Puny's Macaroni and Cheese from the Mitford Cookbook is a fun dinner idea for fans of the Mitford books by Jan Karon. Are you wondering who Puny is and why I am sharing her recipe for macaroni and cheese? It is no secret that I love cookbooks, and I ...
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Puny’s Macaroni and Cheese

Puny’s Macaroni and Cheese from the Mitford Cookbook is a fun dinner idea for fans of the Mitford books by Jan Karon.

mac and cheese in a black bowl, a white casserole dish and The Mitford cookbook on table

Are you wondering who Puny is and why I am sharing her recipe for macaroni and cheese?

It is no secret that I love cookbooks, and I collect them. Did you know I also love to read?

By reading, I mean I read about one hundred books a year. I don’t just love reading; I read a lot of books.

I even have a website, From Our Bookshelf, where I share book reviews, book lists, and all kinds of bookish things. You can sign up for my bookish newsletter here.

The Mitford Books

One of my favorite fiction series is The Mitford series by Jan Karon. I think I discovered these books seven or eight years ago.

As soon as I read the first book in the series, At Home in Mitford, I knew it was the perfect comfort read series for me.

I like to describe this series as Anne of Green Gables for adults.

The Mitford books are set in the small fictional town of Mitford, North Carolina. It follows Father Tim and the people of Mitford.

Mitford is full of everyday people living everyday life. As you read through the series, the residents of Mitford become your friends.

In the Mitford series, Puny Bradshaw is Father Tim’s housekeeper.

I recently bought the Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader. When I saw a recipe for Puny’s Mac and Cheese in the Mitford Cookbook, I knew that it would be the perfect recipe to share for a Cooking Through My Collection recipe.

This mac and cheese recipe reminds me of an old Taste of Home macaroni and cheese recipe I made years ago. It was probably close to twenty-five years ago. Long before I had this website.

That makes sense because the first Mitford book was published in 1994 and The Mitford Cookbook was published in 2004. The recipes are very1990s, but not in a bad way.

Puny’s Mac and Cheese recipe contains three types of cheese, plus sour cream. Yes, three different cheeses and sour cream. That is what makes it so good!

Can Puny’s Mac and Cheese be made gluten free?

Yes, I used gluten-free pasta for this recipe, and it worked great. For recipes like this, I like a pasta that is a corn and rice blend.

Ingredients

  • butter
  • flour or gluten free flour blend for gluten free version
  • milk
  • sour cream
  • cream cheese
  • salt
  • ground nutmeg ( I left this out because my husband does not like nutmeg)
  • mustard powder
  • cayenne pepper
  • ground black pepper
  • cheddar cheese
  • parmesan cheese
  • elbow macaroni or gluten free elbow macaroni
  • butter, see note below
  • breadcrumbs or gluten free breadcrumbs for gluten free version, see note below
Yield: 12 servings

Puny's Macaroni and Cheese

Puny's Macaroni and Cheese
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Puny's Macaroni and Cheese is from the Mitford Cookbook. It is featured in the book In This Mountain.

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 1/3 cup flour or gluten free flour blend for gluten free version
  • 3 cups milk
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 4 ounce cream cheese
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg ( I left this out because my husband does not like nutmeg)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 4 cups grated cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 pound elbow macaroni or gluten free elbow macaroni
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter, see note below
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh breadcrumbs or gluten free breadcrumbs for gluten free version, see note below

Instructions

  1. Cook macaroni according to directions. Drain.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  3. Grease a 3 quart baking dish and set aside.
  4. Melt 1/3 cup butter in a large pan over medium heat. Whisk in flour and stir until smooth.
  5. Slowly add milk and stir until thickened and smooth.
  6. Remove from heat and stir in sour cream, cream cheese, salt, nutmeg, mustard, cayenne pepper, and black pepper.
  7. Stir until combined and cream cheese is melted.
  8. Stir in cheddar cheese cheese and parmesan cheese.
  9. Add cooked macaroni and stir to combine.
  10. Pour into prepared baking dish.
  11. In a small bowl combine 2 tablespoons melted butter and bread crumbs. Spread on top of macaroni.
  12. Bake for 40 minutes or until bubbling around the edges.
  13. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

The gluten free version of this recipe was tested with gluten free pasta and Bob's Red Mill 1 to 1 Gluten Free Flour Blend.

