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I’m not naming names, but one of my very good friends has a secret stash of boxed macaroni and cheese.

Not judging, either.

I know we all have our comfort foods and national events in recent weeks have certainly been excuse enough to tap into those hidden treasures.

For me, it’s candy corn, refried beans and Merlot (the current  Sideways movie diss–Sideways  ) of Merlot notwithstanding). I don’t eat them all together, although, now that it think of it, that could work. 

Here, I’m speaking to you MM, is a great easy take on macaroni and cheese. There is no troublesome white sauce to make–just shredded cheese and a few other simple ingredients.

It is delicious, too.

This recipe is based upon  Danni Rose’s recipe from her cookbook Danni’s Juke Joint Comfort Food. The recipe appears on  The Splendid Table site.    Here is the link: Ole Skool Mac ‘n’ Cheese.

Here is the recipe as I prepared it in my kitchen. I wanted a little less spiced macaroni and cheese in my take on this recipe, so I omitted the Juke Shack spice mix in the original recipe. 

Need a laugh for your morning?

Here is a delightful marmalade sequence from the Paddington (The Bear) series: Paddington.

Paddington, you will remember kept a marmalade sandwich in his hat for emergencies. Even shared it with The Queen once.

This sounds like a decidedly-good idea given the direction 2025 appears to be going. 

Why not make your own marmalade. Too messy and involved? Use your Instant Pot!  It’s easy peasy. 

And…you can make it out of whatever citrus you please. Sure, Robertson and Frank Cooper, the legendary British marmalade purveyors, used Seville oranges, but, while those would be wonderful, you can make this recipe successfully with whatever you have on hand. I made my most recent batch (pictured here)  from a bag of Trader Joe’s mandarins and a lemon. Now, I have jars of bittersweet marmalade in my refrigerator–dangerously available whenever I want it. 

Here is the way I prepared my marmalade in my kitchen. (This recipe was inspired by an Instant Brands post here.)