Savvy with Abbie

Life is about balance. Some days I have Keto meals and others I have amazingly delicious and full of carbs macaroni and cheese. Last night was one of those days. I ate ALOT of macaroni and cheese and may have topped it off with some Sour Patch Kids. The original recipe that I found was from here . I went to the store earlier this week to purchase Gruyere cheese since that was mentioned in the recipe - unfortunately it was $13 so I didn't purchase it. Instead, I used three cheeses (in the recipe below). I didn't even make any sides with this because it was filling enough for the three of us! Jace enjoyed helping me make this one and gave himself full credit for how delicious it was ;) Ingredients: 16oz elbow macaroni, cooked 1 min short of al dente A few Tbsp of olive oil 6 Tbsp butter 1/3 cup flour 3 cups milk 1 cup heavy whipping cream 6 1/2 cups of shredded combination of cheeses - cheddar, parmesan, and mozzarella (divided however you would like) Salt and pepper

This recipe blog post was created for my fellow carb lovers. As most of you know, on June 28th of this year, I decided I wanted to change my life and my diet and started to eat healthier. As of today, I am at my lowest weight since the end of June and I'm down 7.3 pounds! If you look at my recipe blogs from last year or even before June, it was recipes full of carbs and deliciousness! Since then, I've only maybe a handful of recipe blogs that aren't healthy. This being one of them. I did know ahead of time that I was making this so I did try and balance it out by going to the gym before cooking. It seemed to work because I'm still losing weight. Life is about balance, right? I also have to realize at times that my boyfriend and son aren't on the same diet I am although they do love what I cook. I'm sure it's nice for them to get some comfort food sometimes :) Do you ever find yourself making unhealthy food choices just because you don't want to go to

On Monday night I asked the boyfriend if Macaroni and Cheese sounded good to eat because I didn't feel like cooking a huge meal. He said yes BUT he wanted to try a different kind of Mac and Cheese - baked. I don't think I've ever had baked macaroni before but thought it was worth a shot. The original recipe can be found HERE . To be honest, I was looking for an easy meal but this was NOT an easy recipe. But I have to say this was the most AMAZING Macaroni and Cheese I have EVER had. I'm not even kidding. So if you have some time and want to make a delicious meal (we had plenty leftover!) then try this Macaroni and Cheese! Ingredients: 1 pound elbow pasta 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup flour 1 1/2 cup milk 2 1/2 cups half and half 6 cups colby jack cheese, parmesan cheese, and mozzarella cheese, shredded Salt Black Pepper 1/4 tsp Paprika Instructions: Preheat oven to 325 degrees and grease a baking dish. Set aside. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add drie