I don't like bread crumbs on to of my macaroni and cheese, so I left the breadcrumb mixture off and instead put a little extra shredded cheddar cheese on top.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 778Total Fat: 47gSaturated Fat: 26gUnsaturated Fat: 21gCholesterol: 133mgSodium: 1395mgCarbohydrates: 58gFiber: 6gSugar: 6gProtein: 32g

Nutritional values are approximate and aren't always accurate.

© Lynn Walls
Cuisine: American / Category: Side Dishes

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Menu Plan August Week 2

This week’s menu plan includes several recipes that freeze great. Stock your freezer with easy breakfasts and breakfast for dinner this fall.

Here is this week’s menu plan.

Frosted Peanut Butter Brownies Bite

Menu Plan August Week 2

This week's menu plan has some great breakfast recipes for stocking the freezer.

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Gluten-Free Menu Plan August Week 2

Here is this week’s gluten-free menu plan. It is hot and humid here in Oklahoma. We have multiple days of triple-digit or close to triple digit weather in the forecast. I can’t wait until the cooler days of fall.

I made notes next to the ingredients that need to be gluten-free, but as always, read labels to make sure that your ingredients are gluten-free.

Thin Crust Gluten Free Pizza

Gluten-Free Menu Plan August Week 2

This week's gluten-free menu plan is full of gluten-free meals perfect for summer.

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Small Batch Gluten Free Chocolate Banana Muffins

These small batch gluten free chocolate banana muffins are great for when you want gluten free muffins but don’t want to make a big batch of them.

gluten free chocolate banana muffin on white plate with cooling rack with muffins on back

Now that I am mainly cooking for just my husband and I, I don’t usually want a big batch of muffins.

Yes, I can freeze muffins, and I often do, but sometimes even with freezing some of them, a full recipe of muffins is too much.

To solve that problem, I have come up with a few small-batch muffin recipes.

small batch gluten free chocolate banana muffins

Earlier this year I shared my small batch gluten free banana muffins. Today I am sharing the chocolate version of those muffins.

Chocolate makes them even better!

gluten free chocolate muffin

These small batch gluten-free chocolate muffins are perfect if you have just one person in the family who eats gluten-free or if you are like my husband and me and don’t have a whole family to feed.

If you need a small batch of gluten free muffins, give these small batch gluten free chocolate banana muffins a try!

Yield: 8 muffins

Small Batch Gluten Free Chocolate Banana Muffins

gluten free chocolate muffin
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A delicious recipe for when you need just a few gluten free muffins

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Bob's Red Mill 1 to 1 Gluten Free Flour Blend, see not below
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup Dutch processed baking cocoa
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 eggs
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 3/4 cup mashed bananas
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup gluten free chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Grease 8 cups of a muffin pan or line with muffin liners.
  3. In a bowl, combine gluten-free flour, cornstarch, Dutch-processed baking cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  4. In another bowl, cream together egg, sugar, and oil.
  5. Add in bananas and vanilla. Mix well.
  6. Stir in flour mixture just until combined.
  7. Scoop batter into muffin pan. This makes six muffins.
  8. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  9. Let cool in pan for 3-4 minutes and then remove to a wire rack to cool.

Notes

This recipe was tested with Bob's Red Mill 1 to 1 Gluten Free Flour Blend. Other blends may work, but they ahve not been tested.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 368Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 4gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 284mgCarbohydrates: 56gFiber: 5gSugar: 27gProtein: 6g

Nutritional values are approximate and aren't always accurate.

© Lynn Walls
Cuisine: American / Category: Gluten Free Muffins

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Menu Plan August Week One

It is August. That means it is hot for many of us.

This week’s menu plan is full of easy meals that don’t require you to turn on the oven. That means sandwiches are on the menu plan twice. Yes, twice. But both sandwich recipes make a basic sandwich even better.

Here is this week’s menu plan.

Snickers Apple Salad in white bowl with snickers bar and apple in background

Menu Plan August Week One

Quick and easy meals that don't require the oven.

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