Farro with Panchetta and Summer Corn

Stinky Bklyn’s Simple Fondue

Ingredients:
½ garlic clove
1 ½ cups of good beer
1 lb cheese, grated
a bit of flour

Toss grated cheese with flour so it’s just lightly coated. Put sauté pan or fondue pot over high heat. Rub the inside with garlic clove until you start smelling the garlic. Add beer and simmer. Once simmering, add cheese & flour mixture. Return to low heat and whisk vigorously. Keep whisking. Whisk some more. Continue whisking until mixture thickens and the boozy flavor dissipates. Start dipping! Classic dippers include crusty bread, salami, cornichons, and boiled or roasted veggies, but there’s room for creativity. After all, most things taste better with cheese!

Farro with Panchetta and Summer Corn

Danielle's Mac and Cheese

Serves 8

Ingredients:
1 lb. elbow macaroni
3 cups milk
4 tbsp. butter
4 tbsp. all-purpose flour
½ lb. cheddar
½ lb. Gruyere
½ lb. Fontina
1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/8 tsp. freshly ground nutmeg
salt & pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350?F. Cook the macaroni until al dente, drain, and place in an oven-safe casserole dish. Shred the cheese, mixing all types together in a bowl. In a sauce pan, melt the butter over med-low heat. Add the flour and mix. Cook for about 3 minutes. Add the milk, a little at a time. Using a whisk, make sure there are no lumps between each addition of milk. When all the milk is added, switch to a wooden spoon, stirring often and scraping around all the edges. When the milk mixture begins to come to a boil, turn the heat to low; the mixture will become very thick. After thick enough to thickly cover the back of a spoon, blend in ¾ of the shredded cheese, nutmeg, and cayenne. Taste. Add additional salt and pepper as needed. Pour the cheese sauce over the elbow noodles and mix. Bake in the oven, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Add the additional ¼ shredded cheese to the top and bake 10 more minutes. This is a great standard cheesy recipe to follow, but substitutions for ingredients are encouraged. Make the recipe your own. Switch up cheeses, add toppings, or better yet—add bacon!