2 individual size gratin dishes.
Place the bread slices in a food processor fitted with a steel blade and pulse until you have coarse crumbs. Add the basil and pulse to combine. Sprinkle the bread crumb mixture over the top of the pasta. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the sauce is bubbly and the macaroni is browned on the top.
We only went to sacrament her first day. She was very good. She didn't make a peep. This Sunday we will be attending all of church and hopefully she can survive Junior and Senior Primary. Her dress was a little big. She is still in NB clothes and I don't want to buy a dress that she wears twice. So she will have to make due with what she has.
They love their baby sister so much. They ask to hold her all the time and kiss her to death. Preston is very sweet with her. Callie is going to be a good mom.
