Favorite New Recipes 2023

[Saregama]

Making this three times in the past week has landed it on my list.

Twice with macaroni, once with cauliflower. (A few modifications for our taste, of course.)

Thomas Keller's Macaroni and Cheese

August-September 2023 COTM - THOMAS KELLER MONTH

MACARONI (CAULIFLOWER) GRATIN (BOUCHON) I had planned to make mac & cheese, but caulilflower cheese happened first, so why not. The main thing here is the bechamel (or mornay, once you add the cheese) which is more heavily flavored than usual with onion, cloves, bay leaf, and nutmeg. (This is similar to what goes into my English aunt’s breadsauce at Thanksgiving and I love that stuff, so this was not a stretch. If you have an aversion to cloves, leave them out, or just use 1 or 2 rather than …