The original recipe was great, but I’ve tweaked it over the years. While they didn’t believe for one minute that this was mac n’ cheese out-of-a-box, they loved it. Since I forgot to have children (where did those years GO!?) I needed to borrow my “victims.” So I experimented on my niece and nephew. Hmmm, what if I used elbow macaroni instead of tagliolini? Might kids fall for this sneaky way of eating more vegetables?! One of the first recipes I tried was her “Tagliolini with Creamed Carrots.” Besides being delicious (and a little bit naughty) it struck me how much this tasted like homemade mac and cheese, and had that out-of-the-box orange color. When I got rid of my cookbook collection this is one I couldn’t part with. The recipes are simple and straightforward, but unique. Years ago I discovered a couple of Diane Seed’s wonderful cookbooks. Today’s adaptation is one of my all-time favorites. Moms the world over have devised some very creative ways to get their kids (or husbands) to eat more vegetables.
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