![]() ![]() That being said, if you are a meat eater, you can experiment with ham or prosciutto instead. Obviously if you aren’t a meat eater or don’t care for meat on your mac and cheese, the bacon can be left off on this. It has such a wonderful flavor and that crunch is perfect on top of a homemade mac and cheese like this. I think bacon is wonderful as an accent in dishes and in moderation. Bacon is another indulgent item that I don’t partake in very often, but since we bought our 1/2 pig from Sojourner Farms, I find myself cooking with it more than I ever have in my life. And we could still enjoy the leftovers later in the week as sides to other meals or for lunch. However, when I went to pull the chicken out of the fridge, it was still very frozen so I decided we would just eat the mac and cheese as our main course with a bit of bacon on top and a side of sautéed spinach with garlic, and save the chicken for the next night. ![]() Originally I hadn’t planned to add the bacon as this was meant to be a side dish to a delicious roast chicken. This is what life is all about, don’t deprive yourself. I am able to maintain my 30 lb weight loss and still enjoy decadent things like this from time to time. If made totally from scratch with high quality, organic and fresh ingredients, I believe eating things like this, once in a while, is still better than loading yourself up with those disgusting processed diet foods all the time! I am sure of that. But, I make it a point to make this once or twice a year, I enjoy it so much more and I look forward to it. Should I eat mac and cheese every week or even every month for that matter? Absolutely not. I learned that after many years of extreme diets and extreme rules. ![]() The key to everything in life is moderation. Though this is a bit extreme compared to what I normally eat, there is no reason you can’t enjoy things like this from time to time. Made with a good quality organic brown rice pasta, organic butter and milk, high quality cheeses (organic if you can find them) and smoked pasture-fed bacon from our wonderful farmer, there is little that can compare. I have never cared for most mac and cheese until I started making my own gluten-free version, I found most to be way to heavy and dense. This is about as indulgent as it gets for me these days! Homemade mac and cheese! ![]() All that being said, sometimes you need something rich and decadent. It serves no purpose and both the guilt and the gross heavy, toxic feelings you have afterward, aren’t worth it. Since I have changed the way I eat, I have cut back on all major indulging. For me this time of year was always about indulgence, eating, drinking and then more eating. ![]()
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