Free as in Time

This recipe also comes to me by way of Shauna’s mom:

• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 beaten egg
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3/4 cup rolled oats
• 1 tbsp. instant onion flakes (or mince fresh onion)
• 1 tsp. parsley flakes
• 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt (I usually don’t add)
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
• 4 tbsp. ketchup (or tomato relish/chili sauce)

This is Grandma Clazie’s recipe for Baked Cheese and Macaroni, which came to me by way of Shauna’s mom. Comments are hers:

(I usually double this recipe.)

Cook 1 cup macaroni in boiling water with 1/2 tsp. salt

Mix the following:

• 1 cup grated cheese
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup of bread broken in small pieces
• 1 cup of milk
• 1/2 tsp. of salt and pepper (I usually omit the salt)

I’m mostly posting this so that I don’t lose track of the recipe for this very simple cheese sauce:

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 cup grated cheese

Melt butter in sauce pan. Stir in flour, salt, and pepper. Stir in milk gradually. I think at this point you bring it to a boil so that it thickens, although I really can’t remember. It needs to get nice and hot, anyway, if you’re going to melt the cheese in. So, we’ll say once it’s good and [...]