Beef Short Rib & Mushroom Mac & Cheese

This is my second recipe for Kitchen Conversations by Land O Lakes. The assignment was to modernize a vintage recipe and my first thought was for my love of mac and cheese. Everyone has their tried and true family favorites, but we like to find new ways to keep them fresh and exciting. Growing up, we all loved macaroni and cheese, right? Last year, I had the best macaroni and cheese side dish in Portland, Oregon and when I asked, they told me they used both sharp cheddar and parmesan cheeses.

So when I started to make this recipe, that’s where I started. This is my ultimate recipe because it combines my love of mac & cheese, mushrooms and my obsession with beef short ribs.

I recently traveled to Austin and participated in a dinner hosted by Land O’Lakes and got to hang out with some pretty awesome bloggers! Pictured left to right are Becky from the Land O’Lakes Test Kitchens, Maria, Sommer, Ree, me and Brenda. We chatted about butter the the vintage recipes we modernized!

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