Friday, March 6, 2009

TFF Mac and Cheese with Peas and Bacon



I know it's not new for you but this week I tried the mac and cheese signed by 'our' Tyler.
The recipes comes together in minutes and is very tasty too !
My variations have been : using olive oil instead of butter in making the bechamel sauce to keep our animal fats a bit lower, using pancetta and changing the cheeses because I don't have a clue of wher I could find cheddar cheese in Italy !
As you can see I didn't put the nice peas and pancetta all over because Carlo still doesn't want 'pieces' around but the reviews were great (even Carlo's), Anita said it was 'buonissimissimissimo !'. So, as always with Tyler, a fantastic dinner !!

22 comments:

Miette said...

I'd say too : it's "buonissimissimissimo" ;-) !

Cheers,

Miette

Michelle said...

This does look good! It's now on the list for another day!

Lucy..♥ said...

Ciao Natalia... I've been so very busy at work and finally have gotten a chance to view everything I've been missing... Every think looks so good from sweets to savory ;-)

vibi said...

LOL LOL I can very well believe you don't have clue of where to find Cheddar in Italy! LOL ...with all the "so much better" cheese you can get there, why the h--- bother!

Beautifully done, Natalia! I'm glad you enjoy our... classics! LOL

Dewi said...

Ah, this one is a winner.... I am sold with peas and bacon.
Cheers,
elra

Donna-FFW said...

Oh My, this looks so delicious! I am going to have to add it to my Tyler to do list:)

Elyse said...

Mmm, this look so uber-delicious! Mac and cheese with bacon?! Yes, please!! And, I just love peas, so yeah, go ahead and add 'em in. This dish looks and sounds so great.

♥Rosie♥ said...

This this looks so delicious Natalia!! I like the peas and bacon addition :0)

Rosie x

♥Rosie♥ said...

Forgot to say Natalia - my new blog is Baking Cakes Galore
http://bakingcakesgalore.blogspot.com/

Rosie x

NKP said...

Love Mac and Cheese! So interesting that such common ingredients here are hard to find there. Looks tasty!

Anonymous said...

io adoro la pasta con i piselli..... peccato che mia figlia li detesti.. quindi l faccio raramente sigh,,, a presto V

Deb in Hawaii said...

It looks wonderful! I am now craving mac and cheese!

Rosa's Yummy Yums said...

A great idea! Yummy!

Cheers,

Rosa

Cathy said...

I want to make this tonight! Fortunately I shouldn't have any trouble finding the ingredients, but I KNOW how frustrating that is. This looks wonderful!

Megan said...

It's all good - really, you can't go wrong with that combination of ingredients.

Anonymous said...

I love mac and cheese and peas. So good!

hannahkinley said...

Looks Great - Good Job

enza said...

tesoro commento poco perchè con il nuovo dieta reprise a malaena riesco ad aggiornare il mio blog.
però ci sono eccome se ci sono.
e qeusto mi sembra un meraviglioso angolo dello zozzone
propongo un pranzo domenicalea fine dieta

Anonymous said...

this is on my list to try out as well, i think i'd also put the peas and pancetta seperate. looks good, i'm craving mac and cheese now at 9:15 in the morning! :)

Jenny said...

My hubs and kids would probably say the same thing. :-)

Shari@Whisk: a food blog said...

I bet this was a winning combination! I would love to hear a sound bite of Anita saying 'buonissimissimissimo'! :)

MyKitchenInHalfCups said...

It is mac and cheese something like the nursery rhyme about "one sock off and one sock on, diddel diddel dumpling my son John"
Half peas and pancetta and half bare, I like it. I'm sure the Italian cheese you used was fabulous, cheddar can be over-rated.