Roast Pork with apples

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/roast-pork-loin-with-apples-recipe.html

This was amazing. I baked it longer until 160 and used an oven thermometer that was left in the roast. It will need at least another 15 minutes of cooking time for that temp. Make sure to insert thermometer so the tip reaches the bottom half of the roast. THe veggies surrounding it make it slower to cook than the top half.

Double the veg and apples. I didn't have apple juice so used chicken stock, and it was excellent. Apple juice would have made it sweeter than it was. I'll have to experiment and see if David still likes it as much. Served 4 adults with enough leftover for a 5th. I had a 2.5 lb roast.

Coconut Macaroons

Coconut Macaroons (from Pillsbury Best Desserts cookbook)
makes 12 cookies (according to book)

2 egg whites
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
dash salt
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups coconut

1. Heat oven to 325 F. Grease and lightly flour cookie sheet. in medium bowl, beat egg whites until frothy. Add sugar, flour, salt and almond extract; mix well. Stir in coconut. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto greased and floured cookie sheet.

2. Bake at 325 F for 13 to 17 minutes or until set and light golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet.

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When I made these cookies I tripled the recipe and made 18 large cookies. It had to bake longer than 17 minutes for sure. I'm not really sure how long, but a few minutes more until golden. Then I cooled on a metal rack. Oh, and I used parchment paper sprayed with non-stick and it worked great. The secret is the almond extract and the small bit of flour. They were fantastic.

Macaroni and Cheese

This is from the Simply Sugar and Gluten Free cookbook. I used the all purpose flour mix from Bobs red mill since it is very close to the flour mix she makes from scratch and I didn't have the individual flours yet.

http://simplysugarandglutenfree.com/husband-happy-mac-cheese/

This was fantastic. I think I like it better than any other mac and cheese I've had before. I added some cooking greens (from a trader joes mix with mustard, turnip, spinach, and chard) and chicken to the dish. I forgot to add in nutmeg and swapped gruyere for swiss since that's what I had on hand. Very good. Will for sure make again.

Note: I made this again with gruyere. Was great again! Worked with penne pasta too.