{"id":918,"date":"2008-10-22T20:20:36","date_gmt":"2008-10-23T00:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/?p=918"},"modified":"2012-08-15T12:04:03","modified_gmt":"2012-08-15T16:04:03","slug":"frightfully-fun-mac-n-cheese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/frightfully-fun-mac-n-cheese\/","title":{"rendered":"Frightfully Fun Mac-N-Cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/nff23.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-935\" title=\"nff23\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/nff23-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Making sure your little goblins have a hearty supper before trick-or-treating can be a trick in and of itself! Every kid knows the early bird gets the miniature snickers! (Bit-o-honey = latecomer.) But as moms everywhere know all too well, superheroes and Disney princesses will not hold out the night on candy-power alone. The trick: Quick and fun dishes your hungry li\u2019l villains cannot refuse! This thought inspired us to transform our favorite Mac-N-cheese into a Halloween affair.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/nff31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-938\" title=\"nff31\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/nff31-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mac-N-Cheese turns frightfully fun when placed in an oversized Halloween cookie cutter. Just make your favorite <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/recipes\/paula-deen\/creamy-macaroni-and-cheese-recipe\/index.html\">Mac-N-Cheese<\/a> (our favorite easy recipe is below), scoop it into your Halloween cookie cutters, and serve! Pair it with one of our earlier featured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/?p=831\">Yummy Mummy Dogs or Hallowieners <\/a>and little Dracula\u2019s appetite will be completely satisfied.<\/p>\n<p>Because we know trying to cook when Batman needs his utility belt adjusted is near impossible, we strongly suggest <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/recipes\/paula-deen\/creamy-macaroni-and-cheese-recipe\/index.html\">Paula Dean\u2019s slow cooker Creamy Macaroni and Cheese recipe<\/a>. Throw the ingredients in the crockpot while the kiddos are at school and hours later you will have a piping hot meal for the chilly night! You&#8217;ll be able to focus on reattaching Minnie Mouse\u2019s tail and not having to worry about dinner getting cold\u2026or burnt! Talk about <strong>No Fuss Fabulous<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/nff11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-940\" title=\"nff11\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/nff11-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looking for more Spooktacular ideas? Check out these past posts for more Frightful Fun.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/?p=386\">The Mad Scientist Dinner Party<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/?p=578\">Buried Alive Cupcakes<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/?p=7974\">Fabulous Fall Planters<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/?p=1617\">Fussy Friday: Gourmet Cinnamon White Chocolate Caramel Apples<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/?p=978\">Mummy-friendly Halloween Treats<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/?p=869\">Halloween Bling &amp; Princess Pumpkins<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/?p=970\">Wickedly Healthy \u201cPoison\u201d Apples<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/?p=860\">Trick-or-Treat Bouquet<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/?p=831\">Yummy Mummy Dogs &amp; Hallowieners<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/?p=406\">Mummified Memories<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/?p=693\">Spooktacular Table Settings<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/?p=597\">O-tiful Halloween Cupcake Toppers<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/?p=606\">Easiest Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes Ever!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making sure your little goblins have a hearty supper before trick-or-treating can be a trick in and of itself! Every kid knows the early bird gets the miniature snickers! (Bit-o-honey = latecomer.)<br \/>\nThe trick: Quick and fun dishes your hungry li\u2019l villains cannot refuse! Traditional Mac-N-Cheese with a twist will make Halloween night a breeze. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,1051],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-halloween","category-holidays-parties"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/918\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}