I turned a comfort food into something amazing tonight and I thought you should know. It was so creamy and cheesy; Cheesier than this blog! How did I do this, you ask? Well...
First I fried up some bacon and crumbled it (I used what I had leftover in the fridge, use your bacon discretion, if it even exists, for the quantity). I then cleaned out the grease left in the pan (I always reserve this for other dishes that require flavour) and cooked up some garlic and red onion (you be the judge on quantity). Once partially cooked, I tossed some fresh asparagus I had trimmed of the woody ends and cut into bite size pieces into the pan. At this point I also cooked the macaroni (I used elbow macaroni for the authentic Mac 'n Cheese look). 
Once the asparagus and the macaroni were cooked (drain the pasta, don't forget that step!) I made the cheese sauce. How? Well I made a basic white sauce out of vegan butter, flour and unsweetened almond milk (you could use any milk you wish) and chicken broth (I didn't have as much almond milk as I thought, this was a quick thinking moment). Once thickened, I added some smoked paprika, sea salt, pepper, cayenne for some kick and nutmeg. Then to make it very cheesy I added some Daiya cheddar shreds and Daiya Mozzarella shreds. I then added the macaroni, asparagus mix and bacon to the sauce (you could do it vice versa, I saved a dish by using the pot I cooked the macaroni in to make the sauce.
VOILA, Unbelievable and amazing comfort food! You know you want it....
Until the next inspired food moment!
Randi.
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