Macaroni and Cheese in Muffin Tin

Source:  Muffin Tin Chef, by Matt Kadey

Mini Macaroni & Cheese

8 oz macaroni

6 oz cheddar cheese, shredded

½ C plus 2 T grated Parmesan cheese

2 eggs

¾ C milk

1/3 C plain yogurt

¼ C sun-dried tomato pesto

2 chopped green onions

1 T grainy mustard

dash nutmeg

dash pepper

2 T butter

¾ cup Panko bread crumbs

Cook macaroni. Drain pasta, return it to pot and stir in the cheddar cheese and ½ C of the Parmesan cheese. In medium-sized bowl beat the eggs. stir in the milk, yogurt, spices and mustard. Add egg mixture to pasta, along with chives. Mix well. Divide the mixture among 12 medium muffin cups. Heat the butter in a skillet and cook until browned, stirring regularly. Stir in the remaining 2 T Parmesan cheese into the toasted bread crumbs, sprinkle over pasta mixture. Bake at 350 until set, about 15 minutes.

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Tomato

Best Banana Bread

Best Banana Bread

2 eggs

1/3 C buttermilk

½ C vegetable oil

2 bananas

1 ½ C sugar

1 ¾ C flour

1 t baking soda

½ t salt

½ C walnuts

Whisk eggs. Combine with buttermilk. Add oil. Mix thoroughly. Add mashed bananas.

Add sugar. Combine flour, soda, salt. Combine egg mixture and dry ingredients. Mix well. Fold in wanuts.

Bake at 325 for 1 hour and 20 minutes

Celebration of Tomato Artwork at Tomato Art Fest in Nashville

I’m not the only one who appreciates the tomato as art form.

http://tomatoartfest.com/about/

The Tomato Art Fest will return this year on Saturday, August 10, 2013 for its 10th year! Located in Historic East Nashville’s Five Points, which has been coined by Budget Travel Magazine as “Nashville’s version of New York’s East Village,” this FREE, costume-friendly event provides a fun-filled day for all.

The Tomato Art Fest was founded by Meg and Bret MacFadyen, owners of East Nashville’s Art and Invention Gallery. In 2003, the gallery hosted an art show celebrating the tomato in late summer, and planned a few neighborhood events to promote the show. The Tomato Art Fest proved so popular that it immediately turned into an annual, signature event for the hip, urban neighborhood of East Nashville.

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