Artery clogging at its finest

I know I have blogged before about not being a big sweets lover. I mean, don't try to pry the cookie from my hands once it's there because I will beat you to death with it (if I can't indulge, no one can). But if you pass me the cookie tray or a cheese platter at a party, I will be the anti-social dork who ambles off with all of the cheese, ne'er to be seen again.

I am Dutch. Dutch people like cheese. And wooden shoes but that's a different blog post. My earliest memory of good cheese - not the supermarket kind, but the kind that comes on huge wax covered wheels - must have been pre-R. Pre-R is pre-little brother - there's almost a 6 year gap and all the fun stuff happened before you R!!! (ha..not, you are the fun stuff and I can't wait to see you Sunday). Anyhow, I digress, the pre-R memory was of a deli somewhere that took awhile to drive too. And there was an older bald guy behind the counter and he always gave me the ends of the meat he was cutting and a piece of cheese. All I remember is thinking it was the best treat ever! And then learning to NOT rub your eyes after holding salami...it burns.

To this day if I am looking to nibble or grab a quick bite to eat I head for the cheese drawer in my fridge. You will always find cheddar, parmesan, mozzarella, goat cheese, gouda, havarti, gruyere and brie. Lately there has been Guinness cheddar, blueberry cheese and a great goats brie that you can't go wrong with.

I was getting to the point where some of the cheeses needed to be used up so I could replace them and I hauled out a recipe for Modern Mac and Cheese that I had seen in Chatelaine. And here's where the artery clogging comes in...this recipe calls for 1 1/2 pounds of cheese...before the log of goats cheese! Heart attack on a plate? Maybe. A lot of salt from the prosciutto? Yes. Worth the 45 minutes on the rowing machine after?? You betcha!

This is it...THIS is the ultimate mac and cheese recipe. I have found it....I am in love. Until I see the next recipe for mac and cheese I want to try, this is the go to recipe if you are a cheese lover.

You can find the recipe HERE.