Macaroni and cheese

• 2 c. macaroni
• 1 tsp salt
  
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 3 c. grated cheddar cheese
• 2 c. white sauce
• 1 TBS butter/margarine

Cook macaroni as directed on package. Place half the macaroni in ungreased 2 quart casserole dish. Sprinkle with half the salt, pepper, and cheese. Repeat. Pour white sauce over the casserole. Dot with butter. Cover and bake 30 min. Uncover and bake 15 min longer.

White sauce (makes 1 c. so you'll need to double this):

• 2 TBS butter/margarine
• 2 TBS flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp pepper
• 1 c. milk

Melt margarine in saucepan over low heat. Blend in flour, salt, and pepper. Cook over low heat, stirring until mixture is smoth and bubbly. Remove from heat. Stir in milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir for 1 min.

Notes:
When assembling the casserole, I used less salt. I just sprinkled each layer with salt and pepper from the shaker. The oven temperature was not specified. Most recently, I did 350 for the first 30 min and 375 for the last 15 min. Next time, I'll try 375 for the whole thing.

Bailey's Irish Cream Bread

(From http://recipes.chef2chef.net/recipe-archive/30/163246.shtml)

• 1 1/3 c. water
• 2 TBS Bailey's
• 3 c. flour
• 1 pkg yeast (2 1/4 tsp)
  
• 1/3 c. brown sugar
• 1 c. quick oats
• 1/2 tsp salt (or less)
  

Combine dry ingredients. Add wet ingredients. Mix well. Let rise 1 hour.

Put dough into a greased and floured loaf pan. The dough will be very elastic. Push it into the corners of the pan. Let it rise 10 min more.

Bake at 350F for 40 min or until done.

Notes and adjustments:
This doesn't like to rise much, but I got it to rise pretty well. I foamed the yeast in 1/3 c. warm water, and I warmed the rest of the water to the temperature recommended on the yeast package. The first rise was at least an hour, and the second rise was about an hour also.

Last time I used regular oats instead of quick oats, and I soaked them in the warm water for ~5 min. This seems to have cooked them and led to a smooth bread instead of one with discernible oatmeal bits.

I did not knead the dough or flour the bread pan.