Macaroni & Cheese Serves 8

Preheat oven to 400. In saucepan, melt 5 T butter/ In small bowl combine breadcrumbs, Parm, parsley, thyme and 1 tsp paprika. Toss w melted butter. In another saucepan, melt 8 T butter. Whisk in four, mustard, salt, nutmeg, remaining paprika and freshly ground black pepper until smooth. Cook over low heat 1-2 min or until mix smells toasty. Add buttermilk, whisking until smooth. Add garlic clove, return to simmer, and simmer 10 min. Remove from heat and whisk in crème fraiche. Reserving 1 c cheese, stir the rest of the cheese into the sauce until melted. Remove garlic clove. Place macaroni in baking dish, add cheese sauce, stirring to coat all pasta. Sprinkle w remaining cheese, top w breadcrumb mix and bake, uncovered about 20 min.

Butter 13 T
Bread crumbs 4 T dry
Cheese, Parmesan 4 T grated
Parsley 2 T chopped
Thyme 1 T fresh
Paprika 1 T
Flour 0.5 c
Mustard 4 tsp dry
Salt 2 tsp
Nutmeg 0.5 tsp ground
Buttermilk 4.5 c
Crème Fraiche 1 c
Garlic 1 clove, peeled
Cheese 24 oz grated mixed Cheddar
Pasta, Macaroni 1 lb, cooked al dente