Creamy Homemade Mac & Cheese

Mac and cheese has got to be my favorite food. Okay, so I don’t know if I could every REALLY pick a favorite food, I love them all too much….but mac and cheese is up there at the top. That’s why when I found this mac & cheese cookbook online before Christmas, I sent a link to my mother immediately asking for it as a gift. She needed ideas, and I needed to harbor an even deeper obsession with macaroni and cheese:)

Last night, I made my first dish…all I have to say is, “OMG!” It’s creamy, it’s cheesy, it tastes better than anything I have ever had before. The whole ideas behind the book is that you make what they call “mac sauce” and you can add different types of cheese and then different toppings and such. That mac sauce, yeah, that’s what makes the entire thing a creamy, delicious delight. This is not good for you…like, at all…but oh my is it good! Haha!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup flour
3 cups milk
1/2 cup (1/2 stick) butter
Noodles
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded romano cheese
Salt & pepper
Bread crumbs

Directions:

Start a pot of boiling water for your noodles and get them going!
Put 3 cups of milk into a saucepan on high until boiling. Once it starts to boil remove from heat.
In a separate pan, melt your butter.
Once melted, whisk in your flour until the concoction is a creamy brown kind of color.
Whisk in your hot milk little by little.
Once everything is all together in one pan, turn the heat back on and cook that baby up!
The sauce will get quite thick, this is good:)
Stir in your shredded cheeses until they have all melted in to the “mac sauce”.
Add salt and pepper to your liking, or any other seasonings you would like.
You can either serve now, or you can top with bread crumbs and toss it in the oven for 1o minutes or so like I did. I think bread crumbs give it a little extra somethin’ somethin’.

There you have it, best mac and cheese ever! Don’t forget to pick up a copy of the Mac & Cheese Cookbook from Amazon, it’s the cheapest I’ve found it yet. And no, this isn’t sponsored by the book, I just love mac & cheese that much:)

Orange With A Bow

Well, the holidays are officially over and it is back to a normal, full-day work schedule for this lady. <sigh> I think I always go through a sort of post-holiday depression after it is all over with. I get so excited for an entire month and then it’s all over and done with so quickly. <Double sigh> On to the next holiday! Lol!

Get The Look:

New York & Company Button down tank // Groopdealz Scarf // Target Cardigan // Target Bow Belt // Chinese Laundry Boots via Zulily // Charming Charlie Handbag, Bracelet, & Necklace

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I hope everyone had a wonderful and relaxing weekend! Wes and I spent a lot of time this weekend doing homey things. Weeding, cleaning up the backyard, staining a dresser, painting the garage, washing the dog who got into the paint in the garage….lol! Homeownership is fun if you ask me. Minus the weeding, I enjoyed every minute of the work! Oh, and not counting trying to get paint out of the dog’s fur. Sophie now has one short ear because I had to trim the paint off of the bottom of one. <This is the third time I have wanted to sigh in this post, I guess we all know what kind of mood I’m in today!> I also went to Joann’s and got some awesome fabric to start some great crafty projects! I’ll be sure to share them all on here once they are finished!

Today’s outfit is a comfy and wonderful one. It has been pretty chilly here in Austin so I have gotten a lot of use out of my Groopdealz blanket scarf! It really is super cozy and can be worn in SO many different ways! I have been wanting a belt like this forEVER! I saw one on a blog a long time ago and it was sold out by the time I had a chance to shop for it, but my persistence in checking back in on the Target site paid off when I found it for sale again a few weeks back! Yay me! I also love this button down top. I got it back during summer time at New York & Company and it is fabulous for layering in Texas winter. It’s great because it has no sleeves and doesn’t make you TOO hot, it also doesn’t bunch up under your cardigan! I love that I can still get the look for a button down layered with a cardi and not have all of that bulk! Highly recommend!

I hope everyone has a wonderful Monday! Thanks for reading!

Happy New Year Giveaway

Happy New Year, Everyone! To celebrate I’ve teamed up with some lovely blogger to offer 3 lucky winners some great prizes.

Winner #1 – $100 Nordstrom Gift Card

Winner #2 – $100 Victorias Secret Gift Card

Winner #3 – $100 ASOS Gift Card

I love giveaways that have multiple prizes, makes the odds that much better for everyone:) This is one I really wish I could enter myself…<sigh> You can enter through the rafflecopter below, and don’t forget to check out some of the awesome bloggers offering the prizes! Well, good luck!

Wild One Forever – Rhea Etctera – The Red Closet Diary – Salt Style – Finding Beautiful Truth – Center Street Chic

Stripes in Bloom – Gumboot Glam – All That Glitters – Middle of Somewhere – Simply Just Lovely – Kiss Me Darling

Love Me Dani Marie – Style by Suzy – Avec Amber – Stylista Fitness – Raspberry Glow – Sparkles and Shoes

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Top 30 Of 2014 & A New Schedule

In honor of the new year I’m showcasing my 30 favorite outfits from 2014! It was a really great year, and I have learned so much from blogging. I have some great plans for the next year and I hope you will all enjoy the ride along with me! If you want more information about any of the outfits below just click away to the original posts! See the bottom of the post for some new things coming to All That Glitters in 2015!

1 // 2 // 3

4 // 5 // 6

Best of 2014 4

7 // 8 // 9

10 // 11 // 12

13 // 14 // 15

16 // 17 // 18

19 // 20 // 21

22 // 23 // 24

25 // 26 // 27

28 // 29 // 30

I’m starting a new schedule this year for my posts, hopefully it will be a little bit easier to keep up with than the randomness that has been going on this year! You may have noticed that I have been incorporating a lot more recipes, crafts, and fitness tips into the blog over the past few months. These are all things that I really enjoy and want to share with y’all just as much as my style posts! If you have any suggestions on recipes, crafts, or DIY posts you would like to see let me know in the comments below, or shoot me an email at allthatglitters810 {at} gmail {dot} com. I plan to post Monday through Friday (unless something comes up, that’s life!) and follow a schedule similar to the one below. Things change and life gets in the way sometimes, so if it deviates a bit sometimes we will deal, but I would like for you all to have an idea of what to expect when you visit each day:)

Monday: Style post
Tuesday: Every Day Living
(This includes recipes, crafts, DIY, inspiration, and anything else having to do with my passions in life!)
Wednesday: Style post
Thursday: Every Day Living
Every other Friday: Fit Friday/Style post

I hope you’ll all join me next week for the beginning of the new schedule:) Have a wonderful first weekend of the year, I know I sure will!

Sweater Dresses Are Everything

Happy New Year’s Eve! I am so excited for the new year to start! New year, new plans, new dreams:) It’s been a great 2014, but I think 2015 is going to be even better!

I wore this sweater dress last weekend to go out with a few friends in Dallas. It is so soft and comfortable and I love how versatile it is! You could belt it, wear it with leggings, throw on a pair of heels, or a statement necklace. There are so many different things to do with it and I am so excited to get styling! It’s on sale at Charming Charlie right now (Link at bottom of post) for $19.99, so hurry up and get one before they sell out!